Lenovo ThinkPad T460s User Guide [en, uk]

ThinkPadT460sUserGuide

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixF“Notices”onpage163

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport
Websiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

FifthEdition(June2017)

©CopyrightLenovo2015,2017.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“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..............2

Left-sideview..............5

Bottomview...............6

Statusindicators.............7

Locatingimportantproductinformation......8

Machinetypeandmodelinformation.....8

FCCIDandICCertificationinformation....9

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems..10

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

Specifications...............12

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

Lenovoprograms.............13

AccessingLenovoprograms.......13

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....13

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17

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

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

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

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........18

Specialkeys...............21

ThinkPadpointingdevice..........22

TrackPointpointingdevice........23

Trackpad...............24

Trackpadtouchgestures.........25

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..25

Replacingthecapofthepointingstick...26

Powermanagement............26

Usingtheacpower...........26

Usingthebatterypower.........27

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

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

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

Usinganexternaldisplay..........32

Connectinganexternaldisplay......33

Choosingadisplaymode........33

Changingdisplaysettings........34

Usingaudiofeatures............34

Usingthecamera.............34

Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard....35

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

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

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

ThinkPaddockingstations..........37

ThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,

andThinkPadUltraDock.........37

ThinkPadWiGigDock..........46

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..51

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

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

Comfort...............52

Accessibilityinformation.........52

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........55

Traveltips...............55

Travelaccessories...........55

Chapter5.Security..........57

Usingpasswords..............57

Typingpasswords...........57

Power-onpassword...........57

Supervisorpassword..........58

Harddiskpasswords..........59

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

Settingthesecuritychip...........62

Usingthefingerprintreader..........63

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstorage

devices.................66

Usingfirewalls...............66

Protectingdataagainstviruses........66

Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration..69

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......69

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..69

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem.70

Installingdevicedrivers...........71

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......71

Mainmenu..............72

Configmenu..............72

DateandTimemenu..........77

Securitymenu.............77

Startupmenu.............82

Restartmenu.............83

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UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........84

Usingsystemmanagement..........84

Settingmanagementfeatures.......85

Chapter7.Preventingproblems...87

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......87

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....88

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........89

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....90

Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries.........119

InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard....120

Replacingthebottomcover.........121

Replacingthedc-incableanddc-inbracket...122

ReplacingtheUSBsubcardassembly.....124

ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive......126

Replacingamemorymodule.........128

ReplacingthewirelessWANcard.......129

Replacingthekeyboard...........132

Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............93

Diagnosingproblems............93

Troubleshooting..............93

Computerstopsresponding.......93

Spillsonthekeyboard..........94

Errormessages............94

Errorswithoutmessages.........96

Beeperrors..............97

Memorymoduleproblems........97

Networkingproblems..........97

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................99

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................100

Fingerprintreaderproblems........106

Batteryandpowerproblems.......106

Asolid-statedriveproblem........109

Asoftwareproblem...........109

Problemswithportsandconnectors....109

Chapter9.Recoveryoverview...111

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................111

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....111

Performingbackupandrecovery

operations..............112

UsingtheRescueandRecovery

workspace..............113

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....114

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................115

Solvingrecoveryproblems........116

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating

system..................116

Resettingyourcomputer.........116

Usingadvancedstartupoptions......116

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

10failstostart.............117

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..117

Chapter10.Replacingdevices...119

Staticelectricityprevention..........119

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....139

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........139

Gettinghelpandservice...........139

Usingdiagnosticprograms........140

LenovoSupportWebsite.........140

CallingLenovo.............140

Purchasingadditionalservices........141

AppendixA.Supplemental
informationabouttheUbuntu

operatingsystem..........143

AppendixB.Regulatory

Information.............145

LocatingtheUltraConnectwirelessantennas...145

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........146

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...147

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....148

Certificationrelatedinformation........148

Exportclassificationnotice..........148

Electronicemissionnotices..........148

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........148

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............149

EuropeanUnionconformity........149

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...149

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..150

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................150

Japannoticeforacpowercord......150

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................150

Eurasiancompliancemark..........150

Brazilaudionotice.............151

AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling

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

ImportantWEEEinformation.........153

RecyclinginformationforChina........154

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Japanrecyclingstatements.........154

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........155

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....155

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................155

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................156

UkraineRoHS...............157

IndiaRoHS................157

ChinaRoHS................158

TaiwanRoHS...............159

AppendixE.ENERGYST ARmodel

information.............161

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive....157

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........157

TurkishRoHS...............157

AppendixF.Notices.........163

Trademarks................164

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Readthisfirst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.
Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

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

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause
discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin
contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom
thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour
computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin
burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody
whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour
computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

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

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe
following,andmakesurethatthepowerbuttonisofforisblinking:

•T urnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

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

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded
withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement
ortheLenovo
andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal
computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential
safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducethese
risks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandinthe
operatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowing
theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourself
fromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.

Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebook
computers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhave
suchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-cell
batterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothebattery
safetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.

®

LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty,

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough
thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby
anauthorizedservicer.

Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare
occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou
mighthearsoundslikepopping,cracking,orhissing.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,hissing,orpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercord,or
poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufactured
fororbyLenovo
instructions,oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.

®

,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurther

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

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

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productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake
surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave
anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputer
coolbeforeopeningthecover.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH03VV-F,3G,0.75mm
better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin
waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter .

2

,or

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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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:
DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)and
1394cableswhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoid
possibledamagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastfivesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdownto
disconnectexternaldevices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand
shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,ora
disassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.Toavoidpossible
injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.

Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign
materialsonthebatteryleads.

Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom
temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe
chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulations.

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe
donebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal
lawsandregulations.

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Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethenon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery.Replacementofthebatterymust
bedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal
lawsandregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

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

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

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

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

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearflammablematerialsorinexplosive
environments.

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

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

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe
requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

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•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable
toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:
Theliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)ismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercan
causetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalfluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyour

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hands,immediatelywashtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsare
presentafterwashing,getmedicalcare.

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

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

Usingheadphonesorearphones

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

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

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

Additionalsafetyinformation

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

Glasspartsnotice

CAUTION:
Somepartsofyourproductmaybemadeofglass.Thisglasscouldbreakiftheproductisdropped
onahardsurfaceorreceivesasubstantialimpact.Ifglassbreaks,donottouchorattempttoremove
it.Stopusingyourproductuntiltheglassisreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage8

•“Features”onpage11

•“Specifications”onpage12

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage12

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage13

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed
tostartusingthecomputer.

Frontview

1Camera

3Powerbutton

5TrackPoint

7TrackPointbuttons

1Camera

®

pointingstick6Trackpad

2Microphones

4Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

8Screen(multi-touchscreenavailableonsomemodels)

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”
onpage34.

2Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

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1

3Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forinformationabout
howtoturnoffthecomputer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17

.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops
responding”onpage93formoreinformation.

Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn
offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton
does,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprint
withpasswords.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage63.

ThinkPad

5TrackPointpointingstick
6Trackpad
7TrackPointbuttons

®

pointingdevice

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovo-uniqueThinkPadpointingdevices.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare
allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.For
moreinformation,see“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage22

8Screen(multi-touchscreenavailableonsomemodels)

.

Yourcomputerhasa355.6-mm(14-inch)displaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology.Formore
information,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage18.

Right-sideview

1Smart-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)2USB3.0connector

3MiniDisplayPort

5AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

7Micro-SIM-cardtray(availableonsomemodels)8Security-lockslot

®

connector4HDMI

6Ethernetconnector

™

connector

1Smart-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)

Yourcomputermighthaveasmart-cardslot.Formoreinformation,see“Usingaflashmediacardora
smartcard”onpage35.

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2USB3.0connector

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasa
USBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSBstoragedevice,oraUSBprinter.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheUSB3.0connector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacing
upward.Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

3MiniDisplayPortconnector

UsetheMiniDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or
high-definitiondigitaltelevision(HDTV).Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupports
adaptersthatcanplugintoDigitalVisualInterface(DVI),videographicsarray(VGA),orHigh-Definition
MultimediaInterface(HDMI)connectors.TheMiniDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudio
aswellasvideostreaming.Formoreinformation,see“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32

4HDMIconnector

.

High-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connectorisadigitalaudioandvideointerfacethatcanconnect
acompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasaDVDplayerorHDTV.

5AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe
computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows

®

7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ForWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPower,andthenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.

Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage13

.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

6Ethernetconnector

Connectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenthe
greenindicatorison,thecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,dataisbeing
transmitted.

Note:Ifthecomputerisconnectedtoasupporteddockingstationorasupporteddock,usetheEthernet
connectoronthedockingstationorthedockinsteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

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7Micro-SIM-cardtray(availableonsomemodels)

Ifyourcomputerhasawirelesswideareanetwork(wirelessWAN)feature,amicroSubscriberIdentification
Module(SIM)cardmightberequiredtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountry
orregionofdelivery,themicroSIMcardmightbealreadyinstalledintheMicro-SIM-cardtray.Formore
information,see“InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage120

8Security-lockslot

.

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthesecurity-lock
slottolockthecomputertoastationaryobject.

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

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Left-sideview

1Powerconnector

3Fanlouvers4Audioconnector

5Media-cardslot

1Powerconnector

2USB3.0connector

Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge
thebattery.

2USB3.0connector

TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,aUSB
mouse,aUSBstoragedevice,oraUSBprinter.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheUSB3.0connector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacing
upward.Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

3Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especially
thecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:T oensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

4Audioconnector

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

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.

•Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using
audiofeatures”onpage34

5Media-cardslot

.

Yourcomputerhasamedia-cardslot.Insertyourflashmediacardintothisslottoreadthedataonthecard.
Formoreinformationaboutthesupportedcards,see“Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard”onpage35.

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Bottomview

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheaboveillustration.

1Dockingstationconnector2Keyboardlock

3Speakers

1Dockingstationconnector

Dependingonthemodel,thecomputermighthaveadockingstationconnector.Youcanusetheconnector
toconnectthecomputertoasupporteddockingstationtoextendthecomputercapabilitieswhenyou
areattheofficeorathome.Formoreinformationaboutthesupporteddockingstations,see“ThinkPad
dockingstations”onpage37

.

4Emergency-resethole

2Keyboardlock

Unlockthekeyboardlockbeforeyoureplacethekeyboard.

3Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

4Emergency-resethole

Ifthecomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removethe
acpoweradapterfirst.Theninsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthe
computer.

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Statusindicators

Thistopichelpsyoulocateandidentifythevariousstatusindicatorsonyourcomputer.

Note:Y ourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustrations.

1FnLockindicator

TheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys”
onpage21

2Speaker-muteindicator

.

Whenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.

3Microphone-muteindicator

Whenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.

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4Camera-statusindicator

Whenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.

57System-statusindicators

TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoonthelidandtheindicatorinthecenterofthepowerbuttonshowthe
system-statusofthecomputer.

•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.

•Solidon:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Blinksfast:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.

•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

6CapsLockindicator

WhentheCapsLockindicatorison,allthetypedlettersareuppercasebydefault.

8acpower-satusindicator

Theacpower-statusindicatorshowstheacpowerchargingstatusofthecomputer.

•Green:Connectedtoacpower(charging80%–100%)

•Amber:Connectedtoacpower(charging1%–80%)

•Off:Notconnectedtoacpower(nocharging)

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodellabel,theFCCIDandIC
Certificationlabel,theWindowsCertificateofAuthenticitylabel,andtheGenuineMicrosoft

®

label.

Machinetypeandmodelinformation

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Thefollowingfigureshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer.

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FCCIDandICCertificationinformation

TheFCCandICCertificationinformationisidentifiedbyalabellocatedonthecomputerasshowninthe
followingfigure.

Thecontentofthislabeldiffersdependingonthewirelessmodulesthatcomewithyourcomputer:

•Forapreinstalledwirelessmodule,thislabelidentifiestheactualFCCIDandICcertificationnumberfor
thewirelessmoduleinstalledbyLenovo.

Note:Donotremoveorreplaceapreinstalledwirelessmodulebyyourself.Formodulereplacement,you
mustcontactLenovoservicefirst.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyunauthorized
replacement.

•Forauser-replaceablewirelessWANmodule,thislabeldirectsyoutoconsultthisuserguidefortheactual
FCCIDandICcertificationnumber.

TheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelfortheuser-replaceablewirelessWANmoduleisaffixedto
thewirelessmodule1(availableonsomemodels)installedinyourcomputer.

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Note:Fortheuser-replaceablewirelessmodule,ensurethatyouuseonlyLenovo-authorizedwireless
modulesforthecomputer.Otherwise,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedandthecomputerwillbeep
whenyouturnonthecomputer.

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Windows7CertificateofAuthenticity:ComputermodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating

systemhaveaCertificateofAuthenticitylabelaffixedtothecomputercoverorinsidethebattery
compartment.TheCertificateofAuthenticityisyourindicationthatthecomputerislicensedforaWindows7
productandispreinstalledwithaWindows7genuineversion.Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversion
mightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows7Professionallicensedowngraderights.Printedon
theCertificateofAuthenticityistheWindows7versionforwhichthecomputerislicensedandtheProduct
ID.TheProductIDisimportantincaseyouneedtoreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemfromasource
otherthanaLenovoproductrecoverydiscset.

Windows10GenuineMicrosoftlabel:Dependingonyourgeographiclocation,thedatewhenyour
computerwasmanufactured,andtheversionofWindows10thatispreinstalled,yourcomputermighthavea
GenuineMicrosoftlabelaffixedtoitscover.Seehttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx
forillustrationsofthevarioustypesofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.

•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels
preinstalledwithanyversionofWindows10.

•Inothercountriesandregions,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonlyoncomputermodelslicensed
forWindows10Pro.

TheabsenceofaGenuineMicrosoftlabeldoesnotindicatethatthepreinstalledWindowsversionisnot
genuine.FordetailsonhowtotellwhetheryourpreinstalledWindowsproductisgenuine,refertothe
informationprovidedbyMicrosoftathttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/default.aspx.

UnlikeWindows7products,therearenoexternal,visualindicatorsoftheProductIDorWindowsversionfor
whichthecomputerislicensed.Instead,theProductIDisrecordedinthecomputerfirmware.Whenever
aWindows10productisinstalled,theinstallationprogramchecksthecomputerfirmwareforavalid,
matchingProductIDtocompletetheactivation.

Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows10Pro
licensedowngraderights.

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Features

Thecomputerfeaturesintroducedinthissectioncoveravarietyofmodels.Foryourspecificcomputer
model,somefeaturesmightvaryornotapply.

Microprocessor

Toviewthesystempropertiesofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.

•ForWindows10:Doeitherofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall

programs,andthenclickSettings➙System➙About.

–Right-clicktheStartbuttonandthenselectSystem.

Memory

•Doubledatarate4(DDR4)synchronousdynamic(SD)randomaccessmemory(RAM)

Storagedevice

•M.2solid-statedrive

Display

•Colordisplaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology

•Displaysize:355.6mm(14inches)

•Displayresolution:1920x1080pixelsor2560x1440pixels

•Brightnesscontrol

•Integratedmicrophones

•Integratedcamera

•Multi-touchtechnology(availableonsomemodels)

Keyboard

•Six-rowkeyboard(backlightfunctionavailableonsomemodels)

•Functionkeys

•ThinkPadpointingdevice

Interface

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreader

•Audioconnector

•Micro-SIM-cardtray

•MiniDisplayPortconnector

•HDMIconnector

•ThreeUSB3.0connectors(includingoneAlwaysonUSB3.0connector)

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•Smart-cardreader(availableonsomemodels)

•Dockingstationconnector

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GNSSandwirelessfeatures

•IntegratedBluetooth

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedwirelessWAN(availableonsomemodels)

•GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS)satellitereceiver(availableonmodelswithwirelessWAN)

•WirelessGigabitAlliance(WiGig)(availableonsomemodels)

Securityfeature

•Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Specifications

Size

•Width:331mm(13inches)

•Depth:226.8mm(8.9inches)

•Height:16.9mm(0.67inch)to18.8mm(0.74inch)

Heatoutput

•45W(154Btu/hr)maximum

•65W(222Btu/hr)maximum

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Operatingenvironment

Environment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•T emperature

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

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

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)

Note:Whenyouchargethebattery,thetemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to95%atwetbulb:23°C(73°F)
–Storage:5%to95%atwetbulb:27°C(81°F)

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

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Attention:Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,

andmicrowaveovenawayfromyourcomputer.Thestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbyelectrical
appliancescandamagethemotoranddataonthestoragedevices.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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

AccessingLenovoprograms

ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,clickAllprograms(Windows7)orAllapps(Windows

10)todisplayallprograms.

3.Ifyoustilldonotfindtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

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

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof
theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessConnections™

(Windows7)

ActiveProtectionSystem™

(Windows7andWindows10)

TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramfor
creatingandmanaginglocationprofiles.Eachlocationprofilestoresallthe
networkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork
infrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplace
toplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedto
manuallyreconfigureyoursettingsandrestartthecomputereachtime.

TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourinternalstoragedrive(such
assolid-statedrive)whentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputerdetectsa
conditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,
orshock.

Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.
Thisisbecausewhentheinternalstoragedriveisnotoperating,thesystem
stopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthe
drivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.

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AutoScrollUtility

(Windows7)

CommunicationsUtility

(Windows7)

FingerprintManagerPro,
LenovoFingerprintManager,or
TouchFingerprintManager

(Windows7)

HotkeyFeaturesIntegration

(Windows7andWindows10)

LenovoCompanion

(Windows10)

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

Thisprogramenhancesyourexperiencewithwindowoperation.Thewindow
positionofaforegroundapplicationisautomaticallyadjusted.

TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsforthe
integratedcameraandaudiodevices.

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

HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand
installutilityprogramsspecificallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour
computer.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand
usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality
ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.

Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.With
Companion,theyare.

UseLenovoCompaniontodothefollowing:

•Optimizeyourcomputer’sperformance,monitoryourcomputer’shealth,
andmanageupdates.

•Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessories
customizedforyourcomputer.

•Readhow-toarticles,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateon
technologynewswitharticlesandblogsfromtrustedsources.

LenovoID

(Windows10)

LenovoPCExperience

(Windows7andWindows10)

LenovoSettings

(Windows10)

LenovoSolutionCenter

(Windows7andWindows10)

LenovoCompanionisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearn
aboutwhatyoucandowithyourcomputer.

TheLenovoIDprogramenablesyoutocreateandmanageyourLenovoID.With
aLenovoID,youcanconnecttoeverythingLenovothroughasingleaccount.
UseyourLenovoIDforquickandsimpleauthenticationandthenenjoythe
variousservicesprovidedbyLenovo.Suchservicesincludeonlineshopping,
appdownload,personalizeddevicesupport,specialpromotionaloffers,Lenovo
forums,andsoon.

TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelyby
providingeasyaccesstovariousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem
andLenovoSolutionCenter.

Note:OntheWindows10operatingsystem,thisprogramcannotbefoundfrom
theallprogramlistorsearchbox.Toaccessthisprogram,gotoControlPanel.
ViewControlPanelbyCategory,clickHardwareandSound➙Devicesand
Printers,andthendouble-clickthedevicewithyourcomputername.

TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputing
experiencebyturningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot,configuring
cameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingand
managingmultiplenetworkprofiles.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolve
computerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,
securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimal
systemperformance.

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MobileBroadbandConnect

(Windows7andWindows10)

MessageCenterPlus

(Windows7)

PasswordManager

(Windows7)

PowerManager

(Windows7)

RecoveryMedia

(Windows7andWindows10)

RescueandRecovery

(Windows7)

SystemUpdate

(Windows7)

TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthecomputer
tothemobilebroadbandnetworkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinform
youaboutimportantnoticesfromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdates
andalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsin
authenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepower
managementforthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpower
settingstoachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthe
solid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

®

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestore
solution.Itincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputer
problems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstart
theWindowsoperatingsystem.

TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputer
up-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingdevice
drivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem
(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17

•“Specialkeys”onpage21

•“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage22

•“Powermanagement”onpage26

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage29

•“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage34

•“Usingthecamera”onpage34

•“Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard”onpage35

Registeringyourcomputer

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

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenefits:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnotificationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThistopicprovidesafewtipsthathelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputers.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetofind
informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

•T odownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollow
theinstructionsonthescreen.

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickShutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click

Power,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickControlPanel.

