Lenovo 20AN009CUS, 20AN00DEUS, 20AN006NUS User manual

UserGuide

ThinkPadT440p

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage159

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport
Websiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides

FirstEdition(September2013)

©CopyrightLenovo2013.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration
“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Readthisrst..............v

Importantsafetyinformation..........vi

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

Safetyguidelines............vii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators..................1

Frontview................1

Right-sideview..............3

Left-sideview..............5

Bottomview...............6

Rearview................7

Statusindicators.............8

Locatingimportantproductinformation......9

Machinetypeandmodelinformation.....9

FCCIDandICCerticationinformation....9

CerticateofAuthenticityinformation....10

GenuineMicrosoftlabel.........11

Features.................11

Specications...............13

Operatingenvironment...........13

Lenovoprograms.............14

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem...........14

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8operatingsystem...........15

Lenovoprogramoverview........16

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...19

Registeringyourcomputer..........19

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........19

Specialkeys...............21

Functionkeysandkeycombinations....21

Windowskey.............22

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice......22

Powermanagement............24

Checkingthebatterystatus........24

Usingtheacpoweradapter........25

Chargingthebattery..........25

Maximizingthebatterylife........26

Managingthebatterypower.......26

Power-savingmodes..........26

Connectingtothenetwork..........27

Ethernetconnections..........27

Wirelessconnections..........27

Presentationsandmultimedia.........31

Changingdisplaysettings........31

Connectingaprojectororanexternal

monitor................31

Settingupapresentation.........34

Usingdualdisplays...........34

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature...35

Usingaudiofeatures............35

Usingthecamera.............35

Usingtheopticaldrive...........36

Usingaashmediacard...........36

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..39

Accessibilityandcomfort..........39

Ergonomicinformation..........39

Comfort...............40

Accessibilityinformation.........40

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........41

Traveltips...............41

Travelaccessories...........42

Chapter4.Security..........43

Usingpasswords..............43

Typingpasswords...........43

Power-onpassword...........43

Supervisorpassword..........44

Harddiskpasswords..........45

Harddisksecurity.............47

Settingthesecuritychip...........48

Usingthengerprintreader..........49

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive

orsolid-statedrive.............52

Usingrewalls...............53

Protectingdataagainstviruses........53

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....55

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................55

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....55

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.56

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.57

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....58

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................59

Solvingrecoveryproblems........60

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operating

system..................60

Refreshingyourcomputer........60

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Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................60

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....61

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8failstostart.............61

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....61

Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....63

Staticelectricityprevention..........63

Replacingthebatterypack..........63

Replacingthebasecoverassembly......65

InstallingorreplacingtheSIMcard.......66

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.67

Replacingamemorymodule.........70

ReplacingtheM.2wirelessLANcard......72

InstallingorreplacingtheM.2wirelessWAN

card...................76

ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice........79

Replacingthebackupbattery.........82

Replacingthekeyboard...........84

Chapter7.Enhancingyour

computer...............91

FindingThinkPadoptions..........91

ThinkPaddockingstations..........91

Locatingcontrolsandconnectorsonthe

ThinkPaddockingstations........91

AttachingaThinkPaddockingstation....96

DetachingaThinkPaddockingstation...97
Connectingexternaldisplaystoadocking

station................98

Securityfeatures............99

Chapter8.Advanced

conguration............101

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......101

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..101

InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem..102

Installingdevicedrivers...........103

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......103

Mainmenu..............104

Congmenu..............104

DateandTimemenu..........109

Securitymenu.............109

Startupmenu.............114

Restartmenu.............115

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........115

Usingsystemmanagement..........116

Settingmanagementfeatures.......116

Chapter9.Preventingproblems..119

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......119

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....120

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........121

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....122

Chapter10.Troubleshooting

computerproblems.........125

Diagnosingproblems............125

Troubleshooting..............125

Computerstopsresponding.......125

Spillsonthekeyboard..........126

Errormessages............126

Errorswithoutmessages.........128

Beeperrors..............128

Memorymoduleproblems........129

Networkingproblems..........129

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................131

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................132

Fingerprintreaderproblems........135

Batteryandpowerproblems.......135

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................138

Asoftwareproblem...........139

Problemswithportsandconnectors....140

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....141

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........141

Gettinghelpandservice...........141

Usingdiagnosticprograms........142

LenovoSupportWebsite.........142

CallingLenovo.............142

Purchasingadditionalservices........143

AppendixA.Regulatory

Information.............145

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........145

LocationsoftheUltraConnect™wireless

antennas...............146

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....147

Exportclassicationnotice..........147

Electronicemissionnotices..........147

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........147

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............147

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...148

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...148

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....149

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..149

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

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ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................149

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................149

Eurasiancompliancemark..........149

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............151

ImportantWEEEinformation.........151

RecyclinginformationforJapan........151

BatteryrecyclinginformationforBrazil.....152

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....152

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................153

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................153

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....155

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........155

ChinaRoHS................155

IndiaRoHS................155

TurkishRoHS...............155

UkraineRoHS...............156

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............157

AppendixE.Notices.........159

Trademarks................160

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Readthisrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.
Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalm
rest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreach
dependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause
discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin
contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom
thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour
computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin
burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody
whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour
computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a
keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked
on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway
subjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe
following,andmakesurethatthepowerbuttonisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectson
yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep
mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit
isturnedon.

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationrst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded
withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement
ortheLenovo
andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal
computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential
safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.T oreducethese
risks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandinthe
operatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowing
theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourself
fromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.

Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebook
computers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhave
suchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-sized
internalbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothe
batterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.

®

LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty,

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough
thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby
anauthorizedservicer.

Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare
occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou
mighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthatan
internalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner .Or,theymightindicate
apotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.
ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphone
numbers,seethefollowingWebsite:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

Frequentlyinspectyourcomputeranditscomponentsfordamageorwearorsignsofdanger.Ifyou
haveanyquestionabouttheconditionofacomponent,donotusetheproduct.ContacttheCustomer
SupportCenterortheproductmanufacturerforinstructionsonhowtoinspecttheproductand
haveitrepaired,ifnecessary.

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafetyconcerns
withyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceandtelecommunication
linesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

•Powercords,plugs,poweradapters,extensioncords,surgeprotectors,orpowersuppliesthatare
cracked,broken,ordamaged.

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orre.

•Damagetoabattery(suchascracks,dents,orcreases),dischargefromabattery,orabuildupofforeign
substancesonthebattery.

•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor
poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufacturedfor
orbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions,
oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare
referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor
customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea

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productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake
surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave
anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputer
coolbeforeopeningthecover.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F ,3G,0.75mm
better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin
waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercord
orpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronoorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.
Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressed
bymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnector
terminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

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,or

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects
whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

Ensurethatextensioncords,surgeprotectors,uninterruptiblepowersupplies,andpowerstripsthatyouuse
areratedtohandletheelectricalrequirementsoftheproduct.Neveroverloadthesedevices.Ifpowerstrips
areused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation
ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe
damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain
areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts
ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugtsonlyintoagrounded
electricaloutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Donotdefeatthissafetyfeaturebytryingtoinsertitinto
anon-groundedoutlet.Ifyoucannotinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectricianforan
approvedoutletadapterortoreplacetheoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Never
overloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystemloadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranch
circuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads
andbranchcircuitratings.

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose
totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare
installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Externaldevices

CAUTION:
DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBcableswhilethecomputer
powerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.T oavoidpossibledamagetoattached
devices,waitatleastvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

PersonalcomputersmanufacturedbyLenovocontainacoincellbatterytoprovidepowerto
thesystemclock.Inaddition,manymobileproducts,suchasnotebookcomputers,utilizea
rechargeablebatterypacktoprovidesystempowerwheninportablemode.Batteriessuppliedby
Lenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityandshouldonlybereplaced
withapprovedparts.

Neverattempttoopenorserviceanybattery.Donotcrush,puncture,orincineratebatteriesor
shortcircuitthemetalcontacts.Donotexposethebatterytowaterorotherliquids.Onlyrecharge
thebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorame
to“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoincell.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeany
dischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthe
batteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeable
batteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadischargedstatecould
increasetheriskofabatteryshortcircuit,whichcouldshortenthelifeofthebatteryandalsocan
poseasafetyhazard.DonotletrechargeableLithium-Ionbatteriescompletelydischargeorstore
thesebatteriesinadischargedstate.

Noticeforlithiumcoincellbattery

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

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Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Rechargeablebatterynotice

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.Attemptingtodosocancausean
explosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.Abatterypackotherthantheonespeciedby
Lenovo,oradisassembledormodiedbatterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotattempttodisassembleit.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

•Donotdropthebatterypack.

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,
complywithlocalordinancesorregulations.

Thebatterypackshouldbestoredatroomtemperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%
ofcapacity.Werecommendthatbatterypackbechargedaboutonceperyeartoprevent
overdischarge.

