Lenovo ThinkPad E460, ThinkPad E465 User Guide [en, uk]

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ThinkPadE460andE465

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage145

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

ThirdEdition(July2016)

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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

Features..................9

Speciﬁcations...............10

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

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

AccessingLenovoprograms.......12

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....12

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...15

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

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........15

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

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

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

Functionkeysandkeycombinations....17

Windowskey.............18

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

ThinkPadpointingdevice.........19

Trackpadtouchgestures.........21

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..22 ReplacingthecapoftheTrackPointpointing

stick.................22

Powermanagement............23

Usingtheacpower...........23

Checkingthebatterystatus........24

Chargingthebattery..........24

Maximizingthebatterylife........24

Managingthebatterypower.......25

Power-savingmodes..........25

Handlingthebattery...........26

Connectingtothenetwork..........27

Ethernetconnections..........27

Wirelessconnections..........27

Usinganexternaldisplay..........29

Connectinganexternaldisplay......30

Choosingadisplaymode........30

Changingdisplaysettings........31

Usingaudiofeatures............31

Usingthecamera.............31

Usingaﬂashmediacard...........32

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

computer...............35

FindingThinkPadoptions..........35

ThinkPadOneLinkDock...........35

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock.........36

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..39

Accessibilityandcomfort..........39

Ergonomicinformation..........39

Comfort...............40

Accessibilityinformation.........40

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........43

Traveltips...............43

Travelaccessories...........43

Chapter5.Security..........45

Attachingamechanicallock.........45

Usingpasswords..............45

Typingpasswords...........45

Power-onpassword...........46

Supervisorpassword..........46

Harddiskpasswords..........48

Harddisksecurity.............50

Settingthesecuritychip...........51

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Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........51

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,

hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive........53

Usingﬁrewalls...............54

Protectingdataagainstviruses........54

Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration..55

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......55

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..55

InstallingWindows10operatingsystem...56

Installingdevicedrivers...........57

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......57

Mainmenu..............58

Conﬁgmenu..............58

DateandTimemenu..........62

Securitymenu.............62

Startupmenu.............70

Restartmenu.............71

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....72

Chapter7.Preventingproblems...73

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......73

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....74

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........75

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....76

Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............79

Diagnosingproblems............79

Troubleshooting..............79

Computerstopsresponding.......79

Spillsonthekeyboard..........80

Errormessages............80

Errorswithoutmessages.........82

Beeperrors..............83

Memorymoduleproblems........84

Networkingproblems..........84

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................86

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................87

Fingerprintreaderproblems........93

Batteryandpowerproblems.......93

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................96

Asoftwareproblem...........97

Problemswithportsandconnectors....97

Chapter9.Recoveryoverview....99

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

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

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....99

Performingbackupandrecovery

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

UsingtheRescueandRecovery

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

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....102

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

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

Solvingrecoveryproblems........104

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating

system..................104

Resettingyourcomputer.........104

Usingadvancedstartupoptions......104

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

10failstostart.............105

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..105

Chapter10.Replacingdevices...107

Staticelectricityprevention..........107

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.........107

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........108

Replacingtheinternalstoragedrive......110

Replacingthememorymodule........114

Replacingthekeyboard...........117

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....125

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........125

Gettinghelpandservice...........125

Usingdiagnosticprograms........126

LenovoSupportWebsite.........126

CallingLenovo.............126

Purchasingadditionalservices........127

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............129

LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas..129

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........129

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...130

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....131

Certiﬁcationrelatedinformation........131

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........131

Electronicemissionnotices..........131

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........131

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............132

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive

orRadioEquipmentDirective.......132

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...132

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....133

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..133

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

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ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................133

Japannoticeforacpowercord......133

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................134

Eurasiancompliancemark........134

Brazilaudionotice...........134

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............135

ImportantWEEEinformation.........135

Japanrecyclingstatements.........135

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........136

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................137

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....138

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................138

RecyclinginformationforChina........138

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....139

ChinaRoHS................139

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........140

TaiwanRoHS...............140

TurkishRoHS...............140

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

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

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

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

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

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

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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.T urneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.T urndevicesON.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer .

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

Todisconnect:

1.T urneverythingOFF.

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.T ohelpprotectagainst 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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage8

•“Features”onpage9

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage10

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage11

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage11

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedto startusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadE460andE465frontview

1Microphones

3Powerbutton4TrackPoint

5System-statusindicator6Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

7ThinkPad

9Media-cardslot

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trackpad

2Camera

pointingstick

8T rackPointbuttons(availableonsomemodels)

1Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

Dependingonyourmodel,yourcomputermightcomewithonemicrophone.

2Camera

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera” onpage31

3Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forinformationabout howtoturnoffthecomputer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage15.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops responding”onpage79

formoreinformation.

Youalsocandeﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.T ochangewhatthepowerbutton 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”onpage51.

