Lenovo ThinkPad X140e User Guide [en, uk]

UserGuide

ThinkPadX140e

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage137

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport
Websiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

FourthEdition(December2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2013,2014.

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

Contents

Readthisfirst..............v

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

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

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

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

Right-sideview..............3

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

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

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

Locatingimportantproductinformation......8

Machinetypeandmodellabel........8

FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel...9

CertificateofAuthenticitylabel.......9

GenuineMicrosoftlabel.........10

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

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

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

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

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

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

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8orWindows8.1operatingsystem....14

Lenovoprogramsoverview........15

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17

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

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17

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

Functionkeycombinations........19

Windowskey.............21

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice......21

Powermanagement............23

Checkingthebatterystatus........24

Usingtheacpoweradapter........24

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

Maximizingthebatterylife........25

Managingthebatterypower.......25

Power-savingmodes..........25

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

Connectingtothenetwork..........28

Ethernetconnections..........28

Wirelessconnections..........28

Presentationsandmultimedia.........31

Changingdisplaysettings........31

Connectingaprojectororanexternal

monitor................31

Usingdualdisplays...........32

Usingaudiofeatures............33

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

Usingaflashmediacard...........34

Insertingaflashmediacard........35

Removingaflashmediacard.......35

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..37

Accessibilityandcomfort..........37

Ergonomicinformation..........37

Comfort...............38

Accessibilityinformation.........38

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........39

Traveltips...............39

Travelaccessories...........39

Chapter4.Security..........41

Attachingamechanicallock.........41

Usingpasswords..............41

Passwordsandsleepmode........41

Typingpasswords...........41

Power-onpassword...........42

Harddiskpasswords..........42

Supervisorpassword..........44

Harddisksecurity.............46

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive

orsolid-statedrive.............46

Usingfirewalls...............47

Protectingdataagainstviruses........47

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....49

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................49

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....49

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.50

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.51

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....52

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................53

Solvingrecoveryproblems........53

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8and

Windows8.1operatingsystems........54

Refreshingyourcomputer........54

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................54

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Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....55

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8orWindows8.1failstostart.......55

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....56

Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....59

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

Replacingthebattery............59

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.61
ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

LANconnection..............64

Replacingamemorymodule.........66

Replacingthekeyboard...........69

Replacingthebackupbattery.........74

Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration..77

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......77

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..77
InstallingtheWindows8orWindows8.1

operatingsystem............78

Installingdevicedrivers...........79

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......79

Mainmenu..............80

Configmenu..............80

Date/Timemenu............83

Securitymenu.............84

Startupmenu.............88

Restartmenu.............90

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....91

Usingsystemmanagement..........91

Systemmanagement..........91

Settingmanagementfeatures.......92

Chapter8.Preventingproblems...93

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......93

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....94

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........95

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....96

Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............99

Diagnosingproblems............99

Troubleshooting..............99

Computerstopsresponding.......99

Spillsonthekeyboard..........100

Errormessages............100

Errorswithoutmessages.........102

Beeperrors..............103

Memorymoduleproblems........103

Networkingproblems..........104

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................105

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................106

Batteryandpowerproblems.......111

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................114

Asoftwareproblem...........114

Problemswithportsandconnectors....115

Chapter10.Gettingsupport....117

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........117

Gettinghelpandservice...........117

Usingdiagnosticprograms........118

LenovoSupportWebsite.........118

CallingLenovo.............118

FindingThinkPadoptions........119

Purchasingadditionalservices........119

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............121

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........121

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............122

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....122

Certificationrelatedinformation......122

Exportclassificationnotice..........123

Electronicemissionnotices..........123

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........123

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............123

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...124

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...124

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....125

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..125

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................125

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................125

Eurasiancompliancemark..........125

Brazilregulatorynotice...........125

Mexicoregulatorynotice...........125

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............127

ImportantWEEEInformation.........127

RecyclinginformationforChina........127

RecyclinginformationforJapan........127

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........128

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....128

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BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................129

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................129

AppendixC.ENERGYST ARmodel

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

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....133

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........133

ChinaRoHS................134

TurkishRoHS...............135

UkraineRoHS...............135

IndiaRoHS................135

AppendixE.Notices.........137

Trademarks................138

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ivUserGuide

Readthisfirst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.
Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

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

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause
discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin
contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom
thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour
computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin
burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody
whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour
computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

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

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe
following,andmakesurethatthepowerbuttonisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

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

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded
withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement
ortheLenovo
andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

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

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

®

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

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough
thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby
anauthorizedservicer.

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

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

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafety
concernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceand
telecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

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

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orfire.

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

•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor
poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

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

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

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

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surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave
anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputer
coolbeforeopeningthecover.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

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

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin
waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter .

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,or

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects
whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe
damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain
areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts
ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose
totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare
installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Externaldevices

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

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

PersonalcomputersmanufacturedbyLenovocontainacoin-cellbatterytoprovidepowerto
thesystemclock.Inaddition,manymobileproducts,suchasnotebookcomputers,utilizea
rechargeablebatterypacktoprovidesystempowerwheninportablemode.Batteriessuppliedby
Lenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityandshouldonlybereplaced
withapprovedparts.

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

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

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

Rechargeablebatterynotice

DANGER

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

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromfire.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotattempttodisassembleit.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

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•Keepitawayfromchildren.

•Donotdropthebatterypack.

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,
complywithlocalordinancesorregulations.

Thebatterypackshouldbestoredatroomtemperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%
ofcapacity.Werecommendthatbatterypackbechargedaboutonceperyeartoprevent
overdischarge.

Lithiumcoin-cellbatterynotice

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoin-cellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly
used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

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

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

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

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

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fromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottouse
thekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearflammablematerialsorinexplosive
environments.

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

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

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe
requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,batterypack,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthe
devicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

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DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.T urneverythingOFF .

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.T urndevicesON.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

Todisconnect:

1.T urneverythingOFF .

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

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

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

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

Usingheadphonesorearphones

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

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

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

Additionalsafetyinformation

Plasticbagnotice

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DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

Noticefortabletpersonalcomputerusers

SafetynoticeforusersinAustralia

DANGER

Donotconnectphonelinewhileusingtabletmode.

NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice

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

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

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutconnectorlocations,importantproductlabels,computerfeatures,
specifications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage8

•“Features”onpage10

•“Specifications”onpage11

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage12

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage12

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedto
startusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadX140efrontview

1Integratedcamera5T rackPointpointingstick

2System-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPad

3T rackPoint

4Touchpad

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buttons7Powerbutton

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logo)

6Built-inmicrophone

1

1Camera

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”
onpage34

2System-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)

.

TheilluminatedThinkPadlogoonthepalmrestfunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Yourcomputerhas
severalstatusindicators.Formoreinformation,see“System-statusindicators”onpage6.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

3T rackPointbuttons
4T ouchpad
5TrackPointpointingstick

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareall
partofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.Formore
information,see“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage21

6Microphones

.

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

7Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheWindows

®

7operatingsystem.Forthe
Windows8andWindows8.1operatingsystem,movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerof
thescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour
secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery
toresetthecomputer.

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

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating
system”onpage12.

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaandclick

Morepoweroptions.ThenclickChoosewhatthepowerbuttondoes.

