Lenovo ThinkPad X121e User Guide [en, uk]

UserGuide

ThinkPadX121e

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthefollowing:

•SafetyandWarrantyGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage169

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

Third Edition (October 2014)

© Copyright Lenovo 2011, 2014.

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

Contents

Readthisrst..............v

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

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

Chapter1.ProductOverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

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

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

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

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

Statusindicators.............8

Locatingimportantproductinformation.....10

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......11

FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel..11

CerticateofAuthenticitylabel......12

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

Specications...............13

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

ThinkVantageT echnologiesandsoftware....15

AccessingapplicationsinWindows7....15

AccessConnections..........17

ActiveProtectionSystem.........17

FingerprintSoftware...........17

LenovoSolutionsCenter.........17

LenovoThinkVantageTools........18

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.......18

MessageCenterPlus..........18

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

PowerManager............19

ProductRecovery...........19

PresentationDirector..........19

RescueandRecovery..........19

SystemUpdate............19

ThinkVantageGPS...........20

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...21

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

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........21

Specialkeysandbuttons..........22

Functionkeycombinations........23

Windowskeyandapplicationkey.....26

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice.......26

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice....27

Usingthetouchpad...........28

BehavioroftheUltraNavandanexternal

mouse................29

AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray.30

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

Checkingbatterystatus.........30

Usingtheacpoweradapter........30

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

Maximizingbatterylife..........31

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

Handlingthebattery...........33

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

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

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

Usingaprojectororexternaldisplay......42

Changingdisplaysettings........42

Attachinganexternalmonitor.......43

Settingupapresentation.........45

Usingacolorprole...........45

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

Usingtheintegratedcamera.......46

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

Usingthemediacardreader.........49

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..51

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

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

Adjustingyourcomputertotyou.....52

Accessibilityinformation.........53

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........53

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

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

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

Attachingamechanicallock.........55

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

Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode....56

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

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

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

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

Usingangerprintreader..........61

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive

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

Usingandunderstandingrewalls.......64

Protectingdataagainstviruses........64

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....67

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Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......67

Creatingrecoverymedia.........68

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

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...69

Performingabackupoperation......69

Performingarecoveryoperation......69

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...70

Creatingandusingarescuemedium......71

Creatingarescuemedium........71

Usingarescuemedium.........71

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice

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

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

Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....75

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

Replacingthebattery............75

Replacingthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive.77

Replacingamemorymodule.........80

Replacingthekeyboard...........83

InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard

forwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection......87

InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard

forwirelessWANconnection.........91

ReplacingtheSIMcard...........94

Replacingthebackupbattery.........96

Chapter7.Enhancingyour

computer..............101

FindingThinkPadoptions..........101

Chapter8.Advanced

conguration............103

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......103

Beforeyoubegin............103

InstallingWindows7..........104

InstallingWindowsVista.........105

InstallingWindowsXP..........106

Installingdevicedrivers...........108

Installingthedriverfor4-in-1mediacard

reader................108

InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows

2000/XP/Vista/7............108

InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows

2000/XP/Vista/7............110

Installingdriversandsoftware.......110

ThinkPadSetup..............110

Congmenu..............111

Date/Timemenu............112

Securitymenu.............112

Startupmenu.............113

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

ThinkPadSetupitems..........114

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....121

Usingsystemmanagement..........122

Systemmanagement..........122

Settingmanagementfeatures.......122

Chapter9.Preventingproblems..125

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......125

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....126

GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite..126
GettingthelatestdriversusingSystem

Update................126

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........127

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....128

Chapter10.Troubleshooting

computerproblems.........131

Diagnosingproblems............131

Troubleshooting..............132

Computerstopsresponding.......132

Spillsonthekeyboard..........133

Errormessages............133

Errorswithoutmessages.........135

Beeperrors..............136

Memoryproblems...........136

Networking..............136

Keyboardandotherpointingdevices....141

Displayandmultimediadevices......142

Fingerprintreaderproblems........149

Batteryandpower...........149

Drivesandotherstoragedevices.....153

Softwareproblems...........153

Portsandconnectors..........153

UniversalSerialBusproblems.......153

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....155

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........155

Registeringyourcomputer........155

Downloadingsystemupdates.......155

Recordinginformation..........155

Gettinghelpandservice...........156

Usingdiagnosticprograms........156

LenovoSupportWebsite.........156

CallingLenovo.............157

Purchasingadditionalservices........157

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............159

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........159

LocatingtheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............160

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Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....161

Exportclassicationnotice..........162

Electronicemissionnotices..........162

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........162

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............162

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...163

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...163

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....163

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....164

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................164

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................164

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......164

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............165

EUWEEEstatements............165

Japanrecyclingstatements.........165

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........166

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....166

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................167

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................167

AppendixC.Notices.........169

Trademarks................170

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ivUserGuide

Readthisrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretocontinuetogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyour
computer.Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

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

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause
discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin
contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom
thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour
computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin
burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody
whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

•Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfrom
yourcomputer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

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

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe
following,andmakesurethatthepowerswitchisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleep(standby)mode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep
(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarrying
casewhileitisturnedon.

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readimportantsafetyinformationrst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded
withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement
ortheLenovo
WarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

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

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

®

LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafetyand

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough
thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby
anauthorizedservicer.

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

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

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafetyconcerns
withyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceandtelecommunication
linesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

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

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orre.

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

•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor
poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

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

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

Formoreinformation,see“Importantsafetyinformation”intheSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomes
withyourcomputer.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare
referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor

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customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake
surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave
anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestolet

thecomputercoolbeforeopeningthecover.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

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

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin
waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

DonotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheACinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheACinputoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

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,or

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe
damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain
areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts
ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose
totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare
installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

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Externaldevices

CAUTION:
DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)and
1394cableswhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.T oavoid
possibledamagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdownto
disconnectexternaldevices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

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

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

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorame
to“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoincell.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeany
dischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthe
batteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

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

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Rechargeablebatterynotice

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.Attemptingtodosocancausean
explosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.Abatterypackotherthantheonespeciedby
Lenovo,oradisassembledormodiedbatterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotattempttodisassembleit.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

•Donotdropthebatterypack.

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,
complywithlocalordinancesorregulations.

Thebatterypackshouldbestoredatroomtemperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%
ofcapacity.Werecommendthatbatterypackbechargedaboutonceperyeartoprevent
overdischarge.

Lithiumcoincellbatterynotice

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

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

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

ProductscontainingCR(manganesedioxide)lithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

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

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Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

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

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

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearammablematerialsorinexplosive
environments.

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

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

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe
requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

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

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Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower ,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

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

•Donotuseyoucomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

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

Usingheadphonesorearphones

Ifyourcomputerhasbothaheadphoneconnectorandanaudio-outconnector,alwaysusetheheadphone
connectorforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)orearphones.

CAUTION:
Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof

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theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound
pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.

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

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

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

NoticeforTabletPCusers

SafetyNoticeforusersinAustralia:

DANGER

Donotconnectphonelinewhileusingtabletmode.

NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

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

WARNING

Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproductwillexpose
youtolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

Savetheseinstructions.

xivUserGuide

Chapter1.ProductOverview

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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage10

•“Features”onpage12

•“Specications”onpage13

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage14

•“ThinkVantageTechnologiesandsoftware”onpage15

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed
tostartusingthecomputer.

Thissectionincludesthefollowingtopics:

•“Frontview”onpage2

•“Right-sideview”onpage4

•“Left-sideview”onpage6

•“Bottomview”onpage7

•“Statusindicators”onpage8

©CopyrightLenovo2011

1

Frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadX121efrontview

1UltraConnect™wirelessantennas(left)

3UltraConnectantennas(right)

5Powerstatusindicator6Fingerprintreader

7Systemstatusindicator8Built-instereospeaker(right)

9Bluetoothantenna10T rackPoint

11Touchpad

13Built-inmicrophone14T rackPointpointingstick

15Volumecontrolbuttons

1UltraConnectwirelessantennas(left)
3UltraConnectwirelessantennas(right)

2Integratedcamera

4Powerswitch

®

buttons

12Built-instereospeaker(left)

Thebuilt-inUltraConnectantennasforthewirelesscommunicationarelocatedatthetopleftandthetop
rightportionsofyourcomputerdisplay.

Fordetails,referto“LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas”onpage160.

2Integratedcamera

Somemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Byusingthiscamera,youcantakepicturesorholdavideo
conference.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethecamera,referto“Usingtheintegratedcamera”onpage46

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4Powerswitch

Usethepowerswitchtoturnonthecomputer.Toturnoffyourcomputer,usetheStartmenushutdown
options.

Ifyoucannotturnoffthecomputerbyusingthismethod,pressandholdthepowerswitchfor2seconds.

