Lenovo ThinkPad E450, ThinkPad E455, ThinkPad E450c User Guide [en, uk]

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ThinkPadE450,E455,andE450c

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage145

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

FifthEdition(July2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2014,2016.

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

Contents

Readthisﬁrst..............v

Importantsafetyinformation..........vi

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

Serviceandupgrades..........vii

Powercordsandpoweradapters.....viii

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.....ix

Plugsandoutlets.............ix

Powersupplystatement..........ix

Externaldevices.............x

Generalbatterynotice...........x

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery....x

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery..xi

Heatandproductventilation........xi

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation....xii

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice.....xiii

Usingheadphonesorearphones......xiii

Additionalsafetyinformation.......xiii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators..................1

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

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

Left-sideview..............4

Bottomview...............6

Statusindicators.............6

Locatingimportantproductinformation......8

Machinetypeandmodelinformation.....8

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationinformation....8

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems...9

Computerfeatures..............9

Computerspeciﬁcations...........10

Operatingenvironment...........11

Lenovoprograms.............11

AccessingLenovoprograms.......12

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....12

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...15

Registeringyourcomputer..........15

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........15

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

system..................17

Specialkeys...............17

Functionkeysandkeycombinations....18

Windowskey.............19

ThinkPadpointingdevice..........19

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice....19

Trackpadtouchgestures.........25

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..26 ReplacingthecapoftheTrackPointpointing

stick.................26

Powermanagement............27

Usingtheacpower...........27

Checkingthebatterystatus........28

Chargingthebattery..........28

Maximizingthebatterylife........28

Managingthebatterypower.......29

Power-savingmodes..........29

Handlingthebattery...........30

Connectingtothenetwork..........31

Ethernetconnections..........31

Wirelessconnections..........31

Usinganexternaldisplay..........34

Connectinganexternaldisplay......34

Choosingadisplaymode........35

Changingdisplaysettings........35

Usingaudiofeatures............35

Usingthecamera.............36

Usingaﬂashmediacard...........37

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

computer...............39

FindingThinkPadoptions..........39

ThinkPadOneLinkDock...........39

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock.........40

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..43

Accessibilityandcomfort..........43

Ergonomicinformation..........43

Comfort...............44

Accessibilityinformation.........44

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........47

Traveltips...............47

Travelaccessories...........47

Chapter5.Security..........49

Attachingamechanicallock.........49

Usingpasswords..............49

Typingpasswords...........49

Power-onpassword...........49

Supervisorpassword..........50

Harddiskpasswords..........52

Harddisksecurity.............54

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........54

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Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,

hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive........57

Usingﬁrewalls...............57

Protectingdataagainstviruses........57

Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration..59

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......59

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..59 InstallingtheWindows8.1orWindows10

operatingsystem............60

Installingdevicedrivers...........61

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......61

Mainmenu..............62

Conﬁgmenu..............62

DateandTimemenu..........66

Securitymenu.............66

Startupmenu.............72

Restartmenu.............73

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....73

Chapter7.Preventingproblems...75

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......75

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....76

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........77

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....78

Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............81

Diagnosingproblems............81

Troubleshooting..............81

Computerstopsresponding.......81

Spillsonthekeyboard..........82

Errormessages............82

Errorswithoutmessages.........84

Beeperrors..............85

Memorymoduleproblems........86

Networkingproblems..........86

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................88

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................89

Fingerprintreaderproblems........94

Batteryandpowerproblems.......94

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................97

Asoftwareproblem...........98

Problemswithportsandconnectors....98

Chapter9.Recoveryoverview....99

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................99

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....99

Performingbackupandrecovery

operations..............100

UsingtheRescueandRecovery

workspace..............101

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....102

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................103

Solvingrecoveryproblems........104

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operating

systems.................104

Refreshingyourcomputer........104

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................105

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....105

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8.1failstostart.............105

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....105

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating

system..................107

Resettingyourcomputer.........107

Usingadvancedstartupoptions......107

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

10failstostart.............107

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..107

Chapter10.Replacingdevices...109

Staticelectricityprevention..........109

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........109

Replacingthestoragedrive.........112

Replacingthememorymodule........116

Replacingthekeyboard...........119

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....127

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........127

Gettinghelpandservice...........127

Usingdiagnosticprograms........128

LenovoSupportWebsite.........128

CallingLenovo.............128

Purchasingadditionalservices........129

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............131

LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas..131

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........131

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...132

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....133

Certiﬁcationrelatedinformation........133

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........133

Electronicemissionnotices..........133

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........133

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............134

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EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive

orRadioEquipmentDirective.......134

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...134

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....135

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..135 Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................135

Japannoticeforacpowercord......135

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................136

Eurasiancompliancemark........136

Brazilaudionotice...........136

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................139

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....140

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................140

RecyclinginformationforChina........140

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....141

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........141

TurkishRoHS...............141

UkraineRoHS...............141

IndiaRoHS................141

ChinaRoHS................142

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

information.............137

ImportantWEEEinformation.........137

Japanrecyclingstatements.........137

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........138

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............143

AppendixE.Notices.........145

Trademarks................146

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ivUserGuide

Readthisﬁrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer. Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalm rest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreach dependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway subjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdriveorhybriddrive,do oneofthefollowing:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectson yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit isturnedon.

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationﬁrst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement ortheLenovo andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducethese risks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandinthe operatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowing theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourself fromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.

Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebook computers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhave suchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-cell batterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothebattery safetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.

LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty,

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby anauthorizedservicer.

Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou mighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthatan internalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner .Or,theymightindicate apotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself. ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphone numbers,seethefollowingWebsite: http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

Frequentlyinspectyourcomputeranditscomponentsfordamageorwearorsignsofdanger. Ifyouhaveanyquestionabouttheconditionofacomponent,donotusetheproduct.Contact theCustomerSupportCenterortheproductmanufacturerforinstructionsonhowtoinspectthe productandhaveitrepaired,ifnecessary.

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafety concernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceand telecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

•Powercords,plugs,poweradapters,extensioncords,surgeprotectors,orpowersuppliesthatare cracked,broken,ordamaged.

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orﬁre.

•Damagetoabattery(suchascracks,dents,orcreases),dischargefromabattery,orabuildupofforeign substancesonthebattery.

•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufacturedfor orbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions, oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Y oumustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

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Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION: Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe computeriscool.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F,3G,0.75mm better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercord orpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronﬂoorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers. Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressed bymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnector terminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter .

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

,or

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Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiﬁedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugﬁtsonlyintoagrounded electricaloutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Donotdefeatthissafetyfeaturebytryingtoinsertitinto anon-groundedoutlet.Ifyoucannotinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectricianforan approvedoutletadapterortoreplacetheoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Never overloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystemloadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranch circuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads andbranchcircuitratings.

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

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Externaldevices

CAUTION: DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBand1394cableswhilethe computerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.T oavoidpossibledamageto attacheddevices,waitatleastﬁvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternal devices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespeciﬁedbyLenovo,ora disassembledormodiﬁedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.Toavoidpossible injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren

•Keepthebatteryawayfromﬁre.

Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign materialsonthebatteryleads.

Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply withlocalordinancesorregulations.

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe donebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal lawsandregulations.

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Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Ifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontains asmallamountofharmfulsubstance.

Donotheattomorethan100°C(212°F).

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

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

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

Computers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhen batteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasigniﬁcantamountofheatduetotheir compactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsome otherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyour bodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyou usethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime. Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependson theamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody, eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaks fromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottouse thekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearﬂammablematerialsorinexplosive environments.

•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton abed,sofa,carpet,orotherﬂexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgenerates heat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusethe acpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing, maycauseaskinburn.

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafﬁcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

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•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airﬂowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconﬁguration ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofﬁre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,battery,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthedevice covers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconﬁgurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving, oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

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Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION: TheLCDismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDtobreak. IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalﬂuidgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediatelywash theaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsarepresentafterwashing, getmedicalcare.

Note:Forproductswithmercury-containingﬂuorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),theﬂuorescentlamp

intheliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

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

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspeciﬁcationsofEN50332-2.The headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspeciﬁcation limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainst hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7 limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN 50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationof theheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespeciﬁcationsofEN50332-1. Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5 LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousdueto excessivesoundpressurelevels.

Additionalsafetyinformation

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger ofsuffocation.

Glasspartsnotice

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

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutconnectorlocations,importantproductlabels,computerfeatures, speciﬁcations,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage8

•“Computerfeatures”onpage9

•“Computerspeciﬁcations”onpage10

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage11

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage11

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedto startusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadE450,E455,andE450cfrontview

1Microphones

3Powerbutton4T rackPoint

5System-statusindicator6Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

7ThinkPad

9Media-cardslot

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trackpad

2Camera

pointingstick

8TrackPointbuttons(availableonsomemodels)

1Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

Dependingonyourmodel,yourcomputermightcomewithonemicrophone.

2Camera

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera” onpage36

3Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forhowtoturnoffthe computer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage15.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops responding”onpage81

formoreinformation.

Youalsocandeﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton does,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

4T rackPointpointingstick 7ThinkPadtrackpad 8TrackPointbuttons(availableonsomemodels)

ThekeyboardcontainstheThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareallpartofasingle processthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourﬁngersfromatypingposition.Formoreinformation,see “ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage19.

5System-statusindicator

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Forthedetailedinformation abouttheindicator,see“Statusindicators”onpage6.

6Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Somemodelshaveaﬁngerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidesasimpleandsecure useraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprintwithapassword.Formoreinformationabouttheﬁngerprint reader,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage54.

9Media-cardslot

Yourcomputerisequippedwithamediacardreader,whichprovidesamedia-cardslot.Insertyourﬂash mediacardintothemedia-cardslottoreadthedataonthecard.Formoreinformationaboutthesupported cards,see“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage37

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Right-sideview

Figure2.ThinkPadE450,E455,andE450cright-sideview

1USB3.0connectors2High-DeﬁnitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI™)

connector

3Ethernetconnector

5LenovoOneLinkconnector

4acpowerconnector

1USB3.0connectors

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorsareusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,such asaUSBkeyboardoraUSBmouse.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward. Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

2HDMIconnector

Usethehigh-deﬁnitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)connectortoconnectthecomputertoan HDMI-compatibleaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasahigh-deﬁnitiontelevision(HDTV).

Note:IfyouconnectthecomputertoasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDock,usetheHMDIconnectoron thedock,nottheoneonthecomputer.

3Ethernetconnector

Connectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector. YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

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TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenthe greenindicatorison,thecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,dataisbeing transmitted.

Note:IfthecomputerisconnectedtotheThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDock,usethe Ethernetconnectoronthedockingstationinsteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

4acpowerconnector 5LenovoOneLinkconnector

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtotheacpowerconnector,itprovidespowertothecomputer andchargesthebattery.WhenasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDockis connectedtotheLenovoOneLinkconnector,itcannotonlyextendthecomputercapabilitiesbutalso provideacpowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.

