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ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [da]
26 pgs274.38 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [de]
26 pgs280.25 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [es]
26 pgs276.49 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [fi]
26 pgs330.41 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [fr]
26 pgs280.43 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [it]
26 pgs275.87 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [ko]
26 pgs460.22 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [nl]
26 pgs272.83 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [pt]
26 pgs275.92 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [pt]
26 pgs276.76 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [sv]
26 pgs268.64 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [zc]
26 pgs504.39 Kb0
Adaptive Keyboard Deployment Guide [zh]
26 pgs588.18 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [ar]
20 pgs468.47 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [bg]
20 pgs326.75 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [cs]
20 pgs318.98 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [de]
20 pgs320.35 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [el]
20 pgs271.84 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [es]
20 pgs306.85 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [fr]
20 pgs344.55 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [he]
18 pgs461.7 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [hu]
20 pgs307.59 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [id]
20 pgs322.98 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [ja]
20 pgs527.93 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [ja]
26 pgs708.61 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [ko]
20 pgs431.62 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [pl]
20 pgs326.5 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [pt]
20 pgs308.74 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [pt]
20 pgs314.61 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [ro]
20 pgs336.08 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [ru]
20 pgs319.17 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [sk]
20 pgs316.23 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [sl]
52 pgs768.21 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [sr]
20 pgs303.69 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [sv]
84 pgs1.05 Mb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [tr]
20 pgs311.17 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [uk]
20 pgs339.63 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [zc]
20 pgs458.81 Kb0
Adaptive Keys, Gestures, and Voice [zh]
20 pgs456.59 Kb0
Användarhandbok [sv]
134 pgs1.74 Mb0
Benutzerhandbuch [de]
150 pgs1.88 Mb0
Brugervejledning [da]
136 pgs1.76 Mb0
Brukerhåndbok [no]
136 pgs1.76 Mb0
Felhasználói Kézikönyv [hu]
142 pgs1.81 Mb0
Ghidul Utilizatorului [ro]
138 pgs1.78 Mb0
Guia Do Usuário [pt]
140 pgs1.81 Mb0
Guida Per L'utente [it]
144 pgs1.83 Mb0
Handboek Voor De Gebruiker [nl]
144 pgs1.82 Mb0
Hardware Maintenance Manual
104 pgs18.31 Mb0
Hardware Maintenance Manual
116 pgs94.92 Mb0
Hardware Maintenance Manual [en, ar, bg, bs, cs, da, de, el, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sk, sl, sr, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
122 pgs90.18 Mb0
Hardware maintenance manual [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sk, sl, sr, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
110 pgs124.16 Mb0
Hardware Maintenance Manual [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]
113 pgs41.43 Mb0
Hardware maintenance manual [ja]
98 pgs70.36 Mb0
Hardware maintenance manual [ja]
100 pgs60.56 Mb0
Hardware maintenance manual [ja]
110 pgs124.83 Mb0
Hardware Maintenance Manual [ja]
122 pgs93.64 Mb0
Käyttöopas [fi]
140 pgs1.76 Mb0
Maintenance Manual
98 pgs53.04 Mb0
Manual D'utilisation [fr]
146 pgs1.86 Mb0
Manual De Utilizador [pt]
146 pgs1.84 Mb0
Panduan Pengguna
140 pgs1.77 Mb0
Podręcznik Użytkownika [pl]
144 pgs1.81 Mb0
Používateľská Príručka [sk]
140 pgs1.79 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [ar]
2 pgs5.05 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [ar]
12 pgs3.22 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [ar]
10 pgs3.29 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [bg]
2 pgs5.09 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [bg]
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Safety and Setup Guide [bg]
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Safety and Setup Guide [cs]
2 pgs5.07 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [cs]
14 pgs1.61 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [cs]
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Safety and Setup Guide [de]
2 pgs5.03 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [de]
14 pgs1.57 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [de]
10 pgs1.19 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [el]
2 pgs5.09 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [el]
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Safety and Setup Guide [el]
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Safety and Setup Guide [en, da, fi, hr, it, nb, nl, sv, th]
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Safety and Setup Guide [en, da, fi, hr, it, nb, nl, th]
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Safety and Setup Guide [es]
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Safety and Setup Guide [es]
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Safety and Setup Guide [es]
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Safety and Setup Guide [fr]
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Safety and Setup Guide [fr]
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Safety and Setup Guide [fr]
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Safety and Setup Guide [he]
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Safety and Setup Guide [he]
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Safety and Setup Guide [he]
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Safety and Setup Guide [hu]
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Safety and Setup Guide [hu]
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Safety and Setup Guide [id]
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Safety and Setup Guide [id]
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Safety and Setup Guide [ja]
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Safety and Setup Guide [ko]
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Safety and Setup Guide [ko]
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Safety and Setup Guide [ko]
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Safety and Setup Guide [pl]
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Safety and Setup Guide [pl]
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Safety and Setup Guide [pt]
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Safety and Setup Guide [pt]
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Safety and Setup Guide [pt]
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Safety and Setup Guide [ro]
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Safety and Setup Guide [ro]
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Safety and Setup Guide [ru]
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Safety and Setup Guide [ru]
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Safety and Setup Guide [ru]
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Safety and Setup Guide [sk]
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Safety and Setup Guide [sk]
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Safety and Setup Guide [sk]
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Safety and Setup Guide [sl]
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Safety and Setup Guide [sl]
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Safety and Setup Guide [sl]
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Safety and Setup Guide [sr]
2 pgs5.05 Mb0
Safety and Setup Guide [sr]
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Safety and Setup Guide [sr]
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Safety and Setup Guide [sv]
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Safety and Setup Guide [sv]
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Safety and Setup Guide [tr]
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Safety and Setup Guide [tr]
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Safety and Setup Guide [tr]
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Safety and Setup Guide [uk]
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Safety and Setup Guide [uk]
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Safety and Setup Guide [zc]
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Safety and Setup Guide [zc]
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Safety and Setup Guide [zh]
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Safety and Setup Guide [zh]
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Safety and Setup Guide [zh]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ar]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ar]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [bg]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [bg]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [cs]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [cs]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [da]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [da]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [de]
12 pgs1.54 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [de]
2 pgs3.69 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [el]
12 pgs1.92 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [el]
2 pgs3.76 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [en, es]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [es]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [es]
2 pgs3.69 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [fi]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [fi]
2 pgs3.68 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [fr]
12 pgs1.54 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [fr]
2 pgs3.69 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [he]
10 pgs4.76 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [he]
2 pgs1.37 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [hr]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [hu]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [hu]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [id]
12 pgs1.53 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [it]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [it]
2 pgs3.68 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ja]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ja]
2 pgs3.75 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ko]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ko]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [nb]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [nb]
2 pgs3.68 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [nl]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [nl]
2 pgs3.68 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [pl]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [pl]
2 pgs3.73 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [pt]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [pt]
2 pgs3.68 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ro]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ro]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ru]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [ru]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sk]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sl]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sl]
2 pgs3.71 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sr]
12 pgs4.84 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sr]
2 pgs3.69 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sv]
10 pgs4.75 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [sv]
2 pgs3.68 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [th]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [th]
2 pgs1.15 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [tr]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [tr]
2 pgs3.79 Mb0
Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [uk]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [uk]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [zc]
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Safety, Warranty and Setup Guide [zh]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [ar]
2 pgs1.35 Mb0
Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [bg]
2 pgs1.35 Mb0
Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [cs]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [da]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [de]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [el]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [fi]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [fr]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [he]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [hr]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [hu]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [id]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [ja]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [ko]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [nl]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [pl]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [ro]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [sk]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [sl]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [sr]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [sv]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [tr]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [zc]
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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide [zc, zh]
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Safety, Warranty, And Setup Manual
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Setup Guide
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Setup Guide [ar, es]
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Setup Guide [ar, es, fr, pt]
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Setup Guide [bg, el, pl]
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Setup Guide [ja, ko, zc, zh]
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Setup Guide [uk]
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Setup Guide [zc]
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Setup Manual
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Setup Manual
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Specifications
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Uputstvo Za Korisnike
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User Guide [ar]
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User Guide [bg]
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon User Guide [en, el, uk, zh]

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ThinkPadX1Carbon
Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe
following:
•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide
•RegulatoryNotice
•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi
•AppendixD“Notices”onpage121
FifthEdition(January2014)
©CopyrightLenovo2012,2014.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration “GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Readthisfirst..............v
Importantsafetyinformation..........vi
Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii
Safetyguidelines............vii
Chapter1.Productoverview......1
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators..................1
Frontview................1
Rearview................3
Right-sideview..............3
Left-sideview..............5
Bottomview...............6
Statusindicators.............6
Locatingimportantproductinformation......9
Machinetypeandmodellabel........9
FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel...9
CertificateofAuthenticitylabel.......9
Features.................10
Specifications...............11
Operatingenvironment...........11
Lenovoprograms.............12
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
7operatingsystem...........12
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
8operatingsystem...........14
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....14
Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17
Registeringyourcomputer..........17
Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17
Specialkeysandbuttons..........19
Functionkeycombinations........19
Volumeandmutebuttons........20
Windowskey.............21
Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........22
UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice.......23
UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice....23
Usingthetouchpad...........25
DisablingtheUltraNavpointingdeviceand
usinganexternalmouse.........26
AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindows
notificationarea............26
Powermanagement............27
Checkingthebatterystatus........27
Usingtheacpoweradapter........27
Chargingthebattery..........28
Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.......28
Maximizingthebatterylife........28
Managingthebatterypower.......28
Power-savingmodes..........29
Connectingtothenetwork..........30
Ethernetconnections..........30
Wirelessconnections..........30
Presentationsandmultimedia.........34
Changingdisplaysettings........34
Connectingaprojectororanexternal
monitor................34
Usingdualdisplays...........36
Usingaudiofeatures............37
Usingthecamera.............38
Usingaflashmediacard...........38
Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..41
Accessibilityandcomfort..........41
Ergonomicinformation..........41
Comfort...............42
Accessibilityinformation.........42
Travelingwithyourcomputer.........43
Traveltips...............43
Travelaccessories...........43
Chapter4.Security..........45
Attachingamechanicallock.........45
Usingpasswords..............45
Passwordsandsleepmode........45
Typingpasswords...........45
Power-onpassword...........46
Harddiskpasswords..........46
Supervisorpassword..........48
Solid-statedrivesecurity...........50
Settingthesecuritychip...........50
Usingafingerprintreader..........51
Noticeondeletingdatafromyoursolid-state
drive...................55
Usingfirewalls...............56
Protectingdataagainstviruses........56
Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....57
RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models....57
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....57
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.58
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.59
Creatingandusingarescuemedium....60
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Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand
devicedrivers.............61
Solvingrecoveryproblems........62
RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models....62
RecoverysolutionsforWindows8models..62
Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration..65
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......65
Beforeyoubegin............65
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..66 InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem..67
Installingdevicedrivers...........67
Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacard
reader................67
InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0onthe
Windows7operatingsystem.......67
InstallingtheThinkPadmonitorfilefor Windows2000/XP/Vista/7/8ontheWindows
7operatingsystem...........68
Installingotherdevicedriversandsoftwareon
theWindows7operatingsystem......68
ThinkPadSetup..............68
Mainmenu..............69
Configmenu..............70
Date/Timemenu............76
Securitymenu.............76
Startupmenu.............81
Restartmenu.............83
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....84
Usingsystemmanagement..........84
Systemmanagement..........84
Chapter7.Preventingproblems...85
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......85
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....86
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........86
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....88
Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer
problems...............89
Diagnosingproblems............89
Troubleshooting..............89
Computerstopsresponding.......89
Spillsonthekeyboard..........90
Errormessages............90
Errorswithoutmessages.........92
Beeperrors..............93
Memorymoduleproblems........93
Networkingproblems..........93
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing
devices................95
Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia
devices................96
Fingerprintreaderproblems........100
Batteryandpowerproblems.......100
Solid-statedriveproblems........103
Softwareproblems...........103
USBproblems.............103
Chapter9.Gettingsupport.....105
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........105
Gettinghelpandservice...........105
Usingdiagnosticprograms........106
LenovoSupportWebsite.........106
CallingLenovo.............106
FindingThinkPadoptions........107
Purchasingadditionalservices........107
AppendixA.Regulatory
information.............109
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........109
LocationoftheUltraConnect™wireless
antennas...............110
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....111
Exportclassificationnotice..........111
Electronicemissionnotices..........111
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........111
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............111
EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...112
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...112
KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....113
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..113
Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper
phase................113
Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor
Taiwan................113
AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling
statements.............115
ImportantWEEEinformation.........115
Japanrecyclingstatements.........115
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........116
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....116
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean
Union..................117
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates
andCanada................117
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AppendixC.ENERGYSTARmodel
information.............119
AppendixD.Notices.........121
Trademarks................122
AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous
SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....123
ChinaRoHS................123
TurkishRoHS...............123
UkraineRoHS...............123
IndiaRoHS................124
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Readthisfirst
Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer. Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.
Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.
Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalm rest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreach dependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.
Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause discomfortorevenaskinburn.
•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.
•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom thepalmrest.
Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.
Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour computer,itgeneratesheat.
Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin burn.
•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody whileitisinuse.
•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.
Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.
Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.
Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour computer.
Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.
Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway subjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.
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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.
Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe following,andmakesurethatthepowerswitchisofforisblinking:
•Turnitoff.
•Putitinsleepmode.
•Putitinhibernationmode.
Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.
Handleyourcomputergently.
Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectson yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.
Carryyourcomputercarefully.
•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.
•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.
•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,ensurethatitisoff,insleep mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit isturnedon.

