Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:
•“Recoveryinformation”onpage31
•“Passwords”onpage34
•“Powermanagement”onpage36
•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage37
ServiceWebsite:Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecome
available,theywillbepostedonhttp://www.lenovo.com/support
Recoveryinformation
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutrecoverysolutions.Therearevariousmethodstochoosefromwhen
consideringhowtorecoverintheeventofasoftware-orhardware-relatedproblem.Recoverymethodsvary
dependingonthetypeofoperatingsystemthatisinstalled.Ensurethatyoufollowthecorrectrecovery
procedures.
RestoringthefactorycontentswiththeRecoveryDiscSetforthe
Windows7operatingsystem
Whenthemainstoragedriveisreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecoveryprogramisonthenew
drive.Inthiscase,thecustomermustusetheRecoveryDiscSettorecoverthecomputer.Orderthe
RecoveryDiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatthecustomercanrestorethecomputertothe
factorydefaultsettingsbyusingtheRecoveryDiscSetafterthenewdriveisinstalled.Forinformationabout
whichdiscstoorder,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.
Dependingonthemodel,thenumberofrecoverydiscsincludedintheRecoveryDiscSetdiffers.The
RecoveryDiscSetmightconsistoftheuserinstructionsandthefollowingsetofDVDstorestorethe
computertotheoriginalfactoryconfiguration.
•OperatingSystemRecoveryDisc(onedisc):ThisdiscrestorestheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.
Usethisdisctostarttherecoveryprocess.
•ApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDisc(oneormorediscs):Thisdiscrestoresthepreinstalled
applicationsanddriversonthecomputer.
•SupplementalRecoveryDisc:Thisdisccontainsadditionalcontent,suchasupdatestothesoftwarethat
waspreinstalledonthecomputer.NotallrecoverydiscsetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.
Notes:
•Y oumusthaveaDVDdrivetousetherecoverydiscs.IfyoudonothaveaninternalDVDdrive,you
canuseanexternalUSBDVDdrive.
•Duringtherecoveryprocess,alldataonthedrivewillbedeleted.Ifpossible,copyanyimportantdata
orpersonalfilesthatyouwanttokeepontoremovablemediaoranetworkdrivebeforeyoustartthe
recoveryprocess.
•Recoverycantakeonetotwohourstocomplete.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyouuse.If
youuserecoverydiscs,therecoveryprocesswilltakeabouttwohours.
TorestorethecomputertotheoriginalfactoryconfigurationusingtheRecoveryDiscSet,dothefollowing:
1.MaketheCD/DVDdrivethefirststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:
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Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Specifications

General

RAM	Up to 32GB DDR4
Operating System	Windows 10 Pro
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1
Processor	Up to 7th Generation Intel Core i7
Storage	Up to 1 TB HDD or Up to 512 GB SSD
Display	14" FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 620
Battery Life	Up to 18 hours
Ports	2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card reader
Wireless	Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
Weight	Starting at 1.58 kg (3.48 lbs)