TousetheLenovoOneLinkconnector,youneedtoremovetheconnectorcoverfromtheLenovoOneLink connectorﬁrst.

Note:Ensurethatyoukeeptheconnectorcover.ReattachittotheLenovoOneLinkconnectorwhen youarenotusingtheLenovoOneLinkconnector.

Left-sideview

Figure3.ThinkPadE450,E455,andE450cleft-sideview

1Security-lockslot

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector4Comboaudioconnector

1Security-lockslot

2Fanlouvers

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslottolock yourcomputertoastationaryobject.

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2Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandtheinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling, especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:T oensureproperairﬂow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefanlouvers.

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows

7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ForWindows8.1andWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPOWER,andthenfollow theinstructionsonthescreen.

Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward. Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

4Comboaudioconnector

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm,4-poleplug tothecomboaudioconnector.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.If youpressit,theheadsetmicrophonewillbedisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputer willbeenabledinstead.

•Thecomboaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see “Usingaudiofeatures”onpage35.

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Bottomview

Figure4.ThinkPadE450,E455,andE450cbottomview

1Wireless-LAN-cardslot2Memory-upgradeslots

3Speakers

5Storagedrive

4Built-inbattery

1WirelessLANcardslot

YourcomputermighthaveawirelessLANcardinstalledforyoutoestablishwirelessLANconnections.

2Memory-upgradeslot

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthe memory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.

3Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

4Battery

Useyourcomputerwiththebatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

5Storagedrive

Yourcomputerhasalarge-capacity,customer-upgradablestoragedriveinstalled.Dependingonthemodel, thestoragedrivecanbeastoragedrivetomeetvariousstoragedemands.

Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourhard diskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.Thisreductionismorenoticeableonthesolid-statedrive becauseofitssmallercapacity.

Statusindicators

Yourcomputerhasseveralstatusindicatorsshowingthestatusofyourcomputer.

Note:Y ourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

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1FnLockindicator

TheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys” onpage17.

2Speaker-muteindicator

Whenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.

3Microphone-muteindicator

Whenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.

4Camera-statusindicator

Whenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.

56System-statusindicators

TherearetwoThinkPadlogosonyourcomputer,oneonthepalmrestandtheotherontheouterlid. TheilluminateddotineachThinkPadlogoworksasasystem-statusindicatorandhelpsyouidentifythe statusofyourcomputer.

•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtothepower.

•Blinksfast:Thecomputerisenteringhibernationmode.

•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

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•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

•On:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodellabel,theFederal CommunicationsCommission(FCC)IDandICCertiﬁcationlabel,theWindowsCertiﬁcateofAuthenticity label,andtheGenuineMicrosoft

label.

Machinetypeandmodelinformation

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiﬁesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Thefollowingﬁgureshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer:

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationinformation

TheFCCandICCertiﬁcationinformationisidentiﬁedbyalabellocatedonthecomputerbasecoveras showninthefollowingﬁgure.

Forapreinstalledwirelessmodule,thislabelidentiﬁestheactualFCCIDandICcertiﬁcationnumberforthe wirelessmoduleinstalledbyLenovo.

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Note:Donotremoveorreplaceapreinstalledwirelessmodulebyyourself.Formodulereplacement,you

mustcontactLenovoserviceﬁrst.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyunauthorized replacement.

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Windows7CertiﬁcateofAuthenticity:ComputermodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating

systemhaveaCertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabelafﬁxedtothecomputercoverorinsidethebattery compartment.TheCertiﬁcateofAuthenticityisyourindicationthatthecomputerislicensedforaWindows7 productandispreinstalledwithaWindows7genuineversion.Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversion mightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows7Professionallicensedowngraderights.Printedon theCertiﬁcateofAuthenticityistheWindows7versionforwhichthecomputerislicensedandtheProduct ID.TheProductIDisimportantincaseyouneedtoreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemfromasource otherthanaLenovoproductrecoverydiscset.

Windows8,Windows8.1,andWindows10GenuineMicrosoftlabel:Dependingonyourgeographic location,thedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,andtheversionofWindows8,Windows8.1, orWindows10thatispreinstalled,yourcomputermighthaveaGenuineMicrosoftlabelafﬁxedtoits cover.Seehttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspxforillustrationsofthevarioustypes ofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.

•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels preinstalledwithanyversionofWindows8,Windows8.1,orWindows10.

•Inothercountriesandregions,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonlyoncomputermodelslicensed forWindows8Pro,Windows8.1Pro,orWindows10Pro.

TheabsenceofaGenuineMicrosoftlabeldoesnotindicatethatthepreinstalledWindowsversionisnot genuine.FordetailsonhowtotellwhetheryourpreinstalledWindowsproductisgenuine,refertothe informationprovidedbyMicrosoftathttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/default.aspx.

UnlikeWindows7products,therearenoexternal,visualindicatorsoftheProductIDorWindowsversionfor whichthecomputerislicensed.Instead,theProductIDisrecordedinthecomputerﬁrmware.Whenevera Windows8,Windows8.1,orWindows10productisinstalled,theinstallationprogramchecksthecomputer ﬁrmwareforavalid,matchingProductIDtocompletetheactivation.

Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows8Pro, Windows8.1Pro,orWindows10Prolicensedowngraderights.

Computerfeatures

Thistopicliststhefeaturesofyourcomputer.

Toviewthesystempropertiesofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.

•ForWindows8.1:Gotothedesktopscreen,andthenmovethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-right cornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

•ForWindows10:doeitherofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall

programs,andthenclickSettings➙System➙About.

–Right-clicktheStartbutton

Memory

.ThenselectSystem.

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•Doubledatarate3lowvoltagesynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemorymodules(DDR3LVSDRAM)

Storagedevice

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightharddiskdrive

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightsolid-statedrive

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheighthybriddrive

Display

ThecolordisplayusestheThinFilmTransistor(TFT)technology.

•Size:14.0inches(355.6mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:Upto1366x768or1600x900,dependingonthemodel –Externalmonitor:Upto2048x1536

•Brightnesscontrol

•Camera

•Microphones

Keyboard

•6-rowkeyboard

•ThinkPadpointingdevice

•Functionkeys

Interface

•Externalmonitorconnector(HDMIconnector)

•Comboaudioconnector

•TwoUSB3.0connectors

•OneAlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB2.0)

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•4-in-1media-cardslot

•LenovoOneLinkconnector

•acpowerconnector

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedBluetooth

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Computerspeciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

Size

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•Width:339mm(13.35inches)

•Depth:239mm(9.41inches)

•Height:24.4mm(0.96inches)

Heatoutput

•45W(160Btu/hr)or65W(222Btu/hr)maximum(dependingonthemodel)

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingenvironmentofyourcomputer.

Environment:

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•Temperature

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

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

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)

Note:Whenyouchargethebattery,itstemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80% –Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Attention:

•Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenaway fromthecomputer.Thestrongmagneticﬁeldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitor anddataontheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive.

•Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilled onorinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

•Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

TolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support

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AccessingLenovoprograms

ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7andWindows10:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,clickAllprograms(Windows7)orAllapps (Windows10)todisplayallprograms.

3.Ifyoustilldonotﬁndtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

•ForWindows8.1:

1.PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartscreen.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartscreen,clickthearrowicontoopentheAppsscreen.

3.IfyoustilldonotﬁndtheprogramontheAppsscreen,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,someLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled. Youcannotﬁndtheseprogramsthroughtheabovemethodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemﬁrst.Toinstall theseLenovoprograms,accesstheLenovoPCExperienceprogram,clickLenovoTools,andthenfollow theinstructionsonthescreen.

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessConnections™

(Windows7)

ActiveProtectionSystem™

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and Windows10)

AutoScrollUtility

(Windows7andWindows8.1)

CommunicationsUtility

(Windows7)

TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramfor creatingandmanaginglocationproﬁles.Eachlocationproﬁlestoresallthe networkandInternetconﬁgurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork infrastructurefromaspeciﬁclocationsuchasahomeoranofﬁce.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationproﬁlesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplace toplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedto manuallyreconﬁgureyoursettingsandrestartthecomputereachtime.

TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourinternalstoragedrive(such asharddiskdrive)whentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputerdetectsa conditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration, orshock.

Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating. Thisisbecausewhentheinternalstoragedriveisnotoperating,thesystem stopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthe drivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.

Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain (minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsontheinternal storagedrive.

Thisprogramenhancesyourexperiencewithwindowoperation.Thewindow positionofaforegroundapplicationisautomaticallyadjusted.Thescrollbaron auserinterfaceisalsoautomaticallyadjusted.

TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconﬁguresettingsforthe integratedcameraandaudiodevices.

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FingerprintManagerPro, LenovoFingerprintManager,or TouchFingerprintManager

(Windows7andWindows8.1)

HotkeyFeaturesIntegration

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and Windows10)

LenovoCompanion

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

LenovoPCExperience

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and Windows10)

LenovoSettings

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

MobileBroadbandConnect

(Windows7andWindows10)

MessageCenterPlus

(Windows7)

PasswordManager

(Windows7andWindows8.1)

PowerManager

(Windows7)

RecoveryMedia

(Windows7andWindows10)

Ifyourcomputercomeswithaﬁngerprintreader,theFingerprintManagerPro program,LenovoFingerprintManagerprogram,orT ouchFingerprintManager programenablesyoutoenrollyourﬁngerprintandassociateitwithyour passwords.Asaresult,ﬁngerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourpasswords andenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand installutilityprogramsspeciﬁcallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour computer.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.

Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.With Companion,theyare.

UseLenovoCompaniontodothefollowing:

•Optimizeyourcomputer’sperformance,monitoryourcomputer’shealth, andmanageupdates.

•Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessories customizedforyourcomputer.

•Readhow-toarticles,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateon technologynewswitharticlesandblogsfromtrustedsources.

LenovoCompanionisﬁlledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearn aboutwhatyoucandowithyourcomputer.

TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelyby providingeasyaccesstovariousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem andLenovoSolutionCenter. Note:OntheWindows10operatingsystem,thisprogramcannotbefoundfrom theallprogramlistorsearchbox.Toaccessthisprogram,gotoControlPanel. ViewControlPanelbyCategory,clickHardwareandSound➙Devicesand Printers,andthendouble-clickthedevicewithyourcomputername.

TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputing experiencebyturningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot,conﬁguring cameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingand managingmultiplenetworkproﬁles.

TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthecomputer tothemobilebroadbandnetworkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinform youaboutimportantnoticesfromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdates andalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandﬁllsin authenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,ﬂexible,andcompletepower managementforthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpower settingstoachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard diskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

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RescueandRecovery

(Windows7)

SystemUpdate

(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestore solution.Itincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputer problems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstart theWindowsoperatingsystem.

TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputer up-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingdevice drivers,UniﬁedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem (BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage15

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage15

•“Specialkeys”onpage17

•“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage19

•“Powermanagement”onpage27

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage31

•“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage34

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage35

•“Usingthecamera”onpage36

•“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage37

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand servicestoregisteredusers.