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.
Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement ortheLenovo andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.
Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducethese risks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandinthe operatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowing theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourself fromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.
Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebook computers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhave suchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-sized internalbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothe batterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.
®
LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty,
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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby anauthorizedservicer.
Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou mighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthatan internalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner.Or ,theymightindicate apotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself. ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphone numbers,seethefollowingWebsite: http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone
Frequentlyinspectyourcomputeranditscomponentsfordamageorwearorsignsofdanger. Ifyouhaveanyquestionabouttheconditionofacomponent,donotusetheproduct.Contact theCustomerSupportCenterortheproductmanufacturerforinstructionsonhowtoinspectthe productandhaveitrepaired,ifnecessary.
Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafety concernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceand telecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.
•Powercords,plugs,poweradapters,extensioncords,surgeprotectors,orpowersuppliesthatare cracked,broken,ordamaged.
•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orfire.
•Damagetoabattery(suchascracks,dents,orcreases),dischargefromabattery,orabuildupofforeign substancesonthebattery.
•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.
•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor poweradapter.
•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.
•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.
•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.
Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufacturedfor orbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions, oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.
Serviceandupgrades
DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.
Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysensure
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thatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhaveany questionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.
Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.
CAUTION: Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.
CAUTION:
BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputer coolbeforeopeningthecover.
Powercordsandpoweradapters
DANGER
Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.
Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F,3G,0.75mm better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.
Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.
Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.
Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercord orpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronfloorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers. Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressed bymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnector terminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.
Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.
Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.
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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.
Ensurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedcloseto theequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.
Ensurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare installing.
Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.
Powersupplystatement
DANGER
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
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Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Externaldevices
CAUTION: DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBwhilethecomputerpoweris on;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.T oavoidpossibledamagetoattacheddevices,wait atleastfivesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.
Noticeforlithiumcoincellbattery
DANGER
Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.
CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:
Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.
PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate
Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebatteries
DANGER
Donotattempttoreplacetheinternalrechargeablelithiumbatteries.ContactLenovoSupportfor factoryreplacement.
Heatandproductventilation
DANGER
Computers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhen batteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasignificantamountofheatduetotheir compactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:
•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsome otherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyour bodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyou usethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime.
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Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependson theamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody, eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaks fromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottouse thekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.
•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearflammablematerialsorinexplosive environments.
•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton abed,sofa,carpet,orotherflexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.
•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgenerates heat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusethe acpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing, maycauseaskinburn.
Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:
•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.
•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.
•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.
•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.
•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.
•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).
Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation
DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Donotuseyoucomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.
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DANGER
Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving, oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
Toconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF .
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.
5.TurndevicesON.
Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallotherelectrical cablesconnectedtothecomputer.
Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectricalcables havebeenconnectedtothecomputer.
Todisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF .
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice
CAUTION: TheLCDismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDtobreak. IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalfluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediatelywash theaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsarepresentafterwashing, getmedicalcare.
Note:Forproductswithmercury-containingfluorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),theLiquidcrystal
display(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.
Usingheadphonesorearphones
CAUTION: Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.
Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecificationsofEN50332-2.The headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecification limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.T ohelpprotectagainst hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7 limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN 50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.
IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationof theheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespecificationsofEN50332-1. Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5 LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousdueto excessivesoundpressurelevels.
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Additionalsafetyinformation
DANGER
Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger ofsuffocation.
NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.
Manypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsor cordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,then thefollowingwarningapplies:
WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
Savetheseinstructions.
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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels, computerfeatures,specifications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1
•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage9
•“Features”onpage10
•“Specifications”onpage11
•“Operatingenvironment”onpage11
•“Lenovoprograms”onpage12

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed tostartusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustration.
1Camera
2Microphones8T rackPointbuttons
3Powerbutton9T ouchpad
4Statusindicators
5Blackbutton
6Fingerprintreader
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10Volumecontrolbuttons
11Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)
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pointingstick
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1Camera
Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.
2Microphones
Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithanapplicationprogramcapableofhandling audio.
3Powerbutton
Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.
Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheWindows
®
7operatingsystem.For theWindows8operatingsystem,movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthe charms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.
Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandusethe emergencyresetholetoresetthecomputer.See“Bottomview”onpage6.
Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthe computerorputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youneedtochangeyourpowerplan settings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson
howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating system”onpage12
.
•ForWindows8:ClickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnotificationareaandclickMorepower
options.ThenclickChoosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.
4Statusindicators
Yourcomputerhasseveralstatusindicators.Forthedetailedinformationaboutthelocationandmeaningof eachindicator,see“Statusindicators”onpage6.
5Blackbutton
Whentheoperatingsystemisworkingnormally,pressingtheblackbuttonlaunchestheSimpleTapprogram ontheWindows7operatingsystemortheLenovoPCDeviceExperienceprogramontheWindows8 operatingsystem.
OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanusetheblackbuttontointerruptthestartupsequence ofyourcomputertostarttheRescueandRecovery®workspace.ToaccesstheRescueandRecovery workspace,turnonyourcomputerandpresstheblackbuttonwhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayedon thescreen.FormoreinformationabouttheRescueandRecoveryWorkspace,see“UsingtheRescue andRecoveryworkspace”onpage59
6Fingerprintreader
.
Somemodelshaveafingerprintreader.Thefingerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyour fingerprinttostartthecomputer,entertheThinkPad
®
Setupprogram,orentertheWindows
®
operating
system.
UltraNav
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pointingdevice
7TrackPointpointingstick 8TrackPointbuttons 9Touchpad
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ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueUltraNavpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareall partofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.
10Volumecontrolbuttons
Thevolumecontrolbuttonsenableyoutoquicklyadjustthesoundvolume,mutethespeakers,ormutethe microphonesofyourcomputer.
11Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)
Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage22.

Rearview

1SIMcardslot
IfyourcomputerhasawirelessWANfeature,itmightrequireaSubscriberIdentificationModule(SIM)card toestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIMcardmightbe alreadyinstalledintheSIMcardslot.

Right-sideview

14-in-1mediacardreaderslot
2Comboaudiojack5Securitykeyhole
3MiniDisplayPortconnector
14-in-1mediacardreaderslot
The4-in-1mediacardreadersupportsthefollowingcards:
4USB3.0connector
•SecureDigital(SD)card
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•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card
•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card
•MultiMediaCard(MMC)
Fordetails,referto“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage38.
Note:YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheContentProtectionforRecordableMedia(CPRM)featurefor SDcards.
2Comboaudiojack
Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole plugtothecomboaudiojack.
Notes:
•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupressit,theheadsetmicrophonewillbe disabled,andthemicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.
•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.
3MiniDisplayPortconnector
UsetheMiniDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or high-definitiontelevision.
YourcomputermightcomewithaMiniDisplayPorttoVGAadapter.Usetheadaptertoconnectyour computertoacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitorsuchasahigh-definitiontelevision.
4USB3.0connector
TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorisusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSB interface,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.
Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward. Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.
5Securitykeyhole
Purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect yourcomputerfromtheft.
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Left-sideview

1acpowerconnector
2Fanlouvers4Wirelessradioswitch
1acpowerconnector
3AlwaysOnUSBconnector
Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge thebattery.
2Fanlouvers
Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.
Note:Toavoidimpedingairflow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
3AlwaysOnUSBconnector
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand smartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.
Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputeristurnedoff,dothefollowing:
1.Connectthecomputertoanacpowersupply.
2.GotoThinkPadSetupandenableAlwaysOnUSBChargeinoffmode.Formoreinformation,see “Configmenu”onpage70.
3.Dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Then
selecttheEnableAlwaysOnUSBcheckbox.
•ForWindows8:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.
ThenselecttheEnablewhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox.
4Wirelessradioswitch
Usethisswitchtoquicklyturnonorturnoffallwirelessconnections.
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Bottomview

1Emergencyresethole
1Emergencyresethole
Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removetheac poweradapterandresetthecomputerbyinsertinganeedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency resetholetoturnoffthecomputer.
2Speakers
Fordetails,referto“Volumeandmutebuttons”onpage20.
2Speakers

Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.
Systemstatusindicators
Yourcomputerhassystemstatusindicators.Thefollowingillustrationsshowthelocationandthemeaning ofeachindicator.
Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustrations.
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1Speakermuteindicator
Whentheindicatorisoninred,thespeakermutemodeisenabled.
2Microphonemuteindicator
Whentheindicatorisoninred,themicrophonemutemodeisenabled.
3WirelessLAN/WAN/Bluetoothstatusindicator
•Green:ThewirelessLAN,WAN,Bluetoothfeatureison.
•Off:Wirelessnetworkdevicesaredisabledorthewirelessradioisturnedoff.
4Deviceaccessstatusindicator
Whentheindicatorison,thesmallformfactorsolid-statedriveisreadingorwritingdata.
5Power-onstatusindicator
•On:Thecomputerison.
•Blinking:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.
•Off:Thecomputerisoff.
6CapsLockindicator
Whentheindicatorison,theCapsLockmodeisenabled.Y oucantypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)in uppercasewithoutpressingtheShiftkey.
7IlluminateddotintheThinkPadlogo(onsomemodels)
TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystemstatusindicator.
•Red:Thecomputerison.
•Fastblinkingred:Thecomputeristurningoff.
•Slowblinkingred:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.
•Off:Thecomputerisoff.
Powerstatusindicators
Thecomputerhasstatusindicatorsthatshowthepowermode(sleep,hibernation,ornormal),acpower status,andbatterystatus.Thefollowingshowsthelocationsandthemeaningoftheindicators:
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsoftheacpowerstatusindicator.
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•Green:Theacpoweradapterisconnected.
•Off:Theacpoweradapterisnotconnected.
Thefollowingfigureshowsthelocationsofthesleepmodestatusindicatorandthebatterystatusindicator.
Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustration.
1Sleepstatusindicator(onsomemodels)
•Green:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.
•Blinkinggreen:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode,orisresumingnormaloperation.
2Batterystatusindicator(onsomemodels)
•Green:Thebatterychargelevelis20%ormore.
•Orange:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%.
•Fastblinkingorange:Thebatterychargelevelis5%orless,orthebatteryischarging.
•Slowblinkingorange:Thebatteryisbeingcharged.Whenthechargelevelreaches20%,theblinking colorchangestogreen.
•Slowblinkinggreen:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,andchargingiscontinuing. Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches80%,thebatterystatusindicatorstopsblinking,butthecharging mightcontinueuntilthebatteryis100%charged.
•Quickblinkingorange:Anerrorhasoccurredwiththebattery.
•Off:Thebatteryisdetachedorthecomputerispoweredoff.
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Note:Ifthecomputerisoperatingonbatterypower,thebatterystatusindicatordoesnotworkwhilethe
computeristurnedofforisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourmachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandIC Certificationlabel,andtheMicrosoft
®
CertificateofAuthenticity(COA)label.

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.IfyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine typeandmodelnumberwillhelpsupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidethehighest levelofservice.
Youcanfindthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputeronthelabelasshownbelow:
FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel
YoucanfindtheFCCIDandICCertificationnumbersfortheinstalledtransmittercardsonthebottomof yourcomputerasshownbelow.
CertificateofAuthenticitylabel
TheMicrosoftCertificateofAuthenticitylabelforthepreinstalledoperatingsystemisattached.Printedonthis labelaretheproductIDandtheproductkeyinformationforyourcomputer.Recordthisinformationandkeep itinasafeplace.Youmightneedthesenumberstostartyourcomputerorreinstalltheoperatingsystem.
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Note:TheCertificateofAuthenticitylabelappliesonlytocomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows7 operatingsystem.
TheWindowsCertificateofAuthenticitylabelofyourcomputerisshownasbelow:

Features

Processor
•Toviewtheprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickStart,right-clickComputer.ThenclickProperties. –ForWindows8:Fromthedesktop,movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthe
screentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.
Memory
•Doubledatarate3lowvoltage(DDR3L)synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(SDRAM)
Storagedevice
•Smallformfactorsolid-statedrive
Display
ThecolordisplayusesThinFilmTransistor(TFT)technology.
•Size:14inches(355mm)
•LCDresolution:upto1600-by-900
•Brightnesscontrol
•Camera
•Digitaldualarraymicrophones
•Multi-touchscreen(onsomemodels)
Keyboard
•6-rowfullsizebacklitkeyboard
•UltraNavpointingdevice(TrackPointpointingdeviceandtouchpad)
•Fnkeyfunction
•Blackbutton
•Volumecontrolbuttons
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•Speakermutebutton
•Microphonemutebutton
Interface
•Externalmonitorconnector(MiniDisplayPortconnector)
•Comboaudiojack
•OneUSB3.0connector
•OneAlwaysonUSBconnector
•4-in-1mediacardreader
Wirelessfeatures
•IntegratedwirelessLAN
•IntegratedBluetooth(onsomemodels)
•IntegratedwirelessWAN(onsomemodels)
Securityfeatures
•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)
Specifications
Size
•Width:13.03inches(331mm)
•Depth:8.90inches(226mm)
•Height:
–Modelswithamulti-touchscreen:0.82inches(20.85mm) –Modelswithoutamulti-touchscreen:0.31to0.68inches(8.0to17.3mm)
Heatoutput
•65W(222Btu/hr)maximumor90W(307Btu/hr)maximum(dependingonthemodel)
Powersource(acpoweradapter)
•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz
•Inputratingofacadapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz
Batterylife
•Forthepercentageofremainingbatterypower,checkthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotification area.

