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UserGuide
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Notes:
•Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoread“Importantsafetyinformation”inthe
accompanyingdocumentationrst.
•SomeinstructionsinthisguidemayassumethatyouareusingtheWindows
®
system.IfyouareusingotherWindowsoperatingsystem,someoperationsmaybe
slightlydifferent.Ifyouareusingotheroperatingsystems,someoperationsmaynot
applytoyou,andthusshouldn'taffectyouruseofthiscomputer.
•Thefeaturesdescribedinthisguidearecommontomostmodels.Somefeaturesmay
notbeavailableonyourcomputerand/oryourcomputermayincludefeaturesthatare
notdescribedinthisuserguide.
NoticeforusersinU.S.A
•Ifyourproductisnotworkingcorrectly,DONOTRETURNITTOTHESTORE.
•Fortechnicalassistance,contactaLenovo
®
supportspecialist24hoursadayby
callingtollfree1-877-4LENOVO(1-877-453-6686).
•Additionally,youcanndsupportinformationandupdatesontheLenovoWebsite
locatedat
http://consumersupport.lenovo.com
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©CopyrightLenovo2011.
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Contents
Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer...........1
Topview........................1
Left-sideview......................2
Right-sideview.....................3
Frontview.......................4
Bottomview......................5
Chapter2.Learningthebasics................7
Firstuse........................7
Readingthemanuals...................7
Connectingtothepower.................7
Turningonthecomputer..................8
Conguringtheoperatingsystem...............8
Puttingyourcomputerintosleepstateorshuttingitdown......8
Usingacpoweradapterandbattery..............9
Checkingbatterystatus..................9
Chargingthebattery...................9
Removingthebatterypack.................9
Handlingthebattery..................10
Usingthetouchpad...................10
Usingthekeyboard...................11
Numerickeypad...................11
Functionkeycombinations................11
Connectingexternaldevices................12
Usingmemorycards(notsupplied).............12
Connectingauniversalserialbus(USB)device.........13
ConnectingaBluetoothdevice(onsomemodels)........13
Specialkeysandbuttons.................14
Systemstatusindicators.................15
Securingyourcomputer.................16
Attachingasecuritylock(notsupplied)............16
Usingpasswords...................16
Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels).............17
ConnectingtotheInternet.................17
Wiredconnection...................17
Wirelessconnection..................19
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Chapter3.LenovoOneKeyRescuesystem..........21
UsingLenovoOneKeyRecoveryinWindows7operatingsystem....21
UsingLenovoOneKeyRescuesysteminotheroperatingsystems....21
AppendixA.CRUinstructions...............23
Replacingthebattery..................23
Replacingtheharddiskdrive................24
Replacingamemorymodule................25
Removingtheopticaldrive.................27
Trademarks......................29
Index........................31
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Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer
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Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors.
•“Topview”onpage1
•“Left-sideview”onpage2
•“Right-sideview”onpage3
•“Frontview”onpage4
•“Bottomview”onpage5
Topview
Note:Y ourcomputermightbeslightlydifferentfromtheaboveillustration.
Attention:DoNOTopenthedisplaypanelbeyond130degrees.Whenclosingthe
displaypanel,becarefulNOTtoleavepensoranyotherobjectsinbetweenthe
displaypanelandthekeyboard.Otherwise,thedisplaypanelmaybedamaged.
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1Integratedcamera(onsomemodels):Usethecameraforvideo
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communication.
2Wirelessmoduleantennas(onsomemodels):Thebuilt-inantennasensure
optimalreceptionofwirelessradio.
3Computerdisplay:TheLCDdisplayprovidesbrilliantvisualoutput.
4Speakers:Thestereospeakersproviderichandpowerfulsound.
5Powerbutton:Pressthisbuttontoturnonthecomputer.
6OneKeyRescuesystembutton:PressthisbuttontoopenOneKeyRescue
system(IfOneKeyRescuesystemhasbeenpreinstalled)whenthecomputeris
poweredoff.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsinChapter3“LenovoOneKeyRescue
system”onpage21
7Built-inmicrophone:Thebuilt-inmicrophone(withnoisereduction)canbe
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usedforvideoconferencing,voicenarration,orsimpleaudiorecordings.
