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ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,E435,E530,E530c,andE535

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe following:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage159

TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.T o refertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuidesandclickUserGuides&Manuals,then followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FifthEdition(January2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2012,2014.

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

Contents

Readthisﬁrst..............v

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

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

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

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

Right-sideview..............5

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

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

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

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

Locatingimportantproductinformation.....10

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......10

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumberlabel..11

CertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabel......12

Features.................12

Speciﬁcations...............13

Operatingenvironment...........14

Lenovoprograms.............15

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem...........15

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8operatingsystem...........16

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....17

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...21

Registeringyourcomputer..........21

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........21

Specialkeysandbuttons..........23

ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435

specialkeys..............23

ThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,andE535

specialkeys..............25

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice.......27

UsingtheT rackPointpointingdevice....28

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

DisablingtheUltraNavpointingdeviceand

usinganexternalmouse.........30

AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindows

notiﬁcationarea............30

Powermanagement............30

Checkingthebatterystatus........30

Usingtheacpoweradapter........31

Chargingthebattery..........31

Maximizingthebatterylife........32

Managingthebatterypower.......32

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

Handlingthebattery...........34

Connectingtothenetwork..........35

Ethernetconnections..........35

Wirelessconnections..........35

Usingaprojectororanexternaldisplay.....39

Changingdisplaysettings........39

Connectingaprojectororanexternal

monitor................39

Usingdualdisplays...........41

Usingaudiofeatures............42

Usingtheintegratedcamera.........43

Usingtheopticaldrive...........43

Usingaﬂashmediacard...........43

Insertingaﬂashmediacard........44

Removingaﬂashmediacard.......44

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer..45

Accessibilityandcomfort..........45

Ergonomicinformation..........45

Comfort...............46

Accessibilityinformation.........46

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........47

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

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

Chapter4.Security..........49

Attachingamechanicallock.........49

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

Passwordsandsleepmode........49

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

Power-onpassword...........50

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

Supervisorpassword..........52

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

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........54

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive

orsolid-statedrive.............56

Usingﬁrewalls...............57

Protectingdataagainstviruses........57

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....59

RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models....59

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....59

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.60

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.61

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Creatingandusingarescuemedium....62

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................63

Solvingrecoveryproblems........63

RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models....64

Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....67

Staticelectricityprevention..........67

Replacingthebattery............67

ReplacingtheSIMcard...........69

Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........70

Replacingtheopticaldrive..........73

ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435...73 ThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,andE535...75

ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

LANconnection..............77

ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

WANconnection..............80

Replacingamemorymodule.........85

Replacingthekeyboard...........87

Replacingthebackupbattery.........92

Replacingthethermalfan..........95

Chapter7.Advancedconﬁguration..99

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......99

Beforeyoubegin............99

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..100 InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem..101

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

Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacard

reader................101

InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0onthe

Windows7operatingsystem.......102

InstallingtheThinkPadmonitorﬁlefor Windows2000/XP/Vista/7ontheWindows7

operatingsystem............102

Installingotherdriversandsoftwareonthe

Windows7operatingsystem.......102

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

Mainmenu..............103

Conﬁgmenu..............104

Date/Timemenu............107

Securitymenu.............107

Startupmenu.............111

Restartmenu.............114

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....114

Chapter8.Preventingproblems..115

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......115

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....116

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........117

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....118

Chapter9.T roubleshootingcomputer

problems..............121

Diagnosingproblems............121

Troubleshooting..............121

Computerstopsresponding.......121

Spillsonthekeyboard..........122

Errormessages............122

Errorswithoutmessages.........126

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

Memorymoduleproblems........127

Networkingproblems..........128

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................130

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................131

Fingerprintreaderproblems........135

Batteryandpowerproblems.......136

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................139

Asoftwareproblem...........140

Problemswithportsandconnectors....141

Chapter10.Gettingsupport....143

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........143

Gettinghelpandservice...........144

Usingdiagnosticprograms........144

LenovoSupportWebsite.........144

CallingLenovo.............144

FindingThinkPadoptions........145

Purchasingadditionalservices........145

AppendixA.Regulatory

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

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........147

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............148

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....149

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........149

Electronicemissionnotices..........149

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........149

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............150

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...150

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...150

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....151

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..151

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................151

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Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................151

AppendixC.ENERGYSTARmodel

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

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............153

ImportantWEEEinformation.........153

Japanrecyclingstatements.........153

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........154

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................154

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....155

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................155

AppendixD.Notices.........159

Trademarks................160

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....161

ChinaRoHS................161

TurkishRoHS...............161

UkraineRoHS...............161

IndiaRoHS................162

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ivUserGuide

Readthisﬁrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer. Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

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

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

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

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe following,andmakesurethatthepowerswitchisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

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

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationﬁrst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement ortheLenovo andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.T oreducethese 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,Warranty,

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby anauthorizedservicer.

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

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

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafety concernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceand telecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

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

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orﬁre.

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

•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

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

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

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

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surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION: Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputer coolbeforeopeningthecover .

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer .

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

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

,or

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiﬁedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

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Externaldevices

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

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

PersonalcomputersmanufacturedbyLenovocontainacoincellbatterytoprovidepowerto thesystemclock.Inaddition,manymobileproducts,suchasnotebookcomputers,utilizea rechargeablebatterypacktoprovidesystempowerwheninportablemode.Batteriessuppliedby Lenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityandshouldonlybereplaced withapprovedparts.

Neverattempttoopenorserviceanybattery.Donotcrush,puncture,orincineratebatteriesor shortcircuitthemetalcontacts.Donotexposethebatterytowaterorotherliquids.Onlyrecharge thebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorﬂame to“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoincell.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeany dischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthe batteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeable batteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadischargedstatecould increasetheriskofabatteryshortcircuit,whichcouldshortenthelifeofthebatteryandalsocan poseasafetyhazard.DonotletrechargeableLithium-Ionbatteriescompletelydischargeorstore thesebatteriesinadischargedstate.

Rechargeablebatterynotice

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.Attemptingtodosocancausean explosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.Abatterypackotherthantheonespeciﬁedby Lenovo,oradisassembledormodiﬁedbatterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromﬁre.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotattempttodisassembleit.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

•Donotdropthebatterypack.

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery, complywithlocalordinancesorregulations.

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Thebatterypackshouldbestoredatroomtemperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50% ofcapacity.Werecommendthatbatterypackbechargedaboutonceperyeartoprevent overdischarge.

Lithiumcoincellbatterynotice

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

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

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

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

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

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

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

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearﬂammablematerialsorinexplosive environments.

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

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

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafﬁcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airﬂowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconﬁguration ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofﬁre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,batterypack,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthe devicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconﬁgurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving, oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

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5.TurndevicesON.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Lasercompliancestatement

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

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciﬁedherein mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

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

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

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

Usingheadphonesorearphones

Ifyourcomputerhasbothaheadphoneconnectorandanaudio-outconnector,alwaysusetheheadphone connectorforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)orearphones.

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

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspeciﬁcationsofEN50332-2.The headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspeciﬁcation limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.T ohelpprotectagainst hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7

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limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN 50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

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

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger ofsuffocation.

Noticefortabletpersonalcomputerusers

SafetynoticeforusersinAustralia

DANGER

Donotconnectphonelinewhileusingtabletmode.

NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

Manypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsor cordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,then thefollowingwarningapplies:

WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels, computerfeatures,speciﬁcations,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage10

•“Features”onpage12

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage13

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage14

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage15

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed tostartusingthecomputer.

Frontview

ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435frontview

1Built-inmicrophones2Integratedcamera

3TrackPoint

5Mediacardreaderslot6Fingerprintreader

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pointingstick

4Systemstatusindicator(illuminatedThinkPad

logo)

7TrackPointbuttons8Touchpad

9Powerbutton

1Built-inmicrophones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

Dependingonyourmodel,yourcomputermightcomewithonemicrophone.

2Integratedcamera

Somemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.For details,see“Usingtheintegratedcamera”onpage43.

UltraNav

3TrackPointpointingstick 7TrackPointbuttons 8Touchpad

pointingdevice

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueUltraNavpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourﬁngersfromatypingposition.For moreinformation,see“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage27.

4Systemstatusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)

TheilluminatedThinkPadlogoonthepalmrestfunctionsasasystemstatusindicator.Yourcomputerhas severalstatusindicators.Forthedetailedinformationaboutthelocationandmeaningofeachindicator,see “Systemstatusindicators”onpage9

5Mediacardreaderslot

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveamediacardreaderslot.Formoreinformationabout thesupportedcards,see“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage43.

6Fingerprintreader

Somemodelshaveaﬁngerprintreader.Theﬁngerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyour ﬁngerprinttostartthecomputer,entertheThinkPadSetupprogram,orentertheWindows

operating

system.Fordetails,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage54.

9Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheWindows

7operatingsystem.For theWindows8operatingsystem,movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthe charms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery toresetthecomputer.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthe computerorputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youneedtochangeyourpowerplan settings.T oaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

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•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating system”onpage15

•ForWindows8:ClickthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,andthenclickMorepower

options➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

ThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,andE535frontview

Figure2.ThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,andE535frontview

1Built-inmicrophones2Integratedcamera

3TrackPointpointingstick

5Systemstatusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)

7Fingerprintreader8TrackPointbuttons

9Touchpad10Powerbutton

1Built-inmicrophones

4Numerickeypad(onsomemodels)

6Mediacardreaderslot

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

Dependingonyourmodel,yourcomputermightcomewithonemicrophone.

2Integratedcamera

Somemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.For moreinformationabouthowtousethecamera,referto“Usingtheintegratedcamera”onpage43.

UltraNavpointingdevice

3TrackPointpointingstick 8TrackPointbuttons 9Touchpad

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4Numerickeypad(onsomemodels)

Yourcomputermighthaveanumerickeypadthatcanbeusedtoquicklyinputnumbers.

5Systemstatusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)

6Mediacardreaderslot

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveamediacardreaderslot.Fordetails,see“Usinga ﬂashmediacard”onpage43.

7Fingerprintreader

Somemodelshaveaﬁngerprintreader.Theﬁngerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyour ﬁngerprinttostartthecomputer,entertheThinkPadSetupprogram,orentertheWindowsoperatingsystem. Fordetails,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage54

10Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheWindows

7operatingsystem.For theWindows8operatingsystem,movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthe charms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery toresetthecomputer.

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating system”onpage15.

•ForWindows8:ClickthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,andthenclickMorepower

options➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

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Right-sideview

Figure3.ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,E435,E530,E530c,andE535right-sideview

Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

1Comboaudiojack2AlwaysOnUSBconnector

3Opticaldrive

5Powerjack

1Comboaudiojack

4Ethernetconnector

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole plugtothecomboaudiojack.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupressit,theheadsetmicrophonewillbe disabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.

•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using audiofeatures”onpage42.

2AlwaysOnUSBconnector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand smartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputeristurnedoff,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthecomputertoanacpowersupply.

2.GotoThinkPadSetupandenableAlwaysOnUSBChargeinoffmode.Formoreinformation,see “Conﬁgmenu”onpage104.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

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•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Then selecttheEnableAlwaysOnUSBcheckbox.

•ForWindows8:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power. ThenselecttheEnablewhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox.

3Opticaldrive

Theopticaldrivereadsopticaldiscs.

4Ethernetconnector

ConnectyourcomputertoaLANwiththeEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector. YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

Twoindicators,totheupperrightandleftoftheconnector,showthestatusofthenetworkconnection. WhenyourcomputerconnectstoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkisavailable,theupperleftindicator issteadygreen.Whiledataisbeingtransmitted,theupperrightindicatorblinksyellow.

5Powerjack

Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjacktoprovideacpowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.

Anindicatortotheleftoftheconnectorshowsthestatusofacpower.Whentheacpoweradapteris connected,theindicatorislit.Ifabatteryisinstalledinthecomputer,theindicatorisgreenwhenthe batterycharges.

Left-sideview

Figure4.ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,E435,E530,E530c,andE535left-sideview

Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

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1Securitykeyhole2Fanlouvers(left)

3Videographicsarray(VGA)connector4USBconnectors

5HDMIport

1Securitykeyhole

Purchaseasecuritycablelockthatﬁtsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect yourcomputerfromtheft.

2Fanlouvers(left)

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairﬂow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

3Videographicsarray(VGA)connector

AttachaVGAcompatiblemonitororprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaythecomputeroutput.

4USBconnectors

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface, suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward. Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

5HDMIport

Yourcomputersupportsthehigh-deﬁnitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)port,adigitalaudioandvideo interfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasanHDTV.

Bottomview

Figure5.ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,E435,E530,E530c,andE535bottomview

Note:Yourcomputerbottomviewmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

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1PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANcardor

mSATAsolid-statedrive

3PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLANcard

5Harddiskdrive

1PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANcardormSATAsolid-statedrive

2Battery

4Memoryupgradeslot

Yourcomputermighthaveawirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)cardinstalledinthePCIExpressMini CardslotforwirelessWANconnections.

Forsomemodels,anmSATAsolid-statedrivemightbeinstalledinsteadofthewirelessWANcardfor datastorage.

2Battery

Useyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

3PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLANcard

Yourcomputermightincludeawirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)cardinthePCIExpressMiniCardslotfor youtoestablishwirelessLANconnections.

4Memory-upgradeslot

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthe memory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.

5Harddiskdrive

Yourcomputermighthavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdrivethatcanmeetavarietyof storagedemands.

Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourhard diskdrive.

Rearview

Figure6.ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,E435,E530,E530c,andE535rearview

1Fanlouvers(rear)

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairﬂow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

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Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

Systemstatusindicators

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoontheouterlidofyourcomputerandonthepalmrestworks asasystemstatusindicator.

Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Red:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Fastblinkingred:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.

•Slowblinkingred:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

Powerstatusindicator

Yourcomputerhasanindicatorthatshowsthestatusofacpower.

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Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Green:Theacpoweradapterisconnected.

•Off:Theacpoweradapterisnotconnected.

Indicatorsonthescreen

CapsLockindicator

PresstheCapsLockkeytoenabletheCapsLockmodetotypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)inuppercase directly.

Wirelessstatusindicator

PressF9toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.Youcanquicklychangethepowerstateofeachfeature inthelist.Forinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage35

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourmachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandIC Certiﬁcationlabel,andtheMicrosoft

CertiﬁcateofAuthenticity(COA)label.

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiﬁesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

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Youcanﬁndthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputeronthelabelasshownbelow:

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumberlabel

ThereisnoFCCIDorICCertiﬁcationnumberforthePCIExpressMiniCardshownontheenclosureof yourcomputer.TheFCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumberlabelisafﬁxedonthecardinstalledinthePCI ExpressMiniCardslotofyourcomputer.

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IfyouneedtoremovethewirelessLANcardforrepairorreplacement,followtheprocedurein“Replacing aPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANconnection”onpage77

IfyouhavepurchasedawirelessWANenabledcomputer,thewirelessWANPCIExpressMiniCardis preinstalledatthefactory.Ifyouneedtoremovethiscardforrepairorreplacement,followtheprocedurein “ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage80.

Note:OnlyLenovoauthorizedwirelessLANorwirelessWANcardsareallowedtobeusedinyourcomputer. IfyouinstallanunauthorizedPCIExpressMiniCardthatisnotapprovedforuseinyourcomputer,the computerwillnotstart,butwillonlydisplayanerrormessageandemitaudiblebeeps.

CertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabel

TheCertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabelforthepreinstalledoperatingsystemisattached.Printedonthislabelare theproductIDandtheproductkeyinformationforyourcomputer.Recordthisinformationandkeepitina safeplace.Y oumightneedthesenumberstostartyourcomputerorreinstalltheoperatingsystem.

TheCertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabelofyourcomputerisshownasbelow:

Note:TheCertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabelonlyappliestocomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows7 operatingsystem.

Features

Thistopicliststhefeaturesofyourcomputer.

Processor

•Toviewtheprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickStart,right-clickComputer.ThenclickProperties. –ForWindows8:Movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.

ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Memory

•Doubledatarate3synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemorymodules(DDR3SDRAM)

Storagedevice

•2.5-inch(7mmheightor9.5mmheight)harddiskdrive

•mSATAsolid-statedrive(onsomemodels)

Display

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ThecolordisplayusestheTFTtechnology.

•Size:

–ForE430,E430c,andE435models:14.0inches(355.6mm) –ForE530,E530c,andE535models:15.6inches(396.2mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:Upto1366x768or1600x900,dependingonthemodel –Externalmonitor:Upto2048x1536

•Brightnesscontrol

•Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)

•Built-inmicrophones

Keyboard

•6-rowkeyboard

•UltraNavpointingdevice(TrackPointandmulti-touchtouchpad)

•Fnkey

•Numerickeypad(onsomemodels)

Interface

•Externalmonitorconnectors(VGAconnectorandHDMIconnector)

•Comboaudiojack

•ThreeUSBconnectors

•OneAlwaysOnUSBconnector

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreader

Opticaldrive

•Multi-Burnerdrive

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedwirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedBluetooth(onsomemodels)

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Speciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

Size

•ForE430,E430c,andE435models:

–Width:339mm(13.35inches) –Depth:234mm(9.21inches)

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–Height:28.6to33.9mm(1.13to1.33inches)or27.4to32.8mm(1.08to1.29inches),dependingon

themodel

•ForE530,E530c,andE535models:

–Width:377mm(14.84inches) –Depth:245mm(9.65inches) –Height:29.6to35.3mm(1.17to1.39inches)or28.5to34.3mm(1.12to1.35inches),dependingon

themodel

Heatoutput

•65W(222Btu/hr)maximumor90W(307Btu/hr)maximum(dependingonthemodel)

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Batterypack

•Lithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack

Batterylife

•Forthepercentageoftheremainingbatterypower,checkthebatterystatusiconintheWindows notiﬁcationarea.

