Lenovo ThinkPad L330 User Guide [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, fi, fr, he, hu, id, it, ko, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sk, sl, sr, sv, tr, uk, zc, zh]

UserGuide

ThinkPadL330

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe
following:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage143

TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.
Torefertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides.

ThirdEdition(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..............3

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

Bottomview...............5

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

Locatingimportantproductinformation......8

Machinetypeandmodellabel........8

FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel...9

CertificateofAuthenticitylabel......10

Features.................10

Specifications...............11

Operatingenvironment...........12

Lenovoprograms.............12

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem...........12

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8operatingsystem...........14

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....14

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17

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

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17

Specialkeysandbuttons..........19

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice.......21

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice....21

Usingthetouchpad...........23

DisablingtheUltraNavpointingdeviceand

usinganexternalmouse.........24

AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindows

notificationarea............24

Powermanagement............24

Checkingthebatterystatus........24

Usingtheacpoweradapter........25

Chargingthebattery..........25

Maximizingthebatterylife........26

Managingthebatterypower.......26

Power-savingmodes..........26

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

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

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

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

Usingaprojectororanexternaldisplay.....33

Changingdisplaysettings........33

Connectingaprojectororanexternal

monitor................34

Usingdualdisplays...........35

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature...36

Usingaudiofeatures............36

Usingtheintegratedcamera.........37

Usingaflashmediacard...........38

Insertingaflashmediacard........38

Removingaflashmediacard.......38

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..41

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

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

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

Accessibilityinformation.........42

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........43

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

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

Chapter4.Security..........45

Attachingamechanicallock.........45

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

Passwordsandsleepmode........45

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

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

Harddiskpasswords..........46

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

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

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive

orsolid-statedrive.............50

Usingfirewalls...............51

Protectingdataagainstviruses........51

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....53

RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models....53

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....53

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.54

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.55

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....56

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................57

Solvingrecoveryproblems........57

RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models....58

Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....61

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Staticelectricityprevention..........61

Replacingthebattery............61

ReplacingtheSIMcard...........63

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.64
ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

LANconnection..............67

ReplacingaPCIExpressHalfMiniCardfor

wirelessWANconnection..........70

Replacingamemorymodule.........73

Replacingthekeyboard...........75

Replacingthebackupbattery.........80

Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration..83

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......83

Beforeyoubegin............83

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..84
InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem..85

Installingdevicedrivers...........85

Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacard

reader................85

InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0onthe

Windows7operatingsystem.......86

InstallingtheThinkPadmonitorfilefor
Windows2000/XP/Vista/7ontheWindows7

operatingsystem............86

Installingotherdriversandsoftwareonthe

Windows7operatingsystem.......86

ThinkPadSetup..............87

Mainmenu..............87

Configmenu..............88

Date/Timemenu............91

Securitymenu.............91

Startupmenu.............96

Restartmenu.............98

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....99

Chapter8.Preventingproblems..101

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......101

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....102

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........102

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....104

Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems..............107

Diagnosingproblems............107

Troubleshooting..............107

Computerstopsresponding.......107

Spillsonthekeyboard..........108

Errormessages............108

Errorswithoutmessages.........112

Beeperrors..............113

Memorymoduleproblems........113

Networkingproblems..........114

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................116

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................117

Batteryandpowerproblems.......121

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................124

Asoftwareproblem...........125

Problemswithportsandconnectors....125

Chapter10.Gettingsupport....127

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

Gettinghelpandservice...........128

Usingdiagnosticprograms........128

LenovoSupportWebsite.........128

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

FindingThinkPadoptions........129

Purchasingadditionalservices........129

AppendixA.Regulatory

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

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........131

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............132

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....133

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

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

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........133

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

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

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...134

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...134

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....135

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..135

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

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

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................135

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............137

ImportantWEEEinformation.........137

RecyclinginformationforJapan........137

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........138

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................138

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....139

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................139

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RecyclinginformationforChina........139

AppendixC.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............141

AppendixD.Notices.........143

Trademarks................144

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....145

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........145

ChinaRoHS................145

TurkishRoHS...............145

UkraineRoHS...............146

IndiaRoHS................146

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ivUserGuide

Readthisfirst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.
Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

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

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause
discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin
contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom
thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour
computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin
burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody
whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour
computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

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

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

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.Toreducethese
risks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandinthe
operatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowing
theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourself
fromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.

Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebook
computers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhave
suchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-sized
internalbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothe
batterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.

®

LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,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.

2

,or

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe
damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain
areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts
ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose
totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare
installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

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Externaldevices

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

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

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.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•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.