8Touchpad:Thetouchpadfunctionsasaconventionalmouse.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingthetouchpad”onpage10.
9Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels):Withthengerprintreaderyoucan
registerngerprintsandusethemaspasswordstosecureyourcomputer
10SystemstatusindicatorsFordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“System
statusindicators”onpage15.
Left-sideview
1Kensingtonslot:Attachasecuritylock(notsupplied)here.
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Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Attachingasecuritylock(not
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supplied)”onpage16.
2ACpoweradapterjack:Connecttheacpoweradapterhere.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingacpoweradapterandbattery”
onpage9
3Fanlouvers:Dissipateinternalheat.
.
Note:Makesurethatnoneofthefanlouversareblockedorelseoverheating
ofthecomputermayoccur.
4VGAport:Connectstoexternaldisplaydevices.
5RJ-45port:ThisportconnectsthecomputertoanEthernetnetwork.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Wiredconnection”onpage17
6HDMIport(onsomemodels):ConnectstodeviceswithHDMIinputsuchas
aTVoradisplay.
7eSA T A/USBconnector(onsomemodels):ConnectstoeSATAorUSB
devices.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Connectingauniversalserialbus
(USB)device”onpage13
8USBconnector:ConnectstoUSBdevices.
.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Connectingauniversalserialbus
(USB)device”onpage13
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Right-sideview
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1Headphonejack:Connectstoexternalheadphones.
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Attention:Listeningtomusicathighvolumeoverextendedperiodsoftimemay
damageyourhearing.
2Microphonejack:Connectstoexternalmicrophones.
3USBconnectors:ConnecttoUSBdevices.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Connectingauniversalserialbus
(USB)device”onpage13.
4Opticaldrive:Readsorburnsopticaldrivedisks.
Frontview
1Systemstatusindicators:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“System
statusindicators”onpage15
2Memorycardslot:Insertmemorycards(notsupplied)here.
.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingmemorycards(notsupplied)”
onpage12
3Integratedwirelessdeviceswitch(onsomemodels):Usethisswitchtoturn
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on/offthewirelessradioofallwirelessdevicesonyourcomputer
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Bottomview
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1Batterylatch-manual:Themanualbatterylatchisusedtokeepthebattery
packsecuredinplace.
2Batterypack:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingacpoweradapter
andbattery”onpage9.
3Batterylatch-springloaded:Thespring-loadedbatterylatchkeepsthe
batterypacksecuredinplace.
4Harddiskdrive(HDD)/memorymodule/miniPCIExpressCardslot
compartment
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Chapter2.Learningthebasics
Thischapterprovidesbasicinformationaboutyourcomputer.
•“Firstuse”onpage7
•“Usingacpoweradapterandbattery”onpage9
•“Usingthetouchpad”onpage10
•“Connectingexternaldevices”onpage12
•“Connectingauniversalserialbus(USB)device”onpage13
•“ConnectingaBluetoothdevice(onsomemodels)”onpage13
•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage14
•“Systemstatusindicators”onpage15
•“Securingyourcomputer”onpage16
•“ConnectingtotheInternet”onpage17
Firstuse
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtouseyourcomputer.
Readingthemanuals
Readthesuppliedmanualsbeforeusingyourcomputer.
Connectingtothepower
Thesuppliedbatterypackisnotfullychargedatpurchase.T ochargethebattery
andbeginusingyourcomputer,insertthebatterypackandconnectthecomputer
toanelectricaloutlet.Thebatteryisautomaticallychargedwhilethecomputeris
runningonacpower.
Installingthebatterypack
Toinstallthebatterypack,refertotheSetupPosterthatcomeswithyour
computer.
Connectingthecomputertoanelectricaloutlet
Toconnectthecomputertoanelectricaloutlet,dothefollowing:
1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.
2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpoweradapterjackofthecomputer
rmly.
3.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.
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Turningonthecomputer
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.
Conguringtheoperatingsystem
Youmayneedtoconguretheoperatingsystemwhenitisrstused.The
congurationprocessmayincludetheproceduresbelow.
•Acceptingtheenduserlicenseagreement
•ConguringtheInternetconnection
•Registeringtheoperatingsystem
•Creatingauseraccount
Puttingyourcomputerintosleepstateorshuttingitdown
Whenyounishworkingwithyourcomputer,youcanputitintosleepstateor
shutitdown.