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•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttonandclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•T oconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage28

•T oachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage28.

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,followtheinstructionsin“Disablingthe
built-inbatteries”onpage119todisablethebuilt-inbatteriessoastopreventbatterypowerfromdraining.

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredonthestoragedevices?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage57tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,
seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedevices,besuretoreadthetopic“Noticeondeletingdata
fromyourstoragedevices”onpage66

HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternaldisplay?

.

.

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal
monitor.See“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32.

Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage87

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage93.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage111.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage69

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage93

•“Powerproblems”onpage107

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GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows
operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation
system,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.

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

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.

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Note:Y ourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

Thefollowingtableintroducessomefrequentlyusedgestures.

Touchgesture(touchmodels
only)

Description

Touch:T ap.

Mouseaction:Click.

Function:Openanapporperformanactiononanopenapp,suchasCopy,
Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.

Touch:T apandhold.

Mouseaction:Right-click.

Function:Openamenuwithmultipleoptions.

Touch:Slide.

Mouseaction:Scrollthemousewheel,movethescrollbar,orclickthescroll

arrow.

Function:Scrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.

Touch:Draganitemtothedesiredlocation.

Mouseaction:Click,hold,anddraganitem.

Function:Moveanobject.

Touch:Movetwofingersclosertogether.

Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelbackward.

Function:Zoomout.

Touch:Movetwofingersfartherapart.

Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelforward.

Function:Zoomin.

Touch:Puttwoormorefingersonanitemandthenrotateyourfingersclockwise

orcounterclockwise.

Mouseaction:Iftheappsupportsrotation,clicktherotationicon.

Function:Rotateanitem.

Note:ThefollowingtouchgesturesaresupportedonlyontheWindows10operatingsystem.

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Touchgesture(touchmodels
only)

Description

Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.

Mouseaction:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.

Function:Opentheactioncentertoseeyournotificationsandquickactions.

Touch:Swipeinfromtheleftedge.

Mouseaction:Clickthetask-viewicononthetaskbar.

Function:Viewallyouropenwindowsintaskview.

Touch:Swipeinfromthebottomtotopforfull-screenedapp.

Mouseaction:MoveyourcursortotheWindowsnotificationareaatthebottom

ofthescreen.

Function:Viewthetaskbar.

Note:Thefullscreenfeatureisavailableonlyonsomeapps.Toopenanapp

infullscreen,clickonthetitlebar.

•Shortswipeforfull-screenedapporwhenyourcomputerisintabletmode

Touch:Swipedownwardsshortlyfromthetopedge.
Mouseaction:Moveyourpointertothetopedgeofthescreen.
Function:Showahiddentitlebar.

•Longswipewhenyourcomputerisintabletmode
Touch:Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottomedge.
Mouseaction:Fromthetopedgeofthescreen,clickandhold,movethe

pointertothebottomofthescreen,andthenrelease.

Function:Closethecurrentapp.

Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen

•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany
metallicobjectonthescreen,whichmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.

•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsforinputonthescreen.

•Regularlycalibratetheaccuracyofthefingerinputtoavoidadiscrepancy.

Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen

•T urnoffthecomputerbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.

•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthe
multi-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.

•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.

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Specialkeys

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkeasilyandeffectively.

1Windowskey

PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowskeywithother
keys,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

2Fnkey
3Functionkeys

YoucanconfiguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeysorThinkPad
F1–F12keystab.

3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecialfunction

printedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.ToinputF1–F12,pressthe
functionkeysdirectly.T oinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,pressFnandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.

Note:Alternatively,youalsocandisableorenabletheFnlockfunctionintheKeyboardProperties
window.SeethePersonalizedkeyboardsectionin“Accessibilityinformation”onpage52

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•

Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatoronthekeyison.

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Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour
computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressthevolume-downkeyorvolume-upkey.

•

•

•Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theindicatoronthe
keyison.

•

•Brightensthecomputerdisplay.

•Managesexternaldisplays.Formoreinformation,referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32.

•Enablesordisableswirelessfeatures.Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessfeatures,referto
“Wirelessconnections”onpage29

•

–Windows7:OpensControlPanel.
–Windows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.

•

–Windows7:OpensWindowsSearch.
–Windows10:OpenstheCortana

•

Decreasesthespeakervolume.

Increasesthespeakervolume.

Darkensthecomputerdisplay.

Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

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®

searchbox.

•

–Windows7:OpensComputer.
–Windows10:Viewsalltheprograms.

Keycombinations

•Fn+Spacebar:Controlsthekeyboardbacklight.Thekeyboardbacklightfeatureisavailableonsome
models.

Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebartochange
themodeofthekeyboardbacklight.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+4:Putsyourcomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

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

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TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingtwodevices:

1TrackPointpointingdevice
2Trackpad

Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled.
Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage25

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TrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas
pointing,clicking,andscrolling.

TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingfourcomponents:

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

TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,refertothefollowinginstructions:

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

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•Point
Usethepointingstick

1tomovethepointeronthescreen.Tousethepointingstick,applypressureto

thepointing-sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thepointermovesaccordingly
butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthe
amountofpressureyouapplytothepointingstick.

•Left-click
Presstheleft-clickbutton

2toselectoropenanitem.

•Right-click
Presstheright-clickbutton3todisplayashortcutmenu.

•Scroll
Pressandholdthedottedscrollbar4whileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.

Trackpad

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Y oucanusethetrackpadtoperform
allthepointing,clicking,andscrollingfunctionsofatraditionalmouse.

Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozones:

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

Tousethetrackpad,refertothefollowinginstructions:

•Point
Slideonefingeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadtomovethepointeraccordingly.

•Left-click
Presstheleft-clickzone1toselectoropenanitem.
Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithonefingertoperformtheleft-clickaction.

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

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

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Withthetrackpad,youalsocanperformvarioustouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingthetouch
gestures,see“Trackpadtouchgestures”onpage25

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Ifthetrackpadsurfaceisstainedwithoil,turnoffthecomputerfirst.Thengentlywipethetrackpadsurface
withasoftandlint-freeclothmoistenedwithlukewarmwaterorcomputercleaner.

Trackpadtouchgestures

Thefollowingsectionintroducessomefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,and
scrolling.Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.

Notes:

•Whenusingtwoormorefingers,ensurethatyoupositionyourfingersslightlyapart.

•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheT rackPointpointingdevice.

•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.

Tap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.

Two-fingerscroll

Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thisaction
enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe
document,Website,orapps.

Two-fingerzoomin

Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemfartherapartto
zoomin.

Two-fingertap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.

Two-fingerzoomout

Puttwofingersonthetrackpadand
movethemclosertogethertozoom
out.

ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows10operatingsystem.

Swipethreefingersup

Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemuptoopenthe
taskviewtoseeallyouropen
windows.

Swipethreefingersdown

Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemdowntoshowthe
desktop.

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesoyoucanuseitmorecomfortablyandefficiently.For
example,youcanchoosetoenabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,thetrackpad,orboth.Y oualsocan
disableorenablethetouchgestures.

TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙Mouse.TheMousePropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethecustomization.

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Replacingthecapofthepointingstick

Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you
mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.

Togetanewcap,contactLenovo.ForinformationaboutcontactingLenovo,seeChapter11“Getting
support”onpage139.

Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.

Powermanagement

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromacpowerorfromthebattery.

Usingtheacpower

Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.

•acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.

•Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.

Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.

Connectingtoacpower

Toconnectthecomputertoacpower,dothefollowing:

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.

3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsforusingtheacpoweradapter

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetransformer.

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•Y oucanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.Youneedto
chargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingsituations:

–WhenthebatteryiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsalowpercentageofbatterypower

remaining

–Whenthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Usingthebatterypower

Beforeyouusethebatterypower,ensurethatyoureadthefollowingnotices:

•“Generalbatterynotice”onpagex

•“Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery”onpagex

Itishardtopredictthebatterylifebetweencharges.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepowerat
differentrates.Somecomponentsconsumepowerveryquickly,forexample,thecomputerdisplay,the
microprocessor,andthewirelessradios.Themoreyouusethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryour
computerconsumespower.

Thebatteryisaconsumablesupply.Ifyourbatterybeginstodischargetooquickly,youmightconsider
gettinganewonefromLenovo.TocontactLenovo,seeChapter11“Gettingsupport”onpage139

Checkingthebatterystatus

Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatocheckthebatterystatus.
Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse
yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.

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Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteriesofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseofdifferentuserhabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthowlongabattery
chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures

Chargingthebatteries

Itisrecommendedthatyouchargethebatterywhenthebatterypowerremainingislow.Forexample:

•Whenyoufindthatthepercentageoftheremainingpowerislow

•Whenthepoweralarmalertsyou

Tochargethebattery,see“Usingtheacpower”onpage26

Dependingonthebatterysizeandthephysicalenvironment,thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthree
tosixhours.Youcancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthebattery-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.

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Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

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•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeisdepleted.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe
battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspower-savingmodeswhenyouareawayfromyour
computer.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.
Toadjustpowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickPowerOptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanusetoconservepoweraccordingtoyoursituationandcomputing
needs..Thissectionintroduceseachmodeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.

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

•Sleepmode
Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolid-statedriveandthecomputerdisplayare
turnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+4.
Youalsocanputthecomputerintosleepmodebydoingthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Sleepfromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click

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

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows10:Definewhatthepowerbuttondoes,andthenpressthepowerbuttontoputthe

computerintohibernationmode.Formoreinformation,see“Frontview”onpage1

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

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.

Power,andthenclickSleep.

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4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

•Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thishelps

conservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressthewireless-radioscontrolkey.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet
orothernetworkconnections.

Ethernetconnections

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernet
featureofthecomputer.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing
wirelessnetworks:

•WirelessLANconnection

•WirelessWANconnection

•Bluetoothconnection

UsingtheAirplanemode

AirplanemodeissupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.IftheAirplanemodeisenabled,all
wirelessfeaturesaredisabled.

ToenableordisabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheStartmenu.

2.ClickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms.

3.ClickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.

4.SlidethecontrolforAirplanemodetoturnitonoroff.

UsingthewirelessLANconnection

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

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

Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:

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

2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Thecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablewirelessnetworkwhenthelocationchanges.Formore
information,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

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

Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus

Youcancheckthewireless-LANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

AccessConnectionsgauge:

•Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
isexcellent.

