Lenovo B480, B580 User Manual

UserGuide

LenovoB480andB580

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiv

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage67

TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.To
refertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

FifthEdition(December2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2012.

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

Contents

Readthisrst.............iii

Importantsafetyinformation..........iv

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction...iv

Safetyguidelines.............v

Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyour

computer................1

Topview..................1

Left-sideview................2

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

Frontview.................4

Bottomview................5

Statusindicators...............5

Features..................7

Specications................8

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer....9

Frequentlyaskedquestions..........9

Tipsonusingyourcomputer.........10

Readingthemanuals..........10

Connectingtopower..........10

Turningonthecomputer.........10

Conguringtheoperatingsystem.....10

Puttingthecomputerintosleepmodeor

shuttingitdown............11

Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack.11

Checkingthebatterystatus........11

Usingtheacpoweradapter........12

Chargingthebattery..........12

Maximizingthebatterylife........12

Handlingthebattery...........13

Usingthetouchpad............14

Usingtherecoverybutton..........15

Usingthekeyboard.............15

Numerickeypad............15

Functionkeycombinations........16

Connectingtoexternaldevices........18

Usingthemediacardreader.......18

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature...18

Chapter3.Connectingtothe

network................19

Wiredconnection.............19

Hardwareconnection..........19

Softwareconguration..........20

Wirelessconnection............20

Hardwareconnection..........20

Softwareconguration..........21

Chapter4.Y ouandyourcomputer..23

Accessibilityandcomfort..........23

Ergonomicinformation..........23

Chapter5.Security..........25

Attachingamechanicallock.........25

Usingpasswords..............25

Usingangerprintreader..........25

Chapter6.Recoveryoverview....27

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramonthe

Windows7operatingsystem.........27

SolvingrecoveryproblemsontheWindows7

operatingsystem............27

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramonthe

Windows8operatingsystem.........28

Chapter7.Replacingdevices.....31

Staticelectricityprevention..........31

Replacingthebattery............31

Replacingthebackupbattery.........32

Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........35

Replacingamemorymodule.........38

ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

LAN/WiMAXconnection...........41

Removingtheopticaldrive..........44

Chapter8.Preventingproblems...47

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......47

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........48

Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............51

Troubleshooting..............51

Batteryandpowerproblems.......51

Computerscreenproblems........52

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................53

OneKeyRecoveryProprogramproblems..54

Apasswordproblem..........54

Asoundproblem............55

Otherproblems............55

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............57

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........57

Exportclassicationnotice..........58

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Electronicemissionnotices..........58

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

DeclarationofConformity........58

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements..............61

ChinaWEEEstatement...........61

ImportantWEEEInformation.........61

Japanrecyclingstatements.........61

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........62

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................63

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................63

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....63

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....65

ChinaRoHS................65

TurkishRoHS...............65

UkraineRoHS...............65

IndiaRoHS................66

AppendixD.Notices..........67

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......68

Trademarks................68

Index..................71

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Readthisrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretocontinuetogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyour
computer.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,andmakesurethatthepowerswitchisofforisblinking:

•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

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookpersonalcomputer.Followandretainallinformation
includedwithyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchase
agreementortheLenovo

®

LimitedWarranty.

Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal
computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential
safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducethese
risks,followtheinstructionsinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowingtheinformationcontainedin
thisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourselffromhazardsandcreatea
safercomputerworkenvironment.

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough
thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby
anauthorizedservicer.

Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare
occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou
mighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthatan
internalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner.Or,theymightindicate

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apotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.
ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphone
numbers,gotothefollowingWebsite:
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.Y oumustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake
surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave
anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputer
coolbeforeopeningthecover.

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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.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects
whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.

2

,or

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

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approvedoutletadapterortoreplacetheoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Never
overloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystemloadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranch
circuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads
andbranchcircuitratings.

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose
totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare
installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Externaldevices

CAUTION:
DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)
cablewhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoid
possibledamagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdownto
disconnectexternaldevices.

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

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dischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthe
batteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

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

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.

Lithiumcoincellbatterynotice

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer .Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

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ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

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

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.

•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).

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Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,batterypack,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthe
devicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.T urneverythingOFF .

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.T urndevicesON.

Todisconnect:

1.T urneverythingOFF .

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

Lasercompliancestatement

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

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

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DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:
Forproductswithmercury-containinguorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED)

•Theuorescentlampintheliquidcrystaldisplaycontainsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,
state,orfederallaws.

•TheLCDismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDto
break.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternaluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediately
washtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsarepresentafter
washing,getmedicalcare.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

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.

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

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

Noticefortabletpersonalcomputerusers

SafetynoticeforusersinAustralia

DANGER

Donotconnectphonelinewhileusingtabletmode.

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NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

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

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

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer

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Thischapterintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed
tostartusingthecomputer.

•“Topview”onpage1

•“Left-sideview”onpage2

•“Left-sideview”onpage2

•“Frontview”onpage4

•“Bottomview”onpage5

•“Statusindicators”onpage5

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specications”onpage8

Topview

Figure1.LenovoB480andB580topview

1Integratedcamera6Recoverybutton

2Wirelessmoduleantennas7Touchpad

3Computerdisplay

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8Fingerprintreader

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4Speakers9Numerickeypad(onsomemodels)

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2 3 4 5

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5Powerbutton

1Integratedcamera

10Statusindicators

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.

2Wirelessmoduleantennas

Thebuilt-inantennasensureoptimalreceptionofwirelessradio.

3Computerdisplay

TheLCDdisplayprovidesbrilliantvisualoutput.

4Built-instereospeakers

Toadjustthesoundlevelofthebuilt-inspeakers,referto“Functionkeycombinations”onpage16.

5Powerbutton

Pressthisbuttontoturnonthecomputer.Toturnoffthecomputer,refertotheinstructionsin“Puttingthe
computerintosleepmodeorshuttingitdown”onpage11

6Recoverybutton

OntheWindows

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operatingsystem,pressthisbuttontolaunchtherecoveryprogrampreinstalledonyour

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computer.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingtherecoverybutton”onpage15.

7T ouchpad

Moveyourngertipacrossthetouchpadtomovethepointer.Thetouchpadbuttonsprovidefunctions
similartothoseofamouseanditsbuttons.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetouchpad”onpage14.

8Fingerprintreader

Thengerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyourngerprinttostartthecomputer.

9Numerickeypad

Yourcomputermighthaveanumerickeypadthatcanbeusedtoquicklyinputnumbers.Formore
information,referto“Numerickeypad”onpage15.

10Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,referto“Status
indicators”onpage5.

Left-sideview

Figure2.LenovoB480andB580left-sideview

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1Securitykeyhole

1 2 4 53

2Fanlouvers5HDMIport

3Monitorconnector

1Securitykeyhole

4Ethernetconnector

6USB3.0connectors

Purchaseasecuritycablelockthattsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect
yourcomputerfromtheft.Formoreinformation,referto“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage25.

2Fanlouvers

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

3Monitorconnector

Themonitorconnectorisusedtoconnectanexternalmonitororprojectortoyourcomputer.

4Ethernetconnector

Connectyourcomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

Formoreinformation,referto“Wiredconnection”onpage19.

5HDMIport

Usethehigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)porttoconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceor
videomonitorsuchasanHDTV.

6USB3.0connectors

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,
suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

Right-sideview

Figure3.LenovoB480andB580right-sideview

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1Comboaudiojack4USBconnector

2USBconnector

3Opticaldrive

1Comboaudiojack

5acpowerconnector

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole
plugtothecomboaudiojack.

2USBconnector

TheUSBconnectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSB
printeroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

3Opticaldrive

Theopticaldrivereadsopticaldiscs.