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
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

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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,andpreinstalledThinkVantage

®

programs.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage8

•“Features”onpage10

•“Specifications”onpage11

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage12

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage12

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed
tostartusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadL330frontview

1Built-inmicrophones5T rackPointbuttons

2Integratedcamera6T ouchpad

3Systemstatusindicator(illuminatedThinkPad

4TrackPoint

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pointingstick

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logo)

7Powerbutton

1

1Built-inmicrophones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

2Integratedcamera

Somemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.For
details,see“Usingtheintegratedcamera”onpage37.

3Systemstatusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)

TheilluminatedThinkPadlogoonthepalmrestfunctionsasasystemstatusindicator.Yourcomputerhas
severalstatusindicators.Forthedetailedinformationaboutthelocationandmeaningofeachindicator,see
“Systemstatusindicators”onpage6.

UltraNav

4TrackPointpointingstick
5TrackPointbuttons
6Touchpad

®

pointingdevice

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueUltraNavpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare
allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.For
moreinformation,see“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage21.

7Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7operating
system.FortheWindows8operatingsystem,movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreento
bringupthecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour
secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery
toresetthecomputer.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthe
computerorputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youneedtochangeyourpowerplan
settings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating
system”onpage12

.

•ForWindows8:ClickthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea,andthenclickMorepower

options➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

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Right-sideview

Figure2.ThinkPadL330right-sideview

1Comboaudiojack4Videographicsarray(VGA)connector

2AlwaysOnUSBconnector

3HDMIport

1Comboaudiojack

5acpowerconnector

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole
plugtothecomboaudiojack.

Notes:

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

•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using
audiofeatures”onpage36.

2AlwaysOnUSBconnector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputeristurnedoff,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthecomputertoanacpowersupply.

2.GotoThinkPadSetupandenableAlwaysOnUSBChargeinoffmode.Formoreinformation,see
“Configmenu”onpage88.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Then

selecttheEnableAlwaysOnUSBcheckbox.

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•ForWindows8:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.
ThenselecttheEnablewhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox.

3HDMIport

Yourcomputersupportsthehigh-definitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)port,adigitalaudioandvideo
interfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasanhigh-definition
television(HDTV).

4Videographicsarray(VGA)connector

AttachaVGAcompatiblemonitororprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaythecomputeroutput.

5acpowerconnector

Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge
thebattery.

Anindicatortotheleftoftheconnectorshowsthestatusofacpower.Whentheacpoweradapteris
connected,theindicatorislit.

Left-sideview

Figure3.ThinkPadL330left-sideview

1Securitykeyhole4USB3.0connectors

2Fanlouvers(left)

3Ethernetconnector

1Securitykeyhole

5Mediacardreaderslot

Purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect
yourcomputerfromtheft.

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2Fanlouvers(left)

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairflow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

3Ethernetconnector

ConnectyourcomputertoaLANwiththeEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

Twoindicators,tothelowerrightandleftoftheconnector,showthestatusofthenetworkconnection.When
yourcomputerconnectstoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkisavailable,thelowerleftindicatoris
steadygreen.Whiledataisbeingtransmitted,thelowerrightindicatorblinksyellow.

4USB3.0connectors

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSB
interface,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

5Mediacardreaderslot

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveamediacardreaderslot.Formoreinformationabout
thesupportedcards,see“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage38.

Bottomview

Figure4.ThinkPadL330bottomview

1SIMcardslot4PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLANcard

2PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANcardor

mSATAsolid-statedrive

3Battery6Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

5Memory-upgradeslot

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1SIMcardslot

IfyourcomputerhasawirelessWANfeature,itmightrequireaSubscriberIdentificationModule(SIM)card
toestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIMcardmightbe
alreadyinstalledintheSIMcardslot.

2PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANcardormSAT Asolid-statedrive

Yourcomputermighthaveawirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)cardinstalledinthePCIExpressMini
CardslotforwirelessWANconnections.

Forsomemodels,anmSATAsolid-statedrivemightbeinstalledinsteadofthewirelessWANcardfor
datastorage.

3Battery

Useyourcomputerwiththebatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

YoucanusethePowerManagerprogramtoadjustyourpowersettingsasneeded.Fordetails,seethehelp
informationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.

4PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLANcard

Yourcomputermightincludeawirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)cardinthePCIExpressMiniCardslotfor
youtoestablishwirelessLANconnections.

5Memory-upgradeslot

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthe
memory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.

6Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Yourcomputermighthavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivethat
canmeetavarietyofstoragedemands.

Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourhard
diskdrive.

Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

Systemstatusindicators

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoontheouterlidofyourcomputerandonthepalmrestworks
asasystemstatusindicator.

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Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Red:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Fastblinkingred:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.

•Slowblinkingred:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

Powerstatusindicator

Yourcomputerhasanindicatorthatshowsthestatusofacpower.

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Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Green:Theacpoweradapterisconnected.

•Off:Theacpoweradapterisnotconnected.