AccessConnectionsstatusicon:

•Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.

•Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.

•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.

AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon:

•Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

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•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T oimprove

•
signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

UsingthewirelessWANconnection

Wirelesswideareanetwork(WAN),whichusescellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyou
toestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbe
maintainedoveralargegeographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantenna
sitesorsatellitesystemsmaintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.

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

Note:ThewirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.

TipsforusingthewirelessWANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.

•Placeyourcomputeronaflatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan
90degrees.

•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.

•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe
strongest.

Checkingthewireless-WANconnectionstatus

Youcancheckthewireless-WANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

AccessConnectionsgauge:

•Nosignal

•Weaksignal

•Mediumsignal

•

AccessConnectionsstatusicon:

•

•

•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.

AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon:

Strongsignal

Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.

Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.

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•PowertotheWANradioisoff

•Noassociation

•Nosignal

•Weaksignal

•Mediumsignal

•Strongsignal

UsingtheBluetoothconnection

Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnecting
peripheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,or
remotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.T otransferdatathrough
theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:

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

1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.

•ForWindows7:Pressthewireless-radioscontrolkeyandturnontheBluetoothfeature.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Bluetooth.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappsto

displayallprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.T urnon
theBluetoothfeature.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation
system.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour
workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange
displaysettings.

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthat
resolution:

•Upto3840x2160pixels,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheMiniDisplayPortconnector

•Upto4096x2160pixels,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheHDMIconnector

Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.

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Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.Thewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtothe
HDMI,orminiDisplayPortconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-Dior
Miracastfunction.

•Connectingawireddisplay

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchasthe
miniDisplayPortconnector,orHDMIconnector.

2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.

Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:

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

•Connectingawirelessdisplay

Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe
Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.

–ForWindows7:StarttheIntel

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

®

Wi-Diprogram.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayinthelistand

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.

–Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.ClickConnect.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplay

andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Choosingadisplaymode

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

modeyouprefer.

Therearefourdisplaymodes:

•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.

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

•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.

•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragand
moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.

•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.

Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.

Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D

®

infull-screenmode,onlythemain

displayshowsthevideooutput.

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Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you
candefinewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Youalsocanchange
theresolutionandorientation.

Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolution(Windows7)orDisplaysettings(Windows

10).

2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconfigure.

3.Changedisplaysettingsasdesired.

Note:Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplaythantheexternaldisplay,onlypartofthescreen
canbeshownontheexternaldisplay.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:

•Built-inmicrophones

•Built-inspeakers

•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such
asthefollowing:

•PlaybackofMIDIandMP3files

•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVfiles

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyourcomputer
ordockingstationaresupported.

Table1.Audiofeaturelist

Connector

Comboaudioconnector

Toconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheRealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.To
starttheprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.

Headsetwitha3.5mm
(0.14–inch)4-poleplug

Headphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported

ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone

Headphonefunction
supported

Notsupported

Usingthecamera

Ifyourcomputerhasacamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshot
ofyourcurrentimage.

Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”on
page13

•ForWindows10:Openthestartmenu,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms,andthenclickCamera.

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Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.

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

Configuringcamerasettings

Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheCameraapp,clickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartmenu.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard

Yourcomputerhasamedia-card-readerslot.Itsupportsthefollowingcards:

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Note:Yourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)feature
fortheSDcard.

Thesmartcardreaderonyourcomputeronlysupportsthesmartcardofthefollowingspecifications:

•Length:85.60mm(3.37inches)

•Width:53.98mm(2.13inches)

•Thickness:0.76mm(0.03inch)

Donotinsertsmartcardswithslitsintoyourcomputer.Otherwise,thesmartcardreadermightgetdamaged.

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Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,orasmartcard,donotputyourcomputer
intosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscompleted;otherwise,yourdatacouldget
damaged.

Installingaflashmediacardorasmartcard
Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

Toinstallacard,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.

2.Insertthecardfirmlyintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslotorsmartcardreaderslot.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledflashmediacard,dothefollowingtoenable
thefeature:

1.OpenControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingaflashmediacardorasmartcard

Attention:

•Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightgetdamagedorlost.

•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem
mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveaflashmediacardorasmartcard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clickthe
SafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperating
system,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitfirst,theninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.It
includesthefollowingtopics:

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage37

•“ThinkPaddockingstations”onpage37

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand
upgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,docking
stations,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

ToshopatLenovo,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

ThinkPaddockingstations

Youcanattachyourcomputertoasupporteddockingstationtoexpandworkingcapability.Dependingon
themodel,yourcomputermightsupportthefollowingdockingstations:

•ThinkPadBasicDock

•ThinkPadProDock

•ThinkPadUltraDock

•ThinkPadWiGigDock

•ThinkPadUSB3.0Dock

•ThinkPadBasicUSB3.0Dock

FormoreinformationaboutThinkPadUSB3.0DockandThinkPadBasicUSB3.0Dock,refertothemanuals
thatcomewiththedock.

ThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,andThinkPadUltraDock

ThissectionintroduceshowtousetheThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,andThinkPadUltraDock.

CAUTION:
Whenthecomputerisattachedtoadockingstation,neverpickuptheassemblybytakingholdofthe
computeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

Locatingcontrolsandconnectors

Thissectionintroducesthelocationsofcontrolsandconnectorsonthedockingstations.

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ThinkPadBasicDock

Frontview

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.

2Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

3Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerwhenyouattachthedockingstation.

4Dockingstationconnector:Usedtoattachyourcomputer.

Rearview

1AlwaysOnUSBconnector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0orchargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.

2USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

3USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0.

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4Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.

Note:IfyouneedtouseanEthernetconnectororanexternalmonitorconnectorwhenyourcomputeris
attachedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternalmonitorconnectoronthedocking
station,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

5acpowerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

6VGAconnector:UsedtoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGA

monitor.

ThinkPadProDock

Frontview

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.

2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.

3Dockingstatusindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerwhenyouattachthedockingstation.

6Dockingstationconnector:Usedtoattachyourcomputer.

7Systemlock:Usethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whenthesystemlockkeyisinthelocked

position,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked;youcannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.

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Rearview

1AlwaysOnUSBconnector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0orchargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.

2USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

3USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0.

4Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.

Note:IfyouneedtouseanEthernetconnectororanexternalmonitorconnectorwhenyourcomputeris
attachedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternalmonitorconnectoronthedocking
station,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

5acpowerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

6DisplayPortconnector:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother

devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

7DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer
thatsupportsDVIconnection.

ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnector.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthenthecomputer.

8VGAconnector:UsedtoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGA

monitor.

9Audioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch)4-poleplug

totheaudioconnectortolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.

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10Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockingstationfromtheft,youcanuseasecuritycablelock,such

asaKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdockingstationtoadesk,
table,orothernon-permanentfixture.

ThinkPadUltraDock

Frontview

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.

2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.

3Dockingstatusindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerwhenyouattachthedockingstation.

6Dockingstationconnector:Usedtoattachyourcomputer.

7Systemlock:Usethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whenthesystemlockkeyisinthelocked

position,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked;youcannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.

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Rearview

1AlwaysOnUSBconnector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0orchargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.

2USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

3USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0.

4Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.

Note:IfyouneedtouseanEthernetconnectororanexternalmonitorconnectorwhenyourcomputeris
attachedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternalmonitorconnectoronthedocking
station,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

5acpowerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

6DisplayPortconnectors:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother

devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

7HDMIconnector:Usedtoconnectahigh-definitiontelevision.

8DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer
thatsupportsDVIconnection.

ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnector.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthenthecomputer.

9VGAconnector:UsedtoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGA

monitor.

10Audioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch)4-poleplug

totheaudioconnectortolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.

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11Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockingstationfromtheft,youcanuseasecuritycablelock,such

asaKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdockingstationtoadesk,
table,orothernon-permanentfixture.

AttachingaThinkPaddockingstation

ToattachyourcomputertoasupportedThinkPaddockingstation,dothefollowing:

Note:TheThinkPadBasicDockdoesnothavethesystemlock.

1.Disconnectallcablesanddevicesfromthecomputer.

2.Ensurethatthesystemlockkeyisturnedtotheunlockedposition(horizontal).

3.Alignthetop-leftcornerofthecomputerwiththepositionmarkofthedockingstation.Attachyour
computertothedockingstationverticallyuntilyouhearaclick1.Thenturnthesystemlockkeyto
thelockedposition2.

4.Checkthedockingstatusindicator.Ifthedockingstatusindicatorisnotturnedon,itindicatesthatyour
computerisnotcorrectlyattachedtothedockingstation.Checktheacpoweradapterofthedocking
station,ordisconnectandreattachtheacpoweradapter.

Note:Thecomputerwillbeinbatterymodeifyouattachittoadockingstationthatisnotconnectedto
acpower.

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DetachingaThinkPaddockingstation

TodetachyourcomputerfromaThinkPaddockingstation,dothefollowing:

Note:TheThinkPadBasicDockdoesnothavethesystemlock.

1.Disconnectallcablesanddevicesfromthecomputer.

2.Ensurethatthesystemlockkeyisturnedtotheunlockedposition(horizontal).

3.Presstheejectbuttonuntilthecomputermovesup.Then,graspbothsidesofthecomputertoremoveit.

Guidelinesonconnectingmultipleexternaldisplaystoadockingstation

YoucanconnectmultipleexternaldisplaystoasupportedThinkPaddockingstation.T oensurethatthe
multipledisplaysworkcorrectly,observethefollowingguidelinesandconnectthedisplaystoappropriate
connectors.

•Donotusetheconnectorsasshowninthefollowingillustrationsatthesametimeforconnectingmultiple
displays.Otherwise,oneofthedisplaysasshownwillnotwork.

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–ThinkPadProDock

–ThinkPadUltraDock

•FortheThinkPadUltraDock,amaximumofthreedisplays(includingyourcomputerdisplay)canworkat
thesametime.Asaresult,ifyouconnectthreeexternaldisplaystotheThinkPadUltraDock,thedisplay
connectedtotheVGAconnectorwillnotworkwhenyourcomputerdisplayison.

–Whenthecomputerdisplayisoff:

–Whenthecomputerdisplayison:

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Securityfeatures

Thesystemlockkeyhastwopositionsasshowninthedrawing.