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbeneﬁts:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnotiﬁcationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionson thescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

IfyouareusingaWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthepreinstalled LenovoProductRegistrationprogram.Theprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryouhaveusedyour computerforaperiodoftime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,gotothefollowingWebpagetoﬁnd informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions: http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollow theinstructionsonthescreen.

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

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•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcorner

ofthescreen,thenclickShutdown.

–Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then

clickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click

Power,andthenclickShutdown.

Note:Y oualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartscreen,clickthearrowicontoopen theAppsscreen,andthenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving modes”onpage29.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans. See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage29

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power management”onpage27

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage49sectiontoﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfrom theftandunauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,besuretoread “Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage57

HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternaldisplay?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage34

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal monitor.

HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter10“Replacingdevices”onpage109

formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

yourcomputer.

Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage75.

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage99.

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CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?

OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcansetthecomputertoopeneitherthedesktoportheStart screenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartupscreen,dothefollowing:

1.Onthedesktop,moveyourpointertothetaskbaratthebottomofthescreenandright-clickonthe taskbar.

2.ClickProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona

screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor

closeallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.ClickOKtosavethenewsetting.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonline userguidewhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage59

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage81

•“Powerproblems”onpage95

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation system,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.

•ForWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplay thecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Help.Additionally,theWindows8.1operatingsystemprovidesa Help+TipsapplicationthatyoucanopenfromtheStartscreenorAppsscreen.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickGetstarted.Additionally,youcansearchfromthe taskbartoﬁndhelp,apps,ﬁles,settings,andsoon.

Specialkeys

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

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Functionkeysandkeycombinations

Thekeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys,whichconsistoftheFnkeyandthefunctionkeys1.

YoucanconﬁguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeysorThinkPad F1–F12keystab.

3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction. WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.T oinputF1–F12,pressthefunction

keysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe correspondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff(defaultmode).T oinitiatethe specialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.ToinputF1–F12,press theFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•

•:Decreasesthespeakervolume.

•:Increasesthespeakervolume.

•:Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,themicrophone-mute

•:Darkensthedisplay.

•:Brightensthedisplay.

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:Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,thespeakermuteindicatorturnson. Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour computeragain.T oturnonthesound,pressthespeakermutekey,thespeakervolume-down key,orthespeakervolume-upkey.

indicatorturnson.

Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingthetwokeys.T ochangethe defaultbrightnesslevel,right-clickthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Thenclick Adjustscreenbrightnessandmakechangesasdesired.

•:Managesexternaldisplays.Formoreinformation,referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage34.

Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombination alsoisavailable.

•:Enablesordisableswirelessfeatures.Formoreinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto “Wirelessconnections”onpage31.

•

–Windows7:OpensControlPanel. –Windows8.1:OpenstheSettingscharm. –Windows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.

•

–Windows7:OpensWindowsSearch. –Windows8.1:OpenstheSearchcharm. –Windows10:OpenstheCortana

searchbox.

•

–Windows7:OpensComputer. –Windows8.1andWindows10:Viewsalltheprograms.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

Windowskey

ForWindows7andWindows10:PresstheWindowskey2toopentheStartmenu. ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskey2toswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Fordetails,referto thehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas movingthepointer,left-clicking,right-clicking,andscrolling.WiththeThinkPadpointingdevice,youalso canperformavarietyoftouchgestures,suchasrotatingandzoominginorout.

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

Dependingonthemodel,thepointingdeviceonyourcomputermightlooklikeeitherofthefollowing illustrations.Clickthecorrespondinglinktolearnmoreabouthowtousethepointingdevice.

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•“ThinkPadpointingdevicewithTrackPointbuttons”onpage20

•“ThinkPadpointingdevicewithoutTrackPointbuttons”onpage23

ThinkPadpointingdevicewithT rackPointbuttons

ThistypeofThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:

1T rackPointpointingdevice 2Trackpad

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Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled. Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage26

TrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas pointing,clicking,andscrolling.

TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofaTrackPointpointingstickandasetofTrackPointbuttons:

1T rackPointpointingstick 2Left-clickbutton(Primary-clickbutton) 3Right-clickbutton(Secondary-clickbutton) 4Scrollbar

TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,refertothefollowinginstructions:

Note:Placeyourhandsinthetypingpositionanduseyourindexﬁngerormiddleﬁngertoapplypressureto thepointing-sticknonslipcap.Useeitherthumbtopresstheleft-clickbuttonorright-clickbutton.

•Point UsetheTrackPointpointingstick1tomovethepointeronthescreen.Tousethepointingstick,apply pressuretothepointing-sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thepointermoves accordinglybutthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdepends ontheamountofpressureyouapplytothepointingstick.

•Left-click Presstheleft-clickbutton

2toselectoropenanitem.

•Right-click Presstheright-clickbutton3todisplayashortcutmenu.

•Scroll Pressandholdthedottedscrollbar4whileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickintheverticalor horizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.

Trackpad

Theentiretrackpadissensitivetoﬁngertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperformallthe pointing,clicking,andscrollingfunctionsofatraditionalmouse.

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Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozonesbyitsfunction:

1Left-clickzone(Primary-clickzone) 2Right-clickzone(Secondary-clickzone)

Tousethetrackpad,refertothefollowinginstructions:

•Point Slideoneﬁngeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadtomovethepointeraccordingly.

•Left-click Presstheleft-clickzone

1toselectoropenanitem.

Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithoneﬁngertoperformtheleft-clickaction.

•Right-click Presstheright-clickzone2todisplayashortcutmenu. Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithtwoﬁngerstoperformtheright-clickaction.

•Scroll Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpadandmovethemintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thisactionenables youtoscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.Ensurethatyoupositionyourtwoﬁngersslightly apartfromeachother.

Withthetrackpad,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingthetouch gestures,see“Trackpadtouchgestures”onpage25

Ifthetrackpadsurfaceisstainedwithoil,turnoffthecomputerﬁrst.Thengentlywipethetrackpadsurface withasoftandlint-freeclothmoistenedwithlukewarmwaterorcomputercleaner.

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ThinkPadpointingdevicewithoutT rackPointbuttons

ThistypeofThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:

1Pointingstick 2Trackpad

Dependingonyourpreference,youcanusethepointingdeviceinoneofthefollowingmodes:

•TrackPointmode

•Trackpadmode

•ClassicT rackPointmode

Tochangeamodeforthepointingdevice,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage26.

Note:Bydefault,theTrackPointmodeandtheTrackpadmodearebothenabled.Y oucanuseeither oneofthem.

TrackPointmode

IntheTrackPointmode,usethepointingsticktomovethepointer,andusethetrackpadtoperformother actionssuchasleft-click,right-click,andscroll.

Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingtouch gestures,see“Trackpadtouchgestures”onpage25.

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1Point

Usethepointingsticktomovethepointeronthescreen. Tousethepointingstick,applypressuretothepointing sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard. Thepointermovesaccordinglybutthepointingstickitself doesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermoves dependsontheamountofpressureyouapplytothe pointingstick.

2Scroll

Pressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhileapplying pressuretothepointingstickintheverticalorhorizontal direction.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument, Website,orapps.

3Right-click

Presstheright-clickzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.

4Left-click

Presstheleft-clickzonetoselectoropenanitem.

Trackpadmode

IntheTrackpadmode,usethetrackpadtoperformalltheactions,suchaspoint,left-click,right-click, andscroll.

Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingtouch gestures,see“Trackpadtouchgestures”onpage25.

Point

Slideoneﬁngeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadto movethepointeraccordingly.

Scroll

Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpadandmovetheminthe verticalorhorizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscroll throughthedocument,Website,orapps.Ensurethatyou positionyourtwoﬁngersslightlyapartfromeachother.

1Left-click

Presstheleft-clickzonetoselectoropenanitem.

2Right-click

Presstheright-clickzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.

ClassicTrackPointmode

IntheClassicT rackPointmode,usethepointingsticktomovethepointer,andusethetrackpadtoperform otheractionssuchasleft-click,right-click,andscroll.

Note:ComparedwiththeTrackPointmode,theClassicTrackPointmodeenlargestheright-clickzoneso thattheright-andleft-clickzonesonthetrackpadaredividedequally.However,thetouchgesturesare disabledandcannotbeusedintheClassicT rackPointmode.

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1Point

Usethepointingsticktomovethepointer.T ousethe pointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthe pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard. Thepointermovesaccordinglybutthepointingstickitself doesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermoves dependsontheamountofpressureyouapplytothe pointingstick.

2Scroll

Pressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhileapplying pressuretothepointingstickintheverticalorhorizontal direction.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument, Website,orapps.

3Left-click

Presstheleft-clickzonetoselectoropenanitem.

4Right-click

Presstheright-clickzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.

Ifthetrackpadsurfaceisstainedwithoil,turnoffthecomputerﬁrst.Thengentlywipethetrackpadsurface withasoftandlint-freeclothmoistenedwithlukewarmwaterorcomputercleaner.

Trackpadtouchgestures

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetoﬁngertouchandmovement.Y oucanusethetrackpadtoperform thesamepointandclickactionsasyouwouldusingatraditionalmouse.Youalsocanusethetrackpad toperformavarietyoftouchgestures.

Thefollowingsectionintroducessomefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,and scrolling.Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.

Notes:

•Whenusingtwoormoreﬁngers,ensurethatyoupositionyourﬁngersslightlyapart.

•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.

Tap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpad withoneﬁngertoselectoropen anitem.

Two-ﬁngerscroll

Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpad andmovethemintheverticalor horizontaldirection.Thisaction enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe document,Website,orapps.

Two-ﬁngerzoomin

Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpad andmovethemfartherapartto zoomin.

Two-ﬁngertap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpadwith twoﬁngerstodisplayashortcut menu.

Two-ﬁngerzoomout

Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpadand movethemclosertogethertozoom out.

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ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows8.1operatingsystem.

Swipefromthetopedge

FromtheStartscreenorthe currentapp,swipeinfrom thetopedgeofthetrackpad withoneﬁngertodisplaythe commandmenu.

Swipefromtherightedge

Swipeinfromtherightedgeof thetrackpadwithoneﬁngerto displaythecharms.

Swipeinandoutfromtheright edge

Swipeinandoutfromtheright edgeofthetrackpadwithone ﬁngertohidethecharms.

Swipefromthetoptothebottom edge

Swipefromthetoptothebottom edgeofthetrackpadwithone ﬁngertoclosethecurrentapp. Performingthisgestureonthe desktopclosesthedesktopand displaystheStartscreen.

Swipefromtheleftedge

Swipeinfromtheleftedgeofthe trackpadwithoneﬁngertoshow thepreviouslyusedapp.

Swipeinandoutfromtheleft edge

Swipeinandoutfromtheleftedge ofthetrackpadwithoneﬁngerto displayallthecharms.

ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows10operatingsystem.

Swipethreeﬁngersup

Putthreeﬁngersonthetrackpad andmovethemuptoopenthe taskviewtoseeallyouropen windows.

Swipethreeﬁngersdown

Putthreeﬁngersonthetrackpad andmovethemdowntoshowthe desktop.