Indicatorsonthescreen

CapsLockindicator

PresstheCapsLockkeytoenabletheCapsLockmodetotypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)inuppercase
directly.

Wirelessstatusindicator

PressF9toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.Youcanquicklychangethepowerstateofeachfeature
inthelist.Forinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage29

.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourmachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandIC
Certificationlabel,andtheMicrosoftCertificateofAuthenticity(COA)label.

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

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Youcanfindthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputeronthelabelasshownbelow:

FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel

ThereisnoFCCIDorICCertificationnumberforthePCIExpressMiniCardshownontheenclosureof
yourcomputer.TheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelisaffixedonthecardinstalledinthePCI
ExpressMiniCardslotofyourcomputer.

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IfyouhavepurchasedawirelessWANenabledcomputer,thewirelessWANPCIExpressMiniCard1is
preinstalledatthefactory.Ifyouneedtoremovethiscardforrepairorreplacement,followtheprocedurein
“ReplacingaPCIExpressHalfMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage70

IfyouneedtoremovetheWirelessLANcard2forrepairorreplacement,followtheprocedurein“Replacing
aPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANconnection”onpage67.

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(7mmheight)solid-statedriveor2.5-inch(7mmheightor9.5mmheight)harddiskdrive

•Small-capacitymSATAsolid-statedriveforcachingonly(onsomemodels)

Display

ThecolordisplayusestheTFTtechnology.

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•Size:13.3inches(337.8mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:Upto1366-by-768
–Externalmonitor:Upto2048-by-1536or2560-by-1600

•Brightnesscontrol

•Integratedcamera

•Built-inmicrophones

Keyboard

•6-rowkeyboard

•UltraNavpointingdevice(TrackPointandmulti-touchtouchpad)

Interface

•Externalmonitorconnectors(VGAconnectorandHDMIconnector)

•Comboaudiojack

•TwoUSB3.0connectors

•OneAlwaysOnUSBconnector

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreader

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedwirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedBluetooth(onsomemodels)

Specifications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.

Size

•Width:322mm(12.68inches)

•Depth:228mm(8.98inches)

•Height:27.8mm(1.09inches)

Heatoutput

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

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Batterypack

•Lithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack

Batterylife

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•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.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Dependingon
theWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalled,theprogramsmightvary.

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

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsfromeithertheLenovoThinkVantage
ToolsprogramorfromControlPanel.

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram
ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

LenovoThinkVantageTools.Thendouble-clickaprogramicontoaccesstheprogram.

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Note:IfaprogramiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramnavigationwindowisdimmed,it

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

Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram

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.

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

TheprogramsandthecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanelarelistedinthefollowing
table.

Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel

Program

AccessConnections

ActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurity

ClientSecuritySolutionSystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

MessageCenterPlus

MobileBroadbandConnect

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

NetworkandInternet

HardwareandSound

Programs

NetworkandInternet

Lenovo-InternetConnection

Lenovo-AirbagProtection

Diagnostics

MessagesfromLenovo

Lenovo-3GMobileBroadband

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Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel(continued)

Program

OneKeyRecoveryProSystemandSecurity

PasswordManager

PowerManager

RecoveryMedia

SimpleTap

SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand
Restore

SystemandSecurity
UserAccountsandFamilySafety

HardwareandSound
SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

Programs

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

•LenovoCompanion

•LenovoSettings

•LenovoMobileAccess

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•LenovoQuickLaunch

•LenovoSupport

•LenovoThinkVantageT ools

•PasswordManager

•SystemUpdate

Note:ThePasswordManagerprogramisnotpreinstalledonyourcomputer.Youcandownloaditfromthe
LenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

Foranintroductiontotheseprograms,see“AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms”onpage14

.

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•AccessConnections

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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.

•LenovoCompanion
ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour

computer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.

•LenovoSettings
UsetheLenovoSettingsprogramtoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyourcomputerintoa

portablehotspot,configuringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreating
andmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.

•LenovoMobileAccess
TheLenovoMobileAccessprogramenablesyoutomanageyourmobilebroadbandconnection.Y ou

cancreateanaccount,addmoneytotheaccount,andpurchasemobilebroadbandsessionsusing
youraccount.

•LenovoSolutionCenter
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

•LenovoQuickLaunch
TheLenovoStartprogramprovidesyouwithquickaccesstoprogramsinstalledonyourcomputer,

includingLenovoprograms,Microsoftprograms,andotherthirdpartyprograms.

•LenovoSupport
TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer

healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanualsforyourcomputer,getthewarranty
informationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.

•LenovoThinkVantageT ools
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasy

accesstovariousprogram,suchas:LenovoSolutionCenter,OneKeyRecoveryPro,andsoon.

•MessageCenterPlus

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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.

TostarttheSimpleTapprograminaquickway,doanyofthefollowing:

–ClicktheredSimpleT aplaunchpointonthedesktop.Theredlaunchpointisavailableonthedesktop

afteryouhavelaunchedtheSimpleTapprogramforthefirsttime.

