Lenovo 369724U, 36984SU, 36984RU, 36984QU, 36984MU User Manual

UserGuide

ThinkPadHelix

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage75

TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.
Torefertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides.

FirstEdition(December2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2012.

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

Contents

Readthisrst.............iii

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Productlayout................1

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

Rearview................2

Tabletlayout................3

Frontandsideview............4

Back-sideview..............7

Accessories.................8

Features..................8

Specications................9

Operatingenvironment...........10

Lenovoprograms.............10

Chapter2.Usingyourtablet.....13

Initialsetupinstructions...........13

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........13

UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardandtheT ouch

Keyboard.................14

UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen.........14

Downloadinggamesandapplications.....15

Usingthekeyboarddock..........15

Usingthefunctionkeys.........17

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice....19

Powermanagement............19

Chargingthebattery..........19

Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges..21

Checkingthebatterystatus........21

Usingthecameras.............22

Usingsynchronizationsolutions........22

UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver........22

Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksand

devices................23

InstallingandremovingtheSIMcard......23

Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.24

Connectingtoamobiledatanetwork......25

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork........25

SharingyourInternetconnection.......26

UsingBluetoothdevices...........27

UsingNFC................27

Chapter4.Security..........29

Attachingamechanicallock.........29

Usingpasswords..............29

Passwordsandsleepmode........29

Enteringpasswords...........30

Power-onpassword...........30

Harddiskpasswords..........30

Supervisorpassword..........32

Settingthesecuritychip...........34

NoticeondeletingdatafromyourmSATA

solid-statedrive..............35

Usingrewalls...............36

Protectingdataagainstviruses........36

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....37

Refreshingyourtablet............37

Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefault

settings.................37

Advancedstartupoptions..........37

Chapter6.Advancedconguration..39

Installingdevicedrivers...........39

ThinkPadSetup..............39

Mainmenu..............39

Congmenu..............40

DateandTimemenu..........44

Securitymenu.............44

Startupmenu.............47

Restartmenu.............49

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....49

Usingsystemmanagement..........49

Systemmanagement..........50

Settingmanagementfeature.......50

Chapter7.Y ouandyourtablet....51

Comfortandaccessibility..........51

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....51

Accessibilityinformation.........51

Gettingupdates..............51

Travelingwithyourtablet...........52

Traveltips...............52

Travelaccessories...........52

Careandmaintenance...........53

Chapter8.T roubleshooting

problems...............55

Diagnosingproblems............55

Troubleshooting..............55

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...56

Errormessages..............57

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Errorswithoutmessages...........58

Chapter9.Gettingsupport......59

Lenovotechnicalsupport..........59

Lenovouserforums.............60

FindingThinkPadoptions..........60

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............61

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........61

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............62

Exportclassicationnotice..........62

Electronicemissionnotices..........62

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

DeclarationofConformity........63

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............63

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...63

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...64

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....64

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....64

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswithrated

currentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase.64

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................65

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......65

AppendixB.Environmental,
recycling,anddisposalinformation.67

Lenovorecyclingstatement.........67

Japanrecyclingstatements.........67

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........68

ImportantWEEEinformation.........68

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....68

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................69

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................69

ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectrical

andElectronicEquipment(WEEE).......69

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....71

ChinaRoHS................71

TurkishRoHS...............71

UkraineRoHS...............71

IndiaRoHS................72

AppendixD.ENERGYST ARmodel

information..............73

AppendixE.Notices..........75

Trademarks................76

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Readthisrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofthetablet.Failureto
dosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethetablettofail.

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation

Toavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad
referredtoasthetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.

Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPadHelixUserGuide(thispublication).Youcan
accesstheThinkPadHelixUserGuidebyusingoneofthefollowingmethods:

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

•Startthetablet.T apLenovoSupportontheStartscreen.ThentapUserGuide.

•OpenWindows

Foradditionaltipstohelpyouoperatethetabletsafely,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/safety

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HelpandSupport.ThentapLenovoUserGuide.

Handleyourtabletwithcare:

Donotdrop,bend,puncture,insertforeignobjects,orplaceheavyobjectsonyourtablet.Sensitive
componentsinsidemightbecomedamaged.

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Helix(hereafter

Yourtabletscreenismadeofglass.Theglassmightbreakifthetabletisdroppedonahardsurface,is
thesubjectofahighimpact,oriscrushedbyaheavyobject.Iftheglasschipsorcracks,donottouch
thebrokenglassorattempttoremoveitfromthetablet.Stopusingthetabletimmediatelyandcontact
Lenovo

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technicalsupportforrepair,replacement,ordisposalinformation.

Donotdisassembleormodifyyourtablet:

Yourtabletisasealedunit.Therearenoend-userserviceablepartsinside.Allinternalrepairsmustbedone
byaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityoraLenovo-authorizedtechnician.Attemptingtoopenormodifyyour
tabletwillvoidthewarranty.

Donotattempttoreplacetheinternalbattery:

ReplacementoftheinternalrechargeablebatterymustbedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityora
Lenovo-authorizedtechnician.Lenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteries
accordingtolocallawsandregulations.

Preventyourtabletandadapterfromgettingwet:

Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwaterorother
liquids.

Useapprovedchargingmethodsonly:

Youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstosafelyrechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtabletand
theEnhancedKeyboardDockforThinkPadHelix(hereafterreferredtoasthekeyboarddock):

•Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanacpoweroutlet,andtheninsertthejackintothetablettochargethe
internalbatteryofthetablet.

•Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanacpoweroutlet,andtheninsertthejackintothekeyboarddockto
chargetheinternalbatteryofthekeyboarddock.

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•Insertthetabletintothekeyboarddocktoestablishtheconnection.Then,plugtheacpoweradapter
intoanacpoweroutlet,andtheninsertthejackintothekeyboarddocktochargethetabletandthe
keyboarddockatthesametime.

•Insertthetabletintothekeyboarddocktoestablishtheconnection.Iftheinternalbatteryofthetablet
isnotfullandtheinternalbatteryofthekeyboarddockdoesnotrunoutofpower,thekeyboarddock
willchargethetablet.

Note:Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Chargingdevicesmightbecomewarmduringnormaluse.Ensurethatyouhaveadequateventilationaround
thechargingdevice.Unplugthechargingdeviceifanyofthefollowingoccurs:

•Thechargingdevicehasbeenexposedtorain,liquid,orexcessivemoisture.

•Thechargingdeviceshowssignsofphysicaldamage.

•Youwanttocleanthechargingdevice.

Lenovoisnotresponsiblefortheperformanceorsafetyofproductsnotmanufacturedorapprovedby
Lenovo.

Preventhearingdamage:

Yourtablethasaheadphoneconnector.Alwaysusetheheadphoneconnectorforheadphones(alsocalleda
headset)orearphones.

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

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousif
theoutputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecicationsofEN50332-2.
TheheadphoneoutputconnectorofyourtabletcomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecication
limitsthetablet'smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainsthearing
loss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7limits)fora
widebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-2canbe
dangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

Ifyourtabletcamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationofthe
headphonesorearphonesandthetabletalreadycomplieswiththespecicationsofEN50332-1.Ifdifferent
headphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5Limitation
Values).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousduetoexcessive
soundpressurelevels.

Takecarewhenusingyourtabletinamotorvehicleoronabicycle:

Alwaysprioritizeyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.Followthelaw.Locallawsandregulationsmight
governhowyoucanusemobileelectronicdevices,suchasyourtablet,whileyoudriveamotorvehicle
orrideabicycle.

Disposeaccordingtolocallawsandregulations:

Whenyourtabletreachestheendofitsusefullife,donotcrush,incinerate,immerseinwater,ordisposeof
yourtabletinanymannercontrarytolocallawsandregulations.Someinternalpartscontainsubstances
thatcanexplode,leak,orhaveanadverseenvironmentalaffectifdisposedofincorrectly.

SeeAppendixB“Environmental,recycling,anddisposalinformation”onpage67

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foradditionalinformation.

Keepyourtabletandaccessoriesawayfromsmallchildren:

Yourtabletcontainssmallpartsthatcanbeachokinghazardtosmallchildren.Additionally,theglassscreen
canbreakorcrackifdroppedonorthrownagainstahardsurface.

Protectyourdataandsoftware:

Donotdeleteunknownlesorchangethenameoflesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;
otherwise,yourtabletsoftwaremightfailtowork.

Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourtabletvulnerabletoviruses,hackers,spyware,
andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourtablet,software,ordata.Itisyourresponsibilityto
ensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformofrewalls,antivirussoftware,andanti-spyware
softwareandkeepthissoftwareuptodate.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and
microwaveovenawayfromyourtabletbecausethestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbytheseappliances
candamagethescreenandthedataonthetablet.

Beawareofheatgeneratedbyyourtablet:

Whenyourtabletisturnedonorthebatteryischarging,somepartsmightbecomehot.Thetemperature
thattheyreachdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.Extended
contactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Avoidkeeping
yourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthetabletforany
extendedtime.

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice
WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct

willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor
otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofthetablet,includingthelocationsofconnectorsandcontrols,tablet
features,accessories,specications,andoperatingenvironment.

Productlayout

Thistopicintroducestheproducthardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneedto
startusingtheproduct.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontview

1T ablet5T ouchpad

2Keyboarddock6Fnkey

3Statusindicator

4T rackPoint

1Tablet

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pointingstick

7Ejectbutton

Thetabletisthemainunitoftheproduct.Formoreinformation,see“Tabletlayout”onpage3.

2Keyboarddock

ThekeyboarddockisdesignedspecicallyfortheThinkPadHelix.Itprovidesthefunctionofaport
replicatorandholdsthetabletinanuprightpositiontoprovideatypingexperiencesimilartothatof
anotebookcomputer.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethekeyboarddock,see“Usingthekeyboarddock”onpage15

3Statusindicator

TheilluminatedThinkPadlogoonthepalmrestfunctionsasasystemstatusindicator.

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•Blinkthreetimes:Thetabletorthekeyboarddockisconnectedtoanacpowersource.

•On:Thetabletisonandinuse.

•Off:Thetabletisofforinhibernationmode.

•Slowblinking:Thetabletisinsleepmode.

•Fastblinking:Thetabletisenteringhibernationmodeorsleepmode.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

4TrackPointpointingstick
5Touchpad

ThekeyboarddockcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddragging
areallpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourngersfromatypingposition.For
moreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage19.

6Fnkey

UsetheFnkeytotakeadvantageofThinkPadfunctionkeys.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefunction
keys”onpage17.

7Ejectbutton

Usetheejectbuttontoreleasethetabletfromthekeyboarddock.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthe
keyboarddock”onpage15.

Rearview

Figure2.Rearview

1USB3.0connectors

2MiniDisplayPortconnector4Powerconnector

1USB3.0connectors

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSB
interface,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.

3Emergencyresethole

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

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2MiniDisplayPortconnector

UsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectthetablettoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or
high-denitiontelevision.

3Emergencyresethole

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitofforturnitonbypressingthepowerbutton,remove
theacpoweradapterandresetthetabletbyinsertinganeedleorastraightenedpaperclipintothe
emergencyresetholetoturnoffthetablet.

4Powerconnector

Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothetabletandthekeyboard
dockandchargethebatteries.See“Chargingthebattery”onpage19.