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesoyoucanuseitmorecomfortablyandefﬁciently.For example,youcanchoosetoenabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,thetrackpad,orboth.Youalsocan disableorenablethetouchgestures.

TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙Mouse.TheMousePropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethecustomization.

ReplacingthecapoftheT rackPointpointingstick

Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodof time,youmightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.

Togetanewcap,contactLenovo.ForinformationaboutcontactingLenovo,seeChapter11“Getting support”onpage127.

Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.

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Powermanagement

Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyour computerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethe power-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.

SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenabling youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Usingtheacpower

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthebatteryorfromacpower.Whileyouuseac power,thebatterieschargeautomatically.

Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.

•acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.

•Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.

Connectingtoacpower

Toconnectthecomputertoacpower,dothefollowing:

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.

3.Connectthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto thetransformer.

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

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis installed.Youneedtochargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingconditions:

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–Anewbatteryisinstalled. –Thepercentageofpowerremainingislow. –Thebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime.

Checkingthebatterystatus

Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatocheckthebatterystatus. Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteriesofyourcomputer betweencharges.Becauseofdifferentuserhabitsandneeds,itisdifﬁculttopredicthowlongabattery chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive. –Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay. –Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.

EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDis turnedoff.

Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset theaction.

Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatteryislow,butthealarmmessage hasnotyetbeendisplayed,themessagewillbedisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormal operation,whenthemessageisdisplayed,clickOK.

Chargingthebattery

Whenyouﬁndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepoweralarmalertsyouthatthe remainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwithachargedbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninserttheconnectorintothe computer.Thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthreetosixhours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysize andthephysicalenvironment.Y oucancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthebattery statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted.

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•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe batterystatusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspower-savingmodes.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings. Toadjustpowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickPowerOptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.

•Screenblankmode(forWindows7only) Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffthepowertothedisplayandmake thecomputerenterscreenblankmode,right-clickthebatterygaugeiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea andselectPoweroffdisplay.

•Sleepmode Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthentheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-state driveandthecomputerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestored withinseconds.

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+4. Youalsocanputthecomputerintosleepmodebydoingthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Sleepfromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows8.1:GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey

,thenclickSleep.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickSleep.

•Hibernationmode Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingﬁlesorexitingany programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and ﬁlesaresavedtotheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows8.1andWindows10:Deﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoesﬁrst,thenpressthepower

buttontoputthecomputerintohibernationmode.

Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoes notconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerinto hibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

,clickthepowericon

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3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethe passwordorprovideconﬁrmation.

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

Wirelessoff

Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thiswill helpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressthewireless-switchingkey.

Handlingthebattery

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspeciﬁcsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill notcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

Note:Ifanunauthorizedbatteryisinstalled,thefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed:“Thebatteryinstalled isnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.PleasereplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovo batteryforthissystem.”

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebattery.

Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebattery.

AbatteryotherthantheonespeciﬁedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodiﬁedbatteryisnot coveredbythewarranty.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery containsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•Replaceonlywithacoin-cellbatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromﬁre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Storeitinacooldryplace.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

Thebatteryisaconsumablesupply.Ifyourbatterybeginstodischargetooquickly,replacethebattery withanewoneofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.Formoreinformationaboutreplacingthebattery, contactyourCustomerSupportCenter.

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DANGER

Donotdrop,crush,orpuncturethebattery,ormakeitsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseor mishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorﬂameto“vent”fromthe batteryorcoin-cellbattery.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargefromyour batteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthebatteryandobtaina replacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

DANGER

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply withlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

DANGER

Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha batteryofthesametype.T oavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater, (2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet andothernetworkconnections.

Ethernetconnections

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernet featureofthecomputer.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

InAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesaredisabled.TodisableAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms,tapSettings➙ ChangePCsettings➙Network,andthenturnofftheAirplanemode.

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•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAll appstodisplayallprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.Turn offtheAirplanemode.

Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing wirelessnetworks:

•WirelessLANconnection

•Bluetoothconnection

UsingthewirelessLANconnection

Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofﬁcebuildingora house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.

Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconﬁgurationutilitytohelpyouestablish wirelessconnectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.Thisenablesyoutostayconnectedtoyournetwork whileyouareattheofﬁce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.

Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:

1.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Alistofavailable wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.

2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Thecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablewirelessnetworkwhenthelocationchanges.Formore information,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe degraded.

Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus

Youcancheckthewireless-LANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin theWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

AccessConnectionsgauge:

•Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

• improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection ismarginal.

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•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection isexcellent.

AccessConnectionsstatusicon:

•

Nolocationproﬁleisactiveornoneexists.

•Currentlocationproﬁleisdisconnected.

Currentlocationproﬁleisconnected.

•

AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon

•

Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

•

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T oimprove

• signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

UsingBluetooth

Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnecting peripheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,or remotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.T otransferdatathrough theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:

Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywitha Bluetoothoption,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeature canbedegraded.

1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.

•ForWindows7:Pressthewireless-radioscontrolkeyandturnontheBluetoothfeature.

•ForWindows8.1: a.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms. b.ClickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙PCanddevices➙Bluetooth. c.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Bluetooth.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappsto

displayallprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.T urnon theBluetoothfeature.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation system.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange displaysettings.

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthat resolution.

•Upto1920x1200,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheVGAconnector

•Upto2560x1600,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheminiDisplayPortconnector

Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.

Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.ThewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtotheHDMI, VGA,orminiDisplayPortconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWireless Display(Wi-Di)orMiracast

•Connectingawireddisplay

function.

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchastheVGA connector,miniDisplayPortconnector,orHDMIconnector.

2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.

Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7andWindows8.1:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickScreenresolution➙Detect. –ForWindows10:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickDisplaysettings➙Detect.

•Connectingawirelessdisplay

Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.T ouseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternal displaysupporttheWi-DiorMiracastfeature.TheWi-Difeatureisnotavailableoncomputersinstalled withtheWindows7operatingsystemandIntelCeleron

–ForWindows7

OpentheStartmenuandclickDevicesandPrinters➙Addadevice

–ForWindows8.1

1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.ClickDevices➙Projector➙Addawirelessdisplay.

3.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–ForWindows10

Dooneofthefollowing:

microprocessor.

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.

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–ClicktheactioncentericonintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.ClickConnect.Selectthedesired

wirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Choosingadisplaymode

Youcandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoose howtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeyandthenselectadisplay

modeyouprefer.

Therearefourdisplaymodes:

•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.

Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeDisconnect,PCscreenonly,Computeronly,or Disconnectprojector.

•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.

•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragand moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.

•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.

Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.

Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D

displayshowsthevideooutput.

infull-screenmode,onlythemain

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you candeﬁnewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Youalsocanchange theresolutionandorientation.

Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenresolution(Windows7andWindows8.1)orDisplay settings(Windows10).

2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconﬁgure.

3.Changedisplaysettingsasdesired

Note:Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplaythantheexternaldisplay,onlypartofthescreen canbeshownontheexternaldisplay.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:

•Speakers

•Microphones

•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such asthefollowing:

•CompliantwithIntelHighDeﬁnitionAudio

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•PlaybackofMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface(MIDI)andMovingPictureExpertsGroupAudioLayer-3 (MP3)ﬁles

•Recordingandplaybackofpulse-codemodulation(PCM)andWaveformAudioFileFormat(WAV)ﬁles

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached

Thefollowingtableshowsthesupportedfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothecomputer,the ThinkPadOneLinkDock,orThinkPadOneLinkProDock.

Table1.Audiofeaturelist

Connector

Comboaudioconnector

Comboaudioconnector ofthesupportedThinkPad OneLinkDockorThinkPad OneLinkProDock

Headsetwitha3.5–mm, 4-poleplug

Headphoneand microphonefunctions supported

ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone

Headphonefunction supported

Notsupported

Conﬁguringforsoundrecording

Toconﬁgurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheSmartAudioprogram.Tostartthe program,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙SmartAudio.

Usingthecamera

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputercomeswithacamera.Usethecameratotakepicturesorholda videoconference.

Tostartthecameraandconﬁgurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”on page12

•ForWindows8.1:ClickCamerafromtheStartscreen.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andclickCamerafromtheallappslist.

Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.

Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing, videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousethecamerawithotherprograms,openoneoftheprograms andstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamerastarts automaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.Formoreinformationaboutusingthecamera withaprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Conﬁguringcamerasettings

Youcanconﬁgurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconﬁgurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconﬁgurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–Conﬁgurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Fordetails,seethe

helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

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–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartscreen.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconﬁgurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheCameraapp,clickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconﬁgurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartmenu.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconﬁgurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

Usingaﬂashmediacard

Yourcomputerhasamedia-card-readerslot.Itsupportsthefollowingcards:

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Note:Yourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)feature fortheSDcard.

Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaﬂashmediacard,donotputyourcomputerintosleepor hibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscompleted;otherwise,yourdatacouldgetdamaged.

Installingaﬂashmediacard Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

Toinstallacard,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.

2.Insertthecardﬁrmlyintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslot.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledﬂashmediacard,dothefollowingtoenable thefeature:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethe passwordorprovideconﬁrmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingaﬂashmediacard

Attention:

•Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardﬁrst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightgetdamagedorlost.

•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveaﬂashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clickthe SafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

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2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperating system,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitﬁrst,theninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage39

•“ThinkPadOneLinkDock”onpage39

•“ThinkPadOneLinkProDock”onpage40

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessories andupgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,port replicators,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

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

ThinkPadOneLinkDock

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheThinkPadOneLinkDock(hereafterreferredtoas thedock).Attachyourcomputertothedocktoexpandtheworkingcapability.

Thistopicprovidesbasicinformationaboutthedock.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingthedock,refer tothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourdockmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Frontview

1Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock,suchas

aKensington-stylecablelock,thatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdocktoadesk,table,orother non-permanentﬁxture.

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2USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.

3AlwaysonUSBconnector:Bydefault,theAlwaysonUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesnomatterwhenyourcomputerisinsleepmode,hibernationmode, orisoff.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

4Comboaudioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),

4-poleplug.

5System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheones

onthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage6.

6Powerbutton:Thepowerbuttononthedockfunctionsthesameastheoneonthecomputer.

Rearview

1USB2.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

2Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorsonthisconnector

havethesamefunctionastheonesonthecomputer.

3HDMIconnector:UsedtoconnectadigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitorthatiscompatiblewithHDMI.

4Powerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

5LenovoOneLinkconnector:ConnecttheLenovoOneLinkconnectortothecomputer.

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheThinkPadOneLinkProDock(hereafterreferredto asthedock).Attachyourcomputertothedocktoexpandtheworkingcapability.

Thistopicprovidesbasicinformationaboutthedock.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingthedock,refer tothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourdockmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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Frontview

1Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock,suchas

aKensington-stylecablelock,thatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdocktoadesk,table,orother non-permanentﬁxture.

2USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.

3AlwaysonUSBconnector:Bydefault,theAlwaysonUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesnomatterwhenyourcomputerisinsleepmode,hibernationmode, orisoff.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

4Comboaudioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),

4-poleplug.