Puttingyourcomputerintosleepstate
Ifyouwillbeawayfromyourcomputerforonlyashorttime,putthecomputer
intosleepstate.Whenthecomputerisinsleepstate,youcanquicklywakeitto
resumeuse,andbypassthestartupprocess.
Toputthecomputerintosleepstate,doeitherofthefollowing:
•Click
•PressFn+F1.
andselectSleepfromtheStartmenu.
Note:Waituntilthepowerindicatorlightstartsblinking(indicatingthatthe
computerisinsleepstate)beforeyoumoveyourcomputer.Movingyour
computerwhiletheharddiskisspinningcandamagetheharddisk,causing
lossofdata.
Towakethecomputer,doeitherofthefollowing:
•Pressthepowerbutton.
•Pressanykeyonthekeyboard.
Shuttingdownyourcomputer
Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourcomputerforadayortwo,shutitdown.
Toshutdownyourcomputer,clickandselectShutdownfromtheStartmenu.
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Usingacpoweradapterandbattery
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtousetheacpoweradapterthe
batteryforyourcomputer.
Checkingbatterystatus
Youcandeterminethepercentageofbatterypowerremainingbycheckingthe
batteryiconinthenoticationarea.
Notes:Aseachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifcultto
predicthowlongabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Theamountofenergystoredinthebatterywhenyoucommencework.
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:forexample,howoftenyouaccessthehard
diskdriveandhowbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
Chargingthebattery
Whenyoundthatthebatterypowerislow,youneedtochargethebatteryor
replaceitwithafullychargedone.
Youneedtochargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingsituations:
•Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery
•Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking
•Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime
Notes:
•Y ouareadvisedtoinsertthebatterypackwhenusingyourcomputerto
preventsmallparticlesfromenteringtheinsideofyourcomputer.
•T oincreasethelifeofthebatterypack,thecomputerdoesnotstartrecharging
thebatteryimmediatelyafteritdropsfromfullycharged.
•Chargethebatteryatatemperaturebetween50°Fand86°F(10°C-30°C).
•Fullchargeordischargeisnotrequired.
Removingthebatterypack
Ifyouarenotgoingtousethecomputerforanextendedperiodoftime,orifyou
needtosendyourcomputertoLenovoforservice,etc.removethebatterypack
fromthecomputer.Beforeremovingthebatterypack,makesurethecomputer
hasbeenshutdown.
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Iftherechargeablebatterypackisreplacedwithanincorrecttype,theremaybe
dangerofanexplosion.Thebatterypackcontainsasmallamountofharmful
substances.Toavoidpossibleinjuryanddetrimenttotheenvironment,pay
attentiontothefollowingpoints:
•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.
•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.
•Donotexposethebatterypacktowaterorrain.
•Donotattempttodisassemblethebatterypack.
•Donotshort-circuitthebatterypack.
•Keepthebatterypackawayfromchildren.
•Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.When
disposingofthebattery,complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyour
company’ssafetystandards.
Usingthetouchpad
1Touchpad:T omovethecursoronthescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepad
inthedirectioninwhichyouwantthecursortomove.
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2Leftclickbutton:Hasthesamefunctionwiththatoftheleftmousebuttonon
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aconventionalmouse.
3Rightclickbutton:Hasthesamefunctionwiththatoftherightmousebutton
onaconventionalmouse.
Note:Y oucanenableordisablethetouchpadusingFn+F6.
Usingthekeyboard
Yourcomputerhasanumerickeypadandfunctionkeysincorporatedinits
standardkeyboard.
Numerickeypad
Thekeyboardhasaseparatenumerickeypad.Toenableordisablethenumeric
keypad,pressFn+F8.
Note:TheNumlockindicatorwilllightonifthenumerickeypadisenabled.
Functionkeycombinations
Throughtheuseofthefunctionkeys,youcanchangeoperationalfeatures
instantly.T ousethisfunction,pressandholdFn1;thenpressoneofthefunction
keys2.
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Thefollowingdescribesthefeaturesofeachfunctionkey.
FunctionkeycombinationF unction
Fn+Esc
Fn+F1Entersleepmode.