4USBconnector

TheUSBconnectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSB
printeroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

5acpowerconnector

Theacpoweradaptercableconnectstothecomputeracpowerconnectortoprovidepowertothe
computerandchargethebattery.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthe
batterypack”onpage11.

Frontview

Figure4.LenovoB480andB580frontview

1Statusindicator

2Built-inmicrophone

1Statusindicator

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,referto“Status
indicators”onpage5.

3Mediacardreaderslot

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2Built-inmicrophone

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Thebuilt-inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisusedwithanapplicationprogramcapable
ofhandlingaudio.

3Mediacardreaderslot

Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage18.

Bottomview

Figure5.LenovoB480andB580bottomview

1Batterylatch(manual)3Batterylatch(springloaded)

2Battery4Bottomslotcover

1Batterylatch(manual)

Keepsthebatterysecuredinplace.

2Battery

Useyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.Formoreinformation,referto
“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack”onpage11.

3Batterylatch(springloaded)

Keepsthebatterysecuredinplace.

4Bottomslotcover

Theharddiskdrive,memorymodule,andmini-PCIExpressCardareplacedunderneath.

Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

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Figure6.LenovoB480andB580statusindicators

1Capslockindicator

Whentheindicatorison,theCapslockmodeisenabled.Youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)in
uppercasewithoutpressingtheShiftkey.

2Numericlockindicator

Whentheindicatorison,thenumerickeypadisenabled.Y oucanusethekeypadtotypenumbersquickly.

3Deviceaccessstatusindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,aharddiskdriveoranopticaldriveisreadingorwritingdata.

Attention:

•Whentheindicatorison,donotputthecomputerintosleepmodeorturnoffthecomputer.

•Whentheindicatorison,donotmovethecomputer.Suddenphysicalshockmightcausedriveerrors.

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Figure7.LenovoB480andB580statusindicators

4Powerandbatterystatusindicator

•Green:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween80%and100%,orthebatterydischargelevelisbetween
20%and100%.

•Slowblinkinggreen:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,andchargingiscontinuing.
Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches80%,thebatterystatusindicatorstopsblinking,butthecharging
mightcontinueuntilthebatteryis100%charged.

•Slowblinkingorange:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%,andthechargingiscontinuing.
Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches20%,theblinkingcolorchangestogreen.

•Orange:Thebatterydischargelevelisbetween5%and20%.

•Fastblinkingorange:Thebatterychargeordischargelevelis5%orless.

•Off:Thebatteryisdetachedorthecomputerispoweredoff.

Features

Thistopicliststhephysicalfeaturesforyourcomputer.

Processor

•Toviewtheprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,doeitherofthefollowing:

–FortheWindows7operatingsystem:ClickStart,right-clickComputer.ThenclickProperties.
–FortheWindows8operatingsystem:Fromthedesktop,movethecursortothetop-rightor

bottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Memory

•Doubledatarate3(DDR3)synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(SDRAM)

Storagedevice

•2.5-inch(7mmheightor9.5mmheight)harddiskdrive

Display

•Size:

–LenovoB480:14.0inch(356mm)
–LenovoB580:15.6inch(396mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:1366-by-768
–Externalmonitor:Maximum2048-by-1536

•Integratedcamera

•Built-inmicrophones

Keyboard

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•6-rowLenovokeyboard

•Recoverybutton

Interface

•Comboaudiojack(stereoheadphoneorheadset)

•TwoUSB2.0connectors

•TwoUSB3.0connectors

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•HDMIport

•Externalmonitorconnector

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreaderslot

Opticaldrive

•12.7mmRamboopticaldrive(onsomemodels)

•12.7mmRambo/Blu-raycomboopticaldrive(onsomemodels)

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedWiMAX

•100/1000MbpsEthernetcommunication

Securityfeature

•Fingerprintreader

Specications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

Heatoutput

•65W(222Btu/hr)or90W(307Btu/hr)maximumheatoutput(dependingonthemodel)

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Batterypack

•Lithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage9

•“Tipsonusingyourcomputer”onpage10

•“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack”onpage11

•“Usingthetouchpad”onpage14

•“Usingtherecoverybutton”onpage15

•“Usingthekeyboard”onpage15

•“Connectingtoexternaldevices”onpage18

•“UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature”onpage18

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

•Question:WhatsafetyprecautionsshouldIfollowwhenusingmycomputer?
Solution:See“Importantsafetyinformation”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswith

yourcomputer.

•Question:HowcanIpreventproblemswithmycomputer?
Solution:SeeChapter8“Preventingproblems”onpage47.

•Question:Whatarethemainhardwarefeaturesofmycomputer?
Solution:SeeChapter1“Gettingtoknowyourcomputer”onpage1

computer”onpage9

•Question:WherecanIndthedetailedspecicationsformycomputer?
Solution:Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

•Question:WherecanIndtheinstructionsonupgradingorreplacingadevice?
Solution:SeeChapter7“Replacingdevices”onpage31

•Question:Wherearetherecoverydiscs?
Solution:Y ourcomputerdoesnotcomewithrecoverydiscs.Foranexplanationoftherecoverysolutions

foryourcomputer,seeChapter6“Recoveryoverview”onpage27.

•Question:HowcanIcontacttheCustomerSupportCenter?
Solution:See“Gettinghelpandservice”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswith

yourcomputer.

•Question:WherecanIndthewarrantyinformation?
Solution:Forthewarrantyapplicabletoyourcomputer,includingthewarrantyperiodandtypeof

warrantyservice,see“LenovoLimitedWarranty”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomes
withyourcomputer.

•Question:HowcanIinstallthedevicedrivers?
Solution:Acompatibledevicedriverisarequirementtoensurecorrectoperationandperformanceof

eachcomponentinyourcomputer.Ifyourcomputerispreinstalledwithanoperatingsystem,Lenovo
providesalldevicedriversthatyouneedontheharddiskdrive.

•Question:WherecanIdownloadthelatestdrivers?

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Solution:ThelatestdriversforyourcomputerareavailablefromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.To

downloadthelatestdriversforyourcomputer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Thenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.

•Question:WhatcanIdoifthebackupprocessfails?
Solution:Ifyoucanstartthebackupfeaturewithoutaproblem,butitfailsduringthebackupprocess,

trythefollowing:

1.Closeotherapplications,thenrestartthebackupprocess.

2.Checkifthedestinationmediumisdamaged,trytoselectanotherlepathandthentryagain.

•Question:WhendoIneedtorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings?
Solution:Youcanrestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingswhenitfailsorwhenyouneed

toreinstalltheoperatingsystem.Thiswillrestoreyourcomputerbacktotheinitialstatewhenyourst
starteditupafterreceivingitfromthestore.Ensurethatyouhavebackedupyourcriticaldatabefore
doingthistoavoiddataloss.

Tipsonusingyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidestipsonusingyourcomputerforthersttime.

Readingthemanuals

Readthemanualsthatcomewithyourcomputerbeforeusingthecomputer.

Connectingtopower

Thesuppliedbatterypackisnotfullychargedatpurchase.Tochargethebatteryandbegintouseyour
computer,installthebatterypack,connectthecomputertoanelectricaloutlet,andthenthebatterywillbe
chargedautomatically.

Installingthebatterypack

Forinstructionsoninstallingthebatterypack,refertotheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomes
withyourcomputer.

Connectingthecomputertoanelectricaloutlet

Toconnectthecomputertoanelectricaloutlet,dothefollowing:

1.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Insertthepowerjackintothecomputer.