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutyourcomputeroperatingenvironment.
Environment:
•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)
•Temperature
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–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)
–Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F) –Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)
–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)
–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)
Note:Whenyouchargethebatterypack,itstemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).
•Relativehumidity:
–Operating:8%to80% –Storage:5%to95%
Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.
Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenawayfrom yourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitor anddataonthesolid-statedrive.
Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.
Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Dependingon theWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalled,theprogramsmightvary.
TolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto http://www.lenovo.com/support

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessThinkVantageprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantage ToolsprogramorfromControlPanel.
•AccessingprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools.Double-clickaprogramicontoaccess
theapplication.
Note:IfaprogramiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsapplicationnavigationwindowisdimmed,it indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheapplicationmanually.Toinstalltheapplicationmanually,double-click theapplicationicon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes, theapplicationiconwillbeactivated.
Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram
ProgramIconname
AccessConnections™InternetConnection
CommunicationsUtilityWebConferencing
FingerprintSoftware
LenovoSolutionCenterSystemHealthandDiagnostics
FingerprintReader
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Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram(continued)
ProgramIconname
MobileBroadbandConnect3GMobileBroadband
PasswordManagerPasswordVault
PowerManager
RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks
RescueandRecoveryEnhancedBackupandRestore
SimpleTapSimpleTap
SystemUpdate
PowerControls
UpdateandDrivers
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
•AccessingprogramsfromControlPanel ClickStart➙ControlPanel.Dependingontheapplicationyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorresponding
sectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.
Note:IfyoudonotfindtheapplicationyouneedinControlPanel,opentheLenovoThinkVantageTools applicationnavigationwindowanddouble-clickthedimmedicontoinstalltheapplicationyouneed. Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theapplicationicon willbeactivated,andyoucanfindtheapplicationinControlPanel.
TheprogramsandthecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanelarelistedinthefollowing table.
Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel
Program
AccessConnections
CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing
FingerprintSoftwareSystemandSecurity
LenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand
MessageCenterPlus
MobileBroadbandConnect
PasswordManager
PowerManager
RecoveryMedia
SimpleTap
SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity
RescueandRecovery
ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel
NetworkandInternet
HardwareandSound
Programs
NetworkandInternet
SystemandSecurity UserAccountsandFamilySafety
HardwareandSound SystemandSecurity
SystemandSecurity
Programs
SystemandSecurity
Lenovo-InternetConnection
Lenovo-FingerprintReader or Lenovo-NotebookFingerprint
Reader
Diagnostics
MessagesfromLenovo
Lenovo-3GMobileBroadband
Lenovo-PasswordVault
Lenovo-PowerControls
Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks
Lenovo-SimpleTap
Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers
Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand Restore
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
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AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem

IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsby pressingtheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen,andthenclickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyou cannotfindtheprogramyouneed,movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthe charms.ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.
YourcomputersupportsthefollowingLenovoprograms:
•FingerprintSoftware
•LenovoCompanion
•LenovoSettings
•LenovoMobileAccess
•LenovoSolutionCenter
•LenovoSupport
•LenovoThinkVantageT ools
•PasswordManager
•SystemUpdate
Foranintroductiontotheseprograms,see“AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms”onpage14
.

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
•AccessConnections TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation
profiles.EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededfor connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.
Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquickly andeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtoreconfigureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthe computereachtime.
•ClientSecuritySolution TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeflecting
securitybreachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword, monitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhanceyourcomputersecurity.
•CommunicationsUtility UsetheCommunicationsUtilityprogramtoconfiguresettingsforthecameraandaudiodevices.
•FingerprintSoftware Ifyoursystemcomeswithafingerprintreader,theFingerprintSoftwareprogramenablesyoutoenroll
yourfingerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thefingerprintauthentication canreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
•GPSEnabler IfthePCIExpressMiniCardinstalledinyourcomputersupportsGPS,yourcomputercanreceivesignals
fromGPSsatellitesanddetermineitslocation.IfyourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet,youcanfind yourlocationonareal-timemapprovidedbyGoogleMapsorMicrosoftBing™Maps.
•LenovoCompanion
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ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour computer,viewbolgsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.
•LenovoSettings UsetheLenovoSettingsprogramtoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyourcomputerintoa
portablehotspot,configuringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreating andmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.
•LenovoMobileAccess TheLenovoMobileAccessprogramenablesyoutomanageyourmobilebroadbandconnection.Y ou
cancreateanaccount,addmoneytotheaccount,andpurchasemobilebroadbandsessionsusing youraccount.
•LenovoSolutionCenter TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.
•LenovoSupport TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer
healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanualsforyourcomputer,getthewarranty informationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.
•LenovoThinkVantageT ools TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasy
accesstovariousprograms,suchasFingerprintSoftware,LenovoSolutionCenter,andsoon.
•MessageCenterPlus TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinformyouaboutimportantnotices
fromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.
•MobileBroadbandConnect TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyourcomputertoconnecttothemobilebroadband
(3G)networkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.
•PasswordManager ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsinauthenticationinformationfor
WindowsprogramsandWebsites.
•PowerManager ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour
computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween performanceandpowersaving.
•RecoveryMedia TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory
defaultsettings.
•RescueandRecovery TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof
self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes, evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
•SimpleT ap TheSimpleTapprogramprovidesyouwithaquickwaytocustomizesomebasiccomputersettingssuch
asmutingthespeakers,adjustingthevolume,lockingthecomputeroperatingsystem,launchinga program,openingaWebpage,openingafile,andsoon.YoualsocanusetheSimpleTapprogramto accesstheLenovoAppShop,fromwhichyoucandownloadvariousprogramsandcomputersoftware.
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TostarttheSimpleTapprograminaquickway,doanyofthefollowing:
–ClicktheredSimpleT aplaunchpointonthedesktop.Theredlaunchpointisavailableonthedesktop
afteryouhavelaunchedtheSimpleTapprogramforthefirsttime.
–Presstheblackbuttononthekeyboard(nexttothevolumecontrolbuttons).
Note:TheSimpleTapprogramisonlyavailableoncertainmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7 operatingsystem.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeSimpleTapprogram,youcan downloaditfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
•SystemUpdate TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloading
andinstallingsoftwareupdatepackages(Lenovoprograms,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSupdates,and otherthirdpartyprograms).
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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.
•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17
•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17
•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage19
•“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage22
•“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage23
•“Powermanagement”onpage27
•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage30
•“Presentationsandmultimedia”onpage34
•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage37
•“Usingthecamera”onpage38
•“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage38

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteredyourcomputerwithLenovo,youwill alsoreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextended privilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.
ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,dooneofthefollowing:
•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.
•ConnectyourcomputertotheInternetandregisteryourcomputerthroughapreinstalledregistration program:
–ForWindows7:ThepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryou
haveusedyourcomputerforatime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.
–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogram.ThenclickRegistrationandfollowtheinstructions
onthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

HereareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofThinkPadnotebook.
Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetofind informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestionsat: http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.
CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?
•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollow theinstructionsonthescreen.
Onthegoandneedtousebatterypowermoreeffectively?
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•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingapplicationsorsavingfiles,seethe explanationabout“Power-savingmodes”onpage29
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•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings. See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage28.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,followtheinstructionsin“Disabling thebuilt-inbattery”onpage28todisabletheinternalbuilt-inbatterysoastopreventbatterypower fromdraining.
Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyoursolid-statedrive?
•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage45tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand unauthorizeduse.
•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthesolid-statedrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafromyour solid-statedrive”onpage55
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Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?
•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.
•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesprovidedbytheAccessConnectionsprogram(onthe Windows7operatingsystem)orLocationAwarenessintheLenovoSettingsprogram(ontheWindows8 operatingsystem).
•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on page30
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•Totravelmoreconfidently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage43
•PressFn+F5,orusethewirelessradioswitchtoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.
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Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?
•UseFn+F7keycombinationtoswitchdisplayoutputlocation.
•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureof“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage34
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•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal monitor.
Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?
•Followthegeneraltipsforpreventingproblemsintroducedin“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems” onpage85
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•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyfollowingtheinstructionsin“Diagnosingproblems”onpage89.
•AlsoRecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputersolid-statedrive.Formoreinformation,seeChapter5 “Recoveryoverview”onpage57
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Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage65
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage89
•“Powerproblems”onpage101
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Specialkeysandbuttons

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

Functionkeycombinations

Tousethefunctionkeycombination,pressandholdtheFnkey1,thenpressoneofthefunctionkeys. Releasebothkeys.
Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustration.
Powerconservation
Putyourcomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.
Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmode,youneedtochangeyour powerplansettings.T oaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating system”onpage12
•ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnotificationareaandclickPower
Options.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.
Switchingadisplayoutputlocation
•Fn+F7 Switchthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitorbyselecting
oneofthefollowingoptions:
–Computerdisplayonly –Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage) –Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(extendeddesktopfunction) –Externalmonitoronly
Note:TheWindows+PkeycombinationhasthesamefunctionalityasFn+F7.
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Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures
•Fn+F5 Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.IfyoupressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesis
displayed.Y oucanquicklychangetheradiostateofeachfeatureinthelist. ToenableordisablethewirelessfeaturesbyusingFn+F5,thefollowingdevicedriversmustbeinstalled
onyourcomputerbeforehand:
–PowerManagementDriver –OnScreenDisplayUtility –Wirelessdevicedrivers Forinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage30
Launchingthecameraandaudiosettings
•Fn+F6
–ForWindows7:OpentheCommunicationssettingswindow,inwhichyoucanpreviewyourvideo
image,takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage,andchangethecameraandaudiosettings.
–ForWindows8:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.Tousethecameraorchangethecamerasettings,
clickCamera.Toadjusttheaudiosettings,clickAudio.
Adjustingthebrightnesslevelofthecomputerdisplay
•Fn+F8:Thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.
•Fn+F9:Thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.
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Thisfunctionkeycombinationchangesthebrightnessleveltemporarily.Tochangethedefaultbrightness level,modifythesettingsofthePowerOptioninControlPanelorusePowerManager.
Multimediacontrol
•Fn+F10:Previoustrack/scene
•Fn+F11:Playorpause
•Fn+F12:Nexttrack/scene
Otherfunctions
•Fn+Spacebar:Thiscombinationisusedtocontrolthekeyboardbacklight. Therearethreestatesforthekeyboardbacklight:On(Low),On(High),andOff. PressFn+Spacebaroncetoturnonthekeyboardbacklightinlowbrightnesslevel.T oadjustthebacklight
toahighbrightnesslevel,pressthekeycombinationagain.Pressingthekeycombinationforathird timeturnsoffthekeyboardbacklight.
•Fn+F3:Lockyourcomputer.
•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

Volumeandmutebuttons

Youcanadjustthesoundlevelofthespeakersbyusingthefollowingthreebuttons:
Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustration.
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1Speakermutebutton 2Volumecontrolbutton 3Microphonemutebutton
Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour computeragain.Toturnonthesound,presstheplus(+)orminus(-)button.
Settingthevolume
Toopenthewindowforadjustingtheoutputvolumeortherecordingvolume,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Sound.TheSoundwindowopens.
2.ClickthePlaybacktaborRecordingtab,andthenclickadevice,whichyouwanttocustomize.
3.ClickthePropertiesbutton.
4.ClicktheLevelstab,andthenchangethevolumebymovingtheslider.
Youalsocangetaccesstothedesktopvolumecontrolbyusingthevolumeicononthetaskbaratthelower rightofthescreen.Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowshelpinformationsystem.
Settingthemicrophonemutebutton
Bydefault,youcantoggleallofyourrecordingdevicesbetweenthemutestateandtheun-mutestateby pressingthemicrophonemutebutton.
Ifyouwanttotoggleoneoftherecordingdevicesbetweenthemutestateandtheun-mutestate,do thefollowing:
1.PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.
2.ClicktheManageSettingsbutton.TheCommunicationsUtilitywindowopens.
3.OntheVoIPCallSettingstab,clickMicrophonemutebuttonsettings.TheSettingforMicrophone Mutewindowopens.
4.SelectOnlytherecordingdeviceselectedbelow:andthenselecttherecordingdevicefromthe drop-downlistbox.
5.ClickOK.

Windowskey

Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustration.
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OntheWindows7operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.OntheWindows8 operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.
YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Fordetails,referto thehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.
Tap
Taponthescreenwithyourfingertiptolaunchanapplication,selectanitem,oropenamenu.
Pressandhold
Pressandholdanitemorablankareaonthescreenforafewsecondstoopenthecontextmenu.
Drag
Tapandholdyourfingeronanitem,suchasanimageoranicononthescreen,thenpullitalongwithyour fingertothedesiredlocation.Afteryouhavemovedtheitemtothedesiredlocation,dropit.
Swipeorslide
MoveyourfingerinaverticalorhorizontaldirectiononthescreentoscrollthroughtheStartscreen,Web pages,lists,picturethumbnails,andsoon.
Zoominorzoomout
Movetwofingersclosertogetheronthescreentozoomin,ormovetwofingersapartonthescreento zoomout.
Rotate
Puttwoormorefingersonanitemandthenrotateyourfingers.Thisoperationenablesyoutorotatethe selecteditemsinadirectionyoumoveyourfingers.
Doubletap
Forsomeapplications,quicklytaptwiceonthescreentozoomin.Double-tapagaintozoomout.
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Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen
•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany metallicobjectonthescreen,whichmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.
•Donotuseinanimateobjects,fingernails,orglovedfingersforinputonthescreen.
•Regularlycalibratetheaccuracyofthefingerinputtoavoidadiscrepancy.
Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen
•Turnoffthecomputerbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.
•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthe multi-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.
•Gentlywipethescreenusingtop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice

YourcomputercomeswiththeUltraNavpointingdevice.TheUltraNavpointingdeviceconsistsofthe TrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad,eachofwhichisitselfapointingdevicewithbothbasicand extendedfunctions.Youcanconfigurebothdevicesbychoosingthesettingsyoupreferasfollows:
•SetboththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpadaspointingdevices. ThissettingenablestheuseofallthebasicandextendedfunctionsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice
andthetouchpad.
•SettheT rackPointpointingdeviceasthemainpointingdeviceandthetouchpadforextended
functionsonly.
ThissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththeTrackPointpointingdevicewhile limitingtheuseofthetouchpadtoscrolling,tapzones,andslow-motionpointerfunctions.
•SettheTrackPointpointingdeviceasthemainpointingdevice,anddisablethetouchpad.
•Setthetouchpadasthemainpointingdevice,anddisabletheTrackPointpointingdevice.
ChangingtheUltraNavpointingdevicesettings TochangeyourUltraNavpointingdevicesettings,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙
Mouse➙UltraNav.Thenchangethesettingsasdesired.