ThepowerswitchalsocanbeprogrammedviaPowerManagertoshutdownthecomputerorputitinto
sleep(standby)orhibernationmode.

5Powerstatusindicator

Yourcomputerhasapowerstatusindicator.Forthedetails,see“Powerstatusindicator”onpage10.

6Fingerprintreader

Somemodelshavethengerprintreader.Thengerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyour
ngerprinttostartthecomputerandentertheThinkPad

®

Setup.

Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingangerprintreader”onpage61

7Systemstatusindicator

.

Yourcomputerhastwosystemstatusindicators,oneontheouterlidofyourcomputerandtheotheron
thepalmrest.Theillustrationaboveshowstheoneonthepalmrest.Fordetails,see“Systemstatus
indicators”onpage9

8Built-instereospeaker(right)
12Built-instereospeaker(left)

.

Thestereospeakersarebuiltintoyourcomputer.

Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Volumeandmutebuttons”onpage23.

9Bluetoothantenna

Ifyourcomputerhasintegratedbluetoothfeatures,referto“UsingBluetooth”onpage36formore
information.

UltraNav

10T rackPointbuttons
11T ouchpad
14T rackPointpointingstick

ThekeyboardcontainstheuniqueT rackPointpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareallpart
ofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourngersfromtypingposition.

MoveyourngertipacrosstheUltraNav

®

touchpadtomovethepointer.

TheTrackPointandTrackPointbuttonsprovidefunctionssimilartothoseofamouseanditsbuttons.

13Built-inmicrophone

Thebuilt-inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisusedwithanapplicationprogramcapable
ofhandlingaudio.

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15Volumecontrolbuttons

Thebuilt-involumecontrolbuttonsenableyoutoquicklyadjustthevolumeormutethesoundfromyour
computer.

Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Volumeandmutebuttons”onpage23.

Right-sideview

Figure2.ThinkPadX121eright-sideview

1Mediacardreaderslot

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector

5Securitykeyhole

1Mediacardreaderslot

2USBconnector

4Powerjack

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermayhaveaMediaCardReaderslot.TheMediaCardReader
supportsthefollowingfourtypesofcards:

•SDcard

•SDHCcard

•SDXCcard

•MultiMediaCard

Note:Y ourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheCPRMfeatureforSDcards.

Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage49

.

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2USBconnector

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-interface-compatibledevices,such
asaprinterordigitalcamera.

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector

TheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorisusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchas
aprinteroradigitalcamera.

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

®

,iPhone

®

,andBlackBerry®smartphones,byattachingthe

devicestotheconnector.

However,withtheacpoweradapterattached,ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputer
isinhibernationmodeorpoweredoff,youwillneedtoopenthePowerManagerprogramandcongure
correspondingsettingstoenabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnector.FordetailsabouthowtoenabletheAlways
OnUSBconnector,refertotheon-linehelpofthePowerManagerprogram.

Notes:

•Yourcomputermaylookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrations.

•YourcomputeriscompatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0.

4Powerjack

Theacpoweradaptercableconnectstothecomputerpowerjacktoprovidepowertothecomputerand
chargethebattery.

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

5Securitykeyhole

Yourcomputercomeswithasecuritykeyhole.Y oucanpurchaseasecuritycableandlocktotthiskeyhole.

Chapter1.ProductOverview5

Left-sideview

Figure3.ThinkPadX121eleft-sideview

1Monitorconnector

3HDMIport

5Ethernetconnector

1Monitorconnector

2Fanlouvers(right)

4USBconnector

6Comboaudiojack

Themonitorconnectorisusedtoconnectanexternalmonitororprojectortoyourcomputer.

Fordetails,referto“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage43.

2Fanlouvers(right)

TheinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcooltheCPU.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

3HDMIport

Yourcomputersupportsthehigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)port,adigitalaudioandvideo
interfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitorsuchasanHDTV.

4USBconnector

TheUSBconnectorisusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaprinter
ordigitalcamera.

5Ethernetconnector

TheEthernetconnectorisusedtoconnectyourcomputertoaLAN.

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

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

6Comboaudiojack

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

Notes:

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

•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformationaboutthe
audiodevicessupportedbythecomboaudiojack,see“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage45.

Bottomview

Figure4.ThinkPadX121ebottomview

1Battery

3Memoryslot4WWANcardslot

5WLANcardslot6Harddiskdriveorsolidstatedriveslot

1Battery

2SIMcardslot

Useyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

YoucanusePowerManagertoadjustyourpowersettingasneeded.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin
“PowerManager”onpage19

.

Chapter1.ProductOverview7

2SIMcardslot

IfyourcomputerhasawirelessWANfeature,itmightrequireaSIM(SubscriberIdenticationModule)card
toestablishawirelessWAN(WideAreaNetwork)connection.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIM
cardmaybealreadyinstalledintheSIMcardslot.

3Memoryslot

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthememory
slot.Memorymodulesareavailableasoptions.

4PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWAN

YourcomputermightincludeaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANinthePCIExpressMiniCard
slotforwirelessWANcommunications.

5PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLAN/WiMAX

YourcomputermightincludeaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXinthePCIExpressMini
CardslotforwirelessLAN/WiMAXcommunications.

6Harddiskdriveorsolidstatedriveslot

Yourcomputermayhavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdrivethatcanmeetavarietyof
storagedemands.T okeepthedrivesafe,ActiveProtectionSystem™isinstalledonyourcomputer.For
details,referto“ActiveProtectionSystem”onpage17

.

Somemodelsareequippedwithasolidstatedrivetoprovideenhancedperformance,energysavings,and
reducedweight.

Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourhard
diskdriveorsolidstatedrive.Thisreductionismorenoticeableonthesolidstatedrivebecauseofits
smallercapacity.

Statusindicators

Yourcomputerhastwosystem-statusindicatorsandapower-statusindicators.Thestatusindicators
showthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

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Systemstatusindicators

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoontheouterlidofyourcomputerandonthepalmrestworksasa
systemstatusindicator:itshowswhetherthecomputerisinsleep(standby),hibernation,ornormalmode.

Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Red:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Fastblinkingred:Thecomputerisenteringsleep(standby)orhibernationmode.

•Slowblinkingred:Thecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

Chapter1.ProductOverview9

Powerstatusindicator

Yourcomputerhasanindicatorthatshowsthestatusofacpower.

Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Green:Theacpoweradapterisconnected.Ifabatteryisinstalledonthecomputer,theindicator
isgreenwhenitischarged.

•Off:Theacpoweradapterisnotconnected.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourmachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandIC
Certicationlabel,andWindows

®

CerticateofAuthenticitylabel.

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Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Youcanndthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputerinthelabelasshownbelow:

FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel

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

Chapter1.ProductOverview11

IfnointegratedwirelessPCIExpressMiniCardhasbeenpreinstalledinyourcomputer,youcaninstall
one.Todothis,followtheprocedurein“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage87
WANconnection”onpage91.

or“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

CerticateofAuthenticitylabel

TheCerticateofAuthenticitylabelforthepreinstalledoperatingsystemisattached.Printedonthislabelare
theproductIDandtheproductkeyinformationforyourcomputer.Recordthisinformationandkeepitina
safeplace.Youmightneedthesenumberstostartyourcomputerorreinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Features

Processor

•Seethesystempropertiesofyourcomputer.Youcandothisasfollows:ClickStart,right-clickComputer
(inWindowsXP ,MyComputer);thenfromthepull-downmenuselectProperties.

Memory

•Doubledatarate3synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(DDR3SDRAM)

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Storagedevice

•2.5-inch(7mmheight)harddiskdrive

•2.5-inch(7mmheight)solidstatedrive

Display
ThecolordisplayusesTFTtechnology.

•Size:11.6inches(295mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:upto1366-by-768,dependingonthemodel
–Externalmonitor:Upto2456-by-1538(VGA)orupto1920-by-1200(HDMI),dependingonthemodel

•Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)

Keyboard

•83–key,84–key,or88–key

•UltraNav(TrackPointandtouchpad)

•Fnkeyfunction

•Volumecontrolbuttons

•Speakermutebutton

•Microphonemutebutton

•Built-inmicrophones(onsomemodels)

Interface

•Externalmonitorconnectors

•Comboaudiojack(stereoheadphoneorheadset)

•USB2.0connectors

•AlwaysOnUSB2.0connectorwithyellowmarking

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreader

•HDMI1.4port

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedBluetooth(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedwirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedWiMAX(onsomemodels)

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Specications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

Size

Chapter1.ProductOverview13

•Width:282mm(13.32inches)

•Depth:204mm(9.64inches)

•Height:24mm(1.13inches)

Heatoutput

•65W(222Btu/hr)maximum

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Batterypack

•Lithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack

Batterylife

•Forpercentageofremainingbatterypower,seethePowerManagerBatteryGaugeinthetaskbar.

