Lenovo ThinkPad T431s User Guide [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ko, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sk, sl, sr, sv, tr, uk, zc, zh]

UserGuide

ThinkPadT431s

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,ensurethatyoureadandunderstand
thefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage149

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

SecondEdition(January2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2013,2014.

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

Rearview................6

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

Locatingimportantproductinformation......8

Machinetypeandmodelinformation.....8

FCCIDandICCertificationinformation....8

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

Specifications...............10

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

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

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem...........11

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8operatingsystem...........13

Lenovoprogramoverview........14

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17

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

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17

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

Functionkeys.............19

Windowskey.............20

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice......20

Powermanagement............22

Checkingthebatterystatus........22

Usingtheacpoweradapter........23

Chargingthebattery..........23

Maximizingthebatterylife........23

Managingthebatterypower.......24

Power-savingmodes..........24

Connectingtothenetwork..........25

Ethernetconnections..........25

Wirelessconnections..........26

Usinganexternalmonitor..........29

Changingdisplaysettings........31

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction.......31

Settingupapresentation..........32

Usingaudiofeatures............32

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

Usingamediacard.............34

Insertingamediacard..........34

Removingamediacard.........34

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..35

Accessibilityandcomfort..........35

Ergonomicinformation..........35

Comfort...............36

Accessibilityinformation.........36

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........37

Traveltips...............37

Travelaccessories...........38

Chapter4.Security..........39

Attachingamechanicallock.........39

Usingpasswords..............39

Passwordsandsleepmode........39

Typingpasswords...........39

Power-onpassword...........40

Harddiskpasswords..........40

Supervisorpassword..........42

Harddisksecurity.............44

Settingthesecuritychip...........45

Usingthefingerprintreader..........46

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive

orsolid-statedrive.............48

Usingfirewalls...............48

Protectingdataagainstviruses........48

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....51

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................51

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....51

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.52

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.53

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....54

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................55

Solvingrecoveryproblems........55

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operating

system..................56

Refreshingyourcomputer........56

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................56

Advancedstartupoptions........56

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....59

Staticelectricityprevention..........59

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.........59

InstallingorreplacingtheSIMcard.......60

Replacingthebasecoverassembly......61

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.62

Replacingamemorymodule.........64

ReplacinganM.2wirelessLANcard......65

ReplacinganM.2wirelessWANcard......68

Replacingthebackupbattery.........71

Replacingthekeyboard...........72

Chapter7.Enhancingyour

computer...............79

FindingThinkPadoptions..........79

ThinkPadportreplicatorsanddockingstations..79

Frontview...............80

Rearview...............82

AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror

dockingstation.............84

DetachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror

dockingstation.............86

Securityfeature............87

Usingthesystemlockkey........88

Chapter8.Advancedconfiguration..89

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......89

Beforeyoubegin............89

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..90
InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem..91

Installingdevicedrivers...........91

Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacard

reader................91

InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0(forWindows

7)..................91

InstallingtheThinkPadmonitorfilefor
Windows2000/XP/Vista/7/8(forWindows

7)..................92

Installingotherdriversandsoftware(for

Windows7)..............92

ThinkPadSetup..............92

Mainmenu..............93

Configmenu..............93

DateandTimemenu..........99

Securitymenu.............99

Startupmenu.............103

Restartmenu.............105

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....106

Usingsystemmanagement..........106

Systemmanagement..........106

Settingmanagementfeatures.......107

Chapter9.Preventingproblems..109

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......109

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....110

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........111

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....112

Chapter10.Troubleshooting

computerproblems.........115

Diagnosingproblems............115

Troubleshooting..............115

Computerstopsresponding.......115

Spillsonthekeyboard..........116

Errormessages............116

Errorswithoutmessages.........118

Beeperrors..............119

Memorymoduleproblems........119

Networkingproblems..........120

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................121

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................122

Fingerprintreaderproblems........127

Batteryandpowerproblems.......127

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

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

Asoftwareproblem...........131

Problemswithportsandconnectors....131

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....133

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........133

Gettinghelpandservice...........134

Usingdiagnosticprograms........134

LenovoSupportWebsite.........134

CallingLenovo.............134

FindingThinkPadoptions........135

Purchasingadditionalservices........135

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............137

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........137

LocationsoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............138

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....139

Exportclassificationnotice..........139

Electronicemissionnotices..........139

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........139

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............139

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...140

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...140

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KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....141

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..141
Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................141

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................141

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............143

ImportantWEEEinformation.........143

Japanrecyclingstatements.........143

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........144

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................144

BatteryrecyclinginformationforT aiwan.....145

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................145

AppendixC.ENERGYST ARmodel

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

AppendixD.Notices.........149

Trademarks................150

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....151

ChinaRoHS................151

TurkishRoHS...............151

UkraineRoHS...............151

IndiaRoHS................152

AppendixF.EurAsiaCompliance

Mark.................153

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ivUserGuide

Readthisfirst

Ensurethatyoufollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.
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,andensurethatthepowerbuttonisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,ensurethatitisoff,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.TheOffstateofsystemstatusindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinside
aproductarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,always

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ensurethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.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.

Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

2

,or

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects
whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.

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.

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

Externaldevices

CAUTION:
DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBcablewhilethecomputer
powerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.T oavoidpossibledamagetoattached
devices,waitatleastfivesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.

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.Ifyounoticeanysignsofbulging,leakageorcorrosion
ontheexterioroftheproduct,thismaybetheresultofaninternalbatteryfault.Ifthisoccurs,stop
usingtheproductimmediatelyandpleasecontacttheLenovoSupportteamforfurtherinstructions.
Factoryreplacementofthebatteriesmayberequired.

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

Built-inrechargeablebatterynotice

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacetheinternalrechargeablelithiumionbatteries.ContactLenovoSupport
forfactoryreplacement.

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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.

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

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

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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.

•Disconnectallattachedcablesanddisablebatteriesbeforeopeninganyaccessibledevice
coversunlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer .

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Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:
Theliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)ismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercan
causetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalfluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyour
hands,immediatelywashtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsare
presentafterwashing,getmedicalcare.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

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

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

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

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

Noticefortabletpersonalcomputerusers

SafetynoticeforusersinAustralia

DANGER

Donotconnectphonelinewhileusingtabletmode.

NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

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

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

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheconnectorlocations,importantproductlabels,computer
features,specifications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage8

•“Features”onpage9

•“Specifications”onpage10

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage11

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage11

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedto
startusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontview

1Camera(onsomemodels)4Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

2Microphones5T rackPoint

3Powerbutton6T ouchpad

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pointingstick

1

1Camera

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”
onpage33

2Microphones

.

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

3Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheMicrosoft

®

Windows

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7operating
system.FortheMicrosoftWindows8operatingsystem,movethecursortothebottom-rightcornerofthe
screentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour
secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandresetthe
computerbyinsertingastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoturnoffthecomputer.To
locatetheemergencyresethole,see“Bottomview”onpage5.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanturnoffthecomputer
orputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youneedtochangeyourpowerplan
settings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating
system”onpage11

.

•ForWindows8:ClickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnotificationareaandclickMorepower

options➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

4Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Somemodelshaveafingerprintreader.Thefingerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyour
fingerprinttostartthecomputer,entertheThinkPadSetupprogram,orentertheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage46.

ThinkPad

5T rackPointpointingstick
6Touchpad

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pointingdevice

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareall
partofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.Formore
information,see“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage20.

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Right-sideview

Figure2.Right-sideview

1AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

2MiniDisplayPortconnector

1AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

3Fanlouvers

4Securitykeyhole

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleepmode.

