Lenovo GOBI 4000 User Manual

UserGuide

ThinkPadGOBI4000MobileBroadband

Note:Beforeinstallingtheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixB“LenovoLimited
Warranty”onpage9.

FirstEdition(June2012)

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

Contents

Chapter1.AboutthewirelessWAN

adapter................1

Productdescription.............1

Chapter2.Installingandconguring

thewirelessWANadapter......3

Beforeyoubegin..............3

InstallingthewirelessWANadapter......3

Chapter3.T roubleshooting......5

AppendixA.ServiceandSupport...7

Onlinetechnicalsupport...........7

Telephonetechnicalsupport.........7

AppendixB.LenovoLimited

Warranty................9

Part1-GeneralT erms...........9

Part2-Country-specicTerms........11

Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation......14

SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico......15

AppendixC.Wirelessrelated

information..............17

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth......17

AppendixD.Electronicemission

notices................19

FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclaration

ofConformity...............19

USA-FederalCommunicationsCommission

(FCC)..................19

FCCIDofthewirelessmodule......19

Installationoftheapprovedwirelessmodule.20

RFsafetycompliance..........20

Emergencycalls............20

SimultaneoususeofRFtransmitters....20

AppendixE.Notices..........21

Trademarks................21

Recyclinginformation............21

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Chapter1.AboutthewirelessWANadapter

Thismanualprovidesgeneralinformationaboutthefollowingtwocards:

•ThinkPad

•ThinkPadGOBI4000MobileBroadband(A T&T)

HereafterreferredtoasthewirelessWANadapter.

ThischapterprovidesgeneralinformationaboutthewirelessWANadapter.

Productdescription

IfyouareusingaThinkPadcomputerthatsupportsthewirelessWANadapter,youcaninstallthewireless
WANadapterintoaPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)ExpressMiniCardslotinyourcomputer.

Theoptionpackageincludes:

•ThinkPadGOBI4000MobileBroadband

•ASubscriberIdentityModule(SIM)card

•Warrantyposter

•Setupposters

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GOBI4000MobileBroadband(Verizon)

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Chapter2.InstallingandconguringthewirelessWANadapter

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsoninstallingandconguringthewirelessWANadapter.

Thischapteralsoprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthedevicedriversonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft

®

Windows

•WindowsVista

•Windows7

Beforeyoubegin

BeforeinstallingthewirelessWANadapter,carefullyreadthefollowinginformation.

Attention:ThewirelessWANadapterisshippedwithanantistaticbag.Whenhandling,takethefollowing
precautionstopreventstaticelectricityfromdamagingtheelectronicparts:

•Donotopenthestatic-protectivebaguntilyouarereadytoinstallthewirelessWANadapterintothePCI
ExpressMiniCardslotinyourcomputer.

•BeforeremovingthewirelessWANadapterfromtheantistaticbag,drainstaticelectricityfromthebag
andfromyourbodybytouchingthebagtoametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.

InstallingthewirelessWANadapter

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XP

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WheninstallingorreplacingthewirelessWANadapter,besuretofollowtheprecautionsbelow.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthePCIExpressMiniCardslot.

ToinstallthewirelessWANadapter,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.InstallthewirelessWANadapterfollowingthestep-by-stepinstructionsonthesetupposters.

Note:IfyourServiceProviderrequiresaSIMcard,installtheSIMcardprovidedintheoptionpackage
followingtheinstructionsintheuserguideforyourThinkPadcomputer.

3.Restartyourcomputer.

4.DownloadandinstallthedevicedriversforthewirelessWANadapterandtheLenovo

®

BroadbandActivation(LMBA)programbydoingoneofthefollowing:

Mobile

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/wireless,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•StarttheThinkVantage

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SystemUpdateprogrambydoingoneofthefollowing:

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–ForWindowsXPorWindowsVista:

ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙SystemUpdate.

–ForWindows7:

a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools.

b.Double-clickUpdateandDrivers.

Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

5.StarttheLMBAprogramtoactivatethewirelessWANadapter.Anaccountwithamobilebroadband
ServiceProviderisrequired.

6.StarttheThinkVantageAccessConnectionsprogramtoconrmyourwirelessconnectionortoassist
inresolvinganyconnectionproblems.Fordetailedcongurationinstructions,refertotheAccess
Connectionshelpinformationsystem.

ToopentheAccessConnectionshelpinformationsystem,dependingontheoperatingsystemyouare
using,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindowsXPorWindowsVista:

a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙AccessConnections.TheThinkVantage

AccessConnectionswindowopens.

b.Clickthequestionmark(?),andthenclickAccessConnectionsHelp.

•ForWindows7:

a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools.

b.Double-clickInternetConnection.TheAccessConnectionswindowopens.

c.Clickthequestionmark(?),andthenclickAccessConnectionsHelp.