Fn+F2
Fn+F3
Fn+F4
Fn+F5
Fn+F6Enableordisablethetouchpad.
Fn+F8Enableordisablethenumerickeypad.
Fn+F9
Fn+F10
Fn+F11
Fn+F12
Fn+PgUpEnableordisablethescrolllock.
Fn+PrtSc
Fn+Home
Fn+PgDn
Fn+upanddownarrowsIncreaseordecreasedisplaybrightness.
Fn+leftandrightarrows
Turnonorofftheintegratedcamera.
TurnonoroffthebacklightoftheLCDscreen.
Opentheinterfaceforthedisplaydeviceswitchtoselect
thisnotebookcomputeroranexternaldisplay.
Opentheinterfacefordisplayresolutionsettings.
Opentheinterfaceforintegratedwirelessdevicessettings
(onoroff).
StartorpauseplaybackofWindowsMediaPlayer.
StopplaybackofWindowsMediaPlayer.
Skiptotheprevioustrack.
Skiptothenexttrack.
Activatethesystemrequest.
Activatethepausefunction.
Activatetheinsertfunction.
Increaseordecreasesoundvolume.
Connectingexternaldevices
Yourcomputerhasawiderangeofbuilt-infeaturesandconnectioncapabilities.
Usingmemorycards(notsupplied)
Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingtypesofmemorycards:
•SecureDigital(SD)card
•MultiMediaCard(MMC)
•MemoryStickPRO(MSPRO)
•xD-Picture(xD)card
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Notes:
•InsertONLYonecardintheslotatatime.
•ThiscardreaderdoesnotsupportSDIOdevices(e.g.,SDIOBluetooth,etc.).
Insertingamemorycard
Toinsertamemorycard,dothefollowing:
1.Pushthedummycarduntilyouhearaclick.Gentlypullthedummycard
outofthememorycardslot.
Note:Thedummycardisusedforpreventingdustandsmallparticlesfrom
enteringtheinsideofyourcomputerwhenthememorycardslotisnotinuse.
Retainthedummycardforfutureuse.
2.Slidethememorycardinuntilitclicksintoplace.
Removingamemorycard
Toremoveamemorycard,dothefollowing:
1.Pushthememorycarduntilyouhearaclick.
2.Gentlypullthememorycardoutofthememorycardslot.
Note:Beforeremovingthememorycard,disableitviaWindowssafelyremove
hardwareandejectmediautilitytoavoiddatacorruption.
Connectingauniversalserialbus(USB)device
YourcomputercomeswiththreeUSBportsandoneeSAT A/USBportcompatible
withUSBdevices.
Note:WhenusingahighpowerconsumptionUSBdevicesuchasUSBODD,
usetheexternaldevice’spoweradapter.Otherwise,thedevicemaynotbe
recognized,andsystemshutdownmayresult.
ConnectingaBluetoothdevice(onsomemodels)
IfyourcomputerhasanintegratedBluetoothadaptercard,itcanconnecttoand
transferdatawirelesslytootherBluetoothenableddevices,suchasnotebook
computers,PDAsandcellphones.Youcantransferdatabetweenthesedevices
withoutcablesandupto10metersrangeinopenspace.
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computeraspossible.
EnablingBluetoothcommunicationsonyourcomputer
ToenableBluetoothcommunicationsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Slidetheintegratedwirelessdeviceswitchfromto.
2.PressFn+F5toconguresettings.
Notes:
•WhenyoudonotneedtousetheBluetoothfunction,turnitofftosavebattery
power.
•Y ouneedtopairtheBluetoothenableddevicewithyourcomputerbefore
youcantransferdatabetweenthem.Readthedocumentationsuppliedwith
theBluetoothenableddevicefordetailsonhowtopairthedevicewithyour
computer.
Specialkeysandbuttons
OneKeyRescuesystembutton
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•Whenthecomputerispowered-off,pressthisbuttontoentertheOneKey
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RescuesystemifLenovoOneKeyRescuesystemhasbeenpreinstalled.
•InWindowsoperatingsystem,pressthisbuttontostartLenovoOneKey
Recovery.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsinChapter3“LenovoOneKeyRescue
system”onpage21.
Systemstatusindicators
Theseindicatorsinformyouofthecomputerstatus.
