Lenovo ThinkPad E560, ThinkPad E565 User Guide [en, uk]

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UserGuide

ThinkPadE560andE565

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixF“Notices”onpage151

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovo SupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ThirdEdition(July2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2015,2016.

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

Contents

Readthisﬁrst..............v

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

Safetyguidelines............vii

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

Powercordsandpoweradapters.....viii

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.....ix

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

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

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

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

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery...x Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery..xi

Heatandproductventilation........xi

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation....xii

Lasersafetyinformation.........xiii

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice.....xiii

Usingheadphonesorearphones......xiii

Additionalsafetyinformation.......xiv

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

Frontviewformodelswitha2Dcamera....1

Frontviewformodelswitha3Dcamera....3

Right-sideview..............4

Left-sideview..............6

Bottomview...............8

Statusindicators.............8

Locatingimportantproductinformation.....10

Machinetypeandmodelinformation....10

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationinformation...10

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems..11

Features.................11

Speciﬁcations...............13

Operatingenvironment...........13

Lenovoprograms.............14

AccessingLenovoprograms.......14

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....14

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17

Registeringyourcomputer..........17

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

system..................18

Specialkeys...............19

ThinkPadpointingdevice..........21

TrackPointpointingdevice........21

Trackpad...............22

Trackpadtouchgestures.........23

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..24

Replacingthecapofpointingstick.....24

Powermanagement............25

Usingtheacpower...........25

Checkingthebatterystatus........26

Chargingthebattery..........26

Maximizingthebatterylife........26

Managingthebatterypower.......26

Power-savingmodes..........27

Handlingthebattery...........27

Connectingtothenetwork..........29

Ethernetconnections..........29

Wirelessconnections..........29

Usinganexternaldisplay..........31

Connectinganexternaldisplay......31

Choosingadisplaymode........32

Changingdisplaysettings........32

Usingaudiofeatures............33

Usingthecamera.............33

Usingtheopticaldrive...........34

Usingaﬂashmediacard...........34

Insertingaﬂashmediacard........35

Removingaﬂashmediacard.......35

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

computer...............37

FindingThinkPadoptions..........37

ThinkPadOneLinkDock...........37

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock.........38

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..41

Accessibilityandcomfort..........41

Ergonomicinformation..........41

Comfort...............42

Accessibilityinformation.........42

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........45

Traveltips...............45

Travelaccessories...........45

Chapter5.Security..........47

Attachingamechanicallock.........47

Usingpasswords..............47

Typingpasswords...........47

Power-onpassword...........48

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Supervisorpassword..........48

Harddiskpasswords..........50

Harddisksecurity.............52

Settingthesecuritychip...........52

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........53

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourinternalstorage

drive...................55

Usingﬁrewalls...............56

Protectingdataagainstviruses........56

Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration..57

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......57

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..57

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem.58

Installingdevicedrivers...........59

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......59

Mainmenu..............60

Conﬁgmenu..............60

DateandTimemenu..........64

Securitymenu.............64

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

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

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........73

Usingsystemmanagement..........74

Chapter7.Preventingproblems...75

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......75

Makingsuredevicedriversareup-to-date....76

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........77

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....78

Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer

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

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

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

Computerstopsresponding.......81

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

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

Errorswithoutmessages.........84

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

Memorymoduleproblems........86

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

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

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

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

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

Fingerprintreaderproblems........94

Batteryandpowerproblems.......94

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

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

Asoftwareproblem...........99

Problemswithportsandconnectors....99

Chapter9.Recoveryoverview...101

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................101

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....101

Performingbackupandrecovery

operations..............102

UsingtheRescueandRecovery

workspace..............103

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....104

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................105

Solvingrecoveryproblems........106

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating

system..................106

Resettingyourcomputer.........106

Usingadvancedstartupoptions......106

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

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

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..107

Chapter10.Replacingdevices...109

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

Replacingthebattery............109

Replacingthekeyboard...........111

Replacingtheinternalstoragedrive......116

Replacingtheopticaldrive..........121

Replacingamemorymodule.........124

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........126

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....129

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........129

Gettinghelpandservice...........129

Usingdiagnosticprograms........130

LenovoSupportWebsite.........130

CallingLenovo.............130

Purchasingadditionalservices........131

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............133

LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas..133

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........133

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...135

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....135

Certiﬁcationrelatedinformation........135

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........135

Electronicemissionnotices..........135

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........135

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............136

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive

orRadioEquipmentDirective.......136

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GermanClassBcompliancestatement...137 Class1laserproductcompliance

statement...............137

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....137

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..138 Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................138

Japannoticeforacpowercord......138

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................138

Eurasiancompliancemark..........138

Brazilaudionotice.............138

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

information.............139

ImportantWEEEinformation.........139

RecyclinginformationforChina........140

RecyclinginformationforJapan........140

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........141

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....141

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................141

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................142

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....143

ChinaRoHS................143

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........144

TaiwanRoHS...............144

TurkishRoHS...............144

UkraineRoHS...............145

IndiaRoHS................145

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............147

AppendixE.Trademarks......149

AppendixF.Notices.........151

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ivUserGuide

Readthisﬁrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer. Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

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

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

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

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaninternalstoragedrive(suchasa harddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,orhybriddrive),dooneofthefollowing:

•Turnoffthecomputer.

•Putthecomputerinsleepmode.

•Putthecomputerinhibernationmode.

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 ortheLenovoLimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty, 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-sized internalbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothe batterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.

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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.

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

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

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surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

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 .

,or

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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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.Toavoidpossibledamageto 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.

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Ifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontainsasmall amountofharmfulsubstance.

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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,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectordisconnectthe telephonecablefromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

Todisconnect:

1.T urneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

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Lasersafetyinformation

CAUTION: Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMdrives,DVDdrives,3Dcameras,ﬁberopticdevices,or transmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciﬁedherein mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

DANGER

Noticesfor3Dcamera:

•Donotattempttoopenanyportionof3Dcamera.

•Therearenouserserviceablepartswiththe3Dcamera.

•Modiﬁcationorserviceofthe3Dcamera,speciﬁcallytheIRlaserprojectormightcausethe emissionstoexceedClass1.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

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

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

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

Usingheadphonesorearphones

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

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

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

Additionalsafetyinformation

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”onpage10

•“Features”onpage11

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage13

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage13

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedto startusingthecomputer.

Frontviewformodelswitha2Dcamera

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure1.Frontviewformodelswitha2Dcamera

1Microphones22Dcamera

3TrackPoint

5Numerickeypad

7Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

9Trackpad10Media-cardslot

11Speakers

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pointingstick4Powerbutton

6System-statusindicator

8TrackPointbuttons

1Microphones

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

22Dcamera

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera” onpage33.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

3T rackPointpointingstick 8T rackPointbuttons 9Trackpad

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPad

pointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourﬁngersfromatypingposition.For moreinformation,see“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage21

4Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops responding”onpage81formoreinformation.

Youalsocandeﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.T ochangewhatthepowerbutton does,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall icons.

2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

5Numerickeypad

Usethenumerickeypadtoinputnumbersquickly.

6System-statusindicator

TheilluminateddotontheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Formoreinformation,see “Statusindicators”onpage8.

7Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprintwitha password.Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage53

10Media-cardslot

Yourcomputerhasamedia-cardslot.Insertyourﬂashmediacardintothemedia-cardslottoreadthedata onthecard.Formoreinformation,see“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage34.

11Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

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Frontviewformodelswitha3Dcamera

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure2.Frontviewformodelswitha3Dcamera

13Dcamera

3Colorcamera

5Microphones6TrackPointpointingstick

7Powerbutton8Numerickeypad

9System-statusindicator10Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

11TrackPointbuttons12Trackpad

13Media-cardslot

13Dcamera

2Infraredcamera 3Colorcamera 4Infraredlaserprojector

2Infraredcamera

4Infraredlaserprojector

14Speakers

Somemodelscomewitha3Dcamera1.Consistedofaninfraredcamera2,acolorcamera3,andan infraredlaserprojector

4,the3Dcameraenablesyoutointeractwithyourcomputereasilyandconveniently.

The3Dcamerasupportsallfunctionsofa2Dcamera.Usethe3Dcameratotakepicturesorholdavideo conference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”onpage33.

5Microphones

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

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ThinkPadpointingdevice

6T rackPointpointingstick 11T rackPointbuttons 12Trackpad

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareall partofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourﬁngersfromatypingposition.Formore information,see“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage21.

7Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.

Youalsocandeﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.T ochangewhatthepowerbutton does,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall icons.

2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

8Numerickeypad

Usethenumerickeypadtoinputnumbersquickly.

9System-statusindicator

TheilluminateddotontheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Formoreinformation,see “Statusindicators”onpage8.

10Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprintwitha password.Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage53

13Media-cardslot

Yourcomputerhasamedia-cardslot.Insertyourﬂashmediacardintothemedia-cardslottoreadthedata onthecard.Formoreinformation,see“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage34.

14Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

Right-sideview

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

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Figure3.Right-sideview

1Audioconnector

3UniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connector

5LenovoOneLinkconnector

1Audioconnector

2Opticaldrive(availableonsomemodels) 4acpowerconnector

Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch)4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto listentothesoundfromthecomputer.

Notes:

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

•Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using audiofeatures”onpage33.

2Opticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)

Usetheopticaldrivetoreadorburnopticaldiscs.

3USB3.0connector

TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinteroradigital camera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward. Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

4acpowerconnector 5LenovoOneLinkconnector

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtotheacpowerconnector,itprovidespowertothecomputer andchargesthebattery.WhenasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDockis

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connectedtotheLenovoOneLinkconnector,itcannotonlyextendthecomputercapabilitiesbutalso provideacpowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.

TousetheLenovoOneLinkconnector,removetheconnectorcoverfromtheLenovoOneLinkconnectorﬁrst.

Note:Ensurethatyoukeeptheconnectorcover.ReattachittotheLenovoOneLinkconnectorwhen youarenotusingtheLenovoOneLinkconnector.

Left-sideview

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure4.Left-sideview

1Security-lockslot

3Ethernetconnector

5High-deﬁnitionmultimediainterface(HDMI™)

connector

7AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

1Security-lockslot

2Fanlouvers

4Videographicsarray(VGA)connector

6USB3.0connector

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslottolock yourcomputertoastationaryobject.

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

2Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandtheinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling, especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:Toensureproperairﬂow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefanlouvers.

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3Ethernetconnector

Connectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector. YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenthegreen indicatorison,itindicatesthatthecomputerisconnectedtoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkis available.Whentheindicatorblinksyellow,dataisbeingtransmitted.

Note:IfthecomputerisconnectedtoasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDock, usetheEthernetconnectoronthedocktoconnecttoaLANinsteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

4VGAconnector

UsetheVGAconnectortoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

5HDMIconnector

UsetheHDMIconnectortoconnectthecomputertoanHDMI-compatibleaudiodeviceorvideomonitor, suchasahigh-deﬁnitiontelevision(HDTV).

Note:IfyouconnectthecomputertoasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDock,usetheHDMIconnectoron thedock,nottheoneonthecomputer.

6USB3.0connector

TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinteroradigital camera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward. Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

7AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows

7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ForWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPOWER,andthenfollowtheinstructionson thescreen.

Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage14

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward. Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

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Bottomview

Figure5.Bottomview

1Battery2Wireless-LAN-cardslot

3Internalstoragedrive4Memory-upgradeslots

1Battery

Useyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

2Wireless-LAN-cardslot

YourcomputermighthaveawirelessLANcardinstalledinthisslotsothatyoucanestablishwireless LANconnections.

3Internalstoragedrive

Dependingonthemodel,thecomputermighthavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdrive thatcanmeetvariousstoragedemands.

Somemodelshaveasolid-statedrivefordatastorage.Thesolid-statedrivemakesyourcomputerlight, small,andfast.

Somemodelsareequippedwithahybriddrive,whichisastoragedevicethatcombinesNANDﬂash solid-statememorywithharddiskdrivetechnology.

Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourstorage drive.Thisreductionismorenoticeableonthesolid-statedrivebecauseofitssmallercapacity.

4Memory-upgradeslots

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthe memory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.

Statusindicators

Thistopichelpsyoulocateandidentifythevariousstatusindicatorsonyourcomputer.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

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1FnLockindicator

TheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys” onpage19.

2Speaker-muteindicator

Whenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.

3Microphone-muteindicator

Whenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.

4Camera-statusindicator

Whenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.

56System-statusindicators

Theilluminateddots,oneintheThinkPadlogoontheouterlidofyourcomputerandtheotheronthepalm rest,showthesystemstatusofyourcomputer:

•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.

•On:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

•Blinksfast:Thecomputerisenteringhibernationmode.

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•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethefollowinglabelsthatcontainimportantproduct information:

Machinetypeandmodelinformation

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiﬁesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Thefollowingﬁgureshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer.

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationinformation

TheFCCandICCertiﬁcationinformationisidentiﬁedbyalabellocatedonthecomputerbasecoveras showninthefollowingﬁgure.

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Forapreinstalledwirelessmodule,thislabelidentiﬁestheactualFCCIDandICcertiﬁcationnumberforthe wirelessmoduleinstalledbyLenovo.

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,andtheversionofWindows10thatispreinstalled,yourcomputermighthavea GenuineMicrosoftlabelafﬁxedtoitscover.Seehttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx forillustrationsofthevarioustypesofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.

•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels preinstalledwithanyversionofWindows10.

•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:

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall

programs,andthenclickSettings➙System➙About.

–Right-clicktheStartbutton

.ThenselectSystem.