9Media-cardslot

Yourcomputerisequippedwithamediacardreader,whichprovidesamedia-cardslot.Insertyourﬂash mediacardintothemedia-cardslottoreadthedataonthecard.Formoreinformationaboutthesupported cards,see“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage32

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Right-sideview

Figure2.ThinkPadE460andE465right-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.ThinkPadE460andE465left-sideview

1Security-lockslot

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector4Comboaudioconnector

1Security-lockslot

2Fanlouvers

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslottolock yourcomputertoastationaryobject.

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2Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandtheinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling, especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:Toensureproperairﬂow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefanlouvers.

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB3.0)

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows

7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ForWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPOWER,andthenfollowtheinstructionson thescreen.

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”onpage31.

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Bottomview

Figure4.ThinkPadE460andE465bottomview

1Wireless-LAN-cardslot2Memory-upgradeslots

3Speakers

5Internalstoragedrive

4Built-inbattery

1WirelessLANcardslot

YourcomputermighthaveawirelessLANcardinstalledforyoutoestablishwirelessLANconnections.

2Memory-upgradeslot

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthe memory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.

3Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

4Battery

Useyourcomputerwiththebatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

5Internalstoragedrive

Yourcomputerhasalarge-capacity,customer-upgradableinternalstoragedriveinstalled.Dependingon themodel,theinternalstoragedrivecanbeaharddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,orhybriddrivetomeet variousstoragedemands.

Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourharddisk drive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.

Statusindicators

Thistopichelpsyoulocateandidentifythevariousstatusindicatorsonyourcomputer.

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.

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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.

Windows10GenuineMicrosoftlabel:Dependingonyourgeographiclocation,thedatewhenyour computerwasmanufactured,andtheWindows10versionthatispreinstalled,yourcomputermighthavea GenuineMicrosoftlabelafﬁxedtoitscover.Seehttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx forillustrationsofthevarioustypesofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.

•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels preinstalledwithanyWindows10version.

•Inothercountriesandregions,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonlyoncomputermodelslicensed forWindows10Pro.

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

UnlikeWindows7products,therearenoexternal,visualindicatorsoftheProductIDorWindowsversionfor whichthecomputerislicensed.Instead,theProductIDisrecordedinthecomputerﬁrmware.Whenever aWindows10productisinstalled,theinstallationprogramchecksthecomputerﬁrmwareforavalid, matchingProductIDtocompletetheactivation.

Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows10Pro licensedowngraderights.

Features

Thecomputerfeaturesintroducedinthissectioncoveravarietyofmodels.Foryourspeciﬁccomputer model,somefeaturesmightvaryornotapply.

Toviewthesystempropertiesofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.

•ForWindows10:Doeitherofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall

programs,andthenclickSettings➙System➙About.

–Right-clicktheStartbutton.ThenselectSystem.

Memory

•DoubleDataRate3(DDR3)LowVoltage(LV)SynchronousDynamic(SD)RandomAccessMemory Modules(RAMMs)

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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(USB3.0)

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•4-in-1media-cardslot

•LenovoOneLinkconnector

•acpowerconnector

Integratedwirelessfeatures

•Bluetooth

•WirelessLAN

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Speciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

Size

•Width:339mm(13.35inches)

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•Depth:239mm(9.41inches)

•Height:24.4mm(0.96inch)or22.9mm(0.90inch)

Heatoutput

•47W(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,clickAllprogramsorAllappstodisplayall programs.

3.Ifyoustilldonotﬁndtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

SomeLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled.Y oucannotﬁndtheseprogramsthroughtheabove methodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemﬁrst.ToinstalltheseLenovoprograms,gotoLenovoPC

Experience➙LenovoT oolsandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessConnections™

(Windows7)

ActiveProtectionSystem™

(Windows7andWindows10)

AutoScrollUtility

(Windows7)

CommunicationsUtility

(Windows7)

FingerprintManagerPro, LenovoFingerprintManager,or TouchFingerprintManager

(Windows7)

HotkeyFeaturesIntegration

(Windows7andWindows10)

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.

TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconﬁguresettingsforthe integratedcameraandaudiodevices.

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

HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand installutilityprogramsspeciﬁcallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour computer.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.

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LenovoCompanion

(Windows10)

LenovoPCExperience

(Windows7andWindows10)

LenovoSettings

(Windows10)

MobileBroadbandConnect

(Windows7andWindows10)

MessageCenterPlus

(Windows7)

PasswordManager

(Windows7)

PowerManager

(Windows7)

RecoveryMedia

(Windows7andWindows10)

RescueandRecovery

(Windows7)

SystemUpdate

(Windows7)

Yourcomputer’sbestfeaturesandcapabilitiesshouldbeeasytoaccessand understand.WithLenovoCompanion,theyare.UserCompaniontodothe following:

•Optimizeyourcomputer’sperformance,monitoryourcomputer’shealth, andmanageupdates.

•Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessories customizedforyourcomputer.

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

LenovoCompanionisﬁlledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearn aboutwhatyoucandowithyourcomputer.

TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelyby providingeasyaccesstovariousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem andLenovoSolutionCenter.

TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputing experiencebyturningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot,conﬁguring cameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingand managingmultiplenetworkproﬁles.

TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthecomputer tothemobilebroadbandnetworkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinform youaboutimportantnoticesfromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdates andalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandﬁllsin authenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,ﬂexible,andcompletepower managementforthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpower settingstoachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard diskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage15

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage15

•“Specialkeys”onpage17

•“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage19

•“Powermanagement”onpage23

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage27

•“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage29

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage31

•“Usingthecamera”onpage31

•“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage32

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?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click

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Power,andthenclickShutdown.

Note:Y oualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving modes”onpage25

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans. See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage25

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power management”onpage23.

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage45sectiontoﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfrom theftandunauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,besuretoread “Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage53

HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternaldisplay?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage29

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal monitor.

HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter10“Replacingdevices”onpage107

formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

yourcomputer.

Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage73.

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage99

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonline userguidewhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage55

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage79

•“Powerproblems”onpage94

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GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation system,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.

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

Specialkeys

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

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.

•:Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,thespeakermuteindicatorturnson.

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Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour computeragain.T oturnonthesound,pressthespeakermutekey,thespeakervolume-down key,orthespeakervolume-upkey.

•

•:Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,themicrophone-mute

•:Darkensthecomputerdisplay.

•:Brightensthecomputerdisplay.

•:Managesexternaldisplays.Formoreinformation,referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage29.

•

:Decreasesthespeakervolume.

:Increasesthespeakervolume.

indicatorturnson.

Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingthetwokeys.T ochangethe defaultbrightnesslevel,right-clickthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Thenclick

Adjustscreenbrightnessandmakechangesasdesired.

Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombination

alsoisavailable.

:Enablesordisableswirelessfeatures.Formoreinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto

“Wirelessconnections”onpage27

–Windows7:OpensControlPanel. –Windows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.

•

–Windows7:OpensWindowsSearch. –Windows10:OpenstheCortana

•Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

•

–Windows7:OpensComputer. –Windows10:Viewsalltheprograms.

•Fn+4:Putsthecomputerintosleepmode.T oreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyorpower button.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

searchbox.

Windowskey

PresstheWindowskey2toopentheStartmenu.

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Fordetails,referto thehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

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ThinkPadpointingdevice

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

ThinkPadpointingdevice

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas pointing,clicking,andscrolling.WiththeThinkPadpointingdevice,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouch gestures,suchasrotatingandzoominginorout.

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:

1TrackPointpointingdevice 2Trackpad

Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled. Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage22

TrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas pointing,clicking,andscrolling.

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TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofaTrackPointpointingstickandasetofTrackPointbuttons:

1TrackPointpointingstick 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-clickbutton

3todisplayashortcutmenu.

•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”onpage21

Ifthetrackpadsurfaceisstainedwithoil,turnoffthecomputerﬁrst.Thengentlywipethetrackpadsurface withasoftandlint-freeclothmoistenedwithlukewarmwaterorcomputercleaner.

Trackpadtouchgestures

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetoﬁngertouchandmovement.Y oucanusethetrackpadtoperform thesamepointandclickactionsasyouwouldusingatraditionalmouse.Youalsocanusethetrackpad toperformavarietyoftouchgestures.

Thefollowingsectionintroducessomefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,and scrolling.Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.

Notes:

•Whenusingtwoormoreﬁngers,ensurethatyoupositionyourﬁngersslightlyapart.

•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.

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Tap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpad withoneﬁngertoselectoropen anitem.

Two-ﬁngertap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpadwith twoﬁngerstodisplayashortcut menu.

Two-ﬁngerscroll

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

Two-ﬁngerzoomin

Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpad andmovethemfartherapartto zoomin.

Two-ﬁngerzoomout

Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpadand movethemclosertogethertozoom out.

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.

ReplacingthecapoftheTrackPointpointingstick

Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodof time,youmightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.

Togetanewcap,contactLenovo.ForinformationaboutcontactingLenovo,seeChapter11“Getting support”onpage125

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.Y ouneedtochargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingconditions:

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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.Youcancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthebattery 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.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click

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

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows10:Deﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoesﬁrst,thenpressthepowerbuttontoputthe

computerintohibernationmode.

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

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethe passwordorprovideconﬁrmation.

Power,andthenclickSleep.

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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.Toavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater, (2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet andothernetworkconnections.

Ethernetconnections

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernet featureofthecomputer.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

InAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesaredisabled.T odisableAirplanemode,opentheStartmenu,and thenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms,andthenclick Settings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.ThenturnofftheAirplanemode.

Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing wirelessnetworks:

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•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.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T o improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

• ismarginal.

• isexcellent.

AccessConnectionsstatusicon:

•

Nolocationproﬁleisactiveornoneexists.

Currentlocationproﬁleisdisconnected.

•

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection

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•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-radioscontrolkey

•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.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation system.

andturnontheBluetoothfeature.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange displaysettings.

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthat resolution.