5System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheones

onthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage6.

6Powerbutton:Thepowerbuttononthedockfunctionsthesameastheoneonthecomputer.

Rearview

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1USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

2USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.

3Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorsonthisconnector

havethesamefunctionastheonesonthecomputer.

4DisplayPort

connector:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother

devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

5Powerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

6DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.

7LenovoOneLinkconnector:ConnecttheLenovoOneLinkconnectortothecomputer.

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Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravellingwithyourcomputer.

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort. Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities. Refertotheaccessibilityinformationthatoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation” onpage44

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofﬁcemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample, adaptingtothesurroundinglightingsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware, canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.

Thefollowingexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodiﬁcationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches). Avoidglareorreﬂectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

Armandhandposition:Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)position. Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

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Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheﬂoorandyourfeetﬂatontheﬂoororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

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

Questionsaboutvision?

ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandards andtoprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyonthe eyes.Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneye fatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavision-carespecialistforadvice.

Comfort

Observethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitisto observeyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage43andpractice“activesitting”to avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerislightand mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodiﬁcations.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofﬁcefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork areaisnotinanofﬁcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandtakingwork breaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyourcomputerto bestsuityourneeds.Youcanﬁndsomeoftheseoptionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Exploreyour optionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidinguserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationswithgreater accesstoinformationandtechnology.Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthewaystohelpthese usersgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.Youalsocangetthemostup-to-dateaccessibility informationfromthefollowingWebsite: http://www.lenovo.com/accessibility

Keyboardshortcuts

Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.

Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.

KeyboardshortcutFunction

Windowslogokey+U

RightShiftforeightseconds

ShiftﬁvetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys

NumLockforﬁvesecondsTurnonorturnoffToggleKeys

LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock

LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnonorturnoffHighContrast

OpenEaseofAccessCenter

TurnonorturnoffFilterKeys

TurnonorturnoffMouseKeys

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Formoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthentypeanyofthefollowingkeywords forsearching:keyboardshortcuts,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.

EaseofAccessCenter

EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesuserstoconﬁguretheircomputersto suittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.

TouseEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.

3.Usethetoolsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:

•Magniﬁer Magniﬁerisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee

theitemsbetter.

•Narrator Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventslike

errormessages.

•On-ScreenKeyboard Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerwithoutusingaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuse

On-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisualkeyboardwithallthestandardkeys.Y ou canselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,oryoucantaptoselectthekeysifyour computersupportsmulti-touchscreen.

•HighContrast HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa

result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.

•Personalizedkeyboard Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard

tocontrolthepointerandmakethekeyboardeasiertotypecertainkeycombinations.

•Personalizedmouse Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer

appearanceandmakeyourmouseeasiertomanagewindows.

SpeechRecognition

SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.

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

TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickEaseofAccess➙SpeechRecognition.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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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

Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyour computer.

Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:

ForWindows7andWindows8.1:

1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectScreenresolution.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ForWindows10:

1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectDisplaysettings➙Advanceddisplaysettings.

2.SelectyourpreferredsettingunderResolution.

Note:Settingaresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromﬁttingonthescreen.

Customizableitemsize

Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.

•Tochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagniﬁertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof AccessCenter”onpage45.

•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickAppearanceandPersonalization➙Display.

3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4.ClickApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.

–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.

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

–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.

Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows. Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.

Industry-standardconnectors

Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.

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Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionoftheconnectors,see“Locatingcomputercontrols, connectors,andindicators”onpage1

Documentationinaccessibleformats

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

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretravelling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconﬁdentlyandefﬁcientlywithyourcomputer.

•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:

•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictions ontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.If necessary,enabletheAirplanemodebeforeboarding.IntheAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesare disabled.ToenabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms,tapSettings➙

ChangePCsettings➙Network,andthenturnontheAirplanemode.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,click

Allappstodisplayallprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode, andthenturnontheAirplanemode.

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Extrabattery,charged

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

•Externalstoragedevice

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Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightalsowanttoconsiderthefollowingitems:

•Anacpoweradapterforthecountrytowhichyouaretravelling

•Anadaptertoconnecttoaphonelineinthatcountry(formodelsequippedwithamodem)

Topurchasetravelaccessories,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.

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Chapter5.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage49

•“Usingpasswords”onpage49

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage54

•“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage54

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage57

•“Usingﬁrewalls”onpage57

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage57

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

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

Usingpasswords

Youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword, apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt. Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks automaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,

pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto,typethemasterharddiskpassword

Note:Toreturntotheicon

,pressF1again.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess.

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Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutﬁveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

4.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing: a.IntheEnterNewPasswordﬁeld,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter. b.IntheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing: a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeld,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter. b.IntheEnterNewPasswordﬁeld,typethenewpower-onpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype

thepasswordintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldandPressEnter.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing: a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeld,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter. b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldsblank.PressEntertwice.

5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

6.PressF10.ASetupConﬁrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectY estosavetheconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

Note:Y oumightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthe password,youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohave thepasswordcanceled.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyouhave setasupervisorpassword,noonecanchangetheconﬁgurationofthecomputerwithoutthepassword.It providesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad Setupprogram.UnauthorizeduserscannotaccesstheThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou havethesupervisorpassword:

–Changingordeletingthepower-onpassword –Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword –Changingdateandtime –Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword –Erasingtheﬁngerprintdata –Enablingordisablingthefollowingfeatures:

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–WakeonLANandFlashoverLAN –LockUEFIBIOSSettings –Passwordatunattendedboot –BootDeviceListF12Option –BootOrderLock –FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users –Internalnetworkdevice –Internalwirelessdevice –InternalBluetoothdevice –InternalNetworkOptionROM –Securitymode –Fingerprintreaderpriority

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers tomakeadministrationeasier.

•WhenLockUEFIBIOSSettingsoptionisenabled,allBIOSsettingscannotbechanged.Tochange thesettings,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.Toset,change,orremovea supervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutﬁveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

4.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing: a.IntheEnterNewPasswordﬁeld,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter. b.IntheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing: a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter. b.IntheEnterNewPasswordﬁeld,typethenewsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype

thepasswordintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing: a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter. b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldsblank.PressEntertwice.

5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

6.PressF10.ASetupConﬁrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectY estosavetheconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

Note:Y oumightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Thenexttimeyouopenthe ThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyoursupervisorpasswordtoproceed.Ifyouforget yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo

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reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Harddiskpasswords

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddisk drive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive:

•Userharddiskpassword Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust

entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessﬁlesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,or solid-statedrive.

•Masterharddiskpassword Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword

isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddisk drive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemaster password;thenassignsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangethe userpasswordasdesired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.

Settingaharddiskpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutﬁveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Harddisk1Passwordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

4.Apasswordwindowisdisplayed.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserif youwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.SelectUser+Masterifyouwanttosetauserharddisk passwordandamasterharddiskpassword,forexampleifyouareanadministratororasupervisor.

•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

PasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

b.IntheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredandpressEnter.

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:

a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserhard

diskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnter NewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConﬁrmNewPassword ﬁeldandpressEnter.

b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemaster

harddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.T ypeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordinthe EnterNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConﬁrmNewPassword ﬁeldandpressEnter.

5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

6.PressF10.ASetupConﬁrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectY estosavetheconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer andaccesstheoperatingsystem.

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Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.

–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter;thenretypethe passwordintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword ischanged.

Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.

–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:

1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter;then retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldsblankandpressEnter twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.

•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage52,typingyourpasswordtoget accesstotheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew passwordintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldsblankandpressEnter twice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.

Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords

•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-state drivecanbeusedonlywithacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters. Ifyoutheninstalltheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognize aharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.

•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orboth userandmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromthe harddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoresellerora marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivereplaced.Proofof purchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Notes:TheeDrivestoragedrivesorTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)Opal-compliantstoragedrivesprovide self-encryptioncapabilitiestosecureyourdata.

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•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,andyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththe Windows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalharddiskdrive,hybriddrive, orsolid-statedrive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage49and“Harddisk passwords”onpage52.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoft WindowsBitLocker

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletethedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation, referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage57.

Theharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

DriveEncryption.See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage54

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofsomeeditionsoftheWindows operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourcomputer,even ifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserandsystemﬁles,includingthe swapandhibernationﬁles.

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdeﬁnedasaV1.2TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive Encryption.

FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,DiskEncryptionhybriddrive,andEncryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,DiskEncryptionhybriddrive,orEncryption solid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDﬂash, ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefﬁcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,set aharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveaﬁngerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcan replaceyourWindowspassword.Inthisway,youcanlogintoyourcomputersimplyandsecurely.To enableﬁngerprintauthentication,enrollyourﬁngerprintsﬁrst.

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Enrollingyourﬁngerprint

Toenrollyourﬁngerprints,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7andWindows8.1

1.StarttheLenovoFingerprintManagerprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheLenovo FingerprintManagerprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage11.

2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.

3.Clicktheiconfortheﬁngerthatyouwanttoenroll,andconstantlyswipeyourcorrespondingﬁnger acrosstheﬁngerprintreaderuntiltheenrollmentcompletes.Formoreinformation,see“Swipingyour ﬁngerovertheﬁngerprintreader”onpage55.

4.ClickFinish.Yourﬁngerprintisenrolledsuccessfully.

Formoreinformationonhowtousetheﬁngerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemoftheLenovo FingerprintManagerprogram.

•ForWindows10

1.EnsurethatyouhavesetaWindowspasswordﬁrst.

2.OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Accounts➙Sign-inoptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoﬁnishtheenrollment.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanoneﬁngerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourﬁngers.

Swipingyourﬁngerovertheﬁngerprintreader

Toswipeyourﬁngeroverthereader,dothefollowing:

1.Placethetopjointofyourﬁngeronthesensor.

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2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourﬁngertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donot liftyourﬁngerwhenyouareswipingit.

Maintainingtheﬁngerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagetheﬁngerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourﬁngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyﬁnger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourﬁngerprint.

Ifyourﬁngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourﬁngeriswrinkled.

•Yourﬁngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourﬁngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourﬁngerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourﬁngerprint.

•Yourﬁngeriswet.

•Aﬁngerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromtheﬁngers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentﬁngerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaredry,applylotiontothem.

Formoreinformationonhowtousetheﬁngerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemoftheLenovoFingerprint Managerprogram.

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Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,or solid-statedrive

Someofthedatastoredontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivemightbesensitive.Handing yourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsand applicationsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredontheharddisk drive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivebeforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.

Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive:

•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.

•Deletethedata.

•Formatyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-state drivebacktothefactorydefaultsettings.

Theseoperations,however,onlychangetheﬁlelocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecritical dataonharddiskdrives,hybriddrives,orsolid-statedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.

Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromtheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive whenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingthe harddiskdriveorhybriddrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thus makingthedataunreadable.Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(pay service)developedforthatpurpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.

Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,Lenovo providestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttodownloadthesetools.

IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,aDiskEncryptionhybriddrive,oranEncryptionsolid-statedriveoris supportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinashort timebyerasingthecryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbut remainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.Thisfeatureisalsoavailablewith theDriveEraseUtilityforResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.

Usingﬁrewalls

Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwithaﬁrewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats, unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetheﬁrewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat comeswiththeprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After 30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

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Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof yourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconﬁgurethecomputer:

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage59

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage61

•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage61

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive, hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandﬁlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.

•ThesupplementﬁlesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

2.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage61.

3.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

4.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD. ThenpressEsc.

5.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

6.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

7.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheexternalopticaldrive,andrestartthe computer.

Notes:

•IfyouarestartingtheinstallationDVDimagefromanexternalUSBdeviceorifyourcomputerhasan

NVMExpressdriveinstalled,doadditionalconﬁgurationsbeforeyoustart.Formoreinformation,go tohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/installwin7viausb3.

•IfanNVMExpressdriveisinstalled,additionaldriversalsoarerequired.Formoreinformation,goto

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990941.

8.RestoretheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.

9.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage61.

10.InstalltheWindows7ﬁxmodules.Y oucanﬁndtheWindows7ﬁxmodulesintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\ directory.Formoreinformation,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat: http://support.microsoft.com/

11.Installtheregistrypatches,forexampletheEnablingWakeonLANfromStandbyforENERGYSTAR patch.Todownloadandinstalltheregistrypatches,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/support

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

InstallingtheWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:

•Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourinternalstoragedrive, includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

•IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanM.2solid-statedrive,donotusethe M.2solid-statedriveasabootabledevice.TheM.2solid-statedriveisusedfor“cache”functionandto supporttheIntelRapidStartTechnology.

ToinstalltheWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage61.

2.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

3.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD. ThenpressEsc.

4.SelectRestartandensurethatOSOptimizedDefaultsisenabled.ThenpresstheF9keytoload defaultsettings.

5.PresstheFn+F10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

6.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer,andrestart thecomputer.

7.Installthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage61.

8.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe securitypatches.

9.Dependingonyourpreference,installLenovoprograms.ForinformationaboutLenovoprograms, see“Lenovoprograms”onpage11.

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Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe

ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwise,theoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowing countryorregioncodes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

Installingdevicedrivers

Devicedriveristheprogramthatoperatesaparticularhardwaredeviceofthecomputer.Ifadevicedoes notperformwelloryouinstallanewdevice,youneedtoinstallorupdatethecorrespondingdevicedriver. Forexample,ifyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,tousetheUSB3.0connector,youneedto downloadandinstalltheUSB3.0driver.

Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,dothefollowing:

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

2.Selectyourproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.

3.Selectthedevicedriversyouthatyouneed,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Attention:DonotdownloadthedevicedriversfromtheWindowsUpdateWeb.Alwaysdownloadthedevice driversfrom: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

IfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanﬁndthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS directoryonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalled programsanddevicedrivers”onpage103.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectvarioussetupconﬁgurationsforyourcomputerthrough conﬁguringtheBIOS.

ToconﬁguretheBIOSofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogram starts.

Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocanpress EntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe password,youcannotchangetheconﬁgurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.For moreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage49.

2.Usethecursorkeystoselectatab;orusethecursorkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselectit. Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.

Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

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3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:

•PresstheF6keytochangetoahighervalue.

•PresstheF5keytochangetoalowervalue.

Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

4.Tochangeotherconﬁgurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.

5.Whenyoucompletetheconﬁguration,presstheF10keytosaveandexit.Youalsocanselectthe

RestarttabintheThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.

Note:Y oucanpresstheF9keytorestoretothedefaultsettings.

Mainmenu

WhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillﬁrstseetheMainmenuasfollows:

•UEFIBIOSVersion

•UEFIBIOSDate(Year-Month-Day)

•EmbeddedControllerVersion

•MEFirmwareVersion(availableonmodelswiththeIntelCPU)

•MachineT ypeModel

•System-unitserialnumber

•Systemboardserialnumber

•AssetT ag

•CPUT ype

•CPUSpeed

•Installedmemory

•UUID

•MACaddress(InternalLAN)

•PreinstalledOSLicense

•UEFISecureBoot

Conﬁgmenu

Tochangetheconﬁgurationofyourcomputer,selecttheConﬁgtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheConﬁgmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Attention:Thedefaultconﬁgurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconﬁgurations mightcauseunexpectedresults.

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Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems

Menuitem

Network

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

WakeOnLAN

•Disabled

•ACOnly

•ACandBattery

EthernetLANOptionROM

(forLegacyOnlyboot

•Disabled

•Enabled

modeorBothwithLegacy ﬁrst)

UEFIIPv4NetworkStack

(forUEFIOnlybootmode

•Disabled

•Enabled

orBothwithUEFIﬁrst)

UEFIIPv6NetworkStack

(forUEFIOnlybootmode

•Disabled

•Enabled

orBothwithUEFIﬁrst)

UEFIPXEBootPriority

(forBothwithUEFIﬁrst

•IPv6First

•IPv4First

bootmode,andIPv6 andIPv4stacksareboth enabled.)

Enablethecomputerto poweronwhentheEthernet controllerreceivesamagic packet(aspecialnetwork message).

IfyouselectACOnly,Wake onLANisenabledonly whentheacpoweradapter isattached.

IfyouselectACand Battery,WakeonLANis enabledwithanypower sources.

Notes:

•Themagicpackettype WakeonLANrequires acpower.

•TheWakeonLAN functiondoesnot workwhenaharddisk passwordisset.

LoadstheEthernetLAN OptionROMtoenable startupfromanintegrated networkdevice.

EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion4(IPv4) networkstackfortheUEFI environment.

EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion6(IPv6) networkstackforUEFI environment.

Selectnetworkstack priorityforUEFIPXEboot.

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Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

USB

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

USBUEFIBIOSSupport

AlwaysOnUSB

AlwaysOnUSBChargein batterymode

USB3.0Mode

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Auto

Enablesordisablesboot supportforUSBstorage devices.

IfyouselectDisabled, theexternalUSBdevices cannotbechargedthrough USBconnectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,the AlwaysOnUSBconnector enablesyoutochargesome mobiledigitaldevicesand smartphoneswhenthe computerispoweredoffor inhibernationmodeonthe conditionthattheacpower adapterisconnected.

SettheUSB3.0controller modefortheportsshared betweenUSB2.0andUSB

3.0controllers.

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

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

IfyouselectDisabled,it disablesandhidestheUSB

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

Keyboard/Mouse

TrackPoint•Disabled

•Enabled

Trackpad•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablethe built-inTrackPointpointing device.

Note:Ifyouwanttouse anexternalmouse,select Disabled.

Enableordisablethe built-intrackpad.

Note:Ifyouwanttouse anexternalmouse,select

Disabled.

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Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Display

Power

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

BootDisplayDevice

•ThinkPadLCD

•Analog(VGA)

•HDMI

•DisplayonDock

TotalGraphicsMemory

•256MB

•512MB

IntelSpeedStep technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

ModeforAC

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

ModeforBattery

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

AdaptiveThermal Management

SchemeforAC

•MaximizePerformance

•Balanced

SchemeforBattery

•MaximizePerformance

•Balanced

CPUPowerManagement

•Disabled

•Enabled

Intel(R)RapidStart Technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enterafter:

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

Allocatetotalmemory whichIntel®internal graphicsdeviceshares.

Notes:

•Ifyouselect512MB, themaximumusable memorymaybereduced onthe32-bitoperating system.

•Thissub-menuis availableonmodels withanIntelCPU.

SelectthemodeofIntel SpeedSteptechnologyat runtime.

•Maximum Performance:Always highestspeed

•BatteryOptimized: Alwayslowestspeed

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

IfyouselectMaximize Performance,itreduces CPUthrottling.Ifyouselect Balanced,itbalancesthe fansound,thecomputer temperature,andthe computerperformance.

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

Enableordisablethe power-savingfeaturethat stopsthemicroprocessor clockautomaticallywhen therearenocomputer activities.Normally,itisnot necessarytochangethe setting.

Tousethisfeature,aspecial partitiononthesolid-state driveisrequired.

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Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

DisableBuilt-inBattery•Y es

BeepandAlarm

IntelNFFIntelNFFcontrol•Disabled

PasswordBeep•Disabled

KeyboardBeep•Disabled

•Immediately

•1minute

•2minutes

•5minutes

•10minutes

•15minutes

•30minutes

•1hour

•2hours

•3hours

•No

•Enabled

Whenenabled,the computerentersalower powerstateafterthe speciﬁedtimeinsleep state.Andittakesonly secondstoresumenormal operation.

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

Temporarydisablebattery forservicingthesystem. Afterselectingthisitem,the systemwillbeautomatically poweredoff,thenready tobeserviced.Note:the batterywillbeautomatically enabledwhentheAC adapterisreconected.

Enablethisoptiontohave abeepsoundwhenthe systemiswaitingfora power-on,harddisk,or supervisorpassword. Differentbeepswillsound whentheenteredpassword matchesordoesnotmatch theconﬁguredpassword.

Enablethisoptionto haveabeepsound whenunmanageablekey combinationispressed.

Thisoptionenablesor disablestheIntelNetwork FrameForwarder(NFF) function.

DateandTimemenu

Tochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu. Thendothefollowing:

1.UsethecursorkeystoselectSystemDateorSystemTime.

2.Typeadateortime.

Securitymenu

Tochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

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ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Attention:Thedefaultconﬁgurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconﬁgurations mightcauseunexpectedresults.

Table3.Securitymenuitems

Menuitem

Password

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

SupervisorPassword

LockUEFIBIOSSettings

PasswordatUnattended Boot

PasswordatRestart•Disabled

PasswordatBootDevice List

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Referto“Supervisor password”onpage50

Enableordisablethe functionthatprotects itemsinThinkPadSetup frombeingchangedbya userwhodoesnothave thesupervisorpassword. Bydefault,thisissetto Disabled.Ifyousetthe supervisorpasswordand enablethisfunction,no onebutyoucanchange itemsintheThinkPadSetup program.

Ifyouselectandenable

Passwordatunattended boot,apasswordprompt

isdisplayedwhenthe computeristurnedon, fromeitherapower-off stateorhibernationstate. IfyouselectDisabled, nopasswordpromptis displayed;thecomputer goesaheadandloads theoperatingsystem. Topreventunauthorized access,settheuser authenticationonthe operatingsystem.

Ifyouselectandenable Passwordatrestart, apasswordpromptis displayedwhenyourestart thecomputer.Ifyouselect Disabled,nopassword promptisdisplayed;the computergoesaheadand loadstheoperatingsystem. Topreventunauthorized access,settheuser authenticationonthe operatingsystem.

IftheSecuritypassword isset,thisoptionisused tospecifywhetherthe Securitypasswordmust beenteredtodisplaythe

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

UEFIBIOSUpdateOption

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

PasswordCountExceeded Error

SetMinimumLength

Power-OnPassword

HardDisk1Password•Disabled

FlashBIOSUpdatingby End-Users

SecureRollBackPrevention

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Passwordlengthoptions

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

F12bootdevicelist.Select Enabledtopromptfor theSecuritypassword. SelectDisabledtoproceed withoutanyuseraction required.