Turningonthecomputer

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Conguringtheoperatingsystem

Youmightneedtoconguretheoperatingsystemwhenyouusethecomputerforthersttime.The
congurationprocessmightincludethefollowingsteps:

•Acceptingtheenduserlicenseagreement

•ConguringtheInternetconnection

•Registeringtheoperatingsystem

•Creatingauseraccount

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Puttingthecomputerintosleepmodeorshuttingitdown

Toconservepower,putthecomputerintosleepmodeorshutitdownwhenthecomputerisnotinuse.

Puttingyourcomputerintosleepmode

Ifyouwillbeawayfromyourcomputerforashorttime,putthecomputerintosleepmode.Whenthe
computerisinsleepmode,youcanquicklywakeituptoresumeuseandbypassthestartupprocess.

Toputthecomputerintosleepmode,doeitherofthefollowing:

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:

–ClickStart➙Shutdown.
–SelectSleepfromtheshutdownoption.
FortheWindows8operatingsystem:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.ClickSettings.

3.SelectSleepfromthePowershutdownoption.

•PressFn+F1.

Note:Waituntilthepowerindicatorstartsblinking(indicatingthatthecomputerisinsleepstate)before
youmovethecomputer.Movingthecomputerwhiletheharddiskdriveisspinningcandamagethe
harddiskdrive,causinglossofdata.

Towakeupthecomputer,doeitherofthefollowing:

•Pressthepowerbutton.

•PresstheFnkeyonthekeyboard.

Shuttingdownthecomputer

Ifyouarenotgoingtousethecomputerforadayortwo,shutitdown.

Toshutdownthecomputer,doeitherofthefollowing:

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:ClickStart➙Shutdown.

•FortheWindows8operatingsystem:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.ClickSettings.

3.ClickPower➙Shutdown.

Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack

Thistopicprovidesinformationabouthowtousetheacpoweradapterandthebatteryforyourcomputer.

Checkingthebatterystatus

ThebatterygaugeintheWindowsnoticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatterybetweencharges.
Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifculttopredicthowlongabattery
chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

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•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdrive,howbrightyoumakethe
computerdisplay.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ionbatterypackprovidedwithit,orfrom
acpowerthroughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.

Theacpoweradapterhastwobasiccomponents:

1.Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.

2.Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetothecomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Toconnecttheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Insertthepowerjackintothecomputer.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

Whenusingtheacpoweradapter,observethefollowingguidelines:

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpowertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedtothe
transformer.

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

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebattery
isinstalled.

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoundthatthebatterypowerislow,youneedtochargethebatteryorreplaceitwithafully
chargedone.

Youarerecommendedtochargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery

•Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking

•Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Notes:

•Youareadvisedtoinstallthebatterypackwhenusingyourcomputertopreventsmallparticlesfrom
enteringtheinsideofyourcomputer.

•Tomaximizethebatterylife,donotstartrechargingthebatteryimmediatelyafteritdropsfromfullcharge.

•Chargethebatteryatatemperaturebetween50°Fand86°F(10°C-30°C).

•Fullchargeordischargeisnotrequired.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofanewbatteryorabatterythatyouhavenotusedrecently,doeitherofthefollowing:

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•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus
indicatorstartsblinkingorange.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows
greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.

Handlingthebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.

Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.

AbatterypackotherthantheonespeciedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodiedbattery
packisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Storeitinacooldryplace.

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Usingthetouchpad

Figure8.LenovoB480andB580touchpad

1Touchpad:T omovethecursoronthescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhich

youwantthecursortomove.

2Leftclickbutton:Functionsthesameastheleftbuttononaconventionalmouse.

3Rightclickbutton:Functionsthesameastherightbuttononaconventionalmouse.

Note:YoucanenableordisablethetouchpadbypressingFn+F6.

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Usingtherecoverybutton

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Figure9.LenovoB480andB580recoverybutton

Recoverybutton:Therecoverybuttonenablesyoutolaunchtherecoveryprogramspreinstalledonyour
computer.

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:

–Whenthecomputeristurnedoff,pressthisbuttonandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionsto

launchtheProductRecoveryprogram.

–WhenthecomputerisstartingupandtheLenovologoisdisplayed,pressthisbuttonandthenfollow

theon-screeninstructionstostarttheProductRecoveryprogram.

–AfteryouhaveenteredtheWindowsoperatingsystem,pressthisbuttontolaunchtheLenovoSolution

Centerprogram.

•FortheWindows8operatingsystem:AfteryouhaveenteredtheWindowsoperatingsystem,pressthis
buttontolaunchtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.

Formoreinformation,refertoChapter6“Recoveryoverview”onpage27.

Usingthekeyboard

Yourcomputerhasanumerickeypadandfunctionkeysincorporatedinitsstandardkeyboard.

Numerickeypad

Dependingonyourmodel,yourcomputermightcomewithaseparatenumerickeypadorfunctionkeys
thatcouldworkasanumerickeypad.

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Thekeyboardhaskeysthatcanworkasa10-keynumerickeypadwhenenabled.Toenableordisablethe
keypad,pressFn+F8.

ForLenovoB580models

Thekeyboardhasaseparatenumerickeypad.Toenableordisablethekeypad,pressthenumericlock
key(NmLk).

Note:Thenumericlockindicatorisonwhenthenumerickeypadisenabled.

Functionkeycombinations

Tousethefunctionkeycombinations,pressandholdtheFnkey1,thenpressoneofthefunctionkeys2.

Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothefunctionkeycombinations.

Launchingthecameraandaudiosettings(Fn+Esc)

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem:PressFn+Esctoopenthecameraandaudiosettingswindow.The
camerapreviewisturnedon.Changethecameraandaudiosettingsasdesired.

•OntheWindows8operatingsystem:PressFn+Esctoenableordisablethecamera.

Powerconservation(Fn+F1)

Putyourcomputerintosleepmode.T oreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.

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Displaybacklightcontrol(Fn+F2)

PressFn+F2toenableordisablethedisplaybacklightfeature.

Switchingthedisplayoutputlocation(Fn+F3)

Pressthisfunctionkeycombinationtoswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.
Thefollowingoptionswillbedisplayed:

•PCscreenonly

•Duplicate

•Extend

•Secondscreenonly

Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombination
alsoisavailable.

Wirelessradiocontrol(Fn+F5)

Pressthiskeycombinationtoenableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Touchpadcontrol(Fn+F6)

PressFn+F6toenableordisablethetouchpad.

Numerickeypadcontrol(Fn+F8)

ForLenovoB480models,pressFn+F8toenableordisablethenumerickeypad.

Multimediacontrols

•Fn+F9:PlayorPause

•Fn+F10:Stop

•Fn+F11:Previoustrackorscene

•Fn+F12:Nexttrackorscene.

Adjustingdisplaybrightnesslevel(Fn+up/downarrow)

Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnesslevelbypressingthetwokeycombinations.
WhenyoupressFn+uparrow,thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.WhenyoupressFn+downarrow,
thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

Volumekeys(Fn+left/rightarrow)

Toadjustthesoundvolumefromyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•Fn+leftarrow:Decreasethesoundvolume.

•Fn+rightarrow:Increasethesoundvolume.

Otherfunctions

•Fn+Insert(B580)orFn+PgUp(B480):Enablesordisablesthescrolllockfunction.

•Fn+PrtSc:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+Home:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+PgDn(B480):HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

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Connectingtoexternaldevices

Yourcomputerhasawiderangeofbuilt-infeaturesandconnectioncapabilities.

Usingthemediacardreader

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingcards:

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHighCapacity(SDHC)card

•SDeXtendedCapacity(SDXC)card

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

Note:Whentransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin
sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyourdata.

Insertingaashmediacard

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingaashmediacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.

Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

Toinsertaashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.

2.Insertthecardrmlyintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslot.Thecardmightstopbeforeitiscompletely
installedintotheslot.