Thesecurityfeatureisdifferentwhenthekeyisindifferentpositions:

•Whenthekeyisinposition1,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked,andyoucannotremove
yourcomputer.Thekeylockindicatorisonwhentheejectbuttonislocked.Thesecuritycableislocked.

•Whenthekeyisinposition2,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationisunlocked,andyoucanremoveyour
computer.Thekeylockindicatorisoffwhentheejectbuttonisunlocked.Thesecuritycableislocked.

ThinkPadWiGigDock

TheWirelessGigabit(WiGig)technologyenableswirelesscommunicationsbetweennearbydevicesat
multi-gigabitspeeds.SomecomputermodelshaveawirelessLANcardwithbuilt-inWiGigfeature.These
computermodelscanworkwiththeThinkPadWiGigDockwirelesslytoexpandcomputingcapabilities.

Locatingcontrols,connectors,andindicators

ThissectionintroducesthehardwarefeaturesoftheThinkPadWiGigDocktogiveyouthebasicinformation
youneedtostartusingthedock.

Frontview

1Statusindicator:TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoshowsthestatusofthedock.Theindicatorissolid

onwhenthedockison(innormalmode).

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Sideview

12USB2.0connectors:ConnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0,suchasaUSBmouseor

aUSBkeyboard.

3Audioconnector:Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch)4-poleplugtothe

audioconnectortolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.

4Power/Connectionbutton:T urnonorturnoffthedock.Youcanalsopressthebuttontoconfirm

connection.

5USB3.0connector:ConnectUSBcompatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,USBmouse,or

USBstoragedevice.Forfasterandoptimaldatatransfer,ensurethatyouconnectaUSB3.0deviceto
theUSB3.0connector.

68AlwaysOnUSB3.0connectors:ConnectUSBcompatibledevicesorchargesomemobiledigital

devicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.

7Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthis

security-lockslottolockyourdocktoastationaryobject.

9acpowerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

10HDMIconnector:Connectahigh-definitiontelevision.

11DisplayPortconnector:Connectahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices

thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

12Ethernetconnector:ConnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.

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Bottomview

1Emergency-resethole:Ifyourdockstopsresponding,holddownthepowerbuttonforseveralseconds

toturnoffthedock.Ifthedockstillcannotbeturnedoff,removetheacpoweradapterfirst.Theninserta
straightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthedock.

SettinguptheThinkPadWiGigDock

TosetupyourThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthedock.

3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.

4.Turnonthedockbypressingthepowerbutton.

5.Ifanexternaldisplayisavailable,connecttheexternaldisplaytotheappropriateconnector(HDMIor
DisplayPortconnector)onthedock.Theexternaldisplayshowssomewirelesspairinginstructionswhen
youconnectyourcomputertotheWiGigdock.

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6.PositionyourcomputerclosetotheThinkPadWiGigDock,within0.9m(3ft).Thedockalsomustbe
withina120-degreesectorregionrelativelytotherearofthecomputerdisplay.Ensurethatnoobjects
arebetweenthedockandthecomputer.

UsingtheThinkPadWiGigDock

Thissectionintroduceshowtouseandmanagethedock.

ConnectingtotheThinkPadWiGigDock

ToconnectyourcomputertotheThinkPadWiGigdock,dothefollowing:

1.Afterthesetupandpreparation,turnonyourcomputerandthedock.Thendothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickAllprograms➙Intel

➙IntelWirelessDockManagertostarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.

•ForWindows10:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.ClickConnect.

2.Selectyourdockfromthelistofavailabledevices.

3.Whenprompted,pressthepower/connectionbuttononthedocktoconfirmthepairing.

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4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheconnection.

Afterestablishingtheinitialconnection,youcanmakeconfigurationssothatwheneverthecomputercomes
withintherequiredrange,itautomaticallygetsconnectedtothedock.

DisconnectingfromtheThinkPadWiGigDock

TodisconnectyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:

1.Dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickAllprograms➙Intel
➙IntelWirelessDockManagertostarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.

•ForWindows10:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.ClickConnecttoopenthe
devicelist.

2.LocatetheThinkPadWiGigDockandclickDisconnect.

3.Holddownthepowerbuttononthedockforseveralsecondsuntilthedockisturnedoff.

ManagingtheThinkPadWiGigDock

TheWirelessDockManagerprogramenablesyoutomanagethedock.Youcanchangethenameofthe
dock,changetheradiochanneltooptimizethesignalstrength,andsetapasswordtomanagethedock
settings.

TomanagetheThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.ThenclickAllprograms(Windows7)orAllapps
(Windows10)todisplayallprograms.

2.ClickIntel➙IntelWirelessDockManagertostarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.

3.ClickDockManagement.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfigurethesettingsasdesired.

Formoreinformation,refertothemanualsthatcomewiththedockandthehelpinformationsystemof
theWirelessDockManagerprogram.

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Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravelingwithyourcomputer.

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage51

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage55

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.
Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork
thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile
usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer
equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertotheaccessibilityinformationthatoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation”
onpage52

Ergonomicinformation

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

.

Thefollowingexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan
followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort
causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp
topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).
Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay
screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.T oadjustdisplay

brightness,pressthebrightness-downkey

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

,orbrightness-upkey.

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Armandhandposition:Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)position.

Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputerwhile
onthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthesetipsas
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”onpage51
avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand
takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerislightand
mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodifications.

andpractice“activesitting”to

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandtakingwork
breaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyourcomputerto
bestsuityourneeds.Youcanfindsomeoftheseoptionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Exploreyour
optionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidinguserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationswithgreater
accesstoinformationandtechnology.Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthewaystheseuserscanget
themostoutoftheircomputerexperience.Youalsocangetthemostup-to-dateaccessibilityinformation
fromthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessibility

Keyboardshortcuts

Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.

Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.

KeyboardshortcutFunction

Windowslogokey+U

RightShiftforeightseconds

ShiftfivetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys

OpenEaseofAccessCenter

TurnonorturnoffFilterKeys

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KeyboardshortcutFunction

NumLockforfivesecondsTurnonorturnoffToggleKeys

LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock

LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnonorturnoffHighContrast

TurnonorturnoffMouseKeys

Formoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthenperformasearchusinganyofthe
followingkeywords:keyboardshortcuts,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.

EaseofAccessCenter

EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesuserstoconfiguretheircomputersto
suittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.

TouseEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.

3.Choosetheappropriatetoolbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:

•Magnifier
Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee

theitemsbetter.

•Narrator
Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventssuchas

errormessages.

•On-ScreenKeyboard
Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerusingamouse,joystick,orotherpointingdevice

insteadofaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisual
keyboardwithallthestandardkeys.Youcanselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,or
youcantaptoselectthekeysifyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchscreen.

•HighContrast
HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa

result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.

•Personalizedkeyboard
Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard

tocontrolthepointerandmakethekeyboardeasiertotypecertainkeycombinations.

•Personalizedmouse
Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer

appearanceandmakeyourmouseeasiertomanagewindows.

SpeechRecognition

SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.

Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextinto
documents,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmousecanbedonewith
onlyyourvoice.

TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

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1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.

2.ClickEaseofAccess➙SpeechRecognition.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Screen-readertechnologies

Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpsystems,andvarious
onlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:

•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders:
https://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE

•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS

•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader:
https://www.nvaccess.org/

Screenresolution

Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyour
computer.

Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectScreenresolution.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Settingaresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.

Customizableitemsize

Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.

•T ochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagnifiertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof
AccessCenter”onpage53.

•T ochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.

2.ClickAppearanceandPersonalization➙Display.

3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4.ClickApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.

–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.

PressandholdCtrl,andthenpresstheplus-signkey(+)toenlargeortheminus-signkey(-)to
reducethetextsize.

–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.

Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows.
Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.

Industry-standardconnectors

Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.

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Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionoftheconnectors,see“Locatingcomputercontrols,
connectors,andindicators”onpage1

Documentationinaccessibleformats

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

.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretraveling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourcomputer.

•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it
isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:

•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe
airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictions
ontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.If
necessary,enabletheAirplanemodebeforeboarding.IntheAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesare
disabled.T oenabletheAirplanemodeintheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheStartmenu.

2.ClickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms.

3.ClickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.

4.TurnontheAirplanemode.

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget
caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•MiniDisplayPorttoVGAadapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

•Externalstoragedevice

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Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountryto
whichyouaretraveling.

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

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Chapter5.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Usingpasswords”onpage57

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage61

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage62

•“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage63

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedevices”onpage66

•“Usingfirewalls”onpage66

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage66

Usingpasswords

Youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,
apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.
Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks
automaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,

pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto

Note:Toreturntotheicon

,pressF1again.

,typethemasterharddiskpassword.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

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3.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:

•T osetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

•T ochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewpower-onpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype

thepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

•T oremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Note:Y oumightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthe
password,youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohave
thepasswordcanceled.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Itprovides
thefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad
Setupprogram.Unauthorizeduserscannotchangemostofthesystemconfigurationoptionsinthe
ThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat
computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

–Changingordeletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword
–Changingdateandtime
–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword
–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip
–ChangingthesettingfortheVirtualization
–ChangingthesettingfortheI/Oportaccess
–ChangingthesettingfortheAnti- Theft
–ChangingthesettingfortheSecureBoot
–Erasingthefingerprintdata
–Enablingordisablingthefollowingfeatures:

–LockUEFIBIOSSettings
–Passwordatunattendedboot
–BootDeviceListF12Option

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–BootOrderLock
–FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users
–SecureRollBackPrevention
–ExecutionPrevention
–Securitymode
–Fingerprintreaderpriority

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.

•WhenLockUEFIBIOSSettingsoptionisenabled,allBIOSsettingscannotbechanged.Tochange
thesettings,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.Toset,change,orremovea
supervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•T osetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

•T ochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype

thepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

•T oremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

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

Harddiskpasswords

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredonthestoragedevies:

•Userharddiskpassword

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Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust
entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsonthesolid-statedrive.

•Masterharddiskpassword
Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword

isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanysolid-state
driveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauser
passwordforeachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,but
theadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.

Settingaharddiskpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙HarddiskxPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.Apasswordwindowisdisplayed.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserif
youwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.SelectUser+Masterifyouwanttosetauserharddisk
passwordandamasterharddiskpassword,forexampleifyouareanadministratororasupervisor.

•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

PasswordfieldandpressEnter.

b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredandpressEnter.