Memory

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•Doubledatarate3lowvoltagesynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemorymodules(DDR3LVSDRAM)

Storagedevice

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightharddiskdrive(availableonsomemodels)

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightsolid-statedrive(availableonsomemodels)

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheighthybriddrive(availableonsomemodels)

Display

ThecolordisplayusestheThinFilmTransistor(TFT)technology.

•Displaysize:15.6inches(396.2mm)

•Displayresolution:

–LCD:Upto1366x768or1920x1080,dependingonthemodel –Externalmonitor:Upto2048x1536

•Brightnesscontrol

Keyboard

•6-rowkeyboard

•ThinkPadpointingdevice(T rackPointpointingdeviceandtrackpad)

•Functionkeys

•Numerickeypad

Interface

•4-in-1–digital-media-cardreader

•acpowerconnector

•Audioconnector

•Externalmonitorconnectors(VGAconnectorandHDMIconnector)

•LenovoOneLinkconnector

•OneAlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

•TwoUSB3.0connectors

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•Integratedmicrophones

•2Dcameraor3Dcamera,dependingonthemodel

Note:The3Dcameraisaninfraredlaserdevice.

Opticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)

•Multi-Burnerdrive

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedBluetooth

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

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Speciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

Size

•Width:377mm(14.84inches)

•Depth:255mm(10.04inches)formodelswitha2Dcamera,or257mm(10.12inches)formodelswitha 3Dcamera

•Height:27.1mm(1.07inches)formodelswitha2Dcamera,or27.6mm(1.09inches)formodelswitha 3Dcamera

Heatoutput

•45W(154Btu/hr)maximumor65W(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.

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Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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

AccessingLenovoprograms

ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,clickAllprograms(Windows7)orAllapps(Windows

10)todisplayallprograms.

3.Ifyoustilldonotﬁndtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,someLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled. Youcannotﬁndtheseprogramsthroughtheabovemethodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemﬁrst.T oinstall theseLenovoprograms,accesstheLenovoPCExperienceprogram,clickLenovoT ools,andthenfollow theinstructionsonthescreen.

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessConnections™

(Windows7)

ActiveProtectionSystem™

(Windows7andWindows10)

AutoScrollUtility

(Windows7)

CommunicationsUtility

(Windows7)

TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramfor creatingandmanaginglocationproﬁles.Eachlocationproﬁlestoresallthe networkandInternetconﬁgurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork infrastructurefromaspeciﬁclocationsuchasahomeoranofﬁce.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationproﬁlesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplace toplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedto manuallyreconﬁgureyoursettingsandrestartthecomputereachtime.

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

Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating. Thisisbecausewhentheinternalstoragedriveisnotoperating,thesystem stopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthe drivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.

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

Thisprogramenhancesyourexperiencewithwindowoperation.Thewindow positionofaforegroundapplicationisautomaticallyadjusted.Thescrollbaron auserinterfaceisalsoautomaticallyadjusted.

TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconﬁguresettingsforthe integratedcameraandaudiodevices.

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FingerprintManagerPro, LenovoFingerprintManager,or TouchFingerprintManager

(Windows7)

HotkeyFeaturesIntegration

(Windows7andWindows10)

LenovoCompanion

(Windows10)

LenovoPCExperience

(Windows7andWindows10)

LenovoSettings

(Windows10)

MobileBroadbandConnect

(Windows7andWindows10)

MessageCenterPlus

(Windows7)

PasswordManager

(Windows7)

PowerManager

(Windows7)

RecoveryMedia

(Windows7andWindows10)

RescueandRecovery

(Windows7)

SystemUpdate

(Windows7)

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

HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand installutilityprogramsspeciﬁcallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour computer.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.

Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.With LenovoCompanion,theyare.

UseLenovoCompaniontodothefollowing:

•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”onpage17

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17

•“GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem”onpage18

•“Specialkeys”onpage19

•“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage21

•“Powermanagement”onpage25

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage29

•“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage31

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage33

•“Usingthecamera”onpage33

•“Usingtheopticaldrive”onpage34

•“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage34

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?

©CopyrightLenovo2015,2016

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickShutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,andthenclickControlPanel.

Howtousethebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving modes”onpage27

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans. See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage26

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power management”onpage25.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourinternalstoragedrive?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage47toﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand unauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheinternalstoragedrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafrom yourinternalstoragedrive”onpage55

Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Connectinganexternaldisplay”onpage31

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal monitor.

Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage75

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems” onpage81.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage101.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis onlinehelpwhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage57

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage81

•“Powerproblems”onpage95

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.T oaccesstheWindowshelpinformation system,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.

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

Specialkeys

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

1Additionalshortcutkeys

Yourcomputermighthavefouradditionalshortcutkeys:

•:Launchescalculator

•:Locksoperatingsystem

•:Opensthedefaultbrowser

•:OpensComputer

2Numerickeypad

Youcanusethisnumerickeypadtoinputnumbersquickly.

3Windowskey

PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.

ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowskeywithotherkeys,refertothehelpinformationsystemofthe Windowsoperatingsystem.

45Fnkeyandfunctionkeys

YoucanconﬁguretheFnkey4andfunctionkeys5intheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthe following:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall icons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeystab.

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3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

•+:EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction. WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff(defaultmode).T oinitiatethe

specialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.T oinputF1-F12,press theFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.T oinputF1-F12,pressthe functionkeysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkey andthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•

:Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,thespeaker-muteindicatorturns

on. Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour

computeragain.T oturnonthesound,pressF1,F2,orF3.

•

:Decreasesthespeakervolume.

:Increasesthespeakervolume.

•:Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,themicrophone-mute indicatorturnson.

•:Darkensthedisplay.

•:Brightensthedisplay. Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingthetwokeys.Tochangethe

defaultbrightnesslevel,right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Thenclick Adjustscreenbrightnessandmakechangesasdesired.

•

:Managesexternaldisplays.Formoreinformation,referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage31.

Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombination alsoisavailable.

•

:Enablesordisableswirelessfeatures.Formoreinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto

“Wirelessconnections”onpage29

•

–Windows7:OpensControlPanel. –Windows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.

•:

–Windows7:OpensWindowsSearch. –Windows10:OpenstheCortana

•

:Viewstheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

searchbox.

•:

–Windows7:OpensComputer. –Windows10:Viewsalltheprograms.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

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•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

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

ThinkPadpointingdevice

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

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingtwodevices:

1TrackPointpointingdevice 2Trackpad

Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled. Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage24

TrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas pointing,clicking,andscrolling.

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TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingfourcomponents:

1Pointingstick 2Left-clickbutton(primary-clickbutton) 3Right-clickbutton(secondary-clickbutton) 4Scrollbar

TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,refertothefollowinginstructions:

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

•Point Usethepointingstick1tomovethepointeronthescreen.T ousethepointingstick,applypressureto thepointing-sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thepointermovesaccordingly butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthe amountofpressureyouapplytothepointingstick.

•Left-click Presstheleft-clickbutton

2toselectoropenanitem.

•Right-click Presstheright-clickbutton3todisplayashortcutmenu.