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutyourcomputeroperatingenvironment.

Environment:

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•Temperature

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

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

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)

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

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80% –Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenawayfrom yourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticﬁeldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitor anddataontheharddiskdrive.

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Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Dependingon theWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalled,theprogramsmightvary.

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

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsfromeithertheLenovoThinkVantage ToolsprogramorfromControlPanel.

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

LenovoThinkVantageT ools.Thendouble-clickaprogramicontoaccesstheprogram.

Note:IfaprogramiconintheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramnavigationwindowisdimmed,it

indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheprogrammanually.Toinstalltheprogrammanually,double-clickthe programicon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,the programiconwillbeactivated.

Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram

ProgramIconname

AccessConnections™InternetConnection

ActiveProtectionSystem™

ClientSecuritySolutionEnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityWebConferencing

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemHealthandDiagnostics

MobileBroadbandConnect3GMobileBroadband

OneKey

PasswordManagerPasswordVault

PowerManager

RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks

SimpleTapSimpleTap

SystemUpdate

RecoveryPro

AirbagProtection

EnhancedBackupandRestore

PowerControls

UpdateandDrivers

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,clickStart➙ControlPanel.Thendependingonthe programyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorrespondingsectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.

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Note:IfyoudonotﬁndtheprogramyouneedinControlPanel,opentheLenovoThinkVantageT ools programnavigationwindowanddouble-clickthedimmedicontoinstalltheprogramyouneed.Then, followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogramiconwillbe activated,andyoucanﬁndtheprograminControlPanel.

TheprogramsandthecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanelarelistedinthefollowing table.

Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel

Program

AccessConnections

ActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurity

ClientSecuritySolutionSystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

MessageCenterPlus

MobileBroadbandConnect

OneKeyRecoveryProSystemandSecurity

PasswordManager

PowerManager

RecoveryMedia

SimpleTap

SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

NetworkandInternet

HardwareandSound

Programs

NetworkandInternet

SystemandSecurity UserAccountsandFamilySafety

HardwareandSound SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

Programs

Lenovo-InternetConnection

Lenovo-AirbagProtection

Diagnostics

MessagesfromLenovo

Lenovo-3GMobileBroadband

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand Restore

Lenovo-PasswordVault

Lenovo-PowerControls

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks

Lenovo-SimpleTap

Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem

IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsby doingeitherofthefollowing:

•ClicktheLenovoQuickLaunchiconfromthetaskbar.Alistofprogramsisdisplayed.Double-clicka Lenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifadesiredprogramisnotinthelist,clicktheplusicon+.

•PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotﬁnd theprogramyouneed,movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms. ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.

YourcomputersupportsthefollowingLenovoprograms:

•ActiveProtectionSystem

•FingerprintSoftware

•LenovoCompanion

•LenovoSettings

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•LenovoMobileAccess

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•LenovoQuickLaunch

•LenovoSupport

•LenovoThinkVantageTools

•PasswordManager

•SystemUpdate

Note:ThePasswordManagerprogramisnotpreinstalledonyourcomputer.Y oucandownloaditfromthe LenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

Foranintroductiontotheseprograms,see“AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms”onpage17

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•AccessConnections TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation

proﬁles.EachlocationproﬁlestoresallthenetworkandInternetconﬁgurationsettingsneededfor connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciﬁclocationsuchasahomeoranofﬁce.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationproﬁlesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquickly andeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtoreconﬁgureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthe computereachtime.

•ActiveProtectionSystem TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour

computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsthe harddiskdriveon.

•ClientSecuritySolution TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeﬂecting

securitybreachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword, monitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhanceyourcomputersecurity.

•CommunicationsUtility UsetheCommunicationsUtilityprogramtoconﬁguresettingsfortheintegratedcameraandaudiodevices.

•FingerprintSoftware Ifyoursystemcomeswithaﬁngerprintreader,theFingerprintSoftwareprogramenablesyoutoenroll

yourﬁngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,theﬁngerprintauthentication canreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

•LenovoCompanion ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour

computer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.

•LenovoSettings

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UsetheLenovoSettingsprogramtoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyourcomputerintoa portablehotspot,conﬁguringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreating andmanagingmultiplenetworkproﬁles.

•LenovoMobileAccess TheLenovoMobileAccessprogramenablesyoutomanageyourmobilebroadbandconnection.You

cancreateanaccount,addmoneytotheaccount,andpurchasemobilebroadbandsessionsusing youraccount.

•LenovoSolutionCenter TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

•LenovoQuickLaunch TheLenovoQuickLaunchprogramprovidesyouwithquickaccesstoprogramsinstalledonyour

computer,includingLenovoprograms,Microsoftprograms,andotherthirdpartyprograms.

•LenovoSupport TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer

healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanualsforyourcomputer,getthewarranty informationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.

•LenovoThinkVantageTools TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasy

accesstovariousprogram,suchas:LenovoSolutionCenter,OneKeyRecoveryPro,andsoon.

•MessageCenterPlus TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinformyouaboutimportantnotices

fromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

•MobileBroadbandConnect TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyourcomputertoconnecttothemobilebroadband

(3G)networkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

•PasswordManager ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandﬁllsinauthenticationinformationfor

WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

•PowerManager ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,ﬂexible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour

computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween performanceandpowersaving.

•RecoveryMedia TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory

defaultsettings.

•OneKeyRecoveryPro TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof

self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes, evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•SimpleT ap TheSimpleTapprogramprovidesyouwithaquickwaytocustomizesomebasiccomputersettingssuch

asmutingthespeakers,adjustingthevolume,lockingthecomputeroperatingsystem,launchinga program,openingaWebpage,openingaﬁle,andsoon.YoualsocanusetheSimpleTapprogramto accesstheLenovoAppShop,fromwhichyoucandownloadvariousprogramsandcomputersoftware.

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TostarttheSimpleT apprograminaquickway,doanyofthefollowing:

–ClicktheredSimpleT aplaunchpointonthedesktop.Theredlaunchpointisavailableonthedesktop

afteryouhavelaunchedtheSimpleT approgramfortheﬁrsttime.

–Presstheblackbuttononthekeyboard(nexttothevolumecontrolbuttons).

Note:TheSimpleTapprogramisonlyavailableoncertainmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7 operatingsystem.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeSimpleTapprogram,youcan downloaditfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

•SystemUpdate TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloading

andinstallingsoftwareupdatepackages(Lenovoprograms,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSupdates,and otherthirdpartyprograms).

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage21

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage21

•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage23

•“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage27

•“Powermanagement”onpage30

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage35

•“Usingaprojectororanexternaldisplay”onpage39

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage42

•“Usingtheintegratedcamera”onpage43

•“Usingtheopticaldrive”onpage43

•“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage43

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteredyourcomputerwithLenovo,youwill alsoreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextended privilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,dooneofthefollowing:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

•ConnectyourcomputertotheInternetandregisteryourcomputerthroughapreinstalledregistration program:

–ForWindows7:ThepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryou

haveusedyourcomputerforatime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogram.ThenclickRegistrationandfollowtheinstructions

onthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,gotothefollowingWebpage toﬁndinformationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions: http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

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

Howtousethebatterypowermoreeffectively?

©CopyrightLenovo2012,2014

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving modes”onpage32

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans. See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage32

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power management”onpage30.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskdriveor solid-statedrive?

•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage49

sectiontoﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfrom

theftandunauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon deletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage56.

Isgettingconnectedindifferentlocationsachallenge?

•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesprovidedbytheAccessConnectionsprogram(onthe Windows7operatingsystem)orLocationAwarenessprograminLenovoSettings(ontheWindows8 operatingsystem).

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on page35

•Totravelmoreconﬁdently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage47.

•PressF9toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage40

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal monitor.

Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage67

formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

yourcomputer.

Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage115.

•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage59.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonline userguidewhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage99

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage121

•“Powerproblems”onpage137

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Specialkeysandbuttons

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

YoucantoggletheThinkPadF1-F12keyfunctionalitytousethekeysindefaultmodeorinlegacymode.In defaultmode,youcaninitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkeybypressingthecorresponding keydirectly.Inlegacymode,toinitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkey,pressandholdtheFn keyandthenpressthedesiredfunctionkey,thenreleasebothkeys.

TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalityintheWindowsenvironment,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheThinkPadKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingeitherofthefollowing:

•GotoControlPanel.Intheiconsview,clickKeyboard.

•PressFnforfourseconds.

2.ClicktheThinkPadF1-F12keystab.

3.Conﬁguresettingsasdesiredfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

TotoggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalitythroughtheThinkPadSetupprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Startthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetup programmainmenuopens.