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Chapter3.Troubleshooting

IfyouexperiencethefollowingproblemwiththewirelessWANadapter,trythesolutionprovidedtosolve
theproblem.

Problem:IhavecorrectlyinstalledthewirelessWANadapteronmycomputer,butthecomputerfailsto
recognizethewirelessWANadapter.

Solution:ResettheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)
congurationofyourcomputertothedefaultsettingsbydoingthefollowing:

1.T urnonthecomputer.

2.WhenyouseetheThinkPadlogoscreen,pressF1toentertheBIOS.

3.PressF9,andthenselectYestoloadthedefaultconguration.

4.PressF10tosavecongurationchangesandexitbyselectingY es.Thecomputerrestarts.

Note:Afterthecomputerrestarts,theBIOSchangesareautomaticallysaved.Thereisnoneedtoreset
theBIOScongurationagainthenexttimeyoustartyourcomputer.

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AppendixA.ServiceandSupport

Thefollowinginformationdescribesthetechnicalsupportthatisavailableforyourproduct,duringthe
warrantyperiodorthroughoutthelifeofyourproduct.RefertotheLenovoLimitedWarrantyforafull
explanationofLenovowarrantyterms.

Onlinetechnicalsupport

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

Productreplacementassistanceorexchangeofdefectivecomponentsalsoisavailableduringthewarranty
period.ALenovotechnicalsupportrepresentativecanhelpyoudeterminethebestalternative.Inaddition,if
yourLenovooptionisinstalledintoaLenovocomputer,theoptiontakesonthewarrantyofthecomputerin
whichitisinstalled.FormanyLenovocomputers,thiscanentitletheLenovooptionforwarrantyservice
uptothreeyears.

Telephonetechnicalsupport

InstallationandcongurationsupportthroughtheCustomerSupportCenterwillbeavailableuntil90days
aftertheoptionhasbeenwithdrawnfrommarketing.Afterthattime,thesupportiscancelled,ormade
availableforafee,atLenovo’sdiscretion.Additionalsupportisalsoavailableforanominalfee.

BeforecontactingaLenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative,pleasehavethefollowinginformationavailable:
optionnameandnumber,proofofpurchase,computermanufacturer,model,serialnumberandmanual,
theexactwordingofanyerrormessage,descriptionoftheproblem,andthehardwareandsoftware
congurationinformationforyoursystem.

Yourtechnicalsupportrepresentativemightwanttowalkyouthroughtheproblemwhileyouareatyour
computerduringthecall.

Telephonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovo
Supportisalwaysavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone
countryorregionisnotlisted,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

.Ifthetelephonenumberforyour

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AppendixB.LenovoLimitedWarranty

L505-0010-0208/2011

ThisLenovoLimitedWarrantyconsistsofthefollowingparts:

Part1-GeneralTerms

Part2-Country-specicT erms

Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation

ThetermsofPart2replaceormodifytermsofPart1asspeciedforaparticularcountry.

Part1-GeneralTerms

ThisLenovoLimitedWarrantyappliesonlytoLenovohardwareproductsyoupurchasedforyourownuseand
notforresale.ThisLenovoLimitedWarrantyisavailableinotherlanguagesatwww.lenovo.com/warranty.

WhatthisWarrantyCovers

LenovowarrantsthateachLenovohardwareproductthatyoupurchaseisfreefromdefectsinmaterialsand
workmanshipundernormaluseduringthewarrantyperiod.Thewarrantyperiodfortheproductstartson
theoriginaldateofpurchaseasshownonyoursalesreceiptorinvoiceorasmaybeotherwisespecied
byLenovo.Thewarrantyperiodandtypeofwarrantyservicethatapplytoyourproductareasspecied
in“Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation”below.Thiswarrantyonlyappliestoproductsinthecountry
orregionofpurchase.

THISWARRANTYISYOUREXCLUSIVEWARRANTYANDREPLACESALLOTHERWARRANTIES
ORCONDITIONS,EXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,ANYIMPLIED
WARRANTIESORCONDITIONSOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.
ASSOMESTATESORJURISDICTIONSDONOTALLOWTHEEXCLUSIONOFEXPRESSOR
IMPLIEDWARRANTIES,THEABOVEEXCLUSIONMAYNOTAPPL YTOYOU.INTHATEVENT,SUCH
WARRANTIESAPPL YONLYTOTHEEXTENTANDFORSUCHDURATIONASREQUIREDBYLAWAND
ARELIMITEDINDURA TIONTOTHEWARRANTYPERIOD.ASSOMESTATESORJURISDICTIONSDO
NOTALLOWLIMIT A TIONSONTHEDURA TIONOFANIMPLIEDWARRANTY,THEABOVELIMITA TION
ONDURA TIONMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.

