Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s User Guide [en, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ko, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sk, sl, sr, sv, tr, uk, zc, zh]

UserGuide

ThinkPadEdgeE420s

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthefollowing:

•SafetyandWarrantyGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage165

TheSafetyandWarrantyGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.T oreferto
them,gotohttp://support.lenovo.com,andthenclickUserGuides&Manuals.

SecondEdition(September2011)

©CopyrightLenovo2011.

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

Contents

Readthisrst..............v

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

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

Chapter1.ProductOverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

Frontview................2

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

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

Bottomview...............7

Rearview................8

Statusindicators.............9

Locatingimportantproductinformation.....11

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......12

FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel..12

CerticateofAuthenticitylabel......13

Features.................14

Specications...............15

Operatingenvironment...........15

ThinkVantagetechnologiesandsoftware....16

AccessingapplicationsinWindows7....17

AccessConnections..........18

ActiveProtectionSystem.........18

FingerprintSoftware...........18

LenovoThinkVantageTools........19

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.......19

MessageCenterPlus..........19

PasswordManager...........19

PowerManager............20

ProductRecovery...........20

PresentationDirector..........20

RescueandRecovery..........20

SystemUpdate............20

ThinkVantageGPS...........21

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...23

Registeringyourcomputer..........23

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........23

Specialkeysandbuttons..........25

Functionkeys.............25

TheWindowskeyandtheApplicationkey..27

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice.......27

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice....28

Usingthetouchpad...........29

BehavioroftheUltraNavandanexternal

mouse................30

AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray.30

Powermanagement............31

Checkingbatterystatus.........31

Usingtheacpoweradapter........31

Chargingthebattery..........32

Maximizingbatterylife..........32

Power-savingmodes..........32

Connectingtothenetwork..........34

Ethernetconnections..........34

Wirelessconnections..........34

Usingaprojectororexternaldisplay......42

Changingdisplaysettings........42

Attachinganexternalmonitor.......42

Settingupapresentation.........45

Usingacolorprole...........45

Usingaudiofeatures..........45

Usinganintegratedcamera........46

Usingdualdisplays...........47

UsingtheAMDPX4.0DynamicSwitchable

Graphicsfeature..............48

UsingtheThinkLightfeature.........48

Usingtheopticaldrive...........49

Usingthemediacardreader.........49

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer..51

Accessibilityandcomfort..........51

Ergonomicinformation..........51

Adjustingyourcomputertotyou.....52

Accessibilityinformation.........53

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........53

Traveltips...............54

Travelaccessories...........54

Chapter4.Security..........55

Attachingamechanicallock.........55

Usingpasswords..............55

Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode....56

Power-onpassword...........56

Harddiskpasswords..........57

Supervisorpassword..........59

Harddisksecurity.............61

Usingangerprintreader..........61

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive

orsolidstatedrive.............63

Usingandunderstandingrewalls.......64

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Protectingdataagainstviruses........64

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....67

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......67

Creatingrecoverymedia.........68

Usingrecoverymedia..........68

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...69

Performingabackupoperation......69

Performingarecoveryoperation......69

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...70

Creatingandusingarescuemedium......71

Creatingarescuemedium........71

Usingarescuemedium.........71

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice

drivers..................72

Solvingrecoveryproblems..........73

Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....75

Staticelectricityprevention..........75

BeforereplacingCRU............75

Replacingthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive.76

Replacingthekeyboard...........78

Replacingmemory.............82

InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstate

drive...................84

InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard

forwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection......86

InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard

forwirelessWANconnection.........89

ReplacingtheSIMcard...........91

Chapter7.Enhancingyour

computer...............95

FindingThinkPadoptions..........95

Usingaashmediacard...........95

Chapter8.Advancedconguration..97

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......97

Beforeyoubegin............97

InstallingWindows7..........98

InstallingWindowsXP..........99

Installingdevicedrivers...........101

InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows

2000/XP/Vista/7............101

InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows

2000/XP/Vista/7............102

Installingdriversandsoftware.......102

ThinkPadSetup..............103

Congmenu..............103

Dateandtimemenu...........104

Securitymenu.............104

Startupmenu.............105

Restartmenu.............106

ThinkPadSetupitems..........107

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....114

Usingsystemmanagement..........115

Systemmanagement..........115

Settingmanagementfeatures.......115

Chapter9.Preventingproblems..117

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......117

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....118

GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite..118
GettingthelatestdriversusingSystem

Update................118

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........119

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....120

Chapter10.T roubleshooting

computerproblems.........123

Diagnosingprograms............123

UsingLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox....123

Troubleshooting..............123

Computerstopsresponding.......123

Spillsonthekeyboard..........124

Errormessages............124

Errorswithoutmessages.........126

Beeperrors..............127

Memoryproblems...........127

Networking..............128

Keyboardandotherpointingdevices....132

Displayandmultimediadevices......133

Fingerprintreaderproblems........140

Batteryandpower...........141

Drivesandotherstoragedevices.....144

Softwareproblems...........146

Portsandconnectors..........146

UniversalSerialBusproblems.......146

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....149

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........149

Registeryourcomputer.........149

Downloadsystemupdates........149

Recordinformation...........149

Gettinghelpandservice...........150

Usingdiagnosticprograms........150

LenovoSupportWebsite.........150

CallingLenovo.............151

Purchasingadditionalservices........154

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............157

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........157

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LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............158

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....159

Exportclassicationnotice..........160

Electronicemissionnotices..........160

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........160

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............160

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...161

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...161

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....161

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....162

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................162

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................162

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......162

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............163

EUWEEEstatements............163

Japanrecyclingstatements.........163

AppendixC.Notices.........165

Trademarks................166

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ivUserGuide

Readthisrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretocontinuetogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyour
computer.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,keepliquidsawayfrom
yourcomputer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

•Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a
keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbe
walkedon,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orin
anywaysubjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationof
yourcomputer.

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe
following,andmakesurethatthepowerswitchisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleep(standby)mode

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff.Donot
putacomputerinacarryingcasewhileitisturnedon.

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readimportantsafetyinformationrst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookpersonalcomputer.Followandretainallinformation
includedwithyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchase
agreementortheLenovo
andWarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

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.

®

LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety

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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.Ifyou
haveanyquestionabouttheconditionofacomponent,donotusetheproduct.ContacttheCustomer
SupportCenterortheproductmanufacturerforinstructionsonhowtoinspecttheproductand
haveitrepaired,ifnecessary.

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafetyconcerns
withyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceandtelecommunication
linesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

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

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orre.

•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.

Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyour
computer.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

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Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare

referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor
customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake
surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Formore
informationonCRUs,refertoReplacingdevicesforthisproduct.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns,
contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

DANGER

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputer
coolbeforeopeningthecover .

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Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F,3G,0.75mm

2

,or

better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin
waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

Protectpowercordandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercordor
poweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronoorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.Liquids
cancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressedby
misuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnector
terminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

DonotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheACinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheACinputoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

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Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe
damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain
areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts
ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugtsonlyintoagrounded
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.

Externaldevices

CAUTION:
DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)
cableswhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoid
possibledamagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdownto
disconnectexternaldevices.

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Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebatteries

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacetheinternalrechargeablelithiumionbatteries.ContactLenovoSupport
forfactoryreplacement.

Lithiumcoincellbatterynotice

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

ProductscontainingCR(manganesedioxide)lithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply.Goto:
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

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Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

Computers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhen
batteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasignicantamountofheatduetotheir
compactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

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

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearammablematerialsorinexplosive
environments.

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

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

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe
requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

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Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower ,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,batterypack,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthe
devicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyoucomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

Lasercompliancestatement

CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

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DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:
TheLCDismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDtobreak.
IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternaluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediatelywashthe
affectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsarepresentafterwashing,get
medicalcare.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

Ifyourcomputerhasbothaheadphoneconnectorandanaudio-outconnector,alwaysusetheheadphone
connectorforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)orearphones.

CAUTION:
Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof
theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphonesandheadphonesoutputvoltageandthereforethe
soundpressurelevel.

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe
outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecicationsofEN50332-2.The
headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecication
limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainst
hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7
limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN
50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationof
theheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespecicationsofEN50332-1.
Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5
LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousdueto
excessivesoundpressurelevels.

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

NoticeforTabletPCusers

SafetyNoticeforusersinAustralia:

DANGER

Donotconnectphonelinewhileusingtabletmode.

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NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

ManyPCproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsorcordstoconnect
theaccessorytoaPC.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,thenthefollowingwarningapplies:

WARNING

Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproductwillexpose
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Chapter1.ProductOverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locatingimportantproductinformation,
computerfeatures,specications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledsoftwareprograms.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage11

•“Features”onpage14

•“Specications”onpage15

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage15

•“ThinkVantagetechnologiesandsoftware”onpage16

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesyoutothehardwarefeaturesofyourcomputer,andthengivesyouthebasic
informationyou'llneedtostarttakingadvantageofitsfunctions.

•“Frontview”onpage2

•“Right-sideview”onpage4

•“Left-sideview”onpage6

•“Rearview”onpage8

•“Bottomview”onpage7

•“Statusindicators”onpage9

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Frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadEdgeE420sfrontview

1UltraConnectwirelessantennas(left)

3Integratedcamera4ThinkLight

5UltraConnectantennas(right)6Built-instereospeaker(right)

7Powerswitch8Memory-upgradeslot

9Fingerprintreader

11T rackPointpointingstick12T rackPointbuttons

13Touchpad

15WWANcardslot16Volumecontrolbuttons

17Built-instereospeaker(left)

1UltraConnect™wirelessantennas(left)
5UltraConnectwirelessantennas(right)

2Built-inmicrophone

10Systemandpower-statusindicators

14PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLAN/WiMAX

Thebuilt-inantennasforthewirelesscommunicationarelocatedatthetopleftandthetoprightportionsof
yourcomputerdisplay.

Forthespeciclocationsofeachantenna,referto“LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas”on
page158

2Built-inmicrophone

.

Thebuilt-inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisusedwithanapplicationprogramcapable
ofhandlingaudio.

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3Integratedcamera

Somemodelshavetheintegratedcamera.Byusingthiscamera,youcantakepicturesorholdavideo
conference.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethecamera,referto“Usinganintegratedcamera”onpage46.

4ThinkLight

®

Youcanuseyourcomputerunderlessthanperfectlightingconditions.

Toilluminatethekeyboard,turnontheThinkLightbypressingFn+Space.Toturnitoff,pressFn+Space
again.

6Built-instereospeaker(right)
17Built-instereospeaker(left)

Thestereospeakersarebuiltintoyourcomputer.

Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Volumeandmutekeys”onpage25.

7Powerswitch

Usethepowerswitchtoturnonthecomputer.Toturnoffyourcomputer,usetheStartmenushutdown
options.

Ifyoucannotturnoffthecomputerbyusingthismethod,pressandholdthepowerswitchfor2seconds.

Ifyourcomputerstopsresponding,andyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerswitchfor4–6
seconds.

ThepowerswitchcanalsobeprogrammedviaPowerManagertoshutdownthecomputerorputitinto
sleep(standby)orhibernation.

8Memory-upgradeslot

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthememory
bay.Memorymodulesareavailableasoptions.

9Fingerprintreader

Somemodelshavethengerprintreader.Thengerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyour
ngerprinttostartthecomputerandentertheThinkPad

®

Setup.

Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingangerprintreader”onpage61.

10Systemandpower-statusindicators

Yourcomputerhasthesystemstatusindicatorsandthepowerstatusindicators.Forthedetailedinformation
aboutthelocationandmeaningofeachindicator,see“System-statusindicators”onpage10and
“Power-statusindicators”onpage11.

UltraNav

11T rackPointpointingstick
12T rackPointbuttons
13T ouchpad

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ThekeyboardcontainstheuniqueTrackPoint

®

pointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareallpart

ofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourngersfromtypingposition.

MoveyourngertipacrosstheUltraNav

®

touchpadtomovethepointer.

TheTrackPointandTrackPointbuttonsprovidefunctionssimilartothoseofamouseanditsbuttons.

14PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLAN/WiMAX

YourcomputermightincludeaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXinthePCIExpressMiniCard
slotwhichenableswirelessLAN/WiMAXcommunications.

15PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANormSATAsolidstatedrive(SSD)

YourcomputermightincludeaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANinthePCIExpressMiniCard
slotwhichenableswirelessWANcommunications.

WithLenovotechnologiesadvancingtoprovideyouwiththebestengineeredsystems,somemodelsare
equippedwithanmSATAsolidstatedrivefordatastorage.

16Volumecontrolbuttons

Thebuilt-involumebuttonsenableyoutoquicklyadjustthevolumeormutethesoundfromyourcomputer.

Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Volumeandmutekeys”onpage25.

Right-sideview

Figure2.ThinkPadEdgeE420sright-sideview

1AlwaysOnUSBconnector2USBconnector

3HDMIport

5Fanlouvers(right)6Securitykeyhole

4Comboaudiojack

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1AlwaysOnUSBconnector

TheAlwaysOnUniversalSerialBusconnectorisusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSB
interface,suchasaprinteroradigitalcamera.

Bydefault,evenifyourcomputerisinsleep(standby)mode,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorstillenables
youtochargesomedevices,suchasiPod

®

,iPhone

®

,andBlackBerry®smartphones,byattachingthe

devicestotheconnector.

However,withtheacpoweradapterattached,ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputer
isinhibernationmodeorpoweredoff,youwillneedtoopenthePowerManagerprogramandcongure
correspondingsettingstoenabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorfunction.Fordetailsabouthowtoenable
theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorfunction,refertotheon-linehelpofthePowerManagerprogram.

Notes:

•Yourcomputermaylookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.

•YourcomputeriscompatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0.

2USBconnector

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorisusedforconnectingUSBinterface-compatibledevices,such
asaprinterordigitalcamera.

3HDMIport

Yourcomputersupportsthehigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)port,anext-generationdigital
audio/videointerfacethatenablesyoutoconnectittoacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor
suchasanHDTV.

4Comboaudiojack

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadset,thathasa3.5mm4-pole
plug,tothecomboaudiojack.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupressit,theheadsetmicrophonewill
bedisabled,andtheinternalmicrophonewillbeenabledinstead.

•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformationabouttheaudio
devicessupportedbythecomboaudiojackofyourcomputer,see“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage45

5Fanlouvers(right)

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:T oavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

6Securitykeyhole

Yourcomputercomeswithasecuritykeyhole.Y oucanpurchaseasecuritycableandlocktotthiskeyhole.

.

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Left-sideview

Figure3.ThinkPadEdgeE420sleft-sideview

1Powerjack

3Opticaldriveejectbutton

1Powerjack

2Opticaldrive

4Mediacardreaderslot

Theacpoweradaptercableconnectstothecomputerpowerjacktoprovidepowertothecomputerand
chargethebattery.

Anindicatortotheleftoftheconnectorshowsthestatusofacpower.Whentheacpoweradapteris
connectedtheindicatorislit.Ifabatteryisinstalledonthecomputer,whenthisindicatorisgreen,it
ischarged

2Opticaldrive

Yourcomputerhasanopticaldrive.

Note:Donotrotateortiltyourcomputerwhentheopticaldriveisoperating.

3Opticaldriveejectbutton

Theopticaldriveejectbuttonisusedtoejectthediscs.

4Mediacardreaderslot

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermayhaveamediacardreaderslot.Themediacardreader
supportsthefollowingcards:

•SDcard

•SDHCcard

•SDXCcard

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•MultiMediaCard

Note:Y ourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheCPRMfeatureforSDcard.

Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage49

Bottomview

.

Figure4.ThinkPadEdgeE420sbottomview

1Fan

3Opticaldrive

5Battery

1Fan

2SIMcardslot

4Emergencyresethole

6Harddiskdrive(HDD)orsolidstatedrive

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:T oavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

2SIMcardslot

IfyourcomputerhasawirelessWANfeature,itmayrequireaSIM(SubscriberIdenticationModule)cardto
establishawirelessWAN(WideAreaNetwork)connections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIM
cardmaybealreadyinstalledintheSIMcardslot.

3Opticaldrive

Yourcomputerhasanopticaldrive.

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4Emergencyresethole

Ifyourcomputerstopsresponding,andyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerswitchfor4-6
seconds.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotrespond,removetheacpoweradapterandresetthecomputerby
insertingastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoturnoffthecomputer.

5Battery

Useyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

YoucanusePowerManagertoadjustyourpowersettingasneeded.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin
“PowerManager”onpage20.

6Harddiskdrive(HDD)orsolidstatedrive

Yourcomputermayhavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdrivethatcanmeetavarietyof
storagedemands.Tokeepthedrivesafe,ActiveProtectionSystem™isinstalledonyourcomputer.For
details,referto“ActiveProtectionSystem”onpage18

.

WithLenovotechnologiesadvancingtoprovideyouwiththebestengineeredsystems,somemodels
areequippedwithasolidstatedrivefordatastorage.Thiscutting-edgetechnologyenablesnotebook
computerstobelighter,smallerandfaster.

Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourhard
diskdriveorsolidstatedrive.Thisreductionismorenoticeableonthesolidstatedrivebecauseofits
smallercapacity.

Rearview

Figure5.ThinkPadEdgeE420srearview

1SIMcarddoor

3USB/eSATAcomboconnector

2Ethernetconnector

4Monitorconnector

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1SIMcarddoor

IfyourcomputerhasawirelessWANfeature,itmayrequireaSIM(SubscriberIdenticationModule)cardto
establishawirelessWAN(WideAreaNetwork)connections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIM
cardmaybealreadyinstalledintheSIMcardslot.

2Ethernetconnector

ConnectyourcomputertoaLANwiththeEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

3USB/eSATAcomboconnector

TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,
suchasaprinteroradigitalcamera.

Note:Y ourcomputeriscompatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0.

WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethatthemarkshowninthepictureaboveistothe
upperside.Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

YoucanalsoconnectanexternalSA TAdevice,suchasanexternalharddiskdrive,tothisconnector
onsomemodels.

Note:Toavoiddamagingtheconnector,becarefulwhenyouattachacablefromtheexternalSATAdevice
totheconnector.

4Monitorconnector

Youcanattachanexternalmonitororaprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaycomputerinformation.

Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage42.

Statusindicators

Yourcomputerhassystem-statusindicatorsandpower-statusindicators.Thestatusindicatorsshowthe
currentstatusofyourcomputer.

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System-statusindicators

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoontheouterlidofyourcomputerandonthepalmrestworksasa
system-statusindicator:itshowswhetherthecomputerisinsleep(standby),hibernation,ornormalmode.

Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Red:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Fastblinkingred:Thecomputerisenteringsleep(standby)orhibernationmode.

•Slowblinkingred:Thecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

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Power-statusindicators

Yourcomputerhasanindicatorthatshowsthestatusofacpower.

Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Green:Theacpoweradapterisconnected.Ifabatteryisinstalledonthecomputer,whenthisindicator
isgreenitischarged.

•Off:Theacpoweradapterisnotconnected.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourmachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandIC
Certicationlabel,andtheWindows

®

CerticateofAuthenticitylabel.

Chapter1.ProductOverview11

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.IfyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelnumberwillenablesupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidethehighest
levelofservice.

Youcanndthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputerinthelabelasshownbelow:

FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel

ThereisnoFCCIDorICCerticationnumberforthePCIExpressMiniCardshownontheenclosureof
yourcomputer.TheFCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabelisafxedonthecardinstalledinthePCI
ExpressMiniCardslotofyourcomputer.

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IfnointegratedwirelessPCIExpressMiniCardhasbeenpreinstalledinyourcomputer,youcaninstall
one.Todothis,followtheprocedurein“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage86or“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
WANconnection”onpage89

.

CerticateofAuthenticitylabel

TheCerticateofAuthenticitylabelforthepreinstalledoperatingsystemisattached.Printedonthislabelare
theproductIDandtheproductkeyinformationforyourcomputer.Recordthisinformationandkeepitina
safeplace.Y oumightneedthesenumberstostartyourcomputerorreinstalltheoperatingsystem.

TheCerticateofAuthenticitylabelofyourcomputerisshownasbelow:

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Features

Processor

•Seethesystempropertiesofyourcomputer.Y oucandothisasfollows:ClickStart,right-clickComputer
(inWindowsXP ,MyComputer);thenfromthepulldownmenuselectProperties.

Memory

•Doubledatarate3(DDR3)synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory

–2slots;1customeraccessible

Storagedevice

•2.5-inch(7mmheight)harddiskdrive

•2.5-inch(7mmheight)solidstatedrive

•mSATAsolidstatedrive(onsomemodels)

Display
ThecolordisplayusesTFTtechnology:

•Size:14inch(355mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:1366-by-768
–Externalmonitor:Upto2048-by-1536

•ThinkLight

•Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)

Keyboard

•84-key,85-key,or89-key

•UltraNav(TrackPointandtouchpad)

•Fnkeyfunction

•Volumecontrolbuttons

•Speakermutebutton

•Microphonemutebutton

•Built-inmicrophones(onsomemodels)

Interface

•Externalmonitorconnectors(CRT)

•Comboaudiojack(stereoheadphoneorheadset)

•USB2.0andUSB2.0/eSAT ACombo

•USB2.0withAlwaysOnwithYellowMarking

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreader

•HDMI1.4Port

Opticaldrive

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•Multi-Burnerdrive

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedBluetooth(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedwirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedWiMAX(onsomemodels)

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Specications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

Size

•Width:349mm(13.74inch)

•Depth:236mm(9.29inch)

•Height:

21.7to27.8mm(0.85inchto1.09inch)

Heatoutput

•65W(222Btu/hr)maximum

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Batterypack

•IntegratedLithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack

Batterylife

•Forpercentageofremainingbatterypower,seethePowerManagerBatteryGaugeinthetaskbar.

•ThePowerManageralsodisplaysagreen,yellowandredindication.Abatteryunderwarrantywithared
indicationiseligibleforawarrantyreplacement.

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutyourcomputeroperatingenvironment.

Environment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10,000ft)

•Temperature

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)Non-operating:5.0°Cto

43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)

Chapter1.ProductOverview15

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurized

condition:31.3°C(88°F)

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

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%
–Non-operating:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and
microwaveovenawayfromyourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbythese
appliancescandamagethemonitoranddataontheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

ThinkVantagetechnologiesandsoftware

LenovopreinstallsonyourPCusefulandhelpfulsoftwareapplicationstohelpyougetstarted,tostay
productivewhileonthemoveandtokeepyouandyourcomputerworking.Lenovooffersenhancedsecurity,
wirelesscomputing,data-migrationandothersolutionsforyourcomputer.

FollowingsectionsprovideinformationaboutThinkVantagetechnologiesandothercomputingsolutions,
offeredbyLenovo.

•“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage17

•“AccessConnections”onpage18

•“ActiveProtectionSystem”onpage18

•“FingerprintSoftware”onpage18

•“LenovoThinkVantageTools”onpage19

•“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage19

•“MessageCenterPlus”onpage19

•“PasswordManager”onpage19

•“PowerManager”onpage20

•“ProductRecovery”onpage20

•“PresentationDirector”onpage20

•“RescueandRecovery”onpage20

•“SystemUpdate”onpage20

•“ThinkVantageGPS”onpage21

Note:TolearnmoreaboutThinkVantagetechnologiesandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,go
to
http://support.lenovo.com

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AccessingapplicationsinWindows7

IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessapplicationsbyfollowingoneofthe
methodsbelow:

•YoucangettheapplicationsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageTools.
ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools.Thendependingontheapplicationyou

wanttoaccess,double-clickthecorrespondingicon.

Note:IfanapplicationiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsapplicationnavigationwindowisdimmed,it
indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheapplicationmanually.Toinstalltheapplicationmanually,double-click
theapplicationicon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,
theapplicationiconwillbeactivated.