•ThePowerManageralsodisplaysagreen,yellowandredindication.Abatteryunderwarrantywithared
indicationiseligibleforawarrantyreplacement.

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutyourcomputeroperatingenvironment.

Environment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10,000ft)

•Temperature

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C

(41°Fto109°F)

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurized

condition:31.3°C(88°F)

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

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%
–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

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

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

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ThinkVantageTechnologiesandsoftware

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

FollowingsectionsprovideinformationaboutThinkVantage

®

Technologiesandothercomputingsolutions,

offeredbyLenovo.

•“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage15

•“AccessConnections”onpage17

•“ActiveProtectionSystem”onpage17

•“FingerprintSoftware”onpage17

•“LenovoSolutionsCenter”onpage17

•“LenovoThinkVantageTools”onpage18

•“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage18

•“MessageCenterPlus”onpage18

•“PasswordManager”onpage19

•“PowerManager”onpage19

•“ProductRecovery”onpage19

•“PresentationDirector”onpage19

•“RescueandRecovery”onpage19

•“SystemUpdate”onpage19

•“ThinkVantageGPS”onpage20

Note:TolearnmoreaboutThinkVantageTechnologiesandothercomputingsolutions,offeredbyLenovo,
gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

AccessingapplicationsinWindows7

IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessapplicationsbyfollowingoneofthe
methodsbelow:

•YoucangettheapplicationsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageTools.
ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools.Thendependingontheapplicationyou

wanttoaccess,double-clickthecorrespondingicon.

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

Table1.ApplicationsonLenovoThinkVantageT ools

ApplicationIconname

AccessConnectionsInternetConnection

ActiveProtectionSystem

FingerprintSoftware

AirbagProtection

FingerprintReader

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Table1.ApplicationsonLenovoThinkVantageTools(continued)

ApplicationIconname

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
or
LenovoSolutionCenter

MobileBroadbandActivate

PasswordManagerPasswordVault

PowerManager

RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecoveryEnhancedBackupandRestore

SystemUpdate

ThinkVantageGPSGPS

SystemHealthandDiagnostics

3GMobileBroadband

PowerControls

UpdateandDrivers

•YoucanalsogettheapplicationsfromtheControlPanel.
ClickStart➙ControlPanel.Dependingontheapplicationyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorresponding

sectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.

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

ThesectionsinControlPanel,thegreentexts,andtheapplicationsarelistedinthefollowingtable.

Table2.ApplicationsonControlPanel

Application

AccessConnections

ActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-CommunicationsUtility

FingerprintSoftwareSystemandSecurity

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
or
LenovoSolutionCenter

MobileBroadbandActivateNetworkandInternet

PasswordManager

PowerManager

RecoveryMedia

RescueandRecovery

ControlPanelsectionGreentextontheControlPanel

NetworkandInternet

HardwareandSound

HardwareandSound

SystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

SystemandSecurity
UserAccountsandFamilySafety

HardwareandSound
SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-InternetConnection

Lenovo-AirbagProtection

Lenovo-FingerprintReader
or
Lenovo-NotebookFingerprint

Reader

Diagnostics

Lenovo-3GMobileBroadband

Lenovo-PasswordVault

Lenovo-PowerControls

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand
Restore

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Table2.ApplicationsonControlPanel(continued)

Application

SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity

ThinkVantageGPS

ControlPanelsectionGreentextontheControlPanel

Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers

NetworkandInternet
SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-GPS

AccessConnections

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

Byswitchingbetweenlocationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyand
easilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthecomputer
eachtime.

ToopentheAccessConnectionsprogram,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage15

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙AccessConnections.

.

ActiveProtectionSystem

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

ToopenActiveProtectionSystem,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage15

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

.

FingerprintSoftware

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

Toopenthengerprintsoftware,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage15.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware.

LenovoSolutionsCenter

Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith

eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,see“Accessing
applicationsinWindows7”onpage15.

Chapter1.ProductOverview17

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.Formoreinformation,see“Diagnosingproblems”on
page131

TostarttheLenovoSolutionCenterprograminWindows7,see“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”
onpage15.

.

LenovoThinkVantageTools

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess
tovarioustechnologies,suchas:

•LenovoSolutionCenterorLenovoThinkVantageToolbox(dependingonthedateofmanufacture)

•PowerManager

•RescueandRecovery

•SystemUpdate

ToaccesstheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantage

Tools.

Note:LenovoThinkVantageToolsisavailableinWindows7.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalled

withtheprogram,youcandownloaditfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox

Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith

eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“LenovoSolutions
Center”onpage17

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandnd
solutionsforthem.Italsoincludesautomaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,
advanceddiagnostics,anddiagnostichistory.

ToopenLenovoThinkVantageToolbox,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage15.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.

ForadditionalinformationaboutrunningtheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,refertothehelp
informationsystemoftheprogram.

MessageCenterPlus

TheMessageCenterPlusdisplaysmessagestoinformyouabouthelpfulsoftwarethathasbeenpreinstalled
onyourcomputer.Thesoftwareenablesyoutomanagewiredandwirelessconnections,protectyourdata
intheeventofaproblemandautomaticallydiagnoseandresolvepotentialproblemswithyourcomputer.
TheMessageCenterPluscanalsoprovidemessagesaboutnewupdatesavailabletokeepyourcomputer
current.

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PasswordManager

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

ToopenPasswordManager,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage15.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PasswordManager.

PowerManager

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

ToopenPowerManager,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage15.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PowerManager.

ProductRecovery

Thisprogramenablesyoutocreaterecoverymediatorestorethecontentsofthesystemdriveorharddisk
drivetothesamestateaswhenthecomputerwasoriginallyshippedfromthefactory.

Forinformationabouthowtoopenandusethisprogram,referto“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”
onpage67.

PresentationDirector

PresentationDirectorisadisplaycongurationutilitythatenablesyoutogivepresentationsconveniently.It
alsoenablesyoutocreateandmanagethedisplayschemes.However,bydefault,PresentationDirectorhas
somepredenedpresentationschemes.Y oucanapplythemtoyourpresentationwithnoneedtosetupa
newscheme.Toapplyapresentationscheme,youcanalsouseFn+F7.

ToopenPresentationDirector,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,PresentationDirectorisnotsupportedbecausetheWindows
7operatingsystemhandlestheexternaldisplaysinstead.

RescueandRecovery

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

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage15.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.

SystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloadingand
installingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIFirmwareupdates,andother

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thirdpartyapplications).Someexamplesofsoftwarethatyoushouldkeepupdatedareprogramsprovided
byLenovo,suchastheRescueandRecoveryprogram.

ToopenSystemUpdate,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage15.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙SystemUpdate.

ThinkVantageGPS

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

ToopenThinkVantageGPS,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage15.

•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ThinkVantageGPS.

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Bing™Maps.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage21

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage21

•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage22

•“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage26

•“Powermanagement”onpage30

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage34

•“Usingaprojectororexternaldisplay”onpage42

•“Usingacolorprole”onpage45

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage45

•“Usingtheintegratedcamera”onpage46

•“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage49

Registeringyourcomputer

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

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youwillalsoreceivethefollowingbenets:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnoticationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

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

Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

HereareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofThinkPadnotebook.

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

Onthegoandneedtousebatterypowermoreeffectively?

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

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

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•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom
drainingbyusingtheemergencyresethole.Lookforinformationaboutthelocationoftheemergency
resetholein“Bottomview”onpage7.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskdriveor
solidstatedrive?

•StudytheSecuritysectiontondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•ThePasswordManagerpreinstalledonyourcomputerperformsmanyofthesecuritytasksthathelp
protectit.Ifthesetupwizardruns,tokeepyoursystemsecure,besuretosetupthePasswordManager.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon
deletingdatafromyourharddiskorsolidstatedrive”onpage63.

Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?

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

•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesbyuseofAccessConnections.

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page35.

•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage53.

•PressF9,toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage43

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.

Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage75
yourcomputer.

•SeeChapter7“Enhancingyourcomputer”onpage101formoreinformationaboutenhancingthe
featuresofyourcomputer.

Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage125.

•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalledsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”on
page131.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage67.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage103

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage132.

•“Powerproblems”onpage150.

formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

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Specialkeysandbuttons

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttons.

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Functionkeycombinations

Bysettingthefunctionkeys,youcanchangeoperationalfeaturesinstantly.Tousethisfunction,pressand
holdtheFnkey1;thenpressoneofthefunctionkeys2.

Volumeandmutebuttons

•Fn+Esc:Speakermute

•Fn+F1:Speakervolumedown

•Fn+F2:Speakervolumeup
Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour

computeragain.Toturnonthesound,presstheSpeakervolumeuporSpeakervolumedownkeys.

•Fn+F3:Microphonemute
Whenyoupressthemicrophonemutekey,alloftherecordingdevicesaresetonmuteorunmute;this

isthedefaultsetting.