Tabletlayout

Thistopicintroducesthetablethardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneedtostart
usingthetablet.

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Frontandsideview

Figure3.ThinkPadHelixfrontandsideview

1T abletDigitizerPenstorage

2Fanlouvers12Emergencyresethole

3Powerbutton13Powerconnector

4Comboaudiojack

5Volumecontrolbuttons15Windowsbutton

6Screenrotationlockbutton

7Labeltrays

8USB2.0connector

9MiniDisplayPortconnector19Ambientlightsensor

10Keyboarddockconnectors

1TabletDigitizerPenstorage

11SIMcardtray

14Built-instereospeakers

16Multi-touchscreen

17Front-facingcamera

18Microphones

IfthetabletisshippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenoryouhavepurchasedone,usethestoragetostoreit.

2Fanlouvers

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthetabletandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

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3Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

Toturnoffthetablet,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentapSettings➙
Power➙Shutdown.

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfourseconds
ormore.Ifthetabletstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandusetheemergencyreset
holetoresetthetablet.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthetablet
orputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youneedtochangeyourpowerplansettings.
Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,tapthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.

2.TapMorepoweroptions.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

4.Followtheonscreeninstructionstoconguresettings.

4Comboaudiojack

Tolistentothesoundfromyourtablet,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-poleplugto
thecomboaudiojack.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupressit,theheadsetmicrophonewillbe
disabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthetabletwillbeenabledinstead.

•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

5Volumecontrolbuttons

Pressthevolumeupordownbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.

6Screenrotationlockbutton

Pressthebuttontodisablethescreenauto-rotationfunction.Pressagaintoenableit.

7Labeltrays

Pullthelabeltraysouttoviewproductlabels.

8USB2.0connector

TheUSB2.0connectorisusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSB
mouse,USBkeyboard,orUSBmemorykey.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

9MiniDisplayPortconnector

UsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectthetablettoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or
high-denitiontelevision.

10Keyboarddockconnectors

Usetheseconnectorstoconnectthekeyboarddock.

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11SIMcardtray

PlaceaSubscriberIdenticationModule(SIM)cardintotheSIMcardtraytoestablishawirelessWideArea
Network(WAN)connection.ForinstructionsonhowtoinstallandremovetheSIMcard,see“Installing
andremovingtheSIMcard”onpage23.

Note:TheSIMcardtrayisnotfunctionalonWi-Fi-onlymodels.

12Emergencyresethole

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitofforturnitonbypressingthepowerbutton,remove
theacpoweradapterandresetthetabletbyinsertinganeedleorastraightenedpaperclipintothe
emergencyresetholetoturnoffthetablet.

13Powerconnector

Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothetabletandchargethe
battery.See“Chargingthebattery”onpage19.

14Built-instereospeakers

Theintegratedspeakersprovideaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.

15Windowsbutton

PresstheWindowsbuttontogototheStartscreen.

16Multi-touchscreen

Tapthescreentousethecontrolsonthescreenincludingicons,menuitems,andtheonscreenkeyboard.
Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage13

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17Front-facingcamera

Yourtablethasa2-megapixelfront-facingcamera,whichyoucanusetotakepictures,createvideos,
ormakevideocallsincollaborationwithWebapplications.Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreen
camera-in-useindicatorturnson.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage22

18Microphones

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Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhentheyareusedwithanapplicationcapableof
handlingaudio.

19Ambientlightsensor

Theambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomatically
adjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbythebuilt-inambientlightsensor.

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Back-sideview

Figure4.ThinkPadHelixback-sideview

1Rear-facingcamera

2Statusindicator

1Rear-facingcamera

3NFClogo(onsomemodels)

Yourtablethasa5-megapixelrear-facingcamera,whichyoucanusetotakepicturesandcreatevideos.
Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.Formoreinformation,see“Using
thecameras”onpage22

2Statusindicator

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TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoonthebacksideofthetabletworksasasystemstatusindicator.

•Blinkthreetimes:Thetabletorthekeyboarddockisconnectedtoanacpowersource.

•On:Thetabletisonandinuse.

•Off:Thetabletisofforinhibernationmode.

•Slowblinking:Thetabletisinsleepmode.

•Fastblinking:Thetabletisenteringhibernationmodeorsleepmode.

3NFClogo(onsomemodels)

IfyourtabletcomeswiththeNearFieldCommunication(NFC)feature,theNFClogoisontherearcover.For
moreinformationaboutNFCfunction,see“UsingNFC”onpage27

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Accessories

Note:Thepoweradapterandpowercordmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsabove.

Figure5.Accessories

•Powercordandacpoweradapter:Usethepowercordtogetherwiththeacpoweradaptertoprovide
acpowertoyourtabletandthekeyboarddockandchargethebatteries.

Note:Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

•T abletDigitizerPen(onsomemodels):IfyourtabletisequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPen,useitto
inputtextordrawgraphicsinanaturalmannerandperformotheroperationswithouttappingthescreen
withyournger.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage14.

Features

Processor

•Intel

Operatingsystem

•Microsoft

Memory

•4GB

Internalstorage

•mSATAsolid-statedrive:128GB,180GB,256GB(dependingonthemodel)

Display

•InnityGlass

•Size:294.64mm(11.6inches)

•Screenresolution:1920x1080pixels

•Automaticbrightnesscontrol(ambientlightsensor)

•Multi-touchtechnology

•SupportfortheThinkPadDigitizerPeninput

•Built-indigitaldualarraymicrophones

•Built-instereospeakers

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Core™i3,i5,ori7ULVprocessor

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Windows8(64-bit)

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Keyboardonkeyboarddock

•6-rowfullsizekeyboard

•ThinkPadpointingdevice(TrackPointpointingdeviceandtouchpad)

•Fnkeyfunction

•Volumecontrolbuttons

•Speakermutebutton

•Microphonemutebutton

Integratedcameras

•Front-facingcamera,2megapixel

•Rear-facingcamera,5megapixel

Connectors

•Tablet:

–OneUSB2.0connector
–OneMiniDisplayPortconnector
–Oneacpowerconnector
–Twokeyboarddockconnectors
–Onecomboaudioconnector

•Keyboarddock:

–TwoUSB3.0connectors
–OneMiniDisplayPortconnector
–Oneacpowerconnector

GPSandwirelessfeatures

•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)satellitereceiver(onmodelswithwirelessWAN)

•Bluetooth4.0(onsomemodels)

•NFC(onsomemodels)

•WirelessLAN(802.11a/g/n)

•WirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

Specications

Size

•Tablet:

–Width:296.1mm(11.66inches)
–Depth:187.3mm(7.37inches)
–Height:11.1mm(0.44inches)

•Keyboarddock:

–Width:296.1mm(11.66inches)
–Depth:226mm(8.90inches)
–Height:8.5mm(0.33inches)

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Battery

•Tablet:42WhLi-Polymerbattery

•Keyboarddock:28WhLi-Polymerbattery

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100Vacto240Vac

Operatingenvironment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•Temperature:

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

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

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingunderunpressurizedconditions:31.3°C(88°F)

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%
–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourtabletinadry,well-ventilatedareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.Donotuseor
storeyourtabletindusty,dirtyareas,orextremehotorcoldareas.

Lenovoprograms

YourtabletcomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

ToaccessLenovoprograms,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Thentapthe
Searchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.

ThefollowingtableprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprogramsthatmightbepreinstalledon
yourtablet.

Note:PreinstalledLenovoprogramsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.

ApplicationDescription

LenovoCloud
solution

LenovoCompanionGettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyourtablet,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyour

LenovoQuickSend

LenovoSettings

LenovoMobile
Access

Access,view,upload,ordownloadmassiveresources,software,andinformationonaremote
cloudserverinasecuredenvironment.

tablet,andcheckforrecommendedprograms.

Transferlesfromyourtablettoanotherdeviceevenifyourtabletisnotconnectedtothe
network.

Enhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyourtabletintoaportablehotspot,sharingyour
InternetconnectionusingtheNFCtechnology,conguringcameraandmicrophonesettings,
optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkproles.

Signinwithyouraccounttoregisterforservice,purchasedataplans,makepaymentsonline,
andmanageyourmobileaccount.

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ApplicationDescription

LenovoSolution
Center

LenovoSupport

Lenovo
ThinkVantage
Tools

SystemUpdate

PasswordManager

Troubleshootandresolvetabletproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformation
collection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsformaximum
systemperformance.

RegisteryourtabletwithLenovo,checkthetablethealthconditionandbatterystatus,view
usermanualsforyourtablet,getthewarrantyinformationforyourtablet,andexplorehelp
andsupportinformation.

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ProvideeasyaccesstovariousLenovoapplications,suchasSystemUpdate,Password
manager,andsoon.

Keepthesoftwareonyourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages
(ThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSupdates,andotherprograms).

AutomaticallycaptureandllinauthenticationinformationforWindowsapplicationsand
Websites.

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Chapter2.Usingyourtablet

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousesomebasicapplicationsandmanyofyourtablet’sfeatures.

Initialsetupinstructions

Tousethetabletthersttimeafteryoutakeitoutofthebox,ensurethatyoufollowtheinstructionsbelow:

1.Usethesuppliedpowercordandacpoweradaptertoconnectthetablettoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

3.Followtheonscreeninstructionstocompletetheinitialsetup.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreen.

Tap

Tapgentlyonthescreenwithyourngertiptolaunchanapplication,selectanitem,openamenu,or
inputtextusingtheonscreenkeyboard.

Pressandhold

Pressandholdanobjectorablankareaonthescreenuntilanactionoccurs.

Drag

Tomoveanitemsuchasanimageandanicononthescreen,tapandholdyourngerontheitem,move
yourngertothedesiredlocation,andthentakeyourngeroffthescreen.

Swipeorslide

MoveyourngerinaverticalorhorizontaldirectiononthescreentoscrollthroughtheStartscreen,Web
pages,lists,picturethumbnails,andsoon.

Zoom

•Zoomout:Movetwongersclosetogetheronthescreenasifyouarepickingsomethinguptoreduce
theviewofanimageoraWebpage.

•Zoomin:MovetwongersapartonthescreentoenlargetheviewofanimageoraWebpage.

Double-tap

Forsomeapplications,quicklytaptwiceonthescreentozoomin.Double-tapagaintozoomout.

Rotatethescreen

Yourtablethasabuilt-inmotionsensorthatsupportsthescreenauto-rotationfeature.Bydefault,this
featureisenabled.Whenyourotatethetablet,thescreenautomaticallyrotatestolandscapeorportraitview.

Todisablethescreenauto-rotationfeature,pressthescreenrotationlockbutton.

Note:Someapplicationsdonotsupportthescreenauto-rotationfeature.

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UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardandtheTouchKeyboard

UsetheOn-ScreenKeyboardortheTouchKeyboardtotypetext,numbers,symbols,andothercharacters.
Whenyourotatethetablet,theOn-ScreenKeyboardortheTouchKeyboardautomaticallyrotatestothe
correspondingportraitorlandscapeview.

ToopentheOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforOn-ScreenKeyboard.

3.TapOn-ScreenKeyboardinApps.

ToopentheTouchKeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapKeyboard.

Toconguretheinputlanguage,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ControlPanel.

