Lenovo ThinkCentre X1 User Guide

ThinkCentreX1
UserGuide

MachineTypes:10HT,10HU,10JX,10JY,10JW,10K0,10KE,and
10KF

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Read
thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii

andAppendixE“Notices”onpage73.

FourthEdition(June2017)

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Contents

Readthisfirst:Importantsafety

information..............iii

Beforeusingthismanual............iii

Serviceandupgrades.............iii

Staticelectricityprevention...........iv

Powercordsandpoweradapters........iv

Japanesepowercordandpoweradapter

description...............v

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......v

Plugsandoutlets...............v

Externaldevices...............v

Heatandproductventilation..........v

Operatingenvironment............vi

Powersupplystatement............vi

Cleaningandmaintenance..........vii

Glasspartsnotice.............vii

Tip-overhazardpreventionnotice.......vii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Hardwarelocations..............1

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

Rearview................3

Computercomponents..........5

Partsonthesystemboard.........6

Machinetypeandmodellabel........7

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

Specifications...............10

Programs.................10

Accessingaprogramonthecomputer...10

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobe

installed...............11

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....11

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...13

Adjustingthecomputerstand.........13

AdjustingtheOrchidTiltStand......13

Registeringthecomputer..........13

Settingthecomputervolume.........14

AddinganicontotheWindowsnotificationarea.14

Connectingtoanetwork...........14

ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN......14

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN.......14

ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice..15

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer..17

Arrangingyourworkspace..........17

Glareandlighting............17

Aircirculation.............17

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths.17

Comfort...............17

Accessibilityinformation...........18

Cleaningthecomputer...........21

Maintenance...............21

Basicmaintenancetips.........21

Goodmaintenancepractices.......21

Keepingthecomputercurrent.......22

Movingthecomputer............23

Chapter4.Security..........25

Lockingthecomputer............25

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock...26
Viewingandchangingsecuritysettingsinthe

SetupUtilityprogram............26

Preventingunauthorizedaccesstothecomputer.26

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch.......27

Usingandunderstandingfirewalls.......27

Protectingdataagainstviruses........27

ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedin

firmware.................28

TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)........28

Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration..29

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........29

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....29

Enablingordisablingadevice.......29

EnablingordisablingtheAutomaticPowerOn

features...............29

EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliance

mode................30

EnablingordisablingtheConfiguration

ChangeDetectionfeature........30

UsingBIOSpasswords.........31

Selectingastartupdevice........32

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......33

UpdatingtheBIOS.............33

Chapter6.T roubleshooting,

diagnostics,andrecovery......35

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputer

problems.................35

Troubleshooting..............35

Startupproblems............35

Audioproblems............36

CDproblems.............37

DVDproblems.............37

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Intermittentproblems..........38

Storagedriveproblems.........38

Screenproblems............39

Networkingproblems..........40

Performanceproblems..........42

Serialconnectorcannotbeaccessed....43

USBdeviceproblems..........43

Softwareanddriverproblems.......43

Diagnostics................44

LenovoSolutionCenter.........44

Recoveryinformation............44

RecoveryinformationforWindows7....44

RecoveryinformationforWindows10....45

Chapter7.Installingorreplacing

hardware...............47

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......47

Installingorreplacinghardware........47

Installingexternaloptions........47

Replacingthepoweradapter.......48

Removingtheslidecover.........49

Replacingthebottomcover........50

Replacingthememorymodule......51

ReplacingtheOrchidTiltStand......53

Completingthepartsreplacement.....54

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice..............57

Informationresources............57

Accessingtheuserguideinvarious

languages...............57

Windowshelpsystem..........57

Safetyandwarranty...........57

LenovoWebsite............57

LenovoSupportWebsite.........58

Frequentlyaskedquestions........58

Helpandservice..............58

Callingforservice............58

Usingotherservices..........59

Purchasingadditionalservices......59

AppendixA.Regulatory

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

Exportclassificationnotice..........61

Electronicemissionsnotices.........61

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........61

Eurasiancompliancemark..........63

Brazilaudionotice.............63

Mexicowireless-radiocomplianceinformation..63

Taiwanvisionprecautionnotice........63

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......63

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

information..............65

ImportantWEEEinformation.........65

RecyclinginformationforJapan........65

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........66

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....66

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................67

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive.....69

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........69

TurkishRoHS...............69

UkraineRoHS...............69

IndiaRoHS................69

ChinaRoHS................70

TaiwanRoHS...............70

AppendixD.ENERGYST ARmodel

information..............71

AppendixE.Notices..........73

Trademarks................74

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Readthisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation

CAUTION:
Beforeusingthecomputer,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis
product.RefertothesafetyinformationinthissectionandintheSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatyou
receivedwiththisproduct.Readingandunderstandingallthesafetyinformationreducestheriskof
personalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheSafetyandWarranty
Guide,youcanobtainaPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo
siteathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

Beforeusingthismanual

CAUTION:
Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthis
product.RefertotheinformationinthissectionandthesafetyinformationintheSafetyandWarranty
Guidethatyoureceivedwiththisproduct.Readingandunderstandingthissafetyinformationreduces
theriskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoyourproduct.

®

SupportWeb

IfyounolongerhaveacopyoftheSafetyandWarrantyGuide,youcanobtainaPortableDocumentFormat
(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo

®

SupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare
referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor
customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysensure
thatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhaveany
questionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinthecomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

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Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe
computeriscool.

Staticelectricityprevention

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

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

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

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.Donotusetheac
powercordforotherdevices.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH03VV-F,3G,0.75mm
connectedtothepoweradapter),H05VV-F,3G,0.75mm
supplyassembly),orbetter.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordinwaysthat
cancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

Protectpowercordandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercordorpower
adapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronfloorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.Liquidscancausea
shortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressedbymisuse.Liquidsalsocan
causegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnectorterminalsonapoweradapter,
whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.

Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsofoverheating(such
asdeformedplastic)attheacinputoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

2

(thepowercordconnectedtotheinternalpower

2

(thepowercord

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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Japanesepowercordandpoweradapterdescription

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewiththecomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedor
corroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtainareplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamountsof
electricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamagethecomputer,data,orconnecteddevices.

Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugfitsonlyintoagroundedelectricaloutlet.
Thisisasafetyfeature.Donotdefeatthissafetyfeaturebytryingtoinsertitintoanon-groundedoutlet.If
youcannotinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectricianforanapprovedoutletadapterortoreplace
theoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Neveroverloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystem
loadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranchcircuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation
ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloadsandbranchcircuitratings.

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclosetothe
equipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouareinstalling.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Externaldevices

DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)cableswhile
thecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamagethecomputer.Toavoidpossibledamageto
connecteddevices,waitatleastfivesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.

Heatandproductventilation

Computers,poweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhenbatteries
arecharging.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

•Donotleavethecomputer,poweradapter,oraccessoriesincontactwithyourlaporanypartofyour
bodyforanextendedperiodwhentheproductsarefunctioningorwhenthebatteryischarging.The
computer,poweradapter,andmanyaccessoriesproducesomeheatduringnormaloperation.Extended
contactwiththebodycouldcausediscomfortor,potentially,askinburn.

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•Donotchargethebatteryoroperatethecomputer,poweradapter,oraccessoriesnearflammable
materialsorinexplosiveenvironments.

•Ventilationslots,fans,andheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,andreliable
operation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproductonabed,sofa,
carpet,orotherflexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.

Inspectyourdesktopcomputerfordustaccumulationatleastonceeverythreemonths.Beforeinspecting
thecomputer,turnoffthepowerandunplugthecomputer'spowercordfromtheelectricaloutlet;then
removeanydustfromventsandperforationsinthebezel.Ifyounoticeexternaldustaccumulation,then
examineandremovedustfromtheinsideofthecomputerincludingheatsinkinletfins,powersupplyvents,
andfans.Alwaysturnoffandunplugthecomputerbeforeopeningthecover.Ifpossible,avoidoperatingthe
computerwithintwofeetofhigh-trafficareas.Ifyoumustoperatethecomputerinornearahigh-traffic
area,inspectand,ifnecessary,cleanthecomputermorefrequently.

Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions
withyourdesktopcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightberequiredfor
computersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotstoreoroperatethecomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

•Donotinstallairfiltrationdevices.Theymayinterferewithpropercooling.

Operatingenvironment

Theoptimalenvironmentinwhichtousethecomputeris10°C–35°C(50°F–95°F)withhumidityranging
between35%and80%.Ifthecomputerisstoredortransportedintemperatureslessthan10°C(50°F),allow
thecoldcomputertoriseslowlytoanoptimaloperatingtemperatureof10°C–35°C(50°F–95°F)beforeuse.
Thisprocesscouldtaketwohoursinextremeconditions.Failuretoallowthecomputertorisetoanoptimal
operatingtemperaturebeforeusecouldresultinirreparabledamagetothecomputer.

Ifpossible,placethecomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and
microwaveovenawayfromthecomputerbecausethestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliances
candamagethemonitoranddataonthestoragedrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherconnecteddevices.Ifliquidisspilled
onorinthecomputeroraconnecteddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Powersupplystatement

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabelattached.
Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwithoneoftheseparts,
contactaservicetechnician.

Cleaningandmaintenance

Keepthecomputerandworkspaceclean.Shutdownthecomputerandthendisconnectthepower
cordbeforecleaningthecomputer.Donotsprayanyliquiddetergentdirectlyonthecomputeroruse
anydetergentcontainingflammablematerialtocleanthecomputer.Spraythedetergentonasoftcloth
andthenwipethecomputersurfaces.

Glasspartsnotice

CAUTION:
Somepartsofyourproductmaybemadeofglass.Thisglasscouldbreakiftheproductisdropped
onahardsurfaceorreceivesasubstantialimpact.Ifglassbreaks,donottouchorattempttoremove
it.Stopusingyourproductuntiltheglassisreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.

Tip-overhazardpreventionnotice

•Placethecomputeronasturdyandlowbase,oranchorthefurnitureandpositionthecomputeras
farbackonthefurnitureaspossible.

•Keepremotecontrols,toys,andotheritemsthatmightattractchildrenoffthecomputer.

•Keepthecomputer,cables,andcordsoutofthereachofchildren.

•Supervisechildreninroomswherethesesafetytipshavenotbeenfollowed.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:

•“Hardwarelocations”onpage1

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specifications”onpage10

•“Programs”onpage10

Hardwarelocations

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofthecomputerhardware.

Note:Thecomputerhardwaremightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontview

1Integratedmicrophones(2)

3Integratedcamerashieldcontrolslider4Integratedcamera

5Microphonemute/unmutecontrol6Monitor/computermodeswitch

7Powerbutton8Powerindicator

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1

9Storagedriveactivityindicator10Microphonemute/unmuteindicator

11Internalspeakers(2)

•Integratedcamera
Usedtotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.

•Integratedcameraactivityindicator
Whentheintegratedcameraactivityindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.

•Integratedcamerashieldcontrolslider
Usedtodisabletheintegratedcameraphysically.

•Integratedmicrophone
Usedtorecordsoundsorusespeech-recognitionsoftwarewithoutusingamicrophone.

•Internalspeaker
Usedtolistentothesoundsfromyourcomputerwithoutusingaheadsetorheadphones.

•Microphonemute/unmutecontrol
Usedtomuteorunmutetheintegratedmicrophones.

•Microphonemute/unmuteindicator
Whenthemicrophonemute/unmuteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuteorunmute.

•Powerbutton
Usedtoturnonyourcomputer.Youalsocanusethepowerbuttontoturnoffyourcomputeronlywhen

youcannotuseanyMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

shutdownproceduretoturnoffyourcomputer.

•Powerindicator
Whenthepowerindicatorison,thecomputerison.

•Storagedriveactivityindicator
Whenthestoragedriveactivityindicatorison,thestoragedriveisinuse.