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:

a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserhard

diskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnter
NewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.

b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemaster

harddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.Typeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordinthe
EnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer
andaccesstheoperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange
thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.

–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethe
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

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3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword
ischanged.

Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.

–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:

1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;then
retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.

•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage60,typingyourpasswordto
starttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.

Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords

•Y oucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,thesolid-statedrivecanbeusedonlywitha
computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe
solid-statedriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan
sevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.

•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orboth
userandmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromthe
solid-statedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohave
thedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

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

•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and
theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,andyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththe
Windows10operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalstoragedevice.Refertothe
proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage57and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage59.Forsecurity,
alongerpasswordisrecommended.

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•T oprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwitha
TrustedPlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage62

•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour
computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoft
WindowsBitLocker

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation,
referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedevices”onpage66.

Thesolid-statedrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbytheUEFIBIOS.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofsomeeditionsoftheWindows
operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourcomputer,even
ifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingthe
swapandhibernationfiles.

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM(Windows732-bit)orV2.0TPM
(Windows764-bitandWindows10).

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.

®

DriveEncryption.See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage62.

.

FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step
Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.

Encryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainst
securityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Forthe
efficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Settingthesecuritychip

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

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

•Securecommunications

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonyourcomputeragain.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity➙SecurityChipbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

4.PressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

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5.Movetoanitemyouwanttosetbyusingthedirectionalkeys.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

6.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

7.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.

Notes:

•EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchangethe
settingsforthesecuritychip.

•Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

•Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,turnoffyourcomputerandthenturnitonagainafteryousetthe
securitychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

Usingthefingerprintreader

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveafingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourpasswords,suchastheWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.In
thisway,youcanlogintoyourcomputersimplyandsecurely.

Toenablefingerprintauthentication,enrollyourfingerprintsfirst.Duringtheenrollment,thefingerprintsare
associatedwiththeWindowspasswordautomatically.Toassociateyourfingerprintswithyourpower-on
passwordandharddiskpassword,manuallycreateaconnection.

Enrollingyourfingerprints

Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonefingerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourfingers.To
enrollyourfingerprints,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:

1.Startthefingerprintprogram.Forinstructionsonhowtostartthefingerprintprogram,see“Lenovo
programs”onpage13.

2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheenrollment.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefingerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemofthefingerprint
program.

•ForWindows10:

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

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheenrollment.

Scanningyourfinger

Toscanyourfinger,tapthefingerprintreaderwiththetopjointofyourfingerandholdyourfingertherefor
oneortwosecondswithalittlepressure.Thenliftthefingertocompleteonescan.

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Behaviorofthefingerprintreaderindicator

IndicatorbehaviorDescription

Off

Solidgreen

Amber,blinking

Thefingerprintreaderisnotreadyfortapping.

Thefingerprintreaderisreadyfortapping.

Thefingerprintcannotbeauthenticated.

Associatingyourfingerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword

Toassociateyourfingerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffandthenturnonthecomputer.

2.Whenprompted,scanyourfingeronthefingerprintreader.

3.Enteryourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,orbothasrequired.Theconnectioniscreated.

Whenyoustartthecomputeragain,youcanuseyourfingerprintstologintothecomputerwithnoneedto
enteryourWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.

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Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourfingerprinttologintothecomputer,youmightforgetyourpasswords.

Writedownyourpasswords,andkeeptheminasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword,
youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe
passwordcanceled.Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecover
datafromthestoragedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketing
representativetohavethestoragedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbecharged
forpartsandservice.

Settingthefingerprintreader

Youcansetthefingerprintreaderinthefingerprintprogramifavailable.Y oualsocanchangethefollowing
settingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram:

•PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesfingerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem
isloaded.

•ReaderPriority:Definesthepriorityforthefingerprintreadersifanexternalfingerprintreaderisattached.

•SecurityMode:Specifiesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.

•PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablesthepasswordauthentication.

Note:ThisitemisdisplayedonlyifHighsecuritymodeisenabled.

•ResetFingerprintData:Selectthisitemtoeraseallofthefingerprintdatastoredineithertheinternal
orexternalfingerprintreader.

TochangethesettingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram,see“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71.

Maintainingthefingerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.

Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Y ourfingeriswrinkled.

•Y ourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Y ourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.

•Y ourfingeriswet.

•Y ourfingerthatyouarecurrentlyusinghasnotbeenenrolledbefore.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.

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Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedevices

Someofthedatastoredonthestoragedevicesmightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputerovertosomeone
elsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsandapplicationsoftware,mighteven
violatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredonthestoragedevicesbeforeyoudisposeof,sell,
orhandoveryourcomputer.

Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromthestoragedevices:

•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.

•Deletethedata.

•Formatyourstoragedevices,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringthestoragedevicesbacktothefactorydefault
settings.

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

Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromthestoragedeviceswhen
youdisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Y oucandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingthe
storagedeviceswithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedata
unreadable.Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developed
forthatpurpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.

Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe
CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.

IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveissupportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,youcanlogicallydispose
ofallthedataonthedriveinashorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.Thedataencrypted
withtheoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbedecrypted
withouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisalsoavailablewiththeDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe
CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.

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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Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfigurethecomputer:

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage69

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage71

•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage84

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson
howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedevices,
includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethatyousetthesecuritychiptoTPM1.2.Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecurity
chip”onpage62.

2.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.

•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71.

4.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD.
ThenpressEsc.

6.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:

•T oinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•T oinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•T oinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

Note:Forcomputerswithanon-volatilememory(NVM)Expressdrive,youcaninstalltheWindows
7operatingsystemontothedriveonlyinUEFImode.Inthiscase,ensurethatyoualwaysselect
UEFIOnly.

7.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

8.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.

Notes:

•IfyouarestartingtheinstallationDVDimagefromanexternalUSBdeviceorifyourcomputerhasan

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

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•IfanNVMExpressdriveisinstalled,additionaldriversalsoarerequired.Formoreinformation,goto
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990941.

9.RestoretheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.

10.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage71.

11.InstalltheWindows7fixmodules.YoucanfindtheWindows7fixmodulesintheC:\SWTOOL S\OSFIXES\
directory.Formoreinformation,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat:
http://support.microsoft.com/

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

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion
codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

NO

TC

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedevices,
includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethatyousetthesecuritychiptoTPM2.0.Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecurity
chip”onpage62

2.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer.

3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71.

4.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD.
ThenpressEsc.

6.SelectRestartandensurethatOSOptimizedDefaultsisenabled.ThenpressF10tosavethesettings
andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

7.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoinstallthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installing
devicedrivers”onpage71.

8.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe
securitypatches.

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9.Dependingonyourpreference,installLenovoprograms.ForinformationaboutLenovoprograms,
see“Lenovoprograms”onpage13

.

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

WhenyouinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion
codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

NO

TC

Installingdevicedrivers

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

Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,dothefollowing:

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

2.Selectyourproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.

3.Selectthedevicedriversyouthatyouneed,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

IfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanfindthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS
directoryonyourstoragedevices.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice
drivers”onpage115.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectvarioussetupconfigurationsforyourcomputerthrough
configuringtheBIOS.

ToconfiguretheBIOSofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.WhentheLenovologoisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocan
pressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe
password,youcannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.For
moreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage57.

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2.Usethecursorkeystoselectatab;orusethecursorkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselectit.
Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.

Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:

•PressF6tochangetoahighervalue.

•PressF5tochangetoalowervalue.

Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

4.Tochangeotherconfigurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.

5.Whenyoucompletetheconfiguration,pressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.ClickYes
tosavetheconfigurationandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.YoualsocanselecttheRestarttabin
theThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.

Note:YoucanpressF9torestoretothedefaultsettings.

Mainmenu

WhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillfirstseetheMainmenuasfollows:

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvalue

mightvary.

•UEFIBIOSVersion

•UEFIBIOSDate

•EmbeddedControllerVersion

•MEFirmwareVersion

•MachineTypeModel

•System-unitserialnumber

•Systemboardserialnumber

•AssetT ag

•CPUT ype

•CPUSpeed

•InstalledMemory

•UUID

•MACAddress(InternalLAN)

•Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense

•UEFISecureBoot

•OA3ID

•OA2

Configmenu

Tochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selecttheConfigtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight
changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

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Table2.Configmenuitems

Menuitem

Network

Submenuitem

WakeOnLAN

EthernetLANOption
ROM(forLegacy

Onlybootmodeor
BothwithLegacy
first)

UEFIIPv4Network
Stack(forUEFIOnly
bootmodeorBoth
withUEFIfirst)

UEFIIPv6Network
Stack

(forUEFIOnlyboot
modeorBothwith
UEFIfirst)

UEFIPXEBoot
Priority

Value

•Disabled

•AConly

•ACandBattery

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•IPv6First

•IPv4First

Comments

Enablethecomputertopoweron
whentheEthernetcontrollerreceives
amagicpacket(aspecialnetwork
message).

IfyouselectACOnly,WakeonLAN
functionisenabledonlywhentheac
poweradapterisattached.

IfyouselectACandBattery,Wake
onLANfunctionisenabledwithany
powersources.

Notes:

•ThemagicpackettypeWakeon
LANrequiresacpower.

•TheWakeonLANfunction
doesnotworkwhenaharddisk
passwordisset.

LoadtheEthernetLANOptionROM
toenablestartupfromanintegrated
networkdevice.

EnableordisableInternetProtocol
Version4(IPv4)networkstackfor
UEFIenvironment.

EnableordisableInternetProtocol
Version6(IPv6)networkstackfor
UEFIenvironment.

SelectnetworkstackpriorityforUEFI
PXEboot.

(forUEFIOnlyboot
modeandBothboot
modewithUEFIfirst
bootmode,andIPv6
andIPv4stacksare
bothenabled.)

WakebyWiGigDock

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablethewake-up
featurebytheThinkPadWiGigDock
fromlow-powermode(sleepor
hibernation).IfyouselectEnabled,
thebatterylifemightbecomeshorter.

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

USB

Keyboard/Mouse

Submenuitem

USBUEFIBIOS
Support

AlwaysOnUSB

-ChargeinBattery
Mode

TrackPoint•Disabled

Trackpad•Disabled

FnandCtrlKeyswap

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

Enableordisablebootsupportfor
USBstoragedevices.