3.TapChangeinputmethods.TheLanguagewindowopens.

4.Followtheonscreeninstructionstoconguretheinputlanguage.

UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen

TheTabletDigitizerPenenablesyoutoinputtextinanaturalmanner,aswellastakingnotes,annotating
PDFles,anddrawinggraphicstogetherwithapplicationscapableofeditingandsketching.

SometabletsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.

TheTabletDigitizerPenconsistsofatip1andaclickbutton2.Holdthepenandpointthetipatthe
displaytomovethecursor.

Tomakeaselection(single-click),tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.Todouble-click,taptwicewithout
pausing.Todoaright-click,tapthedisplayandholdthetipofthepenonthedisplay;theright-click
iconappears.

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Downloadinggamesandapplications

Toextendthefunctionalityofyourtablet,downloadandinstalladditionalapplicationsfromtheWindows
StoreandLenovoAppStore.BothWindowsStoreandLenovoAppStoreprovideaneasyandquickwayfor
youtoshopforgamesandmobileapplications.

TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromWindowsStore,tapStorefromtheStartscreen,and
thenfollowtheonscreeninstructions.

TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromLenovoAppStore,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoAppStore.

2.Scrollandbrowselistedapplicationsorgamestolocatethedesiredapplicationorgame.

3.Taptheapplicationorgame,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstallit.

Usingthekeyboarddock

Tousethekeyboarddock,installthetabletintothekeyboarddockrst.Ensurethatthetabletissecuredin
place.

Then,youcanusethetabletasanotebookcomputer.

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Toreleasethetabletfromthekeyboarddock,dothefollowing:

1.Presstheejectbuttoninthedirectionasshown.

2.Removethetabletfromthekeyboarddock.

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Tousetabletmodewhenyoumovearoundwiththetabletandthekeyboarddock,dothefollowing:

1.Positionthetabletasshown.Then,insertthetabletintothekeyboarddockuntilthetabletissecuredin
place.

2.Slowlyandcarefullyclosethetabletdisplay.

Usingthefunctionkeys

Thekeyboarddockhasseveralfunctionkeys.

Volumeandmutecontrol

•Speakermute

Note:Whenthespeakersaremuted,theLEDontheF1keyison.

•Speakervolumedown

•

•Microphonemute

Speakervolumeup

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Note:Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theLEDontheF4keyison.

Screencontrol

•Brightnessdown

•Brightnessup

Applicationcontrol

•OpentheSettingscharm

•OpentheSearchcharm

•

•

Viewallapplicationsthatyouhaveopened

Viewallapplications

Otherfunctionkeys

•Switchadisplayoutputlocation

•Enableordisablewirelessfeatures

Fnkeycontrol

•
Youcanusethefunctionkeysindefaultmodeorinlegacymode.
Indefaultmode,toinitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkey,pressthecorrespondingkey

directly.TheLEDontheFnkeyisoffindefaultmode.T oswitchtothelegacymode,pressFn+Esc.
Inlegacymode,toinitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkey,pressandholdtheFnkeyand

thenpressthedesiredfunctionkey,thenreleasebothkeys.TheLEDontheFnkeyisoninlegacymode.
Toswitchtothedefaultmode,pressFn+Esc.

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UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

ThekeyboarddockcomeswiththeThinkPadpointingdevice.TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsof
theTrackPointpointingstick1andthetouchpad2,eachofwhichisitselfapointingdevicewithboth
basicandextendedfunctions.

Tomovethepointer3onthescreen,doeitherofthefollowing:

•Applypressuretothenonslipcaponthepointingstick1inanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;the
pointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthepressure
youapplytothepointingstick.

•Slideyourngertipoverthetouchpad

2inthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Usingthemulti-touchtouchpad

Thetouchpadofthekeyboarddocksupportsmulti-touchwithwhichyoucanzoomin,zoomout,orscroll
onthetouchpadwhilebrowsingtheInternetorreadingoreditingadocument.

Customizingthetouchpad

Tocustomizethetouchpad,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse.

3.IntheMousePropertieswindows,taptheThinkPadtab.

4.Followtheonscreeninstructionstocustomizethetouchpad.

Powermanagement

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtochargethebattery,howtoextendthebatterylifebetween
charges,andhowtocheckthebatterystatus.

Chargingthebattery

Thetabletisshippedwithanacpoweradaptertochargethetabletfromanystandardacpoweroutlet.

Note:Thebatteryisnotfullychargedwhenshipped.

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Tochargethebattery,connectthepowercord,acpoweradapter,andthetabletasshown.Then,plugthe
acpoweradapterintoastandardacpoweroutlet.

Tochargethebattery,youalsocanconnectthepowercord,acpoweradapter,andthekeyboarddockas
shown.Then,plugtheacpoweradapterintoastandardacpoweroutlet.

Note:Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Disconnecttheacpoweradapterfromyourtabletwhenthebatterypowerisfull,orleavetheacpower
adapterconnectedtooperatefromacpower.

Alternatively,youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstosafelyrechargetheinternalbatteryofthe
tabletorthekeyboarddock:

•Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanacpoweroutlet,andtheninsertthejackintothetablettochargethe
internalbatteryofthetablet.

•Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanacpoweroutlet,andtheninsertthejackintothekeyboarddockto
chargetheinternalbatteryofthekeyboarddock.

•Insertthetabletintothekeyboarddocktoestablishtheconnection.Then,plugtheacpoweradapter
intoanacpoweroutlet,andtheninsertthejackintothekeyboarddocktochargethetabletandthe
keyboarddockatthesametime.

•Insertthetabletintothekeyboarddocktoestablishtheconnection.Iftheinternalbatteryofthetablet
isnotfullandtheinternalbatteryofthekeyboarddockdoesnotrunoutofpower,thekeyboarddock
willchargethetablet.

Attention:UseonlyLenovo-approvedacpoweradapters.Unauthorizedadapterscouldcausesevere
damagetothetablet.

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Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges

Whenyouaretravelingoutdoorswithyourtabletandacpowerisnotavailable,youcanextendthebattery
lifebydoingthefollowing:

•TurnoffWi-Fi,mobiledatanetwork,GPS,andBluetoothwhennotinuse.
ToturnoffWi-Fi,mobiledatanetwork,GPS,andBluetooth,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapWireless.

4.SlidetotherighttoturnonAirplanemodetodisableallwirelessdevices.

•Turnoffautomaticsynchronizationifyoudonotneedit.
Toturnofftheautomaticsynchronizationfunction,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapSyncyoursettings.

4.SwitchoffSyncyoursettings.

•Lowerthebrightnesslevelofthescreen.
Tolowerthebrightnesslevelofthescreen,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙Brightness.

3.Slidedowntolowerthebrightness.

•Entersleepmodewhenthetabletistemporarilynotinuse.
Toentersleepmode,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙Power➙Sleep.

•Turnoffyourtabletifyouarenotgoingtouseitforawhile.
Toturnoffyourtablet,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Checkingthebatterystatus

Gettheapproximatestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebycheckingthedesktopbatterystatusiconin
theWindowsnoticationarea.

Tocheckfortheaccuratestatusandadjustyourtabletpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween
performanceandpowersaving,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Power.

2.Checkyourbatterystatusandconguresettings.

TocheckthebatterystatusinLenovoSupport,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSupport➙BatteryHealth.

2.Checkyourbatterystatusandconguresettings.

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Usingthecameras

Yourtablethastwocameras,afront-facingcameraandarear-facingcamera.Therear-facingcamerahasan
auto-focusfeaturethatenablesyoutocapturehigh-qualitypicturesandvideos.

Tolaunchacameraandcongurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

2.Followtheonscreeninstructionstoconguresettingsandusethecamera.

Toswitchbetweenthefront-facingcameraandtherear-facingcamera,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

2.IntheViewsection,selectFrontPanelorBackPanelfromtheSelectviewdrop-downlistbox
toswitchthecameras.

Youalsocanusethecamerawithotherapplicationsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,video
capturing,andvideoconferencing.Todownloadotherapplications,tapLenovoAppStoreorWindows

StorefromtheStartscreen.Thenfollowtheonscreeninstructions.

Usingsynchronizationsolutions

Byusingsynchronizationsolutions,youcaneasilysynchronizesettingsbetweenyourtabletandpersonal
computer.

SynchronizingsettingsbyusingtheWindowssynchronizationsolution

ToaccessWindowssynchronizationsolution,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapSyncyoursettings.

4.Conguresettingsasdesired.

SynchronizinglesbyusingtheLenovoCloudsolution

TheLenovoCloudsolutionenablesyoutoaccess,view,upload,ordownloadmassiveresources,software,
andinformationonaremotecloudserverinasecuredenvironment.

FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoCloudsolution,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/cloud.

UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver

Yourtabletmighthaveaglobalpositioningsystem(GPS)satellitereceiverthatenablesyoutopinpointyour
locationdowntothestreetlevel.Uselocation-basedapplicationstondyourcurrentlocation,getdirections
toyourdestination,andndotherlocation-basedinformation.

Note:Forlongerbatterylife,disabletheGPSsatellitereceiverwhennotinuse.

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Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksanddevices

Yourtabletcanconnecttoavarietyofnetworksanddevices,includingmobilenetworks(3Gor4G),Wi-Fi
datanetworks,Bluetoothdevices,andNFC-enableddevices.

Note:Sometabletmodelscanconnecttobothmobilenetworks(3Gor4G)andWi-Finetworks,whileothers
canconnecttoWi-Finetworksonly.IfyourtabletsupportsWi-Ficonnectiononly,theinformationrelated
tomobilenetworksdoesnotapplytoyourtablet.

InstallingandremovingtheSIMcard

Ifthetabletsupportsmobilenetworkconnection,aSIMcardmightberequiredtoconnecttoamobile
network.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIMcardmightbeshippedwiththetabletoryouneedto
purchaseonefromtheservicecarrier.

Attention:WheninstallingorremovingaSIMcard,donottouchtheSIMcardmetalconnectors.As
aprecaution,alwaysholdthetabletinyourhandbeforeyouinstallorremovetheSIMcardtoavoid
electrostaticdischarges.

ToremoveaSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthetablet.

2.InsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheholeoftheSIMcardtray1.Thetrayejects2.Slidethetrayout.

3.RemovetheSIMcardasshown.

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ToinstallaSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthetablet.

2.InsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheholeoftheSIMcardtray.Thetrayejects.Slidethetrayout.

3.PlacetheSIMcardintotheSIMcardtrayasshownuntiltheSIMcardishooked.

4.InserttheSIMcardtrayintotheslotasshown.Then,restartthetablet.

Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing

Ifyouhaveconnectedtoanetwork,youcancheckthenetworknametoseewhichmobilenetworkyou
areusing.

Tocheckthenetworkname,dooneofthefollowing:

•Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentaptheSettingscharm.The
networknameisdisplayedunderthenetworkicon.

•Onthedesktop,movethecursortothenetworkiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Thenetwork
nameisdisplayed.

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Connectingtoamobiledatanetwork

ASIMcardisrequiredtoconnecttoamobilenetwork.Referto“InstallingandremovingtheSIMcard”on
page23forinstructionsonhowtoinstallaSIMcard.

Note:SometabletssupportaccesstoWi-Finetworksonly.See“ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork”onpage
25forinstructionsonconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork.