–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”onpage17

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17

•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage19

•“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage21

•“Powermanagement”onpage24

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage29

•“Usingaprojectororanexternaldisplay”onpage33

•“UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature”onpage36

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage36

•“Usingtheintegratedcamera”onpage37

•“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage38

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youwillreceive
quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.

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?

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•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage26

.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage26

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage24.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskdriveor
solid-statedrive?

•StudytheChapter4“Security”onpage45

tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheft

andunauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe
helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon
deletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage50.

Isgettingconnectedindifferentlocationsachallenge?

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

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

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page29

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•Totravelmoreconfidently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage43.

•PressF9toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage34

.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.

Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage61

formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

yourcomputer.

Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage101.

•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalledsoftware.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage53.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonline
userguidewhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage83

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage107

•“Powerproblems”onpage122

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Specialkeysandbuttons

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

Thefollowingfigureshowsthelocationsofthespecialkeysandbuttons.

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.

Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothespecialkeysandbuttons.

1Volumeandmutekeys

Toquicklyadjustthevolumeofthesoundfromyourcomputer,mutethesoundentirely,setthemicrophone
tomute,orcontrolthevideooutputfromtheintegratedcamera,pressoneofthefollowingkeys.

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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.

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.Whenyoupressthiskey,alistof
wirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Youcanquicklychangethestateofeachfeatureonthelist.

Notes:Ifyouwanttousethisbuttontoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,thefollowingdevicedrivers
mustbeinstalledonyourcomputerbeforehand:

•PowerManagementdriver

•OnScreenDisplayUtility

•Wirelessdevicedrivers

Fordetailedinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage29

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Multimediacontrols
F10:Previoustrack/scene

F11:Playorpause
F12:Nexttrack/scene

2Windowskey

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.OntheWindows8
operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Fordetails,referto
thehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

OtherFunctions

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

•Fn+C:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

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”onpage24.

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe
bottomofthekeyboard.T omovethepointer5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe
pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat
whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft4
andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.
TheTrackPointcenterbutton
directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.

3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany

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Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeT rackPointpointingdevice,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:

1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywithanindexfingeroramiddlefingeronthe
pointingstickinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit
down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.

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

2.Toselectanddragasrequiredbyyoursoftware,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumb
andmovetheT rackPointpointingstick.

CustomizingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheTrackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:

•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons.

•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.

TocustomizethesettingsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.UnderTrackPoint,proceedtochangingthesettings.

Changingthecap

Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiod
oftime,youcanreplacethecapwithanewone.

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Note:Ifyoureplacethekeyboard,anewkeyboardisshippedwiththedefaultcap.Ifyouwish,youcan

keepthecapfromyouroldkeyboardanduseitonthenewone.

Usingthetouchpad

Note:ThetouchpadfunctionissupportedonWindows7operatingsystem.

Thetouchpadisapad1belowtheTrackPointbuttonsatthebottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer

2onthescreen,slideyourfingertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

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
theT rackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad.

DisablingtheTrackPointorthetouchpad

IfyouwanttodisabletheTrackPointorthetouchpad,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.TodisabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint.
Todisablethetouchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnableTouchPad.

3.ClickOK.

Note:Y oucanalsochangetheUltraNavpointingdevicesettingsbyclickingtheUltraNaviconinthe
Windowsnotificationarea.TodisplaytheUltraNaviconintheWindowsnotificationarea,see“Addingthe
UltraNavicontotheWindowsnotificationarea”onpage24

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AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindowsnotificationarea

ForeasyaccesstotheUltraNavproperties,youcanenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindows
notificationarea.

ToenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindowsnotificationarea,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse.

2.IntheMousePropertieswindow,clicktheUltraNavtab.

3.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.

4.ClickOK.

YoucannowchangethepropertiesoftheUltraNavpointingdevicebyclickingtheUltraNaviconinthe
Windowsnotificationarea.

Powermanagement

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

SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyallowing
youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout
beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Checkingthebatterystatus

ThebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthow
longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdrive;howbrightyoumakethe
computerdisplay.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:

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•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.Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanacoutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Inserttheacpowerconnectorintothecomputer.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomof
yourdisplay.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetransformer.

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

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis
installed.Y ouneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:

–Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery
–Ifthebatterymeteratthebottomofyourdisplayshowsthebatterychargeislow
–Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandfindthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower
alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwitha
chargedbattery.

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

Note:Toincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.

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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”onpage12

•ForWindows8:GotoControlPanelandclickPowerOptions.

FormoreinformationaboutthePowerManagerprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystem.

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Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.

Introducingthepower-savingmodes

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

•Sleep
Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolidstate-driveortheharddiskdriveandthe
computerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.T o
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”onpage12

–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.