IfyouselectEnabled,theexternal
USBdevicescanbechargedthrough
USBconnectorsevenwhenthe
computerisinlow-powermode
(sleep,hibernate,orpower-off).

IfyouselectEnabled,externalUSB
devicescanbechargedthroughUSB
connectorsevenwhenthesystemis
inhibernationmode,orispower-off
andinbatteryoperation.

Enableordisablethebuilt-in
TrackPointpointingdevice.

Note:Ifyouwanttouseanexternal
mouse,selectDisabled.

Enableordisablethebuilt-in
trackpad.

Note:Ifyouwanttouseanexternal
mouse,selectDisabled.

EnableexchangesofFnandCtrl
keyactionatthebottom-leftofthe
keyboard.

F1–F12asprimary
function

FnStickykey

Disabled:FnkeyandCtrlkey
behaviorisasprintedonthe
keyboard.

Enabled:FnkeyworksasCtrlkey.
CtrlkeyworksasFnkey.

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

EnabletheF1-F12functionorthe
specialfunctionprintedasaniconon
eachkeyastheprimaryfunction.

Enabled:ExecutestheF1-F12
function.

Disabled:Executesthespecial
function.

Alternatively,youcanpressFn+Esc
totogglebetweentheabovetwo
options.Fn+Esckeycombination
enablesordisablestheFnLock
function.WhentheFnLockfunction
isenabled,theFnLockindicator
(locatedontheFnkeyortheEsckey)
turnson.

Whentheoptionisenabled,you
canpresstheFnkeytokeepitina
pressedcondition;thenpressthe
desiredfunctionkey.Theactionis

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Display

Submenuitem

BootDisplayDevice

SharedDisplay
Priority

Value

•ThinkPadLCD

•DisplayPort

•HDMI

•Displayondock

•HDMI

•Displayondock

Comments

equivalenttopressingtherequired
keysimultaneouslywiththeFnkey.
WhenyoupresstheFnkeytwice,the
stateislockeduntilyoupresstheFn
keyagain.

Selectadisplaydeviceforboot.

DisplayPortistheminiDisplayPort
connectoronyourcomputer.

HDMIistheHDMIconnectoronyour
computer.

DisplayondockisDisplayPort,DVI
orVGAconnectorsonadocking
station.

Bootscreenisclonedtoalldisplays
ondock.

Selecttheprioritybetweenshared
displayoutputs.

HDMIandDockdisplayssharea
singledisplayoutput.Thisoption
chooseswhichoneisprioritized.

TotalGraphics
Memory

BootTimeExtension•Disabled

•256MB

•512MB

•1second

•2seconds

•3seconds

•5seconds

•10seconds

IfyourcomputersupportsWiGig
display,itspriorityisnexttoHDMI.

AllocatetotalmemorywhichIntel
internalgraphicsdeviceshares.

Note:Ifyouselect512MB,the
maximumusablememorymaybe
reducedonthe32-bitoperating
system.

Thisoptiondefinesthetimetoextend
thebootprocess.

Someexternalmonitorsneedafew
secondstobereadysothatthe
computercannotdetectthemat
boot.T rythisoptiontogiveenough
wakeuptimetothesemonitors.

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Power

Submenuitem

IntelSpeedStep
technology

Value

®

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

SelectthemodeofIntelSpeedStep
technologyatruntime.

AdaptiveThermal
Management

CPUPower
Management

PowerOnwithAC
Attach

ModeforAC

•Maximum

Performance

•BatteryOptimized

ModeforBattery

•Maximum
Performance

•BatteryOptimized

SchemeforAC

•Maximize

Performance

•Balanced

SchemeforBattery

•MaximizePerformance

•Balanced

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

MaximumPerformance:Alwaysthe
highestspeed.

BatteryOptimized:Alwaysthe
lowestspeed.

Disabled:Thehighestspeed,and
runtimeisnotsupported.

Selectathermalmanagement
schemetouse.

MaximizePerformance:Reduce
microprocessorthrottling.

Balanced:Balancesound,
temperature,andperformance.

Note:Eachschemeaffects
fansound,temperature,and
performance.

Enableordisablethepower-saving
featurethatstopsthemicroprocessor
clockautomaticallywhenthereareno
systemactivities.Normally,itisnot
necessarytochangethesetting.

Enableordisablethefeaturethat
powersonthesystemwhentheac
poweradapterisattached.

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DisableBuilt-in
Battery

•Y es

•No

Systemwillbepowered
downifyouselectYes.
Doyouwanttoproceed?

•Y es

•No

IfyouselectEnabled,thesystem
ispoweredonwhentheacpower
adapterisattached.Ifthesystemisin
hibernatestate,thesystemresumes
normaloperation.

IfyouselectDisabled,thesystemis
notpoweredonnorresumedwhen
theacpoweradapterisattached.

Temporarilydisablethebuilt-in
batteryforservicingthecomputer.
Afterselectingthisitem,thecomputer
willbeautomaticallypoweredoff.

Note:Thebatterywillbe
automaticallyre-enabledwhen
theacpoweradapterisreconnected
tothecomputer.

Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

BeepandAlarm

IntelAMT

Submenuitem

PasswordBeep•Disabled

KeyboardBeep•Enabled

IntelAMTControl

CIRATimeout

Value

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

0-255

Note:Thedefaultvalueis
60seconds.

Comments

Enablethisoptiontohaveabeep
soundwhenthesystemiswaitingfor
apower-on,harddisk,orsupervisor
password.Differentbeepswillsound
whentheenteredpasswordmatches
ordoesnotmatchtheconfigured
password.

Enableordisablekeyboard
beepwhenunmanageablekey
combinationsarepressed.

IfyouselectEnabled,IntelActive
ManagementT echnology(AMT)is
configuredandadditionalsetupitems
areprovidedinManagementEngine
BIOSExtension(MEBx)Setup.

IfyouselectPermanentlyDisabled,
youwillneverbeabletoenableit
again.Becautiouswhenyouwantto
usethisoption.

Note:YoucanentertheMEBxSetup
menubypressingtheCtrl+Pkey
combinationintheStartupInterrupt
Menuwindow.TodisplaytheStartup
InterruptMenuwindow,pressthe
blackbuttonorEnterkeyduringthe
power-onself-test(POST).

SetthetimeoutoptionforCIRA
connectiontobeestablished.
Selectablesecondvaluesarefrom1
to254.

Ifyouselect0,use60secondsasthe
defaulttimeoutvalue.

Ifyouselect255,thewaitingtimefor
establishingaconnectionisunlimited.

ConsoleType•PCANSI

•VT100+

•PC-ANSI

•VT -UTF8

SelecttheconsoletypeforAMT.

Note:Thisconsoletypeshould
matchtheIntelAMTremoteconsole.

DateandTimemenu

Tochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Thendothefollowing:

1.UsethecursorkeystoselectSystemDateorSystemTime.

2.Typeadateortime.

Securitymenu

Tochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

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ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight
changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

Table3.Securitymenuitems

Menuitem

Password

Submenuitem

Supervisor
Password

LockUEFIBIOS
Settings

Passwordat
Unattendedboot

PasswordatRestart•Disabled

PasswordatBoot
DeviceList

PasswordCount
ExceededError

SetMinimumLength

Power-OnPassword

HardDisk1
Password

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•xcharacters
(4≤x≤12)

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

Formoreinformation,see“Supervisor
password”onpage58

Enableordisablethefunctionthatprotects
itemsinThinkPadSetupfrombeingchanged
byauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisor
password.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.
Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenable
thisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangethe
itemsinThinkPadSetup.

IfyouselectandenablePasswordat
unattendedboot,apasswordpromptis
displayedwhenthecomputeristurnedon,from
eitherapower-offstateorhibernationstate,by
anunattendedeventsuchasaWakeonLAN
attempt.IfyouselectDisabled,nopassword
promptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesahead
andloadstheoperatingsystem.T oprevent
unauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthentication
ontheoperatingsystem.

IfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart,
apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyou
restartthecomputer.IfyouselectDisabled,no
passwordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputer
goesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuser
authenticationontheoperatingsystem.

IftheSecuritypasswordisset,thisoptionis
usedtospecifywhethertheSecuritypassword
mustbeenteredtodisplaytheF12bootdevice
list.SelectEnabledtopromptfortheSecurity
password.SelectDisabledtoproceedwithout
anyuseractionrequired.

SelectEnabledtoshowthePOST0199error
andpromptfortheSecuritypassword.Select
DisabledtohidethePOST0199errorand
proceedwithoutanyuseractionrequired.

Specifyaminimumlengthforpower-on
passwordsandharddiskpasswords.Ifyou
setthesupervisorpasswordandspecifya
minimumlengthforpasswords,noonebutyou
canchangethelength.

Formoreinformation,see“Power-onpassword”
onpage57.

HardDiskPasswordpreventsunauthorized
usersfromaccessingthedataontheharddisk.
Inadditiontotheuserpassword,anoptional

.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Fingerprint

SecurityChip

Submenuitem

Predesktop
Authentication

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

ReaderPriority•External➙

Internal

•InternalOnly

SecurityMode

•Normal

•High

Password
Authentication

ResetFingerprint

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enter

Data

SecurityChip
Selection

•DiscreteTPM

•IntelPTT

Comments

Masterpasswordcanbeusedtogiveaccessto
anadministrator.

Tohaveabeepsoundwhenthesystemis
waitingforthispassword,enablethePassword
BeepfeatureintheAlarmsubmenu.

Formoreinformation,see“Harddisk
passwords”onpage59

.

Enableordisablefingerprintauthentication
beforetheoperatingsystemisloaded.

IfExternal➙Internalisselected,anexternal
fingerprintreaderisusedifattached.Otherwise,
aninternalfingerprintreaderisused.IfInternal
Onlyisselected,aninternalfingerprintreader
isused.

Iffingerprintauthenticationfails,youstillcan
startthecomputerbyenteringapassword.If
youhaveselectedNormal,enterapower-on
passwordorasupervisorpassword;ifyouhave
selectedHigh,enterasupervisorpassword.

Enableordisablepasswordauthentication.This
itemisavailablewhenhighsecuritymodeis
selected.

Thisoptionisusedtoeraseallfingerprintdata
storedinthefingerprintreaderandresetsettings
tothefactorystate.Asaresult,anypower-on
securityfeaturespreviouslyenabledwillnotbe
abletoworkuntiltheyarere-enabledinthe
fingerprintsoftware.