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputerisinhibernationmode,orturnedoff,dothe
following:

1.Connectthecomputertoanacpowersupply.

2.GotoThinkPadSetupandenableAlwaysOnUSBChargeinoffmode.Formoreinformation,see
“Configmenu”onpage93.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Then

selecttheEnableAlwaysOnUSBcheckbox.ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManager
program,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage11.

•ForWindows8:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.

ThenselecttheEnablewhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox.

2MiniDisplayPortconnector

UsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or
high-definitiontelevision.

3Fanlouvers

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especiallythe
coolingofthemicroprocessor.

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Note:Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefan.

6Securitykeyhole

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthesecuritykeyholeto
lockthecomputertoastationaryobject.

Left-sideview

Figure3.Left-sideview

1Powerconnector5Mediacardreaderslot

2Ethernetconnector

3VGAconnector7Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)

4USB3.0connector

1Powerconnector

6Comboaudiojack

Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge
thebattery.

2Ethernetconnector

Connectyourcomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenyour
computerconnectstoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkisavailable,thetop-leftindicatorissolidgreen.
Whiledataisbeingtransmitted,thetop-rightindicatorblinksyellow.

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3VGAconnector

UsetheVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connectortoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,
suchasaVGAmonitor.

Note:Ifyouattachyourcomputertoadockingstationorportreplicator,usetheVGAconnectoronthe
dockingstationorportreplicator,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

4USB3.0connector

UsetheUSB3.0connectortoconnectdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSBprinteror
adigitalcamera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcable,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.Otherwisethe
connectormightbedamaged.

5Mediacardreaderslot

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveamediacardreaderslot.Insertyourflashmediacard
intothisslottoreadthedataonthecard.

6Comboaudiojack

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),
4-poleplugtothecomboaudiojack.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforamobiledigitaldevice,do
notpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupresstheswitch,theheadsetmicrophonewillbe
disabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.

•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using
audiofeatures”onpage32

7Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)

.

Youcaninsertasupportedsmartcardintothesmartcardslot.

Bottomview

Figure4.Bottomview

1Speakers

2Emergencyresethole4Fanlouvers

3Dockingstationconnector

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1Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

2Emergencyresethole

Ifthecomputerdoesnotrespond,removetheacpoweradapterandresetthecomputerbyinsertinga
straightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoturnoffthecomputer.

3Dockingstationconnector

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveadockingstationconnector.Youcanconnectyour
computertoasupporteddockingstationtoextendthecomputercapabilitieswhenyouareattheofficeor
athome.Formoreinformationaboutthesupporteddockingstations,see“ThinkPadportreplicatorsand
dockingstations”onpage79.

Note:Ifyouconnectyourcomputertoadockingstationorreplicator,usetheEthernetconnectoronthe
dockingstationorreplicatortoconnecttoaLAN,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

4Fanlouvers

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especiallythe
coolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

Rearview

Figure5.Rearview

1SIMcardtray

1SIMcardtray

IfyourcomputerhasawirelessWideAreaNetwork(WAN)feature,aSubscriberIdentificationModule(SIM)
cardmightberequiredtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,the
SIMcardmightbealreadyinstalledintheSIMcardtray.

ToinstallorreplaceaSIMcard,see“InstallingorreplacingtheSIMcard”onpage60

.

Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

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1FnLockindicator

WhentheFnLockindicatorison,itindicatesthattheFnLockfunctionisenabled.Formoreinformation,
see“Specialkeys”onpage19

2Speaker-muteindicator

.

Whenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,itindicatesthatthespeakersaremuted.

3Microphone-muteindicator

Whenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,itindicatesthatthemicrophonesaremuted.

4Camerastatusindicator

Whenthecamerastatusindicatorison,itindicatesthatthecameraisinuse.

56Systemstatusindicators

TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoandtheindicatorinthecenterofthepowerbuttonshowthesystem
statusofthecomputer.

•Blinkingthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.

•On:Thecomputerisinuse.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

•Slowblinking:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Fastblinking:Thecomputerisenteringhibernationmode.

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Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionhelpsyoulocatethefollowingimportantinformationforyourcomputer:

•Machinetypeandmodelnumber

•FCCIDandICCertificationnumber

Machinetypeandmodelinformation

Themachinetypeandmodelnumberinformationislabeledonyourcomputer.Theinformationhelps
supporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Youcanfindthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputeronthelabelasshownbelow:

FCCIDandICCertificationinformation

ThereisnoFCCIDorICCertificationnumberforthetransmittercardsshownontheenclosureofyour
computer.TheFCCIDandICCertificationlabelsareaffixedonthecorrespondingcardsinstalledinyour
computer.

ThewirelessLANcard1andthewirelessWANcard2(onsomemodels)arelocatedasshown.

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Features

Thistopicliststhefeaturesofyourcomputer.

Microprocessor

Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickStart,right-clickComputer,andclickProperties.

•ForWindows8:Fromthedesktop,movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreen
todisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Memory

Doubledatarate3lowvoltagesynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(DDR3LVSDRAM)

Storagedevice

•2.5-inchharddiskdrivewithaheightof7mm(0.28inch)or9mm(0.35inch)

•2.5-inchsolid-statedrivewithaheightof7mm(0.28inch)

•M.2solid-statedriveforcacheonly(onsomemodels)

Display

Colordisplaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology.

•Size:355.60mm(14inches)

•Resolution:

–LCD:1600x900
–Externalmonitor:upto2560x1600

•Brightnesscontrol

•Camera

•Microphones

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Keyboard

•6-rowbacklitkeyboard

•Functionkeys

•ThinkPadpointingdevice(TrackPointpointingstickandmulti-touchtouchpad)

Interface

•AlwaysonUSB3.0connector

•Comboaudiojack

•Mediacardreader

•MiniDisplayPortconnector

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•SIMcardtray

•Smartcardreader(onsomemodels)

•USB3.0connector

•VGAconnector

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessBluetooth

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedwirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Specifications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.

Size

•Width:331mm(13.03inches)

•Depth:226mm(8.9inches)

•Height:20.65mm(0.81inch)

Heatoutput

45W(154Btu/hr)maximumor65W(222Btu/hr)maximum,dependingonthemodel

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingofacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Batterypack

•Integratedlithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack

Batterystatus

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•Forthepercentageofthebatterypowerremaining,checkthebatterystatusiconintheWindows
notificationarea.

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingenvironmentofthecomputer.

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.

Attention:

•Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenawayfrom
yourcomputer.Thestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbyelectronicalappliancescandamagethemonitor
anddataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

•Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilled
onorinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

•Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.Theavailableprograms
mightvarydependingonthepreinstalledWindowsoperatingsystem.

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

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsfromeithertheLenovo
ThinkVantage

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram
ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

LenovoThinkVantageTools.Thendouble-clickaprogramicontoaccesstheprogram.

®

ToolsprogramorfromControlPanel.

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Note:IfaprogramiconisdimmedinthenavigationwindowoftheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram,you
needtomanuallyinstalltheprogram.Double-clicktheprogramicon,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthe
screen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogramiconwillbeactivated.

ThefollowingtableliststheprogramsandtheiriconnamesintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram

ProgramIconname

AccessConnections™InternetConnection

ActiveProtectionSystem™

ClientSecuritySolutionEnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityWebConferencing

FingerprintSoftware

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemHealthandDiagnostics

MobileBroadbandConnect3GMobileBroadband

PasswordManagerPasswordVault

PowerManager

RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecovery

SimpleTapSimpleTap

SystemUpdate

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AirbagProtection

FingerprintReader

PowerControls

EnhancedBackupandRestore

UpdateandDrivers

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,clickStart➙ControlPanel.Thendependingonthe
programyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorrespondingsectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.