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Rearview

Figure2.Rearview

1Cardreaderslot(optional)2AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector(withrapidcharge)

3USB3.0connector

5Security-lockslot

7DisplayPort

9USB3.0connectors(3)

®

connector8Ethernetconnector

4Headsetconnector

6Power-adapterconnector

•AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector(withrapidcharge)
UsedtoconnectadevicethatrequiresaUSB2.0orUSB3.0connection,suchasakeyboard,amouse,a

scanner,aprinter,orapersonaldigitalassistant(PDA).Withtheacpoweradapterconnected,youcan
chargetheautomaticallydetecteddeviceevenwhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeorturnedoff.
ToenabletheAlwaysOnUSBfunction,openthePowerManagerprogram.See“Accessingaprogramon
thecomputer”onpage10.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•Power-adapterconnector
Usedtoconnectthepoweradaptertoyourcomputerforpowersupply.

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•Cardreaderslot
Usedtoholdacard-shapedstoragemediumsothatthecardreadercanreadthedataonthestorage

medium.Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingcards:

–MemoryStickcard
–MemoryStickPROcard
–MultiMediaCard(MMC)
–MMCmobilecard
–MMCpluscard
–Reduced-SizeMultiMediaCard(RS-MMC)
–SecureDigital(SD)card
–SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card
–SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card
–xD-Picturecard(typeM)
–xD-Picturecard(typeH)

•DisplayPortconnector
Usedtosendorreceiveaudioandvideosignals.Anotheraudioorvideodevice(suchasa

high-performancemonitor)canbeattachedtothisDisplayPortconnector.

•Ethernetconnector
UsedtoconnectanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).

Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)ClassBlimits,usea
Category5eorbetterEthernetcable.

•Headsetconnector
Usedtoconnectaheadsetorheadphonestoyourcomputer.

•Microphoneconnector
Usedtoconnectamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsoundorifyouuse

speech-recognitionsoftware.

•Security-lockslot
UsedtosecureaKensington-stylecablelock.Formoreinformation,see“AttachingaKensington-style

cablelock”onpage26

.

•USB3.0connector
UsedtoconnectadevicethatrequiresaUSB2.0orUSB3.0connection,suchasakeyboard,amouse,a

scanner,aprinter,oraPDA.

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Computercomponents

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someofthefollowingcomponentsmightnotbeavailable.

Figure3.Computercomponents

Chapter1.Productoverview5

1OrchidTiltStandbase2OrchidTiltStand

3Slidecover

5Bottomcover

7Integratedcamera

9LCDpanel10Coverpresenceswitch(alsoknownasintrusion

4Memorymoduleshield

6I/Oshield

8Computercover

switch)

11I/Obracket12Cardreader

13I/Oboard14Storagedrive

15Storagedrivebracket16Internalspeakers(2)

17Wi-Fiantennas(2)18VESAmountbracket

19Memorymodule20Heatsink

21Coin-cellbattery

23Controlbuttonboard24Controlbuttonboardbezel

25Wi-Ficard

27Systemboardshield

29Poweradapter

22LEDboard

26Systemfan

28Powercord

Partsonthesystemboard

Note:Forthepartsthataredisplayedonthefollowingfigurebutnotintroducedinthefollowingtable,see

“Frontview”onpage1and“Rearview”onpage3.

Figure4.Partsonthesystemboard

1Integratedcameraconnector2Memoryslot

3Coverpresenceswitchconnector(Intrusionswitch

connector)

5Storagedriveconnector

7LCDconnector8Controlbuttonboardconnector

9LCDpanelconnector

11Systemfanconnector

4I/Oboardconnector

6Internalspeakerconnector

10Wi-Ficardslot

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Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Themachinetypeandmodellabelisattachedonthebottomofyourcomputerasshown.

Figure5.Machinetypeandmodellabel

Features

Thecomputerfeaturesintroducedinthissectionapplytovariousmodels.

Informationaboutyourcomputer

•Toviewbasicinformation(suchasmicroprocessorandmemoryinformation)aboutyourcomputer,
dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:Right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.
–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙System➙About.

Note:Thememoryshownintheoperatingsystemmightbeinconsistentwiththenominalmemoryofthe
memorymodule(s)thatareinstalledinyourcomputer.

•Toviewdetailedinformationaboutthedevices(suchastheopticaldriveandnetworkadapters)onyour
computer,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthen

clickProperties.

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDeviceManager.Typetheadministratorpasswordorprovideconfirmationifprompted.

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Preinstalledoperatingsystem

YourcomputerispreinstalledwithWindows7orWindows10operatingsystem.Additionaloperating
systemsmightbeidentifiedbyLenovoascompatiblewithyourcomputer.T odetermineifanoperating
systemhasbeencertifiedortestedforcompatibility,checktheWebsiteoftheoperatingsystemprovider.

Powersupply

Yourcomputercomeswitha90-wattpoweradapter.

Storagedrives

Yourcomputersupportsonestoragedrive.

Toviewtheamountofstoragedrivespace,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthenclick
Manage.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDiskManagement.

Videofeature

TheintegratedgraphicscardsupportstheDisplayPortconnectoronyourcomputer.

Audiofeatures

Theintegratedaudiocardsupportsthefollowingaudioconnectorsanddevicesonyourcomputer:

•Headsetconnector

•Integratedmicrophone

•Internalspeaker

Input/Output(I/O)features

•Audioconnectors(headsetconnectorandmicrophoneconnector)

•Cardreaderslot(optional)

•DisplayPortconnector

•Ethernetconnector

•USBconnector

Expansion

•Cardreaderslot(optional)

•Memoryslot

•Storagedrivebay

Networkfeatures

•EthernetLAN

•WirelessLAN

•Bluetooth

Securityfeatures

Formoreinformation,seeChapter4“Security”onpage25.

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Systemmanagementfeatures

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)
DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutall

aspectsofacomputer.Theinformationincludesprocessortype,installationdate,connectedprintersand
otherperipherals,powersources,maintenancehistory,andsoon.

•ErPLPScompliancemode
Theenergy-relatedproductsdirective(ErP)lowestpowerstate(LPS)compliancemodereducesthe

consumptionofelectricitywhenyourcomputerisinsleeporoffmode.Formoreinformation,see
“EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode”onpage30

•Intel

®

StandardManageability

.

IntelStandardManageabilityishardware-andfirmware-basedtechnologythatmakescomputerseasier
andlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelActiveManagementT echnology(AMT)(availableonsomemodels)
IntelActiveManagementTechnologyishardware-andfirmware-basedtechnologythatmakescomputers

easierandlessexpensiveforbusinessestomonitor,maintain,update,upgrade,andrepair.

•IntelMatrixStorageManager
IntelMatrixStorageManagerisadevicedriverthatprovidessupportforSerialAdvancedTechnology

Attachment(SATA)RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)5arraysandSATARAID10arrayson
specificIntelchipsetsystemboardstoenhanceharddiskperformance.

•PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)
PrebootExecutionEnvironmentenablescomputerstostartthroughanetworkinterfaceindependentof

datastoragedrives(suchasharddiskdrives)orinstalledoperatingsystems.

•SystemManagement(SM)BasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)andSMsoftware
TheSMBIOSspecificationdefinesdatastructuresandaccessmethodsthatcanbeusedtoread

managementdatastoredintheBIOSofacomputer.

•WakeonLAN
WakeonLANisanEthernetcomputernetworkingstandardthatallowsacomputertobeturnedon

orwokenupbyanetworkmessage.Themessageusuallyissentbyaprogramrunningonanother
computeronthesameLAN.

•WakeonRing
WakeonRing,sometimesreferredtoasWakeonModem,isaspecificationthatallowssupported

computersanddevicestoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode.

•WindowsManagementInstrumentation(WMI)
WindowsManagementInstrumentationisasetofextensionstotheWindowsDriverModel.Itprovidesan

operatingsysteminterfacethroughwhichinstrumentedcomponentsprovideinformationandnotification.

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Specifications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.

Dimensions(withoutacomputerstandbase)

Width:570mm(22.4inches)
Height:450mm(17.7inches)
Depth:100mm(3.9inches)

Weight(withoutthepackage)

Maximumconfigurationasshipped:5kg(11lb)

Environment

•Airtemperature:

Operating:From10°C(50°F)to35°C(95°F)
Storageinoriginalshippingpackage:From-40°C(-40°F)to60°C(140°F)
Storagewithoutpackage:From-10°C(14°F)to60°C(140°F)

•Humidity:

Operating:20%–80%(non-condensing)
Storage:20%–90%(non-condensing)

•Altitude:

Operating:From-15.2m(-50ft)to3048m(10000ft)
Storage:From-15.2m(-50ft)to10668m(35000ft)

Electricalinput

Inputvoltage:From100Vacto240Vac
Inputfrequency:50/60Hz

Programs

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheprogramsonthecomputer.

Accessingaprogramonthecomputer

Toaccessaprogramonthecomputer,dooneofthefollowing:

•FromWindowsSearch:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthentypetheprogramname

intothesearchbox.

–ForWindows10:TypetheprogramnameintothesearchboxnexttotheStartbutton.

2.Inthesearchresults,clickthenameofthedesiredprogramtolaunchtheprogram.

•FromtheStartmenuorControlPanel:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickAllProgramstodisplaytheprogramlist.Fromthelistorafolderinthelist,

clickthenameofthedesiredprogramtolaunchtheprogram.

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–ForWindows10:Fromtheprogramlistorafolderinthelist,clickthenameofthedesiredprogram

tolaunchtheprogram.

3.IftheprogramnameisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanelontheStartmenu.
–ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem

➙ControlPanel.

4.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickthenameofthedesiredprogram
tolaunchtheprogram.

Installingaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled

Note:ForWindows7,dependingonthecomputermodel,someoftheLenovoprogramsmightbereadyto

beinstalled,soyouneedtoinstallthemmanually.Then,youcanaccessandusetheseprograms.

Toinstallaprogramthatisreadytobeinstalled,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheLenovoThinkVantage
page10.

2.ViewtheprogramiconsusingTiles.

3.Followtheinstructionsundergreyed-outiconstolocatetheiconforthedesiredprogram.Then,
double-clicktheicontoinstalltheprogram.

®

Toolsprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”on

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutthemajorLenovoprogramsavailableonyouroperatingsystem.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someofthefollowingprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•ForWindows7only:

–CreateRecoveryMedia

TheCreateRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestoreonlytheCdriveortheentirestorage
drivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

–LenovoBluetoothLock

TheLenovoBluetoothLockprogramenablesyoutouseaBluetoothdevice(suchasyoursmartphone)
asaproximity-basedunitforlockingorunlockingthecomputerautomatically.Bydetectingthe
distancebetweenthecomputerandthepredefinedBluetoothdevicethatyouarecarrying,theLenovo
BluetoothLockprogramautomaticallylocksthecomputerwhenyouwalkawayandunlocksthe
computerwhenyoucomeback.Thisisasimplewaytoprotectthecomputeragainstunauthorized
accessincasethatyouforgettolockthecomputer.

–LenovoPowerENGAGE

TheLenovoPowerENGAGEprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo.

–PasswordManager

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsinauthenticationinformationfor
WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

–PowerManager

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepowermanagementforthe
computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustthecomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween
performanceandpowersaving.

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–RescueandRecovery

®

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolution.Itincludesaset
ofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystem
crashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

–SystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramprovidesregularaccesstothesystemupdatesforyourcomputer,such
asdevicedriverupdates,softwareupdates,andBIOSupdates.Theprogramgathersinformationfrom
theLenovoHelpCenteraboutnewupdatesforyourcomputer,thensortsanddisplaystheupdatesfor
downloadandinstallation.Y ouhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownloadandinstall.

•ForWindows10only:

–LenovoCompanion

Yourcomputer’sbestfeaturesandcapabilitiesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.WithLenovo
Companion,theyare.UseLenovoCompaniontodothefollowing:

–Optimizeyourcomputer’sperformance,monitoryourcomputer’shealth,andmanageupdates.
–Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessoriescustomizedforyourcomputer.
–Readhow-toarticles,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateontechnologynewswitharticles

andblogsfromtrustedsources.

LenovoCompanionisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearnmoreaboutwhatyou
candowithyourcomputer.