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Right-sideview

Figure2.ThinkPadX140eright-sideview

1Mediacardreaderslot4Power-statusindicator

2HDMI™connector

3Always-onUSBconnector6Security-lockslot

1Mediacardreaderslot

5Powerconnector

Dependingonthemodels,yourcomputermighthaveamediacardreaderslot.Formoreinformationabout
thesupportedcards,see“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage34.

2HDMIconnector

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

3Always-onUSBconnector

Bydefault,theAlways-onUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigital
devicesandsmartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmode,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe
computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Then
selecttheEnableUSBchargefromthecomputerbatteryevenwhenthecomputerisoffcheck
box,andclickOKorApply.

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovo

Settings➙Power.ThenselecttheEnableUSBchargefromthecomputerbatteryevenwhenthe
computerisoffcheckboxunderAlways-onUSB.

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Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

4Power-statusindicator

Yourcomputerhasapowerstatusindicatortoshowtheacpoweradapterstatusofyourcomputer.For
moreinformation,see“Powerstatusindicator”onpage7.

5Powerconnector

Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge
thebattery.

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

6Security-lockslot

Purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect
yourcomputerfromtheft.

Left-sideview

Figure3.ThinkPadX140eleft-sideview

1Videographicsarray(VGA)connector

2Fanlouver

3USB3.0connectors

1Videographicsarray(VGA)connector

4Ethernetconnector

5Comboaudioconnector

AttachaVGAcompatiblemonitororprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaythecomputeroutput.

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2Fanlouver

Thefanlouversandtheinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,
especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

3USB3.0connectors

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSB
interface,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

4Ethernetconnector

ConnectyourcomputertoaLANwiththeEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

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

5Comboaudioconnector

Connectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.Y oualsocanconnecta
headsettorecordaudioormakecalls.

Note:Thecomboaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,
see“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage33

Bottomview

Figure4.ThinkPadX140ebottomview

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1Battery3WirelessLANcardslot

2Memoryupgradeslot4Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

1Battery

Useyourcomputerwiththebatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

2Memory-upgradeslot

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthe
memory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.

3WirelessLANcardslot

Yourcomputerincludesawirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)cardforyoutoestablishwirelessLAN
connections.

4Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Dependingonmodels,yourcomputermighthavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdrive
thatcanmeetavarietyofstoragedemands.

Somemodelsareequippedwithasolid-statedrivefordatastorage,makingyourcomputerlighter,smaller,
andfaster.

Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourhard
diskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Thisreductionismorenoticeableonthesolid-statedrivebecauseofits
smallercapacity.

Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

System-statusindicators

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoontheouterlidofyourcomputerandonthepalmrestworks
asasystem-statusindicator.

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Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Red:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Fastblinkingred:Thecomputerisenteringhibernationmode.

•Slowblinkingred:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

Wirelessstatusindicator

Thewirelessstatusindicatorislocatedontheouterlidofthecomputer.

Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Solidgreen:Thewirelessfeaturesofthecomputerareon.

•Off:Thewirelessfeaturesofthecomputerareoff.

Powerstatusindicator

Yourcomputerhasanindicatorthatshowsthestatusofacpower.

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Themeaningoftheindicatorisasfollows:

•Green:Theacpoweradapterisconnected.

•Off:Theacpoweradapterisnotconnected.

CapsLockindicator

PresstheCapsLockkeytoenabletheCapsLockmodetotypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)inuppercase
directly.WhentheCapsLockmodeisenabled,theCapsLockindicatorisdisplayedonthescreen.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourmachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandIC
Certificationlabel,andtheMicrosoft

®

CertificateofAuthenticity(COA)label.

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Youcanfindthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputeronthelabelasshownbelow:

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FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel

ThereisnoFCCIDorICCertificationnumberforthePCIExpressMiniCardshownontheenclosureof
yourcomputer.TheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelisaffixedonthecardinstalledinthePCI
ExpressMiniCardslotofyourcomputer.

Note:OnlyLenovoauthorizedwirelessLANcardsareallowedtobeusedinyourcomputer.Ifyouinstallan
unauthorizedPCIExpressMiniCardthatisnotapprovedforuseinyourcomputer,thecomputerwillnot
start,butwillonlydisplayanerrormessageandemitaudiblebeeps.

CertificateofAuthenticitylabel

TheCertificateofAuthenticitylabelforthepreinstalledoperatingsystemisattached.Printedonthislabelare
theproductIDandtheproductkeyinformationforyourcomputer.Recordthisinformationandkeepitina
safeplace.Youmightneedthesenumberstostartyourcomputerorreinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Note:TheCertificateofAuthenticitylabelappliesonlytocomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows7
operatingsystem.

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TheCertificateofAuthenticitylabelofyourcomputerisshownasbelow:

GenuineMicrosoftlabel

TheGenuineMicrosoftlabelisprovidedonmodelsthatarelicensedtouseWindows8andWindows8.1
operatingsystems.Theversionoftheoperatingsystemisprintedonthelabel.Ifyourcomputermodelis
licensedtousetheWindows8ProorWindows8.1Prooperatingsystem,thatlicensealsopermitsyouto
usetheWindows7Professionaloperatingsystem.Lenovocomputersthatarelicensedforusewitha
Windows8orWindows8.1operatingsystemareshippedwiththecorrespondinglicensekeydigitally
encodedintothecomputerhardware.Dependingonthecomputermodel,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelcan
beonthecomputercover,underthebatterypack,oronthepoweradapter.

FormoreinformationabouttheGenuineMicrosoftlabel,goto:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx

ThefollowingfigureshowsthelocationoftheGenuineMicrosoftlabelonthecomputercover:

Features

Thistopicliststhefeaturesofyourcomputer.

Processor

•Toviewtheprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickStart,right-clickComputer.ThenclickProperties.
–ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Gotothedesktopscreen,andthenmovethepointertothetop-right

orbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Memory

•Doubledatarate3synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemorymodules(DDR3SDRAM)

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Storagedevice

•2.5-inch(7mmheight)harddiskdriveor2.5-inch(7mmheight)solid-statedrive

Display

ThecolordisplayusestheTFTtechnology.

•Size:11.6inches(294.64mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:Upto1366x768
–Externalmonitor:Upto2048x1536(VGA)orupto2560x1600(HDMI)

•Brightnesscontrol

•Integratedcamera

Keyboard

•6-rowkeyboard

•ThinkPadpointingdevice(T rackPointandmulti-touchtouchpad)

•Fnkey

Interface

•Externalmonitorconnectors(VGAconnectorandHDMIconnector)

•Comboaudioconnector

•TwoUSB3.0connectors

•OneAlways-onUSBconnector

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreader

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedBluetooth(onsomemodels)

Specifications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.

Size

•Width:293.4mm(11.55inches)

•Depth:216mm(8.50inches)

•Height:32.3mm(1.27inches)

Heatoutput

•65W(222Btu/hr)maximum

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

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Batterypack

•Lithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack

Batterylife

•Forthepercentageofremainingbatterypower,checkthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotification
area.

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutyourcomputeroperatingenvironment.

Environment:

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•Temperature

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

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

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)

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

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%
–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenawayfrom
yourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemotor
anddataontheharddiskdrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Dependingon
theWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalled,theprogramsmightvary.

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

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsfromeithertheLenovo
ThinkVantage

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ToolsprogramorfromControlPanel.

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram
ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

LenovoThinkVantageT ools.Thendouble-clickaprogramicontoaccesstheprogram.

Note:IfaprogramiconisdimmedinthenavigationwindowoftheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,it

indicatesthatyouneedtomanuallyinstalltheprogram.T omanuallyinstalltheprogram,double-clickthe
programicon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,the
programiconwillbeactivated.

Thefollowingtableliststheprogramsandthecorrespondingiconnamesonthenavigationwindowofthe
LenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram

ProgramIconname

AccessConnectionsInternetConnection

ActiveProtectionSystem™

ClientSecuritySolutionEnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityWebConferencing

LenovoQuickCastLenovoQuickCast

LenovoQuickControlLenovoQuickControl

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemHealthandDiagnostics

MobileBroadbandConnect3GMobileBroadband

PasswordManagerPasswordVault

PowerManager

RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecovery

SystemUpdate

®

AirbagProtection

PowerControls

EnhancedBackupandRestore

UpdateandDrivers

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,clickStart➙ControlPanel.Thendependingonthe
programyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorrespondingsectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.

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

ThefollowingtableliststheprogramsandthecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanel.

Notes:

•Dependingonthemodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•TheLenovoQuickCastprogramandtheLenovoQuickControlprogramarenotlistedinControlPanel.
UsetheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramtoaccessthem.

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Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel

Program

AccessConnections

ActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurity

ClientSecuritySolutionSystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

MessageCenterPlus

MobileBroadbandConnect

PasswordManager

PowerManager

RecoveryMedia

RescueandRecovery

SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

NetworkandInternet

HardwareandSound

Programs

NetworkandInternet

SystemandSecurity

UserAccountsandFamilySafety

HardwareandSound

SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-InternetConnection

Lenovo-AirbagProtection

Diagnostics

MessagesfromLenovo

Lenovo-3GMobileBroadband

Lenovo-PasswordVault

Lenovo-PowerControls

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand
Restore

Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8orWindows8.1operating system

IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,toaccessLenovo
programs,presstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreenandthenclickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.

Ifyoucannotfindtheprogramyouneed,movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthe
screentobringupthecharms.ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.

YourcomputersupportsthefollowingLenovoprograms:

•ActiveProtectionSystem

•LenovoCompanion

•LenovoQuickCast

•LenovoQuickControl

•LenovoSettings

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•LenovoT ools

•PasswordManager

•SystemUpdate

Note:ThePasswordManagerprogramisnotpreinstalledonWindows8orWindows8.1computers.You
candownloaditfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

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Lenovoprogramsoverview

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutsomeLenovoprograms.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•AccessConnections(Windows7)
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation

profiles.EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededfor
connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquickly
andeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtomanuallyreconfigureyoursettingsandrestartthe
computereachtime.

•ClientSecuritySolution(Windows7)
TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeflecting

securitybreachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword,
monitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhancethecomputersecurity.

•CommunicationsUtility(Windows7)
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsfortheintegratedcameraand

audiodevices.

•LenovoThinkVantageT ools(Windows7)
TheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasy

accesstovariousprogram,suchasLenovoFingerprintManager,LenovoSolutionCenter,andsoon.

•MessageCenterPlus(Windows7)
TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinformyouaboutimportantnotices

fromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

•MobileBroadbandConnect(Windows7)
TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthecomputertothemobilebroadband

networkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

•PowerManager(Windows7)
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepowermanagementforthe

computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween
performanceandpowersaving.

•RecoveryMedia(Windows7)
TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory

defaultsettings.

•RescueandRecovery(Windows7)
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolution.Itincludesasetof

self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•LenovoCompanion(Windows8andWindows8.1)
Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.WithLenovoCompanion,they

are.UseLenovoCompaniontoregisteryourcomputer,accessyourusermanual,managesystemhealth
andupdate,checkthewarrantystatus,andseeaccessoriescustomizedforyourcomputer.Youalso
canreadhintsandtips,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateontechnologynewswitharticles
andblogsfromtrustedsources.ThisappisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearnabout
yournewsystem.

•LenovoSettings(Windows8andWindows8.1)

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TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyour
computerintoaportablehotspot(forWindows8only),configuringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizing
yourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.

•LenovoTools(Windows8andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoT oolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccesstovarious

program,suchasLenovoFingerprintManager,LenovoSolutionCenter,andsoon.

•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour

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

•LenovoQuickCast(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoQuickCastprogramprovidesyouwithaquickandeasywaytosendfilesanduniform

resourcelocators(URLs)betweentwodevices.

•LenovoQuickControl(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoQuickControlprogramenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerremotelyfromyoursmartphone.

Youcancontrolthemouse,entertext,controlmoviesandmusic,givepresentations,andmore.

•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.

•PasswordManager(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsinauthenticationinformationfor

WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

•SystemUpdate(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputerup-to-dateby

downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,Unified
ExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-party
programs.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17

•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage19

•“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage21

•“Powermanagement”onpage23

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage28

•“Presentationsandmultimedia”onpage31

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage33

•“Usingthecamera”onpage34

•“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage34

Registeringyourcomputer

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

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

IfyouareusingaWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthepreinstalled
LenovoProductRegistrationprogram.Theprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryouhaveusedyour
computerforaperiodoftime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

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

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

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

WherecanIfindhelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem?

TheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingthe
Windowsoperatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.T oaccesstheWindowsHelpand
Supportinformationsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

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•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙HelpandSupport.

•OntheWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-right
cornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Help.Additionally,theWindows8.1
operatingsystemprovidesaHelp+TipsapplicationthatyoucanopenfromtheStartscreenorApps
screen.

CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?

OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcansetthecomputertoopeneitherthedesktoportheStart
screenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartupscreen,dothefollowing:

1.Onthedesktop,moveyourpointertothetaskbaratthebottomofthescreenandright-clickonthe
taskbar.

2.ClickProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona

screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor

closeallappsonthescreen,gotodesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.ClickOKtosavethenewsetting.

ThisfeatureisnotavailableontheWindows8operatingsystem.

Howtousethebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage25

.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage23

.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskdriveor
solid-statedrive?

•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage41tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe
helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon
deletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage46

.

Isgettingconnectedindifferentlocationsachallenge?

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

•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesprovidedbytheAccessConnectionsprogram(onthe
Windows7operatingsystem)orLocationAwarenessintheLenovoSettingsprogram(ontheWindows8
andWindows8.1operatingsystems).

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page28

.

•Totravelmoreconfidently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage39.

•PressFn+F5toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

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Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage31

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.

Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage59
yourcomputer.

Ihavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Follow“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage93

•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage49.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonline
userguidewhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage77

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage99

•“Powerproblems”onpage112

formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

.

.

Specialkeysandbuttons

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialfunctionkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

Functionkeycombinations

TousetheFnfunctionkeycombinations,pressandholdtheFnkey1;thenpressoneofthefunction
keys2.Releasebothkeys.

Volumeandmutebuttons

Toquicklyadjustthevolumeofthesoundfromyourcomputer,mutethesoundentirely,orsetthe
microphonetomute,pressoneofthefollowingkeycombinations.