HowtoObtainWarrantyService

Iftheproductdoesnotfunctionaswarrantedduringthewarrantyperiod,youmayobtainwarrantyserviceby
contactingLenovooraLenovoapprovedServiceProvider.AlistofapprovedServiceProvidersandtheir
telephonenumbersisavailableat:www.lenovo.com/support/phone.

Warrantyservicemaynotbeavailableinalllocationsandmaydifferfromlocationtolocation.Chargesmay
applyoutsideaServiceProvider’snormalservicearea.ContactalocalServiceProviderforinformation
specictoyourlocation.

CustomerResponsibilitiesforWarrantyService

Beforewarrantyserviceisprovided,youmusttakethefollowingsteps:

•followtheservicerequestproceduresspeciedbytheServiceProvider;

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•backuporsecureallprogramsanddatacontainedintheproduct;

•providetheServiceProviderwithallsystemkeysorpasswords;

•providetheServiceProviderwithsufcient,free,andsafeaccesstoyourfacilitiestoperformservice;

•removealldata,includingcondentialinformation,proprietaryinformationandpersonalinformation,from
theproductor,ifyouareunabletoremoveanysuchinformation,modifytheinformationtopreventits
accessbyanotherpartyorsothatitisnotpersonaldataunderapplicablelaw.TheServiceProvidershall
notberesponsibleforthelossordisclosureofanydata,includingcondentialinformation,proprietary
information,orpersonalinformation,onaproductreturnedoraccessedforwarrantyservice;

•removeallfeatures,parts,options,alterations,andattachmentsnotcoveredbythewarranty;

•ensurethattheproductorpartisfreeofanylegalrestrictionsthatpreventitsreplacement;

•ifyouarenottheownerofaproductorpart,obtainauthorizationfromtheownerfortheServiceProvider
toprovidewarrantyservice.

WhatYourServiceProviderWillDotoCorrectProblems

WhenyoucontactaServiceProvider,youmustfollowthespeciedproblemdeterminationandresolution
procedures.

TheServiceProviderwillattempttodiagnoseandresolveyourproblembytelephone,e-mailorremote
assistance.TheServiceProvidermaydirectyoutodownloadandinstalldesignatedsoftwareupdates.

Someproblemsmayberesolvedwithareplacementpartthatyouinstallyourselfcalleda“Customer
ReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”Ifso,theServiceProviderwillshiptheCRUtoyouforyoutoinstall.

Ifyourproblemcannotberesolvedoverthetelephone;throughtheapplicationofsoftwareupdatesor
theinstallationofaCRU,theServiceProviderwillarrangeforserviceunderthetypeofwarrantyservice
designatedfortheproductunder“Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation”below.

IftheServiceProviderdeterminesthatitisunabletorepairyourproduct,theServiceProviderwillreplace
itwithonethatisatleastfunctionallyequivalent.

IftheServiceProviderdeterminesthatitisunabletoeitherrepairorreplaceyourproduct,yoursole
remedyunderthisLimitedWarrantyistoreturntheproducttoyourplaceofpurchaseortoLenovofora
refundofyourpurchaseprice.

ReplacementProductsandParts

Whenwarrantyserviceinvolvesthereplacementofaproductorpart,thereplacedproductorpartbecomes
Lenovo’spropertyandthereplacementproductorpartbecomesyourproperty.OnlyunalteredLenovo
productsandpartsareeligibleforreplacement.ThereplacementproductorpartprovidedbyLenovomay
notbenew,butitwillbeingoodworkingorderandatleastfunctionallyequivalenttotheoriginalproductor
part.Thereplacementproductorpartshallbewarrantedforthebalanceoftheperiodremainingonthe
originalproduct.

UseofPersonalContactInformation

Ifyouobtainserviceunderthiswarranty,youauthorizeLenovotostore,useandprocessinformationabout
yourwarrantyserviceandyourcontactinformation,includingname,phonenumbers,address,ande-mail
address.Lenovomayusethisinformationtoperformserviceunderthiswarranty.Wemaycontactyouto
inquireaboutyoursatisfactionwithourwarrantyserviceortonotifyyouaboutanyproductrecallsorsafety
issues.Inaccomplishingthesepurposes,youauthorizeLenovototransferyourinformationtoanycountry
wherewedobusinessandtoprovideittoentitiesactingonourbehalf.Wemayalsodiscloseitwhere
requiredbylaw.Lenovo’sprivacypolicyisavailableatwww.lenovo.com/.