•Hibernation
Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingfilesorexitingfromany

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programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernation,allopenprograms,folders,andfiles
aresavedtotheharddisk,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplan
settings,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructions

onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7
operatingsystem”onpage12

–ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnotificationareaandclickPower

Options.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.

•Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.This

willhelpconservepower.T oturnoffthewirelessfeatures,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.

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EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem

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

Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.

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

Handlingthebattery

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo
oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother
systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill
notcharge.

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Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

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

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.

Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.

AbatterypackotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodifiedbattery
packisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•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.

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproduct
documentation.

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DANGER

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,
complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

DANGER

Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery
containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha
batteryofthesametype.Toavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,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,suchasDSL,byuseoftheEthernetfeature
builtintoyourcomputer.Thisfeatureenablesyoutodo1Gbpshalforfullduplexdatatransmission.

IfyourareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsprogramalsoenablesyouto
manageyourlocationprofiles.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheAccessConnectionsprogram,see
“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage12

Formoreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

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Wirelessconnections

Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Dependingonthewirelessdeviceusedinyourcomputer,youmightbeabletoconnecttothefollowing
categoriesofwirelessnetworks.

WirelessLAN

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

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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:

1.PressF9toturnonthewirelessfeature.

2.ClickthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailable
wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.

3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

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Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwareto
managemultiplenetworkprofilessothatthecomputerconnectstoanavailablenetworkautomaticallywhen
thelocationchanges:

•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheAccess
Connectionsprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage12

•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.See“Accessing
LenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage14.

Attention:

•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checktheserviceswiththeairlinebeforeboarding
theairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisableyour
computerwirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.Todisablethewirelessfeatures,see“Enablingordisabling
thewirelessfeatures”onpage33

Wirelessnetworksetup

Tousethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkcard(the802.11standard)tocommunicate,starttheAccess
Connectionsprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage12

Note:BeforeyoustartsettingupwirelessnetworkconnectionsbyusingtheAccessConnectionsprogram,
obtainaNetworkName(SSID)andyourencryptioninformationfromyournetworkadministrator.

AccessConnections,aconnectivityassistantprogram,caneasilyenableonenetworkcardanddisablethe
othercardsondemand.Aftersettingupyourwirelessnetworkingconnection,youcanusetheprogram
toquicklyswitchthenetworksettings.

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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.

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Checkingthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatus

Youcancheckyourcomputerwirelessnetworkconnectionstatusandwirelesssignalstrengththroughthe
wirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,the
betterthesignal.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconinthe
Windowsnotificationarea.

AccessConnectionsgauge

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsgaugeintheWindowsnotificationarea
displaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection.

Youcanfindmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection
byopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsgaugeinthe
WindowsnotificationareaandselectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.

•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessLAN

–

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To

improvethesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection

ismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis

excellent.

•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessWAN

–Nosignal

–Signallevel1

–

–Signallevel3

Note:FormoreinformationabouttheAccessConnectionsGauge,seetheAccessConnectionshelp
informationsystem.

AccessConnectionsstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionsstatusicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.

Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

Signallevel2

Note:T odisplaytheAccessConnectionsstatusicon,clickShowhiddeniconsonthetaskbar.Toadd
theiconstothetaskbarpermanently,clickCustomizeandproceedtocustomizethesettings.Formore
informationabouttheicons,seetheAccessConnectionshelpinformationsystem.

•AccessConnectionsstatusiconstates

–Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.

–Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.

–Currentlocationprofileisconnected.

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AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusicondisplaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwireless
connection.

Youcanfindmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection
eitherbyopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswireless
statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN

Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

–

–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.Turnonorturnoffthewirelessfeature
asdesired.

•ForWindows8:PressF9toenableordisabletheAirplanemode.WhentheAirplanemodeisenabled,all
ofyourwirelessdevicesareturnedoff.

Youalsocanusethewirelessradioswitchtoturnonorturnoffthewirelessradiosofallthewirelessdevices
onyourcomputer.

Usingaprojectororanexternaldisplay

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoaprojectortogivepresentationsoryoucanconnectyourcomputer
toanexternalmonitortoexpandyourworkspace.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasfontsize.

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Changingthefontsize

Tochangethefontsize,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.

2.ClickDisplayattheleft.

3.Selectthedesiredfontsize.

4.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.

Connectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutconnectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor.

Attachinganexternalmonitor

Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2048x1536(withanexternalmonitor
attachedtotheVGAconnector)orupto2560x1600(withanexternalmonitorattachedtotheHDMI
connector),providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoredetails,referto
themanualsprovidedwithyourmonitor.

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.

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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.

16.ClickOK.

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

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”onpage36

ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction

•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileintheExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows
DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.

•IfyourcomputerhastheIntel

®

graphicscard,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay

bydoingthefollowing:

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

2.SelectMultipleDisplays.