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•Fn+Esc:Speakermute

•Fn+F1:Speakervolumedown

•Fn+F2:Speakervolumeup

•Fn+F3:Microphonemute

Note:Ifyoumutethesoundbeforeyouturnoffthecomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyou
turnonyourcomputeragain.Tounmutethesound,pressthespeakervolumeuporspeakervolume
downkeycombination.

Powerconservation

•Fn+F4

Putyourcomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.

Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmode,youneedtochangeyour
powerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson
howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating
system”onpage12.

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Right-clickthebattery-statusiconinthewindowsnotificationareaand
clickPowerOptions.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.

Wirelessfeatures

•Fn+F5

Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Launchingthecameraandaudiosettings

•Fn+F6

–ForWindows7:OpentheCommunicationssettingswindow,inwhichyoucanpreviewyourvideo

image,takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage,andchangethecameraandaudiosettings.

–ForWindows8andWindows8.1:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.Tousethecameraorchangethe

camerasettings,clickCamera.Toadjusttheaudiosettings,clickAudio.

Switchingthedisplayoutputlocation

•Fn+F7

PressFn+F7toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Afteryoupressthiskey
combination,thefollowingoptionswillbedisplayed:

•Computerdisplayonly(LCD)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(duplicatedimage)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(theExtendeddesktopfunction)

•Externalmonitoronly

Note:TheWindows+PkeycombinationcanachievethesamefunctionalityasFn+F7.

Adjustingthebrightnesslevelofthecomputerdisplay

•Fn+F8:Thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

•Fn+F9:Thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

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Note:Thisfunctionchangesthebrightnessleveltemporarily.Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,change

thesettingsthroughthePowerManagerprogram.

Multimediacontrols

•Fn+F10:Previoustrack/scene

•Fn+F11:Playorpause

•Fn+F12:Nexttrack/scene

Legacyfunctionkeys

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionsastheBreakkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionsastheScrLkkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionsasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionsastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

Windowskey

ForWindows7:PresstheWindowskey1toopentheStartmenu.
ForWindows8andWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceand

theStartscreen.

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Fordetails,referto
thehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YourcomputercomeswiththeThinkPadpointingdevice.TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthe
TrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad,eachofwhichisitselfapointingdevicewithbothbasicand
extendedfunctions.Y oucanconfigurebothdevicesbychoosingthesettingsyoupreferasfollows:

•SetboththeT rackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpadaspointingdevices.
ThissettingenablestheuseofallthebasicandextendedfunctionsoftheT rackPointpointingdevice

andthetouchpad.

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•SettheTrackPointpointingdeviceasthemainpointingdeviceandthetouchpadforextended

functionsonly.

ThissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththeTrackPointpointingdevicewhile
limitingtheuseofthetouchpadtoscrolling,tapzones,andslow-motionpointerfunctions.

•SettheTrackPointpointingdeviceasthemainpointingdevice,anddisablethetouchpad.

•Setthetouchpadasthemainpointingdevice,anddisabletheTrackPointpointingdevice.

UsingtheT rackPointpointingdevice

TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe
bottomofthekeyboard.T omovethepointer5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe
pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat
whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft
andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.
TheT rackPointcenterbutton3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany
directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.

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IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTrackPointpointingdevice,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:

1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywithanindexfingeroramiddlefingeronthe
pointingstickinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit
down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.

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

2.T oselectanddragasrequiredbyyoursoftware,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumb
andmovetheTrackPointpointingstick.

Usingthetouchpad

Thetouchpadisapad1belowtheTrackPointbuttonsatthebottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer

2onthescreen,slideyourfingertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Theleftandrightbottomofthepadworkasclickbuttons.Thefunctionscorrespondtothoseoftheleft
andrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.

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CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicetoachievetheextendedfunctionsoftheThinkPad
pointingdevice.

TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙ThinkPad.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Replacingthecap

Thecap1ontheendoftheT rackPointpointingstickisremovable.Youcanreplaceitasshownin
thedrawing.

Note:Ifyoureplacethekeyboard,anewkeyboardisshippedwiththedefaultcap.Ifyouwish,youcan
keepthecapfromyouroldkeyboardanduseitonthenewone.

Powermanagement

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

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SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyallowing
youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout
beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Checkingthebatterystatus

Thebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthow
longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdrive.
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1,StarttheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

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

Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:

•Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.

•Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Tousetheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing.Besuretotakethesestepsintheorderinwhichtheyare
givenhere.

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.

3.Connectthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomof
yourdisplay.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetransformer.

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

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis
installed.Youneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:

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–Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery
–Ifthebatterymeteratthebottomofyourdisplayshowsthebatterychargeislow
–Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandfindthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower
alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwitha
chargedbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer.
Thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthreetosixhours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthe
physicalenvironment.Thebatterystatusindicatorwillletyouknowthatthebatteryischarging,andwill
alsonotifyyouwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.

Note:Toincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus
indicatorstartsblinkingorange.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows
greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.

•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspowermodes,screenblank,sleep,andhibernation.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.
Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson
howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating
system”onpage12

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaand
clickPowerOptions.ThenclickChangeplansettingsnexttoyourpowerplan.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralpower-savingmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissection
introduceseachmodeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.

Introducingthepower-savingmodes

•Screenblank(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)
Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffpowertothedisplay,dothe
following:

1.Right-clickthePowerManagerbatterygaugeonthetaskbar.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay.

•Sleep
Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolid-statedriveortheharddiskdriveandthe

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computerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.To
putyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+F4.T oreturnfromsleepmode,pressFnkey.

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

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplan
settings,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructions

onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7
operatingsystem”onpage12

.

–ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Right-clickthebattery-statusiconinthewindowsnotificationarea

andclickPowerOptions.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.

•Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thiswill
helpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressFn+F5orusethewirelessradioswitch.

Enablingthewakeupfunction

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

Toenablethefunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity➙AdministrativeT ools.

2.Double-clickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,type
thepasswordorprovideconfirmation.

3.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

4.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

5.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls
belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:

•Thealarmgoesoff.

•Awarningmessageisdisplayed.

•TheLCDisturnedoff.

Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.

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

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Handlingthebattery

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo
oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother
systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill
notcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

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

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.

Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.

AbatterypackotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodifiedbattery
packisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromfire.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Storeitinacooldryplace.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

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

DANGER

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

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DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproduct
documentation.

DANGER

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,
complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

DANGER

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

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkadaptersforconnectingtotheInternetortoyourcompany'swired
LANorwirelessLANnetwork.

Ethernetconnections

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernet
featureofthecomputer.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Attention:

•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checkthewirelessserviceswiththeairlinebefore
boardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,disablethewireless
featuresofyourcomputerbeforeboarding.

Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing
wirelessnetworks:

•WirelessLANconnection

•Bluetoothconnection

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Usingthewireless-LANconnection

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

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

Toestablishawirelessconnection,dothefollowing:

1.PressFn+F5toturnonthewirelessfeature.

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

3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwareto
managemultiplenetworkprofilessothatthecomputerconnectstoanavailablenetworkautomaticallywhen
thelocationchanges:

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

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.

Attention:

.

•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checkthewirelessserviceswiththeairlinebefore
boardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisableyour
computerwirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.Todisablethewirelessfeatures,see“Enablingordisabling
thewirelessfeatures”onpage30.

Tipsforusingthewireless-LANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Placeyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewireless-LANaccess
pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

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

Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus

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

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

AccessConnectionsgauge:

•

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

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•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
isexcellent.