Ifyouuseamobiledatanetwork,youmighthavetosignupforadataplanwithyourservicecarrierinyour
area.TheLenovoMobileAccessprogramenablesyoutomanageyourmobilebroadbandconnection.
Youcancreateanaccount,addmoneytotheaccount,andpurchasemobilebroadbandsessionsusing
youraccount.

TousetheLenovoMobileAccessprogram,dothefollowing:

1.TapLenovoMobileAccessontheStartscreen.TheLenovoMobileAccessprogramopens.

2.Signintoyouraccountandfollowtheonscreeninstructions.

Whenyouareconnectedtothemobiledatanetwork,settheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnection
toreducetheamountofdatayousendandreceive.

Tosettheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnection,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.Alistofavailablenetworksisdisplayed.

4.Tapthenetworknameandholdyourngeronthescreenfortwoseconds.Thentakeyournger
offthescreen.Amenuisdisplayed.

5.TapSetasmeteredconnection.

Afteryousetyourmobilenetworkasmeteredconnection,youcandisabletheDownloadovermetered
connectionsfeaturetopreventextracharges.

TodisabletheDownloadovermeteredconnectionsfeature,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapDevices.

4.IntheDownloadovermeteredconnectionssection,slidetothelefttoturnitoff.

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork

Wi-Fiisawirelessnetworkingtechnologythatprovidesnetworkaccessatdistancesofupto100meters
(328feet)dependingontheWi-Firouterandyoursurroundings.Y oucanconnectanyThinkPadHelixto
aWi-Finetwork.

AWi-FiconnectionrequiresaccesstoafunctioningWirelessAccessPoint(WAP),alsocalledahotspot.
Somehotspotsareopentothepublic,butsomeothersimplementsecurityfeaturestolimitaccessto
specicgroupsorindividuals.

Note:TherangeandqualityoftheWi-Fisignalareaffectedbythenumberofconnecteddevices,the
infrastructure,andtheobjectsthroughwhichthesignalistransmitted.

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ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork

ToestablishaWi-Finetworkconnection,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.

4.TaptheIDofthenetworkyouwanttoconnect.

5.FollowtheonscreeninstructionstoconnecttotheWi-Finetwork.

Toviewspeed,security,address,andotherinformationabouttheWi-Finetworkyouareconnected,tapits
IDandholdyourngeronthescreenfortwoseconds.Thentakeyourngeroffthedisplay.Amenuis
displayed.Selectoneofthemenuitemstoviewtheinformationyouneed.

YourtabletsupportstheproxyfeatureforWi-Ficonnection.Theproxyfeatureenablesyoutoaccessmore
Web-basedsourceandbrowseInternetmoresecurely.Ifyouwanttoconguretheproxysettingswhenyou
areconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheInternetoptionswindow.Forinformationabouthowtoopenthiswindow,seetheWindows
HelpandSupportprogram.

2.TaptheConnectionstab.

3.Conguretheproxysettings.

AddingaWi-Finetwork

IfyouwanttoaccessaWi-Finetworkthatdoesnotbroadcastitsnetworkname(alsocalledaserviceset
identierorSSID),youmustaddthatWi-Finetworkbeforeyoucanconnecttoit.

ToaddaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.

4.TapHiddennetwork.

5.FollowtheonscreeninstructionstoaddaWi-Finetwork.

Addinganetworkprole

EachlocationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoa
networkinfrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.Byswitchingbetweenlocation
prolesasyoumoveyourtabletfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwith
noneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthetableteachtime.

Toaddanetworkprole,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartmenu,tapLenovoSettings.

2.TapLocationAwareness.

3.Followtheonscreeninstructionstoaddanetworkprole.

SharingyourInternetconnection

YoucanshareyourInternetconnectionwithmultipledevicesbysettingyourtabletasamobilehotspot.

ToshareyourInternetconnectionbyturningyourtabletintoamobilehotspot,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙MobileHotspot.

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2.IntheSetuphotspotsection,choosethenetworktoshare,createanameandapasswordforyour
mobilehotspot,andthenselectasecurityoption.

3.TapStartSharingtoturnyourtabletintoamobilehotspot.Thenotheruserscanconnecttoyour
networkbyenteringthecorrectmobilehotspotnameandpassword.

4.IntheManageUserssection,youcanviewuserswhoareconnectedtoyournetworkinthedrop-down
listbox.

UsingBluetoothdevices

Bluetoothisashort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.UseBluetoothtoestablishawireless
connectionwithanotherBluetooth-enableddeviceoveradistanceofabout10m(32.8ft).

PairingwithaBluetoothdevice

ToconnectandexchangedatawithanotherBluetoothdevice,pairyourtabletwiththeBluetoothdevice
bydoingthefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapDevices.

4.TapAddadevice.

5.WhentheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttopairisfound,taptheIDoftheBluetoothdeviceandfollow
theinstructionsonbothdevicestopairthem.

UnpairingaBluetoothdevice

TounpairaBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapDevices.

4.TaptheIDoftheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttounpair.Aremoveiconisdisplayed.

5.Taptheremoveicon.Anoticationpromptisdisplayed.

6.TapRemove.

UsingNFC

NFCisahigh-frequencyandshort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.UsetheNFCfunctionto
establishradiocommunicationswithanotherNFC-enableddeviceoveradistancenomorethanafew
centimeters.

ToconnectandexchangedatawithanotherNFC-enableddevice,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙MobileHotspot.

2.IntheEnableNFCsection,slidetotherighttoenableNFC.

3.Turnyourtabletintoamobilehotspot.See“SharingyourInternetconnection”onpage26.

4.Bringthetwodevicesintoverycloseproximityortouchthemtogether.

5.IfyouwanttodirecttheinvitedusertoaWebsiteaddresswhentheuserisconnectedtoyourhotspot,
locatetheTaptoSharesection,selectthecheckboxnexttotheWebsiteaddresseld,andllina
Websiteaddressintotheeld.

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Note:TheinviteduserwillbedirectedtothedenedWebsiteaddresswhentheuserisconnected
toyourhotspot.

6.IntheT aptoSharesection,taptheinvitationmessagetosendaninvitationnoticationtotheuser
youwanttoinvite.

Note:Theinvitedusermusttaptheinvitationnoticationpromptwithinoneminutetoconnecttoyour
hotspot.Otherwise,youhavetotaptheinvitationmessagetosendtheinvitationnoticationagain.

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthetabletsecurity.

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktothekeyboarddocktopreventthetabletfrombeingremovedwithout
yourpermission.

Toattachamechanicallocktothekeyboarddock,dothefollowing:

1.Openthesmallcoverofthekeyboarddock1.

2.Pulloutthekeyhole2.

3.Securethechainonthelocktoastationaryobject.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththe
mechanicallock.

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

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanpreventyourtabletfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyousetapassword,a
promptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthetablet.Enteryourpasswordatthepromptby
usingtheonscreenkeyboard.Youcannotusethetabletunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Passwordsandsleepmode

Ifyouhavesetpasswordsandyouputyourtabletintosleepmode:

•Youarenotpromptedtoenterthepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

•IfthemSATAsolid-statedrivehasaharddiskpassword,itisunlockedautomaticallywhenyouresume
operation.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

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Enteringpasswords

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,enterapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,enterauserharddiskpassword.

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,enterasupervisorpassword.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtoprotectyourtabletagainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
tablet.Y oumustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthetablet.

Settingapower-onpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallprograms.

3.Turnyourtabletoffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,tap“T ointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter”.TheBootMenu
windowopens.

5.TaptheApplicationMenutab.TapSetup.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

6.TapSecurity.

7.TapPassword.

8.TapPower-onPassword.

9.TaptheEnterNewPasswordeld,enteradesiredpassword,andtapEnterbyusingtheonscreen
keyboard.

10.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,reenterthepasswordandtapEnter.

Note:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetit,
youhavetotakeyourtablettoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword
canceled.

11.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,tapYestocontinue.

12.Savecongurationchangesandexit.

Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword
Tochangethepower-onpassword,followsteps1through8.Enteryourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnter

NewPasswordeldisdisplayed,enteranewpasswordintheeldandthenreenterittoverify.Toremove

thepassword,followsteps1through8.Enteryourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnterNewPassword
eldisdisplayed,leaveitblankandtapEntertwice.

Harddiskpasswords

TwotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredonthemSATAsolid-statedrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword

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Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstolesandprogramsonthemSATAsolid-statedrive.

Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe
administratortogetaccesstoanyharddiskdriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;
nooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,and
tellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordas
desired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk
password.

Settingaharddiskpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallprograms.

3.Turnyourtabletoffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,tap“T ointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter”.TheBootMenu
windowopens.

5.TaptheApplicationMenutab.TapSetup.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

6.TapSecurity.

7.TapPassword.

8.TapHardDisk1Password.

9.Apasswordwindowopens.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyouwant
tosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.Ifyouareanadministratororsupervisor,youcanselectUser+
Mastertosettwopasswords.(Theusercanchangetheuserpasswordlater.)

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowforenteringthenewuserharddiskpasswordopens,enteryournewpasswordin

theEnterNewPasswordeld.TapEnter.
b.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,reenterthepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.TapEnter.
c.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.T apEnterto

continue.
d.Awindowforenteringthenewmasterharddiskpasswordopens.Enteryournewpasswordin

theEnterNewPasswordeld.TapEnter.
e.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,reenterthepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.TapEnter.

•IfyouselectUseronly,dothefollowing:
a.Whenawindowforenteringthenewpasswordopens,enteryournewpasswordintheEnterNew

Passwordeld.T apEnter.

Notes:

–YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.
–Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonly

withacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyouthen
installtheharddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthat
containsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.

b.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,reenterthepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.TapEnter.

Attention:Youmightwanttonotedownyourpasswordsandkeeptheminasafeplace.Otherwise,if
youforgettheuserpassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswords

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orrecoverdatafromthemSATAsolid-statedrive.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentativetohavethemSATAsolid-statedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,
andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

10.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,tapYestocontinue.

11.Savecongurationchangesandexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourtablet,youwillhavetoentertheuserormasterharddiskpasswordinorder
tostartyourtabletandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Followsteps1through8in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage31,enteringyourpasswordtoget
accesstotheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Tochangeorremovetheuserharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•Tochangetheharddiskpassword,enterthecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then
enterthenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld,andreenterthepasswordyoujustenteredto
verifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.TapEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.TapYes
toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordwillbechanged.

•Toremovetheharddiskpassword,enterthecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.
ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,andtapEnter.ASetup
Noticewindowisdisplayed.T apY estoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpassword
willberemoved.

TochangeorremovetheUser+Masterharddiskpasswords,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.

IfyouchooseUserHDP,dothefollowing:

•Tochangetheuserharddiskpassword,enterthecurrentuserharddiskpasswordorthecurrentmaster
harddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Thenenterthenewuserharddiskpasswordin
theEnterNewPasswordeld,andreenterthepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrm
NewPasswordeld.TapEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.T apY estoexitfromtheSetup
Noticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordischanged.

•Toremovetheuserharddiskpassword,enterthecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrent
Passwordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,andtap
Enter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.TapYestoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Boththeuser
andmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

IfyouchooseMasterHDP,dothefollowing:

•Tochangethemasterharddiskpassword,enterthecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter
CurrentPasswordeld.ThenenterthenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPassword
eld,andreenterthepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.Tap
Enter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.TapYestoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.The
masterharddiskpasswordischanged.