Removingaashmediacard

Toremoveaashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Pushtheashmediacarduntilyouhearaclick.

2.Gentlypulltheashmediacardoutofthememorycardslot.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows
operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.T oaccessthecard,youmustremoveitonce,
theninsertitagain.

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature

SomeLenovonotebookcomputerssupportNVIDIAOptimusGraphics.

NVIDIAOptimusGraphicsenablesadynamicswitch,thatis,aswitchwithnoneedtorestartyourcomputer
betweenHighPerformanceandEnergySaving.

SwitchingtheGraphicsProcessingUnit

IfyourcomputersupportsNVIDIAOptimusGraphics,theGraphicsProcessingUnitisswitchedautomatically
dependingonthepowersettingsyouuse.

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Chapter3.Connectingtothenetwork

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Asaglobalnetwork,theInternetconnectscomputersworldwide,providingservicessuchase-mailing,
informationsearching,electroniccommerce,Webbrowsing,andentertainment.

Youcanconnectthecomputertothenetworkinthefollowingways:

•“Wiredconnection”onpage19

•“Wirelessconnection”onpage20

Wiredconnection

ItisareliableandsafewaytoconnectthecomputertotheInternetusingawiredconnection.

WiredconnectionDescription

CableCableInternetservicesuseacablemodemconnectedtotheresidentialcableTVline.

Digitalsubscriberline(DSL)DSLisafamilyofrelatedtechnologiesthatbringhigh-speednetworkaccessto

homesandsmallbusinessesoverordinarytelephonelines.

Hardwareconnection

ThistopicprovidesinformationabouthowtoconnecttotheInternetthroughhardwareconnection.

Cable

1TVcable(notsupplied)
2Splitter(notsupplied)
3Cablemodem(notsupplied)

Note:Yourwiredconnectionmightlookdifferentfromtheaboveillustrations.

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Note:Yourwiredconnectionmightlookdifferentfromtheaboveillustrations.

Softwareconguration

ConsultyourInternetServiceProvider(ISP)fordetailsonhowtocongureyourcomputerforwired
connections.

Wirelessconnection

WirelessconnectionsprovidemobileaccesstotheInternet,enablingyoutostayonlineanywherethe
wirelesssignalcovers.

Dividedbythesignalscales,awirelessconnectiontotheInternetcanbeestablishedusingthefollowing
standards.

WirelessconnectionDescription

Wi-Fi

Wi-Finetworkscoverasmallphysicalarea,likeahome,ofce,orsmallgroupof
buildings.Anaccesspointisnecessaryfortheconnection.

WiMAXWiMAXnetworksconnectseveralWirelessLANsystemstocoverametropolitan

area,providinghigh-speedbroadbandandprovidehigh-speedbroadbandaccess.

Toenablewirelesscommunications,pressFn+F5.

Hardwareconnection

1Wirelessaccesspoint(notsupplied)
2Wi-Fi/WiMAXnetwork

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Softwareconguration

ConsultyourInternetServiceProviderandsearchtheWindowsHelpandSupportCenterfordetailsonhow
tocongureyourcomputerforwirelessconnections.

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Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibilityandcomfort.

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.
Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork
thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile
usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer
equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofcemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Followingsome
simpleruleswillmakethingseasierandbringyouthemaximumbenetsofyourcomputer.Keepinginmind
suchbasicsasgoodlightingandproperseating,forexample,canhelpyouimproveyourperformance
andachievegreatercomfort.

Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow
manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

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

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inch).Avoid
glareorreectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplayscreen

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cleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressFn+up/downarrow
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?

Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputer
whileonthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsas
possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevels
ofcomfortandperformance.

Questionsaboutvision?

ThevisualdisplayscreensofLenovonotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandardsand
toprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyontheeyes.
Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneyefatigue
orvisualdiscomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.

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Chapter5.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutprotectingyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage25

•“Usingpasswords”onpage25

•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage25

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputertohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

Note:Y ouareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity
features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

Usingpasswords

Usingpasswordshelpspreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyousetapasswordand
enableit,apromptappearsonthescreeneachtimeyoupoweronthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordatthe
prompt.Thecomputercannotbeusedunlessyouenterthecorrectpassword.

Note:Thispasswordcanbeacombinationofonetosevenalphanumericcharacters.

Formoreinformationabouthowtosetthepassword,refertotheonlinehelpinformationsystemonthe
rightscreenofthemenu.

Note:T oentertheBIOSprogram,pressF1whentheLenovologoisdisplayedonthescreenwhilethe
computerisstartingup.

Usingangerprintreader

Withthengerprintreader,inadditiontoregisteringngerprintinformationandusingitasapasswordfor
WindowsoperatingsystemorWebsitelogon,youalsocanlaunchapplicationsquicklyandencryptprivate
datawithyourngerprinttosecureyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,refertotheonlinehelpinformation
systemofthengerprintsoftware.

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Chapter6.Recoveryoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsforyourcomputer.

•“UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage27

•“UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage28

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramontheWindows7operating system

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theOneKeyRecoveryProprogramenablesyoutodothefollowing:

•Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations
TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe

operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe
OneKeyRecoveryProprogramstoresthebackup.

•UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace
TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat

operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowing
recoveryoperationsfromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.

•Creatingandusingarescuemedium
Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures

thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheOneKeyRecoveryProprogram.

SolvingrecoveryproblemsontheWindows7operatingsystem

ToreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Presstherecoverybuttonandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstolaunchtheProductRecovery
program.

•Startthecomputer.WhentheLenovologoisdisplayed,presstherecoverybuttonandthenfollow
theon-screeninstructionstostarttheProductRecoveryprogram.

•Startthecomputer.AfteryouhaveenteredtheWindowsoperatingsystem,presstherecoverybutton
tolaunchtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.

3.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoreinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Notes:

•Youcanchoosetorestoreyoursystempartitiontotheoriginalfactorystateortoapreviouslygenerated
backup.

•Therecoveryprocessisirreversible.Ensurethatyouhavebackedupyourcriticaldatabeforeusingthe
recoveryfeature.

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doeither
ofthefollowing:

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•UsearescuemediumtostarttheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment
fromarescuemediumorrecoverymedium,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddisk
drive,adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequence.Youmustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthe
startupdevicesequenceintheBIOSprogram.GototheStartupmenu,andthenselecttheBootmenu
totemporarilyorpermanentlychangethestartupdevicesequence.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramontheWindows8operating system

YourcomputercomeswitharecoveryprogrampreinstalledontheWindows8operatingsystem.The
recoveryprogramenablesyoutodothefollowing:

•Refreshingyourcomputer
Thisprogramenablesyoutorestoreyourcomputertofactorydefaultsettingswhilepreservingthe

dataontheharddiskdrive.
Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings
➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.Thenfollowthe
on-screeninstructionstorefreshyourcomputer.

•Resettingyourcomputer
Whenyouusetherecoveryprogramtoresetyourcomputer,allthedatastoredontheharddiskdrivewill

bedeletedandthecomputerwillberestoredtothefactorydefaultsettings.

Attention:Toavoiddataloss,backupyourdatainadvance.
Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings
➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.Thenfollowthe
on-screeninstructionstoresetyourcomputer.

Note:Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallthedrivers
forsomedevices.

•Advancedstartupoptions
Advancedstartupoptionsenableyoutostartupfromanexternaldriveordisc,changeyourcomputer

settings,changethestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,orrestoretheWindowsoperating
systemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoption,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings
➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.Then
followtheon-screeninstructionstochangethesettingsasdesired.

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Formoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedonyourcomputer,refertotheonlinehelp
informationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.