AccessConnectionsstatusicon:

•

Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.

Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.

•

•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.

AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon:

•

Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

•

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

•

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove
signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

UsingtheBluetoothconnection

SomemodelsareequippedwithaBluetoothcardthatiscompliantwithBluetoothSpecification4.0.

ToenabletheBluetoothfeatureontheWindows7operatingsystem,pressFn+F5toopenthewirelessradio
switchboard.ThenturnontheBluetoothradio.FortheWindows8andWindows8.1operatingsystem,
theBluetoothfeatureisonbydefault.

TotransferdatathroughtheBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:

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

1.EnabletheBluetoothfeature.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdeviceandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutusingtheBluetoothfeature,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemand
theBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.

Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures

Toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressFn+F5toopenthewirelessradioswitchboard.Turnonorturnoffthewireless
featureasdesired.

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:PressFn+F5toenableordisabletheAirplanemode.WhentheAirplane
modeisenabled,allofyourwirelessdevicesareturnedoff.

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Youalsocanusethewirelessradioswitchtoturnonorturnoffthewirelessradiosofallthewirelessdevices
onyourcomputer.

Presentationsandmultimedia

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoaprojectortogivepresentationsoryoucanconnectyourcomputer
toanexternalmonitortoexpandyourworkspace.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasthedisplayresolution,fontsize,andsoon.

Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanelandclickAppearanceandPersonalization.

2.ClickDisplayforfurtherconfiguration.

Connectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutconnectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor.

Attachinganexternalmonitor

Note:Ifyouattachanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreinstalledonthecable

isrequired.

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

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

Youcanswitchthedisplayoutputbetweenthecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor,orevenoutput
thedisplaytobothofthecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitorbychangingtheconfigurationin
theDisplaySettingswindow.

Connectinganexternalmonitor

Toattachanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingFn+F7.Thisenablesyoutoswitchbetweenviewing
outputontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,andbothmonitors.

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

Settingthemonitortype

Tosetyourmonitortype,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.

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2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).

5.SetResolution.

6.ClickAdvancedSettings.

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

8.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.

9.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepassword
orprovideconfirmation.

10.ClicktheDrivertab.

11.ClickUpdateDriver.

12.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.

13.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

14.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotfindyourmonitoronthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

15.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.

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

17.ClickOK.

Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor

•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied
withthecomputer,andthemonitorINFfilethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.

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

•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemightbelimited.

Usingdualdisplays

ThissectionintroducestheExtenddesktopfunctionthatenablesyoutodisplayoutput(thesameordifferent)
onboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction

YourcomputersupportsafunctionnamedtheExtenddesktop.WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,you
candisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Y oualsocandisplaydifferent
desktopimagesoneachmonitor.

YoucanusetheExtenddesktopfunctionwithoutchanginganysettings.Ifthefunctiondoesnotwork,refer
to“EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction”onpage33toenableit.

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•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileintheExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows
DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.

•Youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplaybydoingthefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreenresolution.

2.SelectExtendthesedisplaysinMultipleDisplays.

3.Changethesettingtodesignatetheprimarydisplay.

•WhenaprogramusingDirectDraworDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshownonlyonthe
primarydisplay.

•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareintheExtenddesktopmode.

EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction

ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.T urnontheexternalmonitor.

3.PressFn+F7,thenselectExtend.

Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

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

3.Settheresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

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

5.Settheresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

6.Placetheiconsforthemonitorssothattheytouch.

Note:Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.

7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

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

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:

•Microphone

•Speakers

•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyourcomputer
orthesupportedThinkPadOneLinkDockaresupported.

Table3.Audiofeaturelist

Connector

Comboaudioconnector

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

Headphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported

Conventional
headphone

Headphonefunction
supported

Conventional
microphone

Notsupported

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Toconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheRealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.To
starttheprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.

Usingthecamera

Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageand
takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage.

Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettingswindow.

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:ClickCamerafromtheStartscreen.

Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.

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

Configuringcamerasettings

Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–Configurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Fordetails,seethe

helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartscreen.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

Usingaflashmediacard

Yourcomputerhasonemediacardreaderslot.

Themediacardreaderslotsupportsthefollowingfourtypesofcards:

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

Note:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromamediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerinto
sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.

Formoreinformationaboutflashmediacards,refertoanyofthefollowingtopics:

•“Insertingaflashmediacard”onpage35

•“Removingaflashmediacard”onpage35

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Insertingaflashmediacard

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallinganyofthefollowingcards,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

•SDcard

•SDHCcard

•SDXCcard

•MultiMediaCard

Toinsertaflashmediacardintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslot,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.

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

Iftheflashmediacardisnotplugandplay,dothefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingaflashmediacard

Toremoveaflashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clickthe
SafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

2.SelectthecorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardfromyourcomputerandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

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

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravelingwithyourcomputer.

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.
Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork
thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile
usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer
equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofficemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample,
adaptingtothesurroundinglightsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware
canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.

Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow
manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort
causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp
topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).
Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay
screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressFn+F8
orFn+F9toadjustdisplaybrightness.

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Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

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

Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputerwhile
onthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthesetipsas
possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevels
ofcomfortandperformance.

Questionsaboutvision?

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

Comfort

Observethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitisto
observeyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage37andpractice“activesitting”to
avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand
takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerislightand
mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodifications.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowto
adjustyourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.
Ifyourworkareaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesitting
andtakingworkbreaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpand
yourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.AccessthefollowingWebsitetoviewsomeoftheseoptions:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthat
providetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility
limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

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

Assistivetechnologies

SomeaccessibilitytechnologiesareavailablethroughtheAccessibilityOptionsprogram.Depending
onyouroperatingsystem,thenumberofaccessibilityoptionsavailablevaries.Ingeneral,accessibility

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optionsenhancethewayuserswithhearing,vision,ormobilitylimitationsnavigateandusetheircomputer.
Forexample,someusersmightnothavethefinemotorskillsrequiredtouseamouseorselectkey
combinations.Otherusersmightrequirelargerfontsorhigh-contrastdisplaymodes.Insomecases,
magnifiersandbuilt-inspeechsynthesizersareavailable.Fordetailedinformationabouteachofthese
features,consulttheMicrosofthelpinformationsystem.

TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,openControlPanelandclickEaseofAccess➙Easeof

AccessCenter.

Screen-readertechnologies

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

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretraveling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourcomputer.

•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it
isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:

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

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget
caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Extrabattery,charged

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•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

•Externalstoragedevice

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountryto
whichyouaretraveling.

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

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage41

•“Usingpasswords”onpage41

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage46

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage46

•“Usingfirewalls”onpage47

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage47

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputertohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

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

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta
password,apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat
theprompt.Y oucannotusethecomputerunlessyouenterthevalidpassword.

Passwordsandsleepmode

Ifyouhavesetpasswordsandyouputyourcomputerintosleepmode,theprocedureforresuming
operationisasfollows:

•Youarenotpromptedtotypethepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

•Ifanyharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivehasapassword,itisunlockedautomaticallywhenyouresume
operation.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddisk

password,dothefollowing:

1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:

2.T ypethemasterharddiskpassword.

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Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.