–LenovoID

TheLenovoIDprogramenablesyoutocreateyourLenovoIDandaccessallsupportedLenovo
programsandwebportalswithsinglesign-on.

–LenovoSettings

TheLenovoSettingsprogramistheonestopshopforyoutocontrolhardwarefeatures,sensors
andprogramsonyourcomputer.LenovoSettingsenablesyoutooptimizedeviceperformanceby
customizingkeyfunctions,suchaspowerplans,audio,camera,andnetworks.

•ForWindows7andWindows10:

–LenovoDeviceExperienceorLenovoPCExperience

TheLenovoDeviceExperienceorLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyand
securely.TheprogramprovideseasyaccesstoLenovoThinkVantageToolsorLenovoTools,important
settingsandinformationaboutyourcomputer,theLenovoSupportWebsite,andsoon.

–LenovoDisplayManager

TheLenovoDisplayManagerprogramenablesyoutoadjustthebrightness,contrast,andresolution
ofyourmonitor.

–LenovoSolutionCenter

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,
alongwithhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Adjustingthecomputerstand”onpage13

•“Registeringthecomputer”onpage13

•“Settingthecomputervolume”onpage14

•“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotificationarea”onpage14

•“Connectingtoanetwork”onpage14

Adjustingthecomputerstand

Youcanusethecomputerstandtoadjustthecomputertoapositioncomfortableforyou.

Note:Thecomputerstandisoptional.

AdjustingtheOrchidTiltStand

Youcanadjusttheverticalpositionofthecomputerbetween5°tothefrontand45°totherearasshown.

Figure6.AdjustingtheOrchidTiltStand

Registeringthecomputer

WhenyouregisterthecomputerwithLenovo,youenterrequiredinformationintoaLenovodatabase.The
informationenablesLenovotocontactyouwhenthereisarecallorothersevereproblemandprovide
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.

ToregisterthecomputerwithLenovo,ensurethatthecomputerisconnectedtotheInternet.Then,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Settingthecomputervolume

Tosetthecomputervolume,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothe
notificationarea.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotificationarea”onpage14

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoadjustthevolume.Clickthespeakericontomutetheaudio.

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AddinganicontotheWindowsnotificationarea

ToaddanicontotheWindowsnotificationarea,dothefollowing:

1.Clickthearrownexttothenotificationareatoviewhiddenicons.Then,clickthedesirediconand
dragittothenotificationarea.

2.Iftheiconisnotdisplayed,turnontheicon.
a.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.
b.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,and
thenclickNotificationAreaIcons➙T urnsystemiconsonoroff.

•ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Personalization➙T askbar➙Turnsystemiconsonoroff.

c.Turnonthedesiredicon.

3.IftheiconisstillnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,repeatstep1.

Connectingtoanetwork

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutconnectingtoanetwork.Ifyoucannotconnectthecomputertoa
network,see“Networkingproblems”onpage40

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ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN

YoucanconnectthecomputertoanEthernetLANbyconnectinganEthernetcabletotheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

ConnectingtoawirelessLAN

YoucanconnectthecomputertoawirelessLANwithouttheuseofanEthernetcablebutbymeansof
radiowavesonly.

Note:ThewirelessLANfeatureisoptional.

Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethatawirelessLANisavailableandthewirelessLANfeatureonthecomputerisworking.

2.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatodisplayavailable
wirelessnetworks.

Note:Ifthewireless-network-connection-statusiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,
addtheicontothenotificationarea.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotificationarea”onpage14

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3.ClickawirelessLAN,andthenclickConnecttoconnectthecomputertoit.Providerequired
informationifneeded.

ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice

Bluetoothisashort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.UseBluetoothtoestablishawireless
connectionbetweenthecomputerandanotherBluetooth-enableddevicewithinadistanceofabout10
m(32.8ft).

Note:TheBluetoothfeatureisoptional.

ToconnecttoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureonthecomputerisworkingandtheBluetooth-enableddeviceis
locatedwithinadistanceofabout10m(32.8ft)fromthecomputer.

2.ClicktheBluetoothiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.

Note:IftheBluetoothiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothe
notificationarea.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotificationarea”onpage14

3.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickAddaDeviceandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen..

•ForWindows10:ClickAddaBluetoothDeviceandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Arrangingyourworkspace”onpage17

•“Accessibilityinformation”onpage18

•“Cleaningthecomputer”onpage21

•“Maintenance”onpage21

•“Movingthecomputer”onpage23

Arrangingyourworkspace

Arrangeyourworkspacetosuityourneedsandthekindofworkyoudo.Thissectionprovidesinformation
aboutthefactorsthataffectthewayyouarrangeyourworkspace.

Glareandlighting

Positionthecomputertominimizeglareandreflectionsfromoverheadlights,windows,andotherlight
sources.Reflectedlightfromshinysurfacescancauseannoyingreflectionsonyourscreen.Whenpossible,
placethecomputeratrightanglestowindowsandotherlightsources.Ifnecessary,reduceoverhead
lightingbyturningofflightsorusinglowerwattagebulbs.Ifyouinstallthecomputernearawindow,use
curtainsorblindstoblockthesunlight.Youcanadjustthebrightnessandcontrastcontrolsonthecomputer
astheroomlightingchangesthroughouttheday.

Whereitisimpossibletoavoidreflectionsortoadjustthelighting,anantiglarefilterplacedoverthescreen
mightbehelpful.However,thesefiltersmightaffecttheclarityoftheimageonthescreen;trythemonlyafter
youhaveexhaustedothermethodsofreducingglare.

Aircirculation

Thecomputerproducesheat.Thecomputerhasafanthatpullsinfreshairandforcesouthotairthrough
theairvents.Blockingtheairventscancauseoverheating,whichmightresultinamalfunctionordamage.
Positionthecomputersothatnothingblockstheairvents;usually,51mm(2inches)ofairspaceissufficient.
Ensurethattheventedairisnotblowingonpeople.

Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths

Thefollowingfactorsmightdeterminethefinalplacementofthecomputer:

•Locationsofelectricaloutlets

•Lengthofpowercordsorpoweradapters

•Lengthofthecablesthatareconnectedtootherdevices

Formoreinformationaboutpowercordsorpoweradapters,see“Powercordsandpoweradapters”on
pageiv

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Comfort

Althoughnosingleworkingpositionisidealforeveryone,hereareafewguidelinestohelpyoufindaposition
thatsuitsyoubest.Thefollowingfiguresetsanexampleforyourreference.

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•Screenposition:Keepthescreenatacomfortableviewingdistance,usually51-61cm(20-24inches).
Then,adjustthescreensothatthetopofthescreenisatorslightlybeloweyelevelandyoucanviewit
withouttwistingyourbody.

•Chairposition:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechair
adjustmentstobestsuityourdesiredposture.

•Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(verticalorupright)position.

•Armandhandpositions:Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)
position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

•Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.

Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfortcausedbylongperiodsof
workinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelptopreventminordiscomfort
associatedwithyourworkingposture.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidinguserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationswithgreater
accesstoinformationandtechnology.Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthewaystheseuserscanget
themostoutoftheircomputerexperience.Youalsocangetthemostup-to-dateaccessibilityinformation
fromthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessibility

Keyboardshortcuts

Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakethecomputereasiertouse.

Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.

KeyboardshortcutFunction

Windowslogokey+U

RightShiftforeightseconds

ShiftfivetimesT urnonorturnoffStickyKeys

NumLockforfivesecondsTurnonorturnoffToggleKeys

LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock

LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnonorturnoffHighContrast

OpenEaseofAccessCenter

TurnonorturnoffFilterKeys

TurnonorturnoffMouseKeys

Formoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthenperformasearchusinganyofthe
followingkeywords:keyboardshortcuts,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.

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EaseofAccessCenter

EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesuserstoconfiguretheircomputersto
suittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.

TouseEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,and
thenclickEaseofAccessCenter.

•ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙EaseofAccess.

3.Choosetheappropriatetoolbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:

•Magnifier
Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee

theitemsbetter.

•Narrator
Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadsaloudwhatisdisplayedonthescreenanddescribeseventssuchas

errormessages.

•On-ScreenKeyboard
Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintothecomputerusingamouse,joystick,orotherpointingdevice

insteadofaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisual
keyboardwithallthestandardkeys.

•HighContrast
HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa

result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.

•Personalizedkeyboard
Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard

tocontrolthepointerandtypecertainkeycombinationseasier.

•Personalizedmouse
Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer

appearanceandmakeiteasiertomanagewindowswiththemouse.

SpeechRecognition

SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolthecomputerbyvoice.

Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextinto
documents,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmousecanbedonewith
onlyyourvoice.

TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickControlPanelontheStartmenu.

•ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem➙
ControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickSpeechRecognition.

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3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Screen-readertechnologies

Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpinformationsystems,
andvariousonlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:

•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders:
http://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE

•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/jaws-hq.asp

•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader:
http://www.nvaccess.org/

Screenresolution

Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofthe
computer.

Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution.

•ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Settingtheresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.

Customizableitemsize

Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.

•Tochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagnifiertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof
AccessCenter”onpage19.

•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution➙Maketextandotheritemslargerorsmaller.
–ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings.

3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.

PressandholdCtrl,andthenpresstheplus-signkey(+)toenlargeortheminus-signkey(-)to
reducethetextsize.

–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.

Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows.
Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.

Industry-standardconnectors

Thecomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.

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TTY/TDDconversionmodem

Thecomputersupportstheuseofatexttelephone(TTY)orthetelecommunicationsdeviceforthedeaf(TDD)
conversionmodem.ThemodemmustbeconnectedbetweenthecomputerandaTTY/TDDtelephone.
Then,youcantypeamessageonthecomputerandsendittothetelephone.

Documentationinaccessibleformats

Lenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesor
HyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files.Lenovoelectronicdocumentationisdevelopedtoensure
thatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthe
documentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetextsothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandthe
imagewhentheyuseascreenreader.

Cleaningthecomputer

CAUTION:
Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnected
tothecomputer.

Itisagoodpracticetocleanthecomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-free
operation.Useonlymildcleaningsolutionsandadampclothtocleanthepaintedsurfacesofthecomputer.

Dustbuildupcompoundsproblemsassociatedwithglare,soremembertocleanthescreenperiodically.
Wipethescreensurfacegentlywithasoft,drycloth,orblowonthescreentoremovegritandotherloose
particles.Dependingonthetypeofthescreen,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithanLCDcleanerorliquid
glasscleanerandthenwipethescreensurface.

Maintenance

Withappropriatecareandmaintenance,thecomputerwillserveyoureliably.Thissectionprovides
informationaboutmaintainingthecomputersothatitcankeepworkingintoporder.

Basicmaintenancetips

Herearesomebasicpointsaboutkeepingthecomputerfunctioningproperly:

•Keepthecomputerinaclean,dryenvironment.Ensurethatthecomputerrestsonaflat,steadysurface.

•Donotcoveranyofairvents.Theseairventsprovideairflowtokeepthecomputerfromoverheating.

•Keepfoodanddrinksawayfromallpartsofthecomputer.Foodparticlesandspillsmightmakethe
keyboardandmousestickandunusable.

•Donotgetthepowerswitchesorothercontrolswet.Moisturecandamagethesepartsandcausean
electricalhazard.

•Alwaysdisconnectapowercordbygraspingthepluginsteadofthecord.

Goodmaintenancepractices

Byperformingafewgoodmaintenancepractices,youcanmaintaingoodcomputerperformance,protect
yourdata,andbepreparedincaseofacomputerfailure.

•Keepthecomputersoftware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystemup-to-date.See“Keepingthe
computercurrent”onpage22

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersinyoure-mailapplicationonaregularbasis.

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•Cleanupfilesandfreeupstoragedrivespaceandmemoryspaceoccasionallytopreventperformance
problems.See“Performanceproblems”onpage42

•Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorsoftwareorhardwarechanges,device-driverupdates,
intermittentproblemsandwhatyoudidtoresolvethem,andotherissuesyoumighthaveexperienced.
Thecauseofaproblemmightbechangeinhardware,changeinsoftware,oranyotheractionsthatmight
havetakenplace.AlogbookcanhelpyouoraLenovotechniciandeterminethecauseofaproblem.