1Capslockindicator
2Numlockindicator
3Harddiskdriveindicator
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4Powerstatusindicator
5Batterystatusindicator
6Wirelesscommunicationindicator
Securingyourcomputer
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtohelpprotectyourcomputerfrom
theftandunauthorizeduse.
Attachingasecuritylock(notsupplied)
Youcanattachasecuritylocktoyourcomputertohelppreventitfrombeing
removedwithoutyourpermission.Fordetailsoninstallingthesecuritylock,please
refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththesecuritylockthatyouhavepurchased
Refertothe“Left-sideview”onpage2forthelocationoftheKensingtonslot.
Notes:
•Beforepurchasinganysecurityproduct,verifythatitiscompatiblewiththis
typeofsecuritykeyhole.
•Y ouareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelocking
devicesandsecurityfeatures.Lenovooffersnocommentjudgementor
warrantyregardingthefunction,qualityorperformanceoflockingdevices
andsecurityfeatures.
Usingpasswords
Usingpasswordshelpspreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Once
yousetapasswordandenableit,apromptappearsonthescreeneachtime
youpoweronthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.Thecomputer
cannotbeusedunlessyouenterthecorrectpassword.
Note:Thispasswordcanbefromonetosevenalphanumericcharactersinany
combination.
Fordetailsabouthowtosetthepassword,refertotheonlinehelpinformation
systemtotherightofthescreeninBIOSSetupUtility .
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Note:T oenterBIOSSetupUtility,pressF2whentheLenovologoappearsonthe
screenwhilethecomputerisstartingup.
Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)
Withthengerprintreader,inadditiontoregisteringngerprintinformationand
usingitasapasswordforWindowsoperatingsystemorWebsitelogon,youcan
alsolaunchapplicationsquicklyandencryptprivatedatawithyourngerprintto
secureyourcomputer.F ormoredetailsonngerprintreader,refertotheonline
helpinformationsystemofyoursoftware.
ConnectingtotheInternet
Asaglobalnetwork,theInternetconnectscomputersworldwide,providing
servicessuchase-mailing,informationsearching,electroniccommerce,Web
browsingandentertainment.
YoucanconnectthecomputertotheInternetinthefollowingways:
•Wiredconnection:usephysicalwiringtoconnect.
•Wirelessnetworktechnology:connectwithoutwiring.
Wiredconnection
Wiredconnectionsareareliableandsafewaytoconnectthecomputertothe
Internet.
WiredconnectionDescription
CableCableInternetservicesuseacablemodemconnectedtothe
DSLDSLisafamilyofrelatedtechnologiesthatbringhigh-speed
residentialcableTVline.
networkaccesstohomesandsmallbusinessesoverordinary
telephonelines.
Hardwareconnection
ThistopicprovidesinformationabouthowtoconnecttotheInternetthrough
hardwareconnection.
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1TVcable(notsupplied)
2Splitter(notsupplied)
3Cablemodem(notsupplied)
Note:Y ourweirdconnectionmightslightlybedifferentwiththeaboveillustrations.
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2Splitter(notsupplied)
3DSLmodem(notsupplied)
Note:Y ourweirdconnectionmightslightlybedifferentwiththeaboveillustrations.
Softwareconguration
ConsultyourInternetServiceProvider(ISP)fordetailsonhowtocongureyour
computer.
Wirelessconnection
WirelessconnectionsprovidemobileaccesstotheInternet,allowingyoutostay
onlineanywherethewirelesssignalcovers.
Dividedbythesignalscales,wirelessconnectiontotheInternetcanbebuilt
basedonthefollowingstandards.
WirelessconnectionDescription
Wi-Fi
WiMAXWiMAXnetworksconnectseveralWirelessLANsystemsto
Note:Y ourcomputermaynotsupportallwirelessconnectionmethods.
Wi-Finetworkscoverasmallphysicalarea,likeahome,ofce,
orsmallgroupofbuildings.Anaccesspointisnecessaryfor
theconnection.
coverametropolitanarea,providinghigh-speedbroadband
accesswithouttheneedforcables.
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UsingWi-Fi/WiMAX(onsomemodels)
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Toenablewirelesscommunications,dothefollowing:
1.Slidetheintegratedwirelessdeviceswitchfromto.