WhatthisWarrantyDoesnotCover

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Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing:

•uninterruptedorerror-freeoperationofaproduct;

•lossof,ordamageto,yourdatabyaproduct;

•anysoftwareprograms,whetherprovidedwiththeproductorinstalledsubsequently;

•failureordamageresultingfrommisuse,abuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperating
environment,naturaldisasters,powersurges,impropermaintenance,orusenotinaccordancewith
productinformationmaterials;

•damagecausedbyanon-authorizedserviceprovider;

•failureof,ordamagecausedby,anythirdpartyproducts,includingthosethatLenovomayprovideor
integrateintotheLenovoproductatyourrequest;

•anytechnicalorothersupport,suchasassistancewith“how-to”questionsandthoseregardingproduct
set-upandinstallation;

•productsorpartswithanalteredidenticationlabelorfromwhichtheidenticationlabelhasbeen
removed.

LimitationofLiability

LenovoisresponsibleforlossordamagetoyourproductonlywhileitisintheServiceProvider’spossession
orintransit,iftheServiceProviderisresponsibleforthetransportation.

NeitherLenovonortheServiceProviderisresponsibleforlossordisclosureofanydata,including
condentialinformation,proprietaryinformation,orpersonalinformation,containedinaproduct.

UNDERNOCIRCUMST ANCES,ANDNOTWITHSTANDINGTHEFAILUREOFESSENTIALPURPOSE
OFANYREMEDYSETFORTHHEREIN,SHALLLENOVO,ITSAFFILIATES,SUPPLIERS,RESELLERS,
ORSERVICEPROVIDERSBELIABLEFORANYOFTHEFOLLOWINGEVENIFINFORMEDOFTHEIR
POSSIBILITYANDREGARDLESSOFWHETHERTHECLAIMISBASEDINCONTRACT ,WARRANTY ,
NEGLIGENCE,STRICTLIABILITYOROTHERTHEORYOFLIABILITY:1)THIRDP ARTYCLAIMS
AGAINSTYOUFORDAMAGES;2)LOSS,DAMAGEORDISCLOSUREOFYOURDATA;3)SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL,PUNITIVE,INDIRECTORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITED
TOLOSTPROFITS,BUSINESSREVENUE,GOODWILLORANTICIPA TEDSAVINGS.INNOCASE
SHALLTHETOT ALLIABILITYOFLENOVO,ITSAFFILIATESS,SUPPLIERS,RESELLERSORSERVICE
PROVIDERSFORDAMAGESFROMANYCAUSEEXCEEDTHEAMOUNTOFACTUALDIRECT
DAMAGES,NOTTOEXCEEDTHEAMOUNTPAIDFORTHEPRODUCT .

THEFOREGOINGLIMIT A TIONSDONOTAPPL YTODAMAGESFORBODILYINJURY(INCLUDING
DEATH),DAMAGETOREALPROPERTYORDAMAGETOTANGIBLEPERSONALPROPERTYFOR
WHICHLENOVOISLIABLEUNDERLAW.ASSOMESTA TESORJURISDICTIONSDONOTALLOW
THEEXCLUSIONORLIMIT A TIONOFINCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,THEABOVE
LIMITATIONOREXCLUSIONMAYNOTAPPL YTOYOU.

YourOtherRights

THISWARRANTYGIVESYOUSPECIFICLEGALRIGHTS.YOUMA YHAVEOTHERRIGHTS
ACCORDINGTOTHEAPPLICABLELAWSOFYOURST A TEORJURISDICTION.YOUMAYALSO
HAVEOTHERRIGHTSUNDERAWRITTENAGREEMENTWITHLENOVO.NOTHINGINTHIS
WARRANTYAFFECTSSTATUTORYRIGHTS,INCLUDINGRIGHTSOFCONSUMERSUNDERLAWS
ORREGULA TIONSGOVERNINGTHESALEOFCONSUMERGOODSTHATCANNOTBEWAIVED
ORLIMITEDBYCONTRACT.

Part2-Country-specicTerms

Australia

AppendixB.LenovoLimitedWarranty11

“Lenovo”meansLenovo(Australia&NewZealand)PtyLimitedABN70112394411.Address:Level
10,NorthTower,1-5RailwayStreet,Chatswood,NSW,2067.Telephone:[phone].Email:
[e-mail]

ThefollowingreplacesthesamesectioninPart1:

WhatthisWarrantyCovers:

Lenovowarrantsthateachhardwareproductthatyoupurchaseisfreefromdefectsinmaterialsand
workmanshipundernormaluseandconditionsduringthewarrantyperiod.Iftheproductfailsduetoa
covereddefectduringthewarrantyperiod,LenovowillprovideyouaremedyunderthisLimitedWarranty.
Thewarrantyperiodfortheproductstartsontheoriginaldateofpurchasespeciedonyoursalesreceiptor
invoiceunlessLenovoinformsyouotherwiseinwriting.Thewarrantyperiodandtypeofwarrantyservice
thatapplytoyourproductaresetforthbelowinPart3-WarrantyServiceInformation.