•Backupyourdataonthestoragedriveregularly.Youcanrestorethestoragedrivefromabackup.
Tobackupyourdata,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheRescueandRecoveryprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”

onpage10

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu,andthenclickControl

Panel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickFileHistory.Followthe
instructionsonthescreen.

•Createarecoverymediumasearlyaspossible.Y oucanusetherecoverymediumtorecoveryour
operatingsystemevenifWindowsfailstostartup.

Tocreatearecoverymedium,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheCreateRecoveryMediaprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonthe

computer”onpage10
systemoftheprogram.

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu,andthenclickControl

Panel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickRecovery.Followthe
instructionsonthescreen.

•ForWindows7,createarescuemediumasearlyaspossible.Youcanusetherescuemediumto
recoverfromfailuresthatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
onyourstoragedrive.

Tocreatearescuemedium,opentheRescueandRecoveryprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonthe
computer”onpage10
oftheprogram.

.Formoreinformationaboutbackingupyourdata,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

.Formoreinformationaboutcreatingarecoverymedium,refertothehelp

.Formoreinformationaboutcreatingarescuemedium,refertothehelpsystem

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Keepingthecomputercurrent

Inmostcases,itisagoodpracticetohavethemostup-to-dateoperatingsystemupdatepatches,software
programs,anddevicedrivers.Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtogetthelatestupdatesforthe
computer.

Gettingthelatestdevicedrivers

Attention:Reinstallingdevicedriverswillchangethecurrentconfigurationofthecomputer.

Togetthelatestdevicedriversforthecomputer,dooneofthefollowing:

•Downloadthedevicedriversthatarepreinstalledonthecomputer.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.

•UsetheLenovoprogramorWindowsUpdate.See“Gettingthelatestsystemupdates”onpage22.

Note:ThedevicedriversprovidedbyWindowsUpdatemightnotbetestedbyLenovo.Itisrecommended
thatyougetdevicedriversfromLenovo.

Gettingthelatestsystemupdates

Togetthelatestsystemupdatesforthecomputer,ensurethatthecomputerisconnectedtotheInternet
anddooneofthefollowing:

•UseoneofthefollowingLenovoprogramstogetthesystemupdates:

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–ForWindows7:UsetheSystemUpdateprogram.
–ForWindows10:UsetheLenovoCompanionprogram.
ToopentheSystemUpdateorLenovoCompanionprogram,see“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”

onpage10.Formoreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

•UseWindowsUpdatetogetthesystemupdates.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,and

thenclickWindowsUpdate.

–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Update&security➙WindowsUpdate.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Movingthecomputer

Beforemovingthecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions:

1.Backupyourdataonthestoragedrive.See“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage21.

2.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

3.Ifyousavedtheoriginalshippingcartonsandpackingmaterials,usethemtopacktheunits.Ifyouare
usingdifferentcartons,cushiontheunitstoavoiddamage.

Movingthecomputertoanothercountryorregion

Whenyoumovethecomputertoanothercountryorregion,youmusttakelocalelectricalstandardsinto
consideration.Ifthelocalelectricaloutletstyleisdifferentfromthetypeyouarecurrentlyusing,contactthe
LenovoCustomerSupportCentertopurchaseeitheranelectricalplugadapteroranewpowercord.Fora
listofLenovoSupportphonenumbers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifyoucannotfindthe
supporttelephonenumberforyourcountryorregion,contactyourLenovoreseller.

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Chapter4.Security

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Lockingthecomputer”onpage25

•“ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage26

•“Preventingunauthorizedaccesstothecomputer”onpage26

•“Usingthecoverpresenceswitch”onpage27

•“Usingandunderstandingfirewalls”onpage27

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage27

•“ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinfirmware”onpage28

•“TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)”onpage28

Lockingthecomputer

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutlockingthecomputerwiththelockingdevicestokeepthecomputer
safe.

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AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock

YoucanuseaKensington-stylecablelocktosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanent
fixture.Thecablelockconnectstothesecurity-lockslotattherearofyourcomputer.Dependingonthetype
selected,thecablelockcanbeoperatedwithakeyorcombination.Thecablelockalsolocksthebuttons
usedtoopenthecomputercover.Thisisthesametypeoflockusedwithmanynotebookcomputers.Y ou
canordersuchacablelockdirectlyfromLenovobysearchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Figure7.Kensington-stylecablelock

ViewingandchangingsecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram

ToviewandchangesecuritysettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

2.SelectSecurity.

3.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoviewandchangesecuritysettings.Y oucan
referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29togetbasicinformationaboutsomemajor
securitysettings.

4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

Preventingunauthorizedaccesstothecomputer

YoucanuseBIOSpasswordsandWindowsaccountstopreventunauthorizedaccesstothecomputerand
data.

•TouseBIOSpasswords,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage31

•TouseWindowsaccounts,dothefollowing:

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1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel➙UserAccounts.
–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Accounts.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingthecoverpresenceswitch

Thecoverpresenceswitchpreventsthecomputerfromloggingintotheoperatingsystemwhenthe
computercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed.

Toenablethecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboard,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

2.SelectSecurity➙ChassisIntrusionDetectionandpressEnter.

3.SelectEnabledandpressEnter.

4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

Whenthecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboardisenabled,ifthecoverpresenceswitch
detectsthatthecomputercoverisnotcorrectlyinstalledorclosed,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedwhen
youturnonthecomputer.Tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Properlyinstallorclosethecomputercover.

2.StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29and
“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

Usingandunderstandingfirewalls

Afirewallcanbehardware,software,oracombinationofbothdependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired.
Firewallsworkonasetofrulestodeterminewhichinboundandoutboundconnectionsareauthorized.Ifthe
computerispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,ithelpsprotectagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formoreinformation
abouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpsystemofyourfirewallprogram.

TouseWindowsFirewall,dothefollowing

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickControlPanelontheStartmenu.

•ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem➙

ControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickWindowsFirewall.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Thecomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramtohelpyouguardagainst,detect,andeliminate
viruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonthecomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After30
days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Note:Virusdefinitionfilesmustbekeptup-to-datetoguardagainstnewviruses.

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Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinfirmware

TheComputraceAgentsoftwareisanITassetmanagementandcomputertheftrecoverysolution.The
softwaredetectsifchangeshavebeenmadeonthecomputer,suchashardware,software,orthecomputer
call-inlocation.YoumighthavetopurchaseasubscriptiontoactivatetheComputraceAgentsoftware.

TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

TPMisasecurecryptoprocessorthatcanstorecryptographickeysthatprotectinformationstoredinthe
computer.

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Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29

•“UpdatingtheBIOS”onpage33

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconfigurationsettingsofthecomputer.This
sectionprovidesinformationaboutonlythemajorconfigurationsettingsavailableintheprogram.

Note:TheoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonorrestartthecomputer.

2.BeforeWindowsstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keyuntiltheSetupUtilityprogram
opens.IfaBIOSpasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogramwillnotopenuntilyouenterthe
correctpassword.Formoreinformation,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage31

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F1toopentheSetupUtilityprogram.

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Toviewandchangetheconfigurationsettings,followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreen.The
keysusedtoperformvarioustasksaredisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.

Enablingordisablingadevice

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtoenableordisableuseraccesstohardwaredevices(such
asUSBconnectorsorstoragedrives).

Toenableordisableadevice,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

2.SelectDevices.

3.SelectthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

5.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

EnablingordisablingtheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures

IfyouenabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures,thecomputerwillstartupautomatically.

ToenableordisabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

2.SelectPower➙AutomaticPowerOnandpressEnter.

3.SelectthefeatureyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.

4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

5.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

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EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliancemode

Lenovocomputersmeettheeco-designrequirementsoftheErPLot3regulation.Formoreinformation,go
to:
http://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration

YoucanenabletheErPLPScompliancemodeintheSetupUtilityprogramtoreducetheconsumptionof
electricitywhenthecomputerisofforinsleepmode.

ToenableordisabletheErPLPScompliancemode,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

2.SelectPower➙EnhancedPowerSavingModeandpressEnter.

3.DependingonwhetheryouselectEnabledorDisabled,dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouselectEnabled,pressEnter.Then,disabletheWakeonLANfeature.See“Enablingor
disablingtheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures”onpage29.

•IfyouselectDisabled,pressEnter.Then,gotothenextstep.

4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

WhentheErPLPScompliancemodeisenabled,youcanwakeupthecomputerbydoingoneofthe
following:

•Pressthepowerbutton.

•EnabletheWakeUponAlarmfeaturetomakethecomputerwakeupatasettime.See“Enablingor
disablingtheAutomaticPowerOnfeatures”onpage29.

•EnabletheAfterPowerLossfeaturetomakethecomputerwakeupwhenthepowersupplyresumesafter
asuddenlossofelectricity.

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

2.SelectPower➙AfterPowerLossandpressEnter.

3.SelectPowerOnandpressEnter.

4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

IntheWindows10operatingsystems,youalsoneedtodisabletheFastStartupfunctiontomeettheoff
moderequirementofErPcompliance.

TodisabletheFastStartupfunction,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

2.SelectAllControlPanelItems➙PowerOptions.

3.SelectChoosewhatthepowerbuttonsdofromthepop-updialogbox.

4.SelecttheChangesettingsthatarecurrentlyunavailableoption,andcleartheTurnonfaststartup
optionfromtheShutdownsettingslist.

EnablingordisablingtheConfigurationChangeDetectionfeature

IfyouenabletheConfigurationChangeDetectionfeature,whenthePOSTdetectstheconfigurationchanges
ofsomehardwaredevices(suchasstoragedrivesormemorymodules),anerrormessagewillbedisplayed
whenyouturnonthecomputer.

ToenableordisabletheConfigurationChangeDetectionfeature,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

2.SelectSecurity➙ConfigurationChangeDetectionandpressEnter.

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3.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.

4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

Tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheF2key.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F2tobypasstheerrormessage.

•StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29
“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

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UsingBIOSpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstothecomputer
anddata.

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstousethecomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputer
security.Ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,readthefollowingtopics.

SetupUtilityprogrampasswordtypes

Thefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailable:

•Power-onpassword
Whenapower-onpasswordisset,youarepromptedtoenteravalidpasswordeachtimethecomputeris
turnedon.Thecomputercannotbeuseduntilthevalidpasswordisentered.

•Administratorpassword
Settinganadministratorpassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Ifyou
areresponsibleformaintainingtheconfigurationsettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttoset
anadministratorpassword.

Whenanadministratorpasswordisset,youarepromptedtoenteravalidpasswordeachtimeyou
trytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.TheSetupUtilityprogramcannotbeaccesseduntilavalid
passwordisentered.

Ifboththepower-onpasswordandadministratorpasswordareset,youcanentereitherpassword.
However,youmustuseyouradministratorpasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.

•Harddiskpassword
Settingaharddiskpasswordpreventsunauthorizedaccesstothedataonthestoragedrive.Whena
harddiskpasswordisset,youarepromptedtoenteravalidpasswordeachtimeyoutrytoaccess
thestoragedrive.

Notes:

–Afteryousetaharddiskpassword,yourdataonthestoragedriveisprotectedevenifthestoragedrive

isremovedfromonecomputerandinstalledinanother.

–Iftheharddiskpasswordisforgotten,thereisnowaytoresetthepasswordorrecoverdatafrom

thestoragedrive.

Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,it
isrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.

Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

Tosetastrongpassword,considerthefollowingguidelines:

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength

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•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•Notbeyournameoryourusername

•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname

•Besignificantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords

Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword

Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

2.SelectSecurity.

3.Dependingonthepasswordtype,selectSetPower-OnPassword,SetAdministratorPassword,or
HardDiskPasswordandpressEnter.

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formore
information,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage31

5.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

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Selectingastartupdevice

Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartupfromadeviceasexpected,youcanchoosetochangethestartupdevice
sequencepermanentlyorselectatemporarystartupdevice.

Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently

Tochangethestartupdevicesequencepermanently,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofthestoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestoragedeviceisinternal,gotostep2.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisadisc,ensurethatthecomputerisonorturnonthecomputer.Then,insert

thediscintotheopticaldrive.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisanexternaldeviceotherthanadisc,connectthestoragedevicetothe

computer.

2.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

3.SelectStartup.

4.Followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreentochangethestartupdevicesequence.

5.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage33.

Selectingatemporarystartupdevice

Note:Notalldiscsandstoragedrivesarebootable.

Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofthestoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthestoragedeviceisinternal,gotostep2.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisadisc,ensurethatthecomputerisonorturnonthecomputer.Then,insert

thediscintotheopticaldrive.

•Ifthestoragedeviceisanexternaldeviceotherthanadisc,connectthestoragedevicetothe

computer.

2.T urnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforeWindowsstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key
untilStartupDeviceMenuisdisplayed.

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Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F12todisplayStartupDeviceMenu.

3.SelectthedesiredstoragedeviceandpressEnter.Thecomputerwillstartupfromthedeviceyouselect.

Ifyouwanttoselectapermanentstartupdevice,selectEnterSetuponStartupDeviceMenuandpress
EntertostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.Formoreinformationabouthowtoselectapermanentstartup
device,see“Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage32

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ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

ToexittheSetupUtilityprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifyouwanttosavethenewsettings,presstheF10key.Then,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed
andpressEnter.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.

•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExitandpressEnter.
Then,selectY esinthewindowdisplayedandpressEnter.

UpdatingtheBIOS

Whenyouinstallanewprogram,hardwaredevice,ordevicedriver,youmightbeinformedtoupdate
theBIOS.Y oucanupdatetheBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemoraflashupdatedisc(supportedonly
onsomemodels).

ToupdatetheBIOS,dothefollowing:

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

2.DownloadtheflashBIOSupdatedriverfortheoperatingsystemversionortheISOimageversion(used
tocreateaflashupdatedisc).Then,downloadtheinstallationinstructionsfortheflashBIOSupdate
driveryoudownload.

3.PrinttheinstallationinstructionsyoudownloadandfollowtheinstructionstoupdatetheBIOS.

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Chapter6.Troubleshooting,diagnostics,andrecovery

Thischapterprovidessolutionstoresolvethecomputerproblems.Followthestepsinthebasicprocedure
forresolvingcomputerproblems,whichhelpsyoumakegooduseofthetroubleshooting,diagnostics,
andrecoveryinformation.

•“Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems”onpage35

•“T roubleshooting”onpage35

•“Diagnostics”onpage44

•“Recoveryinformation”onpage44

Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputerproblems

Itisrecommendedthatyouusethefollowingproceduretoresolvecomputerproblemsyouareexperiencing:

1.Ensurethat:
a.Thecablesforallconnecteddevicesareconnectedcorrectlyandsecurely.
b.Allconnecteddevicesthatrequireacpowerareconnectedtoproperlygrounded,functioning

electricaloutlets.

c.AllconnecteddevicesareenabledintheBIOSsettingsofthecomputer.See“Enablingordisabling

adevice”onpage29

Iftheseactionsdonotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

2.Useanantivirusprogramtoseeifthecomputerhasbeeninfectedbyavirus.Iftheprogramdetects
avirus,removethevirus.Iftheantivirusprogramdoesnotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththe
nextstep.

3.Goto“T roubleshooting”onpage35andfollowtheinstructionsforthetypeofproblemyouare
experiencing.Ifthesetroubleshootinginstructionsdonotresolveyourproblem,continuewiththe
nextstep.

4.Runthediagnosticprogram.See“Diagnostics”onpage44.Ifthediagnosticprogramdoesnotresolve
yourproblem,continuewiththenextstep.

5.Recoveryouroperatingsystem.See“Recoveryinformation”onpage44.

6.Ifnoneoftheseactionssolveyourproblem,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.Foralistof
LenovoSupportphonenumbers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Formoreinformation
abouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistance,seeChapter8“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”
onpage57.

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Troubleshooting

Attention:Donotopenthecomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthis

first:Importantsafetyinformation”inthisdocument.

Usethetroubleshootinginformationtofindsolutionstoproblemsthathavedefinitesymptoms.

Startupproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstostartup-relatedproblems.

Thecomputerdoesnotstartupwhenyoupressthepowerbutton

Solutions:Ensurethat:

•Thepowercordiscorrectlyconnectedtotherearofthecomputerandtoaworkingelectricaloutlet.

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•Ifthecomputerhasasecondarypowerswitchontherearofthecomputer,ensurethatitisswitchedon.

•Thepowerindicatoronthefrontofthecomputerison.

•Thecomputervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletforyourcountryorregion.

Theoperatingsystemfailstostartup

Solution:Ensurethatthestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually,
theoperatingsystemisonthestoragedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Changingthestartupdevice
sequencepermanently”onpage32.

Thecomputerbeepsmultipletimesbeforetheoperatingsystemstartsup

Solution:Ensurethatnokeysarestuck.

Audioproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstoaudio-relatedproblems.

NoaudioinWindows

Solutions:

•IfyouareusingpoweredexternalspeakersthathaveanOn/Offcontrol,ensurethat:

–TheOn/OffcontrolissettotheOnposition.
–Thespeakerpowercableisconnectedtoaproperlygrounded,functionalacelectricaloutlet.

•Ifyourexternalspeakershaveavolumecontrol,ensurethatthevolumeisnotsettoolow.

•ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.Ensurethatthemutespeakers
settingsarenotselectedandnoneofthevolumesettingsissettoolow.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothenotification
area.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotificationarea”onpage14.

•Somemodelshaveafrontaudiopanelyoucanusetoadjustvolume.Ifyouhaveafrontaudiopanel,
ensurethatthevolumeisnotsettoolow.

•Ensurethatyourexternalspeakers(andheadphones,ifused)areconnectedtothecorrectaudio
connectoronthecomputer.Mostspeakercablesarecolor-codedtomatchtheconnector.

Note:Whenexternal-speakerorheadphonecablesareconnectedtotheaudioconnector,theinternal
speaker,ifpresent,isdisabled.Inmostcases,ifanaudioadapterisinstalledinoneoftheexpansion
slots,theaudiofunctionbuiltintothesystemboardisdisabled.Therefore,youmustusetheaudio
connectorsontheaudioadapter.

•EnsurethattheprogramyouarerunningisdesignedforuseintheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.
IftheprogramisdesignedtoruninDOS,theprogramdoesnotusetheWindowssoundfeature.The
programmustbeconfiguredtouseSoundBlasterProorSoundBlasteremulation.

•Ensurethattheaudiodevicedriversarecorrectlyinstalled.

Soundcomesonlyfromoneexternalspeaker

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthespeakercableisinsertedcompletelyintotheconnectoronthecomputer.

•Ensurethatthecablethatconnectstheleftspeakertotherightspeakerissecurelyconnected.

•DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.Then,click

thespeakericonontopofthevolumecontrol.

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–ForWindows10:Right-clickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.Then,

clickOpenVolumeMixerandselectthedesiredspeaker.

Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothenotification
area.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotificationarea”onpage14

Then,clicktheLevelstabandensurethattheBalancesettingsaresetcorrectly.

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CDproblems

ThissectionprovidessolutionstoCD-relatedproblems.

ACDorDVDdoesnotwork

Solutions:

•IfyouhavemultipleCDorDVDdrivesinstalled(oracombinationofCDandDVDdrives),tryinsertingthe
discintotheotherdrive.Insomecases,onlyoneofthedrivesisconnectedtotheaudiosubsystem.

•Ensurethatthediscisinsertedcorrectly,withitslabelup.

•Ensurethatthediscyouareusingisclean.Toremovedustorfingerprints,wipethedisccleanwithasoft
clothfromthecentertotheoutside.Wipingadiscinacircularmotionmightcauselossofdata.

•Ensurethatthediscyouareusingisnotscratchedordamaged.Tryinsertinganotherdiscthatyou
knowisgood.Ifyoucannotreadfromaknown-gooddisc,youmighthaveaproblemwithyouroptical
driveorthecablingtoyouropticaldrive.Ensurethatthepowercableandsignalcablearesecurely
connectedtothedrive.

Unabletouseabootablerecoverymedium,suchastheProductRecoveryCD,to
startthecomputer

Solution:EnsurethattheCDorDVDdriveisinthestartupsequencebeforethestoragedrive.Referto
“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage32
sequence.Notethatonsomemodelsthestartupsequenceispermanentlysetandcannotbechanged.

forinformationonviewingandchangingthestartup

DVDproblems

ThissectionprovidessolutionstoDVD-relatedproblems.

BlackscreeninsteadofDVDvideo

Solutions:

•RestarttheDVDplayerprogram.

•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.

•Closeanyopenfiles,andthenrestartthecomputer.

DVDmoviedoesnotplay

Solutions:

•Ensurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

•Checkthediscorpackageforregionalcoding.Youmightneedtopurchaseadiscwithcodingforthe
regionwhereyouareusingthecomputer.

NoaudioorintermittentaudiowhileplayingaDVDmovie

Solutions:

•Checkthevolumecontrolsettingsonthecomputerandonyourspeakers.

•Ensurethatthediscsurfaceiscleanandnotscratched.

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•Checkallcableconnectionstoandfromthespeakers.

•UsetheDVDmenuforthevideotoselectadifferentaudiotrack.

Playbackissloworchoppy

Solutions:

•Disableanybackgroundprograms,suchasAntiVirusorDesktopThemes.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionissettolessthan1152x864pixels.

Invaliddiscornodiscfoundmessage

Solutions:

•EnsurethataDVDdiscisinthedrivewiththeshinysideofthediscfacingdown.

•Ensurethatvideoresolutionissettolessthan1152x864pixels.

•OncomputersthathaveaCD-ROMorCD-RWdriveinadditiontoaDVD-ROMdrive,ensurethatthe
DVDdiscisinthedrivelabeled“DVD”.

Intermittentproblems

Someproblemsoccuronlyoccasionallyandaredifficulttorepeat.

Solutions:

•Ensurethatallcablesandcordsaresecurelyconnectedtothecomputerandconnecteddevices.

•Ensurethatwhenthecomputerison,thefangrillisnotblocked(thereisairflowaroundthegrill),andthe
fansareworking.Ifairflowisblockedorthefansarenotworking,thecomputermightoverheat.

•IfSmallComputerSystemInterface(SCSI)devicesareinstalled,ensurethatthelastexternaldevicein
eachSCSIchainisterminatedcorrectly.Formoreinformation,seeyourSCSIdocumentation.

Storagedriveproblems

Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:

•“SomeorallstoragedrivesmissingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage38

•“"NoOperatingSystemFound"messageorthesystemnotstartingupfromthecorrectstoragedrive”
onpage38

SomeorallstoragedrivesmissingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram

Symptom:SomeorallstoragedrivesmissingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram

Solutions:

•Ensurethatallstoragedrivesignalcablesandpowercablesareconnectedcorrectly.

•Ensurethatthecomputerisconfiguredcorrectlytosupportthestoragedrives.

–IfthecomputerisinstalledwithfiveSATAstoragedrives,ensurethattheSATAstoragedrive

enablementmodule(onetofivestoragedrives)isinstalled.

–IfthecomputerisinstalledwithSASstoragedrives,ensurethattheSASstoragedriveenablement

module(onetofivestoragedrives)ortheLSIMegaRAIDSASadapterisinstalled.

"NoOperatingSystemFound"messageorthesystemnotstartingupfromthe
correctstoragedrive

Symptom:"NoOperatingSystemFound"messageorthesystemnotstartingupfromthecorrectstorage
drive

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Solutions:

•Ensurethatallstoragedrivesignalcablesandpowercablesareconnectedcorrectly.

•EnsurethatthestoragedrivethecomputerstartsupfromislistedasthefirststartupdeviceintheSetup
Utilityprogram.Referto“Changingthestartupdevicesequencepermanently”onpage32

Note:Inrarecases,thestoragedrivewiththeoperatingsystemmightgetcorruptedordamaged.Insuch
cases,youmightneedtoreplacethestoragedrive.