Table1.ApplicationsonLenovoThinkVantageT ools

ApplicationIconname

AccessConnectionsInternetConnection

ActiveProtectionSystem

FingerprintSoftware

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

MobileBroadbandActivate

PasswordManagerPasswordVault

PowerManager

RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecoveryEnhancedBackupandRestore

SystemUpdate

ThinkVantageGPSGPS

AirbagProtection

FingerprintReader

SystemHealthandDiagnostics

3GMobileBroadband

PowerControls

UpdateandDrivers

•YoucanalsogettheapplicationsfromControlPanel.
ClickStart➙ControlPanel.Dependingontheapplicationyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorresponding

sectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.

Note:IfyoudonotndtheapplicationyouneedinControlPanel,opentheLenovoThinkVantageTools
applicationnavigationwindowanddouble-clickthedimmedicontoinstalltheapplicationyouneed.
Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theapplicationicon
willbeactivated,andyoucanndtheapplicationinControlPanel.

ThesectionsinControlPanel,thegreentexts,andtheapplicationsarelistedinthefollowingtable.

Table2.ApplicationsinControlPanel

Application

AccessConnections

ActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing

FingerprintSoftwareSystemandSecurity

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

NetworkandInternet

HardwareandSound

HardwareandSound

Lenovo-InternetConnection

Lenovo-AirbagProtection

Lenovo-FingerprintReader
or
Lenovo-NotebookFingerprint

Reader

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Table2.ApplicationsinControlPanel(continued)

Application

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox

MobileBroadbandActivateNetworkandInternet

PasswordManager

PowerManager

RecoveryMedia

SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity

RescueandRecovery

ThinkVantageGPS

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

SystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

Diagnostics

Lenovo-3GMobileBroadband

SystemandSecurity
UserAccountsandFamilySafety

HardwareandSound
SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

NetworkandInternet
SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-PasswordVault

Lenovo-PowerControls

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks

Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand
Restore

Lenovo-GPS

AccessConnections

AccessConnections™isaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocationproles.Each
locationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork
infrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyand
easilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthecomputer
eachtime.

ToopentheAccessConnectionsprogram,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage17.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙AccessConnections.

ActiveProtectionSystem

TheActiveProtectionSystemprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputer
detectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.Thehard
diskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating;sothesystemstopsitfromspinning,and
mayalsomovetheread/writeheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshock
sensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),it
turnstheharddiskdriveon.

ToopenActiveProtectionSystem,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage17

.

•ForWindowsXP:Toconguretheprotectionsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙

ActiveProtectionSystem.

FingerprintSoftware

Ifyoursystemcomeswithangerprintreader,theFingerprintSoftwareprogramenablesyoutoenrollyour
ngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thengerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

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Toopenthengerprintsoftware,dothefollowing:

•Windows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage17.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware.

LenovoThinkVantageT ools

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess
tovarioustechnologies,suchas:

•LenovoThinkVantageToolbox

•PowerManager

•RescueandRecovery

•SystemUpdate

ToaccesstheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantage

Tools.

Note:LenovoThinkVantageToolsisavailableinWindows7.

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxisadiagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperating
system.Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludes
automaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,andadvanceddiagnosticsand
diagnostichistory.

Forfurtherinformationaboutdiagnosingproblems,see“UsingLenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage123.

ToopenLenovoThinkVantageToolbox,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage17.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.

ForadditionalinformationaboutrunningtheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,refertotheLenovo
ThinkVantageToolboxhelpsystem.

MessageCenterPlus

TheMessageCenterPlusdisplaysmessagestoinformyouabouthelpfulsoftwarethathasbeenpreinstalled
onyourcomputer.Thesoftwareenablesyoutomanagewiredandwirelessconnections,protectyourdata
intheeventofaproblemandautomaticallydiagnoseandresolvepotentialproblemswithyourcomputer.
TheMessageCenterPluscanalsoprovidemessagesaboutnewupdatesavailabletokeepyourcomputer
current.

PasswordManager

ThePasswordManagerprogramenablesuserstomanageandrememberalltheirsensitiveand
easy-to-forgetapplicationandWebsitelogininformation,suchasuserIDs,passwords,andotherpersonal
information.

ToopenPasswordManager,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage17

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PasswordManager.

.

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PowerManager

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour
computer.ByusingthePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyourpowersettingstogiveyouthebest
balancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.

ToopenPowerManager,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage17.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PowerManager.

ProductRecovery

Thisprogramenablesyoutocreaterecoverymediatorestorethecontentsofthesystemdriveorharddisk
drivetothesamestateaswhenthecomputerwasoriginallyshippedfromthefactory.

Forinformationabouthowtoopenandusethisprogram,referto“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”
onpage67.

PresentationDirector

PresentationDirectorisadisplaycongurationutilitythatenablesyoutogivepresentationsconveniently.It
alsoenablesyoutocreateandmanagethedisplayschemes.However,bydefault,PresentationDirectorhas
somepredenedpresentationschemes.Y oucanapplythemtoyourpresentationwithnoneedtosetupa
newscheme.Toapplyapresentationscheme,youcanalsouseF6.

ToopenPresentationDirector,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,PresentationDirectorisnotsupportedbecausetheWindows
7operatingsystemhandlestheexternaldisplaysinstead.

RescueandRecovery

TheRescueandRecovery®programisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof
self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.ToopentheRescueandRecoveryprogram,
dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage17

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.

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SystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloadingand
installingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIFirmwareupdates,andother
thirdpartyapplications).Someexamplesofsoftwarethatyoushouldkeepupdatedareprogramsprovided
byLenovo,suchastheRescueandRecoveryprogram.

ToopenSystemUpdate,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage17.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙SystemUpdate.

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ThinkVantageGPS

IfthePCIExpressMiniCardinstalledinyourcomputersupportsGPS,yourcomputercanreceivesignals
fromGPSsatellitesanddetermineitslocation.IfyourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet,youcannd
yourlocationonareal-timemapprovidedbyGoogleMapsorMicrosoft

ToopenThinkVantageGPS,dothefollowing:

®

Bing™Maps.

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage17

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•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ThinkVantageGPS.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage23

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage23

•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage25

•“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage27

•“Powermanagement”onpage31

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage34

•“Usingaprojectororexternaldisplay”onpage42

•“UsingtheAMDPX4.0DynamicSwitchableGraphicsfeature”onpage48

•“Usingacolorprole”onpage45

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage45

•“Usinganintegratedcamera”onpage46

•“UsingtheThinkLightfeature”onpage48

•“Usingtheopticaldrive”onpage49

•“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage49

Registeringyourcomputer

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

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youwillalsoreceivethefollowingbenets:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnoticationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,visitthisWebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/register

Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

HereareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofThinkPadNotebook.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWeb
pagetondinformationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.

Onthegoandneedtousebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingapplicationsorsavingles,see“power-saving
modes”onpage32

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•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans(in
WindowsXP,powerschemes)byuseofPowerManager.

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerby
usingtheemergencyresethole.Refertotheinformationaboutthelocationoftheemergencyresethole
in“Bottomview”onpage7.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskorsolid
statedrive?

•StudytheSecuritysectiontondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•ThePasswordManagerpreinstalledonyourcomputerperformsmanyofthesecuritytasksthathelp
protectit.Ifthesetupwizardruns,tokeepyoursystemsecure,besuretosetupthePasswordManager.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon
deletingdatafromyourharddiskorsolidstatedrive”onpage63

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Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?

•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.

•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesbyuseofAccessConnections.

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page34.

•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage53.

•PressF9toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage42.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.

Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage75formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof
yourcomputer.

•SeeChapter7“Enhancingyourcomputer”onpage95formoreinformationaboutenhancingthefeatures
ofyourcomputer.

You'vebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage117

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•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalledsoftware.

•AlsoRecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputerharddiskorsolidstatedrive.Formoreinformation,
seeChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage67.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage97

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage123

•“Powerproblems”onpage142

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Specialkeysandbuttons

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyoumoreeasilyandeffectively.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,theOnScreenDisplayprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerto
enableyoutotogglebetweenthedefaultandstandardsettingsoftheThinkPadF1-F12keyfunctionality.

TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalityontheWindows7operatingsystem,doeitherofthefollowing:

•FromControlPanel:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

2.Intheiconsview,clickKeyboardandtheKeyboardPropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.Congurethekeyfunctionalityasdesired.

•PressingFnforfoursecondsandtheThinkPadKeyboardPropertieswindowisdisplayed.Thencongure
thekeyfunctionalityasdesired.

Functionkeys

YourcomputerhasseveralfunctionskeysF1–F12.Bydefaultsetting,pressthedesiredfunctionkey
directlytousethespecialfunctionprintedonthekey.

TouseF1-F12asstandardfunctionkeys,doeitherofthefollowing:

•Inthekeyboardpropertieswindow,clicktheThinkPadF1-F12keystab,selectLegacy,andthenclick
OK.

•OntheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenu,selectCong➙Keyboard/Mouse➙ChangetoF1-F12

keys➙Legacy.

Volumeandmutekeys

Toquicklyadjustthevolumeofthesoundfromyourcomputer,mutethesoundentirely,setthemicrophone
tomute,orcontrolthevideooutputfromtheintegratedcamera,pressoneofthefollowingkeys.

•F1:Speakermute(F1)

•F2:Speakervolumedown(F2)

•F3:Speakervolumeup(F3)
Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour

computeragain.Toturnonthesound,presstheSpeakervolumeuporSpeakervolumedownkeys.

•F4:Microphonemute(F4)
Whenyoupressthemicrophonemutekey,alloftherecordingdevicesaresetonmuteorunmute;this

isthedefaultsetting.

•F5:Cameramute(F5)
Duringavideoconferenceyoucancontrolthevideostreamingfromtheintegratedcamerabypressing

thiskey.Thevideooutputwillbegrayedout,andtheaudiostreamingwillcontinue.

Displaymanagementkeys

•F6
Switchingadisplayoutputlocation(F6)
ForWindows7:
Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Windowswillshowthesedisplayoptions:

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–Computerdisplayonly(LCD)
–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)
–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(extendeddesktopfunction)
–Externalmonitoronly

Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombination
isalsoavailable.

ForWindowsXP:
Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Ifanexternalmonitorisattached,

computeroutputisdisplayedinthefollowingthreepatternsbyturns:

–Externalmonitor(CRTdisplay)
–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(LCD+CRTdisplay)
–Computerdisplay

Notes:

–Thisfunctionisnotsupportedifdifferentdesktopimagesaredisplayedonthecomputerdisplayand

theexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction).
–ThisfunctiondoesnotworkwhileaDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying.
Toenablethisfunction,startPresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.

Note:MultipleuserscanlogontoasingleoperatingsystembyusingdifferentuserIDs.Eachuser
needstodothefollowing:

ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector,andchangetheF6Settings.

•F7
Displaybrightnessdown(F7)
Thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.Thepurposeofthismethodistochangethebrightnesslevel

temporarily.Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,changethesettingsofthePowerOptioninthe
ControlPanelorusethePowerManager.

•F8
Displaybrightnessup(F8)
Thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.Thepurposeofthismethodistochangethebrightnesslevel

temporarily.Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,changethesettingsofthePowerOptioninthe
ControlPanelorusethePowerManager.

Wirelessradiocontrolkey

•F9
Wirelessradiocontrol(F9)
Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.Ifyoupressthiskey,alistofwirelessfeatures

isdisplayed.Youcanquicklychangethepowerstateofeachfeatureinthelist.

Notes:Ifyouwanttousethisbuttontoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,thefollowingdevice
driversmustbeinstalledonyourcomputerbeforehand:

–PowerManagementdriver
–OnScreenDisplayUtility
–Wirelessdevicedrivers
Forinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage34

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TheWindowskeyandtheApplicationkey

WindowsKey

Ifyoupressthiskey,theStartmenuofWindowsisdisplayedorhidden.

Ifyoupressthiskeyandanotherkeyatthesametime,theSystemPropertieswindowortheComputer(in
WindowsXP,MyComputer)windowisdisplayed.Fordetails,refertotheHelpinWindowsoperatingsystem.