Powerconservation

Fn+F4

Putyourcomputerinsleep(standby)mode.T oreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly,without
pressingafunctionkey.

Note:Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmodeordo-nothingmode
(inWindowsXP ,shutthecomputerdownorshowthepanelforturningoffthecomputer),changethe
settingsinPowerManager.

Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures

•Fn+F5
Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.IfyoupressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesis

displayed.Y oucanquicklychangethepowerstateofeachfeatureinthelist.

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Note:IfyouwanttouseFn+F5toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,thefollowingdevicedrivers
mustbeinstalledonyourcomputerbeforehand:

–PowerManagementdriver
–OnScreenDisplayUtility
–Wirelessdevicedrivers
Forinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage35.

Launchingthecameraandaudiosettings

•Fn+F6
IfyoupressFn+F6,thecameraandaudiosettingswindowisopenedandthecamerapreviewisturned

on.Fromthiswindow,youcanchangethecameraandaudiosettings.

Note:TheCamerasettingsareaonlyappearsifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera.Formore
information,see“Usingtheintegratedcamera”onpage46

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Applyingapresentationscheme

•Fn+F7
Applyapresentationschemedirectly,withnoneedtostartPresentationDirector.
TodisablethisfunctionandusetheFn+F7keycombinationforswitchingadisplayoutputlocation,start

PresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.
ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector.
Forinformationonapplyingapresentationscheme,referto“PresentationDirector”onpage19.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportpresentationschemes,howeverthe
Fn+F7keycombinationmaystillbeusedtoswitchdisplayoutputlocation.

Switchingadisplayoutputlocation

•Fn+F7
ForWindows7:
Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Windowswillshowthesedisplayoptions:

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

Note:T oswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWin+Pkeycombination
isalsoavailable.

ForWindowsXP:
Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Ifanexternalmonitorisattached,

computeroutputisdisplayedinthefollowingthreepatternsbyturns:

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

Notes:

–Thisfunctionisnotsupportedifdifferentdesktopimagesaredisplayedonthecomputerdisplayand

theexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction).

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–ThisfunctiondoesnotworkwhileaDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying.
Toenablethisfunction,startPresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.ClickStart➙AllPrograms

➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector,andchangetheFn+F7Settings.

Brightnesscontrolfeatures

•Fn+F8
DisplaybrightnessdownusingFn+F8.
Thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.Thepurposeofthismethodistochangethebrightnesslevel

temporarily.Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,changethesettingsofthePowerOptioninthe
ControlPanelorusethePowerManager.

•Fn+F9
DisplaybrightnessupusingFn+F9.
Thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.Thepurposeofthismethodistochangethebrightnesslevel

temporarily.Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,changethesettingsofthePowerOptioninthe
ControlPanelorusethePowerManager.

Multimediacontrol

•Fn+F10:Previoustrack/scene

•Fn+F11:Playorpause

•Fn+F12:Nexttrack/scene

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Windowskeyandapplicationkey

WindowsKey

Ifyoupressthekey1,theStartmenuofWindowsisdisplayedorhidden.

Ifyoupressthiskeyandanotherkeyatthesametime,theSystemPropertieswindowortheComputer(in
WindowsXP,MyComputer)windowisdisplayed.Fordetails,refertotheHelpintheWindowsoperating
system.

OtherFunctions

•Fn+B:HavethesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

•Fn+P:HavethesamefunctionasthePausekey.

•Fn+S:HavethesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

•Fn+C:HavethesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

•Fn+I:HavethesamefunctionastheInsertkey.

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice

YourcomputermaycomewiththeUltraNavpointingdevice.TheUltraNavconsistsoftheT rackPointand
thetouchpad,eachofwhichisitselfapointingdevicewithbothbasicandextendedfunctions.Youcan
congurebothdevicesbychoosingthesettingsyouprefer,asfollows:

•SetboththeT rackPointandthetouchpadaspointingdevices.
ThissettingenablestheuseofallthebasicandextendedfunctionsoftheTrackPointandthetouchpad.

•SettheTrackPointasthemainpointingdeviceandthetouchpadforextendedfunctionsonly.
ThissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththeTrackPointwhilelimitingtheuse

ofthetouchpadtoscrolling,tapzones,andslow-motionpointerfunctions.

•SetthetouchpadasthemainpointingdeviceandtheTrackPointfortheextendedfunctionsonly.
Thissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththetouchpadwhilelimitingthe

useoftheTrackPointtoscrollingandMagnifyingGlassfunctions.

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•SettheTrackPointasthemainpointingdevice,anddisablethetouchpad.

•Setthetouchpadasthemainpointingdevice,anddisabletheTrackPoint.

ChangingtheUltraNavsettings

YoucanchangeyoursettingsofUltraNavintheUltraNavtaboftheMousePropertieswindow.Toopenit,
useoneofthefollowingmethods:

•UsetheStartmenuofyourcomputerasfollows:

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

YoucanalsochangetheUltraNavsettingsbyclickingtheUltraNavicononthesystemtray.Todisplaythe
UltraNavicononthesystemtray,see“AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray”onpage30.

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

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

IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTrackPoint,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:

1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywitheitherindexngeronthepointingstickin
thedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit
down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.

Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheTrackPointforafewseconds;the
pointerwillstopmoving.

2.T oselectanddragasrequiredbyyoursoftware,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumb
andmovetheTrackPointpointingstick.

CustomizingtheTrackPoint

YoucancustomizetheT rackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:

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•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons.

•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPoint.

•EnabletheMagnifyingGlass.

•EnabletheT rackPointscrollingfunction.

•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.

Changingthecap

Thecap1ontheendoftheT rackPointpointingstickisremovable.Y oucanreplaceitasshownin
thedrawing.

Note:Ifyoureplacethekeyboard,anewkeyboardisshippedwiththedefaultcap.Ifyouwish,youcan
keepthecapfromyouroldkeyboardanduseitonthenewone.

Usingthetouchpad

Thetouchpadisapad1belowtheTrackPointbuttonsatthebottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer

2onthescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

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Usingthemulti-touchtouchpad

Thetouchpadofyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchwithwhichyoucanzoomin,zoomout,scrollorrotate
onthescreenwhilebrowsingtheInternetorreadingoreditingadocument.

Fordetails,refertotheHelpinUltraNav.

Customizingthetouchpad

Tocustomizethetouchpad,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound,andthenclickMouse.

3.ClicktheUltraNavtabandproceedtocustomizingthetouchpad.

ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickPrintersandOtherHardware,andthenclickMouse.

3.ClicktheUltraNavtabandproceedtocustomizingthetouchpad.

Fordetails,refertotheHelpintheThinkPadSetUp.

BehavioroftheUltraNavandanexternalmouse

IfyouattachanexternalmousetoaUSBconnector,youcanusetheexternalmousesimultaneouslywiththe
TrackPointandthetouchpad.

DisablingtheTrackPointorthetouchpad

IfyouwanttodisabletheTrackPointorthetouchpad,doeitherofthefollowing:

ConguresettingsinUltraNavpropertieswindow:

ForWindows7

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse.

2.ClicktheUltraNavtab.

3.T odisabletheTrackPoint,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint.
Todisablethetouchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnabletouchpad.

4.ClickOK.

ForWindowsXP

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙PrintersandOtherHardware➙Mouse.

2.ClicktheUltraNavtab.

3.T odisabletheTrackPoint,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint.
Todisablethetouchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnabletouchpad.

4.ClickOK.

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

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AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray

ForeasyaccesstotheUltraNavproperties,youcanaddtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray.

ToenablethedisplayoftheUltraNavicononthesystemtray,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound,andthenclickMouse.

3.ClicktheUltraNavtab.

4.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.

5.ClickOKorApply.

ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickPrintersandOtherHardware,andthenclickMouse.

3.ClicktheUltraNavtab.

4.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.

5.ClickOKorApply.

YoucannowchangethepropertiesofUltraNavbyclickingtheUltraNavicononthesystemtray.

Powermanagement

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

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

Checkingbatterystatus

ThePowerManagerBatteryGaugeinthetasktraydisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

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

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrive,how
brightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

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

Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:

1.Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpoweradapterforusewiththecomputer.

2.ThepowercordthatplugsintotheACoutletandintothetransformerpack.

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Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Tousetheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing.Besuretotakethesestepsintheorderinwhichtheyare
givenhere.

1.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjackofthecomputer.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomofyour
display.

Notes:

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpowertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedtothe
transformer.

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis
installed.Youneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:

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

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower
alarmalertsyouthatremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer.The
batterywillchargeinabout3to6hours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthephysicalenvironment.

Note:Toincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingbatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted-untilthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking
orange.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows
greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.

•Foranewbatteryorabatterythatyouhavenotusedrecently,dooneofthefollowing:

1.Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedwhentheacpower
adapterispluggedinandthebatteryindicatorisgreen.