2.PressFn+F5toconguresettings.
Hardwareconnection
1Accesspoint(notsupplied)
2Wi-Fi/WiMAXnetwork
Softwareconguration
ConsultyourInternetServiceProviderandsearchWindowsHelpandSupport
Centerfordetailsonhowtocongureyourcomputer.
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Chapter3.LenovoOneKeyRescuesystem
TheLenovoOneKeyRescuesystemisaneasy-to-useapplicationthatcanbe
usedtobackupthedataonyoursystempartition(Cdrive)foreasyrestorewhen
required.Y oucanrunLenovoOneKeyRecoveryundertheWindowsoperating
system,andtheOneKeyRescuesystemwithoutstartingtheWindowsoperating
system.
Attention:InordertoutilizethefeaturesoftheOneKeyRescuesystem,yourhard
diskalreadyincludesahiddenpartitionbydefaulttostorethesystemimagele
andOneKeyRescuesystemprogramles.Thisdefaultpartitionishiddenfor
securityreasonsandisthereasontheavailablediskspaceislessthanitclaims.
Theexactavailableharddiskspacedependsonthelesizeofthemirrorimage
le(basedonthesizeofoperatingsystemandpreinstalledsoftware).
UsingLenovoOneKeyRecoveryinWindows7 operatingsystem
InWindows7operatingsystem,doubleclicktheOneKeyRecoverysystemicon
onthedesktoptolaunchLenovoOneKeyRecovery.
Withtheprogrampreinstalledinyourcomputer,youcandothefollowing:
•Backingupthesystempartitionontheharddiskdriveorotherstoragedevices
•Creatingrecoverydiscstobackupthesystem
Notes:
•Thebackupprocessandcreationofrecoverydiscsmaytakesometime,
connecttheacpoweradapterandbatterypacktoyourcomputer.
•Aftertherecoverydiscsareburned,pleasenumberthemsothatyoucan
usetheminthecorrectorder.
Formoreinstructions,refertotheonlinehelpinformationsystemofLenovo
OneKeyRecovery.
UsingLenovoOneKeyRescuesysteminotheroperating systems
Iftheoperatingsystemcannotbeloaded,followthestepsbelowtoaccess
OneKeyRescuesystem:
1.Shutdownyourcomputer.
2.PressthekeytolaunchOneKeyRescuesystem.
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Notes:
•Y oucanchoosetorestoreyoursystempartitiontotheoriginalfactorystatus,
ortoapreviouslygeneratedbackup.
•Therecoveryprocessisirreversible.Makesuretobackupanycriticaldata
beforeusingtherecoveryfeature.
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AppendixA.CRUinstructions
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ThischapterprovidesCRUinstructionsforyourcomputer.
•“Replacingthebattery”onpage23
•“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage24
•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage25
•“Removingtheopticaldrive”onpage27
Replacingthebattery
Note:Onlyusethebatteryspeciedinthepartslistforyourcomputer.Anyother
batterycouldigniteorexplode.
Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer ,orenterhibernationmode.Disconnecttheacpower
adapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Unlockthebatteryreleaselever1.Holdingthebatteryreleaseleverinthe
unlockedposition2,removethebatterypackinthedirectionshownby
arrow3.
4.Installafullychargedbattery.
5.Slidethemanualbatterylatchtothelockedposition.
6.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecables
tothecomputeragain.
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Replacingtheharddiskdrive
Youcanincreasethestoragecapacityofyourcomputerbyreplacingtheharddisk
drivewithoneofgreatercapacity.Y oucanpurchaseanewharddiskdrivefrom
yourresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.
Notes:
•Replacetheharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.The
connectorsandbayoftheharddiskdrivewerenotdesignedforfrequent
changes,ordriveswapping.
•Thepreinstalledsoftwaresarenotincludedonanoptionalharddiskdrive.
Handlingaharddiskdrive
•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveona
material,suchassoftcloth,thatabsorbsthephysicalshock.
•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.
•Donottouchtheconnector.
Note:Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageand
permanentlossofdataontheharddisk.Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,
makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationontheharddisk,andthenturnthe
computeroff.Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep
mode,orinhibernationmode.
Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables
fromthecomputer .