OtherFunctions

•Fn+B:HavethesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

•Fn+P:HavethesamefunctionasthePausekey.

•Fn+S:HavethesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

•Fn+C:HavethesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

•Fn+I:HavethesamefunctionastheInsertkey.

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice

YourcomputermaycomewiththeUltraNavpointingdevice.TheUltraNavconsistsoftheTrackPointand
thetouchpad,eachofwhichisitselfapointingdevicewithbothbasicandextendedfunctions.Youcan
congurebothdevicesbychoosingthesettingsyouprefer,asfollows:

•SetboththeT rackPointandthetouchpadaspointingdevices.
ThissettingenablestheuseofallthebasicandextendedfunctionsoftheTrackPointandthetouchpad.

•SettheTrackPointasthemainpointingdeviceandthetouchpadforextendedfunctionsonly.
ThissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththeTrackPointwhilelimitingtheuse

ofthetouchpadtoscrolling,tapzones,andslow-motionpointerfunctions.

•SetthetouchpadasthemainpointingdeviceandtheT rackPointfortheextendedfunctionsonly.
Thissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththetouchpadwhilelimitingthe

useoftheTrackPointtoscrollingandMagnifyingGlassfunctions.

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•SettheTrackPointasthemainpointingdevice,anddisablethetouchpad.

•Setthetouchpadasthemainpointingdevice,anddisabletheTrackPoint.

ChangingtheUltraNavsettings

YoucanchangeyoursettingsofUltraNavintheUltraNavtaboftheMousePropertieswindow.Toopenit,
useoneofthefollowingmethods:

•UsetheStartmenuofyourcomputerasfollows:

–ForWindows7:ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.
–ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙PrintersandOtherHardware➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

YoucanalsochangetheUltraNavsettingsbyclickingtheUltraNavicononthesystemtray.Todisplaythe
UltraNavicononthesystemtray,see“AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray”onpage30.

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe
bottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe
pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat
whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft4
andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.
TheTrackPointcenterbutton3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany
directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.

IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTrackPoint,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:

1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywitheitherindexngeronthepointingstickin
thedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit
down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.

Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheTrackPointforafewseconds;the
pointerwillstopmoving.

2.T oselectanddragasrequiredbyyoursoftware,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumb
andmovetheTrackPointpointingstick.

CustomizingtheTrackPoint

YoucancustomizetheT rackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:

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•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons.

•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPoint.

•EnabletheMagnifyingGlass.

•EnabletheT rackPointscrollingfunction.

•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.

Changingthecap

Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Y oucanreplaceitasshownin
thedrawing.

Note:Ifyoureplacethekeyboard,anewkeyboardisshippedwiththedefaultcap.Ifyouwish,youcan
keepthecapfromyouroldkeyboardanduseitonthenewone.

Usingthetouchpad

Thetouchpadisapad1belowtheTrackPointbuttonsatthebottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer

4onthescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

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Usingthemulti-touchtouchpad

Thetouchpadofyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchwithwhichyoucanzoomin,zoomout,scrollorrotate
onthescreenwhilebrowsingtheInternetorreadingoreditingadocument.

Fordetails,refertotheHelpinUltraNav.

BehavioroftheUltraNavandanexternalmouse

IfyouattachanexternalmousetoaUSBconnector,youcanusetheexternalmousesimultaneouslywiththe
TrackPointandthetouchpad.

DisablingtheTrackPointorthetouchpad

IfyouwanttodisabletheTrackPointorthetouchpad,doeitherofthefollowing:

ConguresettingsinUltraNavpropertieswindow:

ForWindows7

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse.

2.ClicktheUltraNavtab.

3.T odisabletheT rackPoint,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint.
Todisablethetouchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnabletouchpad.

4.ClickOK.

ForWindowsXP

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙PrintersandOtherHardware➙Mouse.

2.ClicktheUltraNavtab.

3.T odisabletheT rackPoint,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint.
Todisablethetouchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnabletouchpad.

4.ClickOK.

Note:YoucanalsoopentheUltraNavpropertieswindowbyclickingtheUltraNaviconinthetaskbar.For
details,refertotheinstructionsin“AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray”onpage30.

AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray

ForeasyaccesstotheUltraNavproperties,youcanaddtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray.

ToenablethedisplayoftheUltraNavicononthesystemtray,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound,andthenclickMouse.

3.ClicktheUltraNavtab.

4.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.

5.ClickOKorApply.

ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickPrintersandOtherHardware,andthenclickMouse.

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3.ClicktheUltraNavtab.

4.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.

5.ClickOKorApply.

YoucannowchangethepropertiesofUltraNavbyclickingtheUltraNavicononthesystemtray.

Powermanagement

Whenyouneedtouseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeep
yourcomputerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyou
usethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.

Domore,savemoreandspendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionized
businessbyallowingyoutotakeyourworkwhereeveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeableto
worklongerwithoutbeingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Checkingbatterystatus

ThePowerManagerBatteryGaugeinthetasktraydisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifculttopredicthow
longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrive,how
brightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ion(Li-ion)batterypackprovidedwithit,
orfromacpowerthroughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.

Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:

1.Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpoweradapterforusewiththecomputer.

2.ThepowercordthatplugsintotheACoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Tousetheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing.Besuretotakethesestepsintheorderinwhichtheyare
givenhere.

1.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjackofthecomputer.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomofyour
display.

Notes:

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

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•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpowertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedtothe
transformer.

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis
installed.Youneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:

–Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking
–Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime
Beforeyouchargethebattery,makesurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower
alarmalertsyouthatremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer.The
batterywillchargeinabout3to6hours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthephysicalenvironment.

Note:Toincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingbatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted-untilthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking
orange.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows
greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.

•Foranewbatteryorabatterythatyouhavenotusedrecently,dooneofthefollowing:

1.Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedwhentheacpower
adapterispluggedinandthebatteryindicatorisgreen.

2.Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted-untilthebatterystatusindicatorstarts
blinkingorange.

•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspowermodes,screenblank,sleep(standby),and
hibernation.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.

Introducingthepower-savingmodes

•Screenblank.Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffpowertothe
display,doasfollows:

1.Right-clickthePowerManagerBatteryGaugeinthetaskbar.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay.

•Sleep(standbyinWindowsXP).Insleep(standby)mode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthe
harddiskdriveorthesolidstatedriveandthecomputerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakes
up,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.Toputyourcomputerintosleep(standby)mode,doasfollows.

–ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart.

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2.ClickthetrianglemarkontherightsideoftheShutdownicon;thenselectSleep.

–ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart.

2.ClickShutdown;thenselectStandby.

Toreturnfromsleep(standby)mode,presstheFnkey.

•Hibernation.Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavinglesor
exitingfromanyapplicationsthatarerunning.Whenyouenterhibernation,allopenapplications,folders,
andlesaresavedtotheharddisk,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.T oenterhibernation,doasfollows.

–ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart.

2.ClickthetrianglemarkontherightsideoftheShutdownicon;thenselectHibernate.

–ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart.

2.ClickShutdown;thenselectHibernate.

Toresumeyoursession,pressthepowerbuttonfornomorethan4seconds.

Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thiswillhelp
conservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressF9.

Enablingthewakeupfunction

Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmode,andthewakeupfunctionisdisabled(thisisthedefault
setting),thecomputerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,itconsumesasmall
amountofpower.Toenablethefunction,doasfollows:

•ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

3.Double-clickT askScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,
typethepasswordorprovideconrmation.

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

•ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙PerformanceandMaintenance.

2.ClickScheduledTasks.Thescheduledtasksaredisplayed.

3.Right-clickonascheduledtask.

4.ClickProperties.

5.ClicktheSettingstab.

6.UnderPowerManagement,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

Enablingthebatteryalarm

Youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfallsbelowacertainlevel,threeevents
occur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDisturnedoff.Doasfollows:

1.StartPowerManager.

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2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.

Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleep(standby)orhibernationmodewhenthebatteryislow,butthealarm
messagehasnotyetappeared,themessagewillappearwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormal
operation,pressOK.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkadaptersforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany's
wiredLANorwirelessLANnetwork.

Note:Somemodelscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishwirelessconnections
overremotepublicorprivatenetworks.

AccessConnectionsisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocationproles.Each
locationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork
infrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.

Note:AccessConnectionsdoesnotsupportconnectiontowirelessWANnetworkinChina.

ForWindows7:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,see“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”on
page17,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ForWindowsXP:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage

➙AccessConnections,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Ethernetconnections

Youcanconnecttoyournetworkorabroadbandconnection,suchasDSLorCATV,byuseofthe
Ethernetfeaturebuiltintoyourcomputer.Dependingonthemodel,thisfeatureenablesyoutodoeither
10Mbps/100Mbpsor1Gbpshalforfullduplexdatatransmission.

ToconnecttoanetworkviaEthernet,youcanuseAccessConnections.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Dependingonthefrequencyusedfordatatransmission,theareacovered,orthetypeofthedeviceusedfor
datatransfer,thefollowingcategoriesofwirelessnetworksmaybeavailabletoyou:

WirelessLAN

Awirelesslocalareanetworkcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingorahouse.
Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.

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WirelessWAN

Awirelesswideareanetworkcoversabroadergeographicarea.Cellularnetworksareusedfordata
transmission,andaccessisprovidedbyawirelessservicecarrier.

Bluetooth

Oneofanumberoftechnologiesusedtocreateawirelesspersonalareanetwork.Bluetoothcanconnect
devicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheraldevicestoa
computer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandPC,orremotelycontrollingandcommunicating
withdevicessuchasmobilephones.

WiMAX(WorldwideInteroperabilityforMicrowaveAccess)

Thislong-rangewirelessdatatransmissiontechnologybasedonthe802.16standard,isexpectedtoprovide
theusera“lastmile”broadbandconnectivitysimilartothatprovidedbycableorADSL,butwithouttheneed
tophysicallyconnectacabletothePC.

MakingwirelessLANconnections

Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkingcardandacongurationutilitytohelpyoumake
wirelessconnectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnectedtoyour
networkwhileyouareintheofce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.

Attention:

•IfyoucarryyourcomputerwiththewirelessLANfeatureintoanairplane,checktheserviceswiththe
airlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputersonanairplanewiththewirelessfeature,youneedto
disableitbeforeboarding.Todisableit,refertotheinstructionsin“Enablingordisablingthewireless
feature”onpage41

.

Note:Y oucanpurchaseawirelessnetworkingcardasanoption.Formoreinformation,referto“Finding
ThinkPadoptions”onpage95

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.

•ForthebestconnectionofthewirelessLANfeature,openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightly
morethan90degrees.

•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.

Wirelessnetworkingsetup

Tousethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingcard(the802.11standard)tocommunicate,startAccessConnections.

ForWindows7:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,see“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”on
page17

ForWindowsXP:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage
➙AccessConnections,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:BeforeyoustartsettingupwirelessnetworkingconnectionsbyusingAccessConnections,obtaina
NetworkName(SSID)andyourencryptioninformationfromyournetworkadministrator.

,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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AccessConnections,aconnectivityassistantprogram,caneasilyenableonenetworkadapteranddisable
theotheradaptersondemand.Aftersettingupyourwirelessnetworkingconnection,youcanusethe
programtoquicklyswitchthenetworksettings.

UsingwirelessWANconnections

WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN)enablesyoutoestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremote
publicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbemaintainedoveralargegeographicalarea,suchas
acityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantennasitesorsatellitesystemsmaintainedbywireless
serviceproviders.

SomeThinkPadNotebookscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratingsomewirelessWAN
technologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3GorGPRS.YoucanconnecttotheInternetoryourcompany
networkwiththebuilt-inwirelessWANcardandthecongurationutilitytomakeawirelessWANconnection
andmonitoritsstatus.

Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.

TousethewirelessWANfeature,startAccessConnections.

Note:AccessConnectionsdoesnotsupportconnectiontowirelessWANnetworkinChina.