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

Computers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhen
batteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasignicantamountofheatduetotheir
compactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsome
otherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyour
bodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyou
usethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime.
Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependson
theamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,
eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaks
fromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottouse
thekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearammablematerialsorinexplosive
environments.

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•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and
reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton
abed,sofa,carpet,orotherexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgenerates
heat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusethe
acpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,
maycauseaskinburn.

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe
requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

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Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

Lasercompliancestatement

CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:
Theliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)ismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercan
causetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternaluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyour
hands,immediatelywashtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsare
presentafterwashing,getmedicalcare.

Note:Forproductswithmercury-containinguorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),theuorescentlamp

intheliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

Ifyourcomputerhasbothaheadphoneconnectorandanaudio-outconnector,alwaysusetheheadphone
connectorforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)orearphones.

CAUTION:
Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof
theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound
pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe
outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecicationsofEN50332-2.The
headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecication
limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainst
hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7
limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN
50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

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IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationof
theheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespecicationsofEN50332-1.
Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5
LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousdueto
excessivesoundpressurelevels.

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

Manypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsor
cordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,then
thefollowingwarningapplies:

WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct
willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor
otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels,
computerfeatures,specications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage9

•“Features”onpage11

•“Specications”onpage13

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage13

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed
tostartusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontview

1Camera(onsomemodels)

2Microphones

3Powerbutton7ThinkPad

4Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

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5T rackPoint

6NFClogo(onsomemodels)

®

pointingstick

®

trackpad

1

1Camera(onsomemodels)

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”
onpage35.

2Microphones

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

3Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7operating
system.FortheMicrosoftWindows8operatingsystem,movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-right
cornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour
secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery
toresetthecomputer.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanturnoffthecomputer
orputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youneedtochangeyourpowerplan
settings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating
system”onpage14

.

•ForWindows8:ClickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandclickMorepower

options.ThenclickChoosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

4Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidesasimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyour
ngerprintwithpasswords.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthengerprintreader”onpage49

.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

5T rackPointpointingstick
7ThinkPadtrackpad

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevices.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare
allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourngersfromatypingposition.For
moreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage22

.

6NFClogo(onsomemodels)

IfthereisaNearFieldCommunication(NFC)logoonthetrackpadofyourcomputer,itindicatesthatyour
computersupportstheNFCfeature.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheNFCconnection”onpage31

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Right-sideview

Figure2.Right-sideview

1Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)4USBconnector

2SerialUltrabay™Enhancedbay5Security-lockslot

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector

1Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)

Yourcomputermighthaveasmartcardslot.

2SerialUltrabayEnhancedbay

YourcomputerhasabayforSerialUltrabayEnhanceddevices.Forsomemodels,anopticaldriveisinstalled
inthebay.Forcertainmodels,asecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalled.

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigital
devicesandsmartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe
computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Then
selecttheEnableUSBchargefromthecomputerbatteryevenwhenthecomputerisoffcheck
box,andclickOKorApply.

•ForWindows8:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.Then
selecttheEnableUSBchargefromthecomputerbatteryevenwhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

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4USBconnector

TheUSBconnectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinteroradigital
camera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

5Security-lockslot

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthattsthesecurity-lock
slottolockthecomputertoastationaryobject.

Note:Y ouareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity
feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

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Left-sideview

Figure3.Left-sideview

1Fanlouvers4MiniDisplayPortconnector

2VGAconnector5USB3.0connectors

3Audioconnector6Mediacardreaderslot

1Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandtoensurepropercooling,
especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:Toensureproperairow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

2VGAconnector

UsetheVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectortoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,
suchasaVGAmonitor.

Note:Ifyouattachthecomputertoadockingstation,usetheVGAconnectoronthedockingstation,
nottheoneonthecomputer.

Formoreinformation,see“Usinganexternalmonitor”onpage31

3Audioconnector

.

Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto
listentothesoundfromthecomputer.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupresstheswitch,theheadsetmicrophone
willbedisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.

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•Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using
audiofeatures”onpage35.

4MiniDisplayPortconnector

UsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or
high-denitiontelevision.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheminiDisplayPortconnector”onpage34

5USB3.0connectors

TheUSB3.0connectorsareusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinteror
adigitalcamera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

6Mediacardreaderslot

Insertyourashmediacardintothisslottoreadthedataonthecard.

Bottomview

.

Figure4.Bottomview

1Batterypack4Keyboarddrainageholes

2SIMcardslot5Speakers

3Dockingstationconnector

1Batterypack

Usethecomputerwiththebatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

YoucanusethePowerManagerprogramtoadjustyourpowersettingsasneeded.Fordetailedinformation,
seethehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.

2SIMcardslot

IfyourcomputersupportsthewirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN)feature,aSubscriberIdentication
Module(SIM)cardmightberequiredtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountryor
regionofdelivery,theSIMcardmightbealreadyinstalledintheSIMcardslot.Formoreinformation,see
“InstallingorreplacingtheSIMcard”onpage66.

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3Dockingstationconnector

Youcanusetheconnectortoconnectthecomputertoasupporteddockingstationtoextendthecomputer
capabilitieswhenyouareattheofceorathome.Formoreinformationaboutthesupporteddocking
stations,see“ThinkPaddockingstations”onpage91.

4Keyboarddrainageholes

Thekeyboarddrainageholescanhelpdrainoutliquidfromyourcomputerifyouaccidentallyspillwateror
drinkoverthekeyboard.

5Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

Rearview

Figure5.Rearview

1Powerconnector2Ethernetconnector

1Powerconnector

Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge
thebattery.

2Ethernetconnector

Connectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenthetop-left
indicatorissolidgreen,itindicatesthatthecomputerconnectstoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkis
available.Whenthetop-rightindicatorblinksyellow,itindicatesthatdataisbeingtransmitted.

Note:Ifyouattachthecomputertoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectoronthedockingstationto
connecttoaLAN,nottheoneonthecomputer.

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Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

1FnLockindicator

TheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys”
onpage21.

2Speakermuteindicator

Whenthespeakermuteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.

3Microphonemuteindicator

Whenthemicrophonemuteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.

4Camerastatusindicator

Whenthecamerastatusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.

56Systemstatusindicators

TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoandtheindicatorinthecenterofthepowerbuttonshowthesystem
statusofthecomputer.

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•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.

•On:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Blinksfast:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.

•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodellabel,theFCCIDandIC
Certicationlabel,theWindowsCerticateofAuthenticitylabel,andtheGenuineMicrosoftlabel.

Machinetypeandmodelinformation

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Thefollowinggureshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer:

FCCIDandICCerticationinformation

ThereisnoFCCIDorICCerticationnumberforthewirelesscommunicationcardsshownontheenclosure
ofthecomputer.TheFCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabelisafxedonthecardinstalledinthewireless
communicationcardslotofthecomputer.Lenovoprovidesyoutheinformationaboutthelocationofthe
FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabelonthecomputerbackcoverassembly.

ThefollowinggureshowstheinformationaboutthelocationsoftheFCCIDandICCerticationnumber
labels.

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TheFCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabelsareafxedonthewirelessLANcard1andwirelessWAN
card2installedonyourcomputer.

Note:UseonlyLenovo-authorizedwirelesscommunicationcardsforthecomputer.Ifyouinstallan
unauthorizedwirelesscommunicationcardthatisnotapprovedforuseinyourcomputer,anerrormessage
willbedisplayedandthecomputerwillbeepwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

CerticateofAuthenticityinformation

TheCerticateofAuthenticitylabelisprovidedonmodelsthatarelicensedtouseaWindows7operating
system.ThelicensedWindowsversionandproductkeyassociatedwiththecomputerareprintedon
thislabel.Recordthisinformationandkeepitinasafeplace.Youmightneedthesenumberstostart
yourcomputerorreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem.Dependingonthemodel,theCerticateof
Authenticitylabelcanbeonthecomputercover,underthebattery,oronthepoweradapter.

FormoreinformationabouttheCerticateofAuthenticitylabel,goto:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx

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ThefollowinggureshowsthelocationoftheCerticateofAuthenticitylabelonthecomputercover:

GenuineMicrosoftlabel

TheGenuineMicrosoftlabelisprovidedonmodelsthatarelicensedtouseaWindows8operatingsystem.
TheversionoftheWindows8operatingsystemisprintedonthelabel.Ifyourcomputermodelislicensedto
usetheWindows8Prooperatingsystem,thatlicensealsopermitsyoutousetheWindows7Professional
operatingsysteminplaceoftheWindows8Prooperatingsystemifyouprefer.Lenovocomputersthatare
licensedforusewithaWindows8operatingsystemareshippedwiththeWindows8licensekeydigitally
encodedintothecomputerhardware.Dependingonthecomputermodel,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelcan
beonthecomputercover,underthebattery,oronthepoweradapter.