•Scroll Pressandholdthedottedscrollbar4whileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickintheverticalor horizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.

Trackpad

Theentiretrackpadissensitivetoﬁngertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperformallthe pointing,clicking,andscrollingfunctionsofatraditionalmouse.

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Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozonesbyitsfunction:

1Left-clickzone(primary-clickzone) 2Right-clickzone(secondary-clickzone)

Tousethetrackpad,refertothefollowinginstructions:

•Point Slideoneﬁngeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadtomovethepointeraccordingly.

•Left-click Presstheleft-clickzone

1toselectoropenanitem.

Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithoneﬁngertoperformtheleft-clickaction.

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

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

Withthetrackpad,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingthetouch gestures,see“Trackpadtouchgestures”onpage23

Ifthetrackpadsurfaceisstainedwithoil,turnoffthecomputerﬁrst.Thengentlywipethetrackpadsurface withasoftandlint-freeclothmoistenedwithlukewarmwaterorcomputercleaner.

Trackpadtouchgestures

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetoﬁngertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform 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.

Replacingthecapofpointingstick

Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.

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.

Tipsforusingtheacpoweradapter

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto thetransformer.

•Beforeyouchargethebatteries,makesurethattheirtemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).

•Youcanchargethebatterieswhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.Youneedto chargethebatteriesinanyofthefollowingsituations:

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–WhenthebatteryiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareashowsalowpercentageofbatterypower

remaining

–Whenthebatterieshavenotbeenusedforalongtime

Checkingthebatterystatus

Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatocheckthebatterystatus. Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteriesofyourcomputer betweencharges.Becauseofdifferentuserhabitsandneeds,itisdifﬁculttopredicthowlongabattery chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer,forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive –Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay –Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures

Chargingthebattery

Itisrecommendedthatyouchargethebatteryorreplaceitwithachargedbatterywhenthebatterypower remainingislow.Forexample:

•Whenyouﬁndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingislow

•Whenthepoweralarmalertsyou

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninserttheconnectorintothe computer.Thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthreetosixhours.Thechargingtimeisaffectedbythe batterysizeandthephysicalenvironment.Y oucancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthe battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Y oucanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

•Alwaysusepower-savingmodes,suchassleepmodeandhibernationmode.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings. Toadjustpowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall icons.

2.ClickPowerOptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.

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

•Sleepmode Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthestoragedriveandthecomputerdisplayare turnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+4. Youalsocanputthecomputerintosleepmodebydoingthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,clickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton,andthenclick

Sleepfromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickSleep.

•Hibernationmode Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingﬁlesorexitingany programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and ﬁlesaresavedtothestoragedevices,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,clickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton,andthenclick

Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows10:Deﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoesﬁrst,andthenpressthepowerbuttontoput

thecomputerintohibernationmode.

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

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethe passwordorprovideconﬁrmation.

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

•Wirelessoff Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thishelps

conservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressthewireless-radioscontrolkey

Handlingthebattery

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspeciﬁcsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother

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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:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromﬁre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Storeitinacooldryplace.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

Thebatteryisaconsumablesupply.Ifyourbatterybeginstodischargetooquickly,replacethebattery withanewoneofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.Formoreinformationaboutreplacingthebattery, contactyourCustomerSupportCenter.

DANGER

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

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

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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.

IntheAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesaredisabled.TodisabletheAirplanemodeontheWindows10 operatingsystem,opentheStartmenuandclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllapps todisplayallprograms,andclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.Thenturnoffthe Airplanemode.

Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing wirelessnetworks:

•Wireless-LANconnection

•Wireless-WANconnection

•Bluetoothconnection

Usingthewireless-LANconnection

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

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

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Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:

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

2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Thecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablewirelessnetworkwhenthelocationchanges.Formore information,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Tipsforusingthewireless-LANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Placeyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewireless-LANaccess 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.To improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection ismarginal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection isexcellent.

AccessConnectionsstatusicon:

•Nolocationproﬁleisactiveornoneexists.

•Currentlocationproﬁleisdisconnected.

•

Currentlocationproﬁleisconnected.

AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon

•Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

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•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T oimprove signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

UsingtheBluetoothconnection

Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesthatareashortdistancefromoneanother.Itiscommonlyusedfor connectingperipheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonal computer,orremotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.T otransferdatathrough theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:

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

1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.

•ForWindows7:Pressthewireless-radioscontrolkeyandturnontheBluetoothfeature.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Bluetooth.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.Turnonthe Bluetoothfeature.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation system.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange displaysettings.

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthat resolution.

•Upto1920x1200,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheVGAconnector

•Upto4096x2304,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheHDMIconnector

Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.

Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.ThewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtotheHDMIor VGAconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-DiorMiracastfunction.

•Connectingawireddisplay

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

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1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchasthe VGAconnectororHDMIconnector.

2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.

3.T urnontheexternaldisplay.

Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:Right-clickonthedesktop,andthenclickScreenresolution➙Detect. –ForWindows10:Right-clickonthedesktop,andthenclickDisplaysettings➙Detect.

•Connectingawirelessdisplay

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

–ForWindows7:StarttheIntel

Wi-Diprogram.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayinthelistand

microprocessor

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.

–Clicktheactioncentericon

intheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.ClickConnect.Selectthedesired

wirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Choosingadisplaymode

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

modeyouprefer.

Therearefourdisplaymodes:

•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.

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

•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.

•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Y oucandragand moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.

•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.

Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.

Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D

displayshowsthevideooutput.

infull-screenmode,onlythemain

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you candeﬁnewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Youalsocanchange theresolutionandorientation.

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Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenresolutionorDisplaysettings.

2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconﬁgure.

3.Changedisplaysettingsasyouwant.

Note:Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplaythantheexternaldisplay,onlypartofthescreen canbeshownontheexternaldisplay.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:

•Speakers

•Microphones

•Audioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such asthefollowing:

•CompliantwithIntelHighDeﬁnitionAudio

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

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

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyour computer,theThinkPadOneLinkDock,ortheThinkPadOneLinkProDockaresupported.

Table1.Audiofeaturelist

Connector

AudioconnectorHeadphoneand

Audioconnectoronthe ThinkPadOneLinkDock orThinkPadOneLinkPro Dock

Headsetwitha3.5–mm, 4-poleplug

microphonefunctions supported

Headphoneand microphonefunctions supported

ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone

Headphonefunction supported

Notsupported

Conﬁguringforsoundrecording

Toconﬁgurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheSmartAudioprogram.Tostartthe program,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙SmartAudio.

Usingthecamera

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputercomeswitha2Dcameraora3Dcamera.The3Dcameraworks withcertainthird-partyapps,suchasappsprovidedbyIntel.Theperformanceparametersofthe3Dcamera varydependingontheappyouuse.T olearnhowtousethe3Dcamerawithaspeciﬁcappandtoviewthe performanceparameters,searchfortherelatedinformationfromtheIntelWebsite.

Tostartthecameraandconﬁgurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

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•ForWindows7:OpentheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andclickCamerafromtheallappslist.