Note:PresstheBackspacekeyifyouenterawrongpasswordwhileyouaretypingyourpassword.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Settingapower-onpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallprograms.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectPower-onPassword.

8.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpassword,andpressEnter.

9.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

Attention:Youmightwanttonotedownyourpower-onpasswordinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyou
forgetit,youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohave
thepasswordcanceled.

10.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

11.PressF10.TheSetupConfirmationwindowopens.SelectYestosaveconfigurationchangesandexit.

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

NewPasswordfieldisdisplayed,typeanewpasswordinthefieldandthenretypeittoverify.T oremove

thepassword,followsteps1through7.Typeyourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnterNewPasswordfield
isdisplayed,leaveitblankandpressEntertwice.

Harddiskpasswords

Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstofilesandprogramsontheharddiskdrive.

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

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Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk

password.

Settingaharddiskpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallprograms.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectHardDisk1Password.

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

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewuserharddiskpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordin

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

continue.
d.Awindowfortypingthenewmasterharddiskpasswordopens.Typeyournewpasswordin

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

•IfyouselectUseronly,dothefollowing:
a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

Passwordfield.PressEnter.

Notes:

–YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.
–Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonly

withacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyouthen
installtheharddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthat
containsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.

b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter.

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

9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

10.PressF10.TheSetupConfirmationwindowopens.SelectYestosaveconfigurationchangesandexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin
ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.

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Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage43,typingyourpasswordtogetaccess
totheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Tochangeorremovetheuserharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

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

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

TochangeorremovetheUser+Masterharddiskpasswords,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.

IfyouchooseUserHDP,dothefollowing:

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

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

IfyouchooseMasterHDP,dothefollowing:

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

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

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredinThinkPadSetup.Withoutit,noonecan
changetheconfigurationofthecomputer.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetup
program.Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstoconfigurationdata.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstoacomputereveniftheuserof
thatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

–Deletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword

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

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.

•ByenablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeatureonthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisor
password,youmakeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallprograms.

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectSupervisorPassword.

8.Awindowopens,promptingyoutoenteranewpassword.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthe
following:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:

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

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:

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

youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConfirmNewPasswordfield.PressEnter.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEnter.

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

9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

10.PressF10.TheSetupConfirmationwindowopens.SelectYestosaveconfigurationchangesandexit.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithms
areintegratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebookcomputers.

Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:

1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedriveorharddisk
drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage42and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage

42.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

2.IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveoraDiskEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,
besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdrive
encryptionsoftware.

3.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.Referto
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage46.

Note:TheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive

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

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Someofthedatastoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivemightbesensitive.Handingyour
computerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsand
applicationsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredontheharddisk
driveorsolid-statedrivebeforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.

Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive:

•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.

•Deletethedata.

•Formatyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebackto
thefactorydefaultsettings.

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

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Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromtheharddiskdrivewhenyou
disposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddisk
drivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.
Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developedforthat
purpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.

Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe
CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,Lenovo
providestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttodownloadthetool.

IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveoraDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveissupportedandinstalledinyour
computer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinashorttimebyerasingthecryptographic
key.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;however,itcannot
bedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisalsoavailablewiththeDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe
CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.

Usingfirewalls

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

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat
comeswiththeprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof
yourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.

•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage49

•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8andWindows8.1operatingsystems”onpage54

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovoontheWindows7
operatingsystem.

Notes:

•Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-relatedorhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyour
operatingsystem.

•Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

–Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer
–Reinstalltheproduct
–ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew
harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:

•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.3orlater

•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater

•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suiteorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia

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

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

Creatingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.

Note:YoucancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSBstoragedevices.

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

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Usingrecoverymedia

Youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Youcanuse
recoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthefiles
currentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

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

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuwindow
opens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers
forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage53

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfficepreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecoverorreinstallyour
MicrosoftOfficeprogram,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfficeCD.Thediscisprovidedonlywith
computerspreinstalledwithMicrosoftOffice.

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Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

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

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedfiles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandprograms.

Performingabackupoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
program.

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

Performingarecoveryoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
program.

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoveryprogrammainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery
arrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage51.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:

•Rescuefilesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatefilesonyourharddiskdriveandtransfer

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

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup
IfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestorethe

harddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperating
system.

•Restoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrive

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

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

TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.

3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue
andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage53

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Torescuefilesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuefilesandfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

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•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage53.

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfficepreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecoverorreinstallyour
MicrosoftOfficeprogram,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfficeCD.Thediscisprovidedonlywith
computerspreinstalledwithMicrosoftOffice.

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofexternalopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemedium.

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreatea
rescuemediumusingadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive.

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.T urnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.

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

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.

3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveasthefirstbootdeviceandpressEnter.
Therescuemediumstarts.

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Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor
eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete
therecoveryprocess.

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedprogramsanddevice
drivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledprograms

Toreinstallselectedprograms,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonyourcomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectory.

3.OpentheAPPSfolder.Initareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledprograms.

4.Openthesubfolderfortheprogramyouarereinstalling.

5.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers
Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentconfigurationofyourcomputer.

Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonyourcomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectory.

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

4.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.

5.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextfile(afilewiththeextension.txt).Thetextfilecontains

informationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.

•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsafileofsetupinformation(afilewiththeextension.inf),you

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

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

thefile,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedrivers,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.
ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage94

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue
medium”onpage52

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage49

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Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom
arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,a
disc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice
sequence.Y oumustfirstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“Startupmenu”onpage88fordetailedinformation
abouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8andWindows8.1operating systems

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsfortheWindows8andWindows8.1
operatingsystems.

AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer.TheWindowsrecovery
imageenablesyoutorefreshyourcomputer,orresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe
recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourcomputerevenifyoucannotstartthe
Windows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyas
possible.Formoreinformation,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage56.

Refreshingyourcomputer

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,
youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat
youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows8:
Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

•ForWindows8.1:
Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,clickGetstarted.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourcomputer.

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings

Ifyouwanttorecycleyourcomputerorjuststartover,youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefault
settings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewith
yourcomputer,andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.

Attention:Ifyouresetthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingswillbe
deleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Toresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:

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1.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows8:
Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

•ForWindows8.1:
Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.ThenclickNextto
confirmtheoperation.

3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•Toperformaquickformat,clickJustremovemyfilestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake

severalminutes.

•Toperformacompleteformat,clickFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill

takeseveralhours.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions

Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethe
startupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe
Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows8:

Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

•ForWindows8.1:

Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8orWindows8.1fails tostart

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeriscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromthe
Windows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystem
eveniftheWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystemfailstostart.

Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.

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Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindows
recoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthecomputer,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandfixthe
problemsonyourcomputer.

Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,
keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.

Creatingrecoverymedia

Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast8GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacity
dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.

Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms,and
clickSearch.

2.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows8:

TyperecoveryintheSearchfieldandclickSettings.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.

•ForWindows8.1:

TyperecoveryintheSearchfieldandclicktheSearchbutton.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.

3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.

4.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.
ThenclickNext.

Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,
youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Y oustillcanstartthecomputer
fromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourcomputeriftherecoverypartitionon
yourcomputerisdamaged.

5.ConnectaproperUSBdrivethenclickNext.

6.ClickCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.

7.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymediafinishes,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tokeeptherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickFinish.

•Todeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickDeletetherecoverypartition.

Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,dokeeptherecoverymediaina
safeplace.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourcomputeranymore,andyouwill
needtherecoverymediatorefreshorresetyourcomputer.

8.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.

Usingrecoverymedia

Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourcomputer,use
recoverymediatorecoveryourcomputer.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

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Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.T urnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12
key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.

2.Selecttherecoverydriveasthebootdevice.

3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.

4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.

5.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyour
PCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8andWindows8.1operating
systems,goto:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage59

•“Replacingthebattery”onpage59

•“Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage61

•“ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANconnection”onpage64

•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage66

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage69

•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage74

Staticelectricityprevention

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

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

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

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Replacingthebattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo
oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother
systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemsisinstalled,thesystemwill
notcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

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

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DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromfire.

•Donotexposethebatterytoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposethebatterytowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery.

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

Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer,orenterhibernationmode.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables
fromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Unlockthebatterylatch1.Holdingthebatterylockleverintheunlockedpositionandremovethe
batterypack2.

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4.Insertafullychargedbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace1,andthenslidethebatterylatchtothelocked
position

5.T urnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

2.

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamage
andpermanentlossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:

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

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformation
onit,andthenturnthecomputeroff.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

Toreplacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.

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4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Removethescrews1,andthenslidetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveout2.

6.Removetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebyliftingitsleftside.

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7.Placethenewharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveintotheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebay.

8.Slidetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivefirmlyintotheconnector1,andthenreinstallthescrews2.

9.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3.

10.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.

11.T urnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANconnection

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable
toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

DANGER

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

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

ToreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANconnection,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

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

6.Removethescrew1.Thecardpopsup2.Removethecard.

7.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket1.Pivotthe
carduntilyoucansnapitintoplace.Securethecardwiththescrew2.

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8.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletothe
connectormarked“MAIN”or“M”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”or“A.”

9.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3.

10.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.

11.T urnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingamemorymodule

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Toreplaceoraddamemory
module,readthefollowingprerequisites,andthentheinstructions.

Whenreplacingamemorymodule,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconfiguration.Insome
conditions,thememorymoduleinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.This
actionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.

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Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Iftwomemorymodulesarealreadyinthememoryslots,pressoutonthelatchesonbothedgesof
thesocketatthesametime1,andthenremoveamemorymodule2tomakeroomforthenewone.
Savetheremovedmemorymoduleforfutureuse.

6.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.

Attention:Toavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.

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7.Withthenotchedendofthememorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,insertthe
memorymodule

1intothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees;thenpressitinfirmly2.

Important:Ifonlyonememorymoduleisinstalled,ensurethatyouinstallitintheslot2.

8.Pivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

9.Makesurethatthememorymoduleisfirmlyinstalledintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

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10.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3.

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.

12.T urnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthekeyboard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable
toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

DANGER

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

Removingthekeyboard

Toremovethekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.

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4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Removethescrewsthatsecurethekeyboard.

6.T urnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.

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7.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows1tounlatchthefrontsideofthekeyboard.The
keyboardwillbedetachedslightly

2.

8.Removethecables2and4byflippingtheconnectors1and3upwards.Removethekeyboard.

Installingthekeyboard

Toinstallthekeyboard,dothefollowing:

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1.Attachthecables1and3byflippingtheconnectors2and4downwards.

2.Insertthekeyboard.Makesurethattherearedgeofthekeyboardisundertheframe.

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3.Slidethekeyboardinthedirectionshownbythearrows,untilthekeyboardissecuredinplace.

4.Reinstallthescrews.

5.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3.

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6.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.

7.T urnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthebackupbattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Ifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebackupbattery
containsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromfire.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

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

Toremovethebackupbattery,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait
threetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.

4.Loosenthescrew1,andthenremovethecover2.

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5.Detachtheconnector1.Thenremovethebackupbattery2.

Toinstallthebackupbattery,dothefollowing:

1.Installthebackupbattery1.Thenattachtheconnector2.

2.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3.

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3.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.

4.T urnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration

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

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage77

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage79

•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage79

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson
howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdriveor
solid-statedrive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.

•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

2.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

5.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.

6.RestoretheC:\SWTOOL SdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.

7.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage79.

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

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

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

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WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion
codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

NO

TC

InstallingtheWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdriveor
solid-statedrive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

3.SelectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsysteminstallationprogram,
forexampleUSBHDD.

4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

5.ConnectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsysteminstallationprogramto
thecomputer,andrestartthecomputer.

6.InstalltheWindows8orWindows8.1fixmodules.GototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat
http://support.microsoft.com/.Typethenumberofthefixmoduleinthesearchfield,thenclickSearch.

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

8.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage79.

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

WhenyouinstalltheWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowing
countryorregioncodes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

NO

TC

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ItalyIT

JapanJP

UnitedStatesUS

Installingdevicedrivers

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

Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,dothefollowing:

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

2.Selectyourproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.

3.Selectthedevicedriversyouthatyouneed,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

IfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanfindthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS
directoryonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalled
programsanddevicedrivers”onpage53.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

YourcomputercomeswiththeThinkPadSetupprogramtoenableyoutoselectvarioussetupparameters.

TostartThinkPadSetup,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF1key.theThinkPadSetup
programmainmenuopens.

Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuwillbedisplayed
afteryouenterthepassword.Y oucanstartThinkPadSetupbypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthe
supervisorpassword.However,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisor
password.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage41.

2.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttochange.Whentheitemishighlighted,press
Enter.Asubmenuisdisplayed.

3.Changetheitemsyouwishtochange.Tochangethevalueofanitem,pressthefollowingkeys:

•F5or–:Changetoalowervalue.

•F6orthecombinationofShiftand+:Changetoahighervalue.
Iftheitemhasasubmenu,youcandisplayitbypressingEnter.

4.PressEsctoexitfromthesubmenu.

5.Ifyouareonanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachtheThinkPadSetupprogram
mainmenu.

Note:Ifyouneedtorestorethesettingstotheiroriginalstateasofthetimeofpurchase,pressF9to
loadthedefaultsettings.Y oualsocanselectanoptionontheRestartsubmenutoloadthedefault
settingsordiscardthechanges.

6.SelectRestart.Movethepointertotheoptionyouwantforrestartingyourcomputer;thenpress
Enter.Yourcomputerrestarts.

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Note:Dependingontheoperatingsystemyouareusing,somemenuitemslistedinthischaptermightnot
beavailableonyourcomputer,andsomemenuitemsmightbeslightlydifferentfromtheactualmenuitems
displayedonyourcomputer.

Mainmenu

TheMainmenuisthefirstinterfaceyouseeafteryouenterThinkPadSetup.Itdisplaysthefollowing
configurationofyourcomputer:

•UEFIversion

•UEFIdate

•Embeddedcontrollerversion

•Machinetypemodel

•System-unitserialnumber

•Systemboardserialnumber

•Assettag

•CPUtype

•CPUspeed

•Installedmemory

•UUID

•MACaddress(InternalLAN)

•Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense

•UEFISecureBoot

Configmenu

Ifyouneedtochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selectConfigfromtheThinkPadSetupprogram
mainmenu.

Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•Network:SettheLANrelatedfunctions.

•USB:EnableordisableUSBrelatedfunctions.

•Keyboard/Mouse:Setthekeyboardandmouserelatedfunctions.

•Display:Specifythesettingsfordisplayoutput.