FormoreinformationabouttheGenuineMicrosoftlabel,goto:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx

ThefollowinggureshowsthelocationoftheGenuineMicrosoftlabelonthecomputercover:

Features

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

Microprocessor

•Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickStart,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.
–ForWindows8:Fromthedesktop,movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthe

screentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Memory

•Doubledatarate3lowvoltagesynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(DDR3LVSDRAM)

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Storagedevice

Dependingonthemodel:

•2.5-inchformfactor,9.5-mmheightharddiskdrive

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightharddiskdrive

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightsolid-statedrive

•M.2solid-statedriveforcachingonly

Display

•Colordisplaywiththethin-lmtransistor(TFT)technology

•Displaysize:355.6mm(14inches)

•Displayresolution:1920-by-1080,1600–by-900,or1280–by-720

•Brightnesscontrol

•Camera(onsomemodels)

•Microphones

Keyboard

•6-rowbacklitkeyboard

•Functionkeys

•ThinkPadpointingdevice

Interface

•4-in-1mediacardreader

•Audioconnector

•AlwaysonUSBconnector

•Dockingstationconnector

•Ethernetconnector

•MiniDisplayPortconnector

•SerialUltrabayEnhancedbay

•Smartcardreader(onsomemodels)

•USB2.0connector

•USB3.0connectors

•VGAconnector

GPSandwirelessfeatures

•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)satellitereceiver(onsomemodels)

•Bluetooth

•WirelessLAN

•WirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

•NFC(onsomemodels)

Securityfeature

•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

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Specications

Size

•Width:335mm(13.2inches)

•Depth:229mm(9inches)

•Height:29.95mm(1.18inches)

Heatoutput

•65W(222Btu/hr)maximum

•95W(324Btu/hr)maximum

•135W(460Btu/hr)maximum

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Batterystatus

•Forthepercentageofthebatterypowerremaining,checkthebatterystatusiconintheWindows
noticationarea.

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingenvironmentofthecomputer.

Environment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•Temperature

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

–Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)
–Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)

Note:Whenyouchargethebattery,itstemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to95%atwetbulb:23℃(73℉)
–Storage:5%to95%atwetbulb:27℃(81℉)

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Attention:Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,
andmicrowaveovenawayfromyourcomputer.Thestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbyelectrical
appliancescandamagethemonitoranddataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

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Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.Theavailableprograms
mightvarydependingonthepreinstalledWindowsoperatingsystem.

TolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support.

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsfromeithertheLenovo
ThinkVantage

®

ToolsprogramorfromControlPanel.

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram
ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

LenovoThinkVantageT ools.Thendouble-clickaprogramicontoaccesstheprogram.

Note:IfaprogramiconisdimmedinthenavigationwindowoftheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,it

indicatesthatyouneedtomanuallyinstalltheprogram.Toinstalltheprogram,double-clicktheprogram
icon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogram
iconwillbeactivated.

ThefollowingtableliststheprogramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram

ProgramIconname

AccessConnections™InternetConnections

ActiveProtectionSystem™

ClientSecuritySolutionEnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityWebConferencing

FingerprintManagerProFingerprintReader

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemHealthandDiagnostics

MobileBroadbandConnect3GMobileBroadband

PasswordManagerPasswordVault

PowerManager

RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecovery

SystemUpdate

®

AirbagProtection

PowerControls

EnhancedBackupandRestore

UpdateandDrivers

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,clickStart➙ControlPanel.Thendependingonthe
programyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorrespondingsectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.

Note:IfyoudonotndtheprogramyouneedinControlPanel,openthenavigationwindowoftheLenovo
ThinkVantageToolsprogramanddouble-clickthedimmedicontoinstalltheprogramyouneed.Then,

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followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogramiconwillbe
activated,andyoucanndtheprograminControlPanel.

Thefollowingtableliststheprograms,thecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanel.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel

Program

AccessConnections

ActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurity

ClientSecuritySolutionSystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing

FingerprintManagerPro

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

MessageCenterPlus

MobileBroadbandConnect

PasswordManager

PowerManager

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

NetworkandInternet

HardwareandSound

SystemandSecurity

HardwareandSound

Programs

NetworkandInternet

SystemandSecurity

UserAccountsandFamilySafety

HardwareandSound

Lenovo-InternetConnections

Lenovo-AirbagProtection

Lenovo-FingerprintManagerPro

or

Lenovo-NotebookFingerprint
Reader

Diagnostics

MessagesfromLenovo

Lenovo-3GMobileBroadband

Lenovo-PasswordVault

Lenovo-PowerControls

SystemandSecurity

RecoveryMedia

SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity

RescueandRecovery

SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks

Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand
Restore

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem

ToaccessLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytogototheStart
screenandthenclickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.

Ifyoucannotndtheprogramyouneed,movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthe
screentodisplaythecharms.ThenclicktheSearchcharmandsearchforthedesiredprogram.

YourcomputersupportsthefollowingLenovoprograms:

•ActiveProtectionSystem

•FingerprintManagerPro

•LenovoCompanion

•LenovoMobileAccess

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•LenovoQuickCast

•LenovoQuickControl

•LenovoQuickDisplay

•LenovoSettings

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•LenovoSupport

•LenovoThinkVantageTools

•PasswordManager

•SystemUpdate

Note:ThePasswordManagerprogramisnotpreinstalledonWindows8computers.Youcandownloadthe
PasswordManagerprogramfromtheLenovoSupportWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

Lenovoprogramoverview

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutsomeLenovoprograms.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•AccessConnections
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation

proles.EachlocationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededfor
connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquickly
andeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthe
computereachtime.

•ActiveProtectionSystem
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour

computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or
shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen
theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread
andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses
thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsthe
harddiskdriveon.

•ClientSecuritySolution
TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeecting

securitybreachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword,
monitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhanceyourcomputersecurity.

•CommunicationsUtility
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconguresettingsfortheintegratedcameraand

audiodevices.

•FingerprintManagerPro
Ifyourcomputercomeswithangerprintreader,theFingerprintManagerProprogramenablesyou

toenrollyourngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thengerprint
authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

•LenovoCompanion
ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour

computer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.

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•LenovoMobileAccess
TheLenovoMobileAccessprogramenablesyoutomanageyourmobilebroadbandconnection.You

cancreateanaccount,addmoneytotheaccount,andpurchasemobilebroadbandsessionsusing
youraccount.

•LenovoQuickCast
TheLenovoQuickCastprogramprovidesyouwithaquickandeasywaytosendlesanduniform

resourcelocators(URLs)betweentwodevices.

•LenovoQuickControl
TheLenovoQuickControlprogramenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerremotelythroughyour

smartphone,suchascontrollingthecursor,changingprojectionsettings,andmanagingforeground
applicationsandwindows.

•LenovoQuickDisplay
TheLenovoQuickDisplayprogramenablesyoutoestablishaconnectionbetweenyourcomputeranda

Wi-Fidisplayprojector.Thisprovidesyouwithaquickandeasywaytomakepresentations.

•LenovoSettings
TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyour

computerintoaportablehotspot,conguringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,
andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkproles.

•LenovoSolutionCenter
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.

•LenovoSupport
TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer

healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanualsforyourcomputer,getthewarranty
informationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.

•LenovoThinkVantageTools
TheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasy

accesstovariousprograms,suchasFingerprintManagerPro,LenovoSolutionCenter,andsoon.

•MessageCenterPlus
TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinformyouaboutimportantnotices

fromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

•MobileBroadbandConnect
TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyourcomputertoconnecttothemobilebroadband

networkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

•PasswordManager
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationfor

WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

•PowerManager
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour

computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween
performanceandpowersaving.

•RecoveryMedia
TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory

defaultsettings.

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•RescueandRecovery
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolution.Itincludesasetof

self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•SystemUpdate
TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-dateby

downloadingandinstallingsoftwareupdatepackages(Lenovoprograms,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOS
updates,andotherthird-partyprograms).

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage19

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage19

•“Specialkeys”onpage21

•“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage22

•“Powermanagement”onpage24

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage27

•“UsingtheNFCconnection”onpage31

•“Presentationsandmultimedia”onpage31

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage35

•“Usingthecamera”onpage35

•“Usingaashmediacard”onpage36

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenets:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnoticationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,dooneofthefollowing:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

•ConnectyourcomputertotheInternetandregisteryourcomputerthroughapreinstalledregistration
program:

–ForWindows7:ThepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryou

haveusedyourcomputerforatime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogram.ThenclickRegistrationandfollowtheinstructions

onthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThistopicprovidesafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputers.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetond
informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides

©CopyrightLenovo2013

19

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage26

.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage26.

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom
drainingbyremovingthebattery.

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive?

•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage43

tondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand

unauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe
helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorthesolid-statedrive,besuretoreadthetopic
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage52.

HowdoIgetconnectedindifferentlocations?

•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.

•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesprovidedbytheAccessConnectionsprogram(onthe
Windows7operatingsystem)orLocationAwarenessintheLenovoSettingsprogram(ontheWindows8
operatingsystem).

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page27.

•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage41.

•PressF8toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitor?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Usinganexternalmonitor”onpage31.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal
monitor.See“Usingdualdisplays”onpage34

.

Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower .WhatshouldIdo?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage119.