2.SelectConﬁg➙Keyboard/Mouse➙ChangetoF1-F12keys.

3.Conﬁguresettingsasdesiredfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4.Savechangesandexit.

ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435specialkeys

ThefollowingﬁgureshowsthelocationsofthespecialkeysandbuttonsforThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c, andE435.

Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothespecialkeysandbuttons.

1Functionkeys

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Volumeandmutekeys

Toquicklyadjustthevolumeofthesoundfromyourcomputer,mutethesoundentirely,orsetthe microphonetomute,pressoneofthefollowingkeys.

Speakermute(F1)

Speakervolumedown(F2)

Speakervolumeup(F3)

Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour computeragain.Toturnonthesound,presstheSpeakervolumeuporSpeakervolumedownkey.

Microphonemute(F4)

Pressthemicrophonemutekeytomuteorunmutealloftherecordingdevices.

LaunchingthecameraandaudiosettingsforWindows7orlaunchingLenovoSettingsforWindows 8(F5)

•ForWindows7:PressF5toopenthecameraandaudiosettingswindow.Thecamerapreviewisturned on.Changethecameraandaudiosettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows8:PressF5toopentheLenovoSettingsprogram.Tousethecameraorchangethecamera settings,clickCamera.Toadjusttheaudiosettings,clickAudio.

Displaymanagementkeys

Switchingthedisplayoutputlocation(F6)

Pressthiskeytoswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Thefollowingoptions willbedisplayed:

•Computerdisplayonly(LCD)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction)

•Externalmonitoronly

Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombination alsoisavailable.

Displaybrightnessdown(F7)

Displaybrightnessup(F8)

Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingthetwokeys.WhenyoupressF7, thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.WhenyoupressF8,thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,gotoControlPanelandclickPerformanceandMaintenance

➙PowerOptionsandmakechangesasdesired.

Wirelessradiocontrolkey(F9)

Pressthiskeytoenableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Fordetailedinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage35

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Multimediacontrols

F10:Previoustrack/scene F11:Playorpause F12:Nexttrack/scene

Otherfunctions

Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey. Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey. Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey. Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

2Windowskey

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.OntheWindows8 operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Fordetails,referto thehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

ThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,andE535specialkeys

ThefollowingﬁgureshowsthelocationsofthespecialkeysandbuttonsforThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c, andE535.

Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothespecialkeysandbuttons.

4Functionkeys

Volumeandmutekeys

Toquicklyadjustthevolumeofthesoundfromyourcomputer,mutethesoundentirely,orsetthe microphonetomute,pressoneofthefollowingkeys.

Speakermute(F1)

Speakervolumedown(F2)

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Speakervolumeup(F3)

Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour computeragain.Toturnonthesound,presstheSpeakervolumeuporSpeakervolumedownkey.

Microphonemute(F4)

Pressthemicrophonemutekeytomuteorunmutealloftherecordingdevices.

LaunchingthecameraandaudiosettingsforWindows7orlaunchingLenovoSettingsforWindows 8(F5)

•ForWindows7:PressF5toopenthecameraandaudiosettingswindow.Thecamerapreviewisturned on.Changethecameraandaudiosettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows8:PressF5toopentheLenovoSettingsprogram.Tousethecameraorchangethecamera settings,clickCamera.Toadjusttheaudiosettings,clickAudio.

Displaymanagementkeys

Switchingthedisplayoutputlocation(F6)

Pressthiskeytoswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Thefollowingoptions willbedisplayed:

•Computerdisplayonly(LCD)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction)

•Externalmonitoronly

Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombination alsoisavailable.

Displaybrightnessdown(F7)

Displaybrightnessup(F8)

Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingthetwokeys.WhenyoupressF7, thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.WhenyoupressF8,thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,gotoControlPanelandclickPerformanceandMaintenance

➙PowerOptionsandmakechangesasdesired.

Wirelessradiocontrolkey(F9)

Pressthiskeytoenableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Fordetailedinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage35

Multimediacontrols

F10:Previoustrack/scene F11:Playorpause F12:Nexttrack/scene

Otherfunctions

Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

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Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey. Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey. Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

3Windowskey

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.OntheWindows8 operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Fordetails,referto thehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

2Numerickeypad

Youcanusethisnumerickeypadtoinputnumbersquickly.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,thenumerickeypadmightnotbeavailable.

1Additionalshortcutkeys

Yourcomputermighthavefouradditionalshortcutkeysabovethenumerickeypad:

•Launchcalculator

•Lockoperatingsystem

•Openoperatingsystemsearch

•OpenComputer

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,theshortcutkeysmightnotbeavailable.

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice

YourcomputercomeswiththeUltraNavpointingdevice.TheUltraNavpointingdeviceconsistsofthe TrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad,eachofwhichisitselfapointingdevicewithbothbasicand extendedfunctions.Youcanconﬁgurebothdevicesbychoosingthesettingsyoupreferasfollows:

•SetboththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpadaspointingdevices. ThissettingenablestheuseofallthebasicandextendedfunctionsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice

andthetouchpad.

•SettheT rackPointpointingdeviceasthemainpointingdeviceandthetouchpadforextended

functionsonly.

ThissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththeTrackPointpointingdevicewhile limitingtheuseofthetouchpadtoscrolling,tapzones,andslow-motionpointerfunctions.

•SettheTrackPointpointingdeviceasthemainpointingdevice,anddisablethetouchpad.

•Setthetouchpadasthemainpointingdevice,anddisabletheTrackPointpointingdevice.

ChangingtheUltraNavpointingdevicesettings TochangeyourUltraNavpointingdevicesettings,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙

Mouse➙UltraNav.Thenchangethesettingsasdesired.

YoucanalsochangetheUltraNavpointingdevicesettingsbyclickingtheUltraNaviconintheWindows notiﬁcationarea.TodisplaytheUltraNaviconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,see“AddingtheUltraNav icontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea”onpage30.

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UsingtheT rackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe bottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse. TheTrackPointcenterbutton directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.

Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany

IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeT rackPointpointingdevice,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:

1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywithanindexﬁngeroramiddleﬁngeronthe pointingstickinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.

Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheT rackPointpointingdeviceforafew seconds;thepointerwillstopmoving.

2.Toselectanddragasrequiredbyyoursoftware,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumb andmovetheTrackPointpointingstick.

CustomizingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheT rackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:

•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons.

•ChangethesensitivityoftheT rackPointpointingdevice.

•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.

TocustomizethesettingsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.UnderTrackPoint,proceedtochangingthesettings.

Changingthecap

Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Youcanreplaceitasshownin thedrawing.

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Note:Ifyoureplacethekeyboard,anewkeyboardisshippedwiththedefaultcap.Ifyouwish,youcan

keepthecapfromyouroldkeyboardanduseitonthenewone.

Usingthetouchpad

Thetouchpadisapad1belowtheTrackPointbuttonsatthebottomofthekeyboard.T omovethepointer

2onthescreen,slideyourﬁngertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

Usingthemulti-touchtouchpad

Thetouchpadofyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchwithwhichyoucanzoomin,zoomout,scroll,or rotateonthescreenwhilebrowsingtheInternetorreadingoreditingadocument.

Fordetails,refertotheUltraNavhelpinformationsystem.

Customizingthetouchpad

Tocustomizethetouchpad,doasfollows:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.UnderTouchPad,proceedtochangingthesettings.

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DisablingtheUltraNavpointingdeviceandusinganexternalmouse

IfyouattachanexternalmousetoaUSBconnector,youcanusetheexternalmousesimultaneouslywith theTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad.

DisablingtheTrackPointorthetouchpad

TodisabletheTrackPointorthetouchpad,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.TodisabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint. Todisablethetouchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnableT ouchPad.

3.ClickOK.

Note:YoucanalsochangetheUltraNavpointingdevicesettingsbyclickingtheUltraNaviconinthe Windowsnotiﬁcationarea.IfyoucannotseetheUltraNavicon,clickthetriangulariconintheWindows notiﬁcationareatoshowhiddenicons.

AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea

ForeasyaccesstotheUltraNavproperties,youcanenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindows notiﬁcationarea.

ToenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse.

2.IntheMousePropertieswindow,clicktheUltraNavtab.

3.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.

4.ClickOK.

YoucannowchangethepropertiesoftheUltraNavpointingdevicebyclickingtheUltraNaviconinthe Windowsnotiﬁcationarea.

Note:IfyoucannotseetheUltraNavicon,clickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea toshowhiddenicons.

Powermanagement

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

SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyallowing youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Checkingthebatterystatus

ThebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifﬁculttopredicthow longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

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•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdrive;howbrightyoumakethe computerdisplay.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.

•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogramandclickBatteryHealth.OropentheLenovo SettingsprogramandclickPower.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

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

Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:

•Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.

•Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Tousetheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing.Besuretotakethesestepsintheorderinwhichtheyare givenhere.