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe bottomofthekeyboard.T omovethepointer pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft4 andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse. TheTrackPointcenterbutton3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.
Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustration.
5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe
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IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTrackPoint,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:
1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywitheitherindexfingeronthepointingstickin thedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.
Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.
Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheT rackPointpointingdevicefora fewseconds;thenthepointerwillstopmoving.
2.Toselectanddragasrequiredbyyoursoftware,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumb andmovetheT rackPointpointingstick.
ByenablingPress-to-Select,youcanmaketheTrackPointpointingstickfunctionthesameasthe leftorrightclickbutton.
CustomizingthesettingsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice
YoucancustomizetheTrackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:
•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons.
•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPointpointingdevice.
•EnablethePress-to-Selectfunction.
•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.
TocustomizethesettingsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.
2.UnderTrackPoint,proceedtochangingthesettings.
Changingthecap
Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Youcanreplaceitasshownin thedrawing.
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Note:Ifyoureplacethekeyboard,anewkeyboardisshippedwiththedefaultcap.Ifyouwish,youcan
keepthecapfromyouroldkeyboardanduseitonthenewone.

Usingthetouchpad

Thetouchpadisapad1belowtheTrackPointbuttonsatthebottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer
2onthescreen,slideyourfingertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.
Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustration.
Thewholetouchpad1isanactiveareasensitivetofingermovement.Thebottomareaofthetouchpad consistsofaleftclickzone3andarightclickzone2.
Movementonthetouchpademulatesoperationsonthemouse.Beforeinteractingwiththetouchpad,make surethecursorstaysontheobjectthatyouwanttooperate.
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•Leftclick:T omimicasingleleftclickonamouse,tapanywhereonthetouchpadonceorpressthe leftclickzone orpresstheleftclickzone3twice.
•Rightclick:T omimicarightclickonamouse,presstherightclickzone2once.
•Leftclickanddrag:T omimicaleftclickanddragonamouse,doeitherofthefollowing: –Tapanywhereonthetouchpadtwiceandholdthefingeronthetouchpad,slidethesamefingeror
anotherfingeronthetouchpad,whicheverismoreconvenientandthenreleasethefinger(s).
–Presstheleftclickzone
pad,andthenreleasebothfingers.
•Rightclickanddrag:T omimicarightclickanddragonamouse,presstherightclickzone2andhold thefingeronthetouchpad,slideanotherfingeronthetouchpad,andreleasebothfingers.
Usingthemulti-touchtouchpad
Thetouchpadofyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchwithwhichyoucanzoomin,zoomout,orscrollon thescreenwhilebrowsingtheInternetorreadingoreditingadocument.
Fordetails,refertotheHelpinUltraNav.
Customizingthetouchpad
Tocustomizethetouchpad,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.
2.UnderTouchPad,proceedtochangingthesettings.
3once.Tomimicadoubleclickonamouse,tapanywhereonthetouchpadtwice
3andholdthefingeronthetouchpad,slideanotherfingeronthetouch

DisablingtheUltraNavpointingdeviceandusinganexternalmouse

IfyouattachanexternalmousetoaUSBconnector,youcanusetheexternalmousesimultaneouslywith theT rackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad.
DisablingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthetouchpad
TodisabletheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthetouchpad,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.
2.TodisabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint.Todisablethe touchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnableT ouchPad.
3.ClickOK.
AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindowsnotificationarea
ForeasyaccesstotheUltraNavproperties,youcanenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindows notificationarea.
ToenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindowsnotificationarea,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.
2.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.
3.ClickOK.YoucannowchangethepropertiesoftheUltraNavpointingdevicebyclickingtheUltraNav iconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
Note:IfyoucannotseetheUltraNavicon,clickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationarea toshowhiddenicons.
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Powermanagement

Whenyouneedtouseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeep yourcomputerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyou usethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.
SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyallowing youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Checkingthebatterystatus

ThebatteryiconintheWindowsnotificationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthow longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:
–Howoftenyouaccessthesolid-statedrive. –Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.
•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogramandclickBatteryHealth,oropentheLenovo SettingsprogramandclickPower.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ion(Li-ion)built-inbatteryprovidedwithit, orfromacpowerthroughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.
Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:
•Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpoweradapterforusewiththecomputer.
•Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.
Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.
Connectingtheacpoweradapter
Tousetheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing.Besuretotakethesestepsintheorderinwhichtheyare givenhere.
1.Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpowerconnectorofthecomputer.
2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.
3.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.
Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter
Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomof yourdisplay.
•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.
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•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto thetransformer.
•Beforeyouchargethebattery,ensurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).
•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.Youneedto chargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:
–Whenanewbatteryisinstalled. –Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking –Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandfindthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbattery.
Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer. Thebatterywillbefullychargedinabout2hours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthephysical environment.Thebatterystatusindicatorwillletyouknowthatthebatteryischarging,andwillalsonotify youwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.
Note:Toincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining powerisgreaterthan95%.

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery

Youneedtodisablethebuilt-inbatteryinthefollowingsituations:
•Yourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime.
•YourSIMcardneedstobereplaced.
Todisablethebuilt-inbattery,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Turnonyourcomputer.PressF1toenterThinkPadSetupwhentheThinkPadlogoappears.
3.SelectConfig➙Power.Thesubmenuisdisplayed.
4.SelectDisableBuilt-inBattery.
5.ClickYesintheSetupWarningwindow.Waitforafewminutestilltheinsideofthecomputercools.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:
•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus indicatorstartsblinkingorange.
•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.
•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspowermodes,screenblank,sleep,andhibernation.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings. Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:
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•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating system”onpage12
•ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnotificationareaandclickPower Options.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.
Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
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Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.
Understandingthepower-savingmodes
•Screenblank(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly) Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffpowertothedisplay,right-clickthe batterygaugeiconfromtheWindowsnotificationareaandselectPoweroffdisplay.
•Sleep Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolidstatedriveortheharddiskdriveandthe computerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.
Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+F4.Toreturnfromsleepmode,presstheFnkey. Dependingonthecomputermodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe30DayStandbyfunction.Whenthis
functionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesevenlesspowerinsleepmodeandtakesonlyseconds toresumenormaloperationwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.Formoreinformationaboutthe30Day Standbyfunction,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:RefertothehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.Forinstructions
onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7 operatingsystem”onpage12
–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.
•Hibernation Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingfilesorexitingfromany programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernation,allopenprograms,folders,andfiles aresavedtotheharddisk,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplan settings,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructions
onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7 operatingsystem”onpage12
–ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnotificationareaandclickPower
Options.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.
•Wirelessoff Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thiswill helpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressFn+F5orusethewirelessradioswitch.
Enablingthewakeupfunction
Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmode,andthewakeupfunctionisdisabled(thisisthedefault setting),thecomputerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,itconsumesasmall amountofpower.Toenablethefunction,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity➙AdministrativeT ools.
2.ClickAdministrativeTools.
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3.ClickT askScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe passwordorprovideconfirmation.
4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The scheduledtasksaredisplayed.
5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.
6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.
EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:
•Thealarmgoesoff.
•Awarningmessageisdisplayed.
•TheLCDisturnedoff.
Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:
1.StartPowerManager.
2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.
3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset theaction.
Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatteryislow,butthealarmmessage hasnotyetbeendisplayed,themessagewillbedisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormal operation,clickOK.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputermighthaveoneormorenetworkcardsforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany's wirelessLANnetwork.
Note:Somemodelscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishcellularwireless connectionstoremotepublicorprivatenetworks.
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation profiles.EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnecting toanetworkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.

Ethernetconnections

YoucanconnecttoyourlocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyuseoftheEthernetfeaturebuiltinto yourcomputer.IfyourareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsprogramalso enablesyoutomanageyourlocationprofiles.Formoreinformation,see“AccessingLenovoprograms ontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage12.
DANGER
YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.
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Dependingonthewirelessdeviceusedinyourcomputer,youmightbeabletoconnecttothefollowing categoriesofwirelessnetworks.
WirelessLAN
Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofficebuildingora house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.
Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconfigurationutilitytohelpyoumake wirelessconnectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnectedtoyour networkwhileyouareintheoffice,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.
TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess pointandthecomputer.
•Openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.
•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe degraded.
WirelessWAN
WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN),usingcellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyou toestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbe maintainedoveralargegeographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantenna sitesorsatellitesystemsmaintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratingsomewireless WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3G,GPRSorLTE.Byusingthebuilt-inwirelessWANcardand theconfigurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWANconnectionsand monitorthestatusofyourconnection.
Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.
TipsforusingthewirelessWANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.
•Placeyourcomputeronaflatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerdisplaytoanangelofslightlymore than90degrees.
•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.
•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe strongest.
Bluetooth
Bluetoothisoneofanumberoftechnologiesusedtocreateawirelesspersonalareanetwork.Bluetooth canconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheral devicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,orremotely controllingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.
Establishingawirelessconnection
Toestablishawirelessconnection,dothefollowing:
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1.PressFn+F5toturnonthewirelessfeature.
2.ClickthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailable wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.
3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.
Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwareto managemultiplenetworkprofilessothatthecomputerconnectstoanavailablenetworkautomaticallywhen thelocationchanges:
•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheAccess Connectionsprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage12
•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.See“Accessing LenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage14.
Attention:
•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checkthewirelessserviceswiththeairlinebefore boardingtheairplane.
•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisableyour computerwirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.Todisablethewirelessfeatures,see“Enablingordisabling thewirelessfeatures”onpage34
.
UsingBluetooth
SomemodelsareequippedwithaBluetoothcardthatiscompliantwithBluetoothSpecification4.0.
.
ToenabletheBluetoothfeatureontheWindows7operatingsystem,pressFn+F5toopenthewireless radioswitchboard.ThenturnontheBluetoothradio.FortheWindows8operatingsystem,theBluetooth featureisonbydefault.
SendingdatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice
TosenddatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:
1.EnabletheBluetoothfeature.
2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.
3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.
4.SelectaBluetoothdeviceandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe degraded.
FormoreinformationaboutusingtheBluetoothfeature,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemand theBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.
Checkingthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatus
Youcancheckyourcomputerwirelessnetworkconnectionstatusandwirelesssignalstrengththroughthe wirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,the betterthesignal.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconinthe Windowsnotificationarea.
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AccessConnectionsgauge
OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsgaugeintheWindowsnotificationarea displaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection.
Youcanfindmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection byopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsgaugeinthe WindowsnotificationareaandselectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.
•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessLAN
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Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvethesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis
excellent.
•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessWAN
–Nosignal
–
Signallevel1
–Signallevel2
–Signallevel3
AccessConnectionsstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionsstatusicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.
•AccessConnectionsstatusiconstates
–Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.
–Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.
–Currentlocationprofileisconnected.
AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusicondisplaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwireless connection.
Youcanfindmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection eitherbyopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswireless statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.
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–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.
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–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove
thesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessWAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoff. –Noassociation –Nosignal
–Signallevel1
–Signallevel2
–Signallevel3
Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinmakingaconnection,trymovingyourcomputerclosertoyourwirelessaccess point.
Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures
Toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:PressFn+F5toopenthewirelessradioswitchboard.Turnonorturnoffthewireless featureasdesired.
•ForWindows8:PressFn+F5toenableordisabletheAirplanemode.WhentheAirplanemodeisenabled, allofyourwirelessdevicesareturnedoff.
Youalsocanusethewirelessradioswitchtoturnonorturnoffthewirelessradiosofallthewirelessdevices onyourcomputer.

Presentationsandmultimedia

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoaprojectortogivepresentationsoryoucanconnectyourcomputer toanexternalmonitortoexpandyourworkspace.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasdisplayresolution,fontsizeandsoon.
Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:
1.OpenControlPanelandclickAppearanceandPersonalization.
2.ClickDisplayforfurtherconfiguration.
3.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.

Connectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutconnectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor.
Attachinganexternalmonitor
Note:Ifyouattachanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreinstalledonthecable
isrequired.
Yourcomputersupportsamaximumvideoresolutionofupto1920x1200(withanexternalmonitorattached toyourcomputerthroughaMiniDisplayPorttoVGAadapter),providedthattheexternalmonitoralso supportsthatresolution.Fordetails,refertothemanualprovidedwiththeexternalmonitor.
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Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothatthe sametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,you canseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.YoucanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththeTrackPoint pointingdeviceoranotherpointingdevice.
Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothintheDisplay Settingswindow.
Connectinganexternalmonitor
Toattachanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:
1.ConnecttheexternalmonitortotheminiDispalyPortconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoan electricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingFn+F7.Thisenablesyoutoswitchbetweenviewing outputontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,andbothmonitors.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.
Notes:
•Donotchangethedisplayoutputlocationwhileamovingpictureisbeingdrawn,forexample,while playingamovieoragame,orviewingabusinesspresentation.Closetheapplicationbeforechangingthe displayoutputlocation,orchangethedisplaymodebeforeyouopenanMPEGfiletoplay.
•IfyouareattachinganexternalmonitorthatsupportsonlyVGAmode(640x480resolution),donotview outputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor.Doingsowouldcausetheexternalmonitor screentobescrambledandtheoutputnottobedisplayed;inaddition,itcouldcausedamagetothe screen.Usetheexternalmonitoronly.
•IftheexternalTFTmonitoryouconnecthasananaloginterface,flickersorripplesmightappearonsome displays,suchastheshutdownscreenoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisiscausedbytheexternal TFTmonitor,andcannotbefixedbyadjustingtheexternalTFTmonitororthecomputersidesettings.
Settingtheexternalmonitortype
Tosetyourexternalmonitortype,dothefollowing:
1.ConnecttheexternalmonitortotheMiniDisplayPortconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoan electricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
4.SetResolution.
5.ClickAdvancedSettings.
6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtoensurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect. Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.
7.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP Monitor.
8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepassword orprovideconfirmation.
9.ClicktheDrivertab.
10.ClickUpdateDriver.
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11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice driversonmycomputer.
12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
13.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotfindyourmonitoronthelist,stopthe installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
15.FortheWindows7operatingsystem,tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclick Screenresolution.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.
16.ClickOK.
Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvanced Settings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.
Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor
•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied withthecomputer,andthemonitorINFfilethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.
•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthecomputermonitor,andusean externalmonitorthatdoesnotsupportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction, whichenablesyoutodisplayonlyapartofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces. YoucanseeotherpartsoftheimagebymovingthescreenwiththeTrackPointpointingdeviceoranother pointingdevice.
•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemightbelimited.
UsingtheMiniDisplayPortconnector
YourcomputerhasaMiniDisplayPortconnector,thelatestdigitaldisplayinterfaceforconnectiontovarious externaldevices,suchasCRTmonitors,projectors,orevenhigh-definitiontelevisions.Thiscompact connectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthatcanplugintoDVI,VGA,orHDMI connectors.