Note:IfyoucannotfindtheprogramyouneedinControlPanel,openthenavigationwindowoftheLenovo
ThinkVantageT oolsprogramanddouble-clickthecorrespondingdimmedicontoinstalltheprogramyou
need.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogram
iconwillbeactivated,andyoucanfindtheprograminControlPanel.

ThefollowingtableliststheprogramsandthecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanel.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel

Program

AccessConnections

ActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurity

ClientSecuritySolutionSystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

NetworkandInternet

HardwareandSound

Lenovo-InternetConnection

Lenovo-AirbagProtection

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Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel(continued)

Program

FingerprintSoftwareSystemandSecurity

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

MessageCenterPlus

MobileBroadbandConnect

PasswordManager

PowerManager

RecoveryMedia

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

Lenovo-FingerprintReader

HardwareandSound

Programs

NetworkandInternet

SystemandSecurity
UserAccountsandFamilySafety

HardwareandSound
SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

or
Lenovo-NotebookFingerprint
Reader

Diagnostics

MessagesfromLenovo

Lenovo-3GMobileBroadband

Lenovo-PasswordVault

Lenovo-PowerControls

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks

SimpleTap

SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity

RescueandRecovery

Programs

SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-SimpleTap

Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand
Restore

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem

IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsby
doingeitherofthefollowing:

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

•PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotfind
theprogramyouneed,movethecursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchthedesiredprogram.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthefollowingLenovoprograms:

•ActiveProtectionSystem

•FingerprintSoftware

•LenovoCloudStorage

•LenovoCompanion

•LenovoMobileAccess

•LenovoQuickLaunch

•LenovoQuickSend

•LenovoQuickSnip

•LenovoSettings

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•LenovoSupport

•LenovoThinkVantageT ools

•PasswordManager

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•SystemUpdate

Note:ThePasswordManagerprogramisnotpreinstalledonyourcomputer.Youcandownloadthe
PasswordmanagerprogramfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Lenovoprogramoverview

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutsomeLenovoprograms.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•AccessConnections
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation

profiles.EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededfor
connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocation,suchasahomeoranoffice.

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
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsforthecameraandaudiodevices.

•FingerprintSoftware
Ifyourcomputercomeswithafingerprintreader,theFingerprintSoftwareprogramenablesyoutoenroll

yourfingerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thefingerprintauthentication
canreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

•LenovoCloudStorage
TheLenovoCloudStorageprogramenablesyoutouploadandstoreyourlocalfilesonaremoteLenovo

server.Youcanviewanddownloadthestoredfilesatanytime.

•LenovoCompanion
ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour

computer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.

•LenovoMobileAccess
SigninwithyourMicrosoftaccounttoregisterforservice,purchasedataplans,makepaymentsonline,

andmanageyourmobileaccountinformation.

•LenovoQuickLaunch
TheLenovoQuickLaunchprogramenablesyoutoquicklyaccesstheprogramsinstalledonyour

computer,includingLenovoprograms,Microsoftprograms,andotherthird-partyprograms.

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•LenovoQuickSend
TheLenovoQuickSendprogramenablesyoutoinstantlysendfilestoyourwirelessLANdirectcommunity.

Youcanpairwithyourfriendsandfamilynearby,andsendyourfilesquickly,directly,andsecurely.

•LenovoQuickSnip
TheLenovoQuickSnipprogramenablesyoutograbandsaveascreenshot.Y oucansnipthescreenshot,

anduseitinotherprograms.

•LenovoSettings
YoucanenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyusingtheLenovoSettingsprogram.TheLenovoSettings

programenablesyoutoturnyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot,configurecameraandmicrophone
settings,optimizeyourpowersettings,andcreateandmanagemultiplenetworkprofiles.

•LenovoSolutionCenter
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.

•LenovoSupport
TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer

healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanuals,getthewarrantyinformation,and
explorehelpandsupportinformation.

•LenovoThinkVantageT ools
TheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasy

accesstovarioustechnologies,suchastheFingerprintSoftwareprogram,theLenovoSolutionCenter
program,andsoon.

•MessageCenterPlus
TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinformyouaboutimportantnotices

fromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

•MobileBroadbandConnect
TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectyourcomputertothemobilebroadband

(3G)networkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

•PasswordManager
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsinauthenticationinformationfor

WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

•PowerManager
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour

computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween
performanceandpowersaving.

•RecoveryMedia
TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdriveorsolid-state

drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

•RescueandRecovery
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolution.Itincludesasetof

self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•SimpleT ap
TheSimpleTapprogramenablesyoutoquicklycustomizesomebasiccomputersettingssuchasmuting

thespeakers,adjustingthevolume,lockingthecomputeroperatingsystem,launchingaprogram,

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openingaWebpage,openingafile,andsoon.YoualsocanusetheSimpleTapprogramtoaccessthe
LenovoAppShop,fromwhichyoucandownloadvariousprogramsandcomputersoftware.

TostarttheSimpleTapprograminaquickway,clicktheredSimpleTaplaunchpointonthedesktop.
TheredlaunchpointisavailableonthedesktopafteryouhavelaunchedtheSimpleTapprogramfor
thefirsttime.

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

•SystemUpdate
TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-dateby

downloadingandinstallingsoftwareupdatepackages(Lenovoprograms,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOS
updates,andotherthird-partyprograms).

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17

•“Specialkeys”onpage19

•“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage20

•“Powermanagement”onpage22

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage25

•“Usinganexternalmonitor”onpage29

•“UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction”onpage31

•“Settingupapresentation”onpage32

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage32

•“Usingthecamera”onpage33

•“Usingamediacard”onpage34

Registeringyourcomputer

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

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,dooneofthefollowing:

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

•ConnectyourcomputertotheInternetandregisteryourcomputerthroughapreinstalledregistration
program:

–ForWindows7:ThepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryou

haveusedyourcomputerforatime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

–ForWindows8:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen,andopentheLenovoSupport

program.ThenclickRegistrationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thistopicprovidesafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

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

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides.
Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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HowcanIusethebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage24

.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage24.

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage22

.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskdriveor
solid-statedrive?

•StudyChapter4Chapter4“Security”onpage39tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfrom
theftandunauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,
seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,ensurethatyouread“Noticeon
deletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage48

.

Isgettingconnectedindifferentlocationsachallenge?

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

•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesbyuseoftheAccessConnectionsprogram(ontheWindows7
operatingsystem)orLocationAwarenessprogram(ontheWindows8operatingsystem).

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page26

.

•Totravelmoreconfidently,ensurethatyoucheckthetipsin“T ravelingwithyourcomputer”onpage37.

•PressF8toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Usinganexternalmonitor”onpage29

.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.

HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage59

formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

yourcomputer.

Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage109.

•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage51

.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonline
userguidewhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage89

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage115

•“Powerproblems”onpage128

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Specialkeys

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkeasilyandeffectively.

Functionkeys

Thekeyboardhasseveralfunctionkeys,whichconsistoftheFnkey1,thefunctionkeys2,andsome
otherkeys.

•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff(defaultmode).Toinitiatethe

specialfunctionofeachkey,pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.ToinputF1–F12,youneedtopresstheFn
keyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1–F12,pressthe
functionkeysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,youneedtopresstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.

•
Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour

computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressF2orF3.

•

•Increasesthespeakervolume.

•Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.

•

•Brightensthedisplay.

Note:Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingthesetwokeys.

•Switchesthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.

Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.

Decreasesthespeakervolume.

Darkensthedisplay.

•Enablesordisablesthewirelessfeatures.

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•
ForWindows8:OpenstheSettingscharm.
ForWindows7:OpensControlPanel.

•
ForWindows8:OpenstheSearchcharm.
ForWindows7:OpensWindowsSearch.

•Viewstheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

•
ForWindows8:Viewsalltheprograms.
ForWindows7:OpensComputer.

•Fn+Spacebar:Controlsthekeyboardbacklight.
Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebartochange
themodesofthekeyboardbacklight.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

Windowskey

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.OntheWindows8
operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Formore
information,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsoftheTrackPointpointingstick1andthetouchpad2.Thewhole
touchpadisanactiveareasensitivetofingermovement.Theleftclickzones3andrightclickzones5
workastheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.Thescrollzone4enablesyouto
scrollWebpagesordocumentsinanydirection.

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TousetheTrackPointpointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthepointingstickinanydirection
paralleltothekeyboard.Thenyoucanmovethecursor.Butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.The
speedatwhichthecursormovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.

Tousethetouchpad,slideyourfingertipoverthetouchpadtomoverthecursor.Thetouchpadofyour
computersupportsmulti-touchfunctionwithwhichyoucanzoomin,zoomout,scrollorrotateonthescreen
whilebrowsingtheInternetorreadingoreditingadocument.

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesettings.Forexample,youcanenableordisablethe
ThinkPadpointingdevice,anduseanexternalmouse.

TochangetheThinkPadpointingdevicesettings,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙ThinkPad.

2.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice.

Changingthecap

Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Youcanreplacethecapasshownbelow.

Note:TheT rackPointcapusedinyourcomputerhasgrooves
EnsurethatyoureplaceitwithacorrectTrackPointcap.

aasshowninthefollowingillustration.

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Powermanagement

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

SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenabling
youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout
beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Checkingthebatterystatus

ThebatteryiconintheWindowsnotificationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseofdifferentuserhabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthowlongacharged
batterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.
ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramson
theWindows7operatingsystem”onpage11.

•FortheWindows8operatingsystem:

–PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen,andopentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclick

Power.

–PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen,andopentheLenovoSupportprogramandclick

BatteryHealth.

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Usingtheacpoweradapter

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

Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:

•Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.

•Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldseverelydamageyourcomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Toconnecttheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted..

1.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.

Tipsforusingtheacpoweradapter

Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomof
yourdisplay.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenyouareusing
acpower.

•Beforeyouchargethebattery,ensurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).

•Youcanchargethebatterywhenthecomputerisconnectedtoacpowerandthebatteryisinstalled.
Youneedtochargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingsituations:

–Whenyouuseanewbattery.
–WhenthebatteryiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsalowpercentageofbatterypower

remaining.

–Whenthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandfindthatthepercentageofpowerremainingislow,youneedtocharge
yourbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer.
Thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutsixhours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthephysical
environment.

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.
Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted.

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•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe
batterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspowermodes,screenblank,sleep,andhibernation.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.

Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson
howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating
system”onpage11.

•ForWindows8:ClickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnotificationareaandclickPower
Options.ThenclickChangeplansettings.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystem.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.

Aboutthepower-savingmodes

•Screenblank(forWindows7only):
Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffthepowertothedisplay,do

thefollowing:

1.Right-clickthePowerManagerbatterygaugeonthetaskbar.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay.

•Sleep:
Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolid-statedriveortheharddiskdriveandthe

computerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.
Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dooneofthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickthearrowbesidetheShutdownicon,andthenselectSleep.Toreturnfrom

sleepmode,pressFnkey.

–ForWindows8:Movethecursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Sleep.

Dependingonthecomputermodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe30DayStandbyfunction.When
thisfunctionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesevenlesspowerinthesleepmodeandtakesonly
secondstoresumenormaloperationwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.Formoreinformationabout
the30DayStandbyfunction,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:RefertothehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.Forinstructions

onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7
operatingsystem”onpage11

–ForWindows8:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen,andopentheLenovoSettings

programandclickPower.

•Hibernation:
Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingfilesorexitingany

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

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.

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplan
settings,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructions

onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7
operatingsystem”onpage11

–ForWindows8:ClickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnotificationareaandclickPower

Options.ThenclickChangeplansettings.

Enablingthewake-upfunction

Thewake-upfunctionisdiasbledbydefault.Whenyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmode,the
computerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Ifthewake-upfunctionisenabled,whenyouputyourcomputer
intohibernationmode,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.ThenclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeT ools.

3.Double-clickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,type
thepasswordorprovideconfirmation.

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

.

EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem

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

Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.

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

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany'swired
LANorwirelessLANnetwork.

Note:SomemodelscomewithawirelessWANcardthatenablesyoutoestablishwirelessconnections
overremotepublicorprivatenetworks.

Ethernetconnections

YoucanconnecttoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyuseoftheEthernetfeaturebuiltintoyour
computer.

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ToconnecttoanetworkthroughEthernet,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheAccess
Connectionsprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage11

•ForWindows8:PressF9toopentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.Then
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector .Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Dependingonthewirelessdeviceusedinyourcomputer,youmightbeabletoconnecttothefollowing
categoriesofwirelessnetworks.

WirelessLAN

AwirelessLANcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofficebuildingorahouse.Devices
basedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.

Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconfigurationutilitytohelpyoumake
wirelessconnectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection.Thisenablesyoutostayconnectedtoyour
networkwhileyouareattheoffice,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.

.

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

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

WirelessWAN

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

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratedwithsomewireless
WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3G,GPRS,orLTE.Byusingthebuilt-inwirelessWANcardand
theconfigurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWANconnectionsand
monitorthestatusofyourconnection.

Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.

TipsforusingthewirelessWANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

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•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.

•Placeyourcomputeronaflatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerdisplaytoanangelofslightlymore
than90degrees.

•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.

•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe
strongest.

Bluetooth

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

Establishingawirelessconnection

Toestablishawirelessconnection,dothefollowing:

1.PressF8toturnonthewirelessfeature.

2.ClickthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailable
wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.

3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwareto
managemultiplenetworkprofilessothatthecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablenetworkwhen
thelocationchanges:

•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheAccess
Connectionsprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage11

•ForWindows8:PressF9toopentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.See
“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage13.

Attention:

•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checkthewirelessserviceswiththeairlinebefore
boardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisableyour
computerwirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.T odisablethewirelessfeatures,see“Enablingordisabling
thewirelessfeatures”onpage29.

UsingBluetooth

SomemodelsareequippedwithaBluetoothcardthatiscompliantwithBluetoothSpecification4.0.

ToenabletheBluetoothfeatureontheWindows7operatingsystem,pressF8toopenthewirelessradio
switchboard.ThenturnontheBluetoothradio.FortheWindows8operatingsystem,theBluetoothfeature
isenabledbydefault.

ToconfigureaBluetoothdeviceormanageconnectionsettings,useBluetoothDevicesinControlPanel.

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDevicesandPrinters.

.

TosenddatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

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2.SelectSendT o➙BluetoothDevices.

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

FormoreinformationaboutusingtheBluetoothfeature,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemand
theBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.

Checkingthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatus

Youcancheckyourcomputerwirelessnetworkconnectionstatusandwirelesssignalstrengththroughthe
wirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,the
betterthesignal.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconinthe
Windowsnotificationarea.

AccessConnectionsgauge

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsgaugeintheWindowsnotificationarea
displaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection.

Youcanfindmoreinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionbyopeningthe
AccessConnectionsprogramorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsgaugeintheWindowsnotification
areaandselectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.