1.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Insertthepowerjackintothecomputer.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomof yourdisplay.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto thetransformer.

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

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis installed.Youneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:

–Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery –Ifthebatterymeteratthebottomofyourdisplayshowsthebatterychargeislow –Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandﬁndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwitha chargedbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer. Thebatterywillbefullychargedinabout3to6hours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthephysical environment.Thebatterystatusindicatorwillletyouknowthatthebatteryischarging,andwillalsonotify youwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.

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Note:Toincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus indicatorstartsblinkingorange.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.

•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspowermodes,screenblank,sleep,andhibernation.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings. Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclicktheBatterytab.Forinstructionson howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating system”onpage15

•ForWindows8:GotoControlPanelandclickPowerOptions.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.

Introducingthepower-savingmodes

•Screenblank(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly) Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffpowertothedisplay,right-clickthe batterygaugeiconfromtheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaandselectPoweroffdisplay.

•Sleep Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolid-statedriveortheharddiskdriveandthe computerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.To putyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart.

2.ClickthetrianglemarkontherightsideoftheShutdownicon;thenselectSleep.

–ForWindows8:

1.Movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharm.

2.ClickSettings➙Power➙Sleep.

Dependingonthecomputermodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe30DayStandbyfunction.Whenthis functionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesevenlesspowerinsleepmodeandtakesonlyseconds toresumenormaloperationwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.Formoreinformationaboutthe30Day Standbyfunction,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:RefertothehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.Forinstructions

onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7 operatingsystem”onpage15

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–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.

•Hibernation Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingﬁlesorexitingfromany programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernation,allopenprograms,folders,andﬁles aresavedtotheharddisk,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplan settings,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructions

onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7 operatingsystem”onpage15

–ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaandclickPower

Options.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.

•Wirelessoff Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.This

willhelpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressF9.

Enablingthewakeupfunction

Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmode,andthewakeupfunctionisdisabled(thisisthedefault setting),thecomputerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,itconsumesa smallamountofpower.

Toenablethefunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

3.Double-clickT askScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,type thepasswordorprovideconﬁrmation.

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem

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

Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset theaction.

Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatteryislow,butthealarmmessage hasnotyetbeendisplayed,themessagewillbedisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.T oresumenormal operation,clickOK.

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Handlingthebattery

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspeciﬁcsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill notcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

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

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.

Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.

AbatterypackotherthantheonespeciﬁedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodiﬁedbattery packisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromﬁre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Storeitinacooldryplace.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

Thebatterypackisaconsumablesupply.Ifyourbatterybeginstodischargetooquickly,replacethe batterypackwithanewoneofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.Formoreinformationonreplacingthe batterypack,contactyourCustomerSupportCenter.

DANGER

Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcancause thebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorﬂameto“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoin cell.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildup offoreignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthebatteryandobtainareplacementfrom thebatterymanufacturer.

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DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproduct documentation.

DANGER

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery, complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

DANGER

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

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany'swired LANorwirelessLANnetwork.

Note:Somemodelscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishwirelessconnections overremotepublicorprivatenetworks.

TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation proﬁles.EachlocationproﬁlestoresallthenetworkandInternetconﬁgurationsettingsneededforconnecting toanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciﬁclocationsuchasahomeoranofﬁce.

Ethernetconnections

Youcanconnecttoyournetworkorabroadbandconnection,suchasDSLorCATV,byuseoftheEthernet featurebuiltintoyourcomputer.Thisfeatureenablesyoutodo1Gbpshalforfullduplexdatatransmission.

IfyourareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsprogramalsoenablesyouto manageyourlocationproﬁles.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheAccessConnectionsprogram,see “AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage15

Formoreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

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Dependingonthewirelessdeviceusedinyourcomputer,youmightbeabletoconnecttothefollowing categoriesofwirelessnetworks.

WirelessLAN

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

Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconﬁgurationutilitytohelpyoumake wirelessconnectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnectedtoyour networkwhileyouareintheofﬁce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

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

WirelessWAN

WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN),usingcellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyou toestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbe maintainedoveralargegeographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantenna sitesorsatellitesystemsmaintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratingsomewireless WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,CDMA,HSPA,HSPA+,3GorGPRS.Byusingthebuilt-inwireless WANcardandtheconﬁgurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWAN connectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection.

Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.

TipsforusingthewirelessWANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.

•Placeyourcomputeronaﬂatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerdisplaytoanangelofslightlymore than90degrees.

•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.

•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe strongest.

Bluetooth

Bluetoothisoneofanumberoftechnologiesusedtocreateawirelesspersonalareanetwork.Bluetooth canconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheral devicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,orremotely controllingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.

Establishingawirelessconnection

Toestablishawirelessconnection,dothefollowing:

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1.PressF9toturnonthewirelessfeature.

2.ClickthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Alistofavailable wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.

3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwareto managemultiplenetworkproﬁlessothatthecomputerconnectstoanavailablenetworkautomaticallywhen thelocationchanges:

•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheAccess Connectionsprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage15

•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.See“Accessing LenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage16.

Attention:

•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checktheserviceswiththeairlinebeforeboarding theairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisableyour computerwirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.Todisablethewirelessfeatures,see“Enablingordisabling thewirelessfeatures”onpage39

UsingBluetooth

SomemodelsareequippedwithaBluetoothcardthatiscompliantwithBluetoothSpeciﬁcation4.0.

ToenabletheBluetoothfeatureontheWindows7operatingsystem,pressF9toopenthewirelessradio switchboard.ThenturnontheBluetoothradio.FortheWindows8operatingsystem,theBluetoothfeature isonbydefault.

SendingdatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice

TosenddatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:

1.EnabletheBluetoothfeature.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdeviceandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Fordetails,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

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

FormoreinformationaboutusingtheBluetoothfeature,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemand theBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.

Checkingthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatus

Youcancheckyourcomputerwirelessnetworkconnectionstatusandwirelesssignalstrengththroughthe wirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,the betterthesignal.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconinthe Windowsnotiﬁcationarea.

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AccessConnectionsgauge

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsgaugeintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea displaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection.

Youcanﬁndmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection byopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsgaugeinthe WindowsnotiﬁcationareaandselectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.

•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessLAN

–

Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T o

improvethesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection

ismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis

excellent.

•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessWAN

–Nosignal

–

Signallevel1

–Signallevel2

–Signallevel3

Note:FormoreinformationabouttheAccessConnectionsGauge,seetheAccessConnectionshelp informationsystem.

AccessConnectionsstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionsstatusicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.

Note:TodisplaytheAccessConnectionsstatusicon,clickShowhiddeniconsonthetaskbar.Toadd theiconstothetaskbarpermanently,clickCustomizeandproceedtocustomizethesettings.Formore informationabouttheicons,seetheAccessConnectionshelpinformationsystem.

•AccessConnectionsstatusiconstates

–

Nolocationproﬁleisactiveornoneexists.

Currentlocationproﬁleisdisconnected.

–

–Currentlocationproﬁleisconnected.

AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusicondisplaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwireless connection.

Youcanﬁndmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection eitherbyopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswireless statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN

–

Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

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–Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

–

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove

thesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessWAN

–Powertothewirelessradioisoff. –Noassociation –Nosignal

–Signallevel1

–Signallevel2

–Signallevel3

Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinmakingaconnection,trymovingyourcomputerclosertoyourwirelessaccess point.

Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures

Toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressF9toopenthewirelessradioswitchboard.T urnonorturnoffthewirelessfeature asdesired.

•ForWindows8:PressF9toenableordisabletheAirplanemode.WhentheAirplanemodeisenabled,all ofyourwirelessdevicesareturnedoff.

Youalsocanusethewirelessradioswitchtoturnonorturnoffthewirelessradiosofallthewirelessdevices onyourcomputer.

Usingaprojectororanexternaldisplay

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoaprojectortogivepresentationsoryoucanconnectyourcomputer toanexternalmonitortoexpandyourworkspace.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasfontsize.

Changingthefontsize

Tochangethefontsize,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.

2.ClickDisplayattheleft.

3.Selectthedesiredfontsize.

4.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.

Connectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutconnectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor.

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Attachinganexternalmonitor

Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2048x1536,providedthattheexternal monitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoredetails,refertothemanualsprovidedwithyourmonitor.

Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothatthe sametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,you canseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.YoucanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththeTrackPoint pointingdeviceoranotherpointingdevice.

Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothbychangingsettings intheDisplaySettingswindow.

Connectinganexternalmonitor

Toconnectanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingF6.Thisenablesyoutoswitchbetweenviewingoutput ontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,andbothmonitors.

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

Settingthemonitortype

Tosetyourmonitortype,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical outlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).

5.SetResolution.

6.ClickAdvancedSettings.

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

8.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP Monitor.

9.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethepassword orprovideconﬁrmation.

10.ClicktheDrivertab.

11.ClickUpdateDriver.