•Upto4096x2304,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheHDMIconnector

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Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.

Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.ThewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtotheHDMI connectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-DiorMiracastfunction.

•Connectingawireddisplay

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchasthe HDMIconnector.

2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.

3.T urnontheexternaldisplay.

Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:

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

•Connectingawirelessdisplay

Note:T ouseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.

–ForWindows7

OpentheStartmenuandclickDevicesandPrinters➙Addadevice

–ForWindows10

Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.

–Clicktheactioncentericon

wirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

intheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.ClickConnect.Selectthedesired

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.

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Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D

infull-screenmode,onlythemain

displayshowsthevideooutput.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasthedisplayresolution,fontsize,andsoon.

Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenresolutionorDisplaysettings.

2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconﬁgure.

3.Changedisplaysettingsasyouwant.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:

•Speakers

•Microphones

•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such asthefollowing:

•CompliantwithIntelHighDeﬁnitionAudio

•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.

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Tostartthecameraandconﬁgurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”on page12

•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.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheCameraapp,clickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionsonthe

–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.

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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.

2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperating system,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.T oaccessthecard,youmustremoveitﬁrst,theninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage35

•“ThinkPadOneLinkDock”onpage35

•“ThinkPadOneLinkProDock”onpage36

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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage39

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage43

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort. Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities. Refertotheaccessibilityinformationthatoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation” onpage40

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.

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

Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

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”onpage39 avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerislightand mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodiﬁcations.

andpractice“activesitting”to

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

Accessibilityinformation

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

Keyboardshortcuts

Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.

Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.

KeyboardshortcutFunction

Windowslogokey+U

RightShiftforeightseconds

ShiftﬁvetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys

OpenEaseofAccessCenter

TurnonorturnoffFilterKeys

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KeyboardshortcutFunction

NumLockforﬁvesecondsTurnonorturnoffT oggleKeys

LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock

LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnonorturnoffHighContrast

TurnonorturnoffMouseKeys

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

EaseofAccessCenter

EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesuserstoconﬁguretheircomputersto suittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.

TouseEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.

2.ClickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.

3.Choosetheappropriatetoolbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:

•Magniﬁer Magniﬁerisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee

theitemsbetter.

•Narrator Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventssuchas

errormessages.

•On-ScreenKeyboard Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerusingamouse,joysick,orotherpointingdevice

insteadofaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisual keyboardwithallthestandardkeys.Youcanselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,or youcantaptoselectthekeysifyourcomputersupportsmulti-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:

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1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.

2.ClickEaseofAccess➙SpeechRecognition.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Screen-readertechnologies

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

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

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

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

Screenresolution

Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyour computer.

Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectScreenresolution.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Settingaresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromﬁttingonthescreen.

Customizableitemsize

Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.

•Tochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagniﬁertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof AccessCenter”onpage41

•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.

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.

Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionoftheconnectors,see“Locatingcomputercontrols, connectors,andindicators”onpage1

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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.T oenabletheAirplanemode,opentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnot displayed,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙ Airplanemode.ThenturnontheAirplanemode.

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Extrabattery,charged

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

•Externalstoragedevice

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightalsowanttoconsiderthefollowingitems:

•Anacpoweradapterforthecountrytowhichyouaretravelling

•Anadaptertoconnecttoaphonelineinthatcountry(formodelsequippedwithamodem)

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

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Chapter5.Security

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage45

•“Usingpasswords”onpage45

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage50

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage51

•“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage51

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage53

•“Usingﬁrewalls”onpage54

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage54

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

Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.

,typethemasterharddiskpassword

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Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffyourcomputer.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

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–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword –Erasingtheﬁngerprintdata –Enablingordisablingthefollowingfeatures:

–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.T urnoffyourcomputer.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.

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6.PressF10.ASetupConﬁrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectY estosavetheconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

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

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6.PressF10.ASetupConﬁrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectY estosavetheconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer andaccesstheoperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.

–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.T ypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

2.T ypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter;thenretypethe passwordintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword ischanged.

Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.

–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:

1.T ypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

2.T ypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter;then retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldsblankandpressEnter twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.

•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage48,typingyourpasswordtoget accesstotheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.T ypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

3.T ypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter;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.

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

•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,andyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththe Windows10operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalharddiskdrive,hybriddrive, orsolid-statedrive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage46and“Harddisk passwords”onpage48.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

•UsethesecuritychiptoprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip” onpage51.

•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoft WindowsBitLocker

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletethedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation, referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage53.

Theharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

DriveEncryption.See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage50

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

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.

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Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransferconﬁdentialinformation electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecurity chip,acryptographicmicroprocessor.Withthesecuritychip,youcandothefollowing:

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

•Securecommunications

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutﬁveseconds,andthenturnonyourcomputeragain.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity➙SecurityChipbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

4.PressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

5.Movetoanitemyouwanttosetbyusingthedirectionalkeys.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

6.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

7.PressF10.ASetupConﬁrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectY estosavetheconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

Notes:

•EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchangethe settingsforthesecuritychip.

•Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

•Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,turnoffyourcomputerandthenturnitonagainafteryousetthe securitychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader

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

Enrollingyourﬁngerprint

Toenrollyourﬁngerprints,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:

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

2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.

3.Clicktheiconfortheﬁngerthatyouwanttoenroll,andconstantlyswipeyourcorrespondingﬁnger acrosstheﬁngerprintreaderuntiltheenrollmentiscompleted.Formoreinformation,see“Swiping yourﬁngerovertheﬁngerprintreader”onpage52.

4.ClickFinish.Y ourﬁngerprintisenrolledsuccessfully.

Formoreinformationonhowtousetheﬁngerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemoftheLenovo FingerprintManagerprogram.

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•ForWindows10:

1.EnsurethatyouhavesetaWindowspasswordﬁrst.

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

3.ClickAddundertheFingerprintsection.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoswipeyourﬁnger acrosstheﬁngerprintreaderuntiltheenrollmentiscompleted.

4.ClickFinish.Y ourﬁngerprintisenrolledsuccessfully.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanoneﬁngerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourﬁngers.

Swipingyourﬁngerovertheﬁngerprintreader

Toswipeyourﬁngeroverthereader,dothefollowing:

1.Placethetopjointofyourﬁngeronthesensor.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourﬁngertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donot liftyourﬁngerwhenyouareswipingit.

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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.

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

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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.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof yourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage55

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage57

•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage57

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”onpage57.

3.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

4.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD. ThenpressEsc.

5.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrder.Thendooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

6.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

7.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheexternalopticaldrive,andrestartthe computer.

8.RestoretheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.

9.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage57.

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

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

©CopyrightLenovo2015,2016

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe

ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

InstallingWindows10operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:

•Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourinternalstoragedrive, includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage57.

2.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

3.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexampleUSBHDD.Then pressEsc.

4.SelectRestartandensurethatOSOptimizedDefaultsisenabled.ThenpresstheF9keytoload defaultsettings.

5.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

6.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer,andrestart thecomputer.

7.Installthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage57.

8.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe securitypatches.

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

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwise,theoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

NetherlandsNL

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FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

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.T urnonthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogram starts.

Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocanpress EntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe password,youcannotchangetheconﬁgurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.For moreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage45

2.Usethecursorkeystoselectatab;orusethecursorkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselectit. Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.

Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:

•PresstheF6keytochangetoahighervalue.

•PresstheF5keytochangetoalowervalue.

Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

4.T ochangeotherconﬁgurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.

5.Whenyoucompletetheconﬁguration,presstheF10keytosaveandexit.Youalsocanselectthe RestarttabintheThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.

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Note:Y oucanpresstheF9keytorestoretothedefaultsettings.

Mainmenu

WhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillﬁrstseetheMainmenuasfollows:

•UEFIBIOSVersion

•UEFIBIOSDate(Year-Month-Day)

•EmbeddedControllerVersion

•MEFirmwareVersion(availableonmodelswithanIntelCPU)

•MachineT ypeModel

•System-unitserialnumber

•Systemboardserialnumber

•AssetT ag

•CPUT ype

•CPUSpeed

•Installedmemory

•UUID

•MACaddress(InternalLAN)

•PreinstalledOSLicense

•UEFISecureBoot

•OA3ID(availableonWindows10basedmodels)

•OA2

Conﬁgmenu

Tochangetheconﬁgurationofyourcomputer,selecttheConﬁgtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheConﬁgmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Attention:Thedefaultconﬁgurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconﬁgurations mightcauseunexpectedresults.

Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems

Menuitem

Network

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

WakeOnLAN

•Disabled

•ACOnly

•ACandBattery

Enablethecomputerto poweronwhentheEthernet controllerreceivesamagic packet(aspecialnetwork message).

IfyouselectACOnly,Wake onLANisenabledonly whentheacpoweradapter isattached.

IfyouselectACand Battery,WakeonLANis enabledwithanypower sources.

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Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

USB

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

EthernetLANOptionROM

(forLegacyOnlyboot

•Disabled

•Enabled

modeorBothwithLegacy ﬁrst)

UEFIIPv4NetworkStack

(forUEFIOnlybootmode

•Disabled

•Enabled

orBothwithUEFIﬁrst)

UEFIIPv6NetworkStack

(forUEFIOnlybootmode

•Disabled

•Enabled

orBothwithUEFIﬁrst)

UEFIPXEBootPriority

(forBothwithUEFIﬁrst

•IPv6First

•IPv4First

bootmode,andIPv6 andIPv4stacksareboth enabled.)

USBUEFIBIOSSupport

•Disabled

•Enabled

AlwaysOnUSB

•Disabled

•Enabled

Chargeinbatterymode

•Disabled

•Enabled

Notes:

•Themagicpackettype WakeonLANrequires acpower.

•TheWakeonLAN functiondoesnot workwhenaharddisk passwordisset.