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Screenproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstoscreen-relatedproblems.

Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison

Solutions:

•Thecomputervoltagematchesthevoltageavailableattheelectricaloutletforyourcountryorregion.

•Pressakeytoexitthescreensaver.

•Pressthepowerbuttontoresumethecomputerfromsleeporhibernationmode.

•Thebrightnessandcontrastissetcorrectly.

•IfthescreengoesblankwhenIstartsomeapplicationprograms,installthedevicedriversforthe
applicationprograms.Refertothedocumentationfortheaffectedapplicationprogramtocheckwhether
anydevicedriversarerequired.

Theimageappearstobeflickering

Solutions:

•Thescreenmightbeaffectedbyinterferencefromnearbyequipment.Magneticfieldsaroundother
devices,suchastransformers,appliances,fluorescentlights,andothermonitorsmightbecausingthe
problem.Movefluorescentdesklightingoranyequipmentthatproducesmagneticfieldsfartheraway
fromthescreen.Ifthisdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,turnoffthecomputer.Then,adjusttheplacementof
thecomputerandotherdevicessothattheyareatleast305mm(12inches)apart.Turnonthecomputer.

•Resettherefreshratesupportedbythecomputer.

1.Right-clickablankareaonthedesktop.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution➙Advancedsettings.
–ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings.OntheDisplaytab,clickAdvanceddisplaysettings➙

Displayadapterproperties.

3.ClicktheMonitortab,andthenresettherefreshratetobethehighestandnoninterlaced.

Theimageisdiscolored

Solution:Thescreenmightbeaffectedbyinterferencefromnearbyequipment.Movefluorescentdesk
lightingoranyequipmentthatproducesmagneticfieldsfurtherawayfromthescreen.Iftheproblem
persists,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Adjusttheplacementofthecomputerandotherdevicessothattheyareatleast305mm(12inches)
apart.

3.T urnonthecomputer.

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Networkingproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstonetworking-relatedproblems.

EthernetLANproblems

MycomputercannotbeconnectedtoanEthernetLAN

Solutions:

•ConnectthecablefromtheEthernetconnectortotheRJ45connectorofthehub.

•EnabletheEthernetLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page29.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•EnabletheEthernetLANadapter.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanelontheStartmenu.
–ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem

➙ControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickNetworkandSharingCenter➙
Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clicktheEthernetLANadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstalltheEthernetLANdriver.See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage22.

•Installallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.CheckwithyourLAN
administratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.

•Setthesameduplexfortheswitchportandtheadapter.Ifyouconfiguredtheadapterforfullduplex,
ensurethattheswitchportisalsoconfiguredforfullduplex.Settingthewrongduplexmodemight
degradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlostconnections.

MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandIuseaspeedof1000Mbps,buttheconnectionfails
orerrorsoccur

Solution:ConnectthenetworkcabletotheEthernetconnectorusingCategory5wiringanda100BASE-T
hub/switch(not100BASE-X).

MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,butitcannotbeconnectedtothenetworkat1000Mbps,
butatonly100Mbps

Solutions:

•Tryanothercable.

•Setthelinkpartnertoauto-negotiate.

•Settheswitchtobe802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).

TheWakeOnLANfeaturedoesnotwork

Solution:EnabletheWakeOnLAN(WOL)featureintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage29

.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

WirelessLANproblem

Note:ThewirelessLANfeatureisoptional.

ThewirelessLANfeaturedoesnotwork

Solutions:

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•EnablethewirelessLANfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page29

•ForWindows10,enablethewirelessLANfeatureinWindowsSettings.ClicktheStartbuttontoopenthe
Startmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Wi-Fi.TurnontheWi-Fifeature.

•EnablethewirelessLANadapter.

•UpdateorreinstallthewirelessLANdriver.See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage22.

.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanelontheStartmenu.
–ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem

➙ControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickNetworkandSharingCenter➙
Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clickthewirelessLANadaptericonandclickEnable.

Bluetoothproblems

Note:TheBluetoothfeatureisoptional.

TheBluetoothfeaturedoesnotwork

Solutions:

•EnabletheBluetoothfeatureintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”on
page29.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•TurnontheBluetoothradios.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Right-clickComputer,andthen

clickProperties.

–ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickDeviceManager.Typetheadministratorpasswordorprovideconfirmationifprompted.

3.Right-clickthedesiredBluetoothradiosunderBluetoothorBluetoothRadios,andthendoone
ofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickEnable.
–ForWindows10:ClickEnabledevice.

•EnabletheBluetoothadapter.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanelontheStartmenu.
–ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem

➙ControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickNetworkandSharingCenter➙
Changeadaptersettings.

3.Right-clicktheBluetoothadaptericonandclickEnable.

•UpdateorreinstalltheBluetoothdriver.See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage22.

SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadsetorheadphones

Solution:SettheBluetoothheadsetorheadphonesasthedefaultdevice.

1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).

2.Right-clickthevolumeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.

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Note:IfthevolumeiconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,addtheicontothe
notificationarea.See“AddinganicontotheWindowsnotificationarea”onpage14.

3.ClickPlaybackdevices.

4.IfyouareusingtheHeadsetprofile,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudio,andthenclickSetDefault.If
youareusingtheAVprofile,selectStereoAudio,andthenclickSetDefault.

5.ClickOK.

Performanceproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstoperformance-relatedproblemsofthecomputer.

Excessivenumberoffragmentedfiles

Solution:UsetheWindowsdiskdefragmentationordiskoptimizationfeaturetocleanupthefiles.

Note:Dependingonthevolumeofthestoragedrivesandamountofdatastoredonthestoragedrives,the
disk-defragmentationprocessmighttakeuptoseveralhours.

1.Closeanyopenprogramsandwindows.

2.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

3.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickComputer.

•ForWindows10:ClickWindowsSystem➙FileExplorer➙ThisPC.

4.Right-clickyourCdriveandthenclickProperties.

5.ClicktheT oolstab.

6.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickDefragmentnow.

•ForWindows10:ClickOptimize.Selectthedesireddrive,andthenclickOptimize.

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Insufficientfreestoragedrivespace

Solutions:Freeupstoragedrivespace.

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersfromyoure-mailapplication.

•CleanupyourCdrive.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickComputer.
–ForWindows10:ClickWindowsSystem➙FileExplorer➙ThisPC.

3.Right-clickyourCdriveandthenclickProperties.

4.Checktheamountoffreespace,andthenclickDiskCleanup.

5.Alistofunnecessaryfilecategoriesisdisplayed.Selecteachfilecategoryyouwanttodelete,
andthenclickOK.

•TurnsomeWindowsfeaturesofforremovesomeunnecessaryprograms.

1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanelontheStartmenu.
–ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem

➙ControlPanel.

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2.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickProgramsandFeatures.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

–ToturnsomeWindowsfeaturesoff,clickTurnWindowsfeaturesonoroff.Followthe

instructionsonthescreen.

–Toremovesomeunnecessaryprograms,selecttheprogramyouwanttoremove,andthenclick

Uninstall/ChangeorUninstall.

Insufficientfreememoryspace

Solutions:

•Right-clickablankareaonthetaskbarandopenTaskManager.Then,endsometasksyouarenot
performing.

•Installadditionalmemorymodules.Topurchasememorymodules,goto
http://www.lenovo.com.

Serialconnectorcannotbeaccessed

Solutions:

•Connecttheserialcabletotheserialconnectoronthecomputerandtotheserialdevice.Iftheserial
devicehasitsownpowercord,connectthepowercordtoagroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Turnontheserialdeviceandkeepthedeviceonline.

•Installanyapplicationprogramssuppliedwiththeserialdevice.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheserialdeviceformoreinformation.

•Ifyouaddedoneserial-connectoradapter,installtheadaptercorrectly.

USBdeviceproblems

ThissectionprovidessolutionstoUSBdevice-relatedproblems.

MyUSBdevicecannotbeaccessed

Solutions:

•ConnecttheUSBcablefromtheUSBconnectortotheUSBdevice.IftheUSBdevicehasitsownpower
cord,connectthepowercordtoagroundedelectricaloutlet.

•TurnontheUSBdeviceandkeepthedeviceonline.

•InstallanydevicedriversorapplicationprogramssuppliedwiththeUSBdevice.Refertothe
documentationthatcomeswiththeUSBdeviceformoreinformation.

•DetachandreconnecttheUSBconnectortoresettheUSBdevice.

IcannotinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemusinganexternalUSBdevice

Solution:Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttodownloadandinstallUSBdrivers.

Softwareanddriverproblems

Thissectionprovidessolutionstosoftware-anddriver-relatedproblems.

Forsomeprograms,datescannotbesortedincorrectorder

Solution:Someprogramsdevelopedbeforetheyear2000useonlythelasttwodigitsofayeartosortdates,
assumingthefirsttwodigitsare19.Consequently,datescannotbesortedincorrectordernowadays.
Checkwithyoursoftwaremanufacturertoseeifanyupdatesareavailable.Manysoftwaremanufacturers
makeupdatesavailablefromtheWorldWideWeb.

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Someapplicationprogramsdonotworkasexpected

Solutions:

1.Checkwhethertheproblemiscausedbyanapplicationprogram.
a.Ensurethatthesoftwareiscompatiblewiththecomputer.Refertotheinformationsuppliedwith

thesoftwareformoreinformation.
b.Verifythatothersoftwareworkscorrectlyonthecomputer.
c.Verifythatthesoftwareyouareusingworksonanothercomputer.

2.Iftheproblemiscausedbyanapplicationprogram:

•Refertotheprinteddocumentationthatcomeswiththeprogramorthehelpsystemoftheprogram.

•Updatetheprogram.See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage22

•Uninstalltheprogramandthenreinstallit.T odownloadaprogramthatispreinstalledonthe

computer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

.

Adevicedoesnotworknormallyduetodevicedriverproblems

Solution:Updatethedevicedriver.See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage22.

Diagnostics

Note:IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystemotherthanWindows7orWindows10,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/diagsforthediagnosticsinformationforthecomputer.

Thediagnosticprogramisusedtotesthardwarecomponentsofthecomputer.Thediagnosticprogramalso
canreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofthecomputer.

LenovoSolutionCenter

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisthediagnosticprogrampreinstalledonthecomputer.Theprogram
enablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,system
informationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsformaximum
systemperformance.

ToopentheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”onpage10
moreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoSolutionCenter,save
andprintthelogfilescreatedbytheprogram.YoumightneedthelogfileswhenyouspeaktoaLenovo
technicalsupportrepresentative.

Recoveryinformation

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsabouthowtorecoveryouroperatingsystem.

Note:Ifadevicedoesnotworknormallyafterrecoveringtheoperatingsystem,updatethedevicedriver.
See“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage22.

RecoveryinformationforWindows7

TorecoveryourWindows7operatingsystem,usethefollowingsolutions:

•UseWindowsrecoverysolutions.

.For

–UseSystemRestoretorestoresystemfilesandsettingstoanearlierpoint.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

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2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickRecovery

➙OpenSystemRestore.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentbydoingoneofthefollowing:

–Afterseveralconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentmightstart

automatically.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

–Turnonorrestartthecomputer.Then,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF8keyuntiltheAdvanced

BootOptionswindowopens.SelectRepairYourComputer,pressEnter,andfollowtheinstructions
onthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F8toopentheAdvancedBootOptions
window.

•UsetheRescueandRecoveryprogramtorestorethestoragedrivefromabackup,orrestoretheC
drivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

Notes:

–Dependingonthecomputermodel,theRescueandRecoveryprogrammightnotbepreinstalled.You

needtoinstalleditmanuallyearlier.

–IfyouusetheRescueandRecoveryprogramtorestorethestoragedrivefromabackup,ensurethat

youbackedupyourdataearlierwiththeprogram.

TousetheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheRescueandRecoveryprogram.See“Accessingaprogramonthecomputer”onpage10

Formoreinformationaboutusingtheprogram,refertothehelpsystemoftheprogram.

–OpentheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.

1.T urnoffthecomputer.PressandholdtheEnterkeyandthenturnonthecomputer.Releasethe
EnterkeywhenStartupInterruptMenuisdisplayed.Then,pressF11toopentheRescueand
Recoveryworkspace.

2.IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,usetherescuemediumyoucreatedearlierto
resolvetheproblem.Selecttherescuemediumasthestartupdevice.See“Selectingatemporary
startupdevice”onpage32.Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspace
opens.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•UsetherecoverymediumyoucreatedearlierwiththeCreateRecoveryMediaprogramtorestoreonly
theCdriveortheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-defaultsettings.

Note:Tocreatearecoverymedium,see“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage21.

1.Selecttherecoverymediumasthestartupdevice.See“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”
onpage32

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

•UsetherecoverydiscsetprovidedbyLenovotorestoretheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-default
settings.

–Ifthecomputercomeswiththerecoverydiscset,followtheinstructionsshippedwiththediscset.
–Ifthecomputerdoesnotcomewiththerecoverydiscset,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupport

Centertoorderarecoverydiscset.See“Callingforservice”onpage58.

.

.

RecoveryinformationforWindows10

TorecoveryourWindows10operatingsystem,usethefollowingsolutions:

•UseWindowsrecoverysolutions.

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–UserecoverysolutionsinWindowsSettings.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.ClickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.

3.Choosetheappropriaterecoverysolutionbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UseSystemRestoretorestoresystemfilesandsettingstoanearlierpoint.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickRecovery➙OpenSystem
Restore.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheFileHistorytooltorestoreyourfilesfromabackup.

Note:IfyouusetheFileHistorytooltorestoreyourfilesfromabackup,ensurethatyoubackedup
yourdataearlierwiththetool.

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickWindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelusinglargeiconsorsmallicons,andthenclickFileHistory➙Restore
personalfiles.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–UsetheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentbydoingoneofthefollowing:

–Afterseveralconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentmightstart

automatically.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

–SelecttherecoverymediumyoucreatedearlierwiththeWindowstoolasthestartupdevice.See

“Selectingatemporarystartupdevice”onpage32.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen
tochoosetheappropriaterecoverysolution.

Note:Tocreatearecoverymedium,see“Goodmaintenancepractices”onpage21.

•UsetherecoveryUSBkeyprovidedbyLenovotorestoretheentirestoragedrivetothefactory-default
settings.

–IfthecomputercomeswiththerecoveryUSBkey,followtheinstructionsshippedwiththeUSBkey.
–IfthecomputerdoesnotcomewiththerecoveryUSBkey,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupport

CentertoorderarecoveryUSBkey.See“Callingforservice”onpage58

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Chapter7.Installingorreplacinghardware

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage47

•“Installingorreplacinghardware”onpage47

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices

Donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthenewpartuntilthedefectiveparthasbeenremoved
andyouarereadytoinstallthenewpart.Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamage
computercomponentsandparts.

Whenyouhandlepartsandothercomputercomponents,taketheseprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricity
damage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlepartsandothercomputercomponentscarefully.HandlePCI/PCI-Expresscards,memory
modules,systemboards,andmicroprocessorsbytheedges.Nevertouchanyexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingthepartsandothercomputercomponents.

•Touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingtheparttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorother
unpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfrom
thepackageandyourbodybeforeyouinstallorreplaceanewpart.

•Whenpossible,removethenewpartfromthestatic-protectivepackage,andinstallitdirectlyinthe
computerwithoutsettingthepartdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackage
thatthepartcameinonasmooth,levelsurfaceandplacethepartonthepackage.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Installingorreplacinghardware

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforthecomputer.Y oucanexpand
thecapabilitiesofthecomputerandmaintainthecomputerbyinstallingorreplacinghardware.

Attention:Donotopenthecomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read
thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii

Notes:

•Someofthehardwarepartsinthissectionareoptional.

•UsecomputerpartsprovidedonlybyLenovo.

•Wheninstallingorreplacinganoption,usetheappropriateinstructionsinthissectionalongwiththe
instructionsthatcomewiththeoption.

•Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCRU.Informationaboutthiswill
comewiththeCRUorwillcomeafewdaysaftertheCRUarrives.

.

Installingexternaloptions

Youcanconnectexternaloptionstothecomputer,suchasexternalspeakers,aprinter,orascanner.For
someexternaloptions,youmustinstalladditionalsoftwareinadditiontomakingthephysicalconnection.
Wheninstallinganexternaloption,see“Hardwarelocations”onpage1toidentifytherequiredconnector.

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Usetheinstructionsshippedwiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnectionandinstallanysoftware
ordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoption.

Replacingthepoweradapter

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

Toreplacethepoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Disconnectthepoweradaptercablefromthecomputer.

Figure8.Disconnectingthepoweradapter

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3.Connectthenewpoweradaptertothepoweradapterconnectorattherearofyourcomputerand
aworkableelectricaloutlet.

Figure9.Connectingthenewpoweradapter

Removingtheslidecover

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopentheslidecover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthecomputeris
cool.

Toremovetheslidecover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

2.Unlockanylockingdevicethatsecurestheslidecover.

3.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylayitdownsothattheslidecoverisfacingup.

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4.Holdtheslidecoverwithyourhands.Then,slidethecoverasshowntoremoveitfromthecomputer.

Figure10.Removingtheslidecover

Replacingthebottomcover

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

Toreplacethebottomcover,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

2.Removetheslidecover.See“Removingtheslidecover”onpage49.

3.Locatethebottomcover.See“Computercomponents”onpage5.

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4.Removetheeightscrews1thatsecurethebottomcovertoremoveitfromthecomputer.

Figure11.Removingthebottomcover

5.Alignthescrewholesinthenewbottomcoverwiththecorrespondingholesinthecomputer.Then,
installtheeightscrewstosecurethebottomcovertothecomputer.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage54.

Replacingthememorymodule

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

Toreplacethememorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

2.Removetheslidecover.See“Removingtheslidecover”onpage49.

3.Locatethememorymodule.Thememorymoduleisinstalledunderneaththememorymoduleshield.
See“Computercomponents”onpage5.

4.Pivotthememorymoduleshieldasshowntoaccessthememorymodule.

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Figure12.Removingthememorymoduleshield

5.Opentheretainingclipsandgentlypullthememorymoduleoutofthememoryslot.

Figure13.Removingthememorymodule

6.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Ensurethatthenotch1onthememory
modulealignscorrectlywiththeslotkey2onthesystemboard.Pushthememorymodulestraight
downintotheslotuntiltheretainingclipsclose.

Figure14.Installingthememorymodule

7.Pressthememorymoduleshielddownwardasshowntosecurethememorymodule.

Figure15.Installingthememorymoduleshield

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage54.

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ReplacingtheOrchidTiltStand

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read

thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiii.

ToreplacetheOrchidTiltStand,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.

2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylay
itdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandtheslidecoverisfacingup.

3.Removetheslidecover.See“Removingtheslidecover”onpage49.

4.Removethebottomcover.See“Replacingthebottomcover”onpage50.

5.RemovethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheOrchidTiltStandtoremoveitfromthecomputer.

Figure16.RemovingtheOrchidTiltStand

6.Rotatethescrew1thatsecurestheOrchidTiltStandbasetoremoveitfromtheOrchidTiltStand.

Figure17.RemovingtheOrchidTiltStandbase

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7.InsertthemetalstudontheOrchidTiltStandintotheOrchidTiltStandbase.Then,rotatethescrew1
tosecurethenewOrchidTiltStandbase.

Figure18.InstallingtheOrchidTiltStandbase

8.Insertthetwotabs1onthenewOrchidTiltStandintothecorrespondingholesinthecomputeras
shown.Then,pivottheOrchidTiltStanddownwardandinstallthetwoscrewstosecurethestand
tothecomputer.

Figure19.InstallingtheOrchidTiltStand

9.Installthebottomcover.See“Replacingthebottomcover”onpage50.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage54.

Completingthepartsreplacement

Aftercompletingtheinstallationorreplacementforallparts,reinstalltheslidecoverandreconnectcables.
Dependingonthepartsyouinstalledorreplaced,youmightneedtoconfirmtheupdatedinformationinthe
SetupUtilityprogram.Referto“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29

Toreinstalltheslidecoverandreconnectcablestoyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatallcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectlyandthatnotoolsorloosescrewsareleft
insideyourcomputer.See“Computercomponents”onpage5forthelocationsofvariouscomponents
inyourcomputer.

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2.Ensurethatthecablesareroutedcorrectlybeforereinstallingtheslidecover.Keepcablesclearofthe
hingesandsidesofthecomputerchassistoavoidinterferencewithreinstallingtheslidecover.

3.Alignthesidesoftheslidecoverwiththecorrespondingrailguidesonthecomputer.Then,slide
thecoverasshownuntilitsnapsintoposition.

Figure20.Installingtheslidecover

4.Placethecomputerinanuprightposition.

5.Ifalockingdeviceisavailable,useittolockthecomputer.See“Lockingthecomputer”onpage25.

6.Reconnecttheexternalcablesandpowercordstothecorrespondingconnectorsonthecomputer.
See“Hardwarelocations”onpage1

.

7.Updateyourconfiguration.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.

8.Ifanewlyinstalledhardwarecomponentdoesnotworknormally,updatethedevicedriver.See
“Keepingthecomputercurrent”onpage22

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Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,andservice

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Informationresources”onpage57

•“Helpandservice”onpage58

Informationresources

Youcanusetheinformationinthissectiontoaccessusefulresourcesrelatingtoyourcomputingneeds.

Accessingtheuserguideinvariouslanguages

Toaccesstheuserguideinvariouslanguages,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Windowshelpsystem

Note:IfyouusetheonlinehelpforWindows7orthehelpforWindows10,ensurethatthecomputer

isconnectedtotheInternet.

TheWindowshelpsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

ToaccesstheWindowshelpsystem,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickHelpandSupport.Y oucanchoosetousetheonlineorofflinehelpatthe

bottomofthescreen.

•ForWindows10:ClickGetHelp.

Safetyandwarranty

•TheSafetyandWarrantyGuideprovidedwiththecomputercontainsimportantsafetyinformation,
productwarrantyterms,andlegalnotices.

•Theprefaceinthisdocumentcontainsadditionalsafetyinformationthatappliestotopicsandtasks
describedinthisdocument.

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallsafetyinformationbeforeusingthecomputer.

LenovoWebsite

TheLenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)providesup-to-dateinformationandservicestohelpyoubuy,
upgrade,andmaintainthecomputer.Youalsocandothefollowing:

•Shopfordesktopandnotebookcomputers,monitors,projectors,upgradesandaccessoriesforthe
computer,andspecialoffers.

•Purchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforhardware,operatingsystems,applicationprograms,
networksetupandconfiguration,andcustominstallations.

•Purchaseupgradesandextendedhardwarerepairservices.

•Accesstroubleshootingandsupportinformationforthecomputermodelandothersupportedproducts.

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•FindaServiceProviderlocatednearyou.

LenovoSupportWebsite

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

ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:

•Diagnosticsolutions

•Driversandsoftware

•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions

•Latestelectronicmanuals

•LenovoSupportphonenumbers

•Productandpartsdetails

•Productandservicewarranty

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Fortheanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestionsaboutthecomputer,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

Helpandservice

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutobtaininghelpandservice.

Callingforservice

Duringthewarrantyperiod,youcangethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupport
Center.Forthewarrantyperiodofthecomputer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty-status.Foralistof
LenovoSupportphonenumbers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.

Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot
provided,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Thefollowingservicesareavailableduringthewarrantyperiod:

•Problemdetermination-Trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdetermininga
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytofixtheproblem.

•Hardwarerepair-Iftheproblemiscausedbyhardwareunderwarranty,trainedservicepersonnelare
availabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.

•EngineeringChangemanagement-Theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproducthas
beensold.LenovooryourresellerwillmakeselectedEngineeringChanges(ECs)thatapplytoyour
hardwareavailable.