2.Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted-untilthebatterystatusindicatorstarts
blinkingorange.

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

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Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.

Introducingthepower-savingmodes

•Screenblank.Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.T oturnoffpowertothe
display,doasfollows:

1.Right-clickthePowerManagerBatteryGaugeinthetaskbar.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay.

•Sleep(standbyinWindowsXP).Insleep(standby)mode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthe
harddiskdriveorthesolidstatedriveandthecomputerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputer
wakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.T oputyourcomputerintosleep(standby)mode,press
Fn+F4.Toreturnfromsleep(standby)mode,pressFnkey.

•Hibernation.Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavinglesorexiting
fromanyapplicationsthatarerunning.Whenyouenterhibernation,allopenapplications,folders,and
lesaresavedtotheharddiskdrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.T oenterhibernation,doasfollows:

•ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart.

2.ClickthetrianglemarkontherightsideoftheShundownicon,thenselectHibernate.

•ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart.

2.ClickShundown,thenselectHibernate.

Enablingthewakeupfunction

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

•ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

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

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

•ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙PerformanceandMaintenance.

2.ClickScheduledTasks.Thescheduledtasksaredisplayed.

3.Right-clickonascheduledtask.

4.ClickProperties.

5.ClicktheSettingstab.

6.UnderPowerManagement,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

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Enablingthebatteryalarm

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

1.StartPowerManager.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.

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

Handlingthebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.

Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.

AbatterypackotherthantheonespeciedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodiedbattery
packisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Storeitinacooldryplace.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

Thebatterypackisaconsumablesupply.

Ifyourbatterybeginstodischargetooquickly,replacethebatterypackwithanewoneofthetype
recommendedbyLenovo.Formoreinformationonreplacingthebatterypack,contactyourCustomer
SupportCenter.

DANGER

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

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DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproduct
documentation.

DANGER

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,
complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

DANGER

Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery
containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha
batteryofthesametype.Toavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,Donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater,
(2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof
itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkadaptersforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany's
wiredLANorwirelessLANnetwork.

Note:Somemodelscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishwirelessconnections
overremotepublicorprivatenetworks.

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

ForWindows7:T ostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,see“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”on
page15,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ForWindowsXP:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage

➙AccessConnections,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Ethernetconnections

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

ToconnecttoanetworkviaEthernet,youcanuseAccessConnections.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

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Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Dependingonthefrequencyusedfordatatransmission,theareacovered,orthetypeofthedeviceusedfor
datatransfer,thefollowingcategoriesofwirelessnetworksmaybeavailabletoyou:

WirelessLAN

Awirelesslocalareanetworkcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingorahouse.
Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.

WirelessWAN

Awirelesswideareanetworkcoversabroadergeographicarea.Cellularnetworksareusedfordata
transmission,andaccessisprovidedbyawirelessservicecarrier.

Bluetooth

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

WiMAX(WorldwideInteroperabilityforMicrowaveAccess)

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

MakingwirelessLANconnections

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

Attention:

•IfyoucarryyourcomputerwiththewirelessLANfeatureintoanairplane,checktheserviceswiththe
airlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputersonanairplanewiththewirelessfeature,youneedto
disableitbeforeboarding.Todisableit,refertotheinstructionsin“Enablingordisablingthewireless
feature”onpage42

Note:Youcanpurchaseawirelessnetworkingcardasanoption.Formoreinformation,referto“Finding
ThinkPadoptions.”onpage101

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.

•ForthebestconnectionofthewirelessLANfeature,openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightly
morethan90degrees.

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

.

Wirelessnetworkingsetup

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

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ForWindows7:T ostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,see“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”on
page15,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

Note:BeforeyoustartsettingupwirelessnetworkingconnectionsbyusingAccessConnections,obtaina
NetworkName(SSID)andyourencryptioninformationfromyournetworkadministrator.

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

UsingwirelessWANconnections

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

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

Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.

TousethewirelessWANfeature,startAccessConnections.

Note:AccessConnectionsdoesnotsupportconnectiontowirelessWANnetworkinChina.

ForWindows7:T ostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,see“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”on

page15,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

UsingBluetooth

ForWindows7:

IfyourcomputerisequippedwiththeIntegratedBluetoothfeatures,youcanenableordisablethefeatures
bypressingFn+F5.IfyoupressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Youcanenableordisablethe
Bluetoothfeatureswithasingleclick.

TocongureaBluetoothdeviceormanageconnectionsettings,youcanuseBluetoothDevicesinControl
Panel.

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDevicesandPrinters.

TosenddatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice,doasfollows:

1.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

2.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

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Fordetails,refertotheWindowsonlinehelp.

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

ForWindowsXP

IfyourcomputerisequippedwiththeIntegratedBluetoothfeatures,youcanenableordisablethefeatures
bypressingFn+F5.

IfyoupressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.YoucanenableordisabletheBluetoothfeatures
withasingleclick.

InWindowsXP,youcanuseeitherThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,ortheMicrosoft
Bluetoothsoftware.

Bydefault,ThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftwareisinstalledonyourcomputer.

UsingBluetoothforthersttimeonyourcomputer

IfthisisthersttimeBluetoothhasbeenusedonyourcomputer,useeitherofthefollowingprocedures:

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

2.Waituntiltheinstallationofthedriversiscomplete.

OR

1.Right-clicktheMyBluetoothPlacesicononthedesktop,ortheBluetoothiconinthetaskbar.

2.SelectStartUsingBluetooth.TheStartUsingBluetoothwindowopens,andsomevirtualdevice
driversareinstalledautomatically.

3.Waituntiltheinstallationofthedriversiscomplete.

SomeothervirtualdevicedriverswillbeinstalledondemandwhenyouusecertainBluetoothproles
forthersttime.

UsingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftware

IfyouareusingWindowsXPandwanttousetheMicrosoftstandardBluetoothfeatures,installthesoftware
byfollowingtheinstructionsin“InstallingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareinWindowsXP”onpage39.

ForinformationabouthowtousetheBluetoothfunction,doasfollows:

1.PressFn+F5toturnonBluetooth.

2.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

3.ClickPrintersandOtherHardware.

4.ClickBluetoothDevices.

5.ClicktheOptionstab.

6.ClickLearnmoreaboutBluetoothSettings.

UsingThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware

IfThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftwareisinstalledonyourcomputer,twoiconsare
displayedonthescreen:

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•MyBluetoothPlacesonthedesktop

•BluetoothCongurationinthetaskbarnoticationarea

MyBluetoothPlaces

TousetheBluetoothfeatures,dothefollowing:

1.Double-clicktheMyBluetoothPlacesicononthedesktop.

2.ForWindowsXP,gotoBluetoothTasksanddouble-clickViewdevicesinrange.Alistofthedevices
onwhichBluetoothhasbeenenabledappears.

3.Clickthedevicetowhichyouwantaccess.Alistoftheservicesavailableonthatdeviceappears,
asfollows:

•Bluetoothkeyboardandmouse(Humaninterfacedevices)

•Printer(HCRP)

•Audiogateway

•Headset

•PIMsynchronization

•Fax

•Filetransfer

•PIMitemtransfer

•Dial-upnetworking

•Networkaccess

•Bluetoothserialport

•BluetoothImaging

•HandsFree

•AVprole

4.Clicktheserviceyouwant.

Formoreinformation,presstheF1keytoopentheonlinehelpforBluetooth.

BluetoothConguration

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

TheBluetoothSetupWizardhasthefollowingcapabilities:

•FindingallBluetooth-enableddevicesthatcanprovideservices

•FindingaspecicBluetooth-enableddevicethatyouwanttouse,andconguringtheservicesonthat
device

•ConguringtheBluetooth-enabledservicesonyourcomputerthatareprovidedforremotedevices

•Conguringthenameanddevicetypeofyourcomputer

TheAdvancedCongurationhasthefollowingfunctions:

•Conguringthenameanddevicetypeofyourcomputer

•ConguringyourcomputersettingssothatremoteBluetooth-enableddevicescanndyourcomputer

•ConguringyourcomputersettingssothatyourcomputercanndremoteBluetooth-enableddevices

•Conguring,onyourcomputer,theBluetooth-enabledservicesprovidedforremotedevices

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•ConguringtheservicesonremoteBluetooth-enableddevices

•DisplayinginformationaboutBluetoothhardware

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

InstallingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareinWindowsXP

IfyouwanttousetheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftware,doasfollows:

FirstuninstalltheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware.

1.T urnBluetoothpoweroff.

2.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

3.ClickAddorRemovePrograms.

4.SelectThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware;thenclickChange/Removeto
uninstallthesoftware.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

NextinstalltheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftware,asfollows:

1.T urnBluetoothpoweron.MicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareisloadedautomatically.