Usingdualdisplays

ThissectionintroducestheExtenddesktopfunctionthatenablesyoutodisplayoutput(thesameordifferent) onboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.
UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction
YourcomputersupportsafunctionnamedtheExtenddesktop.WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,you candisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Youalsocandisplaydifferent desktopimagesoneachmonitor.
YoucanusetheExtenddesktopfunctionwithoutchanginganysettings.Ifthefunctiondoesnotwork,refer to“EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction”onpage37
ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction
•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileintheExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.
•IfyourcomputerhastheIntelgraphicscard,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay bydoingthefollowing:
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolution.
2.ClickthedesireddisplayimageandselecttheMakethismymaindisplaycheckbox.
3.ClickOK.
toenableit.
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•WhenanapplicationusingDirectDraworDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshownonlyonthe primarydisplay.
•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareintheExtenddesktopmode.
EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction
ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
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.ClickAdvancedsettingsandsetupthecolorqualityontheMonitortab.
7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.
Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvanced Settings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:
•Comboaudiojack,1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter
•Speakers
•Dualarraydigitalmicrophone
Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such asthefollowing:
•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVfiles
•PlaybackofMIDIandMP3files
•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached
Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothejacksonyourcomputerare supported.
Table3.Audiofeaturelist
JackHeadsetwitha3.5mm
4-poleplug
Comboaudiojack
Headphoneand microphonefunctions supported
ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone
Headphonefunction supported
Notsupported
Toconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimizedsoundrecording,usetheRealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.To starttheprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.
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Usingthecamera

Ifyourcomputerhasacamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshot ofyourcurrentimage.
Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:PressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettingswindow.
•ForWindows8:PressFn+F6tostarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.ThenclickCamera.
Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.
Youalsocanusethecamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,video capturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousethiswithotherprograms,openoneoftheprogramsandstartthe photographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamerawillstartautomatically andthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnon.Formoreinformationaboutusingthecamerawitha program,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
Configuringcamerasettings
Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.
Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.ClicktheManageSettings buttonandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.
•ForWindows8,dooneofthefollowing:
–Configurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Fordetails,seethe
helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartscreen.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe
screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.
Usingaflashmediacard
Yourcomputersupportsamediacardreaderslot.Itsupportsthefollowingcards:
•SecureDigital(SD)card
•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card
•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card
•MultiMediaCard(MMC)
Notes:
•YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheCPRMfeaturefortheSDcard.
•Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerinto sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecome damaged.
Installingaflashmediacard Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.
Toinstallacard,dothefollowing:
1.Makesurethemetalcontactsofthecardarefacingdownandpointingtowardthecardslot.
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2.Pressthecardfirmlyintothecardslot.
Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledflashmediacard,dothefollowingtoenable thefeature:
1.OpenControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe passwordorprovideconfirmation.
4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Removingaflashmediacard
Attention:
•Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightbecorruptedorlost.
•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.
Toremoveacard,dothefollowing:
1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clickthe SafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.
2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.
3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.
4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.
Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperating system,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.T oaccessthecard,youmustremoveitfirst,theninsertitagain.
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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravellingwithyourcomputer.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage41
•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage43

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort. Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile usingyourcomputer.
Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.
Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities. Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofficemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Followingsome simpleruleswillmakethingseasierandbringyouthemaximumbenefitsofyourcomputer.Keepinginmind suchbasicsasgoodlightingandproperseating,forexample,canhelpyouimproveyourperformance andachievegreatercomfort.
Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.
Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.
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Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).
Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressFn+F8 orFn+F9toadjustdisplaybrightness.
Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.
Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto
bestsuityourdesiredposture.
Armandhandposition:Ifavailable,usechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal) position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.
Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.
Whatifyouaretraveling?
Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputer whileonthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsas possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevels ofcomfortandperformance.
Questionsaboutvision?
ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandards andtoprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyonthe eyes.Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneye fatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.

Comfort

Observethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.
Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitisto observeyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage41andpractice“activesitting”to avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Yourcomputerislightand mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodifications.
Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowto adjustyourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort. Ifyourworkareaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesitting andtakingworkbreaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpand yourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.AccessthefollowingWebsitetoviewsomeoftheseoptions: http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Exploreyouroptionsforexternalproductsthat providetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology. Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.
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Assistivetechnologiesenableuserstoaccessinformationinthemostappropriateway.Someofthese technologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem.Otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors,or accessedthroughtheWorldWideWebhttp://www.lenovo.com/healthycomputing.
Assistivetechnologies
SomeaccessibilitytechnologiesareavailablethroughtheAccessibilityOptionsprogram.Depending onyouroperatingsystem,thenumberofaccessibilityoptionsavailablevaries.Ingeneral,accessibility optionsenhancethewayuserswithhearing,vision,ormobilitylimitationsnavigateandusetheircomputer. Forexample,someusersmightnothavethefinemotorskillsrequiredtouseamouseorselectkey combinations.Otherusersmightrequirelargerfontsorhigh-contrastdisplaymodes.Insomecases, magnifiersandbuilt-inspeechsynthesizersareavailable.Fordetailedinformationabouteachofthese features,consulttheMicrosofthelpinformationsystem.
TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,openControlPanelandclickEaseofAccess➙Easeof
AccessCenter.
Screen-readertechnologies
Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareapplicationinterfaces,helpinformation systems,andavarietyofonlinedocuments.However,inthecasewhereascreenreadercannotread documents,thedocumentmustfirstgothroughaconversionprocess.OnesolutionconvertsAdobe PDFfilesintoaformatthatisreadbythescreen-readerprograms.ThissolutionisaWeb-basedservice providedbyAdobeSystemsIncorporated.Throughhttp://access.adobe.com,AdobePDFdocumentscan beconvertedtoHTMLorplaintextinmanylanguages.OneconversionoptionconvertsPDFdocuments ontheInternet.AsecondoptionenablesuserstosubmittheURLofanAdobePDFfilethroughe-mailto convertittoHTMLorASCIItext.AdobePDFfilesonalocalsolid-statedrive,localCD-ROM,orLANalso canbeconvertedbyattachingtheAdobePDFfiletoane-mailmessage.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretravelling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourcomputer.
•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.
•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.
•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.
Traveltipsonairplanes
Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:
•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictions ontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.If necessary,disablewirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.
•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.
•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernatemode.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:
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•ThinkPadacpoweradapter
•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter
•LenovoUSB2.0EthernetAdapter
•Mini-DisplayPorttoVGAadapter
•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone
•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection
•Externalstoragedevice
Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsiderthisitem:
•Anacpoweradapterforthecountrytowhichyouaretravelling
Topurchasetravelaccessories,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories.
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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage45
•“Usingpasswords”onpage45
•“Solid-statedrivesecurity”onpage50
•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage50
•“Usingafingerprintreader”onpage51
•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyoursolid-statedrive”onpage55
•“Usingfirewalls”onpage56
•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage56

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour permission.
Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.
Note:Y ouareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta password,apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat theprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Passwordsandsleepmode

IfyouhavesetpasswordsandyouputyourcomputerintosleepmodebypressingFn+F4:
•Youarenotpromptedtotypethepasswordwhenresumingoperation.
•Ifthesolid-statedrivehasaharddiskpassword,itisunlockedautomaticallywhenyouresumeoperation.
Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.
Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddisk
password,dothefollowing:
1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:
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2.Typethemasterharddiskpassword.
Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.
Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeasupervisorpassword.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.
Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.
Settingapower-onpassword
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallprograms.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectPower-onPassword.
8.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpassword,andpressEnter.
9.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.
Note:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetit, youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword canceled.
10.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.
11.PressF10.TheSetupConfirmationwindowopens.SelectYestosaveconfigurationchangesandexit.
Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword Tochangethepower-onpassword,followsteps1through7.Enteryourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnter
NewPasswordfieldisdisplayed,typeanewpasswordinthefieldandthenretypeittoverify.Toremove
thepassword,followsteps1through7.Typeyourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnterNewPasswordfield isdisplayed,leaveitblankandpressEntertwice.

Harddiskpasswords

Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredonthesolid-statedrive:
•Userharddiskpassword
•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword
Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstofilesandapplicationsonthesolid-statedrive.
Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe administratortogetaccesstothesolid-statedriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword; nooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,and
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tellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordas desired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.
Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk password.
Settingaharddiskpassword
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectHardDisk1Password.
8.Apasswordwindowopens.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyou wanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.Ifyouareanadministratororsupervisor,youcanselectUser +Mastertosettwopasswords.(Theusercanchangetheuserpasswordlater.)
•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:
a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewuserharddiskpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordin
theEnterNewPasswordfield.PressEnter. b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter. c.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.PressEnterto
continue. d.Awindowfortypingthenewmasterharddiskpasswordopens.Typeyournewpasswordin
theEnterNewPasswordfield.PressEnter. e.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter.
•IfyouselectUseronly,dothefollowing: a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew
Passwordfield.PressEnter.
Notes:
–YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu. –Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,thesolid-statedrivecanbeused
onlywithacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyou theninstallthesolid-statedriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthat containsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter.
Attention:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordsandstoretheminasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyou forgettheuserpassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswords orrecoverdatafromthesolid-statedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoresellerora marketingrepresentativetohavethesolid-statedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee willbechargedforpartsandservice.
9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.
10.PressF10.TheSetupConfirmationwindowopens.SelectYestosaveconfigurationchangesandexit.
Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.
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Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword
Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage47,typingyourpasswordtogetaccess totheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Tochangeorremovetheuserharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
•Tochangetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfield.Then typethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfield,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredto verifyitintheConfirmNewPasswordfield.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.Press EntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordwillbechanged.
•Toremovetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfield.Then leavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank,andpressEnter.ASetup Noticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddisk passwordwillberemoved.
TochangeorremovetheUser+Masterharddiskpasswords,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.
SelectMasterHDP,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 –Changingdateandtime –EnablingordisablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeature –EnablingordisablingthePasswordatunattendedbootfeature –Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords –Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip –EnablingordisablingtheBootDeviceListF12Optionfeature –EnablingordisablingtheBootOrderLockfeature –EnablingordisablingtheFlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Usersfeature –Enablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessdevice
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–EnablingordisablingtheinternalBluetoothdevice –EnablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessWANdevice –EnablingordisablingtheSecuritymode –Enablingordisablingthefingerprintreaderpriority –Erasingthefingerprintdata
Notes:
•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers tomakeadministrationeasier.
•ByenablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeatureonthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisor password,youmakeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.
Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword
Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.
Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectSupervisorPassword.
8.Awindowopens,promptingyoutoenteranewpassword.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthe following:
•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter. b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.
•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter. b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword
youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConfirmNewPasswordfield.PressEnter.
•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter. b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEnter.
Attention:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.
10.PressF10.TheSetupConfirmationwindowopens.SelectYestosaveconfigurationchangesandexit.
ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.
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Solid-statedrivesecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithms areintegratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebookcomputers.
Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:
1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedrive.Referto theproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage46 security,alongerpasswordisrecommended.
2.ToprovidereliablesecurityforUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityprogramwithaT rusted PlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage50.
Note:TheMicrosoftWindows7andWindows8operatingsystemsupporttheTPMmanagement feature.
3.Ifasolid-statedriveequippedwithEncryptionfeaturesisinstalledinyourcomputer,besureto protectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryption software,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker DriveEncryption”onpage50
4.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.Referto “Noticeondeletingdatafromyoursolid-statedrive”onpage55.
Note:Thesolid-statedrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.
UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption
Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,besuretousedriveencryptionsoftware,such asWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.
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and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage46.For
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DriveEncryption.See“UsingWindowsBitLocker
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows7andandWindows8 operatingsystems.ItissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7operating systemandWindows8operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastored onyourcomputer,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserand systemfiles,includingtheswapandhibernationfiles.
BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.
TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive Encryption.
FordetailsaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows operatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”on theMicrosoftWebsite.

Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransferconfidentialinformation electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip, acryptographicmicroprocessor.WiththesecuritychipandClientSecuritySolution,youcandothefollowing:
•Protectyourdataandsystem
•Strengthenaccesscontrols
•Securecommunications
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Settingthesecuritychip
ThechoicesofferedontheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuofThinkPadSetupareas follows:
•SecurityChip:activate,inactivate,ordisablethesecuritychip.
•SecurityReportingOptions:enableordisableeachsecurityreportingoption.
•ClearSecurityChip:cleartheencryptionkey.
Notes:
1.EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchange thesettingsforthesecuritychip.
2.IfyouareusingClientSecuritySolution,handlethesecuritychipbydoingthefollowing:
•Donotclearthesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,thefunctionsassignedtothekeyswillbeerased.
•Donotdisablethesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,ClientSecuritySolutionwillnotwork.
3.Ifthesecuritychipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thecomputerwillnotstart. Youwillhearfourcyclesoffourbeepseach,oryouseeerrormessage0176or0192.
4.Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.
5.Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,besuretoturnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagainafteryou setthesecuritychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.
TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallprograms.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.
5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity.TheSecuritymenuopens.
6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurityChip,andpressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.
7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.
8.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.
9.PressF10tosavechangesandexit.
10.PressEnterintheSetupConfirmationwindowtoconfirmtheexit.
Tosetthesecuritychip,youhavetostartClientSecuritySolution,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonWindows7andWindows8models.T oconfigure thesecuritychip,youneedtodownloadthelatestversionofClientSecuritySolutionfromtheLenovo Website.TodownloadClientSecuritySolution,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowthe instructionsonthescreen.
Usingafingerprintreader
Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermayhaveanintegratedfingerprintreader.By enrollingyourfingerprintandassociatingitwithapower-onpassword,aharddiskpassword,orboth passwordsbeforehand,youcanstartthecomputer,logontothesystem,andentertheThinkPadSetupby swipingyourfingeroverthereader,withouttypingapassword.Thusfingerprintauthenticationcanreplace passwordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
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Enrollingyourfingerprint
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.TostartLenovoFingerprintsoftware,referto“Lenovoprograms”onpage12.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourfingerprint.Fordetails,refertotheHelpforthe program.
LEDbehaviorofthefingerprintreader Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustration.
Table4.LEDbehavioroffingerprintreader
IndicatorDescription
Steadygreen
Blinkinggreenonce
Blinkinggreen
Blinkingamber
Steadyamberfor15seconds
Swipingyourfingeroverthereader
Toswipeyourfingeroverthereader,doasfollows:
Thefingerprintreaderisreadytoswipe.
Thefingerprintisbeingauthenticatedorhasbeen authenticated.
Thefingerprintreaderisreadytoswipeinpower-on authenticationstate.
Thefingerprintcouldnotbeauthenticated.
Thepower-onauthenticationfeatureisdisabledafter threebadfingerprintswipes.
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1.Placetheballofyourfinger–thatis,thecentralpartofthefingerprint–onthesmallcircleabovethe reader.Ensurethattheentiretopjointofthefingerisonthereader.
Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustration.
2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourfingeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.
Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustration.
Loggingontothesystem
Afteryouenrollyourfingerprint,logontothesystemasfollows:
1.Setapower-onpasswordoraharddiskpassword,orboth.
2.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.
3.Whenprompted,swipeyourfingeroverthereader.
4.Onrequest,typeyourpower-onpassword,yourharddiskpassword,orboth.Theenrolledfingerprintis nowassociatedwithyourpower-onpassword,yourharddiskpassword,orboth.
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Thenexttimeyoustartthecomputer,youcanlogontothesystembyswipingyourfingeroverthe readeronce.
Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourfingerprinttologontothesystem,youmayforgetyourpassword.Write downyourpassword,andkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetitandforsomereasonyoucannotswipeyour fingeracrossthereader—forexample,ifyouinjurethatfinger—youcannotstartthecomputerorchange thepassword.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword,youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorized serviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepasswordcanceled.
Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecoverdatafromthe solid-statedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentative tohavethesolid-statedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforparts andservice.
Settingthefingerprintreader
Ifyouwanttochangethesettingsofthefingerprintreader,followtheprocedurebelow.
ThefingerprintsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetupoffersthefollowingchoices:
•PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesfingerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem isloaded.
•ReaderPriority:Definesthepriorityforfingerprintreadersifanexternalfingerprintreaderisattached.
•SecurityMode:Specifiesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.
•PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablespasswordauthentication.
Note:ThisitemappearsifHighsecuritymodeisselected.
•ResetFingerprintData:Bychoosingthisitem,youeraseallofthefingerprintdatastoredineitherthe internalorexternalfingerprintreader.
Tosetaniteminthefingerprintsubmenu:
1.Printtheseinstructions.Toconfigurethefingerprintreader,youmustturnyourcomputeroffand thenonagain.
2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallprograms.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.
5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity,andpressEnter.TheSecuritymenuopens.
6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoFingerprint,andpressEnter.TheFingerprintsubmenuopens.
7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whenthatitemishighlighted,pressEnter.
8.Settheitemsyouwanttoset.
9.PressF10toexit.
10.IntheSetupConfirmationwindow,selectYes.
Careforthefingerprintreader
Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:
•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.
•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.
•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger.
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Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free cloth:
•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.
•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.
•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.
Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmaynotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:
•Yourfingeriswrinkled.
•Yourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.
•Yourfingerisverydry.
•Yourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.
•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.
•Yourfingeriswet.
•Afingerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.
Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:
•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.
•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.
•Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyoursolid-statedrive

Ascomputersspreadintoeverycorneroflife,theyprocessmoreandmoreinformation.Thedataonyour computer,someofwhichmightbesensitive,isstoredonthesolid-statedrive.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,or handoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.
Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperating systemsandprogram,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Youareadvisedtocheckthetermsand conditionsofthoselicenseagreements.
Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:
•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenemptytherecyclebin.
•UsetheDeleteoption.
•Formatyoursolid-statedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.
•Usingtherecoveryprogramtosettheharddiskdrivebacktothefactorydefaultsettings.
Theseoperations,however,onlychangethefileallocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.Thedata isstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseofspecial softwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatthisdatacanberetrievedandusedforunexpectedpurposes.
Topreventleakageofdata,itbecomesveryimportantthatyoutakeresponsibilityfordeletingallthedata fromthesolid-statedrivewhenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedata physicallybysmashingthesolid-statedrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagnetic power,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butwerecommendthatyoumakeuseofthesoftware(payware)or service(payservice)specificallydevelopedforthepurpose.
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Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposaltool.Todownload thetool,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/support.
Note:Runningeitherprogramwilltakeacoupleofhours.
Ifasolid-statedriveequippedwithencryptionfeaturesissupportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,you canlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinaveryshorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.The dataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbe decryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisenabledbyThinkPadSetupMenuExtensionUtilityandis availableasamenuiteminThinkPadSetup.
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

ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows 7operatingsystemortheWindows8operatingsystem.
•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models”onpage57
•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models”onpage62

RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovooncomputers preinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem.
Notes:
•Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofasoftware­orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperatingsystem.
•Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:
–Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer –Reinstalltheproduct –ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles
Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:
•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.3orlater
•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater
Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.
2.Typecmdinthefield.ThenclickOK.
3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.
•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater
•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethesolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure, itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.
Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium andadatamedium.Y ourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.
Creatingrecoverymedia
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.
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Note:YoucancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSBstoragedevices.
Tocreaterecoverymedia,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙FactoryRecovery Disks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingrecoverymedia
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymedia.
Youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Youcanuse recoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.
Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthefiles currentlyonthesolid-statedrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.
Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:
1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuwindow opens,releasetheF12key.
3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.
Notes:
1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage61.
2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOffice CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft OfficeorMicrosoftWorks.

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyoursolid-statedrivecontentsincludingthe operatingsystem,datafiles,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Y oucandesignatewherethe RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:
•Inaprotectedareaofyoursolid-statedrive
•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive
•Onanetworkdrive
•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)
Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsonthesolid-statedrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsof thesolid-statedrive,restoreonlytheselectedfiles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemand applications.
Performingabackupoperation
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery programondifferentoperatingsystems.
ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
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2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.
Performingarecoveryoperation
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery programondifferentoperatingsystems.
ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙Enhanced BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.
FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see “UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage59.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyoursolid-statedrivethat operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Y oucanperformthefollowingrecovery operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:
•Rescuefilesfromyoursolid-statedriveorfromabackup TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatefilesonyoursolid-statedriveandtransfer
themtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionis availableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourfilesorifchangesweremadetothefilessinceyourlastbackup operation.YoualsocanrescueindividualfilesfromaRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocal solid-statedrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.
•Restoreyoursolid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup Ifyouhavebackedupyoursolid-statedriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestorethe
solid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperating system.
•Restoreyoursolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyoursolid-state
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsonyoursolid-statedrive,youhave theoptiontorestorethefactorydefaultsettingstotheC:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact. BecausetheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperating system,youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperating system.
Attention:Ifyourestorethesolid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuporrestorethesolid-state drivetothefactorydefaultsettings,allfilesontheprimarysolid-statedrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbe deletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantfiles.Ifyouareunabletostartthe Windowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuefilesfeatureoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceto copyfilesfromyoursolid-statedrivetoothermedia.
TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:
1.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoff.
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2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.
3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.
Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage62
4.Dooneofthefollowing:
•Torescuefilesfromyoursolid-statedriveorfromabackup,clickRescuefilesandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.
•Torestoreyoursolid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyoursolid-state
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthe screen.
FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.
Notes:
1.Afterrestoringyoursolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage61.
2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOffice CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft OfficeorMicrosoftWorks.

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyoursolid-statedrive.
Notes:
1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating system.
2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.
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Creatingarescuemedium
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemediumondifferentoperatingsystems.
Tocreatearescuemedium,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙Enhanced BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.
4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreatea rescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive.
5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.
Usingarescuemedium
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.
•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:
1.Turnoffyourcomputer.
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2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu windowopens,releasetheF12key.
3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectthedesiredopticaldriveasthefirstbootdevice.Then,insertthe rescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.
•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto usetherescuemedium:
1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu windowopens,releasetheF12key.
3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveasthefirstbootdeviceandpressEnter. Therescuemediumstarts.
Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete therecoveryprocess.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedapplicationsanddevice drivers.
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplications
Toreinstallselectedapplicationprograms,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.GototheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectory.
3.OpentheAPPSfolder.Initareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledapplications.
4.Openthesubfolderfortheapplicationyouarereinstalling.
5.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.
Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentconfigurationofyourcomputer.
Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.
Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.GototheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectory.
3.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.WithintheDRIVERSfolderareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevarious devicesinstalledinyourcomputer(forexample,AUDIOandVIDEO).
4.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.
5.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:
•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextfile(afilewiththeextension.txt).Thetextfilecontains
informationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.
•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsafileofsetupinformation(afilewiththeextension.inf),you
canusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver. Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram, whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselect thedevicedriverfilefromthedevicesubfolder.
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•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookfortheexecutablefile(afilewiththeextension.exe).Double-click thefile,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedrivers,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite. ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage86.

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone ofthefollowing:
•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue medium”onpage60
•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestorethesolid-state drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage57.
Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalsolid-statedrive, adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice sequence.Youmustfirstensurethatyourrescuedeviceissetasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice sequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Fordetailedinformationonhowtotemporarilyorpermanently changethestartupdevicesequence,see“”onpage.
Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem inasafeplaceforfutureuse.
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RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovooncomputers preinstalledwiththeWindows8operatingsystem.

RecoverysolutionsforWindows8models

Refreshingyourcomputer
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram, youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.
Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.
Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings ➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,clickGetstarted.
Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings
Youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstallthe operatingsystem,andreinstallalltheprogramsandsettingsthatcamewithyourcomputer.
Attention:Ifyouresetyourcomputer,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingswillbedeleted.Toavoiddataloss, makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
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1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings
➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.
Advancedstartupoptions
AdvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutochangethestartupsettingsofyourWindowsoperatingsystem, startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings ➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.
3.Restartyourcomputerfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
FormoredetailsabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows8 operatingsystem,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.
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Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectfiles,data,andsettingsthatareonthesolid-statedrive,youalsomight needtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,or recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand keepitintopworkingshape.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage65
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage67
•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage68
•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage84

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementfilesandThinkPad devicedriversforitatthesametime.
•IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,thenecessaryfilesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectories ofyoursolidstate-driveorharddiskdrive:
–ThesupplementfilesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory. –ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory. –ThepreloadedsoftwareprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
Note:Ifyoucannotfindthesupplementfiles,thedevicedrivers,andprogramsoftwareyouneedon yourharddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.
•IfyouinstallanewWindows8operatingsystem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthe latestdevicedrivers,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive, includingbackupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.

Beforeyoubegin

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,copyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLS directorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoidlosingfilesduringtheinstallation.
•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:
–“InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage66 –“InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage67
Notes:
–TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedontheWindows7operatingsystem(64-bit)andtheWindows8
operatingsystem(64-bit).EnsurethattheUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginThinkPadSetupissettoyour preferencetobootthedesiredoperatingsystem.
–Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettingin
ThinkPadSetup.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindows operatingsystemimagewasinstalled.Otherwise,theoperatingsystemwillnotbootcorrectly.
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Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:
Countryorregion:Code
China:SC Denmark:DK Finland:FI France:FR Germany:GR Italy:IT Japan:JP Netherlands:NL Norway:NO Spain:SP Sweden:SV TaiwanandHongKong:TC UnitedStates:US

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.StartThinkPadSetup.
2.SelectStartup.
3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.
4.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows7(32–bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows7(64–bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows7(64–bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
5.PressF10.
6.ConnectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows7operatingsysteminstallertoyourcomputer,and restartthecomputer.
7.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.
8.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7/8.Todothis,runSetup.exein C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINF\innst_autol.
9.Installdevicedrivers.See“InstallingotherdevicedriversandsoftwareontheWindows7operating system”onpage68.
InstallingtheregistrypatchesforWindows7
Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandinstallthefollowingregistrypatches:
•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar
•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection
InstallingtheWindows7fixmodules
TheWindows7fixmodulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\
Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofafixmodule.Forinformationabouteachfixmodule,goto theMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthefix moduleyouneedinthesearchfield,andclickSearch.
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Toinstallafixmodule,runtheEXEfileinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
ToinstalltheWindows8operatingsystemanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.StartThinkPadSetup.
2.SelectStartup➙Boot.
3.ChangethebootpriorityordertobootyourcomputerfromthedrivethatcontainstheWindows 8operatingsysteminstaller.
4.PressF10.
5.ConnectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8operatingsysteminstallertoyourcomputer,and restartthecomputer.
6.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7/8.Todothis,runSetup.exein C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINF\innst_autol.
7.Installdevicedrivers.See“InstallingotherdevicedriversandsoftwareontheWindows7operating system”onpage68
InstallingtheWindows8updatemodulepackage
Forinformationabouteachfixmodule,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat http://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthefixmoduleyouneedinthesearchfield,andclick Search.
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Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit fromtheMicrosofttoppage.

Installingdevicedrivers

Thedevicedriversareavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.Selecttheproductnameof yourcomputerintheCurrentThinkPadsystemslisttoseeallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.
Attention:Alwaysgotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthelatestdevicedrivers.Donot downloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.

Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacardreader

Tousethe4-in-1mediacardreader,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheRicohMultiCardReaderDriver fromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/support

InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0ontheWindows7operatingsystem

IfyourcomputerisinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,itsupportsUSB3.0functions.T ouse theUSB3.0connectors,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheUSB3.0driverafteryoureinstalledthe Windows7operatingsystembydoingthefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Findyourmodelanddisplaythedriverlinks.
2.SelecttheUSB3.0driverforthe32-bitor64-bitoperatingsystemandextractittoyourlocalhard diskdrive.
3.Double-clicktheSetup.exefileintheC:\DRIVERS\WIN\USB3.0\directory.
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4.ClickNext.Ifthedevicedriverisalreadyinstalled,clickCancel.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen untiltheinstallationisfinished.
InstallingtheThinkPadmonitorfileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7/8on theWindows7operatingsystem
TheThinkPadmonitorfileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7/8isinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR
Note:Ifyoucannotfindthisdirectoryonyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,downloadtheThinkPad monitorfileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7/8fromtheThinkPadWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
Note:Beforeyouinstallthisfile,makesurethatthecorrectvideodriverhasbeeninstalled.
Toinstallthecorrectvideodriver,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplayattheleft.
3.ClickChangedisplaysettings.
4.ClickAdvancedSettings.
5.ClicktheMonitortab.
6.ClickProperties.
7.ClicktheDrivertab.
8.ClickUpdateDriver.
9.SelectBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice driversonmycomputer.
10.ClickHaveDisk.
11.SpecifypathC:\SWTOOL S\DRIVERS\MONITORtothismonitorINFfile.Then,clickOpen.
12.ClickOK.
13.Confirmthecorrectdisplaytype,thenclickNext.
14.Wheninstallationcompletes,clickClose.
15.ClickClosetoclosetheDisplayPropertieswindow.
16.ClickOKontheMonitortab.
17.ClickOKandclosetheDisplaySettingswindow.

InstallingotherdevicedriversandsoftwareontheWindows7operating system

ThedevicedriversareprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectoryonyourharddiskdrive.Y ouwillalso needtoinstallprogramsoftware,whichisprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectoryonyourharddiskdrive. Todothis,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage61.
Note:IfyoucannotfindtheSupplementfiles,devicedrivers,andprogramsoftwareyouneedon yourharddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.

ThinkPadSetup

YourcomputercomeswiththeThinkPadSetupprogramtoenableyoutoselectvarioussetupparameters.
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TostartThinkPadSetup,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF1key.TheThinkPadSetup programmainmenuopens.
Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuwillbedisplayed afteryouenterthepassword.Y oucanstartThinkPadSetupbypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthe supervisorpassword.However,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisor password.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage45.
2.Movetoanitemyouwanttochange,byusingthecursorkeys.Whentheitemishighlighted,press Enter.Asubmenuisdisplayed.
3.Changetheitemsyouwishtochange,bypressingthefollowingkeys:
•F6orThecombinationofShiftand+:Changetoahighervalue.
•F5or–:Changetoalowervalue. Iftheitemhasasubmenu,youcandisplayitbypressingEnter.
4.PressEsctoexitfromthesubmenu.
5.Ifyouareonanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachtheThinkPadSetupprogram mainmenu.
Note:Ifyouneedtorestorethesettingstotheiroriginalstateasofthetimeofpurchase,pressF9to loadthedefaultsettings.YoualsocanselectanoptionontheRestartsubmenutoloadthedefault settingsordiscardthechanges.
6.SelectRestart.Movethecursortotheoptionyouwantforrestartingyourcomputer;thenpressEnter. Yourcomputerrestarts.
Note:Dependingontheoperatingsystemyouareusing,somemenuitemsmightnotbeavailableonyour computer,andsomemenuitemslistedinthischaptermightbeslightlydifferentwiththeactualmenuitems displayedonyourcomputer.

Mainmenu

TheMainmenuisthefirstinterfaceyouseeafteryouenterThinkPadSetup.Itdisplaysthefollowing configurationofyourcomputer:
•UEFIBIOSVersion
•UEFIBIOSDate(Year-Month-Day)
•EmbeddedControllerVersion
•MachineTypeModel
•System-unitserialnumber
•Systemboardserialnumber
•AssetTag
•CPUType
•CPUSpeed
•Installedmemory
•UUID
•MACaddress(InternalLAN)
•Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense
•UEFIsecureboot
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Configmenu
Ifyouneedtochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selectConfigfromtheThinkPadSetupprogram mainmenu.
ThefollowingtableshowsthecontentsoftheConfigmenu.
Notes:
•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsider changingthecomputerconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly mightcauseunexpectedresults.
•Oneachsubmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing cursorkey,ortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboarddirectly.
•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Table5.Configmenuitems
Menuitem
Network
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
WakeOnLAN
EthernetLANOptionROM (forLegacyOnlyboot modeorBothwithLegacy first)
UEFIIPv4NetworkStack (forUEFIOnlybootmode orBothwithUEFIfirst)
UEFIIPv6NetworkStack (forUEFIOnlybootmode orBothwithUEFIfirst)
•Disabled
•AConly
•ACandBattery
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enablethesystemtopower onwhentheEthernet controllerreceivesamagic packet(aspecialnetwork message).
IfyouselectACOnly,Wake onLANisenabledonly whentheacpoweradapter isattached.
IfyouselectACand Battery,WakeonLANis enabledwithanypower sources.
Notes:
•Themagicpackettype WakeonLANrequires acpower.
•TheWakeonLAN functiondoesnot workwhenaharddisk passwordisset.
LoadtheEthernetLAN OptionROMtoenable startupfromanintegrated networkdevice.
EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion4(IPv4) networkstackforUEFI environment.
EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion6(IPv6) networkstackforUEFI environment.
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Table5.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
USB
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
UEFIPXEBootPriority(for BothwithUEFIfirstboot mode,andIPv6andIPv4
•IPv6First
•IPv4First
stacksarebothenabled.)
USBUEFIBIOSSupport
•Disabled
•Enabled
AlwaysOnUSB
•Disabled
•Enabled
AlwaysOnUSBChargein offmode
USB3.0Mode
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Auto
Selectnetworkstack priorityforUEFIPXEboot.
Enablesordisablesboot supportforUSBdeviceand USBopticaldrive.
IfyouselectEnabled,the externalUSBdevicescan bechargedthroughUSB connectorsevenwhenthe systemisinlowpower mode(sleep,hibernate,or power-off).
IfyouselectEnabled,the AlwaysOnUSBconnector enablesyoutochargesome mobiledigitaldevicesand smartphoneswhenthe computerispoweredoff, providedthattheacpower adapterisconnected.
SettheUSB3.0controller modefortheportsshared betweenUSB2.0andUSB
3.0controllers.
IfyouselectAuto,itenables youtoconnectandroute appropriateUSB3.0or USB2.0connectors.
IfyouselectEnabled,it enablesUSB3.0mode andallowsUSB3.0tobe supportedintheoperating system.
IfyouselectDisabled,it disablesandhidestheUSB
3.0controller,andUSB3.0 connectorswillworkas USB2.0connectors.
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Table5.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Keyboard/Mouse
DisplayBootDisplayDevice
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
TrackPoint•Disabled
TouchPad•Disabled
FnandCtrlKeyswap
FnKeyLock•Disabled
KeyboardIllumination Control
•Enabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Enabled
•ThinkLightOnly
•KeyboardbacklightOnly
•Both
•ThinkPadLCD
•Analog(VGA)
•DigitalonThinkPad
•Digital1ondock
•Digital2ondock
Enableordisablethe built-inTrackPointdevice.
Note:Ifyouwanttouse anexternalmouse,select Disabled.
Enableordisablethe built-intouchpad.
Note:Ifyouwanttouse anexternalmouse,select Disabled.
IfyouselectEnabled,the FnkeyworksastheCtrl key,andtheCtrlkeyworks astheFnkey.
Note:EvenwhenEnabled isselected,youneedto presstheFnkeytoresume thecomputerfromsleep modetonormaloperation.
IfyouselectEnabled,you canpresstheFnkeyonce tokeepitinapressed condition,andthenpress thedesiredfunctionkey. Theactionisequivalentto pressingsimultaneously.If youpresstheFnkeytwice, thestateislockeduntilyou presstheFnkeyagain.
EnabletheThinkLight lightfeature,thekeyboard backlightfeature,orboth. Afteryoumakeaselection, youcanactivatethe correspondingfeature(s)by pressingFn+Space.
Selectthedisplaydevice thatistobeactiveatboot time.Thisselectionis effectiveforboottime, passwordprompt,and ThinkPadSetup.
DigitalonThinkpadisthe MiniDisplayPortonyour computer.
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Digital1ondockand Digital2ondock
areDisplayPortorDVI connectorsonadocking station.
Table5.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Power
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
IntelSpeedStep technology(Intel SpeedStepmounted modelsonly)
®
•Disabled
•Enabled
ModeforAC
•MaximumPerformance
•BatteryOptimized
ModeforBattery
•MaximumPerformance
•BatteryOptimized
AdaptiveThermal Management
SchemeforAC
•MaximizePerformance
•Balanced
SchemeforBattery
•MaximizePerformance
•Balanced
CPUPowerManagement
•Disabled
•Enabled
PCIExpressPower Management
PowerOnwithACAttach
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
SelectthemodeofIntel SpeedSteptechnologyat runtime.
•Maximum
Performance:Always highestspeed
•BatteryOptimized:
Alwayslowestspeed
•Disabled:Noruntime
support,lowestspeed
Selectathermal managementscheme touse.
MaximizePerformance: ReducesCPUthrottling
Balanced:Balances sound,temperature,and performance
Note:Eachschemeaffects fansound,temperature, andperformance.
Enablesordisablesthe powersavingfeaturethat stopsthemicroprocessor clockautomaticallywhen therearenosystem activities.Normally,it isnotnecessarytochange thesetting.
Enableordisableafeature thatautomaticallyadjusts powermanagementwhen thereisnoPCIExpress activity.Normally,itisnot necessarytochangethe setting.
Enableordisableafeature thatpowersonthesystem whentheacpoweradapter isattached.
IfyouselectEnabled,the systemispoweredonwhen theacpoweradapteris attached.Whenthesystem isinhibernatestate,the systemresumes.
IfyouselectDisabled,the systemisnotpoweredon
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Table5.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
Intel(R)RapidStart Technology
DisableBuilt-inBattery•Yes
•Disabled
Enabled
Enterafter:
•Immediately
•1minute
•2minutes
•5minutes
•10minutes
•15minutes
•30minutes
•1hour
•2hours
•3hours
•No
norresumedwhentheac poweradapterisattached.
Tousethisfeature,aspecial partitiononthesolid-state driveisrequired.
Whenenabled,the computerentersalower powerstateafterthe specifiedtimeinsleep state.Andittakesonly secondstoresumenormal operation.
Temporarilydisablebattery forservicingthesystem. Afterselectingthisitem,the systemwillbeautomatically poweredoff.Thesystemis thenreadytobeserviced.
BeepandAlarm
SerialAT A(SA T A)SATAControllerMode
PasswordBeep•Disabled
KeyboardBeep•Disabled
Option
Note:Theacpoweradapter mustbedisconnectedfrom thesystemtoperformthis operation.Thebatterywill beautomaticallyre-enabled whentheacpoweradapter isreconnectedtothe system.
Enablesthisoptionto
•Enabled
•Enabled
•Compatibility
•AHCI
haveabeepsoundwhen thesystemiswaitingfor apower-on,harddisk, orsupervisorpassword. Differentbeepswillsound whentheenteredpassword matchesordoesnotmatch theconfiguredpassword.
Enablesordisables keyboardbeepwhen unmanageablekey combinationsarepressed.
SelectsSATAcontroller operationmode.
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Table5.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
CPU
IntelAMT
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
CoreMulti-Processing
•Disabled
•Enabled
IntelHyper-Threading Technology
IntelAMTControl
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
Enableordisableadditional executioncoreunitswithin aCPU.
Note:Ifyouareusinga computerwithasingle-core processor,thisitemisnot available.
Enableordisableadditional logicalprocessorswithina processorcore.
IfyouselectEnabledIntel AMT(ActiveManagement Technology)isconfigured andadditionalsetupitems areprovidedinMEBx (ManagementEngineBIOS Extension)Setup.
IfyouselectPermanently Disabled,Youwillneverbe abletoenableitagain.Be cautiouswhenyouwantto usethisoption.
CIRATimeout
ConsoleType
0–255 Note:Thedefaultvalueis 60seconds.
•VT100
•PC-ANSI
•VT100+
•VT-UTF8
Note:Y oucanenterthe MEBxSetupmenuby pressingtheCtrl-Pkey combinationintheStartup InterruptMenuwindow.To displaytheStartupInterrupt Menuwindow,pressthe EnterkeyduringthePOST.
Setthetimeoutoptionfor CIRAconnectiontobe established.1though254 secondsareselectable.
Ifyouselect0,use60 secondsasdefaulttimeout value.
Ifyouselect255,waiting timeforestablishinga connectionisunlimited.
Selecttheconsoletypefor AMT.
Note:Thisconsoletype shouldmatchtheIntelAMT remoteconsole.
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Date/Timemenu

Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourcomputer,selectDate/TimefromtheThinkPadSetup programmainmenu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:
•SystemDate
•SystemTime
Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:
1.Usingtheupanddownarrowkeys,selecttheitemtochangethedateortime.
2.PressTab,Shift+Tab,orEntertoselectafield.
3.Typethedateortime.
Note:Anotherwaytoadjustthedateandtimeispressingthe“–”or“+”key.