Theseitemsarenotcoveredbythewarranty:

•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedLenovoparts

•Identificationofsoftwareproblemsources

•ConfigurationofBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade

•Changes,modifications,orupgradestodevicedrivers

•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)

•Installationandmaintenanceofapplicationprograms

Ifpossible,beatthecomputerwhenyoucall.Havethefollowinginformationavailable:

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•Machinetypeandmodel

•Serialnumbersofyourhardwareproducts

•Descriptionoftheproblem

•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages

•Hardwareandsoftwareconfigurationinformation

Usingotherservices

Youmighttravelwiththecomputerorrelocateittoacountryorregionwherethemachinetypeforyour
desktopornotebookcomputerissold.Insuchasituation,thecomputermightbeeligibleforInternational
WarrantyService,whichautomaticallyentitlesyoutoobtainwarrantyservicethroughoutthewarrantyperiod.
Servicewillbeperformedbyserviceprovidersauthorizedtoperformwarrantyservice.

Servicemethodsandproceduresvarybycountry,andsomeservicesmightnotbeavailableinallcountries.
InternationalWarrantyServiceisdeliveredthroughthemethodofservice(suchasdepot,carry-in,or
on-siteservice)thatisprovidedintheservicingcountry.Servicecentersincertaincountriesmightnotbe
abletoserviceallmodelsofaparticularmachinetype.Insomecountries,feesandrestrictionsmight
applyatthetimeofservice.

TodeterminewhetherthecomputeriseligibleforInternationalWarrantyServiceandtoviewalistofthe
countriesorregionswhereserviceisavailable,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

FortechnicalassistancewiththeinstallationoforquestionsrelatedtoServicePacksforyourpreinstalled
MicrosoftWindowsproduct,gototheMicrosoftProductSupportWebsiteathttp://support.microsoft.com.
YoualsocancontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenterforhelp.Somefeesmightapply.

Purchasingadditionalservices

Duringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices.Examplesoftheseadditional
servicesinclude:

•Supportforhardware,operatingsystems,andapplicationprograms

•Networksetupandconfigurationservices

•Upgradedorextendedhardwarerepairservices

•Custominstallationservices

Serviceavailabilityandservicenamemightvarybycountryorregion.Formoreinformationaboutthese
services,gototheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com

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AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation

Thelatestcomplianceinformationisavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/compliance.

Exportclassificationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport
ClassificationControlNumber(ECCN)of5A992.c.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed
countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Electronicemissionsnotices

ThefollowinginformationreferstoLenovopersonalcomputermachinetypes10HT,10HU,10JX,10JY,
10JW,10K0,10KE,and10KF.

FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity

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

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.

Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspecifiedor
recommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodificationstothisequipment.
Unauthorizedchangesormodificationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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

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

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement

CANICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)

EuropeanUnionconformity

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EUContact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia

Modelswithoutaradiodevice:ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEU
CouncilEMCDirective2014/30/EUontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingto
electromagneticcompatibility.

Modelswitharadiodevice:Thisproductisinconformitywithalltherequirementsandessentialnormsthat
applytoEUCouncilR&TTEDirective1999/5/EC(untilJune12,2017)andCouncilRadioEquipmentDirective
2014/53/EU(fromJune13,2017)ontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoradio
equipment.ThefulltextofthesystemEUdeclarationofconformityandtheEUwirelessmoduledeclarations
areavailableatthefollowingInternetaddress:
http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/eu_doc_desktops/

Lenovocannotacceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfrom
anon-recommendedmodificationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromother
manufacturers.ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBequipment
accordingtoEuropeanStandardsharmonizedintheDirectivesincompliance.ThelimitsforClassB
equipmentwerederivedfortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst
interferencewithlicensedcommunicationdevices.

GermanClassBcompliancestatement

DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:

HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEURichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit

DiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEURichtlinie2014/30/EUzurAngleichungder
RechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaatenundhältdie
GrenzwertederKlasseBderNormgemäßRichtlinie.

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

Deutschland:

EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln

DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“
EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungder
EMVEURichtlinie2014/30/EUinderBundesrepublikDeutschland.

ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeit
vonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetische
VerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEURichtlinie2014/30/EU,fürGerätederKlasseB.

DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen

-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo

(Deutschland)GmbH,Meitnerstr.9,D-70563Stuttgart.

InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:

DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55032KlasseB.

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JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement

Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrent
lessthanorequalto20Aperphase

Japannoticeforacpowercord

Theacpowercordshippedwithyourproductcanbeusedonlyforthisspecificproduct.Donotusetheac
powercordforotherdevices.

LenovoproductserviceinformationforT aiwan

KeyboardandmousecompliancestatementforT aiwan

Eurasiancompliancemark

Brazilaudionotice

Ouvirsonscommaisde85decibéisporlongosperíodospodeprovocardanosaosistemaauditivo.

Mexicowireless-radiocomplianceinformation

Advertencia:EnMexicolaoperacióndeesteequipoestásujetaalassiguientesdoscondiciones:(1)es

posiblequeesteequipoodispositivonocauseinterferenciaperjudicialy(2)esteequipoodispositivodebe
aceptarcualquierinterferencia,incluyendolaquepuedacausarsuoperaciónnodeseada.

Taiwanvisionprecautionnotice

Additionalregulatoryinformation

Foradditionalregulatoryinformation,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwiththecomputer.Depending
ontheconfigurationofthecomputerandthecountryorregionwherethecomputerwaspurchased,you

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mighthavereceivedadditionalprintedregulatorynotices.Allregulatorynoticesareavailableonthe
LenovoSupportWebsiteinelectronicformat.Toaccesselectroniccopiesofthedocumentation,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

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AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclinginformation

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheir
equipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassist
equipmentownersinrecyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling.Thelatestenvironmentalinformationaboutourproductsisavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration.

ImportantWEEEinformation

TheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(for
example,theEuropeanWEEEDirective,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules).Appliancesare
labeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).
Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicable
withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobe
thrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.

Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendoflife
EEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,recycle,
andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealth
duetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.Lenovoelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)maycontain
partsandcomponents,whichatend-of-lifemightqualifyashazardouswaste.

EEEandwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)canbedeliveredfreeofchargetotheplaceof
saleoranydistributorthatsellselectricalandelectronicequipmentofthesamenatureandfunctionas
theusedEEEorWEEE.

ForadditionalWEEEinformation,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

WEEEinformationforHungary

Lenovo,asaproducer,bearsthecostincurredinconnectionwiththefulfillmentofLenovo’sobligations
underHungaryLawNo.197/2014(VIII.1.)subsections(1)-(5)ofsection12.

RecyclinginformationforJapan

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty
ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof
Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed
ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertifiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw

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forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollecting
andRecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.For
details,visittheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.PursuanttotheLawfor
PromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingofhome-usedcomputers
andmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceisprovidedfreeof
chargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,visittheLenovoWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.

DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother
environmentalsensitivesubstances.T oproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit
boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.

DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers

Abutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledinsideyourLenovocomputertoprovidepowertothecomputer
clockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouneedtoreplaceitwitha
newone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseorcontactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofadisused
lithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoranindustrial-waste-disposal
operator,andfollowtheirinstructions.Disposalofalithiumbatterymustcomplywithlocalordinances
andregulations.

RecyclinginformationforBrazil

DeclaraçõesdeReciclagemnoBrasil

DescartedeumProdutoLenovoForadeUso

Equipamentoselétricoseeletrônicosnãodevemserdescartadosemlixocomum,masenviadosàpontosde
coleta,autorizadospelofabricantedoprodutoparaquesejamencaminhadoseprocessadosporempresas
especializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecertificadaspelosorgãosambientais,de
acordocomalegislaçãolocal.

ALenovopossuiumcanalespecíficoparaauxiliá-lonodescartedessesprodutos.Casovocêpossua
umprodutoLenovoemsituaçãodedescarte,ligueparaonossoSACouencaminheume-mailpara:
[e-mail],informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,afimdeenviarmosasinstruções
paraocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.

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BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion

Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).

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

InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicate
thattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalso
includeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdfor
cadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsorted
municipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,and
treatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotential
effectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceof
hazardoussubstances.

Beforeplacingelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)inthewastecollectionstreamorinwastecollection
facilities,theenduserofequipmentcontainingbatteriesand/oraccumulatorsmustremovethosebatteries
andaccumulatorsforseparatecollection.

DisposingoflithiumbatteriesandbatterypacksfromLenovoproducts

Acoin-celltypelithiumbatterymightbeinstalledinsideyourLenovoproduct.Youcanfinddetailsaboutthe
batteryintheproductdocumentation.Ifthebatteryneedstobereplaced,contactyourplaceofpurchaseor
contactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofalithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contact
yourplaceofpurchaseorawaste-disposaloperator,andfollowtheirinstructions.

DisposingofbatterypacksfromLenovoproducts

YourLenovodevicemightcontainalithium-ionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.Y oucan
finddetailsonthebatterypackintheproductdocumentation.Ifyouneedtodisposeofabatterypack,
insulateitwithvinyltape,contactLenovosales,service,oryourplaceofpurchase,orawaste-disposal
operator,andfollowtheirinstructions.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsprovidedinthemanualsfor
yourproduct.

Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment

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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstances(RoHS) Directive

Thelatestenvironmentalinformationisavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration.

EuropeanUnionRoHS

ThisLenovoproduct,withincludedparts(cables,cords,andsoon)meetstherequirementsofDirective
2011/65/EUontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronic
equipment(“RoHSrecast”or“RoHS2”).

FormoreinformationaboutLenovoworldwidecomplianceonRoHS,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/RoHS_Communication.pdf

TurkishRoHS

TheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUse
ofCertainHazardousSubstancesinWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE).

UkraineRoHS

IndiaRoHS

RoHScompliantasperE-waste(Management)Rules.

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ChinaRoHS

TaiwanRoHS

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AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation

ENERGYSTAR

®

isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.Department
ofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefficientproductsand
practices.

LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswithanENERGYSTARcompliantdesignation.Some
modelsofthefollowingmachinetypeshavebeendesignedandtestedtoconformtotheENERGY
STARprogramrequirementforcomputersatthetimeofmanufacture:10HT,10HU,10JX,10JY,10JW,
10K0,10KE,and10KF.FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTARratingsforLenovocomputers,goto
http://www.lenovo.com.

ByusingENERGYSTARcompliantproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-managementfeaturesof
yourcomputer,youreducetheconsumptionofelectricity.Reducedelectricalconsumptioncontributesto
potentialfinancialsavings,acleanerenvironment,andthereductionofgreenhousegasemissions.

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

Lenovoencouragesyoutomakeefficientuseofenergyanintegralpartofyourday-to-dayoperations.T o
helpinthisendeavor,setthefollowingpower-managementfeaturestotakeeffectwhenyourcomputerhas
beeninactiveforaspecifiedduration:

Table1.ENERGYSTARpower-managementfeatures

Windows7orWindows10operatingsystem

Powerplan:Default

•Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes

•Putthecomputertosleep:After25minutes

•Advancedpowersettings:

–Turnoffharddiskdrives:After20minutes
–Hibernate:Never

ToawakenyourcomputerfromaSleepmode,pressanykeyonyourkeyboard.

Tochangepowersettings,dothefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanelbydoingoneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.

2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusingLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickPower
Options.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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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.Youcansend
licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:

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

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

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

Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport
applicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis
documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecificationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument
shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo
orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecificenvironmentsandis
presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.

Lenovomayuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithout
incurringanyobligationtoyou.

Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotin
anymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartof
thematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.

Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresult
obtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysignificantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeen
madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame
ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthrough
extrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir
specificenvironment.

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Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:

Lenovo
TheLenovologo
ThinkCentre
TheThinkCentrelogo
RescueandRecovery
ThinkVantage

Microsoft,Windows,andWindowsMediaaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

IntelisatrademarkofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesintheU.S.and/orothercountries.

DisplayPortisatrademarkoftheVideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.

Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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