LoadstheEthernetLAN OptionROMtoenable startupfromanintegrated networkdevice.

EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion4(IPv4) networkstackfortheUEFI environment.

EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion6(IPv6) networkstackforUEFI environment.

Selectnetworkstack priorityforUEFIPXEboot.

Enablesordisablesboot supportforUSBstorage devices.

IfyouselectDisabled, theexternalUSBdevices cannotbechargedthrough USBconnectors.

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

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Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Keyboard/Mouse

Display

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

FnandCtrlKeyswap

F1–F12asprimaryfunction

FnStickykey

BootDisplayDevice

TotalGraphicsMemory

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•ThinkPadLCD

•Analog(VGA)

•HDMI

•DisplayonDock

•256MB

•512MB

EnableexchangesofFn andCtrlkeyactionatthe bottom-leftofthekeyboard.

Disabled:FnkeyandCtrl keybehaviorisasprinted onthekeyboard.

Enabled:Fnkeyworksas Ctrlkey.Ctrlkeyworksas Fnkey.

EnabletheF1-F12function orthespecialfunction printedasanicononeach keyastheprimaryfunction.

Enabled:Executesthe F1-F12function.

Disabled:Executesthe specialfunction.

Totemporarilyswitchthe abovetwooptions,press Fn+EsctoenableFnLock. TheFnLockindicatorison whenFnLockisenabled.

Whentheoptionisenabled, youcanpresstheFnkey tokeepitinapressed condition;thenpressthe desiredfunctionkey.The actionisequivalentto pressingtherequiredkey simultaneouslywiththeFn key.Whenyoupressthe Fnkeytwice,thestateis lockeduntilyoupressthe Fnkeyagain.

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

Allocatetotalmemory whichIntel®internal graphicsdeviceshares.

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Notes:

•Ifyouselect512MB, themaximumusable memorymaybereduced onthe32-bitoperating system.

Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Power

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

BootTimeExtension•Disabled

•1second

•2seconds

•3seconds

•5seconds

•10seconds

IntelSpeedStep technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

ModeforAC

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

ModeforBattery

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

CPUPowerManagement

•Disabled

•Enabled

DisableBuilt-inBattery•Y es

•No

Intel(R)Hyper- Threading Technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Thissub-menuis

availableonmodels withanIntelCPU.

Thisoptiondeﬁnesthe amountoftimetoextend thebootprocess,in seconds.

Thesystemcannotdetect someexternalmonitors duringbootbecausethey needafewsecondstobe ready.Trythisoptionifthe monitorbeinguseddoes notdisplaythebootscreen.

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

SelectthemodeofIntel SpeedSteptechnologyat runtime.

•Maximum

Performance:Always highestspeed

•BatteryOptimized:

Alwayslowestspeed

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

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

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

fyouselectEnabled, additionalmicroprocessor threadsareenabled. Thesethreadsappearas additionalprocessorsbut sharesomeresourceswith

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Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

CPUCoreMulti-Processing

BeepandAlarm

IntelNFFIntelNFFcontrol•Disabled

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

PasswordBeep•Disabled

KeyboardBeep•Disabled

theotherthreadswithina microprocessor.

IfyouselectDisabled, onlyonethreadwithin eachexecutioncoreunitis enabled.

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled, additionalexecution coreunitswithina microprocessorare enabled.

IfyouselectDisabled,only oneexecutioncoreunit withinamicroprocessoris enabled.

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

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.T ypeadateortime.

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”onpage46

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

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

PasswordCountExceeded Error

SetMinimumLength

Power-OnPassword

HardDisk1Password•Disabled

SecurityChipSelection SecurityChip

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Passwordlengthoptions

•Disabled

•Enabled

•DiscreteTPM

•IntelPTT

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”onpage46.

Referto“Harddisk passwords”onpage

IfyouselectDiscreteTPM, youcanuseadiscreteTPM chipwithTPM1.2mode. IfyouselectIntelPTT, youcanuseIntelPlatform Trustedtechnology(PTT) withTPM2.0mode.

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IfyouchangefromIntel PTTtoDiscreteTPM,a

messagepopsupthatall encryptionkeyswillbe clearedinthesecuritychip. Ifyouwanttocontinue, selectY es.

IfyouchangefromDiscrete TPMtoIntelPTT,a messagepopsupthatall encryptionkeyswillbe clearedinthesecuritychip. IntelAMTandIntelTXTare disabledwhenthesecurity chipissettoIntelPTT. Ifyouwanttocontinue, selectY es.

Notes:

Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

•DiscreteTPM

•AMDfTPM

•Thissub-menuis availableonmodels withanIntelCPU.

•DiscreteTPMis displayedonlywhen adiscreteTPMchipis available.

•IntelPTTcanbeused withtheWindows8or lateroperatingsystem.

IfyouselectDiscreteTPM, youcanuseadiscreteTPM chipwithTPM1.2mode.If youselectAMDfTPM,you canuseﬁrmware—based TPMwithTPM2.0mode.