THEBENEFITSGIVENBYTHISWARRANTYAREINADDITIONTOYOURRIGHTSANDREMEDIESA T
LAW,INCLUDINGTHOSEUNDERTHEAUSTRALIANCONSUMERLAW.

ThefollowingreplacesthesamesectioninPart1:

ReplacementProductsandParts:

Whenwarrantyserviceinvolvesthereplacementofaproductorpart,thereplacedproductorpartbecomes
Lenovo’spropertyandthereplacementproductorpartbecomesyourproperty.OnlyunalteredLenovo
productsandpartsareeligibleforreplacement.ThereplacementproductorpartprovidedbyLenovomay
notbenew,butitwillbeingoodworkingorderandatleastfunctionallyequivalenttotheoriginalproductor
part.Thereplacementproductorpartshallbewarrantedforthebalanceoftheperiodremainingonthe
originalproduct.Productsandpartspresentedforrepairmaybereplacedbyrefurbishedproductsorparts
ofthesametyperatherthanbeingrepaired.Refurbishedpartsmaybeusedtorepairtheproduct;andrepair
oftheproductmayresultinlossofdata,iftheproductiscapableofretaininguser-generateddata.

ThefollowingisaddedtothesamesectioninPart1:

UseofPersonalContactInformation:

Lenovowillnotbeabletoperformourserviceunderthiswarrantyifyourefusetoprovideyourinformation
ordonotwishustotransferyourinformationtoouragentorcontractor.Youhavetherighttoaccess
yourpersonalcontactinformationandrequestcorrectionofanyerrorsinitpursuanttothePrivacyAct
1988bycontactingLenovo.

ThefollowingreplacesthesamesectioninPart1:

LimitationofLiability:

LenovoisresponsibleforlossordamagetoyourproductonlywhileitisintheServiceProvider’spossession
orintransit,iftheServiceProviderisresponsibleforthetransportation.

NeitherLenovonortheServiceProviderisresponsibleforlossordisclosureofanydata,including
condentialinformation,proprietaryinformation,orpersonalinformation,containedinaproduct.

TOTHEEXTENTPERMITTEDBYLAW,UNDERNOCIRCUMSTANCESANDNOTWITHSTANDING
THEFAILUREOFESSENTIALPURPOSEOFANYREMEDYSETFORTHHEREIN,SHALLLENOVO,
ITSAFFILIATES,SUPPLIERS,RESELLERS,ORSERVICEPROVIDERSBELIABLEFORANYOFTHE
FOLLOWINGEVENIFINFORMEDOFTHEIRPOSSIBILITYANDREGARDLESSOFWHETHERTHE
CLAIMISBASEDINCONTRACT ,WARRANTY,NEGLIGENCE,STRICTLIABILITYOROTHERTHEORY

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OFLIABILITY:1)THIRDPARTYCLAIMSAGAINSTYOUFORDAMAGES;2)LOSS,DAMAGEOR
DISCLOSUREOFYOURDA T A;3)SPECIAL,INCIDENT AL,PUNITIVE,INDIRECTORCONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOLOSTPROFITS,BUSINESSREVENUE,GOODWILLOR
ANTICIPA TEDSAVINGS.INNOCASESHALLTHETOT ALLIABILITYOFLENOVO,ITSAFFILIATESS,
SUPPLIERS,RESELLERSORSERVICEPROVIDERSFORDAMAGESFROMANYCAUSEEXCEEDTHE
AMOUNTOFACTUALDIRECTDAMAGES,NOTTOEXCEEDTHEAMOUNTPAIDFORTHEPRODUCT .

THEFOREGOINGLIMIT A TIONSDONOTAPPL YTODAMAGESFORBODILYINJURY(INCLUDING
DEATH),DAMAGETOREALPROPERTYORDAMAGETOTANGIBLEPERSONALPROPERTYFOR
WHICHLENOVOISLIABLEUNDERLAW.

ThefollowingreplacesthesamesectioninPart1:

YourOtherRights:

THISWARRANTYGIVESYOUSPECIFICLEGALRIGHTS.YOUALSOHAVEOTHERRIGHTSATLAW,
INCLUDINGUNDERTHEAUSTRALIANCONSUMERLAW.NOTHINGINTHISWARRANTYAFFECTS
STA TUTORYRIGHTSORRIGHTSATLAW,INCLUDINGRIGHTSTHA TCANNOTBEWAIVEDOR
LIMITEDBYCONTRACT .

Forexample,ourproductscomewithguaranteesthatcannotbeexcludedundertheAustralianConsumer
Law.Y ouareentitledtoareplacementorrefundforamajorfailureandcompensationforanyother
reasonablyforeseeablelossordamage.Youarealsoentitledtohavetheproductsrepairedorreplacedifthe
productsfailtobeofacceptablequalityandthefailuredoesnotamounttoamajorfailure.