•Power:Setpowermanagementrelatedfunctions.

•BeepandAlarm:Enableordisabletheaudiorelatedfunctions.

•SerialAT A(SAT A):Specifythesettingsfortheharddiskdrive.

Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsiderchangingthecomputerconfiguration,
proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Oneachsubmenu,youcanenableafunctionbyselectingEnabled,ordisableitbyselectingDisabled.

ThefollowingtableshowsthecontentsoftheConfigmenu.

Notes:

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

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•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

Table4.Configmenuitems

Menuitem

Network

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

WakeOnLAN

•Disabled

•ACOnly

•ACandBattery

EthernetLANOptionROM
(forLegacyOnlyboot
modeorBothwithLegacy

•Disabled

•Enabled

first)

UEFIIPv4NetworkStack
(forUEFIOnlybootmode
orBothwithUEFIfirst)

UEFIIPv6NetworkStack

(forUEFIOnlybootmode

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

orBothwithUEFIfirst)

UEFIPXEBootPriority

(forBothwithUEFIfirst

•IPv6First

•IPv4First

bootmode,andIPv6
andIPv4stacksareboth
enabled.)

WirelessLANRadio

•On

•Off

Enablethesystemtopower
onwhentheEthernet
controllerreceivesamagic
packet.

IfyouselectACOnly,the
WakeonLANfunctionis
enabledonlywhentheac
poweradapterisattached.

IfyouselectACand
Battery,theWakeonLAN
functionisenabledwithany
powersources.

Notes:

•Themagicpackettype
WakeonLANrequiresac
power.

•TheWakeonLAN
functiondoesnot
workwhenaharddisk
passwordisset.

Configurewhethertoload
theEthernetLANOption
ROMtoenablestartup
fromanintegratednetwork
device.Thisoptionmustbe
enabledtodisplaytheMAC
Addressfortheintegrated
networkdevice.

EnableordisableInternet
ProtocolVersion4(IPv4)
networkstackforUEFI
environment.

EnableordisableInternet
ProtocolVersion6(IPv6)
networkstackforUEFI
environment.

Selectnetworkstack
priorityforUEFIPXEboot.

IfyouselectOn,theinternal
wirelessradioisturnedon.
IfyouselectOff,theinternal
wirelessradioisturnedoff.

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Table4.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

USB

Keyboard/Mouse

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

AlwaysOnUSB

ChargeinBatteryOperation

USB3.0Mode

FnandCtrlKeyswap

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectDisabled,
theexternalUSBdevices
cannotbechargedthrough
USBconnectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,the
Always-onUSBconnector
enablesyoutocharge
somemobiledigitaland
smartphoneswhenthe
computerispoweredoff
andinbatteryoperation.

SettheUSB3.0controller
modefortheconnectors
sharedbetweenUSB2.0
andUSB3.0controllers.

IfyouselectEnabled,it
enablesUSB3.0mode
andallowsUSB3.0tobe
supportedintheoperating
system.

IfyouselectDisabled,it
disablesandhidestheUSB

3.0controller,andUSB3.0
connectorswillworkinUSB

2.0mode.

IfyouselectEnabled,the
FnkeyworksastheCtrl
key,andtheCtrlkeyworks
astheFnkey.

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FnKeyLock•Disabled

Note:EvenwhenEnabled

isselected,youneedto
presstheFnkeytoresume
thecomputerfromsleep
modetonormaloperation.

IfyouselectEnabled,you

•Enabled

canpresstheFnkeyonceto
activatetheFnkeyfunction,
asifthekeyiskeptina
pressedcondition,andthen
pressthedesiredfunction
key.Theactionisequivalent
topressingtheFnkeyand
thedesiredfunctionkey
simultaneously.Ifyoupress
theFnkeytwice,theFn
keyiskeptinapressed
conditionuntilyoupress
theFnkeyagain.

Table4.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

DisplayBootDisplayDevice

Power

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

CPUPowerManagement

AdaptiveS4

•ThinkPadLCD

•Analog(VGA)

•DigitalonThinkPad

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Selectthedisplaydevice
thatistobeactivatedat
boottime.Thisselection
iseffectiveforboottime,
passwordprompt,and
ThinkPadSetup.

Unlessthispower-saving
featureisdisabled,it
stopstheprocessorclock
automaticallywhenthere
isnosystemactivity.Y ou
usuallydonotneedto
changethisfunction.

Enableordisableafeature
thatpowersonthesystem
whenACisattached.

IfyouselectEnabled,the
systemispoweredonwhen
theacpoweradapteris
attached.Whenthesystem
isinhibernatestate,the
systemresumes.

IfyouselectDisabled,the
systemisnotpoweredon
norresumedwhentheac
poweradapterisattached.

BeepandAlarm

SerialAT A(SAT A)SATAControllerMode

PasswordBeep•Disabled

KeyboardBeep•Disabled

Option

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Compatibility

•AHCI

Enablesordisablesthe
passwordbeepwhenthe
systemispromptingfor
thepower-on,harddisk,or
supervisorpasswordtobe
typed.

Enablesordisablesthe
keyboardbeepwhen
unmanageablekey
combinationsarepressed.

SelectsSATAcontroller
operationmode.Ifyou
selectCompatibility,the
SATAcontrolleroperatesin
compatibilitymode.

Date/Timemenu

Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourcomputer,selectDate/TimefromtheThinkPadSetup
programmainmenu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•SystemDate

•SystemTime

Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:

1.Usingtheupanddownarrowkeys,selecttheitemtochangethedateortime.

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2.PressT ab,Shift+Tab,orEntertoselectafield.

3.T ypethedateortime.

Notes:Anotherwaytoadjustthedateandtimeispressingthefollowingkeys:

•F5or–:Changetoalowervalue.

•F6orthecombinationofShiftand+:Changetoahighervalue.

4.PressF10tosavethechangesandrestartthesystem.

Securitymenu

Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourcomputer,selectSecurityfromtheThinkPadSetupprogram
mainmenu.

Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsiderchangingthecomputerconfiguration,
proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Oneachsubmenu,youcanenableafunctionbyselectingEnabled,ordisableitbyselectingDisabled.

Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•Password:Setapassword.

•UEFIBIOSUpdateOption:SpecifythesettingsforFlashUEFIBIOSupdate.

•MemoryProtection:SpecifythesettingsfortheDataExecutionPreventionfeature.

•Virtualization:EnableordisablethesettingsforAMD-V™Technology(formodelswithanAMDCPU).

•I/OPortAccess:EnableordisabletheaccesstoindividualI/Oports.

•Anti- Theft:EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfacetoactivateanti-theftservices,suchasComputrace.

•SecureBoot:ConfiguretheSecureBootfunction.

ThefollowingtableshowsthecontentsoftheSecuritymenu.

Notes:

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

Table5.Securitymenuitems

Menuitem

Password

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

SupervisorPassword

LockUEFIBIOSSettings

•Enter

•Disabled

•Enabled

Referto“Supervisor
password”onpage44.

Enablesordisablesthe
functionthatprotects
itemsintheThinkPad
Setupprogramfrom
beingchangedbyauser
whodoesnothavethe
supervisorpassword.
Bydefault,thisissetto
Disabled.Ifyousetthe
supervisorpasswordand
enablethisfunction,no
onebutyoucanchange

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