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Chapter7.Replacingdevices

ThischapterprovidesCRUinstructions.

•“Replacingthebattery”onpage31

•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage32

•“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage35

•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage38

•“ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage41

•“Removingtheopticaldrive”onpage44

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.
Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoption
orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou
toinstallit.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

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

•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackagingandinstallthepart
withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackagingonasmooth,
levelsurfaceandplacethepartonit.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Replacingthebattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Note:ThissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.Thesystem
willcontinuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibility
fortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,andprovidesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamage
arisingoutoftheiruse.

Toreplacethebatterywithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites.

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Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

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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.

Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Unlockthebatterylatch1.Holdingthebatterylockleverintheunlockedposition2andremovethe
batterypack

3.

4.Insertafullychargedbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace.

5.Slidethemanualbatterylatchtothelockedposition.

6.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthebackupbattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

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Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

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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,refertotheinstructionsforthecomputer:

•“LenovoB480”onpage33

•“LenovoB580”onpage34

LenovoB480

Toreplacethebackupbattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Removethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Detachtheconnector3.Thenremovethebackupbattery4.

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6.Installanewbackupbattery.Thenattachtheconnectortosecurethebattery.

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7.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrews.

8.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

9.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

LenovoB580

Toreplacethebackupbattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Removethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Insertascrewdriverintothebackupbatteryholeandpushthebackupbatteryuntilthebatterypopsup.

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6.Placeanewbackupbatteryintoplace.

7.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethecover.

8.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

9.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheharddiskdrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YoucanreplacetheharddiskdrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoreseller
oramarketingrepresentative.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
Attention:Theharddiskdriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentloss

ofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:

•Replacetheharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthehard
diskdrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsthephysicalshock.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturn
thecomputeroff.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,refertotheinstructionsforthecomputer:

•“LenovoB480”onpage35

•“LenovoB580”onpage37

LenovoB480

Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

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4.Removethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

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5.Removethescrew3,andthenslidetheharddiskdriveout4.

6.Removetheharddiskdrivebyliftingthetab.

7.Removethescrewsanddetachthebracketsfromtheharddiskdrive.

8.Attachthebrackettoanewharddiskdriveandreinstallthescrewstosecurethebracket.

9.Placethenewharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebaywiththetabfacingupwardsandthe

10.Slidetheharddiskdrivermlyintoplace,andthenreinstallthescrewtosecurethedrive.

11.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethecover.

connectorsfacingeachother.

12.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

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13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Removethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Removethescrew3,andthenslidetheharddiskdriveout4.

6.Removetheharddiskdrivebyliftingthetab.

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7.Removethescrewsanddetachthebracketsfromtheharddiskdrive.

8.Attachthebrackettoanewharddiskdriveandreinstallthescrewstosecurethebracket.

9.Placethenewharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebaywiththetabfacingupwardsandthe
connectorsfacingeachother.

10.Slidetheharddiskdrivermlyintoplace,andthenreinstallthescrewtosecurethedrive

11.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethecover.

12.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingamemorymodule

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconguration.Insome

conditions,thememorymoduleinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.This
actionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.

Toreplaceamemorymodule,refertotheinstructionsforthecomputer.

•“LenovoB480”onpage38

•“LenovoB580”onpage40

LenovoB480

Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Removethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

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5.Iftwomemorymodulesarealreadyinthememoryslots,pressoutonthelatchesonbothedgesof

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thesocketatthesametime3,andthenremoveamemorymoduletomakeroomforthenewone.
Savetheremovedmemorymoduleforfutureuse.

6.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.

Attention:Toavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.

7.Withthenotchedendofthememorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,insertthe
memorymodule5intothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees;thenpressitinrmly.

Note:Ifyouinstallamemorymoduleinonlyoneofthetwomemoryslots,installitinthebottomslot.

8.Pivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

9.Makesurethatthememorymoduleisrmlyinstalledintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

10.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethecover.

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

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12.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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LenovoB580

Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Removethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Iftwomemorymodulesarealreadyinthememoryslots,pressoutonthelatchesonbothedgesof
thesocketatthesametime1,andthenremoveamemorymoduletomakeroomforthenewone.
Savetheremovedmemorymoduleforfutureuse.

6.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.

Attention:Toavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.

7.Withthenotchedendofthememorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,insertthe
memorymodule

5intothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees;thenpressitinrmly.

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Note:Ifyouinstallamemorymoduleinonlyoneofthetwomemoryslots,installitinthebottomslot.

8.Pivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

9.Makesurethatthememorymoduleisrmlyinstalledintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

10.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethecover.

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

12.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX connection

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YourcomputerhasaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessLAN/WiMAX.ToreplacethePCI
ExpressMiniCard,readthefollowingprerequisites.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

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

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

ToreplacethePCIExpressMiniCard,refertotheinstructionsforthecomputer.

•“LenovoB480”onpage41

•“LenovoB580”onpage43

LenovoB480

ToreplacethePCIExpressMiniCard,dothefollowing:

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1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor

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afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Removethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe
cables3fromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors
withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.Thenremovethescrew4andthecardpopsup.

6.Removethecard.

7.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket.

8.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplace.Thensecurethecardwiththescrew.

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9.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletothe

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connectormarked“MAIN”or“M”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”or“A”.

10.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethecover.

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

12.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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ToreplacethePCIExpressMiniCard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor
afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Removethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe
cables3fromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors
withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.Thenremovethescrew4andthecardpopsup.

6.Removethecard.

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7.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket.

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8.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplace.Thensecurethecardwiththescrew.

9.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletothe
connectormarked“MAIN”or“M”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”or“A”.

10.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethecover.

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

12.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Removingtheopticaldrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toremovetheopticaldrive,refertotheinstructionsforthecomputer:

•“LenovoB480”onpage44

•“LenovoB580”onpage45

LenovoB480

Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Removethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

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5.Removethescrew3thatsecurestheopticaldrive.

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6.Insertascrewdriverintothescrewhole,andthenpushtheopticaldrive5.

7.Insertanewopticaldrive,andthenreinstallthescrewtosecurethedrive.

8.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethecover.

9.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

10.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

LenovoB580

Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Removethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

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5.Removethescrew3.

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5

4

6.Insertascrewdriverintothescrewhole,andthenpushtheopticaldrive5.

7.Insertanewopticaldrive,andthenreinstallthescrewtosecurethedrive.

8.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethecover.

9.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

10.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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Chapter8.Preventingproblems

AnimportantpartofowningaLenovonotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcan
avoidcommonproblems.Thechapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyoukeepyourcomputerrunning
smoothly.

•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage47

•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage48

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

1.Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdrivefromtimetotime.Iftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull,the
operatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrors.

2.Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

3.Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.

4.CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.

5.Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatoperformadaily
backupoperation.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.CD-RWdrivesand
CD-RW/DVDdrivesareavailableformostcomputersandareeasilyinstalled.

6.Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.

Note:Alwaystakeasystemsnapshotbeforeinstallingnewdrivers,updatingsoftware,orinstalling
newsoftware.

7.UpdatedevicedriversandBIOSwhenneeded.

8.Proleyourmachineathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttokeepuptodatewithcurrentdriversand
revisions.

9.Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Youmightwanttoreadthedevice
driverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.

10.Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minor
issuesyouhaveexperienced,andhowyouresolvedtheminorissues.

11.Ifrequired,youcanndyourcountry'sCustomerSupportCenterathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
WhencallingtheCustomerSupportCenter,makesurethatyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serial
number,andthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthecomputerisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfulto
havetheerrorscreenonorthemessagewrittendown.