•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessLAN

–

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To

improvethesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection

ismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis

excellent.

•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessWAN

–Nosignal

–Weaksignal

–Mediumsignal

–Strongsignal

AccessConnectionsstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionsstatusicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.

•AccessConnectionsstatusiconstates

Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

–Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.

–Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.

–Currentlocationprofileisconnected.

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AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusicondisplaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwireless
connection.

Youcanfindmoreinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnectionbyopening
theAccessConnectionsprogramorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN

Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

–

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

–

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T oimprove

thesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessWAN

–Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

Noassociation

–
–Nosignal

–Weaksignal

–Mediumsignal

–Strongsignal

Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinmakingaconnection,trymovingyourcomputerclosertoyourwirelessaccess
point.

Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures

Toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressF8toopenthewirelessradioswitchboard.T urnonorturnoffthewirelessfeature
asdesired.

•ForWindows8:PressF8toenableordisableAirplanemode.WhenAirplanemodeisenabled,allof
yourwirelessdevicesareturnedoff.

Youalsocanusethewirelessradioswitchtoturnonorturnoffthewirelessradiosofallthewirelessdevices
onyourcomputer.

Usinganexternalmonitor

Youcanconnectanexternalmonitortoyourcomputertoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.

Note:Ifyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreinstalledonthecable
isrequired.

Yourcomputersupportsamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2560x1600,providedthattheexternal
monitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoredetails,refertothemanualsprovidedwithyourmonitor.

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Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothatthe
sametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,you
canseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.Y oucanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththeT rackPoint
pointingstickoranotherpointingdevice.

Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothbyconfiguring
settingsintheDisplaySettingswindow.

Connectinganexternalmonitor
Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen

resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.

Toconnectanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.ConnecttheexternalmonitortotheminiDisplayPortconnectororVGAconnectorofyourcomputer.

2.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

4.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingF7.Thisenablesyoutoswitchbetweenviewingoutput
ontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,andbothmonitors.

Notes:

•IfthemonitorconnectorisnotcompatiblewiththeminiDisplayPortconnectororVGAconnectoronyour
computer,youcanuseaconvertertoestablishtheconnection.Convertcablesareavailableasoptions
fromLenovoat:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

•Forstablefunctionality,useDisplayPortcertifiedcablewithDisplayPorticon()toconnectthedevice
forstablefunctionality.

Settingthemonitortype

Tosetyourmonitortype,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).

5.SetResolution.

6.ClickAdvancedSettings.

7.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtoensurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.
Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.

8.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.

9.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepassword
orprovideconfirmation.

10.ClicktheDrivertab.

11.ClickUpdateDriver.

12.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.

13.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

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14.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotfindyourmonitoronthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

15.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.

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

17.ClickOK.

Note:FortheWindows7operatingsystem,tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,and
clickScreenresolution.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.

Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor

•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatisprovided
withthecomputer,andthemonitorINFfilethatisprovidedwiththeexternalmonitor.

•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthecomputermonitor,andusean
externalmonitorthatdoesnotsupportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction,
whichenablesyoutodisplayonlyapartofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces.
YoucanseeotherpartsoftheimagebymovingthescreenwiththeT rackPointpointingstickoranother
pointingdevice.

•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemightbelimited.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasthedisplayresolution,fontsize,andsoon.

Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickAppearanceandPersonalization.

2.ClickDisplayforfurtherconfiguration.

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction

YourcomputersupportsafunctionnamedtheExtenddesktop.WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,you
candisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Y oualsocandisplaydifferent
desktopimagesoneachmonitor.

YoucanusetheExtenddesktopfunctionwithoutchanginganysettings.Ifthefunctiondoesnotwork,refer
to“EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction”onpage31.

ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction

•IfyouwanttoshowDOSxfull-screenwhileinExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows
DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.

•WhenaprogramusingDirectDraworDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshownonlyonthe
primarydisplay.

•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareintheExtenddesktopmode.

EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction

ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,dothefollowing:

1.ConnecttheexternalmonitortotheminiDisplayPortconnectororVGAconnectorofyourcomputer;
thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.PressF7,thenselectExtend.

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Notes:

•IfthemonitorconnectorisnotcompatiblewiththeminiDisplayPortconnectororVGAconnectoronyour
computer,youcanuseaconvertertoestablishtheconnection.Convertcablesareavailableasoptions
fromLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.

•UseDisplayPortcertifiedcablewithDisplayPorticon(

Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

2.ClicktheMonitor-1icon,whichisfortheprimarydisplay(thecomputerdisplaybydefault).

3.Settheresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon,whichisforthesecondarydisplay(theexternaldisplaybydefault).

5.Settheresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

6.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

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

)toconnectthedeviceforstablefunctionality.

Settingupapresentation

Tomakepresentations,youcanconnectaprojectortoyourcomputerthroughtheminiDisplayPort
connectorortheVGAconnectoronyourcomputer.

Notes:

•IftheprojectorconnectorisnotcompatibletotheminiDisplayPortconnectoror
theVGAconnectoronyourcomputer,youcanpurchaseaconvertercableon
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.

•UseDisplayPortcertifiedcablewithDisplayPorticon()toconnectthedeviceforstablefunctionality.

Itmighttakeseveralsecondsbeforetheprojectordisplaystheimage.Ifyoudonotseeyourdesktop
displayedafter60seconds,pressF7toswitchbetweendifferentdisplayoutputlocations.

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

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:

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

•Microphones

•Stereospeakers

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures:

•CompliantwithIntelHighDefinitionAudio

•PlaybackofaWAVfileatasamplerateof44.1KHzto192KHz

•PlaybackofMIDIfilesthroughaWavetablesynthesizerunderMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystems

•PlaybackofMP3filesthroughtheWindowsMediaPlayerorasoftwareMP3player

•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVfilesin16-bitor24-bitformat

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•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources

Note:Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothejacksonyourcomputerare
supported.

Table3.Audiofeaturelist

JackHeadsetwitha3.5-mm

(0.14-inch),4-poleplug

Comboaudiojack

Headphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported

Conventional
headphone

Headphonefunction
supported

Conventional
microphone

Notsupported

Configuringforsoundrecording

Toconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,opentheRealtekHDAudioManagerwindow
bydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ThenclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.

3.TheRealtekHDAudioManagerwindowopens.

Usingthecamera

Ifyourcomputerhasacamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshot
ofyourcurrentimage.

Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressF9toopenControlPanel.ClickLenovo-WebConferencing.

•ForWindows8:ClickCamerafromtheStartscreen.

Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamerastatusindicatorturnson.

Youalsocanusethecamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,video
capturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousethecamerawithotherprograms,openoneoftheprograms
andstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamerawillstart
automaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnon.Formoreinformationaboutusingthe
camerawithaprogram,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeprogram.

Configuringcamerasettings

Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressF9toopenControlPanel.ClickLenovo-WebConferencingandconfigurethe
camerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows8:Dooneofthefollowing:

–Configurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Formoreinformation,

seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

–PressF9tostarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

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Usingamediacard

Yourcomputerhasonemediacardreaderslot.Themediacardreaderslotsupportsthefollowingfour
typesofcards:

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromamediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputer
intosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecome
damaged.

Formoreinformationonmediacards,refertoanyofthefollowingtopics:

Insertingamediacard

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallinganyofthefollowingcards,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

Toinsertamediacardintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslot,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.

2.Insertthecardfirmlyintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslot.Pressthecardfirmlyintotheslot.

Ifthemediacardisnotplugandplay,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.ClickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforan
administratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.