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

locationinwhichyouplacedtheextractedINFle.ThenclickNext.

3.ClickFinish.

InstallingThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftwareinWindowsXP

IfyouareusingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareandwanttouseThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedData
RateSoftwareinstead,replacetheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwarewithThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhanced
DataRateSoftwareasfollows:

1.PressF9toturntheBluetoothpoweron.

2.ClickStart➙Run.

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

4.ClickNext.

5.SelectIacceptthetermsinthelicenseagreement;thenclickNext.

6.ClickNexttoselectthedefaultdestinationfolder.
Ifyouneedtochangethedestinationfolder,clickChange,selectorenterthenameofthedestination

folderintheChangecurrentdestinationfolderwindow,andclickOK.

7.ClickInstalltobegininstallation.

8.ClickOKtoacceptthedriversignature.

9.ClickFinish.

10.Restartthecomputerifnecessary.

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IfyoudidnotturntheBluetoothpoweronbeforeinstallingThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRate
Software,thatis,ifyouskippedstep1–replacetheBluetoothdriver,doasfollows:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance;thenclickSystem.

3.ClicktheHardwaretab;thenclickDeviceManager.

4.Double-clickBluetoothRadiostoextracttheBluetoothRadiosdevicetree.

5.Double-clicktheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateicontoopenthePropertieswindow.

6.ClicktheDrivertab;thenclickUpdateDriver.

7.ClickNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.

8.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.

9.SelectDon'tsearch.Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall;thenclickNext.

10.Selectthedriverthathasno“DigitalSigned”icon;thenclickNext.

11.ClickFinish.

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

UsingWiMAX

SomeThinkPadNotebookscomewithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardintegratingWiMAXtechnology.

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

TousetheWiMAXfeature,startAccessConnections.

ForWindows7:T ostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,see“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”on
page15,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ForWindowsXP:TostarttheAccessConnectionswizard,seeclickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage

➙AccessConnections,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Checkingwirelessconnectionstatus

AccessConnectionsGauge(Windows7)

IfyourcomputerisrunningWindows7,theAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbardisplaysthesignal
strengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.

Note:TodisplayAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbar,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.

Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
byopeningAccessConnectionsorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbarand
selectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.

•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessLAN

–

–

improvesignalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

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Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection

ismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis

excellent.

•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessWAN

–Nosignal

–Signallevel1

–

Signallevel2

–Signallevel3

Note:FormoreinformationaboutAccessConnectionsGauge,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.

AccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionsicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.

Thewirelessstatusicondisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.

Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
eitherbyopeningAccessConnectionsorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswirelessstatus
iconinthetaskbar.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,todisplaytheAccessConnectionsstatusiconandthe
wirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray,refertotheAccessConnectionson-linehelp.

•AccessConnectionsiconstates

–

Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.

Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.

–

–Currentlocationproleisconnected.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN

–Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

–

–

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove

–

signalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessWAN

–

PowertotheWANradioisoff
–Noassociation
–Nosignal

–Signallevel1

–Signallevel2

–Signallevel3

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Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinmakingaconnection,trymovingyourcomputerclosertoyourwirelessaccess
point.

Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeature

Toenableordisablethewirelessfeature,pressFn+F5.Alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Youcanturn
thefeatureonandoffwithasingleclick.

Youcanalsoenableordisablethefeaturebythefollowingprocedures.

Toenablethewirelessfeature,doasfollows:

1.ClicktheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray.

2.ClickPowerOnWirelessRadio.

Todisablethewirelessfeature,doasfollows:

•ClicktheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray.

•ClickPowerOffWirelessRadio.

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

Usingaprojectororexternaldisplay

Yourcomputercomeswithmanyfeaturestoincreasetheenjoymentofyourcomputerandhelpyougive
presentationswithcondence.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasfontsizeorcolormode.

Changingthefontsize

Tomakeafontsizelarger,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.

2.ClickDisplayattheleft.

3.SelecttheMediumorLargerradiobutton.

4.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.

ForWindowsXP:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickProperties.TheDisplayPropertieswindowopens.

2.ClicktheAppearancetab.

3.UnderFontSize,clickLargeFontsorExtraLargeFonts.

4.ClickApplytoapplythesettings.

5.ClickOK.IfyouarepromptedtorestartthecomputerafteryouclickOKorApply,thechangewill
takeeffectafterthecomputerrestarts.

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Attachinganexternalmonitor

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

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

Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothintheDisplay
Settingswindow(inWindowsXPDisplayPropertieswindow).

Connectinganexternalmonitor

Toattachanexternalmonitor,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet

2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingFn+F7.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetweenviewing
outputontheexternaldisplay,thecomputerdisplay,andbothdisplays.

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

ForWindowsXP:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.T urnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

4.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingFn+F7.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetweenviewing
outputontheexternaldisplay,thecomputerdisplay,andbothdisplays.

Notes:

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

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

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

Settingthemonitortypes

Tosetyourmonitortype,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.

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2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.SetResolution.

5.ClickAdvancedSettings.

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

7.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.

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

9.ClicktheDrivertab.

10.ClickUpdateDriver.

11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.

12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

13.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitorinthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.

15.ClickOK.

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

ForWindowsXP:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.

2.T urnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

3.PressF6tochangethedisplayoutputlocationtotheexternalmonitor.

4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.

5.ClicktheSettingstab.

6.ClickAdvanced.

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

8.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectDefaultMonitor.

9.ClickProperties.

10.ClicktheDrivertab.

11.ClickUpdateDriver.TheHardwareUpdateWizardappears.

12.ClickNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.

13.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.

14.SelectDon'tsearch.Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall,andthenclickNext.

15.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

16.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitorinthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

17.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickOKtoclosethePropertieswindow.

18.SetColorsandScreenareaintheDisplayPropertieswindow.

19.ClickOK.

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Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor

•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied
withthecomputer,andtheMonitorINFlethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.

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

•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemaybelimited.

Settingupapresentation

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportPresentationDirector,buttheF6orWin+P

keycombinationisavailableforswitchingdisplayoutputtoaconnectedprojector.

PresentationDirectorprovidesaneasywaytosetupyourcomputertohelpyougivepresentationswith
condence,evenwhenyouareawayfromyourofce.

UsePresentationDirectortoadjustresolutionsettingsandtemporarilydisablepowermanagementtimersto
ensureanuninterruptedpresentation.

PresentationDirectorhassomepredenedpresentationschemes.Toapplyapresentationscheme,you
canuseFn+F7.

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

Projectingvideo

Todisplayinformationandmakepresentations,youcanattachadataprojectortoyourcomputer.Attachthe
dataprojectortothemonitorconnectoronyourcomputer.

Note:Itmaytakeseveralsecondsbeforetheprojectordisplaystheimage.Ifyoudonotseeyourdesktop
displayedafter60seconds,trypressingF6toswitchbetweendifferentdisplayoutputlocations.

Playingsound

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

Usingacolorprole

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

FordetailsonMicrosoftICM,refertothemanualsprovidedwiththeWindowsoperatingsystem.

Note:ThecolorproleforThinkPadLCDhasbeenpre-installedinyourcomputeralready.Ifyouneedto
installadifferentcolorprole,see“InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindowsXP/7”onpage108.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:

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

•Built-instereospeakers

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•Built-inanalogmicrophone

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures:

•CompliantwithIntel

•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVlesin16-bitor24-bitformat.

•PlaybackofaWAVleatasamplerateof44.1KHzto192KHz.

•PlaybackofMIDIlesthroughaWavetablesynthesizerunderMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystems.

•PlaybackofMP3lesthroughtheWindowsMediaPlayerorasoftwareMP3player.

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattachedtothecomboaudiojackofyour
computer.

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

Settingthevolume

Eachdevicehasvolumecontrols,whichyoucanset.

Toopenthewindowforadjustingtheoutputvolumeortherecordingvolume,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:

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

•ForWindowsXP:

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HighDenitionAudio.

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

TheSoundsandAudioDevicePropertieswindowappears.

–ClicktheAudiotab,andthenclicktheVolumebuttoninSoundPlaybackorSoundRecording.

Notes:

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

•Thenamesofwindowsoreldsareslightlydifferentdependingontheoperatingsystemyouuse.

•Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowsonlinehelp.

Conguringforsoundrecording

Tocongurethemicrophoneforoptimizedsoundrecording,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙SmartAudio.

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

Usingtheintegratedcamera

Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,whenyoupressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettings
window,thecamerawillbelaunchedandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnonautomatically.In

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theCommunicationssettingswindow,youcanpreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshotofyour
currentimage.

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

IfyoudonotwantthecameratobelaunchedautomaticallywhenyoupressFn+F6orwhenyouusea
program,pressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettingswindowandclicktheHidemycameraimage
buttontodisablethecamera.

Conguringcamerasettings

Youcancongurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Tocongurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

1.PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.