Ifyouneedhelp,service,technicalassistance,orjustwantmoreinformationaboutLenovoproducts,you
willndawidevarietyofsourcesavailablefromLenovotoassistyou.Thissectioncontainsinformation
aboutwheretogoforadditionalinformationaboutLenovoandourproducts,whattodoifyouexperiencea
problemwithyourcomputer,andwhomtocallforserviceshoulditbenecessary.

Informationaboutyourcomputerandpreinstalledsoftware,ifany,isavailableinthedocumentationthat
comeswithyourcomputer.Thatdocumentationincludesprintedbooks,onlinebooks,readmeles,and
helples.Inaddition,informationaboutLenovoproductsisavailableontheWorldWideWeb.

Microsoft
throughWebdownload(connectionchargesmightapply)orthroughdiscs.Formorespecicinformation
andlinks,gotohttp://www.microsoft.com.Lenovoofferstechnicalassistancewithinstallationof,or
questionsrelatedto,ServicePacksforyourLenovo-preloadedMicrosoftWindowsproduct.Forinformation,
contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

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ServicePacksarethelatestsoftwaresourceforWindowsproductupdates.Theyareavailable

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Takingcareofyourcomputer

Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse
commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheseimportanttips,youwillgetthemostuseandenjoyment
outofyourcomputer.

Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork

•Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic
bags.

•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers
(within13cmor5inch).

•Avoidsubjectingyourcomputertoextremetemperatures(below5°C/41°Forabove35°C/95°F).

•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpuriers,canproducenegativeions.Ifa
computerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegative
ions,itmightbecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemightbedischargedthroughyourhands
whenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevices
connectedtoit.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofadischargefrom
yourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.

Yourcomputerisdesignedandmanufacturedtominimizeanyeffectsofelectrostaticcharge.Anelectrostatic
chargeaboveacertainlimit,however,canincreasetheriskofESD.Therefore,whenusingthecomputer
closetoanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions,givespecialattentiontothefollowing:

•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.

•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.

•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.

Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignicantelectrostaticcharge.

Begentlewithyourcomputer

•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.

•Donotopenthedisplaybeyond130degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.

•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter
plug.

Carryyourcomputerproperly

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect
cordsandcables.

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,ensurethatitisinsleeporhibernationmode,orturnedoff.Thiswill
preventdamagetotheharddiskdriveandavoiddataloss.

•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby
thedisplay.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection.Donotpackyourcomputerin
atightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

Foroutdooruse

•Backupyourcriticaldatabeforeyoutakeyourcomputeroutdoors.

•Ensurethatthebatteryisfullycharged.

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•BesuretoturnoffthepowerandclosetheLCDwhennotinuse.

•Whenyouleavethecomputerinyourcar,placeitonthebackseattoavoidbeinginsolated.

•Carrytheacpoweradapterandpowercordwiththecomputer.

Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly

•Ifyourcomputercomeswithanopticaldrive,donottouchthesurfaceofadiscorthelensonthetray.

•WaituntilyouheartheCDorDVDclickintothecenterpivotofthedrivebeforeclosingthetray.

•Wheninstallingtheharddiskdrivesoropticaldrives,followtheinstructionsshippedwithyourhardware,
andapplypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.

•Turnoffyourcomputerifyouarereplacingtheharddiskdrive.

•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskdrivesoropticaldrivesintheappropriatecontainersor
packagingwhennotinuse.

•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

–Memorycards,suchasSDcards,MemoryStickcards,MultiMediaCardmodules,andMemoryStick

Procards

–Memorymodules

Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer.
Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin
sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyour
data.

Dataprotection

•Donotdeleteunknownlesorchangethenameoflesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;
otherwise,yourcomputersoftwaremightfailtowork.

•Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourcomputervulnerabletocomputerviruses,
hackers,spyware,andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourcomputer,software,ordata.

•Itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformofrewalls,antivirus
software,andanti-spywaresoftwareandkeepthesoftwareuptodate.

Takecareinsettingpasswords

Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovoauthorizedservice
providerswillnotresetit,andyoumighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboardorharddiskdrive.

Cleanthecoverofyourcomputer

Occasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:

1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent(onethatdoesnotcontainabrasivepowderor
strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline).Use5partswaterto1partdetergent.

2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.

3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.

4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.

5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.

6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.

7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.

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8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanybersfromthecloth.

Note:Shutdownthecomputerandthendisconnectthepowercordbeforecleaningthecomputer.

Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard

Tocleanthecomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.

2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,
theclothmighthookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsonto
orbetweenthekeys.

3.Allowtodry.

4.Toremoveanycrumbsanddustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush
orcoolairfromahairdrier.

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothedisplayorthekeyboard.

Cleaningyourcomputerdisplay

Tocleanyourcomputerdisplay,dothefollowing:

1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay,it
mightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardwhenthecoverwaspressedfromtheoutside.

2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.

3.Ifthestainremains,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithwaterora50-50mixtureofisopropylalcoholand
waterthatdoesnotcontainimpurities.

4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.

5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.

6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.

Registeringyourcomputer

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,doeitherofthefollowing:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstoregisteryour
computer.

•ConnectyourcomputertotheInternetandregisteryourcomputerthroughapreinstalledregistration
program.

–FortheWindows7operatingsystem:ThepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogramlaunches

automaticallyafteryouhaveusedyourcomputerforatime.Followtheon-screeninstructionsto
registeryourcomputer.

–FortheWindows8operatingsystem:LaunchtheLenovoSupportprogram.ThenclickRegistration

andfollowtheon-screeninstructionstoregisteryourcomputer.

Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer

•OnlyanauthorizedLenovorepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.

•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.

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Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems

Thischapterprovidesinformationonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.

NoticeforusersinU.S.A

•Ifyourproductisnotworkingcorrectly,DONOTRETURNITTOTHESTORE.

•Fortechnicalassistance,contactaLenovosupportspecialist24hoursadaybycallingtollfree1-877-4LENOVO
(1-877-453-6686).

•Additionally,youcanndsupportinformationandupdatesontheLenovoWebsitelocatedat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.

Troubleshooting

Tomakesurethatyourcomputerhasthefeaturesthatareintroducedinthefollowingsections,consultthe
onlinehelporthelistshippedwithyourcomputer.

Batteryandpowerproblems

Thistopiccontainsinstructionsontroubleshootingbatteryandpowerproblems.

Batteryproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Thebatterypackcannotbefullychargedinthestandardchargetimewhenthecomputerispowered
off.

Thebatterypackmightbeover-discharged.Dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Makesurethattheover-dischargedbatterypackisinthecomputer.

3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandletitcharge.

Ifaquickchargerisavailable,useittochargetheover-dischargedbatterypack.

Ifthebatterypackcannotbefullychargedin24hours,useanewbatterypack.

Yourcomputershutsdownbeforethebatterystatusindicatorshowsempty,oryourcomputer
operatesafterthebatterystatusindicatorshowsempty.

Dischargeandrechargethebatterypack.

Theoperatingtimeforafullychargedbatterypackisshort.

Dischargeandrechargethebatterypack.Ifyourbatteryoperatingtimeisstillshort,useanewbatterypack.

Thecomputerdoesnotoperatewithafullychargedbatterypack.

Thesurgeprotectorinthebatterypackmightbeactive.Turnoffthecomputerforoneminutetoresetthe
protector;thenturnonthecomputeragain.

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Thebatterypackcannotbecharged.

Youcannotchargethebatterywhenitistoohot.Ifthebatteryfeelshot,removeitfromthecomputerand
allowittocooltoroomtemperature.Afteritcools,reinstallitandrechargethebattery.Ifitstillcannot
becharged,haveitserviced.

Anacpoweradapterproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthe
poweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedonthetaskbar.Alsotheacpowerindicatordoes
notlightup.

Dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonconnectingtheac
poweradapter,seeSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

2.Iftheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect,turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpower
adapterandremovethemainbattery.

3.Reinstallthebatteryandreconnecttheacpoweradapter,thenturnonthecomputer.

4.Ifthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedonthetaskbarandtheacpowerindicatordoesnotlight
up,havetheacpoweradapterandyourcomputerserviced.

Astartupproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

TheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.

OntheWindowsoperatingsystem,usetherecoveryprogrampreinstalledonyourcomputertohelpsolveor
identifyyourproblem.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsinChapter6“Recoveryoverview”onpage27

Sleepandhibernationproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Acriticallow-batteryerroroccurs,andthecomputerimmediatelyturnsoff.

Thebatterypowerisgettinglow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandplugitintoanelectrical
outlet,orreplacethebatterywithachargedone.

Thecomputerenterssleepmodeimmediatelyafterthepower-onself-test.

Makesurethat:

•Thebatteryischarged.

•Theoperatingtemperatureiswithintheacceptablerange.refertoChapter8“Preventingproblems”
onpage47

.

Computerscreenproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Thescreenisblank.

Doanyofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareusingtheacpoweradapterorusingthebattery,andthebatterystatusindicatorison,press
Fn+uparrowtoincreasethescreenbrightness.

•Ifthepowerindicatorisinblinking,pressthepowerbuttontoresumefromthesleepmode.

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•PressFn+F2toconrmwhethertheLCDscreenhasbeenturnedoff.

Iftheproblempersists,followthesolutionto“Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.”onpage53

Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.

Makesurethat:

•Thedisplaydevicedriverisinstalledcorrectly.

•Thescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.

•Themonitortypeiscorrect.

Incorrectcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.

Didyouinstalltheoperatingsystemorapplicationprogramcorrectly?Iftheyareinstalledandcongured
correctly,havethecomputerserviced.

WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnotbeep
whilestartingup.

Makesurethat:

•Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.

•Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking
electricaloutlet.

•Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconrmation.)

Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.

.

WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen.

Restoreyourbackuplesorrestoreyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsusingthepreinstalled
recoveryprogramsonyourcomputer.Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.

Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.

Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmaybeenabled.Dooneofthefollowingtoexitfromthescreen
saverortoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode:

•PresstheFnkey.

•Pressthepowerbutton.

•PressFn+F2toconrmwhethertheLCDscreenhasbeenturnedoff.

Problemswithdrivesandotherstoragedevices

Thissectionincludesharddiskdriveproblemsandopticaldriveproblems.

Harddiskdriveproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Theharddiskdrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.

Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:

•Whentheharddiskdrivebeginsornishesgettingaccesstodata.

•Whenyoucarrytheharddiskdrive.

•Whenyoucarryyourcomputer.

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Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveandisnotadefect.

Theharddiskdrivedoesnotwork.

OntheBootmenuoftheBIOS,makesurethattheharddiskdriveisontheBootpriorityorderlist.Ifitison
theExcludedfrombootorderlist,itisdisabled.SelecttheentryforitonthelistandpresstheShift+1key.
ThismovestheentrytotheBootpriorityorderlist.

Opticaldriveproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

YouhearanoisefromthedrivewhentheCD,DVD,orCD-RWdiscisspinning.

Ifthediscisnotcorrectlyloadedonthecenterpivotofthedrive,itmightrubagainstthedrivecoverand
makeanoise.Makesurethatthediscisloadedcorrectlyinthedrive.

Thetraydoesnotopenevenifyoupresstheejectbutton.

Whenyourcomputerisnotturnedon,pressingtheejectbuttondoesnotcausethedrivetraytoopen.Make
surethatthecomputeristurnedonandthatthedriveconnectorisrmlyconnectedtothecomputer.

Ifthetraystilldoesnotopen,makesurethatthecomputerisrunning,andinserttheendofastraightened
paperclipintotheemergencyejecthole.Thetraywillopen.

OneKeyRecoveryProprogramproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Backupcannotbemade.

Makesurethat:

•YouarenotusingaWindowsoperatingsystem.

•Thereisnotenoughspacetostorethebackupdata.Youwillneedtofreemoreharddiskdrivespaceon
yoursystempartition(Cdrive).

Failtorestoresystempartitiontofactorydefault.

Thesystempartition,suchasthepartitionsizeorthedrivecapacityofC,hasbeenmodied.

Apasswordproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Iforgotmypassword.

Doanyofthefollowing:

•Ifyouforgetyouruserpassword,youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedservicerora
marketingrepresentativetohavethepasswordchanged.

•Ifyouforgetyourharddiskdrivepassword,aLenovoauthorizedservicercannotresetyourpasswordor
recoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedservicerora
marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee
willbechargedforpartsandservice.

•Ifyouforgetyoursupervisorpassword,aLenovoauthorizedservicercannotresetyourpassword.You
musttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe
systemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

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Asoundproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Nosoundcanbeheardfromthespeakerevenwhenthevolumeisturnedup.

Makesurethat:

•Themutefunctionisoff.

•Theheadphonejackisnotused.

•Speakersareselectedastheplaybackdevice.

Otherproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Yourcomputerdoesnotrespond.

Doeitherofthefollowing:

•Toturnoffyourcomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor4secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstill
doesnotrespond,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.

•Yourcomputermightlockwhenitenterssleepmodeduringacommunicationoperation.Disablethe
sleeptimerwhenyouareworkingonthenetwork.

Thecomputerdoesnotstartfromadeviceyouwant.

Dothefollowing:

1.CheckthesettingsunderBootmenuofBIOS.MakesurethattheBootPriorityOrderoptionstarts
fromthedeviceyouwant.

2.Alsomakesurethatthedevicefromwhichthecomputerstartsisenabled.UndertheBootmenu,make
surethatthedeviceisincludedintheBootPriorityOrderlist.

3.PressF12whentheLenovologoappearsonthescreenwhilethecomputerisstartinguptoselect
thedeviceyouwantthecomputerstartsfrom.

Theconnectedexternaldevicedoesnotwork.

Makesurethat:

•DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBcableswhilethecomputeris
turnedon;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.

•WhenusingahighpowerconsumptionexternaldevicessuchasanexternalUSBopticaldrive,use
externaldevicepoweradapter.Otherwise,thedevicemaynotberecognized,orthesystemmightbe
turnedoff.

Formoretechnicalsupport,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

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AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation

Wirelessrelatedinformation

Wirelessinteroperability

TheWirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductthat
isbasedonDSSS,CCK,and/orOFDMradiotechnology,andiscompliantto:

•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/gor802.11ndraft2.0onWirelessLANs,asdenedandapprovedby
theInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.

•TheWiFicerticationasdenedbytheWi-FiAlliance.

YourBluetoothcardiscomplianttoBluetoothSpecication4.0asdenedbytheBluetoothSpecialInterest
GroupSIG,itsupportsthefollowingproles:

•AdvancedAudioDistributionProle(A2DP)

•Audio/VideoControlTransportProtocol(AVCTP)

•Audio/VideoDistributionTransportProtocol(AVDTP)

•A/VRemoteControlProle(AVRCP)

•BasicImagingProle(BIP)

•BasicPrintingProle(BPP)

•Dial-UpNetworkingProle(DUN)

•FileTransferProle(FTP)

•GenericAccessProle(GAP)

•GenericA/VDistributionProle(GAVDP)

•HardcopyCableReplacementProle(HCRP)

•HeadsetProle(HSP)

•Hands-FreeProle(HFP)

•HumanInterfaceDeviceProle(HID)

•MessageAccessProle(MAP)

•ObjectExchangeProtocol(OBEX)

•ObjectPushProle(OPP)

•PersonalAreaNetworkingProle(PAN)

•PhoneBookAccessProle(PBAP)

•ServiceDiscoveryProtocol(SDP)

•SynchronizationProle(SYNC)

•VideoDistributionProle(VDP)

•GenericAttributeProle(GATT)

•ProximityProle

•FindMeProle

•ImmediateAlertProle

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•BatteryStatusProle

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth

Integratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,the
levelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdeviceslike
forexamplemobilephones.