Securitymenu

Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourcomputer,selectSecurityfromtheThinkPadSetupprogram mainmenu.
ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.
Notes:
•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsider changingthecomputerconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly mightcauseunexpectedresults.
•Ineachsubmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing cursorkey,ortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboarddirectly.
•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Table6.Securitymenuitems
Menuitem
Password
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
HardwarePassword Manager
SupervisorPassword
LockUEFIBIOSSettings (Windows7) LockUEFISettings (Windows8)
Passwordatunattended boot
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
Managingyourpower-on password,supervisor password,andyourhard diskpasswordsbythe managementserver.
See“Supervisorpassword” onpage48.
Enableordisablethe functionthatprotectsitems inThinkPadSetupprogram frombeingchangedbya userwhodoesnothave thesupervisorpassword. Bydefault,thisissetto Disabled.Ifyousetthe supervisorpasswordand enablethisfunction,noone butyoucanchangeany itemsinThinkPadSetup.
Ifyouselectandenable
Passwordatunattended boot,apasswordprompt
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Table6.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
Passwordatrestart•Disabled
•Enabled
SetMinimumLength
•Disabled
•xcharacters(4≤x≤12)
Power-OnPassword
•Disabled
•Enabled
HardDiskxPassword•Disabled
•Enabled
isdisplayedwhenthe computeristurnedon, fromeitherapower-off stateorhibernationstate. IfyouselectDisabled, nopasswordpromptis displayed;thecomputer goesaheadandloads theoperatingsystem. Topreventunauthorized access,settheuser authenticationonthe operatingsystem.
Ifyouselectandenable Passwordatrestart, apasswordpromptis displayedwhenyourestart thecomputer.Ifyouselect Disabled,nopassword promptisdisplayed;the computergoesaheadand loadstheoperatingsystem. Topreventunauthorized access,settheuser authenticationonthe operatingsystem.
Specifyaminimumlength forpower-onpasswords andharddiskpasswords. Ifyousetthesupervisor passwordandspecify aminimumlengthfor passwords,noonebutyou canchangethelength.
See“Power-onpassword” onpage46.
Referto“Harddisk passwords”onpage 46
.
Notes:
•HardDisk1meansthe harddiskdrivebuiltinto yourcomputer.
•HardDisk2isdisplayed onthePassword submenuonlyifa secondaryharddisk driveisinstalledin theSerialUltrabay Enhancedbay.
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Table6.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Fingerprint
SecurityChip
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
PredesktopAuthentication•Disabled
•Enabled
ReaderPriority•External➙Internal
•InternalOnly
SecurityMode
PasswordAuthentication•Disabled
ResetFingerprintData•EnterThisoptionisusedtoerase
SecurityChip
SecurityReportingOptions
•Normal
•High
•Enabled
•Active
•Inactive
•Disabled
Enableordisablefingerprint authenticationbeforethe operatingsystemisloaded.
IfExternal➙Internal isselected,anexternal fingerprintreaderisused ifattached.Otherwise,an internalfingerprintreader isused.IfInternalOnly isselected,aninternal fingerprintreaderisused.
Iffingerprintauthentication fails,youcanstillstart thecomputerbyentering apassword.Ifyouhave selectedNormal,entera power-onpasswordora supervisorpassword;ifyou haveselectedHigh,entera supervisorpassword.
Enableordisablepassword authentication.Ifhigh securitymodeisselected, thisitemisdisplayed.
allfingerprintdatastored inthefingerprintreader andresetsettingstothe factorystate(e.g.Power-on security,LEDs,etc.)As aresult,anypower-on securityfeaturespreviously enabledwillnotbeable toworkuntiltheyare re-enabledinthefingerprint software.
IfyouselectActive,the securitychipisfunctional. IfyouselectInactive, theSecurityChipoption isdisplayed,butisnot functional.Ifyouselect Disablethesecuritychipis hiddenandisnotfunctional.
Enableordisablethe followingSecurity ReportingOptions;
•BIOSROMString Reporting(Windows7) orUEFIROMString Reporting(Windows8): BIOStextstring
•CMOSReporting: CMOSdata
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Table6.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
ClearSecurityChip
IntelTXTFeature•Disabled
PhysicalPresencefor Provisioning
PhysicalPresenceforClear
UEFIBIOSUpdateOption orUEFIFirmwareUpdate Option
FlashBIOSUpdatingby End-Users(Windows7) FlashFirmwareUpdating byEnd-Users
SecureRollBackPrevention
MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled
•Enter
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Enabled
•NVRAMReporting:
Securitydatastoredin theAssetID
•SMBIOSReporting:
SMBIOSdata
Cleartheencryptionkey.
Note:Onlyifyouselect Activeforthesecuritychip,
thisitemwillbedisplayed.
EnableordisableIntel TrustedExecution Technology.
Thisoptionenablesor disablestheconfirmation messagewhenyouchange thesettingsofthesecurity chip.
Thisoptionenableor disablestheconfirmation messagewhenyouclear thesecuritychip.
IfyouselectEnabled, alluserscanupdatethe UEFIBIOS.Ifyouselect Disabled,onlytheperson whoknowsthesupervisor passwordcanupdatethe UEFIBIOS.
IfyouselectEnabled,you canchoosetoflashtothe previousversionofthe UEFIBIOS
Somecomputerviruses andwormscausememory bufferstooverflowby runningcodewhereonly dataisallowed.Ifthe DataExecutionPrevention featurecanbeusedwith youroperatingsystem,then byselectingEnabledyou canprotectyourcomputer againstattacksbysuch virusesandworms.Ifafter choosingEnabledyou findthatanprogramdoes notruncorrectly,select Disabledandresetthe setting.
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Table6.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Virtualization
Anti-Theft
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
IntelVirtualization Technology
IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled
IntelATModuleActivation•Disabled
IntelATSuspend
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Enabled
•Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
•EnterThisoptionisdisplayed
IfyouselectEnabled,a VirtualMachineMonitor (VMM)canutilizethe additionalhardware capabilitiesprovidedby VirtualizationTechnology.
IntelVT -disIntel VirtualizationT echnology forDirectedI/O.When enabled,aVMMcanutilize theplatforminfrastructure forI/Ovirtualization.
Note:Thissubmenuisnot supportedinmodelswith anAMDCPU.
EnableordisabletheUEFI BIOSinterfacetoactivate theIntelATmodule,which isanoptionalAnti- Theft servicefromIntel.
Note:IfyousettheIntel ATmoduleactivationto PermanentlyDisabled, youwillbeunabletoenable thissettingagain.
onlywhentheanti-theft functionisactivated.
ComputraceModule Activation
•Disabled
•Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
TheIntelanti-theftsuspend screenwillbedisplayed atnextboottoenterthe suspendmode.
Enablesordisablesthe UEFIBIOSinterfaceto activatethecomputrace module.Computraceisan optionalmonitoringservice fromAbsoluteSoftware.
Note:Ifyousetthe computracemodule activationtoPermanently Disabled,youwillbe unabletoenablethis settingagain.
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Table6.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SecureBoot
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
SecureBoot
PlatformMode
SecureBootMode•StandardMode
ResettoSetupMode
•Disabled
•Enabled
•UserMode
•SetupMode
•CustomMode
Enableordisablethe UEFISecureBootfeature. SelectEnabletoprevent unauthorizedoperating systemsfromrunningat boottime.SelectDisabled toallowanyoperating systemstorunatboottime.
Specifythesystem operatingmode.
IndicatesSecureBoot modeisstandardmodeor custommode.
Thisoptionisusedtoclear thecurrentplatformkey andputthesysteminto setupmode.Youcaninstall yourownplatformkeyand customizetheSecureBoot signaturedatabasesin setupmode.
SecureBootmodewillbe settocustommode.
RestoreFactoryKeysThisoptionisusedto
restoreallkeysand certificatesinSecure Bootdatabasestofactory defaults.Anycustomized SecureBootsettings willbeerased,andthe defaultplatformkeywillbe re-establishedalongwith theoriginalsignature databasesincluding certificateforWindows 8operatingsystem.

Startupmenu

Youmightneedtochangethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.Todoso,selectStartupfromthe ThinkPadSetupmainmenu.
Attention:
•Afteryouchangeyourstartupsequence,youmustbeextremelycarefulnottospecifyawrongdevice duringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Ifyouspecifyawrongdevice,yourdataandprograms mightbeerasedoroverwritten.
•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence.BitLocker driveencryptiondetectsthechangeofstartupsequenceandlocksthecomputerfrombooting.
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Changingthestartupsequence
Changingthestartupsequence
Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:
1.SelectBoot;thenpressEnter.Thedefaultbootlistisdisplayed,showingtheorderinwhichdeviceswill bestartedup,evendevicesthatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourcomputerarelisted.
•UsetheBootsubmenutospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnonthepower..
2.Setthestartuporderbysingthefollowingkeys:
•Usecursorkeystoselectadevice.
•UseF6orthecombinationofShiftand+tomovethedeviceuptoahigherpriority.
•UseF5or–tomovethedevicedowntoalowerpriority.
•UsethecombinationofShiftand!toexcludeorincludeadevice.
3.PressF10tosavethechangesandrestartthesystem.
Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthesystemstartsupfromadifferentdrive,dothe following:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Turnonthecomputer;then,whiletheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF12.
3.Selectthedeviceyouwanttostartfirst.
Note:Tobootmenuwillbedisplayedwhenthesystemcannotbootfromanydevicesortheoperating systemcannotbefound.
ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.
Notes:
•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.
•Ineachsubmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing cursorkey.
•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Table7.Startupmenuitems
Menuitem
Boot
NetworkBoot
SelectionComments
Referto“Changingthestartup sequence”onpage82.
Selectthebootdevicewhenthe systemwakesfromLAN.IfWake OnLANisenabled,thenetwork administratorcanturnonallofthe computersinaLANremotelybyuse ofnetworkmanagementsoftware.
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Table7.Startupmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
UEFI/LegacyBoot
BootMode
OptionKeyDisplay
BootDeviceListF12Option
BootOrderLock
SelectionComments
•Both
–UEFI/LegacyBootPriority
–UEFIfirst –Legacyfirst
•UEFIOnly
•LegacyOnly
CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)
•Yes
•No
•Quick
•Diagnostics
Note:Y oualsocanenterthe DiagnosticmodebypressingEsc
duringPOST.
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
Selectsystembootcapability.
•Both:Selectpriorityofboot optionsbetweenUEFIandLegacy.
•UEFIOnly:Thesystemwillboot fromtheUEFIenabledoperating system.
•LegacyOnly:Thesystemwillboot fromanyoperatingsystemother thantheUEFIenabledone.
Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly, thesystemcannotbootfromthe bootabledevicesthatdonothavethe UEFIenabledoperatingsystem.
CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM) isrequiredforbootingthelegacy operatingsystem.IfyouselectUEFI Only,CSMSupportisselectable. ForBothorLegacyOnlymode,CSM Supportisnotselectable.
ScreenduringPOST:
•Quick:TheThinkPadLogoscreen isdisplayed.
•Diagnostics:Testmessagesare displayed.
IfyouselectDisabled,themessage “Tointerruptnormalstartup,press Enter.”messageisnotdisplayed duringthePOST.
IfyouselectEnabled,theF12key isrecognizedandtheBootMenu windowisdisplayed.
IfyouselectEnabled,theboot priorityislockedforyourfutureuse.

Restartmenu

IfyouneedtoclosetheThinkPadSetupprogramandrestartthesystem,selectRestartfromtheThinkPad Setupprogrammainmenu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:
•ExitSavingChanges:Restartthesystemaftersavingthechanges.
•ExitDiscardingChanges:Restartthesystemwithoutsavingthechanges.
•LoadSetupDefaults:Loadthedefaultsettingthatwasineffectatthetimeofpurchase. EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeettheMicrosoftWindows8certificationrequirements.Whenyou
changethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically.TheaffectedsettingsareCSM Support,UEFI/LegacyBoot,SecureBoot,andSecureRollBackPrevention.
•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.
•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.
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UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS

TheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BIOSisapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeupthe basiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourcomputer.TheUEFIBIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromother softwarelayers.
YourcomputersystemboardhasamodulecalledEEPROM,alsoreferredtoasflashmemory.Youcan updatetheUEFIBIOSandtheThinkPadSetupprogrambystartingyourcomputerwithaflashupdate opticaldiscorflashupdateprogramrunningintheWindowsenvironment.
Insomeinstanceswhenyouaddsoftware,hardware,oradevicedriver,youmightbeinformedthatyou needtoupdateyourUEFIBIOSinorderforthenewadditiontoworkproperly.
ToupdateyourUEFIBIOS,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

Usingsystemmanagement

Thissectionisintendedprimarilyfornetworkadministrators.
Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreofyourresourcestobetter meetyourbusinessobjectives.
Thismanageability,or“TotalCostofOwnership”(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclientcomputers inthesamewayasyouoperateyourowncomputer,suchasturningonaclientcomputer,formatting solid-statedrive,andinstallingsoftware.
Oncethecomputerisconfiguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyuseofsoftwareandmanageability featuresalreadyintegratedintotheclientsystemandthenetwork.

Systemmanagement

Readthistopictolearnmoreaboutfeaturesofsystemmanagement.
DesktopManagementInterface
ThesystemBIOS(UEFIBIOS)ofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOS ReferenceSpecification(SMBIOS)V2.6.1.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponents ofyoursystem.ItistheresponsibilityoftheBIOStosupplythisdatabasewithinformationaboutitself andthedevicesonthesystemboard.Thisspecificationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccessto thisBIOSinformation.
PrebooteXecutionEnvironment
ThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesyourcomputermoremanageable(itisPXE
2.1-compliant)byenablingittoboot(loadanoperatingsystemoranotherexecutableimage)froma server.YourcomputersupportsthepersonalcomputerfunctionsthatPXErequires.Forexample,withthe appropriateLANcard,yourcomputercanbebootedfromthePXEserver.
Note:RemoteProgramLoad(RPL)cannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.
AssetIDEEPROM
TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthesystem,includingitsconfigurationandtheserial numbersofkeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankfieldsinwhichyoucanrecordinformation abouttheendusersinyournetwork.
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