Whenthecamerastarts,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.

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

Conﬁguringcamerasettings

Youcanconﬁgurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconﬁgurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:Toconﬁgurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconﬁgurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheCameraapp,andclickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionson

thescreentoconﬁgurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartmenu.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconﬁgurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

Usingtheopticaldrive

Note:Y ourcomputeronlysupportstheMulti-Burnerdrive.

Multi-Burnerdrive

ThisdrivecanreadDVD-ROMdiscs,DVD-Rdiscs,DVD-RAMdiscs,DVD-RWdiscs,andalltypesofCDs, suchasCD-ROMdiscs,CD-RWdiscs,CD-Rdiscs,andaudioCDs.Inaddition,itcanrecordonDVD-R discs,DVD-RWdiscs,typeIIDVD-RAMdiscs,CD-RWstandardandhighspeeddiscs,andCD-Rdiscs.

Usingaﬂashmediacard

Yourcomputerhasonemediacardreaderslot.

Themediacardreaderslotsupportsthefollowingfourtypesofcards:

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Note:Y ourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)featurefor theSDcard

Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaﬂashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyour computerintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransfercompletes;otherwise,yourdatacould becomedamaged.

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Insertingaﬂashmediacard

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingaﬂashmediacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.

Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.

Toinsertaﬂashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Locatetheappropriatetypeofslotforyourcard.See“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and indicators”onpage1

2.Ensurethatthemetalcontactsarefacingdownandpointingtowardtothecardslot.

3.Pressthecardﬁrmlyintothecardslot.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabled,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethe passwordorprovideconﬁrmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingaﬂashmediacard

Attention:

•Stopalltheactivitiesinvolvingthecardbeforeremovingit.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightbe damagedorlost.

•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveaﬂashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatoshowhiddenicons.

2.Right-clicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

3.SelectthecorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

4.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

5.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitﬁrst, andtheninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage37

•“ThinkPadOneLinkDock”onpage37

•“ThinkPadOneLinkProDock”onpage38

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.

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

5System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheones

onthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage8.

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.

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

5System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheones

onthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage8

6Powerbutton:Thepowerbuttononthedockfunctionsthesameastheoneonthecomputer.

Rearview

1USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

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

3Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorsonthisconnector

havethesamefunctionastheonesonthecomputer.

4DisplayPort

connector:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother

devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

5Powerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

6DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer thatsupportsDVIconnection.

ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

•Turnoffthecomputer.

•ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnector.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

•TurnontheDVImonitorandthenthecomputer.

7LenovoOneLinkconnector:ConnecttheLenovoOneLinkconnectortothecomputer.

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Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage41

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage45

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort. Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities. Refertotheaccessibilityinformationthatoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation” onpage42

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofﬁcemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample, adaptingtothesurroundinglightsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware, canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.

Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodiﬁcationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequentshortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches). Avoidglareorreﬂectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressF5orF6 toadjustdisplaybrightness.

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

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Armandhandposition:Ifavailable,usechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide

weightsupportforyourarms.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”onpage41andpractice“activesitting”to avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerislightand mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodiﬁcations.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofﬁcefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork areaisnotinanofﬁcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandtakingworkbreaks. ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyourcomputertobestsuit yourneeds.Youcanﬁndsomeoftheseoptionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html. Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeatures thatyouwant.

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

OpenEaseofAccessCenter

TurnonorturnoffFilterKeys

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KeyboardshortcutFunction

ShiftﬁvetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys

NumLockforﬁvesecondsTurnonorturnoffToggleKeys

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.

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TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

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”onpage43.

•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.

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Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionoftheconnectors,see“Locatingcomputercontrols, connectors,andindicators”onpage1

Documentationinaccessibleformats

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

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretravelling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconﬁdentlyandefﬁcientlywithyourcomputer.

•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:

•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictions ontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.If necessary,enabletheAirplanemodebeforeboarding.IntheAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesare disabled.T oenabletheAirplanemodeontheWindows10operatingsystem,opentheStartmenuand clickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms,andclickSettings➙ Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.ThenturnontheAirplanemode.

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Extrabattery,charged

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

•Externalstoragedevice

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountryto whichyouaretravelling.

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

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Chapter5.Security

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage47

•“Usingpasswords”onpage47

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage52

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage52

•“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage53

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourinternalstoragedrive”onpage55

•“Usingﬁrewalls”onpage56

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage56

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

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.Restartyourcomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetup program.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.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.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConﬁrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconﬁgurationchanges 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.Restartyourcomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetup program.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.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.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConﬁrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

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Note:Y oumightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Thenexttimeyouopenthe ThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyoursupervisorpasswordtoproceed.Ifyouforget yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Harddiskpasswords

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust

entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessﬁlesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.

•Masterharddiskpassword Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword

isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddisk driveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauser passwordforeachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,but theadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.

Settingaharddiskpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Restartyourcomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetup program.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Harddisk1Passwordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.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.Typeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordinthe EnterNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConﬁrmNewPassword ﬁeldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConﬁrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer andaccesstheoperatingsystem.

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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”onpage50,typingyourpasswordtoget accesstotheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.T ypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

3.T ypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew passwordintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldsblankandpressEnter twice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.

Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords

•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe harddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan sevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.

•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk drive.Y oumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethehard diskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

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

•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

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•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,andyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththe Windows10operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalstoragedrive.Refertothe proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage48and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage50.Forsecurity, alongerpasswordisrecommended.

•UsethesecuritychiptoprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip” onpage52.

•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoft WindowsBitLocker

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletethedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation, referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourinternalstoragedrive”onpage55.

TheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

DriveEncryption.See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage52

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.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelps toprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDﬂash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofa hardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefﬁcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordforthe internalstoragedevice.

Settingthesecuritychip

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

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

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•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.SelectYestosavetheconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

Notes:

•EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchangethe settingsforthesecuritychip.

•Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

•Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,turnoffyourcomputerandthenturnitonagainafteryousetthe securitychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader

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

Enrollingyourﬁngerprint

Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanoneﬁngerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourﬁngers.To enrollyourﬁngerprints,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7

1.StarttheLenovoFingerprintManagerprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheLenovo FingerprintManagerprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14.

2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.

3.Clicktheiconfortheﬁngerthatyouwanttoenroll,andconstantlyswipeyourcorrespondingﬁnger acrosstheﬁngerprintreaderuntiltheenrollmentcompletes.

4.ClickFinish.Y ourﬁngerprintisenrolledsuccessfully.

Formoreinformationonhowtousetheﬁngerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemoftheLenovo FingerprintManagerprogram.

•ForWindows10

1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall programs,andthenclickSettings➙Accounts➙Sign-inoptions.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoﬁnishtheenrollment.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanoneﬁngerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourﬁngers.