IfyouselectDiscreteTPM,youcanusea
discreteTPMchipwithTPM1.2mode.Ifyou
selectIntelPTT,youcanuseIntelPlatform
Trustedtechnology(PTT)withTPM2.0mode.

SecurityChip

ClearSecurityChip

•Active

•Inactive

•Disabled

(ForDiscreteTPM)

•Enabled

•Disabled

(ForIntelPTT)

•Enter

Note:

IntelPTTcanbeusedwithWindows8orlater
operatingsystem.

IfyouselectActive,thesecuritychipis
functional.IfyouselectInactive,theSecurity
Chipisvisible,butthesecuritychipisnot
functional.IfyouselectDisabled,theSecurity
Chipishiddenandthesecuritychipisnot
functional.

IfyouselectEnabled,thesecuritychipis
functional.IfyouselectDisabled,thesecurity
chipishiddenandnotfunctional.

Cleartheencryptionkey.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave
selectedActivefortheSecurityChipoption.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

UEFIBIOSUpdate
Option

MemoryProtectionExecution

Virtualization

I/OPortAccess

Submenuitem

IntelTXTFeature•Disabled

PhysicalPresence
forProvisioning

PhysicalPresence
forClear

FlashBIOSUpdating
byEnd-Users

SecureRollBack
Prevention

Prevention

IntelVirtualization
Technology

IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled

EthernetLAN•Disabled

WirelessLAN•Disabled

WirelessWAN•Disabled

Bluetooth•Disabled

USBPort

MemoryCardSlot

SmartCardSlot

Value

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

EnableordisabletheIntelT rustedExecution
Technology.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave
selectedActivefortheSecurityChipoption.

Enableordisabletheconfirmationmessage
whenyouchangethesettingsofthesecurity
chip.

Enableordisabletheconfirmationmessage
whenyouclearthesecuritychip.

IfyouselectEnabled,alluserscanupdatethe
UEFIBIOS.IfyouselectDisabled,onlythe
personwhoknowsthesupervisorpasswordcan
updatetheUEFIBIOS.

IfyouselectDisabled,youcanflashtheolder
versionUEFIBIOS.

Somecomputervirusesandwormscause
memorybufferstooverflow.Byselecting
Enabledyoucanprotectyourcomputeragainst
attacksbysuchvirusesandworms.Ifafter
choosingEnabledyoufindthataprogramdoes
notruncorrectly,selectDisabledandresetthe
setting.

IfyouselectEnabled,aVirtualMachineMonitor
(VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardware
capabilitiesprovidedbyIntelVirtualization
Technology.

IntelVT-dstandsforIntelVirtualization
TechnologyforDirectedI/O.Whenenabled,a
VMMcanutilizetheplatforminfrastructurefor
I/Ovirtualization.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheEthernet
LANdevice.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWireless
LANconnection.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethewireless
WANdevice.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseBluetooth
devices.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheUSB
connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethememory
cardslots.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethesmart
cardslots.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

InternalDevice
Access

Anti-Theft

SecureBoot

Submenuitem

IntegratedCamera

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

Microphone•Disabled

•Enabled

FingerprintReader•Disabled

•Enabled

WiGig

•Disabled

•Enabled

BottomCover
TamperDetection

InternalStorage
TamperDetection

ComputraceModule
Activation

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Permanently

Disabled

SecureBoot

•Disabled

•Enabled

PlatformMode

•SetupMode

•UserMode

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

•CustomMode

ResettoSetupMode

Comments

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheintegrated
camera.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
microphones(internal,external,orline-in).

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
fingerprintreader.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWiGig
feature.

Enableordisablethetamperdetection.If
tamperisdetected,SupervisorPasswordis
requiredtobootthesystem.BottomCover
TamperDetectionwillnottakeeffectunless
SupervisorPasswordisenabled.

IfyouselectEnabled,removinganyinternal
storagedevicewhenyourcomputerisinsleep
modewillbedetected.Ifyouremovetheinternal
storagedevicewhilethecomputerisinsleep
mode,thecomputerwillshutdownwhenyou
wakeitup,andanyunsaveddatawillbelost.

EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfaceto
activatethecomputracemodule.Computrace
isanoptionalmonitoringservicefromAbsolute
Software.

Note:Ifyousetthecomputracemodule
activationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbe
unabletoenablethissettingagain.

EnableordisabletheUEFISecureBootfeature.
SelectEnabletopreventunauthorizedoperating
systemsfromrunningatboottime.Select
Disabledtoallowanyoperatingsystemstorun
atboottime.

Specifythesystemoperatingmode.

SpecifytheSecureBootmode.

Thisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatform
keyandputthesystemintoSetupMode.You
caninstallyourownplatformkeyandcustomize
theSecureBootsignaturedatabasesinSetup
Mode.

RestoreFactory
Keys

SecureBootmodewillbesettoCustomMode.

Thisoptionisusedtorestoreallkeysand
certificatesinSecureBootdatabasestofactory
defaults.AnycustomizedSecureBootsettings
willbeerased,andthedefaultplatformkey
willbere-establishedalongwiththeoriginal

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

IntelSGX

DeviceGuardDeviceGuard

Submenuitem

ClearAllSecure
BootKeys

IntelSGXControl

ChangeOwner
EPOCH

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Software

Controlled

Enter

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

signaturedatabasesincludingcertificateforthe
Windows10operatingsystem.

Thisoptionisusedtoclearallkeysand
certificatesinSecureBootdatabases.You
caninstallyourownkeysandcertificatesafter
selectingthisoption.

ThisoptionenablesordisablesIntelSoftware
GuardExtensions(SGX)function.

IfSoftwareControlledisselected,SGXwillbe
controlledbySGXapplicationforUEFIbootOS.

ChangeOwnerEPOCHtoarandomvalue.This
optionisusedtoclearuserdataofSGX.

ThisoptionisusedtosupportMicrosoftDevice
Guard.

Whenthisoptionisenabled,IntelVirtualization
Technology,IntelVT-dFeature,SecureBoot,
andOSOptimizedDefaultsareautomatically
enabled.Bootorderisnotselectable,andthe
computeronlystartsfromtheinternalstorage
drive.

TocompletetheconfigurationofDeviceGuard,
youhavetosetasupervisorpassword.

Whenthisoptionisdisabled,thesetupoptions
areconfigurableandyoucanchooseanyboot
optionstostartthecomputer.

Startupmenu

Tochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Attention:

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

•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdrive
encryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.

Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.WhentheLenovologoisdisplayed,pressF12.

3.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.

Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevices,ortheoperating
systemcannotbefound.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

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Table4.Startupmenuitems

MenuitemValue

Boot

NetworkBoot

UEFI/LegacyBoot

BootMode

•Both

–UEFI/LegacyBootPriority

–UEFIFirst
–LegacyFirst

•UEFIOnly

•LegacyOnly

CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)

•Y es

•No

•Quick

•Diagnostics

Comments

Selectthebootdevicewhenyou
pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthe
computer.

Selectthebootdevicewhenthesystem
wakesfromLAN.IfWakeOnLANis
enabled,thenetworkadministratorcan
turnonallofthecomputersinaLAN
remotelybyuseofnetworkmanagement
software.

Selectsystembootcapability.

•Both:Selectpriorityofbootoptions
betweenUEFIandLegacy.

•UEFIOnly:Thesystemwillbootfrom
theUEFIenabledoperatingsystem.

•LegacyOnly:Thesystemwillboot
fromanyoperatingsystemotherthan
theUEFIenabledone.

Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the
systemcannotbootfromthebootable
devicesthatdonothavetheUEFI
enabledoperatingsystem.

CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)is
requiredforbootingthelegacyoperating
system.IfyouselectUEFIOnly,CSM

Supportisselectable.ForBothor
LegacyOnlymood,CSMSupportis

notselectable.

ScreenduringthePOST:

•Quick:TheLenovologoscreenis
displayed.

•Diagnostics:T extmessagesare
displayed.

Note:Y oualsocanenterDiagnostic
modebypressingEscduringthePOST.

OptionKeyDisplay

BootDeviceListF12Option

BootOrderLock

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectDisabled,the“Tointerrupt
normalstartup,pressEnter.”messageis
notdisplayedduringthePOST.

IfyouselectEnabled,F12isrecognized
andtheBootMenuwindowisdisplayed.

IfyouselectEnabled,thebootpriority
orderislockedforyourfutureuse.

Restartmenu

ToexittheThinkPadSetupprogramandrestartthecomputer,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Thefollowingsubmenuitemsaredisplayed:

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•ExitSavingChanges:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeettheWindows10certificationrequirements.Whenyou
changethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically,suchasCSMSupport,UEFI/Legacy
Boot,SecureBoot,andSecureRollBackPrevention.

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS

TheUEFIBIOSisthefirstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenthecomputeristurnedon.TheUEFIBIOS
initializesthehardwarecomponents,andloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.

YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSbystartingyourcomputerfromaflashupdateopticaldiscoraflashupdate
programrunningintheWindowsenvironment.Whenyouinstallanewprogram,adevicedriver,orhardware,
youmightbeinformedtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS.

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

Usingsystemmanagement

Thistopicisprimarilyintendedforthenetworkadministrators.

Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreresourcestobettermeet
yourbusinessobjectives.

Thismanageability,knownasTotalCostofOwnership(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclient
computersinthesamewayasyouoperateyourowncomputer,suchasturningonaclientcomputer,
formattingasolid-statedrive,andinstallingaprogram.

Oncethecomputerisconfiguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyusingthesoftwareandthe
manageabilityfeaturesthatarealreadyintegratedintotheclientcomputerandthenetwork.

DesktopManagementInterface

TheUEFIBIOSofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOS(SMBIOS)
ReferenceSpecification.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.
ItistheresponsibilityoftheUEFIBIOStoprovideinformationaboutitselfandthedevicesonthesystem
board.ThisspecificationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOSinformation.

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

ThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesthecomputermoremanageablebyenabling
thecomputertostartfromaserver.YourcomputersupportsthepersonalcomputerfunctionsthatPXE
requires.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard,yourcomputercanbestartedfromthePXEserver.

Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RIPLorRPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.

WakeonLAN

ThenetworkadministratorcanturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsolebyusingtheWakeon
LANfeature.

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