IfyouchangefromAMD fTPMtoDiscreteTPM, orfromDiscreteTPMto AMDfTPM,amessage popsupthatallencryption keyswillbeclearedinthe securitychip.Ifyouwantto continue,selectY es.

SecurityChip

Notes:

•Thissub-menuis availableonmodels withanAMDCPU.

•DiscreteTPMis displayedonlywhen adiscreteTPMchipis available.

•AMDfTPMcanbeused withtheWindows8.1or lateroperatingsystem.

•Active

•Inactive

•Disabled

IfyouselectActive,the securitychipisfunctional. IfyouselectInactive,the securitychipisvisible, butitisnotfunctional.If youselectDisabled,the securitychipishiddenand itisnotfunctional.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayed whenSecurityChip SelectionissettoDiscrete TPM.

•Enabled

•Disabled

IfyouselectEnabled,the securitychipisfunctional. IfyouselectDisabled,the

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

UEFIBIOSUpdateOption

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

ClearSecurityChip

IntelTXTFeature•Disabled

PhysicalPresencefor Provisioning

PhysicalPresenceforClear

FlashBIOSUpdatingby End-Users

SecureRollBackPrevention

•Enter

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

securitychipishiddenand itisnotfunctional.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayed whenSecurityChip SelectionissettoIntel PTTorAMDfTPM.

Cleartheencryptionkey.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayed onlyifyouhaveselected

ActiveorEnabledforthe SecurityChipoption.

EnableordisableIntel TrustedExecution Technology.

Notes:

•Thisitemisdisplayed onlyifyouhaveselected ActiveorEnabled fortheSecurityChip option.

•Thisitemissetto DisabledwhenIntelPTT isenabled.

•Thismenuis unselectablewhenIntel PTTisenabled.

Thisoptionenablesor disablestheconﬁrmation messagewhenyouchange thesettingsofthesecurity chip.

Thisoptionenablesor disablestheconﬁrmation messagewhenyouclear thesecuritychip.

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

IfyouselectDisabled, youcanﬂashtoanearlier versionoftheUEFIBIOS.

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IfyouselectEnabled,you cannotﬂashtoanearlier versionoftheUEFIBIOS.

Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled

Virtualization

IntelVirtualization Technology

Note:Thisitemissetas Disabledbydefaultwhen

theOSOptimizedDefaults ontheRestartmenuisset asDisabled.Thisitemis setasEnabledbydefault whentheOSOptimized DefaultsissetasEnabled.

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.

IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled

AMD-V™Technology

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

IntelVT -disIntel

•Enabled

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

Note:Thissub-menuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

•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 10operatingsystems.

Thisoptionisusedtoclear allkeysandcertiﬁcatesin SecureBootdatabases. Youcaninstallyourown

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

InternalDeviceAccess

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

InternalStorageTamper Detection

•Disabled

•Enabled

keysandcertiﬁcatesafter selectingthisoption.

IfyouselectEnabled, removinganyinternal storagedevicewhenyour computerisinsleepmode willbedetected.Ifyou removetheinternalstorage devicewhilethecomputer isinsleepmode,the computerwillshutdown whenyouwakeitup,and anyunsaveddatawillbe lost.

Startupmenu

Tochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Attention:

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

•IfyouareusingtheBitLocker™driveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdrive encryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.

Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.T urnonthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,presstheF12key.

3.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.

Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevicesortheoperating systemcannotbefound.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table4.Startupmenuitems

Menuitem

Boot

NetworkBoot

SelectionComments

Selectthebootdevicewhenyou pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthe computer.

Selectthebootdevicewhenthe computerwakesfromLAN.IfWake OnLANisenabled,anetwork administratorcanturnonallofthe computersinaLANremotelybyuse ofnetworkmanagementsoftware.

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Table4.Startupmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

UEFI/LegacyBoot

BootMode

SelectionComments

•Both

•UEFIOnly

•LegacyOnly

UEFI/LegacyBootPriority

•UEFIFirst

•LegacyFirst

CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)

•No

•Y es

•Quick

•Diagnostics

Selectsystembootcapability.

•Both:Selectpriorityofboot optionsbetweenUEFIandLegacy.

•UEFIOnly:Thecomputerwillstart fromtheUEFI-enabledoperating system.

•LegacyOnly:Thecomputerwill bootfromanyoperatingsystem otherthantheUEFI-enabledone.

Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the computercannotstartfromthe bootabledevicesthatdonothavethe UEFI-enabledoperatingsystem.

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

ScreenduringthePOST:

•Quick:TheThinkPadLogoscreen isdisplayed.

•Diagnostics:Testmessagesare displayed.

Note:YoucanalsoenterDiagnostic modebypressingEscduringPOST.

OptionKeyDisplay

BootDeviceListF12Option

BootOrderLock

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

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.