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Swipingyourﬁngerovertheﬁngerprintreader

Toswipeyourﬁngeroverthereader,dothefollowing:

1.Placethetopjointofyourﬁngeronthesensor.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourﬁngertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donot liftyourﬁngerwhenyouareswipingit.

Maintainingtheﬁngerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagetheﬁngerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourﬁngernailoranythinghard

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyﬁnger

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

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•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourﬁngerprint.

Ifyourﬁngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourﬁngeriswrinkled.

•Yourﬁngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourﬁngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourﬁngerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourﬁngerprint.

•Yourﬁngeriswet.

•Aﬁngerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromtheﬁngers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentﬁngerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaredry,applylotiontothem.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourinternalstoragedrive

Someofthedatastoredontheinternalstoragedrivemightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputeroverto someoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsandapplicationsoftware, mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredonthestoragedrivebeforeyou disposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.

Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromthestoragedrive:

•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.

•Deletethedata.

•Formatyourstoragedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringthestoragedrivebacktothefactorydefault settings.

Theseoperations,however,onlychangetheﬁlelocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecritical dataonthestoragedriveforunexpectedpurposes.

Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromthestoragedrivewhenyou disposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Y oucandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingthestorage drivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable. Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developedforthat purpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.

Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdriveor hybriddrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportto downloadthesetools.

IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveoraDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveoraDiskEncryptionhybriddriveis supportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinashort timebyerasingthecryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbut

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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”onpage57

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage59

•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage59

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage74

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdriveor solid-statedrive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandﬁlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.

•ThesupplementﬁlesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

2.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage59.

3.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

4.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD. ThenpressEsc.

5.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

6.PressF10toexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

7.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.

Notes:

•IfyouarestartingtheinstallationDVDimagefromanexternalUSBdeviceorifyourcomputerhasan

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

•IfanNVMExpressdriveisinstalled,additionaldriversalsoarerequired.Formoreinformation,goto

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

8.RestoretheC:\SWTOOL SdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.

9.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage59.

©CopyrightLenovo2015,2016

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

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

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourinternalstorage drive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage59.

2.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

3.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexampleUSBHDD.

4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

5.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer,andrestart thecomputer.

6.Installthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage59.

7.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe securitypatches.

8.Dependingonyourpreference,installLenovoprograms.ForinformationaboutLenovoprograms, see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14.

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

WhenyouinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion codes:

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CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

Installingdevicedrivers

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

Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,dothefollowing:

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

2.Selectyourproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.

3.Selectthedevicedriversyouthatyouneed,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

IfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanﬁndthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS directoryonyourstoragedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice drivers”onpage105.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectvarioussetupconﬁgurationsforyourcomputerthrough conﬁguringtheBIOS.

ToconﬁguretheBIOSofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogram starts.

Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocan pressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe password,youcannotchangetheconﬁgurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.For moreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage47

2.Usethecursorkeystoselectatab;orusethecursorkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselectit. Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.

Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:

•PresstheF6keytochangetoahighervalue.

•PresstheF5keytochangetoalowervalue.

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Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

4.T ochangeotherconﬁgurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.

5.Whenyoucompletetheconﬁguration,presstheF10keytosaveandexit.Youalsocanselectthe

RestarttabintheThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.

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

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SubmenuitemSelectionComments

WakeOnLAN

•Disabled

•ACOnly

•ACandBattery

Enablethecomputerto poweronwhentheEthernet controllerreceivesamagic packet(aspecialnetwork message).

IfyouselectACOnly,Wake onLANisenabledonly

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

whentheacpoweradapter isattached.

IfyouselectACand Battery,WakeonLANis enabledwithanypower sources.

Notes:

•Themagicpackettype WakeonLANrequires acpower.

•TheWakeonLAN functiondoesnot workwhenaharddisk passwordisset.

LoadstheEthernetLAN OptionROMtoenable startupfromanintegrated networkdevice.

EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion4(IPv4) networkstackfortheUEFI environment.

EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion6(IPv6) networkstackforUEFI environment.

Selectnetworkstack priorityforUEFIPXEboot.

Enablesordisablesboot supportforUSBstorage devices.

IfyouselectDisabled, theexternalUSBdevices cannotbechargedthrough USBconnectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,the externalUSBdevicescan bechargedthroughUSB connectorsevenwhen systemisinhibernation orpower-offmodeandin batterymode.

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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 whichIntelinternalgraphics deviceshares.

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Ifyouselect512MB,the maximumusablememory mightbereducedonthe 32-bitoperatingsystem.

Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Power

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

BootTimeExtension•Disabled

•1second

•2seconds

•3seconds

•5seconds

•10seconds

IntelSpeedStep technology

CPUPowerManagement

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

IntelHyper-Threading Technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

Note:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

Thisoptiondeﬁnesthe amountoftimetoextend thebootprocess,in seconds.

Thesystemcannotdetect someexternalmonitors duringbootbecausethey needafewsecondstobe ready.Trythisoptionifthe monitorbeinguseddoes notdisplaythebootscreen.

Note:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

SelectthemodeofIntel SpeedSteptechnologyat runtime.

•Maximum Performance:Always highestspeed

•BatteryOptimized: Alwayslowestspeed

•Disabled:Noruntime support,lowestspeed

Note:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

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

IfyouselectEnabled, additionalmicroprocessor threadsareenabled. Thesethreadsappearas additionalprocessorsbut sharesomeresourceswith theotherthreadswithina microprocessor.

IfyouselectDisabled, onlyonethreadwithin eachexecutioncoreunitis enabled.

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Table2.Conﬁgmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

CPUCoreMulti-Processing

BeepandAlarm

IntelNFFIntelNFFcontrol•Disabled

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

PasswordBeep•Disabled

KeyboardBeep•Disabled

Note:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled, additionalexecution coreunitswithina microprocessorare enabled.

IfyouselectDisabled,only oneexecutioncoreunit withinamicroprocessoris enabled.

Note:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

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

Enablethisoptionto haveabeepsound whenunmanageablekey combinationarepressed.

Thisoptionenablesor disablestheIntelNetwork FrameForwarder(NFF) function. Note:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

DateandTimemenu

Tochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu. Thendothefollowing:

1.UsethecursorkeystoselectSystemDateorSystemTime.

2.T ypeadateortime.

Securitymenu

Tochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

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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”onpage48

Enableordisablethe functionthatprotects itemsinThinkPadSetup frombeingchangedbya userwhodoesnothave thesupervisorpassword. Bydefault,thisissetto Disabled.Ifyousetthe supervisorpasswordand enablethisfunction,noone butyoucanchangeitems intheThinkPadSetup 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 Securitypasswordmustbe enteredtodisplaytheF12 bootdevicelist.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

PasswordCountExceeded Error

SetMinimumLength

Power-OnPassword

HardDiskXPassword•Disabled

SecurityChipSelection SecurityChip

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•xcharacters (4≤x≤12)

•Disabled

•Enabled

•DiscreteTPM

•IntelPTT

SelectEnabledtoprompt forthesecuritypassword.

SelectDisabledtoproceed withoutanyuseraction required.