12.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice driversonmycomputer.

13.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

14.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotﬁndyourmonitoronthelist,stopthe installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

15.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.

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16.FortheWindows7operatingsystem,tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclick Screenresolution.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.

17.ClickOK.

Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor

•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied withthecomputer,andthemonitorINFﬁlethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.

•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthecomputermonitor,andusean externalmonitorthatdoesnotsupportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction, whichenablesyoutodisplayonlyapartofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces. YoucanseeotherpartsoftheimagebymovingthescreenwiththeTrackPointpointingdeviceoranother pointingdevice.

•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemightbelimited.

Usingdualdisplays

ThissectionintroducestheExtenddesktopfunctionthatenablesyoutodisplayoutput(thesameordifferent) onboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction

YourcomputersupportsafunctionnamedtheExtenddesktop.WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,you candisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Youalsocandisplaydifferent desktopimagesoneachmonitor.

YoucanusetheExtenddesktopfunctionwithoutchanginganysettings.Ifthefunctiondoesnotwork,refer to“EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction”onpage41

toenableit.

ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction

•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileintheExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.

•IfyourcomputerhastheIntel

graphicscard,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay

bydoingthefollowing:

1.PressCtrl+Alt+Fn+F12.TheIntelCUIwindowopens.

2.SelectExtendedDesktop.

3.Changethesettingtodesignatetheprimarydisplay.

•IfyourcomputerhastheAMD

graphicscard,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay

bydoingthefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreenresolution.

2.SelectExtendthesedisplaysinMultipleDisplays.

3.Changethesettingtodesignatetheprimarydisplay.

•WhenaprogramusingDirectDraworDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshownonlyonthe primarydisplay.

•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareintheExtenddesktopmode.

EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction

ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

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3.PressF6,thenselectExtend.

Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

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

3.Settheresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

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

5.Settheresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

6.Placetheiconsforthemonitorssothattheytouch.

Note:Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.

7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

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

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:

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

•Built-instereospeakers

•Built-indigitalmicrophone

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures:

•CompliantwithIntelHighDeﬁnitionAudio

•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVﬁlesin16-bitor24-bitformat

•PlaybackofaWAVﬁleatasamplerateof44.1KHzto192KHz

•PlaybackofMIDIﬁlesthroughaWavetablesynthesizerunderMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystems

•PlaybackofMP3ﬁlesthroughtheWindowsMediaPlayerorasoftwareMP3player

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources

Note:Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothejacksonyourcomputerare supported.

Table3.Audiofeaturelist

JackHeadsetwitha3.5mm

4-poleplug

Comboaudiojack

Headphoneand microphonefunctions supported

ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone

Headphonefunction supported

Notsupported

Conﬁguringforsoundrecording

ToconﬁgurethemicrophoneforoptimizedsoundrecordingontheWindows7operatingsystem,open theSmartAudiowindowbydoingthefollowing:

GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙SmartAudio.TheSmartAudiowindowopens.

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Usingtheintegratedcamera

Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageand takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage.

Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressF5toopentheCommunicationssettingswindow.

•ForWindows8:PressF5tostarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.Then,clickCamera.

Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.

Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing, videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.T ousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneofthe programsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamera willstartautomaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnon.Formoreinformationaboutusing thecamerawithaprogram,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeprogram.

Conﬁguringcamerasettings

Youcanconﬁgurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconﬁgurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressF5.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.ClicktheManageSettings buttonandconﬁgurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows8:PressF5.TheLenovoSettingsprogramislaunched.ThenclickCamera.Followthe instructionsonthescreentoconﬁgurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

Usingtheopticaldrive

Note:YourcomputeronlysupportstheMultiBurnerdrive.

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.

Usingaﬂashmediacard

Yourcomputerhasonemediacardreaderslot.

Themediacardreaderslotsupportsthefollowingfourtypesofcards:

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

Note:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaﬂashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputer intosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecome damaged.

Formoreinformationonﬂashmediacards,refertoanyofthefollowingtopics:

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•“Insertingaﬂashmediacard”onpage44

•“Removingaﬂashmediacard”onpage44

Insertingaﬂashmediacard

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallinganyofthefollowingcards,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

•SDcard

•SDHCcard

•SDXCcard

•MultiMediaCard

Toinsertaﬂashmediacardintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslot,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.

2.Insertthecardﬁrmlyintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslot.Thecardmightstopbeforeitiscompletely installedintotheslot.

Iftheﬂashmediacardisnotplugandplay,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforan administratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethepasswordorprovideconﬁrmation.

2.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingaﬂashmediacard

Toremoveaﬂashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatoshowhiddenicons.

2.Right-clicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

3.SelectthecorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

4.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

5.Removethecardfromyourcomputerandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitonce, theninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravellingwithyourcomputer.

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort. Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities. Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofﬁcemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample, adaptingtothesurroundinglightsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.

Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodiﬁcationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches). Avoidglareorreﬂectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressF7orF8 toadjustdisplaybrightness.

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

Armandhandposition:Ifavailable,usechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal) position.T ypewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheﬂoorandyourfeetﬂatontheﬂoororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

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

Questionsaboutvision?

ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandards andtoprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyonthe eyes.Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneye fatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.

Comfort

Observethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitisto observeyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage45andpractice“activesitting”to avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerislightand mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodiﬁcations.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofﬁcefurnituresothatyouknowhowto adjustyourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort. Ifyourworkareaisnotinanofﬁcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesitting andtakingworkbreaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpand yourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.AccessthefollowingWebsitetoviewsomeoftheseoptions: http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsand externalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology. Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

Assistivetechnologiesenableuserstoaccessinformationinthemostappropriateway.Someofthese technologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem.Otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors,or accessedthroughtheWorldWideWebhttp://www.lenovo.com/healthycomputing.

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Assistivetechnologies

SomeaccessibilitytechnologiesareavailablethroughtheAccessibilityOptionsprogram.Depending onyouroperatingsystem,thenumberofaccessibilityoptionsavailablevaries.Ingeneral,accessibility optionsenhancethewayuserswithhearing,vision,ormobilitylimitationsnavigateandusetheircomputer. Forexample,someusersmightnothavetheﬁnemotorskillsrequiredtouseamouseorselectkey combinations.Otherusersmightrequirelargerfontsorhigh-contrastdisplaymodes.Insomecases, magniﬁersandbuilt-inspeechsynthesizersareavailable.Fordetailedinformationabouteachofthese features,consulttheMicrosofthelpinformationsystem.

TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickEaseofAccess➙Easeof

AccessCenter.

Screenreadertechnologies

Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpinformationsystems, andavarietyofonlinedocuments.However,inthecasewhereascreenreadercannotreaddocuments, thedocumentmustﬁrstgothroughaconversionprocess.OnesolutionconvertsAdobePDFﬁlesintoa formatthatisreadbythescreen-readerprograms.ThissolutionisaWeb-basedserviceprovidedbyAdobe SystemsIncorporated.Throughhttp://access.adobe.com,AdobePDFdocumentscanbeconvertedto HTMLorplaintextinmanylanguages.OneconversionoptionconvertsPDFdocumentsontheInternet.A secondoptionenablesuserstosubmittheURLofanAdobePDFﬁlethroughe-mailtoconvertittoHTMLor ASCIItext.AdobePDFﬁlesonalocalharddiskdrive,localCD-ROM,orLANalsocanbeconvertedby attachingtheAdobePDFﬁletoane-mailmessage.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretravelling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconﬁdentlyandefﬁcientlywithyourcomputer.

•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:

•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictions ontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.If necessary,disablewirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter

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•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Extrabattery,charged

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

•Externalstoragedevice

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountryto whichyouaretravelling.

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

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage49

•“Usingpasswords”onpage49

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage54

•“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage54

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage56

•“Usingﬁrewalls”onpage57

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage57

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

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

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta password,apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat theprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Passwordsandsleepmode

Ifyouhavesetpasswordsandyouputyourcomputerintosleepmode,theprocedureforresuming operationisasfollows:

•Youarenotpromptedtotypethepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

•Ifanyharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivehasapassword,itisunlockedautomaticallywhenyouresume operation.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddisk

password,dothefollowing:

1.PressFn+F1.Theiconchangestothis:

2.Typethemasterharddiskpassword.

Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressFn+F1again.

Note:PresstheBackspacekeyifyouenterawrongpasswordwhileyouaretypingyourpassword.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe computer.Y oumustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Settingapower-onpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenﬁles,andexitallprograms.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectPower-onPassword.

8.IntheEnterNewPasswordﬁeld,typeadesiredpassword,andpressEnter.

9.IntheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

Note:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetit, youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword canceled.