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Note:EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeettheWindows10certiﬁcationrequirement.Whenyou changethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically,suchasCSMSupport,UEFI/Legacy Boot,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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage73

•“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage74

•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage75

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

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

Tocheckthecapacityoftheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickStart➙Computer. –ForWindows10:OpentheFileExplorerandclickThisPC.

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetoimprove dataseekandreadtimes.

•Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.

Note:Youalsomightwanttolookforprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.

•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” onpage79

andrunadiagnostictestforthedrivebeforeyoucalltheCustomerSupportCenter.

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.

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.Y oucanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeature toenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspeciﬁedintervals.Youalsocanpredeﬁne scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates) sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.

FormoreinformationabouthowtousetheSystemUpdateprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystem oftheprogram.

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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.

•Whenreplacingtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivereattachthecoverofthedriveslot.

•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveintheappropriate containersorpackagingwhentheyarenotbeingused.

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•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer.

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

Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaﬂashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscompleted.T odosomightcausedamageto yourdata.

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.

5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.

6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.

7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.

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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.T oremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Diagnosingproblems”onpage79

•“Troubleshooting”onpage79

Diagnosingproblems

Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastarting pointforsolvingthem.

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

Notes:

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

•IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystemotherthanWindows7orWindows10,youcanﬁndthe latestinformationaboutdiagnosticsforyourcomputerat: 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.T urnoffthecomputerimmediately.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(MiniSA TA). 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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•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnot beepwhilestartingup.

Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Thenturnonthecomputerandlistenagain.

Solution:Makesurethat:

–Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly. –Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking

electricaloutlet. –Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconﬁrmation.) –Thebrightnesslevelofthescreenisappropriatelyset. Ifapower-onpasswordisset,pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpasswordand

thentypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter. Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen. Solution:Ifyouhavemodiﬁedapartitiononyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivebyusing

partitionsoftware,informationaboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.

1.T urnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.

2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:

–Ifyouhaveusedthepartitionsoftware,examinethepartitionontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,

orsolid-statedrivebyusingthesoftware,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.

–Usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemtothefactorydefaultstate.

Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison. Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:

–TouchtheTrackPointpointingdeviceortheThinkPadtrackpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver. –Pressthepowerbuttontoresumethecomputerfromsleeporhibernationmode.

Beeperrors

Table5.Beeperrors

Problem

Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three moreshortbeeps,andoneshortbeep

Threeshortbeeps,pause,oneshortbeep,pause,one moreshortbeep,andthreeshortbeeps

Onelongandtwoshortbeeps

Solution

Makesurethatmemorymodulesareinstalledcorrectly.If theyare,andyoustillhearthebeeps,havethecomputer serviced.

PCIresourceallocationfailure.Poweroffthecomputer andremovethedevicefromtheExpressCardSlot.Ifthe beepspersist,havethecomputerserviced.

Thevideofunctionhasaproblem.Havethecomputer serviced.

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Table5.Beeperrors(continued)

FiveshortbeepsThesystemboardhasaproblem.Havethecomputer

serviced.

Fiveshortbeeps,pause,ﬁvemoreshortbeeps,and pause

TCG-compliantfunctionality-relatedproblem(mightbe theTPMinitializationfailure).Continuewiththeboot processandcalltheLenovoservicecenterfortechnical support.

Memorymoduleproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Ifyourmemorymoduleisnotoperatingproperly,checkthefollowingitems:

1.Verifythatthememorymoduleisinstalledandseatedcorrectlyinyourcomputer. Itmightbenecessarytoremovealladdedmemorymodulestotestthecomputerwithonlythe

factory-installedmemorymodules,andthenreinstallthememorymoduleoneatatimetoensure aproperconnection.

2.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup. Followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforpower-onself-test(POST)errormessages.

3.VerifythatthelatestUEFIBIOSforyourmodelhasbeeninstalled.

4.Verifythepropermemoryconﬁgurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthe memoryspeed.

5.Rundiagnosticprograms.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage79.

Networkingproblems

Thefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems:

Ethernetproblems

•Problem:Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork. Solution:Makesurethat:

–Thecableisinstalledcorrectly.

ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerand totheRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis 100meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblem persists,tryadifferentcable.

–Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.Toinstallthecorrectdriver,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedfor anadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethepasswordorprovideconﬁrmation.

2.Iftheexclamationmark!isdisplayednexttotheadapternameunderNetworkadapters,you mightnotbeusingthecorrectdriverorthedrivermighthavebeendisabled.Toupdatethedriver, right-clickthehighlightedadapter.

3.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.

Ifyouconﬁguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesurethattheswitchportalsoisconﬁguredforfull duplex.Settingwrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlost connections.

–Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.

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Lenovo ThinkPad E460, ThinkPad E465 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

Features

Operatingenvironment

Lenovoprograms

AccessingLenovoprograms

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Registeringyourcomputer

Frequentlyaskedquestions

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

Specialkeys

Functionkeysandkeycombinations

Windowskey

ThinkPadpointingdevice

ThinkPadpointingdevice

Trackpadtouchgestures

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

ReplacingthecapoftheTrackPointpointingstick

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