SelectEnabledtoshow thePOST0199errorand promptfortheSecurity password.

SelectDisabledtohide thePOST0199errorand proceedwithoutanyuser actionrequired.

Specifyaminimumlength forpower-onpassword andharddiskpasswords. Ifyousetthesupervisor passwordandspecify aminimumlengthfor passwords,noonebutyou canchangethelength.

Referto“Power-on password”onpage48.

Referto“Harddisk passwords”onpage

50.

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.

Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

•DiscreteTPM

•AMDfTPM

Notes:

•Thissubmenuis 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:

•Thissubmenuis 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

IfyouselectEnabled,the securitychipisfunctional.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

•Disabled

IfyouselectDisabled,the securitychipishiddenand itisnotfunctional.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayed whenSecurityChip SelectionissettoIntel

PTTorAMDfTPM.

UEFIBIOSUpdateOption

ClearSecurityChip

IntelTXTFeature *UnselectablewhenIntel PTTisenabled.

PhysicalPresencefor Provisioning

PhysicalPresenceforClear

FlashBIOSUpdatingby End-Users

SecureRollBackPrevention

•Enter

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Cleartheencryptionkey.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayed onlyifyouhaveselected

ActiveorEnabledforthe SecurityChipoption.

EnableordisableIntel TrustedExecution Technology.

Notes:

•Thisitemisavailable onmodelswithanIntel CPU.

•Thisitemisdisplayed onlyifyouhaveselected ActiveorEnabled fortheSecurityChip option.

•Thisitemissetto DisabledwhenIntelPTT isenabled.

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:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

IntelVT -disIntel

•Enabled

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

Note:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswithan IntelCPU.

•Disabled

•Enabled

WhenyouselectEnabled, aVMMcanutilizethe additionalhardware capabilitiesprovided byAMDVirtualization technology.

Note:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswithan AMDCPU.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

I/OPortAccess

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

EthernetLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

WirelessLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

Bluetooth•Disabled

•Enabled

USBPort

OpticalDrive

MemoryCardSlot

IntegratedCamera

Microphone•Disabled

FingerprintReader•Disabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,you canusetheEthernetLAN device.

IfyouselectEnabled, youcanusewirelessLAN devices.

IfyouselectEnabled,you canuseBluetoothdevices.

IfyouselectEnabled,you canuseUSBconnectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,you canusetheopticaldrive.

Note:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswithan opticaldrive.

IfyouselectEnabled,you canusethememorycard slots.

IfyouselectEnabled,you canusetheintegrated camera.

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

IfyouselectEnabled,you canusetheﬁngerprint reader.

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ComputraceModule Activation

•Disabled

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

Note:Thissubmenuis availableonmodelswitha ﬁngerprintreader.

EnableordisabletheUEFI BIOSinterfacetoactivate thecomputracemodule. Computraceisanoptional monitoringservicefrom AbsoluteSoftware.

Note:Ifyousetthe Computracemodule activationtoPermanently Disabled,youwillbe unabletoenablethis settingagain.

Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SecureBoot

InternalDeviceAccess

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

SecureBoot

•Disabled

•Enabled

PlatformMode

•SetupMode

•UserMode

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

•CustomMode

ResettoSetupMode

•Y es

•No

RestoreFactoryKeys•Yes

•No

ClearAllSecureBootKeys

•Y es

•No

InternalStorageTamper Detection

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablethe UEFISecureBootfeature. SelectEnabletoprevent unauthorizedoperating systemsfromrunningat boottime.SelectDisabled toallowanyoperating systemstorunatboot time.

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 certiﬁcatefortheWindows 10operatingsystems.

Thisoptionisusedtoclear allkeysandcertiﬁcatesin SecureBootdatabases. Youcaninstallyourown keysandcertiﬁcatesafter selectingthisoption.

IfyouselectEnabled, removinganyinternal storagedevicewhenyour computerisinsleepmode willbedetected.Ifyou removetheinternalstorage

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

devicewhilethecomputer isinsleepmode,the computerwillshutdown whenyouwakeitup,and anyunsaveddatawillbe lost.

Startupmenu

Tochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Attention:

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

•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdrive encryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.

Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,presstheF12key.

2.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.

Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevicesortheoperating systemcannotbefound.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table4.Startupmenuitems

Menuitem

Boot

NetworkBoot

UEFI/LegacyBoot

SelectionComments

•Both

•UEFIOnly

•LegacyOnly

UEFI/LegacyBootPriority

•UEFIFirst

•LegacyFirst

CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)

•No

Selectthebootdevicewhenyou pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthe computer.

Selectthebootdevicewhenthe computerwakesfromLAN.IfWake OnLANisenabled,anetwork administratorcanturnonallofthe computersinaLANremotelybyuse ofnetworkmanagementsoftware.

Selectsystembootcapability.

•Both:Selectpriorityofboot optionsbetweenUEFIandLegacy.

•UEFIOnly:Thecomputerwillstart fromtheUEFI-enabledoperating system.

•LegacyOnly:Thecomputerwill bootfromanyoperatingsystem otherthantheUEFI-enabledone.

Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the computercannotstartfromthe

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Table4.Startupmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SelectionComments

•Y es

bootabledevicesthatdonothavethe UEFI-enabledoperatingsystem.

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

Supportisnotselectable.

BootMode

OptionKeyDisplay

BootDeviceListF12Option

BootOrderLock

•Quick

•Diagnostics

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

ScreenduringthePOST:

•Quick:TheThinkPadLogoscreen

isdisplayed.

•Diagnostics:Testmessagesare

displayed.

Note:YoucanalsoenterDiagnostic modebypressingEscduringPOST.

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

IfyouselectEnabled,theF12key isrecognizedandtheBootMenu windowisdisplayed.

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

Restartmenu

ToexittheThinkPadSetupprogramandrestartthecomputer,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Thefollowingsubmenuitemsaredisplayed:

•ExitSavingChanges:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

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

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS

TheUEFIBIOSistheﬁrstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenthecomputeristurnedon.TheUEFIBIOS initializesthehardwarecomponents,andloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.

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YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSbystartingyourcomputerfromaﬂashupdateopticaldiscoraﬂashupdate programrunningintheWindowsenvironment.Whenyouinstallanewprogram,adevicedriver,orhardware, youmightbeinformedtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS.

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

Usingsystemmanagement

Thistopicisprimarilyintendedforthenetworkadministrators.

Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreresourcestobettermeet yourbusinessobjectives.

Thismanageability,knownasTotalCostofOwnership(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclient computersinthesamewayasyouoperateyourowncomputer,suchasturningonaclientcomputer, formattingaharddiskdriveorhybriddrive,andinstallingaprogram.

Oncethecomputerisconﬁguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyusingthesoftwareandthe manageabilityfeaturesthatarealreadyintegratedintotheclientcomputerandthenetwork.