NewZealand

ThefollowingisaddedtothesamesectioninPart1:

UseofPersonalInformation:

Lenovowillnotbeabletoperformourserviceunderthiswarrantyifyourefusetoprovideyourinformationor
donotwishustotransferyourinformationtoouragentorcontractor.Youhavetherighttoaccessyour
personalinformationandrequestcorrectionofanyerrorsinitpursuanttothePrivacyAct1993bycontacting
Lenovo(Australia&NewZealand)PtyLimitedABN70112394411.Address:Level10,NorthT ower,1-5
RailwayStreet,Chatswood,NSW,2067.T elephone:61280038200.Email:[e-mail]

Bangladesh,Cambodia,India,Indonesia,Nepal,Philippines,VietnamandSriLanka

ThefollowingisaddedtoPart1:

DisputeResolution

Disputesarisingoutoforinconnectionwiththiswarrantyshallbenallysettledbyarbitrationheldin
Singapore.Thiswarrantyshallbegoverned,construedandenforcedinaccordancewiththelawsof
Singapore,withoutregardtoconictoflaws.IfyouacquiredtheproductinIndia,disputesarisingoutofor
inconnectionwiththiswarrantyshallbenallysettledbyarbitrationheldinBangalore,India.Arbitration
inSingaporeshallbeheldinaccordancewiththeArbitrationRulesofSingaporeInternationalArbitration
Center(“SIACRules”)thenineffect.ArbitrationinIndiashallbeheldinaccordancewiththelawsofIndia
thenineffect.Thearbitrationawardshallbenalandbindingonthepartieswithoutappeal.Anyaward
shallbeinwritingandsetforththendingsoffactandtheconclusionsoflaw.Allarbitrationproceedings,
includingalldocumentspresentedinsuchproceedingsshallbeconductedintheEnglishlanguage.The
Englishlanguageversionofthiswarrantyprevailsoveranyotherlanguageversioninsuchproceedings.

EuropeanEconomicArea(EEA)

AppendixB.LenovoLimitedWarranty13

ThefollowingisaddedtoPart1:

CustomersintheEEAmaycontactLenovoatthefollowingaddress:EMEAServiceOrganisation,Lenovo
(International)B.V.,Floor2,Einsteinova21,85101,Bratislava,Slovakia.Serviceunderthiswarrantyfor
LenovohardwareproductspurchasedinEEAcountriesmaybeobtainedinanyEEAcountryinwhichthe
producthasbeenannouncedandmadeavailablebyLenovo.

Russia

ThefollowingisaddedtoPart1:

ProductServiceLife

Theproductservicelifeisfour(4)yearsfromtheoriginaldateofpurchase.

Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation

ProductT ypeCountryorRegionofPurchaseWarrantyPeriodTypeofWarrantyService

ThinkPadGOBI4000

MobileBroadband

Ifrequired,yourServiceProviderwillproviderepairorexchangeservicedependingonthetypeofwarranty
servicespeciedforyourproductandtheavailableservice.Schedulingofservicewilldependuponthetime
ofyourcall,partsavailability,andotherfactors.

Worldwide1year1,4

TypesofWarrantyService

1.CustomerReplaceableUnit(“CRU”)Service

UnderCRUService,theServiceProviderwillshipCRUstoyouatitscostforinstallationbyyou.CRU
informationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatany
timeuponrequest.CRUsthatareeasilyinstalledbyyouarecalled“Self-serviceCRUs”.“Optional-service
CRUs”areCRUsthatmayrequiresometechnicalskillandtools.InstallationofSelf-serviceCRUsisyour
responsibility.Y oumayrequestthataServiceProviderinstallOptional-serviceCRUsunderoneoftheother
typesofwarrantyservicedesignatedforyourproduct.Anoptionalserviceofferingmaybeavailablefor
purchasefromaServiceProviderorLenovounderwhichSelf-serviceCRUswouldbeinstalledforyou.
YoumayndalistofCRUsandtheirdesignationinthepublicationthatwasshippedwithyourproduct
oratwww.lenovo.com/CRUs.TherequirementtoreturnadefectiveCRU,ifany,willbespeciedinthe
instructionsshippedwithareplacementCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:1)returninstructions,aprepaid
returnshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and2)youmaybecharged
forthereplacementCRUiftheServiceProviderdoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUfromyouwithinthirty
(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.

2.On-siteService

UnderOn-SiteService,aServiceProviderwilleitherrepairorexchangetheproductatyourlocation.Y ou
mustprovideasuitableworkingareatoallowdisassemblyandreassemblyoftheproduct.Somerepairs
mayneedtobecompletedataservicecenter.Ifso,theServiceProviderwillsendtheproducttothe
servicecenteratitsexpense.