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”on
page125

.

•Recoverytoolalsoisprovidedonyourcomputerharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Formoreinformation,
seeChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage55.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage101

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage125

•“Powerproblems”onpage136

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Specialkeys

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkeasilyandeffectively.

Functionkeysandkeycombinations

Thekeyboardhasseveralfunctionkeys,whichconsistoftheFnkey1andthefunctionkeys2.

•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff(defaultmode).Toinitiatethe

specialfunctionofeachkey,pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.ToinputF1–F12,pressFnandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.ToinputF1–F12,pressthefunction
keysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,pressFnandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•
Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour

computeragain.T oturnonthesound,pressF2orF3.

•

•

•Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theindicatorontheF4
keyison.

•Darkensthedisplay.

•Brightensthedisplay.

•Switchesthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor.

•

Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatorontheF1keyison.

Decreasesthespeakervolume.

Increasesthespeakervolume.

Enablesordisablesthewirelessfeatures.

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•ForWindows7:OpensControlPanel.ForWindows8:OpenstheSettingscharm.

•

•Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

•ForWindows7:OpensComputer.ForWindows8:Viewsalltheprograms.

•Fn+Spacebar:Controlsthekeyboardbacklight.
Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebartochange

themodesofthekeyboardbacklight.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

ForWindows7:OpensWindowsSearch.ForWindows8:OpenstheSearchcharm.

Windowskey

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,presstheWindowskey1toopentheStartmenu.OntheWindows8
operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Formore
information,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthetrackpad2.The
wholetrackpadisanactiveareasensitivetongermovement.Theleftclickzones3andrightclickzones

5workastheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.Thescrollzone4enablesyouto

scrollWebpagesordocumentsinanydirection.

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UsingtheT rackPointpointingstick

TousetheTrackPointpointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthepointingstickinanydirection
paralleltothekeyboard.Thenyoucanmovethecursor.Butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.The
speedatwhichthecursormovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.

Usingthemulti-touchtrackpad

TheThinkPadtrackpadofyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchwithwhichyoucanzoomin,zoomout,or
scrollonthescreenwhilebrowsingtheInternetorreadingoreditingadocument.

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicetoachievetheextendedfunctionsoftheThinkPad
pointingdevice.

TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙ThinkPad.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Replacingthecap

Thecap1ontheendoftheT rackPointpointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiod
oftime,youcanreplacethecapwithanewone.

Note:TheTrackPointcapusedinyourcomputerhasgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.
EnsurethatyoureplacetheTrackPointcapwithacorrectonethathassuchgrooves.

Powermanagement

Whenyouneedtouseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeep
yourcomputerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyou
usethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.

SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenabling
youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout
beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Checkingthebatterystatus

ThebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnoticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseofdifferentuserhabitsandneeds,itisdifculttopredicthowlongabattery
chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.

•ForWindows8,dooneofthefollowing:

–StarttheLenovoSupportprogramandclickBatteryHealth
–StarttheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.

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EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls
belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDis
turnedoff.

Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.

Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatteryislow,butthealarmmessage
hasnotyetbeendisplayed,themessagewillbedisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormal
operation,whenthemessageisdisplayed,clickOK.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ion(Li-ion)battery,orfromacpower
throughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.

Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:

•Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.

•Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Toconnecttheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.

1.Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpowerconnectorofthecomputer.

Tipsforusingtheacpoweradapter

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetransformer.

•Beforeyouchargethebattery,makesurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.Y ouneedto
chargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingsituations:

–WhenthebatteryiconintheWindowsnoticationareashowsalowpercentageofbatterypower

remaining.

–Whenthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower
alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbattery.

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Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andthenconnecttheacpoweradaptertothe
computer.Thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthreetosixhours.Thechargingtimeisaffectedbythe
batterysizeandthephysicalenvironment.Y oucancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthe
batterystatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe
batterystatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.

•Alwaysusepower-savingmodes,suchassleepmode,andhibernationmode.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.
Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson
howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating
system”onpage14

•ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandclickPower
Options.ThenclickChangeplansettingsnexttoyourpowerplan.

.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.

•Screenblankmode(forWindows7only)
Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffthepowertothedisplayand
makethecomputerenterscreenblankmode,right-clickthebatterygaugeiconfromtheWindows
noticationareaandselectPoweroffdisplay.

•Sleepmode
Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolid-statedriveortheharddiskdriveandthe
computerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe30DayStandbyfunction.Whenthisfunction
isenabled,thecomputerconsumesevenlesspowerinsleepmodeandtakesonlysecondstoresume
normaloperationwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.Formoreinformationaboutthe30DayStandby
function,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:RefertothehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.Forinstructions

onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14.
–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower➙30DayStandby.
Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:UsetheStartmenushutdownoption.
–ForWindows8:Movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.

ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Sleep.

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•Hibernationmode
Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavinglesorexitingfromany
programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and
lesaresavedtotheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoes
notconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerinto
hibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.InthePowersection,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettingsbydoingthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Thenfollow

theinstructionsonthescreen.ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see
“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

–ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandclick

PowerOptions.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.Thenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.

•Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.This
willhelpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressF8.

.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet
orothernetworkconnections.

Ethernetconnections

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernet
featureofthecomputer.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Attention:

•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checkthewirelessserviceswiththeairlinebefore
boardingtheairplane.

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer27

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisablethe
wirelessfeaturesofyourcomputerbeforeboarding.

Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing
wirelessnetworks:

•WirelessLANconnection

•WirelessWANconnection

•Bluetoothconnection

•NFCconnection

UsingthewirelessLANconnection

Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingora
house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.

Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandacongurationutilitytohelpyouestablish
wirelessconnectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.Thisenablesyoutostayconnectedtoyournetwork
whileyouareattheofce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.

ToestablishawirelessLANconnection,dothefollowing:

ForWindows7:

1.PressF8andenablethewirelessfeature.

2.ClickthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Alistofavailable
wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.

3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

ForWindows8:

1.PressF8todisplaythelistofavailablewirelessnetworks.EnsurethattheAirplanemodeissettooff.

2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwareto
managemultiplenetworkprolessothatthecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablenetworkwhen
thelocationchanges:

•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.Formoreinformation,see“AccessingLenovo
programsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage14

•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.Formoreinformation,
see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage15.

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.

.

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CheckingthewirelessLANconnectionstatus

YoucancheckthewirelessLANconnectionstatusthroughthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconin
theWindowsnoticationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.

AccessConnectionsgaugestatus:

•Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
isexcellent.

AccessConnectionsiconstatus:

•Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.

Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.

•

•Currentlocationproleisconnected.

Wirelessstatusiconstatus

•Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

•

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove
signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

UsingthewirelessWANconnection

WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN)whichusescellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enables
youtoestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbe
maintainedoveralargegeographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantenna
sitesorsatellitesystemsmaintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratedwithsomewireless
WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3G,GPRS,orLTE.Byusingthebuilt-inwirelessWANcardand
thecongurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWANconnectionsand
monitortheconnectionstatus.

Note:ThewirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.

TipsforusingthewirelessWANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.

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•Placeyourcomputeronaatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan
90degrees.

•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.

•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe
strongest.

CheckingthewirelessWANconnectionstatus

YoucancheckthewirelessWANconnectionstatusthroughthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconin
theWindowsnoticationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.

AccessConnectionsgaugestatus:

•

•Weaksignal

•Mediumsignal

•Strongsignal

AccessConnectionsiconstatus:

•

•

•Currentlocationproleisconnected.

Wirelessstatusiconstatus:

•

•

•Nosignal

•Weaksignal

•

•

Nosignal

Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.

Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.

PowertotheWANradioisoff
Noassociation

Mediumsignal

Strongsignal

UsingtheBluetoothconnection

Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnecting
peripheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,or
remotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.Totransferdatathrough
theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.IfyouareusingtheWindows8operatingsystem,the
integratedBluetoothfeatureisenabledbydefault.IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,to
enabletheBluetoothfeature,pressF8thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywitha

Bluetoothoption,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeature
canbedegraded.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation
system.

UsingtheNFCconnection

NFCisahigh-frequencyandshort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.Dependingonthe
model,yourcomputercomeswithanNFCcard.ByusingtheNFCfeature,youcanestablishtheradio
communicationsbetweenyourcomputerandanotherNFC-enableddeviceoveradistancenomorethana
fewcentimeters.

BeforeyouusetheNFCfeature,ensurethattheNFCfeatureisenabled.ToenabletheNFCfeatureon
theWindows8operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,clickLenovoSettings➙MobileHotspot.

2.IntheEnableNFCarea,slidetotherighttoenabletheNFCfeature.

YoucanusetheNFCfeaturewithNFCsupportedprograms,suchasLenovoQuickDisplayprogram,the
LenovoQuickControlprogram,ortheLenovoQuickCastprogram.

Presentationsandmultimedia

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoaprojectortogivepresentationsoryoucanconnectyourcomputer
toanexternalmonitortoexpandyourworkspace.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasthedisplayresolution,fontsize,andsoon.

Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanelandclickAppearanceandPersonalization.

2.ClickDisplayforfurtherconguration.

3.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.

Connectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutconnectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor.

Usinganexternalmonitor

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto1920x1200(withanexternalmonitor
connectedtotheVGAconnector)orupto2560x1600(withanexternalmonitorconnectedtothemini
DisplayPortconnector),providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formore
informationabouttheexternalmonitor,refertothemanualsprovidedwiththeexternalmonitor.

Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothatthe
sametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,you
canseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.YoucanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththeTrackPoint
pointingdeviceoranotherpointingdevice.

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Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothintheDisplay
Settingswindow.

Connectinganexternalmonitor

Toconnectanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.ConnecttheexternalmonitortotheVGAconnectorortheminiDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputer.

2.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

4.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingF7.Thisenablesyoutoswitchbetweenviewingoutput
ontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,orbothmonitors.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen
resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.

Settingtheexternalmonitortype

Tosettheexternalmonitortype,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.SelecttheexternalmonitorandsetResolution.

5.ClickAdvancedSettings.

6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationtomakesurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.Ifit
is,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.

7.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.

8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepassword
orprovideconrmation.

9.ClicktheDrivertab.

10.ClickUpdateDriver.

11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.

12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

13.Selectthecorrectmanufacturerandmodelfortheexternalmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitoron
thelist,stoptheinstallationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.

15.FortheWindows7operatingsystem,tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclick
Screenresolution.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.

16.ClickOK.

Considerationsforconnectinganexternalmonitor

•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatisprovided
withthecomputer,andthemonitorINFlethatisprovidedwiththeexternalmonitor.

•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthecomputermonitor,andusean
externalmonitorthatdoesnotsupportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction,
whichenablesyoutodisplayonlyapartofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces.

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YoucanseeotherpartsoftheimagebymovingthescreenwiththeTrackPointpointingdeviceoranother
pointingdevice.

•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemightbelimited.

UsingaDVImonitor

Ifyourcomputerhasoneofthefollowingoptionaldockingstations,youcanuseaDigitalVisualInterface
(DVI)monitorthroughtheDVIconnectorofthatunit:

•ThinkPadProDock

•ThinkPadUltraDock

Notes:

•ThescreenmodethatcanbeuseddependsonthespecicationsoftheDVImonitor.

•BeforeyouconnectaDVImonitor,makesurethatthecomputerisconnectedtotheexpansionunitand
worksproperly.

ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.ConnectaDVImonitortotheDVIconnectoroftheexpansionunit,andthenconnectthemonitor
toanelectricaloutlet.

3.T urnontheDVImonitorandthecomputer.

IfthecomputeroutputdoesnotappearontheDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:

1.PressCtrl+Alt+F12.TheIntelGraphicsandMediaControlPanelwindowopens.

2.SelectAdvancedModeandclickOK.

3.SelectMultipleDisplays.

4.IntheOperatingModeeld,selectoneofthefollowingoptionsdependingonyourneedsandfollow
theinstructionsonthescreentocompleteothercongurations.

–SingleDisplay:Dependingonyourconguration,thecomputeroutputisdisplayedeitheronthe

computerdisplayortheDVImonitor.

–CloneDisplays:Thesamecomputeroutputisdisplayedonboththecomputerdisplayand

theDVImonitor.

–ExtendedDesktop:Differentcomputeroutputisdisplayedonthecomputerdisplayandthe

DVImonitor.

•ForWindows8:

1.Movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreenandclicktheDevicescharm.

2.ClickSecondscreenandselectDuplicate,Extend,orSecondScreenOnly.

ConsiderationsforconnectingaDVImonitor

ConnectaDVImonitortotheexpansionunit,andturnonthemonitorbeforeyouturnonthecomputer.
Otherwisethesystemcannotrecognizethatthemonitorisconnected.IftheoptionforenablingtheDVI
monitorintheDisplayPropertieswindowisnotdisplayed,tryclosingthewindowandopeningitagain.Ifthe
optionstillisnotdisplayed,makesurethattheconnectorofthemonitorisattachedrmly,andrepeatthe
procedureforconnectingthemonitor.

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UsingtheminiDisplayPortconnector

YourcomputerhasaminiDisplayPortconnector,whichisadigitaldisplayinterfaceforconnectionto
variousexternaldevices,suchasCathodeRayTube(CRT)monitors,LCDmonitors,projectors,oreven
high-denitiontelevisions.Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadapters
thatcanplugintoDVI,VGA,orHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connectors.

TheminiDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellasvideostreaming.

Settingupapresentation

Todisplayinformationandmakepresentations,youcanconnectadataprojectortoyourcomputerthrough
theVGAconnectoronyourcomputer.

Note:Itmaytakeseveralsecondsbeforetheprojectordisplaystheimage.Ifyoudonotseeyourdesktop
displayedafter60seconds,trypressingF7toswitchbetweendifferentdisplayoutputlocations.

Yourprojectormighthaveoneormoreaudio-inputconnectors.Toprojectsound,youneedtoattach
thecomboaudioconnectoronyourcomputertotheseconnectors,usinganaudiocable(commercially
available).

Usingdualdisplays

ThissectionintroducestheDuplicateandExtenddesktopfunctionsthatenableyoutodisplayoutputon
boththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.

UsingtheDuplicateorExtenddesktopfunction

WiththeDuplicatedesktopfunction,youcandisplaythesameoutputonboththecomputerdisplayand
anexternaldisplay.YoualsocandisplaydifferentdesktopimagesoneachmonitorwiththeExtend
desktopfunction.

YoucanusetheDuplicateorExtenddesktopfunctionwithoutchanginganysettings.Ifthefunctiondoes
notwork,refertothefollowingtopiconhowtoenabletheDuplicateorExtenddesktopfunction.

EnablingtheDuplicateorExtenddesktopfunction

ToenabletheDuplicateorExtenddesktopfunction,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.PressF7,thenselectDuplicateorExtend.

Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

2.ClicktheMonitor-1icon,whichisfortheprimarydisplay(thecomputerdisplaybydefault).

3.Settheresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon,whichisforthesecondarydisplay(theexternaldisplaybydefault).

5.Settheresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

6.ClickAdvancedsettingsandsetupthecolorqualityontheMonitortab.

7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction

•InExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshowsDOSfull-screenandtheotherdisplayis
blackedout.

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•IfyourcomputerhastheIntelgraphicscard,youcandesignatetheprimarydisplaybydoingthefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolution.

2.ClickthedesireddisplayimageandselecttheMakethismymaindisplaycheckbox.

3.ClickOK.

•WhenanapplicationusingDirectDraworDirect3Disrunninginfull-screenmode,onlytheprimarydisplay
showstheoutput.

•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareinExtenddesktopmode.

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerssupportNVIDIAOptimusGraphics.

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenthecomputerperformanceandalongbatterylife,dependingonthe
graphicsqualitydemandoftherunningprogramandpowerplansettingsthatyouuse,theNVIDIAOptimus
GraphicsfeatureautomaticallyswitchesbetweenHighPerformanceGraphicsandEnergySavingGraphics,
withnoneedtorestartyourcomputer,closeprograms,orintervenemanually.

Note:TheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeatureisonlysupportedontheWindows7operatingsystem.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:

•Microphones

•Speakers

•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such
asthefollowing:

•PlaybackofMIDIandMP3les

•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVles

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyourcomputer
ordockingstationaresupported.

Table3.Audiofeaturelist

Connector

Comboaudioconnector

Headsetwitha3.5mm
(0.14–inch)4-poleplug

Headphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported

ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone

Headphonefunction
supported

Notsupported

Tocongurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheRealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.To
starttheprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.

Usingthecamera

Ifyourcomputerhasacamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshot
ofyourcurrentimage.

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Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprogramsonthe
Windows7operatingsystem”onpage14

•ForWindows8:ClickCamerafromtheStartscreen.

Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.

Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,
videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneofthe
programsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamera
willstartautomaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnon.Formoreinformationaboutusing
thecamerawithaprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Conguringcamerasettings

Youcancongurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Tocongurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandcongurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows8,dooneofthefollowing:

–Congurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Fordetails,seethe

helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartscreen.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentocongurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

.

Usingtheopticaldrive

Note:Y ourcomputersupportsDVD-ROMDriveandMultiBurnerDrive.

DVD-ROMDrive

ThisdrivecanreadDVD-ROMdiscsandalltypesofCDs,suchasCD-ROMdiscs,CD-RWdiscs,CD-R
discs,andaudioCDs.Thisdrivehasnorecordingcapability.

MultiBurnerdrive

ThisdrivecanreadDVD-ROMdiscs,DVD-Rdiscs,DVD-RAMdiscs,DVD-RWdiscs,andalltypesofCDs,
suchasCD-ROMdiscs,CD-RWdiscs,CD-Rdiscs,andaudioCDs.Inaddition,itcanrecordonDVD-R
discs,DVD-RWdiscs,typeIIDVD-RAMdiscs,CD-RWstandardandhighspeeddiscs,andCD-Rdiscs.