ForWindows7:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,see“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”on

page17

ForWindowsXP:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage
➙AccessConnections.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

UsingBluetooth

ForWindows7

IfyourcomputerisequippedwiththeIntegratedBluetoothfeatures,youcanenableordisablethefeatures
bypressingF9.IfyoupressF9,alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Youcanenableordisablethe
Bluetoothfeatureswithasingleclick.

TocongureaBluetoothdeviceormanageconnectionsettings,youcanuseBluetoothDevicesinControl
Panel.

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDevicesandPrinters.

TosenddatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice,doasfollows:

1.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

2.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

Fordetails,refertotheWindowsonlinehelp.

Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.

ForWindowsXP

IfyourcomputerisequippedwiththeIntegratedBluetoothfeatures,youcanenableordisablethefeatures
bypressingF9.

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IfyoupressF9,alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.YoucanenableordisabletheBluetoothfeatures
withasingleclick.

InWindowsXP,youcanuseeitherThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,ortheMicrosoft
Bluetoothsoftware.

Bydefault,ThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftwareisinstalledonyourcomputer.

UsingBluetoothforthersttimeonyourcomputer

IfthisisthersttimeBluetoothhasbeenusedonyourcomputer,useeitherofthefollowingprocedures:

1.Double-clicktheMyBluetoothPlacesicononthedesktop,ortheBluetoothiconinthetaskbar.The
StartUsingBluetoothwindowopens,andsomevirtualdevicedriversareinstalledautomatically.

2.Waituntiltheinstallationofthedriversiscomplete.

OR

1.Right-clicktheMyBluetoothPlacesicononthedesktop,ortheBluetoothiconinthetaskbar.

2.SelectStartUsingBluetooth.TheStartUsingBluetoothwindowopens,andsomevirtualdevice
driversareinstalledautomatically.

3.Waituntiltheinstallationofthedriversiscomplete.

SomeothervirtualdevicedriverswillbeinstalledondemandwhenyouusecertainBluetoothproles
forthersttime.

UsingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftware

IfyouareusingWindowsXPandwanttousetheMicrosoftstandardBluetoothfeatures,installthesoftware
byfollowingtheinstructionsin“InstallingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareinWindowsXP”onpage38.

ForinformationabouthowtousetheBluetoothfunction,doasfollows:

1.PressF9toturnonBluetooth.

2.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

3.ClickPrintersandOtherHardware.

4.ClickBluetoothDevices.

5.ClicktheOptionstab.

6.ClickLearnmoreaboutBluetoothSettings.

UsingThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware

IfThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftwareisinstalledonyourcomputer,twoiconsare
displayedonthescreen:

•MyBluetoothPlacesonthedesktop

•BluetoothCongurationinthesystemtrayofthetaskbar

MyBluetoothPlaces

TousetheBluetoothfeatures,dothefollowing:

1.Double-clicktheMyBluetoothPlacesicononthedesktop.

2.ForWindowsXP,gotoBluetoothTasksanddouble-clickViewdevicesinrange.Alistofthedevices
onwhichBluetoothhasbeenenabledappears.

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3.Clickthedevicetowhichyouwantaccess.Alistoftheservicesavailableonthatdeviceappears,
asfollows:

•Bluetoothkeyboardandmouse(Humaninterfacedevices)

•Printer(HCRP)

•Audiogateway

•Headset

•PIMsynchronization

•Fax

•Filetransfer

•PIMitemtransfer

•Dial-upnetworking

•Networkaccess

•Bluetoothserialport

•BluetoothImaging

•HandsFree

•AVprole

4.Clicktheserviceyouwant.

Formoreinformation,presstheF1keytoopentheonlinehelpforBluetooth.

BluetoothConguration

TousethecongurationfeaturesofBluetooth,right-clicktheicon.Apop-upmenuappears.Select
BluetoothSetupWizardorAdvancedConguration.

TheBluetoothSetupWizardhasthefollowingcapabilities:

•FindingallBluetooth-enableddevicesthatcanprovideservices

•FindingaspecicBluetooth-enableddevicethatyouwanttouse,andconguringtheservicesonthat
device

•ConguringtheBluetooth-enabledservicesonyourcomputerthatareprovidedforremotedevices

•Conguringthenameanddevicetypeofyourcomputer

TheAdvancedCongurationhasthefollowingfunctions:

•Conguringthenameanddevicetypeofyourcomputer

•ConguringyourcomputersettingssothatremoteBluetooth-enableddevicescanndyourcomputer

•ConguringyourcomputersettingssothatyourcomputercanndremoteBluetooth-enableddevices

•Conguring,onyourcomputer,theBluetooth-enabledservicesprovidedforremotedevices

•ConguringtheservicesonremoteBluetooth-enableddevices

•DisplayinginformationaboutBluetoothhardware

Fordetails,refertothehelpforBluetooth.T oseethehelp,double-clickMyBluetoothPlaces,andclick
HelpandthenBluetoothhelp.Anotherwaytostartthehelpistoright-clickBluetoothCongurationinthe
systemtrayofthetaskbar,andclickAdvancedCongurationandthenHelp.

InstallingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareinWindowsXP

IfyouwanttousetheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftware,doasfollows:

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FirstuninstalltheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware.

1.T urnBluetoothpoweroff.

2.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

3.ClickAddorRemovePrograms.

4.SelectThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware;thenclickChange/Removeto
uninstallthesoftware.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

NextinstalltheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftware,asfollows:

1.T urnBluetoothpoweron.MicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareisloadedautomatically.

2.IftheFoundNewHardwareWizardwindowpopsup,dothefollowing:
a.SelectNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.
b.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced);thenclickNext.
c.SelectSearchforthebestdriverinthoselocations.
d.SelectIncludethislocationinthesearch:,andtypeC:\SWTOOLS\Drivers\MSBTooth,orspecifythe

locationinwhichyouplacedtheextractedINFle.ThenclickNext.

3.ClickFinish.

InstallingThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftwareinWindowsXP

IfyouareusingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareandwanttouseThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedData
RateSoftwareinstead,replacetheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwarewithThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhanced
DataRateSoftwareasfollows:

1.PressF9toturntheBluetoothpoweron.

2.ClickStart➙Run.

3.T ypeC:\SWTOOLS\Drivers\TPBTooth\Setup.exe(orspecifythefullpathtothesetup.exeleyouhave
downloadedfromhttp://support.lenovo.com);thenclickOK.

4.ClickNext.

5.SelectIacceptthetermsinthelicenseagreement;thenclickNext.

6.ClickNexttoselectthedefaultdestinationfolder.
Ifyouneedtochangethedestinationfolder,clickChange,selectorenterthenameofthedestination

folderintheChangecurrentdestinationfolderwindow,andclickOK.

7.ClickInstalltobegininstallation.

8.ClickOKtoacceptthedriversignature.

9.ClickFinish.

10.Restartthecomputerifnecessary.

IfyoudidnotturntheBluetoothpoweronbeforeinstallingThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRate
Software,thatis,ifyouskippedstep1–replacetheBluetoothdriver,doasfollows:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance;thenclickSystem.

3.ClicktheHardwaretab;thenclickDeviceManager.

4.Double-clickBluetoothRadiostoextracttheBluetoothRadiosdevicetree.

5.Double-clicktheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateicontoopenthePropertieswindow.

6.ClicktheDrivertab;thenclickUpdateDriver.

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7.ClickNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.

8.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.

9.SelectDon'tsearch.Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall;thenclickNext.

10.Selectthedriverthathasno“DigitalSigned”icon;thenclickNext.

11.ClickFinish.

Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.

UsingWiMAX

SomeThinkPadNotebookscomewithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardintegratingWiMAXtechnology.

WiMAX,along-rangewirelessdatatransmissiontechnologybasedonthe802.16standard,providesyou
witha“lastmile”broadbandconnectivitysimilartothatofferedbycableorADSL,butwithouttheneedto
physicallyconnectacabletothePC.

TousetheWiMAXfeature,startAccessConnections.

ForWindows7:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,seeAccessingapplicationsinWindows7,and
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Checkingwirelessconnectionstatus

AccessConnectionsGauge(Windows7)

IfyourcomputerisrunningWindows7,theAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbardisplaysthesignal
strengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.

Note:TodisplayAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbar,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.

Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
byopeningAccessConnectionsorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbarand
selectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.

•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessLAN

–

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To

improvesignalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection

ismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis

excellent.

•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessWAN

–

Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

Nosignal

–

–Signallevel2

–Signallevel3

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Signallevel1

Note:FormoreinformationaboutAccessConnectionsGauge,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.

AccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionsicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.

Thewirelessstatusicondisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.

Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
eitherbyopeningAccessConnectionsorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswirelessstatus
iconinthetaskbar.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,todisplaytheAccessConnectionsstatusiconandthe
wirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray,refertotheAccessConnectionson-linehelp.

•AccessConnectionsiconstates

–Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.

Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.

–

–Currentlocationproleisconnected.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN

–Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

–

–

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove

signalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessWAN

–PowertotheWANradioisoff

Noassociation

–
–Nosignal

–Signallevel1

–Signallevel2

–Signallevel3

Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinmakingaconnection,trymovingyourcomputerclosertoyourwirelessaccess
point.

Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeature

Toenableordisablethewirelessfeature,pressF9.Alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Youcanturnthe
featureonandoffwithasingleclick.

Youcanalsoenableordisablethefeaturebythefollowingprocedures.

Toenablethewirelessfeature,doasfollows:

1.ClicktheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray.

2.ClickPowerOnWirelessRadio.

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Todisablethewirelessfeature,doasfollows:

•ClicktheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray.

•ClickPowerOffWirelessRadio.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,right-clicktheAccessConnectionsGaugeandselectView
StatusofWirelessConnection.TheWirelessConnectionStatuswindowopens.ThenclickthePowerOn
WirelessRadiobuttontoenablethewirelessfeature.Todisablethewirelessfeature,clickthePowerOff
WirelessRadio.Formoreinformationabouttheicon,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.

Usingaprojectororexternaldisplay

Yourcomputercomeswithmanyfeaturestoincreasetheenjoymentofyourcomputerandhelpyougive
presentationswithcondence.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasfontsizeorcolormode.

Changingthefontsize

Tomakeafontsizelarger,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.

2.ClickDisplayattheleft.

3.SelecttheMediumorLargerradiobutton.

4.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.

ForWindowsXP:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickProperties.TheDisplayPropertieswindowopens.

2.ClicktheAppearancetab.

3.UnderFontSize,clickLargeFontsorExtraLargeFonts.

4.ClickApplytoapplythesettings.

5.ClickOK.IfyouarepromptedtorestartthecomputerafteryouclickOKorApply,thechangewill
takeeffectafterthecomputerrestarts.

Attachinganexternalmonitor

Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2048x1536(withanexternalmonitor
attachedtotheCRTconnector)orupto2560x1600(withanexternalmonitorattachedtotheHDMIport
connector),providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoredetails,referto
themanualsprovidedwithyourmonitor.

Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothat
thesametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,
youcanseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.Youcanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththe
TrackPointoranotherpointingdevice.

Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothintheDisplay
Settingswindow(inWindowsXPDisplayPropertieswindow).

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Connectinganexternalmonitor

Toattachanexternalmonitor,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet

2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingF6.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetweenviewingoutput
ontheexternaldisplay,thecomputerdisplay,andbothdisplays.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen
resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.

ForWindowsXP:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.T urnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

4.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingF6.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetweenviewingoutput
ontheexternaldisplay,thecomputerdisplay,andbothdisplays.

Notes:

•Donotchangethedisplayoutputlocationwhileamovingpictureisbeingdrawn—forexample,while
playingamovieoragame,orviewingabusinesspresentation.Closetheapplicationbeforechangingthe
displayoutputlocation,orchangethedisplaymodebeforeyouopenanMPEGletoplay.

•IfyouareattachinganexternalmonitorthatsupportsonlyVGAmode(640x480resolution),donotview
outputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor.Doingsowouldcausetheexternalmonitor
screentobescrambledandtheoutputnottobedisplayed;inaddition,itcouldcausedamagetothe
screen.Usetheexternalmonitoronly.