3.CourierorDepotService

UnderCourierorDepotService,yourproductwillberepairedorexchangedatadesignatedservicecenter,
withshippingattheexpenseoftheServiceProvider.Y ouareresponsiblefordisconnectingtheproductand

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packingitinashippingcontainerprovidedtoyoutoreturnyourproducttoadesignatedservicecenter.
Acourierwillpickupyourproductanddeliverittothedesignatedservicecenter.Theservicecenterwill
returntheproducttoyouatitsexpense.

4.CustomerCarry-InService

UnderCustomerCarry-InService,yourproductwillberepairedorexchangedafteryoudeliverittoa
designatedservicecenteratyourriskandexpense.Aftertheproducthasbeenrepairedorexchanged,itwill
bemadeavailabletoyouforcollection.Ifyoufailtocollecttheproduct,theServiceProvidermaydisposeof
theproductasitseest,withnoliabilitytoyou.

5.Mail-InService

UnderMail-InService,yourproductwillberepairedorexchangedatadesignatedservicecenterafteryou
deliveritatyourriskandexpense.Aftertheproducthasbeenrepairedorexchanged,itwillbereturnedto
youatLenovo’sriskandexpense,unlesstheServiceProviderspeciesotherwise.

6.CustomerTwo-WayMail-InService

UnderCustomerTwo-WayMail-InService,yourproductwillberepairedorexchangedafteryoudeliveritto
adesignatedservicecenteratyourriskandexpense.Aftertheproducthasbeenrepairedorexchanged,
itwillbemadeavailabletoyouforreturnshippingatyourriskandexpense.Ifyoufailtoarrangereturn
shipment,theServiceProvidermaydisposeoftheproductasitseest,withnoliabilitytoyou.

7.ProductExchangeService

UnderProductExchangeService,Lenovowillshipareplacementproducttoyourlocation.Y ouare
responsibleforitsinstallationandvericationofitsoperation.Thereplacementproductbecomesyour
propertyinexchangeforthefailedproduct,whichbecomesthepropertyofLenovo.Y oumustpackthe
failedproductintheshippingcartoninwhichyoureceivedthereplacementproductandreturnittoLenovo.
Transportationcharges,bothways,shallbeatLenovo’sexpense.Ifyoufailtousethecartoninwhichthe
replacementproductwasreceived,youmayberesponsibleforanydamagetothefailedproductoccurring
duringshipment.Y oumaybechargedforthereplacementproductifLenovodoesnotreceivethefailed
productwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementproduct.

SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico

EsteSuplementoseconsideraparteintegrantedelaGarantíaLimitadadeLenovoyseráefectivoúnicay
exclusivamenteparalosproductosdistribuidosycomercializadosdentrodelTerritoriodelosEstados
UnidosMexicanos.Encasodeconicto,seaplicaránlostérminosdeesteSuplemento.

Todoslosprogramasdesoftwareprecargadosenelequiposólotendránunagarantíadetreinta(30)díaspor
defectosdeinstalacióndesdelafechadecompra.Lenovonoesresponsabledelainformaciónincluida
endichosprogramasdesoftwarey/ocualquierprogramadesoftwareadicionalinstaladoporUstedo
instaladodespuésdelacompradelproducto.

Losserviciosnocubiertosporlagarantíasecargaránalusuarional,previaobtencióndeunaautorización.

Enelcasodequesepreciseunareparacióncubiertaporlagarantía,porfavor,llamealCentrodesoporte
alclienteal001-866-434-2080,dondeledirigiránalCentrodeservicioautorizadomáscercano.Sino
existieseningúnCentrodeservicioautorizadoensuciudad,poblaciónoenunradiode70kilómetros
desuciudadopoblación,lagarantíaincluirácualquiergastodeentregarazonablerelacionadoconel
transportedelproductoasuCentrodeservicioautorizadomáscercano.Porfavor,llamealCentrode
servicioautorizadomáscercanoparaobtenerlasaprobacionesnecesariasolainformaciónrelacionada
conelenvíodelproductoyladireccióndeenvío.

AppendixB.LenovoLimitedWarranty15

ParaobtenerunalistadelosCentrosdeservicioautorizados,porfavor,visite:
http://www.lenovo.com/mx/es/servicios

Importadopor:
LenovoMéxicoS.deR.L.deC.V.
Av.SantaFe505,Piso15
Col.CruzManca
Cuajimalpa,D.F.,México
C.P .05349
Tel.[phone]

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AppendixC.Wirelessrelatedinformation

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth

ThewirelessWANadapteremitsradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergysimilartootherradiodevices.
However,thelevelofenergyemittedismuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywireless
devicessuchasacellphone.

BecausethewirelessWANadapteroperateswithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafetystandards
andrecommendations,LenovobelievesthattheintegratedwirelessWANadapterissafeforuseby
consumers.Thesestandardsandrecommendationsreecttheconsensusofthescienticcommunityand
resultfromdeliberationsofpanelsandcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterpretthe
extensiveresearchliterature.

Insomesituationsorenvironments,theuseofthewirelessWANadaptermayberestrictedbytheproprietor
ofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmayinclude:

•UsingtheintegratedwirelessWANadapterinanairplane,inahospital,nearpetrolstations,blasting
areas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplants,orbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevicessuch
aspacemakers.

•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor
identiedasharmful.

Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliesontheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecicorganizationlikean
airportorahospital,youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtousethewirelessWANadapterprior
toturningontheThinkPadcomputer.

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AppendixD.Electronicemissionnotices

ThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPadGOBI4000MobileBroadband.

FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity

ThinkPadGOBI4000MobileBroadband(Verizon)-0B42397Model:MC7750

ThinkPadGOBI4000MobileBroadband(AT&T)-0B42398Model:MC7700

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

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.

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

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

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

USA-FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

IfyourcomputerintegratesthewirelessWANadapter,youmayconnectittotheradiocommunication
PublicNetworkintheUSA.

FCCIDofthewirelessmodule

TheThinkPadGOBI4000MobileBroadband(Verizon)andThinkPadGOBI4000MobileBroadband(AT&T)
wererespectivelycertiedundertheFCCID:N7NMC7750andFCCID:N7NMC7700,butthereisnoFCCID
foreachcardshownontheenclosureofyourThinkPadcomputer.Insteadyouwillndanindicatorpointing
tothelocationoftheFCCIDonthebottomsideofyourcomputer.ForthelocationoftheFCCIDindicator,
seethe“FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel”sectionintheuserguideforyourcomputer.TheFCCID

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isafxedontheapprovedmoduleinstalledinthePCIExpressMiniCardslotandtheFCCIDisvisibleprior
toinstallation.Forthelocationoftheslot,seethe“Frontview”sectionintheuserguideforyourcomputer.

Installationoftheapprovedwirelessmodule

IfnointegratedwirelessWANPCIExpressMiniCardhasbeenpreinstalledinyourThinkPadcomputer,you
caninstallone,providedbyLenovoasanoption.PlugthewirelesscardoptionintothePCIExpressMini
Cardslot.Fortheinstallationprocedure,seethe“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardfor
wirelessWANconnection”sectionintheuserguideforyourcomputer.

Attention:TheThinkPadcomputerscontainanauthenticationmechanism.Ifyouinstallanunauthorized
wirelessWANPCIExpressMiniCardthatisnotapprovedforuseinyourThinkPadcomputer,thecomputer
willnotstart,butonlydisplaysanerrormessageandemitsbeeps.

RFsafetycompliance

TheradiatedenergyfromtheantennaconnectedtothewirelessWANadapterconformstotheFCClimitof
theSAR(SpecicAbsorptionRate)requirementregarding47CFRPart2section1093,whenthecomputer
wastestedintheconventionalorientation.

ThetransmissionantennaforthePCIExpressMiniCardislocatedintheLCDcover.See“Locationofthe
UltraConnect

TM

wirelessantennas”intheuserguideforyourcomputer.

Emergencycalls

ThewirelessWANadaptersembeddedintheThinkPadcomputerdonotsupportvoicecalls,hencetheiruse
foressentialcommunicationisnotpossible,includingemergencycallsregardingtheE911rule.

SimultaneoususeofRFtransmitters

ThewirelessWANadapterisapprovedforsimultaneoususewithcertainwirelesstransmitters.Foralistof
thosetransmitters,refertothelatestThinkPadRegulatoryNotice,whichhasbeenuploadedontheWebsite
at:
http://www.lenovo.com/think/support

MakesureofthefollowingconditionswhenyouuseanyotherexternalRFoptiondevice:

1.WhenyouuseanyotherRFoptiondevice,youarerequestedtoconrmthatthedeviceconformstothe
RFSafetyrequirementandisapprovedtouseforyourcomputer.

2.Y oumustfollowtheRFSafetyinstructionsoftheRFoptiondevicethatareincludedintheusermanual
oftheRFoptiondevice.

3.IftheRFoptiondeviceisprohibitedtouseinconjunctionwithanothertransmitters,youmustturn
offallotherwirelessfeaturesinyourcomputer.

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AppendixE.Notices

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

Lenovomayhavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthis
document.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Y oucansend
licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:

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

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

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

Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:

Lenovo
TheLenovologo
ThinkPad
ThinkVantage
UltraConnect

Microsoft,Windows,andWindowsVistaaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

Recyclinginformation

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

RecyclinganddisposalinformationforJapanisavailableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan

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