Usingaashmediacard

Yourcomputermighthaveamediacardreaderslotorasmartcardslot.Itsupportsthefollowingcards:

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Note:YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheCPRMfeaturefortheSDcard.

Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyour

computerintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransfercompletes.Otherwise,yourdatacould
becomedamaged.

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Insertingaashmediacard
Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

Toinsertaashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.

2.Insertthecardrmlyintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslotorsmartcardslot.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledashmediacard,dothefollowingtoenable
thefeature:

1.OpenControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingaashmediacard

Attention:

•Stopalltheactivitiesinvolvingthecardbeforeremovingit.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightbe
damagedorlost.

•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem
mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveaashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnoticationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clickthe
SafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperating
system,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.T oaccessthecard,youmustremoveitrst,theninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravelingwithyourcomputer.

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage39

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage41

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.
Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork
thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile
usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer
equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation”
onpage40

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofcemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample,
adaptingtothesurroundinglightsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware,
canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.

.

Thefollowingexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan
followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodicationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfortcaused
bylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelptoprevent
minordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

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Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).

Avoidglareorreectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay
screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressF5orF6
toadjustdisplaybrightness.

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

Armandhandposition:Ifavailable,usechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide
weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)
position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheoorandyourfeetatontheoororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputerwhile
onthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthesetipsas
possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevels
ofcomfortandperformance.

Questionsaboutvision?

ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandards
andtoprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyonthe
eyes.Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneye
fatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.

Comfort

Observethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitisto
observeyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage39andpractice“activesitting”to
avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand
takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerislightand
mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodications.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofcefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandtakingworkbreaks.
ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyourcomputertobestsuit
yourneeds.Youcanndsomeoftheseoptionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.
Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeatures
thatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility
limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

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Assistivetechnologiesenableuserstoaccessinformationinthemostappropriateway.Someofthese
technologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem.Otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors,or
accessedthroughtheWorldWideWebhttp://www.lenovo.com/healthycomputing.

Assistivetechnologies

SomeaccessibilitytechnologiesareavailablethroughtheAccessibilityOptionsprogram.Depending
onyouroperatingsystem,thenumberofaccessibilityoptionsavailablevaries.Ingeneral,accessibility
optionsenhancethewayuserswithhearing,vision,ormobilitylimitationsnavigateandusetheircomputer.
Forexample,someusersmightnothavethenemotorskillsrequiredtouseamouseorselectkey
combinations.Otherusersmightrequirelargerfontsorhigh-contrastdisplaymodes.Insomecases,
magniersandbuilt-inspeechsynthesizersareavailable.Fordetailedinformationabouteachofthese
features,consulttheMicrosofthelpinformationsystem.

TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,openControlPanelandclickEaseofAccess➙Easeof

AccessCenter.

Screen-readertechnologies

Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpinformationsystems,
andavarietyofonlinedocuments.However,inthecasewhereascreenreadercannotreaddocuments,
thedocumentmustrstgothroughaconversionprocess.OnesolutionconvertsAdobePDFlesintoa
formatthatisreadbythescreen-readerprograms.ThissolutionisaWeb-basedserviceprovidedbyAdobe
SystemsIncorporated.Throughhttp://access.adobe.com,AdobePDFdocumentscanbeconvertedto
HTMLorplaintextinmanylanguages.OneconversionoptionconvertsPDFdocumentsontheInternet.A
secondoptionenablesuserstosubmittheURLofanAdobePDFlethroughe-mailtoconvertittoHTMLor
ASCIItext.AdobePDFlesonalocalharddiskdrive,localCD-ROM,orLANalsocanbeconvertedby
attachingtheAdobePDFletoane-mailmessage.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretraveling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmorecondentlyandefcientlywithyourcomputer.

•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it
isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:

•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe
airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictions
ontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.If
necessary,disablewirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerlidsothatitdoesnotget
caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

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Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•MiniDisplayPorttoHDMIadapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

•Externalstoragedevice

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountryto
whichyouaretraveling.

Topurchasetravelaccessories,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories.

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Usingpasswords”onpage43

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage47

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage48

•“Usingthengerprintreader”onpage49

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage52

•“Usingrewalls”onpage53

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage53

Usingpasswords

Youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,
apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.
Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks
automaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,

pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto,typethemasterharddiskpassword

Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

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3.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewpower-onpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype

thepasswordintheConrmNewPasswordeldandPressEnter.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.PressEntertwice.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavethecongurationchanges
andexit.

Note:Y oumightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthe
password,youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohave
thepasswordcanceled.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyouhave
setasupervisorpassword,noonecanchangethecongurationofthecomputerwithoutthepassword.It
providesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad
Setupprogram.UnauthorizeduserscannotaccesstheThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat
computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

–Changingordeletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword
–Changingdateandtime
–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword
–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip
–Erasingthengerprintdata
–Enablingordisablingthefollowingfeatures:

–WakeonLANandFlashoverLAN
–LockUEFIBIOSSettings
–Passwordatunattendedboot
–BootDeviceListF12Option
–BootOrderLock
–FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users
–Internalnetworkdevice

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–Internalwirelessdevice
–InternalBluetoothdevice
–InternalNetworkOptionROM
–InternalwirelessWANdevice
–Securitymode
–Fingerprintreaderpriority

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.

•WhenLockUEFIBIOSSettingsoptionisenabled,allBIOSsettingscannotbechanged.Tochange
thesettings,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.Toset,change,orremovea
supervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype

thepasswordintheConrmNewPasswordeldandpressEnter.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.PressEntertwice.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavethecongurationchanges
andexit.

Note:Y oumightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Thenexttimeyouopenthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyoursupervisorpasswordtoproceed.Ifyouforget
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Harddiskpasswords

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

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Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust
entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccesslesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.

•Masterharddiskpassword
Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword

isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddisk
driveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauser
passwordforeachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,but
theadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.

Settingaharddiskpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙HarddiskXPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.Apasswordwindowisdisplayed.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserif
youwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.SelectUser+Masterifyouwanttosetauserharddisk
passwordandamasterharddiskpassword,forexampleifyouareanadministratororasupervisor.

•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

PasswordeldandpressEnter.

b.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredandpressEnter.

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:

a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserhard

diskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnter
NewPasswordeldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConrmNewPassword
eldandpressEnter.

b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemaster

harddiskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.Typeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordinthe
EnterNewPasswordeldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConrmNewPassword
eldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavethecongurationchanges
andexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer
andaccesstheoperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange
thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.

–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.T ypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeldandpressEnter.

2.T ypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeldandpressEnter;thenretypethe
passwordintheConrmNewPasswordeldandpressEnter.

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3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword
ischanged.

Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.

–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:

1.T ypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeldandpressEnter.

2.T ypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeldandpressEnter;then
retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConrmNewPasswordeldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblankandpressEnter
twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.T ypeyourpasswordtostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Formoreinformation,see“Settingahard
diskpassword”onpage46.

2.T ypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeldandpressEnter.

3.T ypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew
passwordintheConrmNewPasswordeldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblankandpressEnter
twice,theuserharddiskpasswordwillberemoved.

Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords

•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha
computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe
harddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan
sevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.

•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser
andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk
drive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethehard
diskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedriveorharddisk
drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage43and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage

45.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

•ToprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwitha
TrustedPlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage48.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheTPMmanagementfeature.

•IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besure
toprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryption
software,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker

®

DriveEncryption,whichissupportedintheUltimateand

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EnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7operatingsystemandWindows8operatingsystem.See“Using
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage48.

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation,
referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage52.

TheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbytheUEFIBIOS.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows7andWindows8operating
systems.ItissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7andProfessionaland
EnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemand
datastoredonyourcomputer,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluser
andsystemles,includingtheswapandhibernationles.

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdenedasaV1.2TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.

FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step
Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelps
toprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofa
hardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordforthe
internalstoragedevice.

Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransfercondentialinformation
electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip,
acryptographicmicroprocessor.WiththesecuritychipandClientSecuritySolution,youcandothefollowing:

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

•Securecommunications

Settingthesecuritychip

ThechoicesofferedontheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuofThinkPadSetupareas
follows:

•SecurityChip:Activate,inactivate,ordisablethesecuritychip.

•SecurityReportingOptions:Enableordisableeachsecurityreportingoption.

•ClearSecurityChip:Cleartheencryptionkey.

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

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TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙SecurityChipbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.PressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

4.Movetoanitemyouwanttosetbyusingthedirectionalkeys.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

5.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

6.PressF10.ASetupConrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavethecongurationchanges
andexit.

Tosetthesecuritychip,youhavetostartClientSecuritySolution,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:IfClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonyourcomputer,downloadandinstallitfrom
http://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Tipsonusingthesecuritychip

•EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchangethe
settingsforthesecuritychip.

•IfyouareusingClientSecuritySolution,handlethesecuritychipbydoingthefollowing:

–Donotclearthesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,thefunctionsassignedtothekeyswillbeerased.
–Donotdisablethesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,ClientSecuritySolutionwillnotwork.

•Ifthesecuritychipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thecomputerwillnotstart.You
willhearfourcyclesoffourbeepseach,oryouwillseeerrormessage0176or0192.

•Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

•Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,turnoffyourcomputerandthenturnitonagainafteryousetthe
securitychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

Usingthengerprintreader

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveangerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourpasswords,suchastheWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.In
thisway,youcanlogontoyourcomputersimplyandsecurely.

Toenablengerprintauthentication,enrollyourngerprintsrst.Duringtheenrollment,thengerprintsare
associatedwiththeWindowspasswordautomatically.T oassociateyourngerprintswithyourpower-on
passwordandharddiskpassword,manuallycreateaconnection.

Enrollingyourngerprints

Toenrollyourngerprints,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheFingerprintManagerProprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheFingerprintManagerPro
program,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14.

2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.

3.Clicktheiconforthengerthatyouwanttoenroll,andconstantlyswipeyourcorrespondingnger
acrossthengerprintreaderuntiltheenrollmentcompletes.Formoreinformation,see“Swipingyour
ngeroverthengerprintreader”onpage50.

4.ClickFinish.Yourngerprintisenrolledsuccessfully.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonengerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourngers.

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Swipingyourngeroverthengerprintreader

Toswipeyourngeroverthengerprintreader,dothefollowing:

1.Placethetopjointofyourngeronthesensor.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourngertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donot
liftyourngerwhenyouareswipingit.

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Indicatorbehaviorofthengerprintreader

IndicatorbehaviorDescription

Green

Amber

Thengerprintreaderisreadyforswiping.

Thengerprintcannotbeauthenticated.

Associatingyourngerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword

Toassociateyourngerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffandthenturnonthecomputer.

2.Whenprompted,swipeyourngeroverthengerprintreader.

3.Enteryourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,orbothasrequired.Theconnectioniscreated.

Whenyoustartthecomputeragain,youcanuseyourngerprintstologontothecomputerwithnoneedto
enteryourWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.

Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourngerprinttologontothecomputer,youmightforgetyourpasswords.
Writedownyourpasswords,andkeeptheminasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword,youmust
takeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword
canceled.Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecoverdata
fromtheharddiskdrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketing
representativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbecharged
forpartsandservice.

Settingthengerprintreader

YoucansetthengerprintreaderintheFingerprintManagerProprogram.Youalsocanchangesome
advancedsettingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram.

TochangethesettingsintheFingerprintManagerProprogram,clickSettingsontheprogrammain
interface.TochangethesettingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram,see“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”
onpage103

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YoucansetthefollowingcongurationsintheThinkPadSetupprogram:

•PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesngerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem
isloaded.

•ReaderPriority:Denesthepriorityforthengerprintreadersifanexternalngerprintreaderisattached.

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•SecurityMode:Speciesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.

•PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablesthepasswordauthentication.

Note:ThisitemisdisplayedonlyifHighsecuritymodeisenabled.

•ResetFingerprintData:Selectthisitemtoeraseallofthengerprintdatastoredineithertheinternal
orexternalngerprintreader.

Maintainingthengerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.

Ifyourngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourngeriswrinkled.

•Yourngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourngerisdry.

•Yourngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourngerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourngerprint.

•Yourngeriswet.

•Angerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthengers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentngerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaredry,applylotiontothem.

Formoreinformationonhowtousethengerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemoftheFingerprint
ManagerProprogram.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Someofthedatastoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivemightbesensitive.Handingyour
computerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsand
applicationsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredontheharddisk
driveorsolid-statedrivebeforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.

Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive:

•MovingthedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptyingtheRecycleBin.

•Deletingthedata.

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•Formattingyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•UsingtherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebackto
thefactorydefaultsettings.

Theseoperations,however,onlychangethelelocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In
otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The
dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof
specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecritical
dataonharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.

Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromtheharddiskdrivewhenyou
disposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddisk
drivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.
Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developedforthat
purpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.

Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposal™
tool.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttodownloadthetool.

IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveoraDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveissupportedandinstalledinyour
computer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinashorttimebyerasingthecryptographic
key.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;however,it
cannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisenabledbyThinkPadSetupMenuExtensionUtility
andisavailableasamenuiteminThinkPadSetup.

Usingrewalls

Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwitharewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccesses,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat
comeswiththeprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof
yourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.

•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage55

•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage60

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovoontheWindows7
operatingsystem.

Notes:

•Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-relatedorhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyour
operatingsystem.

•Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

–Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer
–Reinstalltheproduct
–ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenewharddisk
drivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:

•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.3orlater

•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater
TostarttheSymantecNortonGhostprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.

2.T ypecmdintheeld.ThenclickOK.

3.T ypeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.

•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater

•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suiteorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia
areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.

Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis
importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.

Creatingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.

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Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB

storagedevices.

TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo

ThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingrecoverymedia

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactory
defaultsettingsonly.Youcanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterall
othermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,alltheles
currentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB
storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuwindow
opens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers
forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage59

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksprograms,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfceCD
orMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.

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Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe
operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe
RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandprograms.

Performingabackupoperation

ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

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3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

Performingarecoveryoperation

ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Itenablesyoutoperformrecoveryoperations
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecoveryoperations
fromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:

•Rescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatelesonyourharddiskdriveandtransfer

themtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionis
availableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourlesorifchangesweremadetothelessinceyourlastbackup
operation.YoualsocanrescueindividuallesfromaRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocal
harddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup
IfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestorethe

harddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperating
system.

•Restoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrive

tothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdrive,youhavetheoption
torestorethefactorydefaultsettingstotheC:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact.Becausethe
RescueandRecoveryworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcan
restorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Attention:IfyourestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuporrestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings,alllesontheprimaryharddiskdrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbe
deletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantles.Ifyouareunabletostartthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuelesfeatureoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceto
copylesfromyourharddiskdrivetoothermedia.

TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.

3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue
andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage60

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

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•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuelesandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.

•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage59.

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksprograms,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfceCD
orMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

TocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreatea
rescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.T urnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu
windowisdisplayed,releasetheF12key.

3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastherstbootdevice.Then,insertthe
rescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.

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3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter.
Therescuemediumstarts.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingthesecondaryinternalharddiskdrive,setthesecondary
internalharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequencetostarttherescuemedium.

Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor
eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete
therecoveryprocess.

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedprogramsanddevice
drivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledprograms

Toreinstallselectedprograms,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonyourcomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectory.

3.OpentheAPPSfolder.Thefoldercontainsseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalled
applications.

4.Openthesubfolderfortheprogramyouarereinstalling.

5.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers
Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentcongurationofyourcomputer.

Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonyourcomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectory.

3.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.Thefoldercontainsseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariousdevices
installedinyourcomputer(forexample,AUDIOandVIDEO).

4.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.

5.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextle(alewiththeextension.txt).Thetextlecontains

informationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.

•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsaleofsetupinformation(alewiththeextension.inf),you

canusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver.
Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram,
whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselect
thedevicedriverlefromthedevicesubfolder.

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookfortheexecutablele(alewiththeextension.exe).Double-click

thele,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedriversforyourcomputer,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindows
UpdateWebsite.ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversare
current”onpage120

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Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue
medium”onpage58

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage56.

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom
arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,a
disc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice
sequence.Y oumustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequenceintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“Startupmenu”onpage114fordetailedinformation
abouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.Formoreinformationaboutthe
SetupUtilityprogram,see“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage103.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

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RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operatingsystem

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsfortheWindows8operatingsystem.

AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer.TheWindowsrecovery
imageenablesyoutorefreshyourcomputer,orresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe
recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandxtheproblemsonyourcomputerevenifyoucannotstartthe
Windows8operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.For
moreinformation,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage61.

Refreshingyourcomputer

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,
youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonallesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat
youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourcomputer.

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings

Ifyouwanttorecycleyourcomputerorjuststartover,youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefault
settings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewith
yourcomputer,andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.

Attention:Ifyouresetthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonallesandsettingswillbe
deleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

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Toresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.ThenclickNextto
conrmtheoperation.

3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•Toperformaquickformat,clickJustremovemylestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake

severalminutes.

•Toperformacompleteformat,clickFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill

takeseveralhours.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions

Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethermwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethe
startupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe
Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8failstostart

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeriscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromthe
Windows8operatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemevenifthe
Windows8operatingsystemfailstostart.

Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindows
recoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthecomputer,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandxthe
problemsonyourcomputer.

Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,
keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.

Creatingrecoverymedia

Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast8GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacity
dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.

Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

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Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms,and
clickSearch.

2.T yperecoveryintheSearcheldandclickSettings.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.

3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.

4.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.
ThenclickNext.

Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,
youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Youstillcanstartthecomputer
fromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourcomputeriftherecoverypartitionon
yourcomputerisdamaged.

5.ConnectaproperUSBdrivethenclickNext.

6.ClickCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.

7.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymedianishes,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tokeeptherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickFinish.

•Todeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickDeletetherecoverypartition.

Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,dokeeptherecoverymediaina
safeplace.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourcomputeranymore,andyouwill
needtherecoverymediatorefreshorresetyourcomputer.

8.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.

Usingrecoverymedia

Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourcomputer,use
recoverymediatorecoveryourcomputer.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.T urnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypressF12.The
BootMenuwindowopens.

2.Selecttherecoverydriveasthebootdevice.

3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.

4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.

5.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyour
PCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8operatingsystem,goto:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage63

•“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63

•“InstallingorreplacingtheSIMcard”onpage66

•“Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage67

•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage70

•“ReplacingtheM.2wirelessLANcard”onpage72

•“InstallingorreplacingtheM.2wirelessWANcard”onpage76

•“ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice”onpage79

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage84

•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage82

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.
Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoptionor
aCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou
toinstallthepart.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe
edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthe
parttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwo
seconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityinthepackageandyourbody.

•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackageandinstallthepart
withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackageonasmooth,
levelsurfaceandplacethepartonthepackage.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Replacingthebatterypack

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecicsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo
oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother
systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwillnot
chargeandthefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed:
“Thebatteryinstalledisnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.Pleasereplacethebattery
withthecorrectLenovobatteryforthissystem.”

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Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and

providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcan
causethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorameto“vent”fromthebattery
packorcoincell.

Toreplacethebatterypack,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerlidandturnoverthecomputer.

3.Unlockthebatterylatchesbyslidingthemtotheunlockedpositions1.Removethebatterypack2.

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4.Insertanewbatterypackuntilitclicksintoplace.

Afterthereplacement,turnoverthecomputerandconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothe
computer.

Replacingthebasecoverassembly

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toreplacethebasecoverassembly,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

3.Loosenthescrews1thatsecurethebasecoverassembly.Thenremovethebasecoverassemblyas

shownbythearrow

2.

4.Installthenewbasecoverassembly1andtightenthescrews2.

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5.Installthebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

6.T urnoverthecomputerandconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Note:Ifyouremovethebasecoverassemblywhenyourcomputerhasthebatterypackinstalledoris
connectedtoacpower,theremightbeariskofshortcircuits.Besides,thecomputerwillnotstartafter
youreinstallthebasecoverassembly.Tostartthecomputer,disconnecttheacpoweradapterandthen
reconnectittothecomputer.

InstallingorreplacingtheSIMcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

SIMcardisasmallplasticcardwithanIntegratedCircuit(IC)chipmountedononesideofthecard.

IfyourcomputersupportswirelessWANconnections,yourcomputermightrequireaSIMcardtoestablish
wirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountryorregionofdelivery,youmightneedtopurchase
aSIMcardoraSIMcardmightalreadybeinstalledinyourcomputerorispartoftheshippingcontents
thatcomewithyourcomputer.

ToinstallorreplacetheSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

3.LocatetheSIMcardslotinsidethebatterycompartment.IftherealreadyisaSIMcardintheslot,gently
pullthecardoutoftheslot.

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4.InsertthenewSIMcardintotheslot.

Note:EnsurethatyouinserttheSIMcardallthewayintotheslot.

5.Installthebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

6.T urnoverthecomputerandconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamage
andpermanentlossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:

•Replacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectors
andslotoftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchangesorreplacement.

•Donotdroptheharddiskorsolid-statedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Puttheharddiskdriveor
solid-statedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,thatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoveroftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformation
onit,andthenturnoffthecomputer.

•Neverremovetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,
orinhibernationmode.

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Toreplacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

3.Loosenthescrews1thatsecurethebasecoverassembly.Thenremovethebasecoverassemblyas
shownbythearrow2.

4.Removethescrewthatsecurestheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

5.Removetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithbracket.

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6.Detachthebracketfromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Thenattachthebrackettothenewhard
diskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

7.Installthenewharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithbracket.

8.Installthescrewtosecuretheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

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9.Installthebasecoverassembly1andtightenthescrews2.

10.Installthebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

11.T urnoverthecomputerandconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingamemorymodule

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Youcanincreasememory
capacitybyreplacingoraddingamemorymodule.

Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconguration.Insome
conditions,thememorymoduleinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforehandlingamemorymodule,touchametalobjecttoreduceanystaticelectricityfrom
yourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.

Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

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3.Loosenthescrews1thatsecurethebasecoverassembly.Thenremovethebasecoverassemblyas
shownbythearrow2.

4.Openthelatchesonbothsidesoftheslotatthesametime1,andthenremovethememorymodule2.
Savetheremovedmemorymoduleforfutureuse.

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5.Placethenotchedendofthenewmemorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthememoryslot,
andinsertthememorymodule1intotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees.Pivotthememory
moduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace2.Ensurethatthememorymoduleisrmlyinstalledin
theslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

Attention:

•Donottouchthecontactedgeofthememorymodule.Otherwisethememorymodulemightbe

damaged.

•Ifyouinstallonlyonememorymodule,ensurethatyouinstallitintothebottomslot,whichisthe

primaryslot.

6.Installthebasecoverassembly1andtightenthescrews2.

7.Installthebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

8.T urnoverthecomputerandconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingtheM.2wirelessLANcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

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DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:Beforehandlingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany

staticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

ToreplacetheM.2wirelessLANcard,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

3.Loosenthescrews1thatsecurethebasecoverassembly.Thenremovethebasecoverassemblyas
shownbythearrow2.

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4.Ifatoolisprovidedwiththenewcardtohelpyoudisconnectcables,usethetooltodisconnectthe
cablesfromtheoldcard.Ifnosuchatoolisprovided,holdthecableconnectorwithyourngersand
gentlydisconnecteachcablefromtheoldcard.

5.Removethescrew.Thecardisreleasedfromthesecuredpositionandpivotsupward.

6.CarefullyremovethewirelessLANcardoutoftheslot.

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7.AlignthenotchededgeofthenewwirelessLANcardwiththekeyintheslot.Thencarefullyinsertthe
cardintotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees.

8.PivotthenewwirelessLANcarddownward1,andtheninstallthescrewtosecurethecardinplace2.

9.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewwirelessLANcard.Ensurethatyouattachthegraycabletothe
mainconnectoronthecard,andtheblackcabletotheauxiliaryconnectoronthecard.

10.Installthebasecoverassembly1andtightenthescrews2.

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11.Installthebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

12.T urnoverthecomputerandconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

InstallingorreplacingtheM.2wirelessWANcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:Beforehandlingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany

staticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

ToinstallorreplacetheM.2wirelessWANcard,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

3.Loosenthescrews1thatsecurethebasecoverassembly.Thenremovethebasecoverassemblyas
shownbythearrow2.

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4.IfyourcomputeralreadyisinstalledwithawirelessWANcard,removeit.Ifatoolisprovidedwiththe
newcardtohelpyoudisconnectcables,usethetooltodisconnectthecablesfromtheoldcard.If
nosuchatoolisprovided,holdthecableconnectorwithyourngersandgentlydisconnecteach
cablefromtheoldcard.

5.Removethescrew.Thecardisreleasedfromthesecuredpositionandpivotsupward.

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6.CarefullyremovethewirelessWANcardoutoftheslot.

7.AlignthenotchededgeofthenewwirelessWANcardwiththekeyintheslot.Thencarefullyinsertthe
cardintotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees.

8.PivotthenewwirelessWANcarddownward1andtheninstallthescrewtosecurethecardinplace2.

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9.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewwirelessWANcard.Ensurethatyouconnecttheredcableto
themainconnectoronthecard,andthebluecabletotheauxiliaryconnectoronthecard.

10.Installthebasecoverassembly1andtightenthescrews2.

11.Installthebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

12.T urnoverthecomputerandconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ToreplacetheUltrabaydevice,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

3.Loosenthescrews1thatsecurethebasecoverassembly.Thenremovethebasecoverassemblyas
shownbythearrow2.

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4.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheUltrabaydevice.

5.RemovetheUltrabaydevice.

6.InsertthenewUltrabaydeviceintothebay.

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7.InstallthescrewtosecurethenewUltrabaydevice.

8.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage65.

9.Installthebasecoverassembly1andtightenthescrews2.

10.T urnoverthecomputerandconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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Replacingthebackupbattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Ifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebackupbattery
containsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcan
causethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorameto“vent”fromthebattery
packorcoincell.

Toreplacethebackupbattery,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Loosenthescrews1thatsecurethebasecoverassembly.Thenremovethebasecoverassemblyas
shownbythearrow

2.

3.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage65.

4.Detachtheconnector1,andthenremovethebackupbattery2.

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5.Installthenewbackupbattery1andattachtheconnector2.

6.Installthebasecoverassembly1andtightenthescrews2.

7.Installthebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

8.T urnoverthecomputerandconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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Replacingthekeyboard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Toremovethekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.See“Replacingthebatterypack”onpage63.

3.Findthekeyboardmulti-toolintheshippingpackageofthenewkeyboard.

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