•Toremovethemasterharddiskpassword,enterthecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter
CurrentPasswordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,
andtapEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.T apYestoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Both
theuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredinThinkPadSetup.Withoutit,noonecan
changethecongurationofthetablet.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

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•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetup
program.Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstocongurationdata.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstoacomputereveniftheuserof
thatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

–Deletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword
–Changingdateandtime
–EnablingordisablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeature
–EnablingordisablingthePasswordatunattendedbootfeature
–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords
–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip
–EnablingordisablingtheBootDeviceListF12Optionfeature
–EnablingordisablingtheBootOrderLockfeature
–EnablingordisablingtheFlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Usersfeature
–Enablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheinternalBluetoothdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessWANdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheSecuritymode

Notes:

•Thesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanytabletstomakeadministration
easier.

•ByenablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeatureonthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisor
password,youmakeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallprograms.

3.Turnyourtabletoffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,tap“T ointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter”.TheBootMenu
windowopens.

5.TaptheApplicationMenutab.TapSetup.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

6.TapSecurity.

7.TapPassword.

8.TapSupervisorPassword.

9.Awindowopens,promptingyoutoenteranewpassword.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthe
following:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,enteradesiredpasswordandtapEnter.

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b.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,reenterthepasswordandtapEnter.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,enterthecurrentsupervisorpasswordandtapEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,enterthenewsupervisorpassword;thenreenterthepassword

youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.TapEnter.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,enterthecurrentsupervisorpasswordandtapEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.T apEnter.

Attention:Youmightwanttonotedownyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour
supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

10.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,tapYestocontinue.

11.Savecongurationchangesandexit.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtoenteryourpasswordto
proceed.

Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransfercondentialinformation
electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourtabletmighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip,a
cryptographicmicroprocessor.

Settingthesecuritychip

ThechoicesofferedontheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetup
programarethefollowing:

•SecurityChipSelection:selecthesecuritychipyouwanttouse.

•SecurityChip:activate,inactivate,ordisablethesecuritychip.

•SecurityReportingOptions:enableordisableeachsecurityreportingoption.

•ClearSecurityChip:cleartheencryptionkey.

•PhysicalPresenceforProvisioning:enablesordisablestheconrmationmessagewhenyouchange
thesettingsofthesecuritychip.

•PhysicalPresenceforClear:enablesordisablestheconrmationmessagewhenyouclearthesecurity
chip.

Notes:

1.EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwiseanyone
canchangethesettingsforthesecuritychip.

2.Ifthesecuritychipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thetabletwillnotstart.Y ou
willhearfourcyclesoffourbeepseach.

3.Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

4.Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,besuretoturnyourtabletoffandthenturnitonagainafteryouset
thesecuritychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

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2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourtabletoffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,tap“T ointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter”.TheBootMenu
windowopens.

5.TaptheApplicationMenutab.TapSetup.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

6.TapSecurity.TheSecuritymenuopens.

7.TapSecurityChip.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

8.Tapanitemyouwanttoset.Whentheitemishighlighted,taptheitem.

9.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

10.Savecongurationchangesandexit.

NoticeondeletingdatafromyourmSA TAsolid-statedrive

Ascomputersspreadintoeverycorneroflife,theyprocessmoreandmoreinformation.Thedataonyour
tablet,someofwhichissensitive,isstoredonthemSATAsolid-statedrive.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,or
handoveryourtablet,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.

Handingyourtabletovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystems
andapplicationsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Youareadvisedtocheckthetermsand
conditionsofthoselicenseagreements.

Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:

•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenemptytherecyclebin.

•UsetheDeleteoption.

•FormatyourmSATAsolid-statedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•SetthemSATAsolid-statedrivebacktothefactorydefaultsettingsusingtherecoveryprogramprovided
byLenovo.

Theseoperations,however,onlychangetheleallocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In
otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.Thedata
isstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseofspecial
softwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatthisdatacanberetrievedandusedforunexpectedpurposes.

Topreventleakageofdata,itbecomesveryimportantthatyoutakeresponsibilityfordeletingallthedata
fromthemSATAsolid-statedrivewhenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourtablet.Youcandestroythe
dataphysicallybysmashingthemSA TAsolid-statedrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrong
magneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butwerecommendthatyoumakeuseofthesoftware
(payware)orservice(payservice)specicallydevelopedforthepurpose.

FordisposingofdataonthemSATAsolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposaltool.To
downloadthetool,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/support.

Note:Runningeitherapplicationwilltakeacoupleofhours.

IfamSATAsolid-statedriveequippedwithencryptionfeaturesissupportedandinstalledinyourtablet,you
canlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinaveryshorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.The
dataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbe
decryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisenabledbyThinkPadSetupMenuExtensionUtilityandis
availableasamenuiteminThinkPadSetup.

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Usingrewalls

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

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertotheonlinehelpthatcomeswiththe
program.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourtabletispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.Theantivirus
programisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourtabletwithafree30-daysubscription.After30
days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.

Refreshingyourtablet

Ifyourtabletdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,you
canrefreshyourtabletwithoutlosingyourpersonallesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourtablet,theprogramsthatcamewithyourtabletandtheprogramsthatyou
installedfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourtablet,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapGeneral.

4.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.

Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings

Youcanresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.Resettingthetabletwillreinstalltheoperating
system,andreinstallalltheprogramsandsettingsthatcamewithyourtablet.

Attention:Ifyouresetyourtablet,allyourpersonallesandsettingswillbedeleted.Toavoiddataloss,
makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Toresetyourtablet,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapGeneral.

4.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,tapGetstarted.

Formoreinformation,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportprogram.

Advancedstartupoptions

AdvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutochangethestartupsettingsofyourWindowsoperatingsystem,
startthetabletfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapGeneral.

4.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow➙T roubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

5.Restartyourtabletfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoredetailsabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedontabletspreinstalledwiththeWindows8operating
system,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.

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Chapter6.Advancedconguration

IfyouneedtoupdateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,installnewdevicedrivers,thisinformationwillhelpyouhandle
yourtabletwithpropercareandkeepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage39

•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage39

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage49

Installingdevicedrivers

Thedevicedriversareavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.Clickyourtabletproduct
nametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourtablet.

Attention:Alwaysgotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthelatestdevicedrivers.Donot
downloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.

ThinkPadSetup

YourtabletcomeswiththeThinkPadSetupprogramtoenableyoutoselectvarioussetupparameters.

TostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthetablet.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,tap“Tointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter”.
TheBootMenuwindowopens.

2.TaptheApplicationMenutab.

3.TapSetup.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

Note:Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuwillbedisplayed
afteryouenterthepasswordontheonscreenkeyboard.Y oucanstarttheThinkPadSetupprogramby
tappingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisorpasswordontheonscreenkeyboard.However,you
cannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.Formoreinformation,
referto“Usingpasswords”onpage29.

4.Taptheitemyouwanttochange.Asubmenuisdisplayed.

5.TapRestart.Taptheoptionyouwantforrestartingyourtablet.

Note:Youcanalsoinstallthetabletintothekeyboarddockorattachanexternalkeyboardtothetabletrst.
Then,turnonthetablet.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF1key.TheThinkPadSetupprogram
mainmenuopens.Usethekeyboardtochangethesettingsconveniently.

Mainmenu

TheMainmenuistherstinterfaceyouseeafteryouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.Itdisplaysthe
followingcongurationofyourtablet:

•UEFIBIOSVersion

•UEFIBIOSDate(Year-Month-Day)

•EmbeddedControllerVersion

•MPUFirmwareVersion

•MachineTypeModel

•System-unitserialnumber

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•Systemboardserialnumber

•AssetTag

•CPUType

•CPUSpeed

•Installedmemory

•UUID

•Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense

•UEFIsecureboot

Congmenu

Ifyouneedtochangethecongurationofyourtablet,tapCongfromtheThinkPadSetupprogrammain
menu.

ThefollowingtableliststheCongmenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

•Oneachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table1.Congmenuitems

Menuitem

USB

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

USBUEFIBIOSSupport

USB3.0Mode

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Auto

Enablesordisablesboot
supportforUSBdiskette,
USBmemorykey,andUSB
opticaldrive.

SettheUSB3.0controller
modefortheportsshared
betweenUSB2.0andUSB

3.0controllers.

IfyouselectAuto,itenables
youtoconnectandroute
appropriateUSB3.0or
USB2.0connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,it
enablesUSB3.0mode
andallowsUSB3.0tobe
supportedintheoperating
system.

IfyouselectDisabled,it
disablesandhidestheUSB

3.0controller,andUSB3.0
connectorswillworkas
USB2.0connectors.

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Table1.Congmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

Keyboard/MouseFnandCtrlKeyswap

DisplayBootDisplayDevice

Power

Intel(R)SpeedStep
technology

(IntelSpeedStepmounted
modelsonly)

AdaptiveThermal
Management

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,the
FnkeyworksastheCtrl
key,andtheCtrlkeyworks
astheFnkey.

Note:EvenwhenEnabled
isselected,youneedto
presstheFnkeytoresume
thetabletfromsleepmode
tonormaloperation.

•ThinkPadLCD

•DigitalonThinkPad

•Digitalondock

Selectthedisplaydevice
thatistobeactivatedat
boottime.Thisselection
iseffectiveforboottime,
passwordprompt,and
ThinkPadSetup.

DigitalonThinkPadisthe
MiniDisplayPortonyour
tablet.

Digitalondockis
DisplayPortorDVI
connectoronadocking
station.

®

•Disabled

•Enabled

ModeforAC

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

ModeforBattery

•MaximumPerformance

SelectthemodeofIntel
SpeedSteptechnologyat
runtime.

•Maximum
Performance:Always
highestspeed

•BatteryOptimized:
Alwayslowestspeed

•Disabled:Noruntime
support,lowestspeed

•BatteryOptimized

SchemeforAC

•MaximizePerformance

Selectathermal
managementscheme
touse.

•Balanced
MaximizePerformance:

SchemeforBattery

•MaximizePerformance

•Balanced

ReducesCPUthrottling

Balanced:Balances
sound,temperatureand
performance

OpticalDriveSpeed

Note:Eachschemeaffects
fansound,temperature,
andperformance.

•HighPerformance

•Normal

Setthespeedofthe
opticaldrivetothedesired
performance.

•Silent

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Table1.Congmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

CPUPowerManagement

PCIExpressPower
Management

PowerOnwithACAttach

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

Enablesordisablesthe
powersavingfeaturethat
stopsthemicroprocessor
clockautomaticallywhen
therearenosystem
activities.Normally,it
isnotnecessarytochange
thesetting.

Enableordisableafeature
thatautomaticallyadjusts
powermanagementwhen
thereisnoPCIExpress
activity.Normally,itisnot
necessarytochangethe
setting.

Enableordisableafeature
thatpowersonthesystem
whentheacpoweradapter
isattached.

IfyouselectEnabled,the
systemispoweredonwhen
theacpoweradapteris
attached.Whenthesystem
isinhibernatestate,the
systemresumes.