SelectEnabledtoshow thePOST0199errorand promptfortheSecurity password.SelectDisabled tohidethePOST0199error andproceedwithoutany useractionrequired.

Specifyaminimumlength forthepower-onpassword andharddiskpassword. Bydefault,thisissetto Disabled.Ifyousetthe supervisorpasswordand specifyaminimumlength forpasswords,noonebut youcanchangethelength.

Referto“Power-on password”onpage49.

Referto“Harddisk passwords”onpage

IfyouselectEnabled, alluserscanupdatethe UEFIBIOS.Ifyouselect Disabled,onlytheperson whoknowsthesupervisor passwordcanupdatethe UEFIBIOS.

Disabledisthedefault valuewhenOSOptimisezd issettoDisabled.Enabled isthedefaultvaluewhen OSOptimisezdisset toEnabled.

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IfyouselectDisabled,you canﬂashtheolderversion UEFIBIOS.

Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled

Virtualization

IntelVirtualization Technology

IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled

Somecomputerviruses

•Enabled

andwormscausememory bufferstooverﬂowby runningcodewhereonly dataisallowed.Ifthe DataExecutionPrevention featurecanbeusedwith youroperatingsystem,then byselectingEnabledyou canprotectyourcomputer againstattacksbysuch virusesandworms.Ifafter choosingEnabledyouﬁnd thataprogramdoesnotrun correctly,selectDisabled andresetthesetting.

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,a VirtualMachineMonitor (VMM)canutilizethe additionalhardware capabilitiesprovidedby VirtualizationTechnology.

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

IntelVT-disIntel

•Enabled

VirtualizationTechnology forDirectedI/O.When enabled,aVMMcanutilize theplatforminfrastructure forI/Ovirtualization.

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

AMD-V™Technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectDisable, aVMMcanutilizethe additionalhardware capabilitiesprovided byAMDVirtualization technology.

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan AMDCPU.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

I/OPortAccess

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

EthernetLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

WirelessLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

Bluetooth•Disabled

•Enabled

USBPort

MemoryCardSlot

IntegratedCamera

Microphone•Disabled

FingerprintReader•Disabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,you canusetheEthernetLAN device.

IfyouselectEnabled, youcanusewirelessLAN devices.

IfyouselectEnabled,you canuseBluetoothdevices.

IfyouselectEnabled,you canuseUSBconnectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,you canusethememorycard slots.

IfyouselectEnabled,you canusetheintegrated camera.

IfyouselectEnabled,you canusethemicrophones (internal,external,or line-in).

IfyouselectEnabled,you canusetheﬁngerprint reader.

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswitha ﬁngerprintreader.

Anti-Theft

ComputraceModule Activation

•Disabled

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

EnableordisabletheUEFI BIOSinterfacetoactivate thecomputracemodule. Computraceisanoptional monitoringservicefrom AbsoluteSoftware.

Note:Ifyousetthe Computracemodule activationtoPermanently Disabled,youwillbe unabletoenablethis settingagain.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SecureBoot

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

SecureBoot

•Disabled

•Enabled

PlatformMode

•SetupMode

•UserMode

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

•CustomMode

ResettoSetupMode

•Y es

•No

RestoreFactorykeys•Y es

•No

ClearAllSecureBootKeys

•Y es

•No

Disabledisthedefault valuewhenOSOptimisezd issettoDisabled.Enabled isthedefaultvaluewhen OSOptimisezdisset toEnabled.

Enableordisablethe UEFISecureBootfeature. SelectEnabletoprevent unauthorizedoperating systemsfromrunningat boottime.SelectDisabled toallowanyoperating systemstorunatboottime.

Note:ToenableSecure Boot,youneedtosetthe startupsettingasUEFI OnlyandsetCSMSupport asNo.

Specifythesystem operatingmode.

Thisoptionisusedtoclear thecurrentplatformkey andputthesysteminto SetupMode.Youcan installyourownplatform keyandcustomizethe SecureBootsignature databasesinSetupMode. SecureBootmodewillbe settoCustomMode.

Thisoptionisusedto restoreallkeysand certiﬁcatesinSecure Bootdatabasestofactory defaults.Anycustomized SecureBootsettings willbeerased,andthe defaultplatformkeywillbe re-establishedalongwith theoriginalsignature databasesincluding certiﬁcateforWindows

8.1andWindows10 operatingsystems.

Thisoptionisusedtoclear allkeysandcertiﬁcatesin SecureBootdatabases. Youcaninstallyourown keysandcertiﬁcatesafter selectingthisoption.

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Startupmenu

Tochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Attention:

•Afteryouchangethestartupsequence,ensurethatyouselectacorrectdeviceduringacopy,asave,ora formatoperation.Otherwiseyourdatamightbeerasedoroverwritten.

•IfyouareusingtheBitLocker™driveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdrive encryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.

Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,presstheF12key.

3.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.

Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevicesortheoperating systemcannotbefound.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table4.Startupmenuitems

Menuitem

Boot

NetworkBoot

UEFI/LegacyBoot

SelectionComments

•Both

•UEFIOnly

•LegacyOnly

UEFI/LegacyBootPriority

•UEFIFirst

•LegacyFirst

CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)

•No

•Y es

Selectthebootdevicewhenyou pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthe computer.

Selectthebootdevicewhenthe computerwakesfromLAN.IfWake OnLANisenabled,anetwork administratorcanturnonallofthe computersinaLANremotelybyuse ofnetworkmanagementsoftware.

Selectsystembootcapability.

•Both:Selectpriorityofboot optionsbetweenUEFIandLegacy.

•UEFIOnly:Thecomputerwillstart fromtheUEFI-enabledoperating system.

•LegacyOnly:Thecomputerwill bootfromanyoperatingsystem otherthantheUEFI-enabledone.

Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the computercannotstartfromthe bootabledevicesthatdonothavethe UEFI-enabledoperatingsystem.

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CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM) isrequiredforstartingthelegacy operatingsystem.IfyouselectUEFI Only,CSMSupportisselectable.

Table4.Startupmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

BootMode

OptionKeyDisplay

BootDeviceListF12Option

BootOrderLock

SelectionComments

•Quick

•Diagnostics

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

ForBothorLegacyOnlymode,CSM Supportisnotselectable.

ScreenduringthePOST:

•Quick:TheThinkPadLogoscreen

isdisplayed.

•Diagnostics:Testmessagesare

displayed.

Note:YoucanalsoenterDiagnostic modebypressingEscduringPOST.

IfyouselectDisabled,thenthe message“Tointerruptnormalstartup, pressEnter”isnotdisplayedduring thePOST.

IfyouselectEnabled,theF12key isrecognizedandtheBootMenu windowisdisplayed.

IfyouselectDisabled,yourcomputer willbootusingthedefaultpriority.If youselectEnabled,yourcomputer willbootusingthepriorityyouhave customized.

Restartmenu

ToexittheThinkPadSetupprogramandrestartthecomputer,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Thefollowingsubmenuitemsaredisplayed:

•ExitSavingChanges:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeettheWindows8orWindows10certiﬁcationrequirement. Whenyouchangethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically,suchasCSMSupport, UEFI/LegacyBoot,SecureBoot,andSecureRollBackPrevention.

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS

TheUEFIBIOSistheﬁrstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenthecomputeristurnedon.TheUEFIBIOS initializesthehardwarecomponents,andloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.

YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSbystartingyourcomputerfromaﬂashupdateopticaldiscoraﬂashupdate programrunningintheWindowsenvironment.Whenyouinstallanewprogram,adevicedriver,orhardware, youmightbeinformedtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS.

ForinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

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Chapter7.Preventingproblems

AnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadnotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcan avoidcommonproblems.Thechapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyoukeepyourcomputerrunning smoothly.

•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage75

•“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage76

•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage77

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

•Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivefromtimetotime.Ifthe harddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivegetstoofull,theWindowsoperatingsystemwillslow downandmightproduceerrors.

Tocheckthecapacityoftheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickStart➙Computer. –ForWindows8.1:OpentheFileExplorer. –ForWindows10:OpentheFileExplorerandclickThisPC.

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetoimprove dataseekandreadtimes.

•Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.

Note:Y oualsomightwanttolookforprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.

•CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.

•Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatoperformadaily backupoperation.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.Rewritableexternal opticaldrivesareavailableformostmachinesandareeasilyinstalled.

•Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationabout systemrestore,seeChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage99

•UpdatedevicedriversandtheUEFIBIOSwhenneeded.

•Proﬁleyourmachineathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttokeepuptodatewithcurrentdriversand revisions.

•Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Youmightwanttoreadthedevice driverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.

•Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minorissues youhaveexperienced,andhowyouresolvedtheminorissues.

•Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreinstalledcontentsontothemachine, thefollowingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:

–Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinter,keyboard,andsoon. –Makesurethatyourbatteryischargedandyourcomputerhastheacpowerconnected. –AccessThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings. –Restartthecomputerandstarttherecoveryoperation.

–Ifyourcomputerusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,donotremovethediscfromthedriveuntil

promptedtodoso.

•Forsuspectedharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveissues,referto“Diagnosingproblems” onpage81 Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartup,downloadtheﬁlestocreateabootableself-testmediumfrom http://www.lenovo.com/hddtest.Runthetestandrecordanymessagesorerrorcodes.Ifthetestreturns anyfailingerrorcodesormessages,calltheCustomerSupportCenterwiththecodesormessagesand thecomputerinfrontofyou.Atechnicianwillassistyoufurther.

•Ifrequired,youcanﬁndthecontactinformationabouttheCustomerSupportCenterforyourcountry orregionathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.WhencallingtheCustomerSupportCenter,make surethatyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serialnumber,andthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthe computerisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfultohavetheerrorscreenonorthemessageswrittendown.

andrunadiagnostictestforthedrivebeforeyoucalltheCustomerSupportCenter.

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent

Devicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor “drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspeciﬁcdriver. Ifyouaddanewcomponent,theoperatingsystemneedstobeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpiece ofhardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponent andunderstandhowtouseit.

Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherﬁleonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruption andmightnotperformcorrectlyifcorruptionoccurs.

Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriver foracomponentifyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorifyouaddedanewcomponent. Thismighteliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseofaproblem.

GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite

YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:

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

2.Selecttheentryforyourcomputerandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadand installnecessarysoftware.

GettingthelatestdriversusingSystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.Updatepackages arestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackages cancontainapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSﬂashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdate programconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallyrecognizes themachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer,theinstalledoperatingsystem,andthelanguageofthe operatingsystemtodeterminewhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer.TheSystemUpdateprogram thendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,recommended,oroptionalto helpyouunderstandtheimportance.Y ouhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownloadandinstall. Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallydownloadsand installstheupdateswithoutanyfurtherinterventionfromyou.

TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonlyprerequisiteis anactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeature toenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspeciﬁedintervals.Youalsocanpredeﬁne scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates) sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.