2.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingamediacard

Attention:

•Beforeremovingthecard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightbedamagedorlost.

•Donotremovethecardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem
mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveamediacard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clickthe
SafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

2.SelectthecorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardfromyourcomputerandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

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

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravellingwithyourcomputer.

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage35

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage37

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.
Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork
thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile
usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer
equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofficemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Followingsome
simpleruleswillmakethingseasierandbringyouthemaximumbenefitsofyourcomputer.Keepinginmind
suchbasicsasgoodlightingandproperseating,forexample,canhelpyouimproveyourperformance
andachievegreatercomfort.

Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow
manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort
causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequentshortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp
topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

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Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).

Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay
screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressF5orF6
toadjustdisplaybrightness.

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”onpage35andpractice“activesitting”to
avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand
takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerislightand
mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodifications.

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

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility
limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

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

Assistivetechnologies

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

TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙EaseofAccess➙Easeof

AccessCenter.

Screen-readertechnologies

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.

•Ifyouneedtouseyourcomputerinlessthanperfectlightingconditions,pressFn+Spacebartoilluminate
thekeyboard.

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:

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

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget
caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

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Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•Externalmouse(ifyouareaccustomedtousingone)

•Ethernetcable

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

•Externalstoragedevice

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightneedtoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountryto
whichyouaretravelling.

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

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage39

•“Usingpasswords”onpage39

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage44

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage45

•“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage46

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage48

•“Usingfirewalls”onpage48

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage48

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputertohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
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:

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1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:

2.Typethemasterharddiskpassword.

Notes:

•Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.

•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.PressF10.TheSetupConfirmationwindowopens.SelectYestosaveconfigurationchangesandexit.

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

NewPasswordfieldisdisplayed,typeanewpasswordinthefieldandthenretypeittoverify.Toremove

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

Harddiskpasswords

Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstofilesandprogramsontheharddiskdrive.

Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe
administratortogetaccesstoanyharddiskdriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;

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nooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,and
tellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordas
desired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk
password.

Settingaharddiskpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallprograms.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectHardDisk1PasswordorHardDisk2Password.

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

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewuserharddiskpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordin

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

continue.
d.Awindowfortypingthenewmasterharddiskpasswordopens.Typeyournewpasswordin

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

•IfyouselectUseronly,dothefollowing:
a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

Passwordfield.PressEnter.

Notes:

–YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.
–Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonly

withacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyouthen
installtheharddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthat
containsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.

b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter.

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

9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

10.PressF10.TheSetupConfirmationwindowopens.SelectYestosaveconfigurationchangesandexit.

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Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin
ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage41,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.
Theuserharddiskpasswordwillberemoved.

IfyouchooseMasterHDP,dothefollowing:

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

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

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredinThinkPadSetup.Withoutit,noonecan
changetheconfigurationofthecomputer.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetup
program.Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstoconfigurationdata.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstoacomputereveniftheuserof
thatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

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

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.

•ByenablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeatureonthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisor
password,youmakeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallprograms.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectSupervisorPassword.

8.Awindowopens,promptingyoutoenteranewpassword.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthe
following:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:

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

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:

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a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword

youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConfirmNewPasswordfield.PressEnter.

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

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

9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

10.PressF10.TheSetupConfirmationwindowopens.SelectYestosaveconfigurationchangesandexit.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithms
areintegratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebookcomputers.

Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedriveorharddisk
drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage40and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage

.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

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•ToprovidereliablesecurityforUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityprogramwithaTrusted
PlatformModule(TPM)managementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage45.

Note:TheMicrosoftWindows7andWindows8operatingsystemsupportstheTPMmanagementfeature.

•Ifaharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithencryptiontechnologyisinstalledinyourcomputer,ensurethat
youprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryption
software,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker
EnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7operatingsystemandProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsofthe
Windows8operatingsystem.See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage44.

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,ensurethatyoutodeletedatastoredonit.Refer
to“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage48.

Note:TheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,ensurethatyoutousedriveencryption
software,suchasWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureoftheWindows7andWindows8
operatingsystems.ItissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7andProfessional
andEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8operatingsystem.

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DriveEncryption,whichissupportedintheUltimateand

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.

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TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption

FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seetheWindowsHelpandSupport,or
searchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelps
toprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDflashordevicecontrollersbyuseofa
hardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,ensurethatyoutosetaharddisk
passwordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Settingthesecuritychip

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

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

•Securecommunications

Settingthesecuritychip

ThechoicesofferedontheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuofThinkPadSetupareas
follows:

•SecurityChip:activate,inactivate,ordisablethesecuritychip.

•SecurityReportingOptions:enableordisableeachsecurityreportingoption.

•ClearSecurityChip:cleartheencryptionkey.

Notes:

1.EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchange
thesettingsforthesecuritychip.

2.IfyouareusingClientSecuritySolution,handlethesecuritychipbydoingthefollowing:

•Donotclearthesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,thefunctionsassignedtothekeyswillbeerased.

•Donotdisablethesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,ClientSecuritySolutionwillnotwork.

3.Ifthesecuritychipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thecomputerwillnotstart.
Youwillhearfourcyclesoffourbeepseach.

4.Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

5.Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,ensurethatyoutoturnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain
afteryousetthesecuritychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallprograms.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurityChip,andpressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

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7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

8.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

9.PressF10tosavechangesandexit.

10.PressEnterintheSetupConfirmationwindowtoconfirmtheexit.

Usingthefingerprintreader

Yourcomputerhasanintegratedfingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswordsand
enablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.ByenrollingyourfingerprintandassociatingitwithaWindows
passwordyoucanlogontothecomputerbyswipingyourfingeroverthereader,withouttypingpasswords.

Enrollingyourfingerprint

Tousetheintegratedfingerprintreader,beginbyenrollingyourfingerprintasfollows:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.Doeitherofthefollowing:

•IfyoursystemisinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,tostarttheLenovoFingerprint
software,referto“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage11

•IfyoursystemisinstalledwiththeWindows8operatingsystem,tostarttheLenovoFingerprint
software,referto“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage13.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourfingerprint.Formoreinformation,refertothehelp
informationsystemfortheprogram.

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Swipingyourfingeroverthereader

Toswipeyourfingeroverthereader,dothefollowing:

1.Placetheballofyourfinger(thecentralpartofthefingerprint)onthesmallcircleabovethereader.
Ensurethattheentiretopjointofthefingerisonthereader.

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2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourfingeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.

Maintainingthefingerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.

Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourfingeriswrinkled.

•Yourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.

•Yourfingeriswet.

•Afingerthathasnotbeenenrolledisused.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.

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Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

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

Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperating
systemsandprogramsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Youareadvisedtocheckthe
termsandconditionsofthoselicenseagreements.

Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:

•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenclickEmptyrecyclebin.

•UsetheDeleteoption.

•Formatyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•Usingtherecoveryprogram,bringtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebacktothefactorydefault
settings.

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

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

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

Note:Runningeitherprogramwilltakeacoupleofhours.

Usingfirewalls

Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccesses,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat
comeswiththeprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

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Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof
yourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.

•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage51

•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage56

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovoontheWindows7
operatingsystem.

Notes:

•Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofasoftware­orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperatingsystem.

•Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

–Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer
–Reinstalltheproduct
–ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew
harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:

•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.3orlater

•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater

Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.

2.Typecmdinthefield.ThenclickOK.

3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.

•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater

•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia

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

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

Creatingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.

Note:YoucancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSBstoragedevices.

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Tocreaterecoverymedia,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙FactoryRecovery
Disks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymedia.

•Youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Y oucanuse
recoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthe
filescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

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

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers
forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage55.

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

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe
operatingsystem,datafiles,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe
RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedfiles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandprograms.

Performingabackupoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
program.

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

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Performingarecoveryoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
program.

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoveryprogrammainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery
arrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage53.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:

•Rescuefilesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatefilesonyourharddiskdriveandtransfer

themtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionis
availableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourfilesorifchangesweremadetothefilessinceyourlastbackup
operation.YoualsocanrescueindividualfilesfromaRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocal
harddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup
IfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestorethe

harddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperating
system.

•Restoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrive

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

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

TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.

3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue
andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage55.

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4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Torescuefilesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuefilesandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.

•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage55.

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

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemedium.

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

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

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.

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

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.

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3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveasthefirstbootdeviceandpressEnter.
Therescuemediumstarts.

Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor
eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete
therecoveryprocess.

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedprogramsanddevice
drivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledprograms

Toreinstallselectedprograms,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”onpage110.

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue
medium”onpage54

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•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage51

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfroma
rescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,adisc,
aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequence.
Youmustfirstensurethatyourrescuedeviceissetasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequencein
theThinkPadSetupprogram.See“Startupmenu”onpage103
permanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

fordetailedinformationabouttemporarilyor

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RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operatingsystem

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyWindows8operatingsystem.

Refreshingyourcomputer

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,
youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat
youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.TapGeneral.

5.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,clickGetstarted.

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings

Youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstallthe
operatingsystem,andreinstallalltheprogramsandsettingsthatcamewithyourcomputer.

Attention:Ifyouresetyourcomputer,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingswillbedeleted.T oavoiddataloss,
makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ClickSettings➙
ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.

Advancedstartupoptions

AdvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutochangethestartupsettingsofyourWindowsoperatingsystem,
startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ClickSettings➙

ChangePCsettings➙General.

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2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Restartyourcomputerfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoredetailsabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows8
operatingsystem,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage59

•“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage59

•“InstallingorreplacingtheSIMcard”onpage60

•“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage61

•“Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage62

•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage64

•“ReplacinganM.2wirelessLANcard”onpage65

•“ReplacinganM.2wirelessWANcard”onpage68

•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage71

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage72

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.
Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoptionor
aCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou
toinstallthepart.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

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

•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackagingandinstallthepart
withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackageonasmooth,
levelsurfaceandplacethepartonthepackage.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery

Beforereplacinganydevices,ensurethatyouhavedisabledthebuilt-inbatterybydoingthefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Turnonyourcomputer.PressF1toenterThinkPadSetupwhentheThinkPadlogoappears.

3.SelectConfig➙Power.ThePowersubmenuisdisplayed.

4.SelectDisableBuilt-inBattery.

5.SelectYesintheSetupWarningwindow.Thenthecomputerwillturnoffautomatically.Waitthreeto
fiveminutestoletthecomputercool.Thenthebuilt-inbatteryisdisabled.

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InstallingorreplacingtheSIMcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YourcomputermightrequireaSIMcardtoestablishawirelessWANconnection.Dependingonthecountry
ofdelivery,youmightneedtopurchaseaSIMcard,oraSIMcardmightalreadybeinstalledinyour
computer,ortheSIMcardispartoftheshippingcontentsthatcomewithyourcomputer.

ToinstallorreplacetheSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage59.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay.

3.InsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheholeontheSIMcardtray1.TheSIMcardejects2.Then,slide
theSIMcardtrayoutofthecomputer.

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4.IftherealreadyisaSIMcardinthetray,removetheSIMcard.

5.CarefullyinstallanewSIMcardintothetray.

6.InserttheSIMcardtraybackintothecomputer.

7.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthebasecoverassembly

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toreplacethebasecoverassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage59.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Loosenthe8screws1thatsecurethebasecoverassembly.Thenremovethebasecoverassembly2.

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4.Reinstallthenewbasecoverassemblyandtightenthescrews.

5.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamage
andpermanentlossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:

•Replacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectors
andslotoftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,orreplacement.

•Donotdroptheharddiskorsolid-statedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Puttheharddiskdriveor
solid-statedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,thatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoveroftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformation
onit,andthenturnoffthecomputer.

•Neverremovetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,
orinhibernationmode.

Toreplacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:

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1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage59.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage61.

4.Removethescrewthatsecurestheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

5.Removetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithbracket.

6.Removethebracketoftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

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7.Installthenewharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithbracket.

8.Installthescrewtosecuretheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

9.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingamemorymodule

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Y oucanincreasememory
capacitybyreplacingoraddingamemorymodule.

Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconfiguration.Insome
conditions,thememorymoduleinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.This
actionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.

Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage59.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage61.

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4.Ifamemorymodulealreadyisinstalledinthememoryslot,youneedtoremoveitfirst.Pressouton
thelatchesonbothedgesoftheslotatthesametime

1,andthenremovethememorymodule2.

Savetheremovedmemorymoduleforfutureuse.

5.Placethenotchedendofthenewmemorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthememoryslot,
andinsertthememorymodule

1intotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees.Pivotthememory

moduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace2.Ensurethatthememorymoduleisfirmlyinstalledin
theslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

Attention:Donottouchthecontactedgeofthememorymodule.Otherwisethememorymodule
mightbedamaged.

6.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage61.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacinganM.2wirelessLANcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

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DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallinganM.2wirelessLANcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

ToreplacetheM.2wirelessLANcard,dothefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage59.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage61.

4.Ifatoolisprovidedwiththenewcardtohelpyoudisconnectcables,usethetooltodisconnectthe
cablesfromtheoldcard.Ifnosuchatoolisprovided,holdthecableconnectorwithyourfingersand
gentlydisconnecteachcablefromtheoldcard.

5.Removethescrew1.Thecardisreleasedfromthesecuredpositionandpivotsupward2.

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6.CarefullyremovethewirelessLANcardoutoftheslot.

7.AlignthenotchededgeofthenewwirelessLANcardwiththekeyintheslot.Thencarefullyinsert
thecardintotheslot.

8.PivotthenewwirelessLANcarddownward1andtheninstallthescrewtosecurethecardinplace2.

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9.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewwirelessLANcard.Ensurethatyouattachthegraycabletothe
mainconnectoronthecard,andtheblackcabletotheauxiliaryconnectoronthecard.

10.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage61.

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacinganM.2wirelessWANcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallinganM.2wirelessWANcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

SomecomputersmightcomewithanM.2wirelessWANcard.ToreplacethewirelessWANcard,do
thefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage59.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage61.

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4.Ifatoolisprovidedwiththenewcardtohelpyoudisconnectcables,usethetooltodisconnectthe
cablesfromtheoldcard.Ifnosuchatoolisprovided,holdthecableconnectorwithyourfingersand
gentlydisconnecteachcablefromtheoldcard.

Note:Dependingonthesystemconfigurationofyourcomputer,thecardmighthaveonlyoneconnector.

5.Removethescrew1.Thecardisreleasedfromthesecuredpositionandpivotsupward2.

6.CarefullyremovethewirelessWANcardoutoftheslot.

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7.AlignthenotchededgeofthenewwirelessWANcardwiththekeyintheslot.Thencarefullyinsert
thecardintotheslot.

8.PivotthenewwirelessWANcarddownward1andtheninstallthescrewtosecurethecardinplace2.

9.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewwirelessWANcard.Ensurethatyouconnecttheredcableto
themainconnectoronthecard,andthebluecabletotheauxiliaryconnectoronthecard.

10.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage61.