Intel(R)RapidStart
Technology

DisableBuilt-inBattery•Y es

•Enabled

•Disabled

Enterafter:

•Immediately

•1minute

•2minutes

•5minutes

•10minutes

•15minutes

•30minutes

•1hour

•2hours

•3hours

•No

IfyouselectDisabled,the
systemisnotpoweredon
norresumedwhentheac
poweradapterisattached.

Note:Tousethisfeature,
aspecialpartitiononthe
mSATAsolid-statedriveis
required.

Whenenabled,thetablet
entersalowerpowerstate
afterthespeciedtimein
sleepstate.Andittakes
onlysecondstoresume
normaloperation.

Temporarilydisablebattery
forservicingthesystem.
Afterselectingthisitem,the
systemwillbeautomatically
poweredoff.Thesystemis
thenreadytobeserviced.

Note:Theacpoweradapter
mustbedisconnectedfrom
thesystemtoperformthis
operation.Thebatterywill

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Table1.Congmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

BeepandAlarm

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

PasswordBeep•Disabled

KeyboardBeep•Disabled

SerialATA(SA T A)SATAControllerMode

Option

CPU

CoreMulti-Processing

beautomaticallyre-enabled
whentheacpoweradapter
isreconnectedtothe
system.

Enablethisoptiontohave

•Enabled

abeepsoundwhenthe
systemiswaitingfora
power-on,harddisk,or
supervisorpassword.
Differentbeepswillsound
whentheenteredpassword
matchesordoesnotmatch
theconguredpassword.

Enablesordisablesthe

•Enabled

keyboardbeepwhen
unmanageablekey
combinationsarepressed.

•Compatibility

•AHCI

•Disabled

•Enabled

SelectsSA TAcontroller
operationmode.

Enableordisableadditional
executioncoreunitswithin
aCPU.

Intel(R)AMT

Intel(R)Hyper-Threading
Technology

Intel(R)AMTControl

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

Note:Ifyouareusinga
tabletwithasingle-core
processor,thisitemisnot
available.

Enableordisableadditional
logicalprocessorswithina
processorcore.

IfyouselectEnabled,Intel
AMT(ActiveManagement
Technology)iscongured
andadditionalsetupitems
areprovidedinMEBx
(ManagementEngineBIOS
Extension)Setup.

IfyouselectPermanently
Disabled,youwillneverbe
abletoenableitagain.Be
cautiouswhenyouwantto
usethisoption.

Note:Y oucanenterthe
MEBxSetupmenuby
pressingtheCtrl+Pkey
combinationintheStartup
InterruptMenuwindow.
TodisplaytheStartup
InterruptMenuwindow,
presstheEnterkeyduring
thepower-onself-test
(POST).

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Table1.Congmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

CIRATimeout

ConsoleType•PC-ANSI

0–255

Note:Thedefaultvalueis
60seconds.

•VT100

•VT100+

•VT-UTF8

Setthetimeoutoptionfor
CIRAconnectiontobe
established.1though254
secondsareselectable.

Ifyouselect0,use60
secondsasthedefault
timeoutvalue.

Ifyouselect255,the
waitingtimeforestablishing
aconnectionisunlimited.

Selecttheconsoletypefor
AMT.

Note:Thisconsoletype
shouldmatchtheIntelAMT
remoteconsole.

DateandTimemenu

Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourtablet,tapDate/TimefromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•SystemDate

•SystemTime

Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:

1.Taptoselecttheitemtochangethedateortime.

2.Taptoselectaeld.

3.Inputthedateortimebyusingtheonscreenkeyboard.

Securitymenu

Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourtablet,tapSecurityfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsider
changingthetabletconguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingthecongurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Ineachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

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Table2.Securitymenuitems

Menuitem

Password

SecurityChip

Submenuitem

HardwarePassword
Manager

SupervisorPassword

LockUEFIBIOS
Settings

Passwordat
unattendedboot

Passwordatrestart•Disabled

SetMinimumLength

Power-OnPassword

HardDisk1Password•Disabled

SecurityChip

SecurityReporting
Options

ClearSecurityChip

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•xcharacters
(4≤x≤12)

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Active

•Inactive

•Disabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enter

Comments

Managingyourpower-onpassword,supervisor
password,andyourharddiskpasswordsbythe
managementserver.

See“Supervisorpassword”onpage32.

Enableordisablethefunctionthatprotectsitems
inThinkPadSetupprogramfrombeingchanged
byauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisor
password.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.If
yousetthesupervisorpasswordandenablethis
function,noonebutyoucanchangeanyitems
inThinkPadSetup.

IfyouselectandenablePasswordatunattended
boot,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhen
thetabletisturnedon,fromeitherapower-off
stateorhibernationstate.IfyouselectDisabled,
nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thetablet
goesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuser
authenticationontheoperatingsystem.

IfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart,a
passwordpromptisdisplayedwhenyourestart
thetablet.IfyouselectDisabled,nopassword
promptisdisplayed;thetabletgoesahead
andloadstheoperatingsystem.Toprevent
unauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthentication
ontheoperatingsystem.

Specifyaminimumlengthforpower-on
passwordsandharddiskpasswords.Ifyouset
thesupervisorpasswordandspecifyaminimum
lengthforpasswords,noonebutyoucanchange
thelength.

See“Power-onpassword”onpage30.

See“Harddiskpasswords”onpage30.

IfyouselectActive,thesecuritychipisfunctional.
IfyouselectInactive,theSecurityChipoption
isvisible,butthesecuritychipisnotfunctional.If
youselectDisabled,theSecurityChipoptionis
hiddenandthesecuritychipisnotfunctional.

EnableordisablethefollowingSecurityReporting
Options:

•BIOSROMStringReporting:BIOStextstring

•CMOSReporting:CMOSdata

Cleartheencryptionkey.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave
selectedActivefortheSecurityChipoption.

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

UEFIBIOS
UpdateOption

Memory
Protection

Virtualization

I/OPortAccess

Submenuitem

Intel(R)TXTFeature

PhysicalPresencefor
Provisioning

PhysicalPresencefor
Clear

FlashBIOSUpdating
byEnd-Users

SecureRollBack
Prevention

ExecutionPrevention•Disabled

Intel(R)Virtualization
Technology

Intel(R)VT-dFeature

WirelessLAN•Disabled

WirelessWAN•Disabled

Bluetooth•Disabled

USBPort

MemoryCardSlot

IntegratedCamera

Microphone•Disabled

NFC

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

EnableordisableIntelTrustedExecution
Technology.

Thisoptionenablesordisablestheconrmation
messagewhenyouchangethesettingsofthe
securitychip.

Thisoptionenablesordisablestheconrmation
messagewhenyouclearthesecuritychip.

IfyouselectEnabled,alluserscanupdatethe
UEFIBIOS.IfyouselectDisabled,onlythe
personwhoknowsthesupervisorpasswordcan
updatetheUEFIBIOS.

IfyouselectDisabled,youcanashtothe
previousversionofUEFIBIOS.Ifyouselect
Enabled,youcannotashtotheprevious
versionofUEFIBIOS.

Somecomputervirusesandwormscause
memorybufferstooverowbyrunningcode
whereonlydataisallowed.IftheDataExecution
Preventionfeaturecanbeusedwithyour
operatingsystem,thenbyselectingEnabledyou
canprotectyourtabletagainstattacksbysuch
virusesandworms.IfafterchoosingEnabled
youndthatanprogramdoesnotruncorrectly,
selectDisabledandresetthesetting.

IfyouselectEnabled,aVirtualMachine
Monitor(VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardware
capabilitiesprovidedbyVirtualizationTechnology.

IntelVT-disIntelVirtualizationT echnologyfor
DirectedI/O.Whenenabled,aVMMcanutilize
theplatforminfrastructureforI/Ovirtualization.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWireless
LANdevice.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWireless
WANdevice.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseBluetooth
devices.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseUSB
connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethememory
cardslots.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheintegrated
camera.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
microphones(internal,external,orline-in).

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheNFC.

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Anti-Theft

SecureBoot

Submenuitem

SensorHub

IntelATModule
Activation

IntelATSuspend

ComputraceModule
Activation

SecureBoot

PlatformMode

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

ResettoSetupMode

RestoreFactoryKeys•EnterThisoptionisusedtorestoreallkeysand

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Permanently
Disabled

•Enter

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Permanently
Disabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•UserMode

•SetupMode

•CustomMode

•Enter

Comments

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethesensor
hub.

EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfaceto
activatetheIntelA Tmodule,whichisanoptional
Anti-TheftservicefromIntel.
Note:IfyousettheIntelATmoduleactivation
toPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbeunableto
enablethissettingagain.

Thisoptionisdisplayedonlywhentheanti-theft
functionisactivated.

TheIntelanti-theftsuspendscreenwillbe
displayedatnextboottoenterthesuspend
mode.

EnablesordisablestheUEFIBIOSinterfaceto
activatethecomputracemodule.Computrace
isanoptionalmonitoringservicefromAbsolute
Software.
Note:Ifyousetthecomputracemodule
activationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbe
unabletoenablethissettingagain.

EnableordisableUEFISecureBootfeature.
Windows8operatingsystemrequiresthisfeature
tobeenabled.

Specifythesystemoperatingmode.

IndicatesSecureBootmodeisstandardmode
orcustommode.

Thisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatform
keyandputthesystemintosetupmode.Youcan
installyourownplatformkeyandcustomizethe
SecureBootsignaturedatabasesinsetupmode.
SecureBootmodewillbesettocustommode.

certicatesinSecureBootdatabasestofactory
defaults.AnycustomizedSecureBootsettings
willbeerased,andthedefaultplatformkeywill
bere-establishedalongwiththeoriginalsignature
databasesincludingcerticateforWindows8
operatingsystem.

Startupmenu

Youmightneedtochangethetabletstartupsettings.T odoso,tapStartupfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Attention:

•Afteryouchangeyourstartupsequence,youmustbeextremelycarefulnottospecifyawrongdevice
duringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Ifyouspecifyawrongdevice,yourdataandprograms
mightbeerasedoroverwritten.

Chapter6.Advancedconguration47

•IfyouareusingtheBitLocker

®

driveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence.BitLocker

driveencryptiondetectsthechangeofstartupsequenceandlocksthetabletfrombooting.

Changingthestartupsequence

Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:

1.TapBoot.Thedefaultbootlistisdisplayed,showingtheorderinwhichdeviceswillbestartedup,even
devicesthatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourtabletarelisted.

2.IntheBootsubmenu,tapthemenuitemtospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnon
thepower.

3.Savethechangesandrestartthesystem.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

•Ineachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table3.Startupmenuitems

MenuitemValue

Boot

NetworkBoot

UEFI/LegacyBoot

•Both

–UEFI/LegacyBootPriority

–UEFIrst
–Legacyrst

•UEFIOnly

•LegacyOnly

CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)

•Y es

•No

Comments

See“Changingthestartupsequence”on
page48

Selectthebootdevicewhenthesystem
wakesfromLAN.IfWakeOnLANis
enabled,thenetworkadministratorcan
turnonallofthecomputersinaLAN
remotelybyuseofnetworkmanagement
software.

Selectsystembootcapability.