DesktopManagementInterface

TheUEFIBIOSofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOS(SMBIOS) ReferenceSpeciﬁcation,version2.7.1.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponentsof yourcomputer.ItistheresponsibilityoftheUEFIBIOStoprovideinformationaboutitselfandthedeviceson thesystemboard.ThisspeciﬁcationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOSinformation.

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

ThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesthecomputermoremanageablebyenablingthe computertostartfromaserver.YourcomputersupportsthepersonalcomputerfunctionsthatPXErequires.

Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RIPLorRPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.

AssetIDEEPROM

TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthecomputerconﬁgurationandtheserialnumbersof thekeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankﬁeldswhereyoucanrecordinformationabout theendusersinyournetwork.

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Chapter7.Preventingproblems

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage75

•“Makingsuredevicedriversareup-to-date”onpage76

•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage77

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

•Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivefromtimetotime.Iftheharddiskdriveorhybrid drivegetstoofull,theWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrors.

Tochecktheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivecapacity,dothefollowing:

–Windows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickComputer. –Windows10:OpentheFileExplorerandclickThisPC.

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivetoimprovedataseekand readtimes.

•Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.

Note:Youalsomightwanttolookforprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.

•CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.

•Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatoperformadaily backupoperation.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.Rewritableoptical drivesareavailableformostmachinesandareeasilyinstalled.

•Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationabout systemrestore,seeChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage101

•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.

•Forsuspectedharddiskdriveorhybriddriveissues,referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage81 diagnostictestforthedrivebeforeyoucalltheCustomerSupportCenter.Ifyourcomputerdoesnot startup,downloadtheﬁlestocreateabootableself-testmediumfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/hddtest.

andruna

Runthetestandrecordanymessagesorerrorcodes.Ifthetestreturnsanyfailingerrorcodesor messages,calltheCustomerSupportCenterwiththecodesormessagesandthecomputerinfrontof you.Atechnicianwillassistyoufurther.

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

Makingsuredevicedriversareup-to-date

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.Y oualsocanpredeﬁne 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

•Ifyourcomputercomeswithanopticaldrive,donottouchthesurfaceofadiscorthelensonthetray.

•WaituntilyouheartheCDorDVDclickintothecenterpivotofthedrivebeforeclosingthetray.

•Wheninstallingthestoragedriveoropticaldrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwithyourhardware,and applypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.

•Afteryoureplacetheprimarystoragedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.

•Whenreplacingthestoragedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.

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•Storeyourexternalandremovablestoragedriveoropticaldrivesintheappropriatecontainersor packagingwhentheyarenotbeingused.

•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

•Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaﬂashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyour data.

Takingcarewhensettingpasswords

•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit, andyoumighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboardorstoragedrive.

Takingcareoftheﬁngerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagetheﬁngerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceoftheﬁngerprintreaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceoftheﬁngerprintreaderwithyourﬁngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingtheﬁngerprintreaderwithadirtyﬁnger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceoftheﬁngerprintreaderwithadry, soft,lint-freecloth:

•Thesurfaceoftheﬁngerprintreaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceoftheﬁngerprintreaderiswet.

•Theﬁngerprintreaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourﬁngerprint.

Registeringyourcomputer

•RegisteryourThinkPadcomputerwithLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Formoreinformation, see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17.

Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer

•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.

•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer

Occasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:

1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent.Thedetergentmustnotcontainabrasivepowderor strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline.Useﬁvepartswatertoonepartdetergent.

2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.

3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.

4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.

5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.

6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.

7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.

8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanyﬁbersfromthecloth.

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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”onpage81

•“Troubleshooting”onpage81

Diagnosingproblems

Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastarting pointforsolvingthem.

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

Notes:

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

•IfyouareusingotherWindowsoperatingsystemratherthanWindows7orWindows10,youcanﬁndthe latestinformationaboutdiagnosticsforyourcomputerat: http://www.lenovo.com/diagnose

Whenyouaresettingupyourcomputer,theLenovoSolutionCenterprogrampromptsyoutocreaterecovery media.Y oucanusetherecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivetothefactorydefault state.Formoreinformation,see“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage101.

ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage14.

Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.

Note:IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoSolutionCenter program,saveandprintthelogﬁlescreatedbytheprogram.Youwillneedthelogﬁleswhenyouspeaktoa Lenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative.

Troubleshooting

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

Computerstopsresponding

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive(youcannotusetheThinkPadpointingdeviceorthekeyboard), dothefollowing:

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

Note:Donotremovethebatteryandtheacpoweradapterorthebatteryandthedocktoresetthe

computer.

2.Whilethecomputeristurnedoff,removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputer(batteryandtheac poweradapterorbatteryandthedock).Holddownthepowerbuttonfor10seconds.Plugintheac poweradapterorthedockwhilekeepingthebatteryoutofthecomputer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturn backon,continuewithstep3.

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

3.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpower(batteryandtheacpoweradapterorbatteryand thedock).Removeallexternaldevicesthatareattachedtoyourcomputer(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:Theharddiskdriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveserviced.

•Message:2101:DetectionerroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)).

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Solution:Theharddiskdriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveserviced.

•Message:2102:DetectionerroronHDD2(MiniSA T A). Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.

•Message:2110:ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD). Solution:Theharddiskdriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveserviced.

•Message:2111:ReaderroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD) Solution:Theharddiskdriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveserviced.

•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.

IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙PowerOptions➙Highperformance.

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Lenovo ThinkPad E560, ThinkPad E565 User Guide [en, uk]

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Importantsafetyinformation

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Safetyguidelines

Serviceandupgrades

Powercordsandpoweradapters

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

Plugsandoutlets

Powersupplystatement

Externaldevices

Generalbatterynotice

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

Heatandproductventilation

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

Lasersafetyinformation

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

Usingheadphonesorearphones

Additionalsafetyinformation

Chapter1.Productoverview

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Frontviewformodelswitha2Dcamera

Frontviewformodelswitha3Dcamera

Right-sideview

Left-sideview

Bottomview

Statusindicators

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Machinetypeandmodelinformation

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Features

Operatingenvironment

Lenovoprograms

AccessingLenovoprograms

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Registeringyourcomputer

Frequentlyaskedquestions

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

Specialkeys

ThinkPadpointingdevice

TrackPointpointingdevice

Trackpad

Trackpadtouchgestures

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

Replacingthecapofpointingstick

Powermanagement

Usingtheacpower

Checkingthebatterystatus

Chargingthebattery

Maximizingthebatterylife

Managingthebatterypower

Power-savingmodes

Handlingthebattery

Connectingtothenetwork

Ethernetconnections

Wirelessconnections

Usinganexternaldisplay

Connectinganexternaldisplay

Choosingadisplaymode

Changingdisplaysettings

Usingaudiofeatures

Usingthecamera

Usingtheopticaldrive

Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

FindingThinkPadoptions

ThinkPadOneLinkDock

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer

Accessibilityandcomfort

Ergonomicinformation

Comfort

Accessibilityinformation

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Traveltips

Travelaccessories

Chapter5.Security