3.ChangetheOperatingModetoExtendedMode.

4.Changethesettingtodesignatetheprimarydisplay.

toenableit.

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•IfyourcomputerhastheAMD
bydoingthefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreenresolution.

2.SelectExtendthesedisplaysinMultipleDisplays.

3.Changethesettingtodesignatetheprimarydisplay.

•WhenaprogramusingDirectDraworDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshownonlyonthe
primarydisplay.

•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareintheExtenddesktopmode.

EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction

ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

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.

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graphicscard,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay

Note:Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.

7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

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

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerssupportNVIDIAOptimusGraphics.

NVIDIAOptimusGraphicsenablesadynamicswitch,thatis,aswitchwithnoneedtorestartyourcomputer
betweenHighPerformanceandEnergySavingGraphics.

SwitchingtheGraphicsProcessingUnit

IfyourcomputersupportsNVIDIAOptimusGraphics,theGraphicsProcessingUnit(GPU)isswitched
automaticallydependingonthesettingsofthepowerplanyouuse.

Note:IfyourcomputerisrunningtheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,youcannotswitchtheGPU.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:

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

•Built-instereospeakers

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•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,,openthe
RealtekHDAudioManagerwindowbydoingthefollowing:

GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.TheRealtekHD
AudioManagerwindowopens.

Usingtheintegratedcamera

Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageand
takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage.

Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressF5toopentheCommunicationssettingswindow.

•ForWindows8:PressF5tostarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.Then,clickCamera.

Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.

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

Configuringcamerasettings

Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

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•ForWindows7:PressF5.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.ClicktheManageSettings
buttonandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

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

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:

•“Insertingaflashmediacard”onpage38

•“Removingaflashmediacard”onpage38

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.ClickShowhiddeniconsonthetaskbar.

2.Right-clicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

3.SelectthecorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

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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.

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Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

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

Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

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

Questionsaboutvision?

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

Comfort

Observethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitisto
observeyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage41andpractice“activesitting”to
avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand
takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Yourcomputerislightand
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,youmightwanttoconsidertakinganacpoweradapterforthe
countrytowhichyouaretravelling.

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

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage45

•“Usingpasswords”onpage45

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage50

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage50

•“Usingfirewalls”onpage51

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage51

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

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

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta
password,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.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:

2.Typethemasterharddiskpassword.

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Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.

Note:PresstheBackspacekeyifyouenterawrongpasswordwhileyouaretypingyourpassword.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

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.Toremove

thepassword,followsteps1through7.Typeyourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnterNewPasswordfield
isdisplayed,leaveitblankandpressEntertwice.

Harddiskpasswords

Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstofilesandprogramsontheharddiskdrive.

Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe
administratortogetaccesstoanyharddiskdriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;
nooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,and
tellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordas
desired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

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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.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+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:Youmightwanttonotedownyourpasswordsandkeeptheminasafeplace.Otherwise,if
youforgettheuserpassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswords
orrecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee
willbechargedforpartsandservice.

9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

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

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin
ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.

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Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage47,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:

–Deletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword

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–EnablingordisablingtheWakeonLANandFlashoverLANfeatures
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalNetworkOptionROMfeature
–Changingdateandtime
–EnablingordisablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeature
–EnablingordisablingthePasswordatunattendedbootfeature
–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords
–EnablingordisablingtheBootDeviceListF12Optionfeature
–EnablingordisablingtheBootOrderLockfeature
–EnablingordisablingtheFlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Usersfeature
–Enablingordisablingtheinternalnetworkdevice
–Enablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheinternalBluetoothdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessWANdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheSecuritymode

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.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword

youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConfirmNewPasswordfield.PressEnter.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.

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b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEnter.

Attention:Youmightwanttonotedownyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.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”onpage46and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage

46.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

2.IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveoraDiskEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,
besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdrive
encryptionsoftware.

3.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.Referto
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage50.

Note:TheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive

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

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

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

Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperating
systemsandprogramsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Youareadvisedtocheckthe
termsandconditionsofthoselicenseagreements.

Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:

•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenclickEmptyrecyclebin.

•UsetheDeleteoption.

•Formatyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•Usingtherecoveryprogramtobringtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebacktothefactorydefault
settings.

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Theseoperations,however,onlychangethefileallocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In
otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The
dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof
specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecritical
dataonharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.

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

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

Note:Runningeitherprogramwilltakeacoupleofhours.

IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveoraDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveissupportedandinstalledinyour
computer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinaveryshorttimebyerasingthe
cryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;
however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisenabledbyThinkPadSetupMenu
ExtensionUtilityandisavailableasamenuiteminThinkPadSetup.

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”onpage53

•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models”onpage58

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.

•AcronisT rueImage2010orlater

•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.

