My Lenovo 3000 N500

You have to run the application program to start the display. Look in the program list for the application program. Click Start/Programs and look for any reference to camera or webcam. Also look inside the manufacturer folders in the program list. Sometimes the webcam will be inside one of them. Some manufacturers use something like Entertainment Experience. If you see something like that click it and it will show the icons of all entertainment type media. Click the webcam or camera.

You can always download Manycam and install it. Go towww.google.com and in the search box type: "download.cnet.com"(without the quotes). Click on the link to go to the site. When thesite opens look down on the left and you will see a gray area that says FindSoftware. Type "Manycam" (without the quotes) in the whitesearch area then hit the search mirror. When it brings back your resultslook for the one that says ManyCam Virtual Webcam. Down load it andinstall it. Make sure you remove the check box on any junky programs itwould like to install. You only want to install ManyCam, no additionswhatsoever during the install. ManyCam is totally FREE and easy to use,and you will always know where your webcam software is.

I do. Open the Lenovo 3000 N500 Notebook PC, and un-stick it.

You need the Service Manual.
Lenovo calls it an HMM.
Hardware Maintenance Manual

Below is the Lenovo Support link for the download page, for the Lenovo 3000 N500's Hardware Maintenance Manual. The Top file listed is the one you want.

Either the site is updating right now, or Lenovo no longer offers this manual. Clicking on the file does no good.

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/site.workflow:SimpleSiteSearch?q=lenovo+3000+n500+hmm&cc=us&lang=en


No big deal.

Copy this link, paste it into your address bar, and press the Enter key.
It's a direct link to the HMM file.

http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/45n3577_01.pdf

Regards,
joecoolvette

Go to the control panel/ regional and language options.

In the regional options select UK from the drop down box then apply then go to language tab / details and do the same.

Hi,

Find the power button of Bluetooth and ON it. This button might be also work for wireless adapter.



Regards;
Hassan

I had the same problem. There is a touchpad on the laptop, just above the Pause button, which turns the pad on and off. It is situated on the far right hand side (there are also touch buttons for the volume controls there), between the N500 logo and where the power supply jack fits in.

Yeah this series of Lenovo's 3000 is using a webcam of another manufacturer. So Vista can't detect it because by default Vista doesn't have its driver. So I recommend you to go to Lenovo's website & then go to DRIVERS & DOWNLOAD section...and then enter your model number..

After that it will display u whole list of drivers available for this laptop.
And then you can download your webcam's driver for VISTA 32 BIT...
Install that and it will surely fix your problem.

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With Regrards,
Shyny

Hi,
If you have wireless or wired connection you can go online and install any drivers from ibm website.
Thanks, GF

yeah, go to  http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?subcategoryind=0&familyind=437897&brandind=10&doccategoryind=0&modelind=0&doctypeind=9&validate=true&partnumberind=0&sitestyle=lenovo&template=/productpage/landingpages/productPageLandingPage.vm&operatingsystemind=343518&machineind=438304
that is a list of the drivers available, make sure the operating system is set to windows vista and then look through the list for the web cam and general service package download

if you did a fresh install you don't have any of the drivers you need, so you'll want to go to : http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?subcategoryind=0&familyind=437897&brandind=10&doccategoryind=0&modelind=0&doctypeind=9&validate=true&partnumberind=0&sitestyle=lenovo&template=/productpage/landingpages/productPageLandingPage.vm&operatingsystemind=343518&machineind=438304
and pick up the drivers you want, you can ctrl+f with the title to find specific things

For fdisk utility Boot from xp bootable cd,Go to the repair option.In this section you have to mention username & password.Then start Fdisk /f utility.