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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Replacingthebackupbattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Ifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebackupbattery
containsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromfire.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

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

Toreplacethebackupbattery,dothefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage59.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage61.

4.Detachtheconnector1,andthenremovethebackupbattery2.

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5.Installthenewbackupbattery1,andthenattachtheconnector2.

6.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage61.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthekeyboard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Toremovethekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage59.

2.Findthekeyboardmulti-toolintheshippingpackageofthenewkeyboard.

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3.Torevealthescrewheadsbeneaththekeyboardframe,slidethekeyboardframeforwardby2.5mm
(0.1inch)withthekeyboardmulti-tool.

Note:Donotpressandholdthekeyswhileslidingthekeyboardframe,otherwisethekeyboardframe
cannotbemoved.

4.Loosenthescrewsthatsecurethekeyboardwiththekeyboardmulti-tool.

5.Pivotthekeyboardslightlyupwardasshownbythearrow1untilyoucanseetheconnectorsonthe
bottomsideofthekeyboard.Thenturnoverthekeyboardasshownbythearrow2.

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6.Putthekeyboardonthepalmrestanddetachtheconnectors.Thenremovethekeyboard.

Toinstallthenewkeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Attachtheconnectorsandthenturnoverthekeyboard.

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2.Insertthekeyboardintothekeyboardbezelasshown.Ensurethatthefrontedgeofthekeyboardis
undertheframeofthekeyboardbezel.

3.Ensurethatthescrewheadsareexposedcompletely.Otherwise,revealthescrewheadsbyslidingthe
keyboardframeforwardwiththekeyboardmulti-tool.

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4.Tightenthescrewswiththekeyboardmulti-tooltosecurethekeyboardinplace.

5.Slidethekeyboardframebackwardby2.5mm(0.1inch)withthekeyboardmulti-tool.Hidethelatches
ofthekeyboardframeunderthekeyboardbezelbypushingthelatcheswithyourfingerasshown.

Note:Donotpressandholdthekeyswhileslidingthekeyboardframe,otherwisethekeyboardframe
cannotbemoved.

6.Adjustthekeyboardframeinplacewiththekeyboardmulti-toolandensurethatallthelatchesare
securedunderthekeyboardbezel.

Note:Donotpressandholdthekeyswhileslidingthekeyboardframe,otherwisethekeyboardframe
cannotbemoved.

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7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thissectionprovidesinformationoninstallingdevicesandtakingadvantageofyourcomputer's
high-technologyfeatures.

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage135

•“ThinkPadportreplicatorsanddockingstations”onpage79

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessories
andupgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,port
replicators,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

ToshopatLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

ThinkPadportreplicatorsanddockingstations

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthefollowingportreplicatorsordockingstations:

•ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3

•ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3withUSB3.0

•ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3

•ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3withUSB3.0

•ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

•ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0

Attachyourcomputertooneoftheportreplicatorsordockingstationstoexpandtheworkingcapability.

Whenthecomputerisattachedtoaportreplicatorordockingstation,neverpickuptheassemblybytaking
holdofthecomputeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

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Frontview

ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3andThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3withUSB3.0

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnthecomputeronoroff.

2Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromtheportreplicator.

3Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerasyouattachtheportreplicator.

4Dockingstationconnector:Thisiswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3andThinkPadMiniDockSeries3withUSB3.0

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnthecomputeronoroff.

2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthe

systemlockkeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked;youcannot
attachorremoveyourcomputer.

3Dockingstationindicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.

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4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerasyouattachthedockingstation.

6Dockingstationconnector:Thisiswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

7Systemlockkey:Usethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whentheejectbuttonislocked,you

cannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.

ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnthecomputeronoroff.

2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthe

systemlockkeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked;youcannot
attachorremoveyourcomputer.

3Dockingstationindicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerasyouattachthedockingstation.

6Dockingstationconnector:Thisiswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

7Systemlockkey:Usethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whentheejectbuttonislocked,you

cannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.

8Microphonejack:3.5mm(1/8inch)indiameter.Useittoconnectanexternalmicrophone.

9Headphonejack:3.5mm(1/8inch)indiameter.Useittoconnectanexternalheadphone.

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Rearview

ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3andThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3withUSB3.0

1powerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

2Ethernetconnector:ConnecttheportreplicatortoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorontheconnector

isthesameasthatonthecomputer.

3USB2.0connectors:ConnectUSB2.0compatibledevices.

4USB2.0connector(ontheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3)orUSB3.0connector(ontheThinkPad

PortReplicatorSeries3withUSB3.0):ConnectcompatibleUSBdevices.

5Externalmonitorconnector:Connectanexternalmonitor.

6Securitykeyhole:Useasecuritycablelockthatfitsthiskeyholetolockyourportreplicatortoa

stationaryobjecttoprotectitfromtheft.

ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3andThinkPadMiniDockSeries3withUSB3.0

1powerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

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2DisplayPortconnector:Connectadisplaydevice.

3DVIconnector:ConnectamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer
thatsupportsDVIconnectionestablishedthroughdockingstations.

4Headphonejack:3.5mm(1/8inch)indiameter.Useittoconnectanexternalheadphone.

5Microphonejack:3.5mm(1/8inch)indiameter.Useittoconnectanexternalmicrophone.

6Ethernetconnector:ConnecttheportreplicatortoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorontheconnector

isthesameasthatonthecomputer.

7USB2.0connectors:ConnectUSB2.0compatibledevices.

8USB2.0connector(ontheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3)orUSB3.0connector(ontheThinkPadMini

DockSeries3withUSB3.0):ConnectcompatibleUSBdevices.

9Externalmonitorconnector:Connectanexternalmonitor.

10Securitykeyhole:Useasecuritycablelockthatfitsthiskeyholetolockyourportreplicatortoa

stationaryobjecttoprotectitfromtheft.

ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0

13DisplayPortconnector:Connectadisplaydevice.

24DVIconnector:ConnectamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer
thatsupportsDVIconnectionestablishedthroughdockingstations.

5Ethernetconnector:ConnecttheportreplicatortoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorontheconnector

isthesameasthatonthecomputer.

6USB2.0connectors:ConnectUSB2.0compatibledevices.

7powerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

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Note:FortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3(170W)andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB

3.0(170W),usetheacpoweradaptershippedwithyourcomputer.

8eSA T AconnectororUSB3.0connector:FortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,thisisaneSATA

connectorforconnectinganeSATAdevice.FortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0,thisisa
USB3.0connectorforconnectingaUSBcompatibledevice.

9Externalmonitorconnector:Connectanexternalmonitor.

10Securitykeyhole:Useasecuritycablelockthatfitsthiskeyholetolockyourportreplicatortoa

stationaryobjecttoprotectitfromtheft.

Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertoaportreplicatorordockingstationanduseanEthernetconnectoror
anexternalmonitorconnector,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternalmonitorconnectorontheport
replicatorordockingstation,nottheoneonthecomputer.

AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation

ToattachyourcomputertoasupportedThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation,dothefollowing:

Notes:

•BeforeyouattachthecomputertoasupportedThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation,disconnect
theacpoweradapterfromthecomputer.

•Ifyourcomputerisoperating,makesurethatithasfinishedanyoperationsinvolvingdevicesthatare
connectedtoaUSBconnector.AlsomakesurethatanyconnectiontoanEthernetconnectorhas
beendisconnected.

•ThefollowingillustrationsarefortheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3.Theprocedureisthesameforother
dockingstations.Forportreplicators,startwithstep2.

1.Makesurethatthesystemlockkeyisinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)position.

2.AttachtheSeries3DockAdaptertothedockingstation.

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