•IftheexternalTFTmonitoryouconnecthasananaloginterface,ickersorripplesmayappearonsome
displays,suchastheshutdownscreenofWindows.ThisiscausedbytheexternalTFTmonitor,and
cannotbexedbyadjustingtheexternalTFTmonitororthecomputersidesettings.

Settingthemonitortypes

Tosetyourmonitortype,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.

2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.SetResolution.

5.ClickAdvancedSettings.

6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeis
correct.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedoasfollows.

7.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.

8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepassword
orprovideconrmation.

9.ClicktheDrivertab.

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10.ClickUpdateDriver.

11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.

12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

13.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitorinthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.

15.ClickOK.

Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvanced
Settings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.

ForWindowsXP:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.

2.T urnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

3.PressF6tochangethedisplayoutputlocationtotheexternalmonitor.

4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.

5.ClicktheSettingstab.

6.ClickAdvanced.

7.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeis
correct.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedoasfollows.

8.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectDefaultMonitor.

9.ClickProperties.

10.ClicktheDrivertab.

11.ClickUpdateDriver.TheHardwareUpdateWizardappears.

12.ClickNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.

13.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.

14.SelectDon'tsearch.Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall,andthenclickNext.

15.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

16.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitorinthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

17.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickOKtoclosethePropertieswindow.

18.SetColorsandScreenareaintheDisplayPropertieswindow.

19.ClickOK.

Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor

•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied
withthecomputer,andtheMonitorINFlethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.

•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthepanel,anduseapanelthatdoesnot
supportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction,whichenablesyoutodisplayonlya
partofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces.Y oucanseeotherpartsoftheimage
bymovingthescreenwiththeT rackPointorotherpointingdevice.

•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemaybelimited.

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Settingupapresentation

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportPresentationDirector,buttheF6orWin+P

keycombinationisavailableforswitchingdisplayoutputtoaconnectedprojector.

PresentationDirectorprovidesaneasywaytosetupyourcomputertohelpyougivepresentationswith
condence,evenwhenyouareawayfromyourofce.

UsePresentationDirectortoadjustresolutionsettingsandtemporarilydisablepowermanagementtimersto
ensureanuninterruptedpresentation.

PresentationDirectorhassomepredenedpresentationschemes.Toapplyapresentationscheme,youcan
usetheF6keycombination.

TostartPresentationDirector,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector,and
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Projectingvideo

Todisplayinformationandmakepresentations,youcanattachadataprojectortoyourcomputer.Attachthe
dataprojectortothemonitorconnectoronyourcomputer.

Note:Itmaytakeseveralsecondsbeforetheprojectordisplaystheimage.Ifyoudonotseeyourdesktop
displayedafter60seconds,trypressingF6toswitchbetweendifferentdisplayoutputlocations.

Playingsound

Yourprojectormighthaveoneormoreaudio-inputconnectors.Toprojectsound,youwillneedtoattachthe
comboaudiojackonyourcomputertotheseconnectors,usinganaudiocable(commerciallyavailable).

Usingacolorprole

ThedisplayprovidesacolorprolethatcanworkwiththeMicrosoftImageColorManagement(ICM)
function.IfthegraphicssoftwareyouareusingiscompatiblewithICM,youcandisplayacolorimageon
yourmonitorandmatchit,withthesamequality,onanotherdevice,suchasascanneroraprinter.

FordetailsonMicrosoftICM,refertothemanualsprovidedwiththeWindowsoperatingsystem.

Note:ThecolorproleforThinkPadLCDhasbeenpre-installedinyourcomputeralready.Ifyouneedto
installadifferentcolorprole,see“InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”on
page101.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:

•Comboaudiojack,1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter

•Built-instereospeakers

•Built-inanalogmicrophone

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures:

•CompliantwithIntel

•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVlesin16-bitor24-bitformat.

•PlaybackofaWAVleatasamplerateof44.1KHzto192KHz.

•PlaybackofMIDIlesthroughaWavetablesynthesizerunderMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystems.

•PlaybackofMP3lesthroughtheWindowsMediaPlayerorasoftwareMP3player.

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HighDenitionAudio.

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•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattachedtothecomboaudiojackofyour
computer.

Note:Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Ifaconventionalheadphoneis
attachedtoit,theheadphonefunctionissupported.Ifaheadsetwitha3.5mm4-poleplugisattachedtoit,
bothheadphoneandmicrophonefunctionsaresupported.

Settingthevolume

Eachdevicehasvolumecontrols,whichyoucanset.

Toopenthewindowforadjustingtheoutputvolumeortherecordingvolume,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:

–ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Sound.TheSoundwindowappears.
–ClickthePlaybacktaborRecordingtab,andthenclickadevice,whichyouwanttocustomize.
–ClickthePropertiesbutton.
–ClicktheLevelstab,andthenchangethevolumebymovingtheslider.

•ForWindowsXP:

–ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙Sounds,Speech,andAudioDevices➙SoundsandAudioDevice.

TheSoundsandAudioDevicePropertieswindowappears.

–ClicktheAudiotab,andthenclicktheVolumebuttoninSoundPlaybackorSoundRecording.

Notes:

•Youcanalsogetaccesstothedesktopvolumecontrolbyusingthevolumeiconinthetaskbarat
thelowerrightofthescreen.ToopentheVolumeControlwindow,clickthevolumeicon.Tocontrol
thevolume,movethevolumecontrolsliderupordown.Toturnoffthesound,selectMutespeakers
(MuteinWindowsXP).

•Thenamesofwindowsoreldsareslightlydifferentdependingontheoperatingsystemyouuse.

•Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowsonlinehelp.

Conguringforsoundrecording

Tocongurethemicrophoneforoptimizedsoundrecording,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙SmartAudio.

ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙Sounds,Speech,andAudioDevices➙SmartAudio.

Usinganintegratedcamera

Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,whenyoupressF5toenablethecamera,youusetheintegrated
camerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,videocapturing,andvideo
conferencing.T ousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneoftheprogramsandstartthe
photographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamerawillstartautomatically
andthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnon.Formoreinformationaboutusingthecamerawitha
program,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeprogram.

Ifyoudonotwantthecamera,whenyoupressF5orwhenyouuseaprogram,pressF5againtodisable
thecamera.

Conguringcamerasettings

Youcancongurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

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Tocongurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

2.ClickLenovo-WebConferencing.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.

3.IntheCommunicationsUtilitywindow,congurethecamerasettingsdependingonyourindividual
needs.

Usingdualdisplays

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction

YourcomputersupportsafunctionnamedtheExtenddesktop.WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,you
candisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Youcanalsodisplaydifferent
desktopimagesoneachmonitor.

YoucanusetheExtenddesktopfunctionwithoutchanginganysettings.Ifthefunctiondoesnotwork,refer
to“EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction”onpage47toenableit.

ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction

•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileintheExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows
DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.

IfyourcomputerhastheInteldisplayadapter,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay
bydoingthefollowing:

1.PressCtrl+Alt+F12.TheIntelCUIwindowopens.

Note:ForanycombinationoftheFnkeyandafunctionkey,presstheFnkeyrst;then,whileholding
theFnkeydown,pressthedesiredfunctionkey.

2.SelectExtendedDesktop.

3.Changethesettingtodesignatetheprimarydisplay.

IfyourcomputerhastheAMD
displayasfollows.

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreenresolution.

2.SelectExtendthesedisplaysinMultipleDisplays.

3.Changethesettingtodesignatetheprimarydisplay.

•WhenanapplicationusingtheDirectDrawortheDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshown
onlyontheprimarydisplay.

•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareintheExtenddesktopmode.

®

displayadapter,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimary

EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction

ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.PressF6,thenselectExtend.

Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,doasfollows:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

2.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).

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3.SelecttheResolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(forthesecondarydisplay,theexternaldisplay).

5.SelecttheResolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

6.Placetheiconsforthemonitorssothattheytouch.

Note:Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.

7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvanced
Settings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.

ForWindowsXP:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.T urnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.

5.ClicktheSettingstab,andclicktheMonitor-2icon.

6.SelecttheExtendmyWindowsdesktopontothismonitorcheckboxandclickApply.(IftheMonitor
Settingswindowopens,clickYes.)

Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,doasfollows:

1.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).

2.Selectthecolorqualityandthescreenresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

3.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(forthesecondarydisplay,theexternaldisplay).

4.Selectthecolorqualityandthescreenresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

5.Placetheiconsforthemonitorssothattheytouch.

Note:Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.

6.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

UsingtheAMDPX4.0DynamicSwitchableGraphicsfeature

YourThinkPadcomputersupporsAMDPX4.0DynamicSwitchableGraphics.AMDPX4.0Switchable
Graphicsenablesadynamicswitch,thatis,aswitchwithnoneedtorestartyourcomputer,between
HighPerformanceandEnergySavingGraphics.

Note:IfyourcomputerisrunningWindowsXP ,youcannotswitchtheGPU.

UsingtheThinkLightfeature

Becauseyourcomputercantravelwithyou,youmightneedtouseitinlessthanperfectlightingconditions.
Toilluminatethekeyboardbyturningonyourcomputer,pressFn+Space.

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Note:Avoidusingyourcomputerindarkconditionsforprolongedperiods.Itisbadforyoureyes.

Usingtheopticaldrive

Note:Y ourcomputersupportonlytheMultiBurnerdriver.

MultiBurnerdrive

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.

Usingthemediacardreader

Ifyourcomputerhasamediacardreaderslot,itsupportsthefollowingcards:

•SDcard

•SDHCcard

•SDXCcard

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

Notes:

•YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheContentProtectionforRecordableMedia(CPRM)featureforSD
cards.

•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputer
insleep(standby)orhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcause
damagetoyourdata.

•Ifyourcomputerhasresumedfromsleep(standby)orhibernationmode,youcanremovetheash
mediacarddirectly.

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesyouinformationaboutaccessibilityandtravelingwithyourcomputer.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage51

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage53

Accessibilityandcomfort

Becauseyourcomputerenablesyoutoworkinsomanyplaces,itisimportantthatyouremainattentive
togoodposture,goodlightingandproperseating.Bykeepingtheseconsiderationsinmind,youcan
improveperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofcemaymeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Followingsome
simpleruleswillmakethingseasierandbringyouthemaximumbenetsofyourcomputer.Keepinginmind
suchbasicsasgoodlightingandproperseating,forexample,canhelpyouimproveyourperformance
andachievegreatercomfort.

Note:Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan
followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

GeneralPosture:Belowaresomegeneralrecommendationsforassumingahealthyworkingposture.It
isbesttoperiodicallymakeminormodicationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort
causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkwillalsohelp
topreventanyminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inch).Avoid
glareorreectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay

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screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressF7orF8
toadjustdisplaybrightness.

HeadPosition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

ArmandHandPosition:Ifavailable,utilizechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide
weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)
position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

LegPosition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheoorandyourfeetatontheoororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

Itmaynotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputerwhileon
themoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsaspossible.
Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevelsofcomfort
andperformance.

Questionsaboutvision?

ThinkPadnotebook'svisualdisplayscreensaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandardsandtoprovideyou
withclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyontheeyes.Ofcourse,
anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneyefatigueorvisual
discomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.

Adjustingyourcomputertotyou

Becauseyourcomputerenablesyoutoworkinsomanyplaces,itisimportantthatyouremainattentive
togoodposture,goodlightingandproperseating.Refertothefollowingtipstoimproveperformance
andachievegreatercomfort:

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputerthemoreimportantitis
toobserveyourworkingposture.Followinggeneralrecommendationsformaintainingahealthyworking
postureandpracticing“activesitting”arethebestwaystoavoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworking
postures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesandtakingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekey
ingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerisalightandmobilesystem;rememberthatitcaneasilybe
repositionedonyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodicationsyoumightwishtomake.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofcefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandutilizingwork
breaks.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpand
yourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.AccessthefollowingWebsitetoviewsomeoftheseoptions:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Exploreyouroptionsforexternalproductsthatcan
providetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

ThinkPadfeaturesthatpromotecomfort:ThereareeasytouseThinkPadfeaturesthatcanhelpmake
yourcomputermorecomfortabletouse.