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

Usingrecoverymedia

Youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Youcanuse
recoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthefiles
currentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

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

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu
opens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers
forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage57.

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

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe
operatingsystem,datafiles,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Y oucandesignatewherethe
OneKeyRecoveryProprogramstoresthebackup:

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedfiles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandprograms.

Performingabackupoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheOneKeyRecovery
Proprogram.

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramopens.

2.IntheOneKeyRecoveryPromainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedOneKeyRecoveryProarrow.

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

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Performingarecoveryoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheOneKeyRecovery
Proprogram.

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramopens.

2.IntheOneKeyRecoveryProprogrammainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedOneKeyRecovery
Proarrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace,see
“UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace”onpage55.

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace

TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Y oucanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace:

•Rescuefilesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup
TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceenablesyoutolocatefilesonyourharddiskdriveandtransfer

themtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionis
availableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourfilesorifchangesweremadetothefilessinceyourlastbackup
operation.YoualsocanrescueindividualfilesfromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackuplocatedonyourlocal
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”onpage57.

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4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Torescuefilesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuefilesandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.

•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage57.

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

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemedium.

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramopens.

2.IntheOneKeyRecoveryPromainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedOneKeyRecoveryProarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateOneKeyRecoveryProMediawindowopens.

4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreatea
rescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuis
displayed,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

Toreinstallselectedprogramprograms,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectory.

3.OpentheAPPSfolder.Initareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledprograms.

4.Openthesubfolderfortheprogramyouarereinstalling.

5.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers
Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentconfigurationofyourcomputer.

Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectory.

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”onpage102.

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue
medium”onpage56

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•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage53

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom
arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,a
disc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice
sequence.Y oumustfirstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“Startupmenu”onpage96
abouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

fordetailedinformation

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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”onpage61

•“Replacingthebattery”onpage61

•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage63

•“Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage64

•“ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANconnection”onpage67

•“ReplacingaPCIExpressHalfMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage70

•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage73

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage75

•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage80

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.

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo
oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother
systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill
notcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

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Note:Ifanunauthorizedbatteryisinstalled,thefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed:“Thebatteryinstalled

isnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.PleasereplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovo
batteryforthissystem.”

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromfire.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

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

Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Unlockthebatterylatch1.Holdthebatterylockleverintheunlockedpositionandremovethe
batterypack2.

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4.Insertanewbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace1,andthenslidethebatterylatchtothelockedposition2.

5.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingtheSIMcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YourcomputermightrequireaSIMcardtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountry
ofdelivery,youmightneedtopurchaseaSIMcardoraSIMcardmightalreadybeinstalledinyourcomputer
orispartoftheshippingcontentsthatcomewithyourcomputer.

IfyoufindaSIMcardincludedintheshippingcontents,adummycardisinstalledintheSIMcardslot.Then
proceedwiththefollowinginstructions.

Note:TheSIMcardisidentifiedbytheICchipmountedononesideofthecard.

ToreplacetheSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

4.LocatetheSIMcardslotinsidethebatterycompartment.Gentlypushthecardtoremoveitfromthe
computer.

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5.Holdthenewcardwiththemetalcontactfacingupwardandgoingintotheslotfirst.Then,insert
thecardfirmlyintotheslotuntilyouhearaclick.

6.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamage
andpermanentlossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:

•Replacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectors
andslotoftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordrive
swapping.

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformation
onit,andthenturnthecomputeroff.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

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Toreplacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Removethescrews1,andthenslidetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveout2.

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6.Removetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebyliftingthetab.

7.Placethenewharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveintotheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebay.

8.Slidetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivefirmlyintotheconnector1,andthenreinstallthescrews2.

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9.Reinstallthecomputercover1.Thentightenthescrews2.

10.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

11.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”onpage61.

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4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

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

6.Removethescrew1.Thecardpopsup2.Removethecard.

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7.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket1.Pivotthe
carduntilyoucansnapitintoplace.Securethecardwiththescrew

2.

8.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCardasshowninthedrawing.

9.Reinstallthecomputercover1.Thentightenthescrews2.

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10.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingaPCIExpressHalfMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

PrerequisitesforreplacingorinstallingthewirelessWANcard

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressHalfMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

ToreplacethewirelessWANcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

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

6.Removethescrew1.Thecardpopsup.Removethecard2.

7.DetachthemetalhousingfromthePCIExpressHalfMiniCard.

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8.AttachthemetalhousingtothenewPCIExpressHalfMiniCard.

9.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressHalfMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket1.Pivot
thecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplace.Securethecardwiththescrew2.

10.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewPCIExpressHalfMiniCard.Besuretoattachtheredcabletothe
connectormarked“MAIN”or“M”onthecard,andthebluecabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”or“A.”

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11.Reinstallthecomputercover1.Thentightenthescrews2.