•Both:Selectpriorityofbootoptions

•UEFIOnly:Thesystemwillbootfrom

•LegacyOnly:Thesystemwillboot

Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the
systemcannotbootfromthebootable
devicesthatdonothavetheUEFI
enabledoperatingsystem.

CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)is
requiredforbootingthelegacyoperating
system.IfyouselectUEFIOnly,CSM

Supportisselectable.ForBothor
LegacyOnlymode,CSMSupportisnot

selectable.

.

betweenUEFIandLegacy.

theUEFIenabledoperatingsystem.

fromanyoperatingsystemotherthan
theUEFIenabledone.

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Table3.Startupmenuitems(continued)

MenuitemValue

BootMode

OptionKeyDisplay

Comments

•Quick

•Diagnostics

•Disabled

•Enabled

ScreenduringPOST:

•Quick:TheThinkPadLogoscreenis
displayed.

•Diagnostics:T estmessagesare
displayed.

IfyouselectDisabled,thenthemessage
“Tointerruptnormalstartup,press
Enter.”isnotdisplayedduringthePOST.

BootDeviceListF12Option

BootOrderLock

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,theF12key
isrecognizedandtheBootMenuis
displayed.

IfyouselectEnabled,thebootpriority
orderislockedforyourfutureuse.

Restartmenu

IfyouneedtoclosetheThinkPadSetupandrestartthesystem,tapRestartfromtheThinkPadSetup
mainmenu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•ExitSavingChanges:Restartthesystemaftersavingthechanges.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Restartthesystemwithoutsavingthechanges.

•LoadSetupDefaults:Loadthedefaultsettingthatwasineffectatthetimeofpurchase.

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS

TheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BIOSisapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeup
thebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourtablet.TheUEFIBIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromother
softwarelayers.

YourtabletsystemboardhasamodulecalledEEPROM,alsoreferredtoasashmemory.Youcanupdate
theUEFIBIOSandtheThinkPadSetupprogrambystartingyourtabletwithaashupdateopticaldiscor
ashupdateapplicationrunningintheWindowsenvironment.

Insomeinstanceswhenyouaddsoftware,hardware,oradevicedriver,youmightbeinformedthatyou
needtoupdateyourUEFIBIOSinorderforthenewadditiontoworkproperly.

ToupdateyourUEFIBIOS,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

Usingsystemmanagement

Thissectionisintendedprimarilyfornetworkadministrators.

Chapter6.Advancedconguration49

Yourtabletisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreofyourresourcestobettermeet
yourbusinessobjectives.

Thismanageability,or“TotalCostofOwnership”(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclienttabletsin
thesamewayasyouoperateyourowntablet,suchasturningonaclienttablet,formattingharddisk
drive,andinstallingsoftware.

Oncethetabletisconguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyuseofsoftwareandmanageability
featuresalreadyintegratedintotheclientsystemandthenetwork.

Systemmanagement

Readthistopictolearnmoreaboutfeaturesofsystemmanagement.

DesktopManagementInterface

ThesystemUEFIBIOSofyourtabletsupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOSReference
Specication(SMBIOS)V2.6.1SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponentsofyour
system.ItistheresponsibilityoftheBIOStosupplythisdatabasewithinformationaboutitselfandthe
devicesonthesystemboard.ThisspecicationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOS
information.

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesyourtabletmoremanageable(itisPXE

2.1-compliant)byenablingittoboot(loadanoperatingsystemoranotherexecutableimage)fromaserver.
YourtabletsupportsthepersonaltabletfunctionsthatPXErequires.Forexample,withtheappropriateLAN
card,yourtabletcanbebootedfromthePXEserver.

Note:RemoteProgramLoad(RPL)cannotbeusedwithyourtablet.

AssetIDEEPROM

TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthesystem,includingitscongurationandtheserial
numbersofkeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankeldsinwhichyoucanrecordinformation
abouttheendusersinyournetwork.

Settingmanagementfeature

Yournetworkadministratorcanremotelyupdatethesystemprogramsonyourtabletfromamanagement
console.Thefollowingrequirementsmustbemet:

•YourtabletmustbestartedovertheLAN.

•YourtabletmustbeengagedinaPrebooteXecutionEnvironment.

•Network-managementsoftwaremustbeinstalledontheremoteadministrator'scomputer.

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Chapter7.Youandyourtablet

Thischapterprovidestheaccessibilityinformationaboutyourtablet,andinstructionsontravelingwith
thetabletandmaintainingthetablet.

Comfortandaccessibility

Readthistopictolearnhowtouseyourtabletmorecomfortablyandhowtousetheaccessibilityfeatures.

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably

Withthehelpofalltheconveniencesandpowerfulfeaturesofyourtablet,youcancarryyourtabletallday
longforworkorentertainmentatmanyplaces.Thereforeitisimportantthatyouremainattentivetogood
posture,goodlighting,andproperseatingtoachievegreatercomfortwithyourtablet.

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourtabletthemoreimportantitisto
observeyourworkingposture.Makeminorvoluntaryposturalchangesandtakefrequent,shortbreakswhen
youusethetabletforalongtime.Yourtabletisalightandmobilesystem;rememberthatitcaneasilybe
repositionedtoaccommodatemanyposturemodicationsyoumightwishtomake.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofcefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandutilizingwork
breaks.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyour
tablettobestsuityourneeds.AccesstheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html
toviewsomeoftheseoptions.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatcan
providetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Accessibilitytechnologiesenableusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationstoaccess
informationinthemostappropriatewayandgetthemostoutoftheirtabletexperience.

Zoom

Zoomintoenlargethetextsize.Tozoomin,tapthescreenwithtwongersandthenslidethemapart.

Toreducethetextsize,zoomoutbydraggingyourngerstogether.

Screenbrightness

Tosetascreenbrightnesslevelthatworksforyou,adjustthescreenbrightness.

Screenreaderapplications

Screenreaderapplicationscanreadoutsoftwareapplicationinterfaces,helpsystems,andavarietyof
onlinedocuments.Ifyouneedthisfeature,gotoWindowsStoreorLenovoAppStoretodownload
ascreenreaderapplication.

Gettingupdates

YourtabletenablesyoutoupdatetheWindowsoperatingsystemandLenovoapplications.

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GettingupdatesfromLenovo

YourtabletispreinstalledwithSystemUpdate.ThisprogramenablesyoutokeeptheLenovosoftwareon
yourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwareupdates.

TostartSystemUpdate,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforSystemUpdate.

3.TapSystemUpdateinApps.

4.Followtheonscreeninstructions.

GettingupdatesfromMicrosoft

TocheckandkeepyourWindows,programs,ordevicedriversup-to-date,seetheWindowsHelpand
Supportformoreinformation.

Travelingwithyourtablet

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithandtransportyourtabletwhileyoutraveling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmorecondentlyandefcientlywithyourtablet:

1.Whileitissafetoallowyourtablettogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis
importanttokeepyoureyesonthetabletatalltimestopreventtheft.

2.Putyourtabletinaprotectivecasewhennotinusetopreventdamageorscratching.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourtabletintoanairplane,checkthefollowingtraveltips:

1.Ifyouaregoingtousethewirelessservice,checkwiththeairlineforanyrestrictionsbeforeboarding
theairplane.

2.Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseoftabletswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,enabletheAirplane
mode.Toenableit,dothefollowing:

a.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
b.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
c.Inthenavigationpanel,tapWireless.
d.SlidetotherighttoturnonAirplanemode.

3.Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouontheairplane.Placeyourtabletinasafepositionsothatit
doesnotgetcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeawayfromyourofceor
home:

Travelessentials:

•TheThinkPadacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourtablet

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryorregion,youmightwanttoconsidertheseitems:

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•AThinkPadacpoweradapterforthecountrytowhichyouaretraveling

•ASIMcardforthelocalmobileservicesinthatcountryorregion

Otheritemsyoumightwanttoconsider:

•ThinkPadheadphones

•Additionalstoragedevices

Careandmaintenance

Handleyourtabletwithcaresothatyoucanenjoythisproductforalongtime.

Cleaningyourtablet

Tocleanyourtablet,unplugallcablesandturnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonfora
fewseconds.Thenwipethetabletscreenwithasoft,lint-free,dryclothtoclearstainsandsmudges.

Note:Donotusescreencleaners,householdcleaners,aerosolsprays,solvents,alcohol,ammonia,or
abrasivestocleanyourtablet.

Protectingthescreenwithareplaceablelm

Youcanpurchaseareplaceablelmtoprotectthescreenfromscratchingandextendthelifeofyourtablet.
Touseareplaceablelm,cleanthescreenrstandthenapplythereplaceablelmonthescreen.

Storingthetabletforextendedperiods

Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourtabletforanextendedperiodoftime,removetheSIMcardfromyourtablet,
andthenpackyourtabletwithaprotectivecaseandstoreitinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithout
directexposuretosunshine.

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Chapter8.Troubleshootingproblems

Thischapterdescribesonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourtablet.

Diagnosingproblems

Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourtablet,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastartingpoint
forsolvingthem.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvetabletproblems.Itcombines
diagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhints
andtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

Note:TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramcanbedownloadedfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/diags.

ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforLenovoSolutionCenter.

3.TapLenovoSolutionCenterinApps.

Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.

Note:Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprogram,saveandprint
thelogles.Y ouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative.

Troubleshooting

Theproblemsandsolutionsdescribedinthischapteraremeantonlyasaguide.Theyarenotdenitive
problemsolvingtechniques.Forsomeproblems,youmightneedhelpfromLenovo,yourreseller,oryour
serviceprovider.

Whenyouobserveaproblem,stopoperationimmediately,becausetakingfurtheractionmightresultindata
lossordamage.T akeanoteofwhatthesystemisdoingandwhatactionsyouperformedbeforetheproblem
occurred.ProvidedetailedinformationtoLenovooryourserviceproviderforquickerproblemresolution.

Internetproblem
Problem:Unabletoconnecttothewirelessnetwork.

Suggestedsolution:Ensurethat:

•TheSIMcardisvalidandworkableifyouareusingamobiledatanetwork(3Gor4G).

•Youarewithinthenetwork’sservicerangeandthesignalstrengthisgood.

•YourtabletisnotinAirplanemode.

Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Multi-touchscreenproblems

•Problem:Themulti-touchscreenrespondsslowlyorimproperly.
Suggestedsolution:Dothefollowing:

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1.Ensurethatyourhandsarecleananddrywhentouchingthescreen.

2.Restartyourtablettotryagain.

Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Batteryproblem
Problem:Thebatterydoesnotchargecorrectly.

Suggestedsolution:Checkiftheacpoweradapterisconnectedcorrectly.Iftheconnectionisgoodbut

thebatterystilldoesnotcharge,contactLenovotoreplacewithanewbattery.

Systemproblems

•Problem:Unabletoturnthetableton.
Suggestedsolution:Connectyourtablettoanacpoweroutlettoseeiftheproblemiscausedbya

drainedbattery.Iftheproblempersists,insertaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency
resethole.Tolocatetheemergencyresethole,see“Rearview”onpage2and“Frontandsideview”on
page4

Mediaproblems

•Problem:Theaudioqualityispoororthereisnosoundoutput.
Suggestedsolution:Checkandensurethat:

–Thespeakerisnotcovered.
–Thespeakermutefunctionisdisabled.
–Ifyouareusingaheadset,unplugit,thenplugitinagain.
–Thevolumeisnotturnedtothelowestlevel.
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

•Problem:Asong,video,orothermedialecannotbeplayed.
Suggestedsolution:Checkandensurethatthemedialeisnotcorrupted.

.Iftheproblemstillpersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Externaldeviceconnectionproblems

•Problem:Aconnectionisnotestablishedwhenyouconnectthetablettoacomputer.
Suggestedsolution:EnsurethatthetabletUSBcableyouareusingistheonethatisshippedwith

yourtablet.

•Problem:Bluetoothdevicescannotbelocated.
Suggestedsolution:Ensurethat:

–YourtabletBluetoothisswitched.
–TheBluetoothfeatureisactivatedonthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.
–YourtabletandtheBluetoothdevicearewithinthemaximumBluetoothrange(10m).
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem

Ifyourtabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,
insertaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoresetthetablet.Thenrestartyour
tablet.Tolocatetheemergencyresethole,see“Rearview”onpage2

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and“Frontandsideview”onpage4.

Ifyoustillencounterthesameproblemafteryourestartyourtablet,resetyourtabletandrestartitagain,
youcanperformafactorydataresetoperation.Formoreinformation,referto“Resettingyourtabletto
thefactorydefaultsettings”onpage37.

Errormessages

Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.

Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboardshould

bereplaced.Havethetabletserviced.

Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadSetup.

Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetupto

checkSecuritysettings,andrestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethetabletserviced.

Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror

Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethetabletserviced.

Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.

Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.

Message:0189:InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea

Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheUUIDneedstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.

Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror

Solution:Thetabletturnedoff,becausethebatteryislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothetablet

andchargethebattery.

Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested.

Solution:Thesystemcongurationchangehasfailed.Conrmtheoperationandtryagain.T oclearthe

error,entertheThinkPadSetup.

Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded.

Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.

Conrmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,entertheThinkPadSetup.

Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.

Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.

Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.

Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.

Chapter8.Troubleshootingproblems57

Errorswithoutmessages

•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:Y oucandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerby

doingthefollowing:

1.StartPowerManager.

2.TapthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredenedpowerplans.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthetablet,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthetabletdoesnotbeep
whilestartingup.

Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.

Solution:Ensurethat:

–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothetabletandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking

electricaloutlet.
–Thetabletisturnedon.(Turnthepowerbuttononagainforconrmation.)
Ifapower-onpasswordisset:

–Pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpassword.Ifthebrightnesslevelofthescreen

islow,increaseitbypressingHome.
–TypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter.
Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethetabletserviced.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthetablet,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen.
Solution:IfyouhavemodiedapartitiononyourmSATAsolid-statedrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,

informationaboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.

1.Turnoffthetablet,andthenturnitonagain.

2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:

–Ifyouhaveusedthepartitionsoftware,examinethepartitiononthemSATAsolid-statedriveby

usingthesoftware,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.

–Usetherecoverydiscstorestorethesystemtothefactorystate.

Iftheproblempersists,havethetabletserviced.

•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethetabletison.
Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:

–Tapthetabletscreentoexitthescreensaver.
–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode.

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Chapter9.Gettingsupport

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.

Lenovotechnicalsupport

AfteryoubuyaThinkPadHelix,registeryourtabletwithLenovo.Usingtheregisteredinformation,Lenovo
cancontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblems.AfteryouregisteryourtabletwithLenovo,
youwillreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextended
privilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.

ToregisteryourtabletwithLenovo,doeitherofthefollowing:

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

•TapLenovoSupportfromtheStartscreen.ThentapRegistration.

TechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:

•Driversandsoftware

•Diagnosticsolutions

•Productandservicewarranty

•Productandpartsdetails

•Guidesandmanuals

•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions

IfyouneedtocalltheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phonefor
thelatesttelephonenumbersandhoursofoperation.

Duringthewarrantyperiod,youcangetthefollowingservicesfromtheCustomerSupportCenter:

•Problemdetermination:Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhavea
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytoxtheproblem.

•Lenovohardwarerepair:IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,
trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.

•Engineeringchangemanagement:Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredaftera
producthasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineering
Changes(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.

ForthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLimitedWarrantythatappliestoyourtablet,refertotheSafety,
Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourtablet.

Locatingthemachinetypeandmodel(MTM)numberandthesystemserialnumber

Whencallingfortechnicalassistance,youarerequestedtoprovidetheMTMnumberandthesystem
serialnumberofyourtablet.TogettheMTMnumberandtheserialnumber,checktheMTMlabelafxed
onthelabeltray.

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Figure6.LocationoftheMTMlabel

Lenovouserforums

LenovoprovidesuserforumsontheWorldWideWebtoprovideyouwithaplacetosearchthecommunity
knowledgebaseforinformationaboutyourtablet,shareinformationwithotherusers,makesuggestionsto
Lenovo,askquestions,andgettechnicalsupportfromLenovo.

TogotoLenovouserforums,dooneofthefollowing:

•Procedure1

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSupport.ThentapRegistration.Followtheonscreeninstructions
tocreateanaccount.

2.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSupport➙Community.

•Procedure2

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheonscreeninstructionstocreateanaccount.

2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

3.TapCommunityForums.

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourtablet,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand
upgradestomeetyourneeds.

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

ToshopatLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

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AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation

Thisappendixprovidesregulatoryinformation.

Wirelessrelatedinformation

Wirelessinteroperability

WirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductthat
isbasedonDirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS),ComplementaryCodeKeying(CCK),and/or
OrthogonalFrequencyDivisionMultiplexing(OFDM)radiotechnology,andiscompliantto:

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

•TheWirelessFidelity(Wi-Fi)certicationasdenedbytheWi-FiAlliance.

TheBluetoothcardinyourtabletisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanyBluetoothproductthatiscompliant
toBluetoothSpecication4.0asdenedbytheBluetoothSIG.Thefollowingprolesaresupported
byyourBluetoothcard:

•A2DP

•AVRCP

•HFP

•HID

•DUN

•PAN

•HCRP

•SPP

•OPP

•GATT

•Proximity

•FindMe

•ImmediateAlert

•BatteryStatus

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth

Integratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,
thelevelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdevices
suchasmobilephones.

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

Insomesituationsorenvironments,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmightberestrictedbytheproprietor
ofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmightfor
exampleinclude:

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

•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor
identiedasharmful.

Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliesontheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecicorganization,you
areencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseintegratedwirelesscardspriortoturningonthetablet.

LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas

TheThinkPadHelixfeaturesanintegrateddiversityantennasystembuiltintothedisplayforoptimal
reception,enablingwirelesscommunicationwhereveryouare.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofeachbuilt-inwirelessantenna.

Figure7.LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas

1WirelessWANantenna(Main)(onsomemodels)
2WirelessLANantenna(Main)
3WirelessWANantenna(Auxiliary)(onsomemodels)
4WirelessLANantenna(Auxiliary)
5GPSantenna(onsomemodels)

Exportclassicationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport
ClassicationControlNumber(ECCN)of5A992.c.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed
countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Electronicemissionnotices

ThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPadHelixmachinetypes3697,3698,3700,3701,and3702.

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FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)DeclarationofConformity

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

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.

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

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)
thisdevicemightnotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmightcauseundesiredoperation.

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

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibility Directive

ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EConthe
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannot
acceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanonrecommended
modicationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.

ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationT echnology
EquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederived
fortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensed
communicationdevices.

EUContact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia

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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“
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

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement

Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepower mainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase

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LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan

Additionalregulatoryinformation

Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticethatcamewith
yourtablet.

IfyourtabletisshippedwithouttheRegulatoryNotice,youcanobtainaPDFversionfromtheLenovoWeb
siteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides

AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation65

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AppendixB.Environmental,recycling,anddisposal information

Lenovorecyclingstatement

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment
whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin
recyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

Japanrecyclingstatements

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty
ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewithWasteManagementandPublicCleansingLaw.
Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposedofbyan
industrialwastedisposalcontractorcertiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewithWasteManagement
andPublicCleansingLaw,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingandRecyclingServices,forthe
collecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,visittheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/jp/ja/recycle/pcrecycle/.

PursuanttoWasteManagementandPublicCleansingLaw,thecollectingandrecyclingofhome-used
computersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceis
providedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/jp/ja/recycle/personal/.

DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmighthavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother
environmentalsensitivesubstances.T oproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit
boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.

DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers

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

DisposingofadisusedbatterypackfromLenovonotebookcomputers

YourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.Ifyou
areacompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,
contacttheproperpersoninLenovosales,service,ormarketing,andfollowthatperson'sinstructions.Y ou
alsocanrefertotheinstructionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.

IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,you
mustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.Y oualsocanrefertotheinstructionsat
http://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.

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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.

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

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan

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BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada

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/recycling

ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectricalandElectronic Equipment(WEEE)

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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.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation

ENERGYSTAR

®

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

LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswiththeENERGYSTARqualieddesignation.Lenovo
computersofthefollowingmachinetypes,iftheENERGYSTARmarkisafxed,havebeendesignedand
testedtoconformtotheENERGYSTARprogramrequirementsforcomputers.

3697,3698,3700,3701,and3702

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

FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTAR,goto:http://www.energystar.gov

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

Powerplan:EnergySaver(settingswhenpluggedintoacpower)

•Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes

•Putthetabletintosleep:After20minutes

•Advancedpowersettings:

–Turnoffharddisks:After15minutes
–Hibernate:Never

Toawakenyourtabletfromsleepmode,pressthepowerbutton.Formoreinformationaboutthesesettings,
seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationonyourtablet.

TheWakeonLANfunctionisenabledwhenyourtabletisshippedfromthefactory,andthesettingremains
validevenwhenthetabletisinsleepmode.IfyoudonotneedtohaveWakeonLANenabledwhileyour
tabletisinsleepmode,youcanreducethepowerconsumptionandprolongthetimeinsleepmode,by
disablingthesettingofWakeonLANforsleepmode.T odisablethesettingofWakeonLANforsleep
mode,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.

3.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,expandNetworkadapters.

4.Pressandholdyournetworkadapterdevice,andtapProperties.

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5.TapthePowerManagementtab.

6.CleartheAllowthisdevicetowakethecomputercheckbox.

7.TapOK.

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AppendixE.Notices

Lenovomightnotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.
ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailablein
yourarea.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonly
thatLenovoproduct,program,orservicemightbeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,or
servicethatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmightbeusedinstead.However,itisthe
user'sresponsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.

Lenovomighthavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthis
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,thisstatementmightnot
applytoyou.

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

Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport
applicationswheremalfunctionmightresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis
documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecicationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument
shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo
orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecicenvironmentsandis
presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmightvary.

Lenovomightuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithout
incurringanyobligationtoyou.

Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotin
anymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartof
thematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.

Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresult
obtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmightvarysignicantly.Somemeasurementsmighthavebeen
madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame
ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmighthavebeenestimatedthrough
extrapolation.Actualresultsmightvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir
specicenvironment.

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Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:

Lenovo
ThinkPad
ThinkVantage
TrackPoint
UltraConnect

Microsoft,Windows,andBitLockeraretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

IntelandIntelCorearetrademarksofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesintheUnitedStates,other
countries,orboth.

Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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