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FormoreinformationabouthowtousetheSystemUpdateprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystem oftheprogram.

Takingcareofyourcomputer

Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheimportanttipsinthistopic,youwillgetthemostuseand enjoymentoutofyourcomputer.

Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork

•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic bags.

•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers (morethan13cmor5inches).

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

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

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

•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.

•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.

•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.

Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasigniﬁcantelectrostaticcharge.

Begentlewithyourcomputer

•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.

•Yourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees. Donotopenthedisplaybeyond135degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.

•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter plug.

Carryyourcomputerproperly

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect cordsandcables.

•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby thedisplay.

Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly

•Wheninstallingtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwith yourhardware,andapplypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.

•Afteryoureplacetheprimaryharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,reattachthecoverofthe driveslot.

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•Whenreplacingtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivereattachthecoverofthedriveslot.

•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveintheappropriate containersorpackagingwhentheyarenotbeingused.

•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer.

–Memorymodule –Mini-PCIcard –Memorycard,suchasanSDcard,SDHCcard,SDXCcard,andaMultiMediaCard

Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaﬂashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyour data.

Takingcarewhensettingpasswords

•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit,and youmighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboard,harddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.

Takingcareoftheﬁngerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagetheﬁngerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceoftheﬁngerprintreaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceoftheﬁngerprintreaderwithyourﬁngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingtheﬁngerprintreaderwithadirtyﬁnger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceoftheﬁngerprintreaderwithadry, soft,lint-freecloth:

•Thesurfaceoftheﬁngerprintreaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceoftheﬁngerprintreaderiswet.

•Theﬁngerprintreaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourﬁngerprint.

Registeringyourcomputer

•RegisteryourThinkPadcomputerwithLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Formoreinformation, see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage15

Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer

•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.

•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer

Occasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:

1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent.Thedetergentmustnotcontainabrasivepowderor strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline.Useﬁvepartswatertoonepartdetergent.

2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.

3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.

4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.

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5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.

6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.

7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.

8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanyﬁbersfromthecloth.

Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard

Tocleanthecomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.

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

3.Allowtodry.

4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush orcoolairfromahairdryer.

Cleaningyourcomputerdisplay

Tocleanthecomputerdisplay,dothefollowing:

1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,softlint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay,it mightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardortheTrackPointpointingstickwhenthecoverwas pressedfromtheoutside.

2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.

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

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.

4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.

5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.

6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.

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Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems

Thischapterprovidesinformationonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.

•“Diagnosingproblems”onpage81

•“Troubleshooting”onpage81

Diagnosingproblems

Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastarting pointforsolvingthem.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along withhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.

Notes:

•TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramalsoisavailablefordownloadedat: http://www.lenovo.com/diags

•IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystemotherthanWindows7,Windows8.1,orWindows10,you canﬁndthelatestinformationaboutdiagnosticsforyourcomputerat: http://www.lenovo.com/diagnose

Whenyouaresettingupyourcomputer,theLenovoSolutionCenterprogrampromptsyoutocreaterecovery media.Youcanusetherecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetothe factorydefaultstate.Formoreinformation,see“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage99.

ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12.

Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.

Note:IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoSolutionCenter program,saveandprintthelogﬁlescreatedbytheprogram.Youwillneedthelogﬁleswhenyouspeaktoa Lenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative.

Troubleshooting

Ifyourcomputerhasanerror,ittypicallydisplaysamessageoranerrorcode,ormakesabeepwhen youturniton.Whenyouexperienceaproblem,refertothecorrespondingsectionsinthistopictotryto solvetheproblembyyourself.

Computerstopsresponding

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive(youcannotusetheThinkPadpointingdeviceorthekeyboard), dothefollowing:

1.PressandholdthepowerbuttoneitheryourcomputerortheconnectedThinkPadOneLinkDockor ThinkPadOneLinkProDock(hereinaftercalledthedock)untilthecomputerturnsoff.Afterthecomputer isturnedoff,restartbypressingthepowerbutton.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnon,continuewithstep2.

Note:Donotremovethebatteryconnectorandtheacpoweradapterorthebatteryconnectorandthe

docktoresetthecomputer.

2.Whilethecomputeristurnedoff,removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputer(batteryconnectorand theacpoweradapterorbatteryconnectorandthedock).Holddownthepowerbuttonfor10seconds. Plugintheacpoweradapterorthedockwhilekeepingthebatteryoutofthecomputer.Ifthecomputer doesnotturnbackon,continuewithstep3.

Note:OncethecomputerstartsupandenterstheWindowsenvironment,usethepropershutdown proceduretoturnthecomputeroff.Oncethecomputerisoff,reattachthebatteryandrestartthe computer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartwiththebatteryreattached,removethebatteryandagain startwithstep2.Ifthecomputerstartswithacpowerbutdoesnotstartwhenthebatteryisattached, calltheCustomerSupportCenterforsupport.

3.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpower(batteryandtheacpoweradapter).Removeall externaldevicesthatareattachedtoyourcomputer(keyboard,mouse,printer,scanner,andsoon). Repeatstep2.Ifstep2isunsuccessful,continuewithstep4.

Note:Thefollowingstepsinvolveremovingstaticsensitivecomponentsfromyourcomputer.Makesure thatyouareproperlygroundedandremoveallsourcesofpowerattachedtothecomputer.Ifyouare uncomfortableorunsureaboutremovingcomponents,calltheCustomerSupportCenterforassistance.

4.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerandexternalhardware.Removeanynon-original memorymoduleaddedtoyourcomputer.Afterremovingtheextramemorymoduleandreinstallingthe originalmemorymodule,repeatstep2.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotturnon,consulttheusermanual forothercustomer-replaceablecomponentsthatareattachedtoyourcomputer.

Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotstartup,calltheCustomerSupportCenterandaCustomerSupportSpecialist willassistyou.

Spillsonthekeyboard

Withamobilecomputer,thereareincreasedchancesofspillingliquidsonthekeyboard.Becausemost liquidsconductelectricity,liquidspilledonthekeyboardcouldcreatenumerousshortcircuits,potentially causingirreparabledamagetoyourcomputer.

Ifyouspillsomethingonyourcomputer:

Attention:Besurethatnoliquidcreatesashortcircuitbetweenyouandtheacpoweradapter(ifinuse).

Althoughyoumightlosesomedataorworkbyturningoffthecomputerimmediately,leavingthecomputer onmightmakeyourcomputerunusable.

1.Carefullyunplugtheacpoweradapterimmediately.

2.Turnoffthecomputerimmediately.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnoff,removethebattery.Themore quicklyyoustopthecurrentfrompassingthroughthecomputerthemorelikelyyouwillreducedamage fromshortcircuits.

3.Waituntilyouarecertainthatalltheliquidisdrybeforeturningonyourcomputer.

Note:Ifyouwanttoreplaceyourkeyboard,youcanpurchaseanewone.

Errormessages

•Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask. Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboard

shouldbereplaced.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadSetup.

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Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetup

tochecksecuritysettings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhavea problem,havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror. Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea. Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDconﬁgurationinformationarea. Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheUUIDneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror. Solution:Thecomputerturnsoff,becausethebatteryislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothe

computerandchargethebattery,orreplacethebatterywithafullychargedone.

•Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested. Solution:Thesystemconﬁgurationchangehasfailed.Conﬁrmtheoperationandtryagain.Toclearthe

error,entertheThinkPadSetupprogram.

•Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded. Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.

Conﬁrmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,entertheThinkPadSetupprogram.

•Message:0251:SystemCMOSchecksumbad. Solution:ThesystemCMOSmighthavebeencorruptedbyaprogram.Thecomputerusesthedefault

settings.RunThinkPadSetuptoreconﬁgurethesettings.Ifyoustillseethesameerrorcode,have thecomputerserviced.

•Message:0253:EFIVariableBlockDatawasdestroyed. Solution:ThesystemEFIVariableBlockDatamighthavebeencorrupted.Thecomputerusesthe

defaultsettings.RunThinkPadSetuptoreconﬁgurethesettings.Ifyoustillseethesameerrorcode, havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0271:Realtimeclockerror. Solution:Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:1802:Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin. Solution:Thenetworkcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.

•Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalﬁngerprintreadersareattached. Solution:Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.

•Message:2100:DetectionerroronHDD0(MainHDD). Solution:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive

serviced.

•Message:2101:DetectionerroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)).

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Solution:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive serviced.

•Message:2102:DetectionerroronHDD2(MiniSATA). Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.

•Message:2110:ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD). Solution:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive

serviced.

•Message:2111:ReaderroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD) Solution:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive

serviced.

•Message:2112:ReaderroronHDD2(MiniSATA) Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.

•Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid. Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid. Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:Fanerror Solution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.

•Message:Thermalsensingerror Solution:Thethermalsensorisnotfunctioningcorrectly.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyand

havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:ThissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.The systemwillcontinuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.PresstheESCkeytocontinue. Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

Solution:ReplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthiscomputer.Ifyoustillseethesame errormessage,contactLenovoservicetohavethecomputerserviced.

•Message:Thebatteryinstalledisnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.Pleasereplacethe batterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthissystem.PresstheESCkeytocontinue.

Solution:ReplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthiscomputer.Ifyoustillseethesame errormessage,contactLenovoservicetohavethecomputerserviced.

Errorswithoutmessages

•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto. Solution:IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,youcandisableany

systemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerbydoingthefollowing:

1.StartPowerManager.

2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredeﬁnedpowerplans.

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Lenovo ThinkPad E450, ThinkPad E455, ThinkPad E450c User Guide [en, uk]

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Importantsafetyinformation

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Serviceandupgrades

Powercordsandpoweradapters

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

Plugsandoutlets

Powersupplystatement

Externaldevices

Generalbatterynotice

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

Heatandproductventilation

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

Usingheadphonesorearphones

Additionalsafetyinformation

Chapter1.Productoverview

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Frontview

Right-sideview

Left-sideview

Bottomview

Statusindicators

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Machinetypeandmodelinformation

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Computerfeatures

Operatingenvironment

Lenovoprograms

AccessingLenovoprograms

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Registeringyourcomputer

Frequentlyaskedquestions

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

Specialkeys

Functionkeysandkeycombinations

Windowskey

ThinkPadpointingdevice

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

Trackpadtouchgestures

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

ReplacingthecapoftheT rackPointpointingstick

Powermanagement

Usingtheacpower

Checkingthebatterystatus

Chargingthebattery

Maximizingthebatterylife

Managingthebatterypower

Power-savingmodes

Handlingthebattery

Connectingtothenetwork

Ethernetconnections

Wirelessconnections

Usinganexternaldisplay

Connectinganexternaldisplay

Choosingadisplaymode

Changingdisplaysettings

Usingaudiofeatures

Usingthecamera

Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

FindingThinkPadoptions

ThinkPadOneLinkDock

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer

Accessibilityandcomfort

Ergonomicinformation

Comfort

Accessibilityinformation

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Traveltips

Travelaccessories

Chapter5.Security

Attachingamechanicallock

Usingpasswords

Typingpasswords