12.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingamemorymodule

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Toreplaceoraddamemory
module,readthefollowingprerequisites,andthentheinstructions.

Whenreplacingamemorymodule,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconfiguration.Insome
conditions,thememorymoduleinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.This
actionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.

Replacingamemorymodule

Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

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4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Iftwomemorymodulesarealreadyinthememoryslots,pressoutonthelatchesonbothedgesof
thesocketatthesametime1,andthenremoveamemorymodule2tomakeroomforthenewone.
Savetheremovedmemorymoduleforfutureuse.

6.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.

Attention:Toavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.

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7.Withthenotchedendofthememorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,insertthe
memorymodule

1intothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees;thenpressitinfirmly2.

Note:Ifyouinstallamemorymoduleinonlyoneofthetwomemoryslots,installitinthebottomslot.

8.Pivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

9.Makesurethatthememorymoduleisfirmlyinstalledintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

10.Reinstallthecomputercover1.Thentightenthescrews2.

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

12.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthekeyboard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

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DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Removingthekeyboard

Toremovethekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

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5.Removethescrewsthatsecurethekeyboard.

6.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.

7.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows1tounlatchthefrontsideofthekeyboard.The
keyboardwillbedetachedslightly2.

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8.Removethecables2and4byflippingtheconnectors1and3upwards.Removethekeyboard.

Installingthekeyboard

Toinstallthekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Attachthecables1and3byflippingtheconnectors2and4downwards.

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2.Insertthekeyboard.Makesurethattherearedgeofthekeyboardisundertheframe.

3.Slidethekeyboardintoplaceinthedirectionshownbythearrows.

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4.Reinstallthescrews.

5.Reinstallthecomputercover1.Thentightenthescrews2.

6.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthebackupbattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Ifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebackupbattery
containsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromfire.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

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•Donotshort-circuitit.

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

Toremovethebackupbattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Detachtheconnector1.Thenremovethebackupbattery2.

Toinstallthebackupbattery,dothefollowing:

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1.Installthebackupbattery1.Thenattachtheconnector2.

2.Reinstallthecomputercover1.Thentightenthescrews2.

3.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage61.

4.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration

Whileitisimportanttoprotectfiles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,
youalsomightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFI
BIOS,orrecoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithproper
careandkeepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage83

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage85

•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage87

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsystemonyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementfilesand
ThinkPaddevicedriversforitatthesametime.

•IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,thenecessaryfilesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectories
onyoursolidstate-driveorharddiskdrive:

–ThesupplementfilesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
–ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
–ThepreloadedsoftwareprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

Note:Ifyoucannotfindthesupplementfiles,thedevicedrivers,andprogramsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/Drivers.

•IfyouinstallanewWindows8operatingsystem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/Driverstodownloadand
installthelatestdevicedrivers.

Note:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,including
backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseofarecoveryprogram.

Beforeyoubegin

Note:IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolidstate-drive,youarenot

recommendedtousethemSA TAsolidstate-driveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolidstate-driveis
designedanddevelopedforthe“cache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusethemSATAsolidstate-driveasa
bootabledevice,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

•IfyouaregoingtoinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,copyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesinthe
C:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoidlosingfilesduringtheinstallation.

•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:

–InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem
–InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem

Notes:

–TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedontheWindows7operatingsystem(64-bit)andtheWindows

8operatingsystem(64-bit).

–BesuretosetapreferredsettingfortheUEFI/LegacyBootoptioninThinkPadSetup.

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–Afterinstallingthenewoperationsystem,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsetting

inThinkPadSetup.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindows
operatingsystemimagewasinstalled.Otherwise,thenewoperatingsystemwillnotbootproperly.

Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:

Countryorregion:Code

China:SC
Denmark:DK
Finland:FI
France:FR
Germany:GR
Italy:IT
Japan:JP
Netherlands:NL
Norway:NO
Spain:SP
Sweden:SV
TaiwanandHongKong:TC
UnitedStates:US

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.StartThinkPadSetup.

2.SelectStartup.

3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouaregoingtoinstalltheWindows7(32–bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•IfyouaregoingtoinstalltheWindows7(64–bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacy
Only.

•IfyouaregoingtoinstalltheWindows7(64–bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

5.PressF10.

6.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheexternalDVDdrive,andrestartthe
computer.

7.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.

8.FormodelswithanIntelCPU,installtheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,
runtheinfinst_autol.exefileintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINFdirectory.

FormodelswithanAMDCPU,installtheThinkPadAMDSMBusDriverforWindows7andtheThinkPad
AMDSATAControllerDriverforWindows7.

9.Installdevicedrivers.See“InstallingotherdriversandsoftwareontheWindows7operatingsystem”
onpage86.

InstallingtheregistrypatchesforWindows7

Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandinstallthefollowingregistrypatches:

•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar

•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection

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