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Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility
limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

Assistivetechnologiesenableuserstoaccessinformationinthemostappropriateway.Someofthese
technologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem,otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors,or
accessedthroughtheWorldWideWeb.

Assistivetechnologies

SomeaccessibilitytechnologiesareavailablethroughtheAccessibilityOptionsprogram.Depending
onyouroperatingsystem,thenumberofaccessibilityoptionsavailablevaries.Ingeneral,accessibility
optionsenhancethewayuserswithhearing,vision,ormobilitylimitationsnavigateandusetheircomputer.
Forexample,someusersmightnothavethenemotorskillsrequiredtouseamouseorselectkey
combinations.Otherusersmightrequirelargerfontsorhigh-contrastdisplaymodes.Insomecases,
magniersandbuilt-inspeechsynthesizersareavailable.Fordetailedinformationabouteachofthese
features,consulttheMicrosofthelpsystem.

TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickEaseofAccess.

3.ClickEaseofAccessCenter.

ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickAccessibilityOptions.

ThishelpsystemsupportstheaccessibilityfeaturesprovidedbyyourWindowsoperating
system,screenreadersdesignedtooperateintheWindowsenvironment,andWindows
keyboardnavigation.ForacompletelistingofMicrosoftWindowsKeyboardGuide,visit
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/Products/altkeyboard.aspx.

Screenreadertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareapplicationinterfaces,helpsystems,anda
varietyofonlinedocuments.However,inthecasewhereascreenreadercannotreaddocuments,the
documentmustrstgothroughaconversionprocess.OnesolutionconvertsAdobePDFlesintoaformat
thatisreadbythescreen-readerprograms.ThissolutionisaWeb-basedserviceprovidedbyAdobe
SystemsIncorporated.Throughhttp://access.adobe.com,AdobePDFdocumentscanbeconvertedto
HTMLorplaintextinmanylanguages.OneconversionoptionsconvertsPDFdocumentsontheInternet.A
secondoptionenablesuserstosubmittheURLofanAdobePDFlethroughe-mailtoconvertittoHTMLor
ASCIItext.AdobePDFlesonalocalharddiskdrive,localCD-ROM,orlocalareanetwork(LAN)canalso
beconvertedbyattachingtheAdobePDFletoane-mailmessage.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretravellingwithyour
computerabroad.

Attendingtosomeimportantdetailsthatcanhelpforeigntravelgosmoothly:

•Traveltips

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•Travelaccessories

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmorecondentlyandefcientlywithyourcomputer.

1.Whileitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis
importanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

2.Considerbringinganairplaneorautomobileadapterforyourcomputer.

3.Becauseyoumightneedtouseyourcomputerinlessthanperfectlightingconditions,turnonthe
ThinkLightbypressingFn+Spacetoilluminatethekeyboard.

4.Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Note:IfyouusetheThinkLight,thebatterylifeisslightlyreduced.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,checkthetraveltips.

Attention:

•Forusingonboardcomputerorwireless(suchasInternet,Bluetooth,etc.)service,checktheservices
withtheairlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,youneedto
disableitbeforeboarding.Todisableit,refertotheinstructionsin“Enablingordisablingthewireless
feature”onpage41

.

Followthetipsbelow:

1.Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnot
getcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

2.Remembertohibernateorturnoffyourcomputerwhentakingoff.

Travelaccessories

Hereisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeawayfromtheofce:

TravelEssentials

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryyoumightwanttoconsidertheseitems

•Anacpoweradapterforthecountrythatyouaretravelingto

•Anadaptertoconnecttoaphonelineinthatcountry

Otheritemsyoumaywishtoconsider

•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter

•Externalstoragedevice

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage55

•“Usingpasswords”onpage55

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage61

•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage61

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage63

•“Usingandunderstandingrewalls”onpage64

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage64

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

Note:Y ouareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity
features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta
password,apromptappearsonthescreeneachtimeyoupoweronthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat
theprompt.Y oucannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Makesurethatonlyauthorizedindividualsaccessyourcomputer.Establishingdifferentkindsofpasswords
requiresthatotherpossibleusersknowtheproperpasswordsinordertoaccessyourcomputeroryourdata.

Ifthisiconappears,enterPower-onpasswordorSupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,enterHarddiskpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,enterSupervisorpassword.

Clickontheitemsbelowtondoutmoreaboutpasswordsandhowtousethemtoprotectyourcomputer.

•Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode

•Power-onpassword

•Harddisksecurity

•Supervisorpassword

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Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode

Ifyouhavesetpasswordsandyouputyourcomputerintosleep(standby)mode,theprocedureforresuming
operationisasfollows:

•Youarenotpromptedtotypethepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

•Ifanyharddiskorthesolidstatedrivehasaharddiskpassword,itisunlockedautomaticallywhen
youresumeoperation.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconappears,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddiskpassword,

dothefollowing:

1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:

2.Nowtypethemasterharddiskpassword.

Note:Toreturntothersticon,pressF1again.

Ifthisiconappears,typeasupervisorpassword.

Note:YoucanpressBackspaceifyoupressawrongkeywhileyouaretypingyourpassword.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptappearsonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Settingapower-onpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupwindowopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectPower-onPassword.

8.Chooseyourpower-onpassword,andtypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld.

Note:Y oucansettheminimumlengthofapower-onpasswordontheThinkPadSetupmenu.For
details,referto“Securitymenu”onpage104.

9.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

10.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

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Note:Youmightwanttonoteyourpower-onpasswordinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetit,you

havetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword
canceled.

11.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword

Tochangethepower-onpassword,followthesteps1through9abovein“Settingapower-onpassword”on
page56,typingyourpasswordtogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetup.

Tochangethepassword,dothefollowing:

1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpassword.

2.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewpower-onpassword;thenretypethepasswordyoujust
enteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.

3.Followstep10andstep11in“Settingapower-onpassword”onpage56tochangeyourpower-on
password.

Toremovethepassword,dothefollowing:

1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpassword.

2.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.

3.Followstep10andstep11in“Settingapower-onpassword”onpage56toremoveyourpower-on
password.

Harddiskpasswords

Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddisk:

•Userharddiskpassword

•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstolesandapplicationsontheharddisk.

Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe
administratortogetaccesstoanyharddriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;no
oneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,andtells
eachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,
buttheadministratorcanstillgetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk
password.

Settingaharddiskpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectHardDiskxPassword,wherexisthenumberoftheharddiskdriveforwhichyouwantto
setapassword.

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8.ASetupConrmationwindowopens.Y ouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserif
youwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.Ifyouareanadministratororsupervisor,youcanselect
User+Mastertosettwopasswords.(Theusercanchangetheuserpasswordlater.)

9.IfyouselectUser+Master,gotostep12.

10.IfyouselectUseronly,anew-passwordwindowopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

Passwordeld.

Notes:

•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordintheThinkPadSetup.Fordetails,referto

“Securitymenu”onpage104

.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha

computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe
harddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan
sevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.

11.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.Goto
step18tocompletetheprocedure.

12.IfyouselectUser+Master,amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetupauserharddisk
passwordrst.ClickContinue.

13.Anewharddiskuserpasswordwindowopens.T ypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNewPassword
eld.

14.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

15.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.ClickContinue.

16.Anewmasterhard-diskpasswordwindowopens.T ypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew
Passwordeld.

17.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

18.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

Attention:Y oumightwanttonoteyourpasswordsandkeeptheminasafeplace.Otherwise,if
youforgettheuser-onlypassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyour
passwordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee
willbechargedforpartsandservice.

19.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin
ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage57,typingyourpasswordtogetaccess
totheThinkPadSetup.

TochangeorremovetheUserharddiskpassword,doasfollows:

•Tochangetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then
typethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredto
verifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.Press
F10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordswillbechanged.

•Toremovetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.
ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,andpressEnter.A

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SetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddisk
passwordswillberemoved.

TochangeorremovetheUser+Masterharddiskpassword,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.

IfyouchooseUserHDP,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tochangetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordorthecurrentmaster
harddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Thentypethenewuserharddiskpassword
intheEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrm
NewPasswordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromthe
SetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordwillbechanged.

•Toremovetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrent
Passwordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,and
pressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Both
theuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

IfyouchooseMasterHDP,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tochangethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter
CurrentPasswordeld.ThentypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPassword
eld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.Press
Enter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.The
masterharddiskpasswordwillbechanged.

•Toremovethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter
CurrentPasswordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,
andpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.
Boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetup.Withoutit,noone
canchangethecongurationofthecomputer.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptappearswhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetup.
Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstocongurationdata.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstoacomputereveniftheuserof
thatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

–Deletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalNetworkOptionROMfeature
–Changingdateandtime
–EnablingordisablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingfeature
–EnablingordisablingthePasswordatunattendedboot
–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords
–EnablingordisablingtheBootDeviceListF12Option
–EnablingordisablingtheBootOrderLock
–EnablingordisablingtheFlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Usersfeature
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalNetworkdevice

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–EnablingordisablingtheInternalWirelessdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalBluetoothdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalWirelessWANdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheSecuritymode
–Enablingordisablingthengerprintreaderpriority
–Erasingthengerprintdata

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookstomake
administrationeasier.

•ByenablingtheLockUEFISettingsinthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisorpassword,you
makeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.

Settingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorwillbeabletoapplythisprocedure.

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectSupervisorPassword.

8.Awindowopensthatpromptsyoutoenteranewpassword.

9.ChooseyoursupervisorpasswordandtypeitintheEnterNewPasswordeld;thenpressEnter.

10.PressEntertomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

11.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

Attention:Y oumightwanttonoteyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour
supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

12.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetup,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.

Changingorremovingthesupervisorpassword

Tochangeorremovethesupervisorpassword,followsteps1through8in“Settingasupervisorpassword”
onpage60,typingyourpasswordtogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetup.

Tochangethepassword,dothefollowing:

1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

2.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepasswordyoujust
enteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.

3.Followstep11andstep12in“Settingasupervisorpassword”onpage60tochangeyoursupervisor
password.

Toremovethepassword,dothefollowing:

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1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

2.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsinblank.

3.Followstep11andstep12in“Settingasupervisorpassword”onpage60toremoveyoursupervisor
password.

Harddisksecurity

Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedsecuritysolutionforsolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive.Toprotect
passwordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithmsare
integratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebooks.

Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:

1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolidstatedriveorharddisk
drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage56and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage

.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

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2.IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolidstatedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,
besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdrive
encryptionsoftware.

3.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,makesuretodeletedatastoredonit.Referto
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage63.

Note:TheharddiskdrivecanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolidstatedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolidstatedrive.Thisfeature
helpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDashordevicecontrollersbyuse
ofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,besuretosetaHarddisk
passwordsfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Usingangerprintreader

Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermayhaveanintegratedngerprintreader.By
enrollingyourngerprintandassociatingitwithawindowspassword,youcanlogontothesystemby
swipingyourngeroverthereader,withouttypingapassword.Thusngerprintauthenticationcanreplace
passwordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

Formoreadvancedsecurity,ClientSecuritySolutioncanbeinstalled.Thesoftwareiscompatiblewitha
varietyofuserauthenticationmechanisms,suchasthoseinvolvingngerprintauthentication.Thisngerprint
readercanworkwiththesoftware.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonit.

Enrollingyourngerprint

1.T urnonyourcomputer.

2.T ostartLenovoFingerprintsoftware,refertoFingerprintSoftware.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourngerprint.Fordetails,refertotheHelpforthe
program.

Swipingyourngeroverthereader

Toswipeyourngeroverthereader,doasfollows:

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1.Placetheballofyournger,thatis,thecentralpartofthengerprint,onthesmallcircleabovethe
reader.Makesurethattheentiretopjointofthengerisonthereader.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourngeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.

Settingthengerprintreader

Ifyouwanttochangethesettingsofthengerprintreader,followtheprocedurebelow.

ThengerprintsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetupoffersthefollowingchoices:

•ReaderPriority:Denethepriorityforngerprintreadersifanexternalngerprintreaderisattached.