2.ClicktheManageSettingsbutton.TheCommunicationUtilitywindowopens.

3.IntheCommunicationsUtilitywindow,congurethecamerasettingsdependingonyourindividual
needs.

Usingdualdisplays

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction

YourcomputersupportsafunctionnamedtheExtenddesktop.WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,you
candisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Youcanalsodisplaydifferent
desktopimagesoneachmonitor.

YoucanusetheExtenddesktopfunctionwithoutchanginganysettings.Ifthefunctiondoesnotwork,refer
to“EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction”onpage48

ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction

•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileintheExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows
DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.

IfyourcomputerhastheInteldisplayadapter,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay
bydoingthefollowing:

1.PressCtrl+Alt+F12.TheIntelCUIwindowopens.

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

2.SelectExtendedDesktop.

3.Changethesettingtodesignatetheprimarydisplay.

IfyourcomputerhastheAMD
displayasfollows.

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreenresolution.

2.SelectExtendthesedisplaysinMultipleDisplays.

3.Changethesettingtodesignatetheprimarydisplay.

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displayadapter,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimary

toenableit.

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•WhenanapplicationusingtheDirectDrawortheDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshown
onlyontheprimarydisplay.

•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareintheExtenddesktopmode.

EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction

ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.PressFn+F7,thenselectExtend.

Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,doasfollows:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

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

3.SelecttheResolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

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

5.SelecttheResolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

6.Placetheiconsforthemonitorssothattheytouch.

Note:Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.

7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

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

ForWindowsXP:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.T urnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.

5.ClicktheSettingstab,andclicktheMonitor-2icon.

6.SelecttheExtendmyWindowsdesktopontothismonitorcheckboxandclickApply.(IftheMonitor
Settingswindowopens,clickYes.)

Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,doasfollows:

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

2.Selectthecolorqualityandthescreenresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

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

4.Selectthecolorqualityandthescreenresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

5.Placetheiconsforthemonitorssothattheytouch.

Note:Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.

6.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

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Usingthemediacardreader

Ifyourcomputerhasamediacardreaderslot,itsupportsthefollowingcards:

•SDcard

•SDHCcard

•SDXCcard

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

Notes:

•YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheContentProtectionforRecordableMedia(CPRM)featureforSD
cards.

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

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesyouinformationaboutaccessibilityandtravelingwithyourcomputer.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage51

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage53

Accessibilityandcomfort

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

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

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

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

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

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

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screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressF7orF8
toadjustdisplaybrightness.

HeadPosition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

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

LegPosition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheoorandyourfeetatontheoororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

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

Questionsaboutvision?

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

Adjustingyourcomputertotyou

Becauseyourcomputerenablesyoutoworkinsomanyplaces,itisimportantthatyouremainattentive
togoodposture,goodlightingandproperseating.Refertothefollowingtipstoimproveperformance
andachievegreatercomfort:

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

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

ThinkPadfeaturesthatpromotecomfort:ThereareeasytouseThinkPadfeaturesthatcanhelpmake
yourcomputermorecomfortabletouse.

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Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility
limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

Assistivetechnologiesenableuserstoaccessinformationinthemostappropriateway.Someofthese
technologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem,otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors,or
accessedthroughtheWorldWideWeb.

Assistivetechnologies

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

TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickEaseofAccess.

3.ClickEaseofAccessCenter.

ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickAccessibilityOptions.

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

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

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretravellingwithyour
computerabroad.

Attendingtosomeimportantdetailsthatcanhelpforeigntravelgosmoothly:

•Traveltips

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•Travelaccessories

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmorecondentlyandefcientlywithyourcomputer.

1.Whileitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis
importanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

2.Considerbringinganairplaneorautomobileadapterforyourcomputer.

3.Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,checkthetraveltips.

Attention:

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

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,youneedto
disableitbeforeboarding.Todisableit,refertotheinstructionsin“Enablingordisablingthewireless
feature”onpage42

Followthetipsbelow:

1.Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnot
getcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

2.Remembertohibernateorturnoffyourcomputerwhentakingoff.

.

Travelaccessories

Hereisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeawayfromtheofce:

TravelEssentials

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryyoumightwanttoconsidertheseitems

•Anacpoweradapterforthecountrythatyouaretravelingto

•Anadaptertoconnecttoaphonelineinthatcountry

Otheritemsyoumaywishtoconsider

•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter

•Externalstoragedevice

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage55

•“Usingpasswords”onpage55

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage61

•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage61

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage63

•“Usingandunderstandingrewalls”onpage64

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage64

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

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

Usingpasswords

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

Makesurethatonlyauthorizedindividualsaccessyourcomputer.Establishingdifferentkindsofpasswords
requiresthatotherpossibleusersknowtheproperpasswordsinordertoaccessyourcomputeroryourdata.

Ifthisiconappears,enterPower-onpasswordorSupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,enterHarddiskpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,enterSupervisorpassword.

Clickontheitemsbelowtondoutmoreaboutpasswordsandhowtousethemtoprotectyourcomputer.

•Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode

•Power-onpassword

•Harddisksecurity

•Supervisorpassword

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Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode

Ifyouhavesetpasswordsandyouputyourcomputerintosleep(standby)mode,theprocedurefor
resumingoperationisasfollows:

•Youarenotpromptedtotypethepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

•Ifanyharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrivehasaharddiskpassword,itisunlockedautomatically
whenyouresumeoperation.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconappears,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddiskpassword,

dothefollowing:

1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:

2.Nowtypethemasterharddiskpassword.

Note:Toreturntothersticon,pressF1again.

Ifthisiconappears,typeasupervisorpassword.

Note:YoucanpressBackspaceifyoupressawrongkeywhileyouaretypingyourpassword.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptappearsonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Settingapower-onpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupwindowopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectPower-onPassword.

8.Chooseyourpower-onpassword,andtypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld.

Note:Y oucansettheminimumlengthofapower-onpasswordontheThinkPadSetupmenu.For
details,referto“Securitymenu”onpage112.

9.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

10.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

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Note:Youmightwanttonoteyourpower-onpasswordinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetit,you

havetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword
canceled.

11.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword

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

Tochangethepassword,dothefollowing:

1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpassword.

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

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

Toremovethepassword,dothefollowing:

1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpassword.

2.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.

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

Harddiskpasswords

Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstolesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.

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

Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk
password.

Settingaharddiskpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectHardDiskxPassword,wherexisthenumberoftheharddiskdriveforwhichyouwantto
setapassword.

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

9.IfyouselectUser+Master,gotostep12.

10.IfyouselectUseronly,anew-passwordwindowopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

Passwordeld.

Notes:

•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordintheThinkPadSetup.Fordetails,referto

“Securitymenu”onpage112

.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha

computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe
harddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan
sevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.

11.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.Goto
step18tocompletetheprocedure.

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

13.Anewharddiskuserpasswordwindowopens.T ypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNewPassword
eld.

14.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

15.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.ClickContinue.

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

17.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

18.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

Attention:Y oumightwanttonoteyourpasswordsandkeeptheminasafeplace.Otherwise,if
youforgettheuser-onlypassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyour
passwordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Y oumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreseller
oramarketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,
andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

19.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin
ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage57,typingyourpasswordtogetaccess
totheThinkPadSetup.

TochangeorremovetheUserharddiskpassword,doasfollows:

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

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

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SetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddisk
passwordswillberemoved.

TochangeorremovetheUser+Masterharddiskpassword,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.

IfyouchooseUserHDP,dooneofthefollowing:

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

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

IfyouchooseMasterHDP,dooneofthefollowing:

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

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

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetup.Withoutit,noone
canchangethecongurationofthecomputer.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptappearswhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetup.
Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstocongurationdata.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstoacomputereveniftheuserof
thatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

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

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

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookstomake
administrationeasier.

•ByenablingtheLockUEFISettingsinthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisorpassword,you
makeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.

Settingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorwillbeabletoapplythisprocedure.

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectSupervisorPassword.

8.Awindowopensthatpromptsyoutoenteranewpassword.

9.ChooseyoursupervisorpasswordandtypeitintheEnterNewPasswordeld;thenpressEnter.

10.PressEntertomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

11.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

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

12.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetup,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.

Changingorremovingthesupervisorpassword

Tochangeorremovethesupervisorpassword,followsteps1through8in“Settingasupervisorpassword”
onpage60,typingyourpasswordtogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetup.

Tochangethepassword,dothefollowing:

1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

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

3.Followstep11andstep12in“Settingasupervisorpassword”onpage60tochangeyoursupervisor
password.

Toremovethepassword,dothefollowing:

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1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

2.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsinblank.

3.Followstep11andstep12in“Settingasupervisorpassword”onpage60toremoveyoursupervisor
password.

Harddisksecurity

Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedsecuritysolutionforsolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive.Toprotect
passwordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithmsare
integratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebooks.

Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:

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

.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

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2.IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolidstatedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,
besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdrive
encryptionsoftware.

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

Note:TheharddiskdrivecanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolidstatedrive

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

Usingangerprintreader

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

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

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonit.

Enrollingyourngerprint

1.T urnonyourcomputer.

2.T ostartLenovoFingerprintsoftware,refertoFingerprintSoftware.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourngerprint.Fordetails,refertotheHelpforthe
program.

Swipingyourngeroverthereader

Toswipeyourngeroverthereader,doasfollows:

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

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourngeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.

Settingthengerprintreader

Ifyouwanttochangethesettingsofthengerprintreader,followtheprocedurebelow.

ThengerprintsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetupoffersthefollowingchoices:

•ReaderPriority:Denethepriorityforngerprintreadersifanexternalngerprintreaderisattached.

•SecurityMode:Specifythesettingsofthesecuritymode.

•PasswordAuthentication:Enableordisablepasswordauthentication.

Note:ThisitemappearsifHighsecuritymodeisselected.

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

Tosetaniteminthengerprintsubmenu:

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

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2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity,andpressEnter.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoFingerprint,andpressEnter.TheFingerprintsubmenuopens.

7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whenthatitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

8.Settheitemsyouwanttoset.

9.PressF10toexit.

10.IntheSetupConrmationwindow,selectY es.

Careforthengerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.

Ifyourngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmaynotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourngeriswrinkled.

•Yourngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourngerisverydry.

•Yourngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourngerprint.

•Yourngeriswet.

•Angerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthengers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentngerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive

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

Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperating
systemsandapplicationsoftware,mayevenviolateLicenseAgreements.Y ouareadvisedtocheckthe
termsandconditionsofthoseAgreements.

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Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:

•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenchoosetheEmptyrecyclebincommand.

•UsetheDeletecommand.

•Formatyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•Usingtherecoveryprogram,providedbyLenovo,bringtheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedriveback
tofactory-shipstate.

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

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

Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposaltool.Todownload
theapplication,gototheLenovoWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

Note:Runningtheapplicationwilltakeacoupleofhours.

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

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

Usingandunderstandingrewalls

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

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertotheon-linehelpthatcomeswith
theprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

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Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.

Note:Y oucanattachaUSBCDorDVDdrivetotheUSBconnector.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage67

•“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage69

•“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage70

•“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage71

•“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage72

•“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage73

Notes:

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

2.Theproductontherecoverymediamaybeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer

•Reinstalltheproduct

•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew
harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:

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

•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater

Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.

2.T ypecmdintheeld.ThenclickOK.

3.T ypeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.

•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater

•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

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

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

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Creatingrecoverymedia

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem.

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

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

•TocreateProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

ThinkVantage➙CreateRecoveryMedia.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactory
defaultsettingsonly.Youcanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterall
othermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthe
lescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

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

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

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

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

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

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

TouseProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

2.Insertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.

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3.SelecttheopticaldrivewiththebootdiscasthestartupdeviceandpressEnter.Afterashortdelay,
theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.

4.OntheRescueandRecoverymenu,clickRestoreyoursystem.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.InserttheappropriateProductRecoverydiscwhenprompted.

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

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

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.

Performingabackupoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.

•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsXPoperating
system,dothefollowing:

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery➙Back
upyourharddrive,andselectbackupoperationoptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

Performingarecoveryoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.

•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

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4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsXPoperating
system,dothefollowing:

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage70.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:

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

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackupIfyouhavebackedupyourhard
diskdriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescue
andRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

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

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

TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethecomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.

3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue
andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage73.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuelesandfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

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•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

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

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

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemediumondifferentoperatingsystems.

•TocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

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

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

•TocreatearescuemediumontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

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

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

3.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.T urnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

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

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter.
Therescuemediumstarts.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingthesecondaryinternalharddiskdrive,setthesecondary
internalharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequencetostarttherescuemedium.
See“Startupmenu”onpage113

Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor
eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete
therecoveryprocess.

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Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedapplicationsanddevice
drivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplications

Toreinstallselectedapplicationprograms,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonyourcomputer.

2.UseWindowsExplorerorComputer(inWindowsXP,MyComputer)todisplaythedirectorystructureof
yourharddiskdrive.

3.OpentheC:\SWTOOLSfolder.

4.OpentheAPPSfolder.Initareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledapplications.

5.Openthesubfolderfortheapplicationyouarereinstalling.

6.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers
Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentcongurationofyourcomputer.

Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonyourcomputer.

2.UseWindowsExplorerorComputer(inWindowsXP,MyComputer)todisplaythedirectorystructureof
yourharddiskdrive.

3.OpentheC:\SWTOOLSfolder.

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

5.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.

6.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:

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

informationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.

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-OR-

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

-OR-

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

Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedrivers,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.
ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage126.

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Usingarescuemedium”
onpage71

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Usingrecoverymedia”onpage68.

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment
fromarescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddisk
drive,adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequence.Youmustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthe
startupdevicesequenceintheThinkPadSetup.See“Startupmenu”onpage113fordetailedinformation
abouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.Formoreinformationaboutthe
ThinkPadSetup,see“ThinkPadSetup”onpage110.

.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Thischapterprovidesinformationonthefollowingtopics:

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage75

•“Replacingthebattery”onpage75

•“Replacingthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive”onpage77

•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage80

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage83

•“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage87

•“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage91

•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage94

•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage96

Staticelectricityprevention

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

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

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

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Replacingthebattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ThissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.Thesesystemswill
continuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

Toreplacethebatterywithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites.

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Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcan
causethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorameto“vent”fromthebattery
packorcoincell.

Replacingthebattery

Toreplacethebattery,followtheprocedurebelow.

1.T urnoffthecomputer,orenterhibernationmode.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables
fromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Slideandholdthebatterylatchestotheunlockposition1,andremovethebattery2.

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4.Insertafullychargedbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace1,andthenslidethebatterylatchtothelocked
position2.

5.T urnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.

Replacingthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive

Youcanreplacethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivewithanewonethatcanbepurchasedfromyour
Lenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentative.Toreplacethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive,readthe
followingprerequisites.

Note:Replacethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectors
andslotofthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Attention:Whenhandlingasolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

Beforeremovingthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,
andthenturnthecomputeroff.

Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.

Replacementinstructions

Toreplacethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive,doasfollows:

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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3.Removethebattery.Forinformationabouthowtoremovethebattery,referto“Replacingthebattery”
onpage75.

4.Loosenthescrews1thatsecurethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivedoor2,andthenremovethe
solidstatedriveorharddiskdrivedoor.

5.Removethescrews1,andthenslidethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdriveinthedirectionshown
bythearrow

2.

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6.Removethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivebyliftingitsleftside.

7.Insertthenewsolidstatedriveorharddiskdriveasshowninthefollowingpicture.

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8.Slidethesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrivermlyintotheconnector1,andthenreinstallthescrews2.

9.Putthecoverbackinplace1andclosethecover2.Thentightenthescrews3.

10.Reinstallthebattery.Forinformationabouthowtoreinstallthebattery,referto“Replacingthebattery”
onpage75

11.T urnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.

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Replacingamemorymodule

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toreplaceamemorymodule,readthefollowingprerequisites,andthentheinstruction.

Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymoduledependsonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer
anditscombinationwiththememorymoduleinstalledonyourcomputer.Insomeconditions,thememory
moduleinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.This
actionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.

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Replacingmemoryintheslotunderthekeyboard

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.Forinformationabouthowtoremovethebattery,referto“Replacingthebattery”
onpage75

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4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Iftwomemorymodulesarealreadyinthememoryslots,pressoutonthelatchesonbothedgesof
thesocketatthesametime1,andthenremoveanmemorymodule2tomakeroomforthenew
one.Besuretosaveitforfutureuse.

6.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.

Attention:Toavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.

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7.Withthenotchedendofthememorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,insertthe
memorymodule1intothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees;thenpressitinrmly2.

8.Pivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

9.Makesurethatthememorymoduleisrmlyxedintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

10.Putthecoverbackinplace1andclosethecover2.Thentightenthescrews3.

11.Reinstallthebattery.Forinformationabouthowtoreinstallthebattery,referto“Replacingthebattery”
onpage75.

12.T urnthecomputeroveragainandreconnectthecables.

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Replacingthekeyboard

Youcanusethefollowingprocedurestoreplacethekeyboardwithanewone,availableasanoption.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toreplacethekeyboard,doasfollows:

Removingthekeyboard

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.Forinformationabouthowtoremovethebattery,referto“Replacingthebattery”
onpage75.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

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5.Removethescrews.

6.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows1inthedrawingtounlatchthefrontsideofthe
keyboard.Thekeyboardwillopenupslightly2.

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