10.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

11.PressFn+F10.TheSetupConﬁrmationwindowopens.SelectY estosaveconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword Tochangethepower-onpassword,followsteps1through7.Enteryourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnter

NewPasswordﬁeldisdisplayed,typeanewpasswordintheﬁeldandthenretypeittoverify.T oremove

thepassword,followsteps1through7.T ypeyourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnterNewPasswordﬁeld isdisplayed,leaveitblankandpressEntertwice.

Harddiskpasswords

Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstoﬁlesandprogramsontheharddiskdrive.

Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe administratortogetaccesstoanyharddiskdriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword; nooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,and

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tellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordas desired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk password.

Settingaharddiskpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenﬁles,andexitallprograms.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectHardDisk1Password.

8.Apasswordwindowopens.Y ouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyou wanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.Ifyouareanadministratororsupervisor,youcanselectUser +Mastertosettwopasswords.(Theusercanchangetheuserpasswordlater.)

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewuserharddiskpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordin

theEnterNewPasswordﬁeld.PressEnter. b.IntheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter. c.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.PressEnterto

continue. d.Awindowfortypingthenewmasterharddiskpasswordopens.Typeyournewpasswordin

theEnterNewPasswordﬁeld.PressEnter. e.IntheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter.

•IfyouselectUseronly,dothefollowing: a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

Passwordﬁeld.PressEnter.

Notes:

–YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu. –Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonly

withacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyouthen installtheharddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthat containsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.

b.IntheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter.

Attention:Y oumightwanttonotedownyourpasswordsandkeeptheminasafeplace.Otherwise,if youforgettheuserpassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswords orrecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Y oumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoresellerora marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee willbechargedforpartsandservice.

9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

10.PressFn+F10.TheSetupConﬁrmationwindowopens.SelectY estosaveconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

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Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage51,typingyourpasswordtogetaccess totheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Tochangeorremovetheuserharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•Tochangetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeld.Then typethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordﬁeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredto verifyitintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.Press EntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordwillbechanged.

•Toremovetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeld.Then leavetheEnterNewPasswordandConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldsblank,andpressEnter.ASetup Noticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddisk passwordwillberemoved.

TochangeorremovetheUser+Masterharddiskpasswords,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.

IfyouchooseUserHDP,dothefollowing:

•Tochangetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordorthecurrentmaster harddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeld.Thentypethenewuserharddiskpasswordin theEnterNewPasswordﬁeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConﬁrmNew Passwordﬁeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetup Noticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordischanged.

•Toremovetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrent Passwordﬁeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldsblank,and pressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Both theuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

IfyouchooseMasterHDP,dothefollowing:

•Tochangethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter CurrentPasswordﬁeld.ThentypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPassword ﬁeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld.Press Enter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.The masterharddiskpasswordischanged.

•Toremovethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter CurrentPasswordﬁeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeldsblank, andpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow. Boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredinThinkPadSetup.Withoutit,noonecan changetheconﬁgurationofthecomputer.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetup program.Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstoconﬁgurationdata.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstoacomputereveniftheuserof thatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou havethesupervisorpassword:

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–Deletingthepower-onpassword –Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword –EnablingordisablingtheWakeonLANandFlashoverLANfeatures –EnablingordisablingtheInternalNetworkOptionROMfeature –Changingdateandtime –EnablingordisablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeature –EnablingordisablingthePasswordatunattendedbootfeature –Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords –EnablingordisablingtheBootDeviceListF12Optionfeature –EnablingordisablingtheBootOrderLockfeature –EnablingordisablingtheFlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Usersfeature –Enablingordisablingtheinternalnetworkdevice –Enablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessdevice –EnablingordisablingtheinternalBluetoothdevice –EnablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessWANdevice –EnablingordisablingtheSecuritymode –Enablingordisablingtheﬁngerprintreaderpriority –Erasingtheﬁngerprintdata

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers tomakeadministrationeasier.

•ByenablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeatureonthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisor password,youmakeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenﬁles,andexitallprograms.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectSupervisorPassword.

8.Awindowopens,promptingyoutoenteranewpassword.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthe following:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterNewPasswordﬁeld,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter. b.IntheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordﬁeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.

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b.IntheEnterNewPasswordﬁeld,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword

youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConﬁrmNewPasswordﬁeld.PressEnter.

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

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

9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

10.PressFn+F10.TheSetupConﬁrmationwindowopens.SelectY estosaveconﬁgurationchanges andexit.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithms areintegratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebookcomputers.

Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:

1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedriveorharddisk drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage50and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage

50.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

2.IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveoraDiskEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer, besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdrive encryptionsoftware.

3.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.Referto “Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage56.

Note:TheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelps toprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDﬂashordevicecontrollersbyuseof ahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefﬁcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,besuretosetaharddisk passwordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader

Yourcomputermighthaveanintegratedﬁngerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswords andenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.ByenrollingyourﬁngerprintandassociatingitwithaWindows passwordyoucanlogontothecomputerbyswipingyourﬁngeroverthereader,withouttypingpasswords.

Enrollingyourﬁngerprint

Tousetheintegratedﬁngerprintreader,beginbyenrollingyourﬁngerprintasfollows:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

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•ForWindows7:TostartLenovoFingerprintsoftware,referto“AccessingLenovoprogramson theWindows7operatingsystem”onpage15

•ForWindows8:TostartLenovoFingerprintsoftware,referto“AccessingLenovoprogramson theWindows8operatingsystem”onpage16.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourﬁngerprint.Fordetails,refertothehelpinformation systemfortheprogram.

Swipingyourﬁngeroverthereader

Toswipeyourﬁngeroverthereader,dothefollowing:

1.Placetheballofyourﬁnger(thecentralpartoftheﬁngerprint)onthesmallcircleabovethereader.Make surethattheentiretopjointoftheﬁngerisonthereader.

Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourﬁngeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.

Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

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Maintainingtheﬁngerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagetheﬁngerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourﬁngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyﬁnger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourﬁngerprint.

Ifyourﬁngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourﬁngeriswrinkled.

•Yourﬁngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourﬁngerisverydry.

•Yourﬁngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourﬁngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourﬁngerprint.

•Yourﬁngeriswet.

•Aﬁngerthathasnotbeenenrolledisused.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromtheﬁngers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentﬁngerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Ascomputersspreadintoeverycorneroflife,theyprocessmoreandmoreinformation.Thedataonyour computer,someofwhichmightbesensitive,isstoredonaharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Beforeyou disposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.

Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperating systemsandprogramsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Y ouareadvisedtocheckthe termsandconditionsofthoselicenseagreements.

Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:

•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenclickEmptyrecyclebin.

•UsetheDeleteoption.

•Formatyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•Usingtherecoveryprogramtobringtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebacktothefactorydefault settings.

Theseoperations,however,onlychangetheﬁleallocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof

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specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecritical dataonharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.

Topreventleakageofdata,itbecomesveryimportantthatyoutakeresponsibilityfordeletingallthedata fromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewhenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.You candestroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithahammer,or magneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butwerecommend thatyoumakeuseofthesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)speciﬁcallydevelopedforthepurpose.

Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposal tool.T odownloadtheprogram,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support

Note:Runningeitherprogramwilltakeacoupleofhours.

Usingﬁrewalls

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

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetheﬁrewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat comeswiththeprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After 30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof yourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.

•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models”onpage59

•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models”onpage64

RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovoontheWindows7 operatingsystem.

Notes:

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

2.Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer

•Reinstalltheproduct

•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:

•LenovoOneKeyRecoveryPro

•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater

Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.

2.Typecmdintheﬁeld.ThenclickOK.

3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.

•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater

•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia

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

Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium andadatamedium.Y ourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.

Creatingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.

Note:YoucancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSBstoragedevices.

Tocreaterecoverymedia,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecovery Disks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.

•Youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Youcanuse recoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthe ﬁlescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

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

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu windowopens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage63.

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfﬁceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfﬁceorMicrosoftWorksprograms,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfﬁceCD orMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft OfﬁceorMicrosoftWorks.

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe operatingsystem,dataﬁles,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe OneKeyRecoveryProprogramstoresthebackup:

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedﬁles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandprograms.

Performingabackupoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheOneKeyRecovery Proprogram.

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced BackupandRestore.TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramopens.

2.IntheOneKeyRecoveryPromainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedOneKeyRecoveryProarrow.

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

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Performingarecoveryoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheOneKeyRecovery Proprogram.

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced BackupandRestore.TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramopens.

2.IntheOneKeyRecoveryProprogrammainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedOneKeyRecovery Proarrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace,see “UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace”onpage61.

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace

TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery operationsfromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace:

•Rescueﬁlesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceenablesyoutolocateﬁlesonyourharddiskdriveandtransfer

themtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionis availableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourﬁlesorifchangesweremadetotheﬁlessinceyourlastbackup operation.Y oualsocanrescueindividualﬁlesfromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackuplocatedonyourlocal harddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackup IfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveusingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogram,youcanrestorethe

harddiskdrivefromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperating system.

•Restoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrive

tothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdrive,youhavetheoption torestorethefactorydefaultsettingstotheC:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact.Becausethe OneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcan restorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Attention:IfyourestoretheharddiskdrivefromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackuporrestoretheharddisk drivetothefactorydefaultsettings,allﬁlesontheprimaryharddiskdrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbe deletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantﬁles.Ifyouareunabletostartthe Windowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescueﬁlesfeatureoftheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceto copyﬁlesfromyourharddiskdrivetoothermedia.

TostarttheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.

3.IfyouhavesetaOneKeyRecoveryPropassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheOneKey RecoveryProworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

Note:IftheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage63.

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4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Torescueﬁlesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescueﬁlesandfollowthe instructionsonthescreen.

•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage63.

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemedium.

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced BackupandRestore.TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramopens.

2.IntheOneKeyRecoveryPromainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedOneKeyRecoveryProarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateOneKeyRecoveryProMediawindowopens.

4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Y oucancreatea rescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu windowopens,releasetheF12key.

3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastheﬁrstbootdevice.Then,insertthe rescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu windowopens,releasetheF12key.

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3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastheﬁrstbootdeviceandpressEnter. Therescuemediumstarts.

Whentherescuemediumstarts,theOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor eachfeatureisavailablefromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete therecoveryprocess.

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedprogramsanddevice drivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledprograms

Toreinstallselectedprograms,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.

3.OpentheAPPSfolder.Initareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledprograms.

4.Openthesubfolderfortheprogramyouarereinstalling.

5.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentconﬁgurationofyourcomputer.

Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.

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

4.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.

5.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextﬁle(aﬁlewiththeextension.txt).Thetextﬁlecontains

informationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.

•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsaﬁleofsetupinformation(aﬁlewiththeextension.inf),you

canusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver. Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram, whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselect thedevicedriverﬁlefromthedevicesubfolder.

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookfortheexecutableﬁle(aﬁlewiththeextension.exe).Double-click

theﬁle,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedrivers,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite. ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage116.

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue medium”onpage62

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•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage59

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,a disc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastheﬁrstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice sequence.Youmustﬁrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastheﬁrstbootdeviceinthestartup devicesequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“Startupmenu”onpage111 abouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

fordetailedinformation

RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedoncomputerspreinstalledwiththe Windows8operatingsystem.

Refreshingyourcomputer

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram, youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonalﬁlesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings ➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourﬁlessection,clickGetstarted.

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings

Youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstallthe operatingsystem,andreinstallalltheprogramsandsettingsthatcamewithyourcomputer.

Attention:Ifyouresetyourcomputer,allyourpersonalﬁlesandsettingswillbedeleted.Toavoiddataloss, makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings ➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.

Advancedstartupoptions

AdvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutochangethestartupsettingsofyourWindowsoperatingsystem, startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings ➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Restartyourcomputerfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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FormoredetailsabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows8 operatingsystem,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage67

•“Replacingthebattery”onpage67

•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage69

•“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage70

•“Replacingtheopticaldrive”onpage73

•“ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANconnection”onpage77

•“ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage80

•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage85

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage87

•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage92

•“Replacingthethermalfan”onpage95

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions. Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoptionor aCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou toinstallit.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

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

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Replacingthebattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and

providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromﬁre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcan causethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorﬂameto“vent”fromthebattery packorcoincell.

Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer,orenterhibernationmode.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables fromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Unlockthebatterylatch1.Holdingthebatterylockleverintheunlockedpositionandremovethe batterypack2.

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4.Insertafullychargedbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace1,andthenslidethebatterylatchtothelocked position

5.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingtheSIMcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

IfyourcomputerisequippedwithaSIMcardslot,yourcomputermightrequireaSIMcardtoestablish wirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,youmightneedtopurchaseaSIM cardoraSIMcardmightalreadybeinstalledinyourcomputerorispartoftheshippingcontentsthat comewithyourcomputer.

IfyouﬁndaSIMcardincludedintheshippingcontents,adummycardisinstalledintheSIMcardslot.Then proceedwiththefollowinginstructions.

Note:TheSIMcardisidentiﬁedbytheICchipmountedononesideofthecard.

ToreplacetheSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait threetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

4.LocatetheSIMcardslotinsidethebatterycompartment.Gentlypushthecardtoremoveitfromthe computer.

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5.Holdthenewcardwiththemetalcontactfacingupwardandgoingintotheslotﬁrst.Then,insert thecardﬁrmlyintotheslotuntilyouhearaclick.

6.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheharddiskdrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theharddiskdriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentloss ofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:

•Replacetheharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthehard diskdrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturn thecomputeroff.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

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Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait threetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Removethescrews1,andthenslidetheharddiskdriveout2.

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6.Removetheharddiskdrivebyliftingthetab.

7.Placethenewharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebay.

8.Slidetheharddiskdriveﬁrmlyintotheconnector1,andthenreinstallthescrews2.

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9.Reinstallthecomputercover1.Thentightenthescrews2.

10.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheopticaldrive

ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Anopticaldriveispreinstalledintheopticaldrivebay.Ifitneedstoberepaired,removeitbydoingthe following:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait threetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

3.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

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5.Removethescrew.

6.Pullouttheopticaldrive.

Toinstallarepairedopticaldriveoranewone,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheopticaldriveintotheopticaldrivebay,andthenpressitﬁrmlyintotheconnector.

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2.Reinstallthescrew.

3.Reinstallthecomputercover1.Thentightenthescrews2.

4.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

5.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,andE535

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Anopticaldriveispreinstalledintheopticaldrivebay.Ifitneedstoberepaired,removeitbydoingthe following:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait threetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

3.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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4.Loosenthescrewthatsecurestheopticaldriveandremoveit.

5.Pullouttheopticaldrive.

Toinstallarepairedopticaldriveoranewone,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheopticaldriveintotheopticaldrivebay,andthenpressitﬁrmlyintotheconnector.

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2.Reinstallthescrewandtightenit.

3.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

4.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANconnection

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

ToreplacethewirelessLANcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait threetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

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4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors withyourﬁngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.

6.Removethescrew1.Thecardpopsup.Removethecard2.

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7.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket1.Pivotthe carduntilyoucansnapitintoplace.Securethecardwiththescrew

8.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCardasshowninthedrawing.

9.Reinstallthecomputercover1.Thentightenthescrews2.

10.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

PrerequisitesforreplacingorinstallingthewirelessWANcard

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingawirelessWANcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.

Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

IfyourcomputerisequippedwithaPCIExpressMiniCard,replacethecardbydoingthefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait threetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

4.Loosenthescrew1,andthenremovethecover2.

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6.Removethescrew1.Thecardpopsup.Removethecard2.

7.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket1.Pivotthe carduntilyoucansnapitintoplace.Securethecardwiththescrew

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8.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCardasshowninthedrawing.

9.Reinstallthecomputercover1.Thentightenthescrew2.

10.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

IfyourcomputerisequippedwithaPCIExpressHalfMinicard,replacethecardbydoingthefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait threetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.

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4.Loosenthescrew1,andthenremovethecover2.

6.Removethescrew1.Thecardwiththemetalhousingpopsup.Removethecardwiththemetal housing2.

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7.PullthePCIExpressHalfMiniCardoutofthemetalhousing.

8.InsertthenewPCIExpressHalfMiniCardintothemetalhousing.

9.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressHalfMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket1.Pivot thecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplace.Securethecardwiththescrew

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Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Importantsafetyinformation

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Safetyguidelines

Chapter1.Productoverview

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Frontview

Right-sideview

Left-sideview

Bottomview

Rearview

Statusindicators

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Features

Operatingenvironment

Lenovoprograms

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Registeringyourcomputer

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Specialkeysandbuttons

ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435specialkeys

ThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,andE535specialkeys

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice

UsingtheT rackPointpointingdevice

Usingthetouchpad

DisablingtheUltraNavpointingdeviceandusinganexternalmouse

Powermanagement

Checkingthebatterystatus

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Chargingthebattery

Maximizingthebatterylife

Managingthebatterypower

Power-savingmodes

Handlingthebattery

Connectingtothenetwork

Ethernetconnections

Wirelessconnections

Usingaprojectororanexternaldisplay

Changingdisplaysettings

Connectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor

Usingdualdisplays

Usingaudiofeatures

Usingtheintegratedcamera

Usingtheopticaldrive

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Accessibilityandcomfort

Ergonomicinformation

Comfort

Accessibilityinformation

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Traveltips

Travelaccessories

Chapter4.Security

Attachingamechanicallock

Usingpasswords

Passwordsandsleepmode

Typingpasswords

Power-onpassword

Harddiskpasswords

Supervisorpassword

Harddisksecurity

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers

Solvingrecoveryproblems

RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models

Chapter6.Replacingdevices