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andthenturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebatterypack.
4.Removetheharddiskdrive/memorymodule/miniPCIExpressCardslot
compartmentcover.
a.Loosenthescrews1and2thatsecurethecompartmentcover.
b.Removethecompartmentcover3.
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5.Removetheframexingscrew4andpullthetabupinthedirectionshown
4
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byarrow5toremovetheharddiskdrivefromtheslot.
6.Putanewharddiskdrivegentlyintotheharddiskdrivebaywiththetabfacing
upwardsandtheconnectorsfacingeachother;thenpushitrmlyintospace.
7.Reinstalltheframexingscrew.
8.Reinstallthecompartmentcoverandtightenthescrews.
9.Reinstallthebatterypack.
10.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecables
tothecomputeragain.
Replacingamemorymodule
Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallinga
double-data-ratethreesynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(DDR3
SDRAM)-availableasanoption-inthememoryslotofyourcomputer .DDR3
SDRAMsareavailableinvariouscapacities.
Note:Useonlythememorytypessupportedbyyourcomputer.Ifyouincorrectly
installoptionalmemory,orinstallanunsupportedmemorytype,awarningbeep
willsoundwhenyoutrytostartthecomputer.
ToinstallaDDR3SDRAM,dothefollowing:
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1.Touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobjecttoreduceanystaticelectricity
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2
3
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inyourbody,whichcoulddamagetheDDR3SDRAM.Donottouchthe
contactedgeoftheDDR3SDRAM.
2.Turnoffthecomputer.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfrom
thecomputer.
3.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
4.Removethebatterypack.
5.Removetheharddiskdrive/memorymodule/miniPCIExpressCardslot
compartmentcover.
a.Loosenthescrews1and2thatsecurethecompartmentcover.
b.Removethecompartmentcover3.
6.IftwoDDR3SDRAMsarealreadyinstalledinthememoryslot,removeone
ofthemtomakeroomforthenewonebypressingoutonthelatcheson
bothedgesofthesocketatthesametime.BesuretosavetheoldDDR3
SDRAMforfutureuse.
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7.AlignthenotchoftheDDR3SDRAMwiththeprotrusionofthesocketand
gentlyinserttheDDR3SDRAMintothesocketata30-45°angle.Thenpush
theDDR3SDRAMinwardtowardthesocketuntilthelatchesonbothedges
ofthesocketarepushedintotheclosedposition.
8.Reinstallthecompartmentcoverandtightenthescrews.
9.Reinstallthebatterypack.
10.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecables
tothecomputeragain.
Note:IfonlyoneDDR3SDRAMisusedonthecomputeryouareservicing,the
cardmustbeinstalledinSLOT -0(a:lowerslot),butnotinSLOT -1(b:upperslot).
TomakesurethattheDDR3SDRAMisinstalledcorrectly,dothefollowing:
1.Turnthecomputeron.
2.HoldF2duringstartup.TheBIOSSetupUtilityscreenopens.TheSystem
Memoryitemshowsthetotalamountofmemoryinstalledinyourcomputer.
Removingtheopticaldrive
Toremovetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables
fromthecomputer .
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2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andthenturnthecomputerover.
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3.Removethebatterypack.
4.Removethescrew1,insertascrewdriverintothescrewholeandpushthe
opticaldriveinthedirectionshownbyarrow.Pulltheopticaldriveoutinthe
directionshownbyarrow.
ThefollowingtableprovidesalistofCRUs(CustomerReplaceableUnits)foryour
computer,andinformsyouofwheretondreplacementinstructions.
SetupPosterUserGuide
acpoweradapterX
Powercordforacpower
adapter
BatteryXX
BottomaccesscoverX
HarddiskdriveX
MemorymoduleX
Opticaldrive
X
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Trademarks
ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,other
countries,orboth:
Lenovo
OneKey
WindowsisatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkoftheMicrosoftgroupof
companies.
Othercompany,products,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarks
ofothers.
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Index
A
acpoweradapter9
B
Bluetooth13
Built-inmicrophone2
C
Camera1,12
Cardreader13
Chargingthebattery9
F
Functionkeycombinations11
K
Keyboard11
O
OneKeyRescuesystembutton14
P
Password16
S
Security16
T
Touchpad2
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