Duetothefactthatintegratedwirelesscardsoperatewithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafety
standardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievestheyaresafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsand
recommendationsreecttheconsensusofthescienticcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanels
andcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.

Insomesituationorenvironment,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmayberestrictedbytheproprietor
ofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmayfor
exampleinclude:

•Usingtheintegratedwirelesscardsonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blasting
areas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices,such
aspacemakers.

•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor
identiedasharmful.

Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliestotheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecicorganization(suchas
airportorhospital),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseintegratedwirelesscardspriorto
turningonthecomputer.

Exportclassicationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport
ClassicationControlNumber(ECCN)of4A994.b.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed
countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Electronicemissionnotices

ThefollowinginformationreferstotheLenovoB480andB580,machinetypes4359,4377,20140,and20144.

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)DeclarationofConformity

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant
toPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency
energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterference
toradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe
determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby
oneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.

Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspeciedor
recommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodicationstothisequipment.
Unauthorizedchangesormodicationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)
thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

ResponsibleParty:
Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated
1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne
Morrisville,NC27560
PhoneNumber:919-294-5900

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective

ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EConthe
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannot
acceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanon-recommended
modicationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.

ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationTechnology
EquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederived
fortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensed
communicationdevices.

EUcontact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia

GermanClassBcompliancestatement

DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:

HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit

DiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)zur
AngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaaten
undhältdieGrenzwertederEN55022KlasseBein.

Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzu
betreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.
LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProdukt
ohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohne
EmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.

Deutschland:

EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln

DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“

AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation59

EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungder
EU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)inderBundesrepublikDeutschland.

ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeit
vonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetische
VerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEGRichtlinie2004/108/EC(früher89/336/EWG),für
GerätederKlasseB.

DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen

-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo

(Deutschland)GmbH,Gropiusplatz10,D-70563Stuttgart.

InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:

DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement

Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrent
lessthanorequalto20Aperphase

LenovoproductserviceinformationforT aiwan

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AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment
whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin
recyclingtheirITproducts.InformationonproductrecyclingofferingscanbefoundonLenovo'sInternet
siteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling.

ChinaWEEEstatement

ImportantWEEEInformation

TheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(forexample,
EuropeanDirective2002/96/EC,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules,2011).Appliancesare
labeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).
Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicable
withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobe
thrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectivesystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.

Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendof
lifeEEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,
recycle,andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentand
humanhealthduetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.ForadditionalWEEEinformationgoto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

Japanrecyclingstatements

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty
ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof
Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed
ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw
forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingand

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RecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,
visittheLenovoWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/jp/ja/recycle/pcrecycle/.

PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingof
home-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisservice
isprovidedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/jp/ja/recycle/personal/.

DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother
environmentalsensitivesubstances.T oproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit
boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.

DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers

Abutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledonthesystemboardofyourLenovocomputertoprovidepower
tothecomputerclockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouwantto
replaceitwithanewone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraskforarepairserviceprovidedbyLenovo.If
youhavereplaceditbyyourselfandwanttodisposeofthedisusedlithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,
contactyourplaceofpurchase,andfollowtheirinstructions.IfyouuseaLenovocomputerathomeand
needtodisposeofalithiumbattery,youmustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.

DisposingofadisusedbatterypackfromLenovonotebookcomputers

YourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.If
youareacompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabattery
pack,contacttheproperpersoninLenovosales,service,ormarketing,andfollowthatperson'sinstructions.
Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.
IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,you
mustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsat
http://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.

RecyclinginformationforBrazil

DeclaraçõesdeReciclagemnoBrasil

DescartedeumProdutoLenovoForadeUso

Equipamentoselétricoseeletrônicosnãodevemserdescartadosemlixocomum,masenviadosàpontosde
coleta,autorizadospelofabricantedoprodutoparaquesejamencaminhadoseprocessadosporempresas
especializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecerticadaspelosorgãosambientais,de
acordocomalegislaçãolocal.

ALenovopossuiumcanalespecícoparaauxiliá-lonodescartedessesprodutos.Casovocêpossua
umprodutoLenovoemsituaçãodedescarte,ligueparaonossoSACouencaminheume-mailpara:
[e-mail],informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,amdeenviarmosasinstruções
paraocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.

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BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion

Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).

BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC
concerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminesthe
frameworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughoutthe
EuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrown
away,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.

InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicate
thattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalso
includeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdfor
cadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsorted
municipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,and
treatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotential
effectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceof
hazardoussubstances.Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan

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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective (RoHS)

ChinaRoHS

TurkishRoHS

TheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUse
ofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment(EEE).

UkraineRoHS

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IndiaRoHS

RoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.

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AppendixD.Notices

Lenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.Consult
yourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyour
area.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythat
Lenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservice
thatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser's
responsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.

Lenovomayhavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthis
document.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Youcansend
licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:

Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc.
1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne
Morrisville,NC27560
U.S.A.
Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing

LENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICATION“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESS
ORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallow
disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapply
toyou.

Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically
madetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.
Lenovomaymakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheprogram(s)describedinthis
publicationatanytimewithoutnotice.

Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport
applicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis
documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecicationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument
shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo
orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecicenvironmentsandis
presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.

Lenovomayuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithout
incurringanyobligationtoyou.

Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotin
anymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartof
thematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.

Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresult
obtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysignicantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeen
madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame
ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthrough
extrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir
specicenvironment.

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ENERGYST ARmodelinformation

ENERGYSTAR

®

isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.Department
ofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefcientproductsand
practices.

LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswiththeENERGYST ARqualieddesignation.Lenovo
computersofthefollowingmachinetype(s),iftheENERGYST ARmarkisafxed,havebeendesignedand
testedtoconformtotheENERGYST ARprogramrequirementsforcomputers.

4359,4377,20140,and20144.

ByusingENERGYST ARqualiedproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-managementfeatures
ofyourcomputer,youcanhelpreducetheconsumptionofelectricity.Reducedelectricalconsumption
cancontributetopotentialnancialsavings,acleanerenvironment,andthereductionofgreenhousegas
emissions.

FormoreinformationaboutENERGYST AR,goto:
http://www.energystar.gov

Lenovoencouragesyoutomakeefcientuseofenergyanintegralpartofyourday-to-dayoperations.T o
helpinthisendeavor,Lenovohaspresetthefollowingpower-managementfeaturestotakeeffectwhenyour
computerhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlengthoftime:

Table1.ENERGYST ARpower-managementfeatures

Powerplan:EnergySaver(settingswhenpluggedintoacpower)

•Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes

•Putthecomputertosleep:After25minutes

•Advancedpowersettings:

–Turnoffharddiskdrives:After20minutes
–Hibernate:After1hour

ToawakenyourcomputerfromSleepmode,presstheFnkeyonyourkeyboard.Formoreinformationabout
thesesettings,seeyourWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.

Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:

Lenovo
OneKey

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarkorregisteredtrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

Microsoft

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Windows

Othercompany,products,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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Index

A

acpoweradapter11

B

Built-inmicrophone5

C

Camera16
Chargingthebattery12

F

Functionkeycombinations16

K

Keyboard15

P

Password25

R

Recoverybutton15

S

Security25

T

Touchpad2

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