•SecurityMode:Specifythesettingsofthesecuritymode.

•PasswordAuthentication:Enableordisablepasswordauthentication.

Note:ThisitemappearsifHighsecuritymodeisselected.

•ResetFingerprintData:Bychoosingthisitem,youeraseallofthengerprintdatastoredineitherthe
internalorexternalngerprintreader.

Tosetaniteminthengerprintsubmenu:

1.Printtheseinstructions.Tocongurethengerprintreader,youmustturnyourcomputeroffand
thenonagain.

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2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity,andpressEnter.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoFingerprint,andpressEnter.TheFingerprintsubmenuopens.

7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whenthatitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

8.Settheitemsyouwanttoset.

9.PressF10toexit.

10.IntheSetupConrmationwindow,selectY es.

Careforthengerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.

Ifyourngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmaynotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourngeriswrinkled.

•Yourngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourngerisverydry.

•Yourngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourngerprint.

•Yourngeriswet.

•Angerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthengers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentngerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive

Ascomputersspreadintoeverycorneroflife,theyprocessmoreandmoreinformation.Thedataonyour
computer,someofwhichissensitive,isstoredonastoragedevice,eitheraharddiskdriveorsolidstate
drive.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,makesuretodeletedatastoredonit.

Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperating
systemsandapplicationsoftware,mayevenviolateLicenseAgreements.Y ouareadvisedtocheckthe
termsandconditionsofthoseAgreements.

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Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:

•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenchoosetheEmptyrecyclebincommand.

•UsetheDeletecommand.

•Formatyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•Usingtherecoveryprogram,providedbyLenovo,bringtheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedriveback
tofactory-shipstate.

Theseoperations,however,onlychangetheleallocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In
otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The
dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof
specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmayreadandmisusethecritical
dataonharddiskdrivesorsolidstatedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.

Topreventleakageofdata,itbecomesveryimportantthatyoutakeresponsibilityfordeletingallthedata
fromtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrivewhenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcan
destroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddiskdrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansof
strongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butwerecommendthatyoumakeuseofthe
software(payware)orservice(payservice)specicallydevelopedforthepurpose.

Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,LenovoprovidessuchsoftwareasPCDoctorforDOSandthe
SecureDataDisposaltool.Softwareprovidestheinterfaceforfullerasureofthecontentsofaharddisk.T o
downloadeitherapplication,gototheLenovoWebsitehttp://support.lenovo.com.

Note:Runningtheapplicationwilltakeacoupleofhours.

Ifyouusesoftwaredesignedforusewiththeharddiskdrivetodeletedatastoredonthesolidstatedrive,it
willeraseonlydatathatisaccessiblebynormaloperation.Itmaynoterasethehiddenareaoftheash
chip.Therefore,sometimesitmaystillbepossibletoreadthedatabyuseofspecialequipmentoraspecial
tool.Topreventleakageofdatafromthesolidstatedrive,itisrecommendedthatyoudeletealldata
ontheashchipsbyuseofanapplicationprovidedbyLenovo.ThisapplicationcalledtheThinkPad
SetupMenuExtensionUtilitymakesitpossibletoeraseallthedataontheashchipsofthesolidstate
drivefromtheThinkPadSetupwithinaminute.T odownloadthisapplication,gototheLenovoWebsite
http://support.lenovo.com.

IfEncryptionsolidstatedriveorDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveissupportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,
youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonadeviceinaveryshorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.
Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedisk;however,itcannotbe
decryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisenabledbytheThinkPadSetupMenuExtensionUtilityandis
availableasamenuitemintheThinkPadSetup.

Usingandunderstandingrewalls

Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwitharewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertotheon-linehelpthatcomeswith
theprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

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Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage67

•“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage69

•“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage70

•“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage71

•“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage72

•“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage73

Notes:

1.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperating
system.

2.Theproductontherecoverymediamaybeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer

•Reinstalltheproduct

•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Notes:T opreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew
harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:

•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.23orlater(forWindowsXP),4.3orlater(forWindows7)

•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater

Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.

2.T ypecmdintheeld.ThenclickOK.

3.T ypeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.

•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater

•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia
areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.

Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis
importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.

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Creatingrecoverymedia

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem.

Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB
storagedevices.OntheWindowsXPoperatingsystems,youcancreaterecoverymediausingonlydiscs,so
thisoperationisalsocalled“creatingProductRecoverydiscs.”

•TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageT ools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•TocreateProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

ThinkVantage➙CreateRecoveryMedia.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.

•OntheWindows7operatingsystemoperatingsystem,youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethe
computertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Y oucanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinan
operationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthe
lescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB
storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers
forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage72

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.

•OntheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,youcanuseProductRecoverydiscstorestoreyourcomputerto
thefactorydefaultsettings,performacustomfactoryrecovery,orperformotherrescueandrecovery
operationssuchasrescuingindividualles.Y ouwillbegiventheoptiontoentertheRescueandRecovery
workspaceandchoosefromavarietyofrecoveryoperations.

Attention:WhenyouuseProductRecoverydiscstorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,
allthelescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.
Duringtherestoreprocess,youwillbegiventheoptiontosaveoneormorelescurrentlyonthehard
diskdrivetoothermediabeforethedataisdeleted.

TouseProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

2.Insertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.

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3.SelecttheopticaldrivewiththebootdiscasthestartupdeviceandpressEnter.Afterashortdelay,
theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.

4.OntheRescueandRecoverymenu,clickRestoreyoursystem.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.InserttheappropriateProductRecoverydiscwhenprompted.

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe
operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe
RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.

Performingabackupoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.

•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsXPoperating
system,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery➙Back
upyourharddrive,andselectbackupoperationoptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

Performingarecoveryoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.

•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

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4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsXPoperating
system,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage70.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:

•RescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackupTheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
enablesyoutolocatelesonyourharddiskdriveandtransferthemtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordable
media,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionisavailableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourlesorif
changesweremadetothelessinceyourlastbackupoperation.Y oucanalsorescueindividuallesfrom
aRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocalharddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackupIfyouhavebackedupyourhard
diskdriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescue
andRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettingsTheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
enablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyou
havemultiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdrive,youhavetheoptiontorestorethefactorydefaultsettings
totheC:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact.BecausetheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettings
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Attention:IfyourestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuporrestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings,alllesontheprimaryharddiskdrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbe
deletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantles.Ifyouareunabletostartthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuelesfeatureoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceto
copylesfromyourharddiskdrivetoothermedia.

TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethecomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.

3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue
andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage73.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuelesandfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

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•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage72.

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemediumondifferentoperatingsystems.

•TocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreate
arescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

•TocreatearescuemediumontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙CreateRecovery
Media.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

2.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreate
arescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

3.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.T urnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

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3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastherstbootdevice.Then,insert
therescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter.
Therescuemediumstarts.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingthesecondaryinternalharddiskdrive,setthesecondary
internalharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequencetostarttherescuemedium.
See“Startupmenu”onpage105

Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor
eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete
therecoveryprocess.

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Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedapplicationsanddevice
drivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplications

Toreinstallselectedapplicationprograms,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonyourcomputer.

2.UseWindowsExplorerorComputer(inWindowsXP,MyComputer)todisplaythedirectorystructureof
yourharddisk.

3.OpentheC:\SWTOOLSfolder.

4.OpentheAPPSfolder.Initareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledapplications.

5.Openthesubfolderfortheapplicationyouarereinstalling.

6.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers
Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentcongurationofyourcomputer.

Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonyourcomputer.

2.UseWindowsExplorerorComputer(inWindowsXP,MyComputer)todisplaythedirectorystructureof
yourharddiskdrive.

3.OpentheC:\SWTOOLSfolder.

4.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.WithintheDRIVERSfolderareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevarious
devicesinstalledinyourcomputer(forexample,AUDIOandVIDEO).

5.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.

6.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextle(alewiththeextension.txt).Thetextlecontains

informationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.

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-OR-

•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsaleofsetupinformation(alewiththeextension.inf),you
canusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver.
Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram,
whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselect
thedevicedriverlefromthedevicesubfolder.

-OR-

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforthelefortheapplication(alewiththeextension.exe).
Double-clickthele,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedrivers,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.
ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage118.

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Usingarescuemedium”
onpage71

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Usingrecoverymedia”onpage68.

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment
fromarescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddisk
drive,adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequence.Youmustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthe
startupdevicesequenceintheThinkPadSetup.See“Startupmenu”onpage105fordetailedinformation
abouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.Formoreinformationaboutthe
ThinkPadSetup,see“ThinkPadSetup”onpage103.

.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Youcanincreasethecapacityofthememoryortheharddiskdrivebyreplacingtheoriginal,built-in
devicewithanoptionalone.Or,ifyouneedto,youcanreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardbyfollowing
theproceduresinthissection.

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage75

•“Replacingthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive”onpage76

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage78

•“Replacingmemory”onpage82

•“InstallingandreplacingthemSAT Asolidstatedrive”onpage84

•“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage86

•“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage89

•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage91

Staticelectricityprevention

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

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuildup
aroundyou.

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

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

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

BeforereplacingCRU

Toprotectyoufromtheelectricitydanger,beforereplacinganyCRU,ensureyoureadthissectionand
doasfollowing:

1.T urnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.T urnonyourcomputer.PressF1toenterThinkPadSetupwhentheThinkPadlogoappears.

3.SelectCong➙Power,thesubmenuwillbedisplayed.

4.SelectDisableBuilt-inBatterymenu.

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5.ClickY esintheSetupWarningwindow.Waitforafewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,
andyoucanreplacethefailedcomponentsafely.

Replacingthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive

Youcanreplacethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyour
Lenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentative.Toreplacethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive,readthe
followingprerequisites.

Note:Replacethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectors
andslotofthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Attention:Handlingasolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

Beforeremovingthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,
andthenturnthecomputeroff.

Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.

Toreplacethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive,doasfollows:

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.EnterThinkPadSetuptostopbatterydischarge.Referto“BeforereplacingCRU”onpage75for
detailedinformation.

3.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

4.Loosenthescrew1thatsecuresthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivedoor2ofthesolidstatedrive
orharddiskdrive,andthenremovethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivedoor.

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5.Removethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivebypullingoutthetab.

6.Insertthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdriveintotheslotandslidethesolidstatedriveorharddisk
drivermlyintoplace.

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7.Reinstallthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivedoor1ofthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive,and
tightenthescrew2.

8.T urnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.

Replacingthekeyboard

Youcanusethefollowingprocedurestoreplacethekeyboardwithanewone,availableasanoption.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toreplacethekeyboard,doasfollows:

Removingthekeyboard

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.EnterThinkPadSetuptostopbatterydischarge.Referto“BeforereplacingCRU”onpage75for
detailedinformation.

3.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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4.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethekeyboard.

5.T urnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.

6.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows1inthedrawingtounlatchthefrontsideofthe
keyboard.Thekeyboardwillopenupslightly

2.

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7.Carefullyliftthekeyboarduntilyoucanseehowit'sconnected.Holdthekeyboardabovethecomputer,
andthendetachtheconnectors1and3.Thenremovethekeyboard.

Installingthekeyboard

1.Attachtheconnectors1and3.

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2.Insertthekeyboard.Makesurethattherearedgesofthekeyboardareundertheframe,asshownby
thearrows.

3.Slidethekeyboardasshownbythearrows.

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4.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.Reinstallthetwoscrews.

5.T urnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

Replacingmemory

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toreplacememory,readthefollowingprerequisites,andthentheinstruction.

Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymoduledependsonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer
anditscombinationwiththememorymoduleinstalledonyourcomputer.Insomeconditions,thememoryin
yourcomputermaynotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.ThestaticelectricitycoulddamagetheSO-DIMM.

Replacingmemoryintheslotunderthekeyboard

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.EnterThinkPadSetuptostopbatterydischarge.Referto“BeforereplacingCRU”onpage75for
detailedinformation.

3.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

4.Removethekeyboard.Formoredetails,referto“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage78.

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