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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga User Guide [en, uk]

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ThinkPadX1CarbonandThinkPadX1Yoga UserGuide
MachineTypes:20FB,20FC,20FQ,and20FR
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Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide
•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev
ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport Websiteat:
FourthEdition(June2017)
©CopyrightLenovo2016,2017.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo. GS-35F-05925.
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Contents
Importantsafetyinformation......v
Readthisfirst................v
Importantinformationaboutusingyourcomputer..v
Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction....vii
Serviceandupgrades............vii
Powercordsandpoweradapters.......viii
Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......ix
Plugsandoutlets...............ix
Powersupplystatement............ix
Externaldevices...............x
Generalbatterynotice.............x
Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery......xi
Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery...xi
Heatandproductventilation..........xi
Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation......xii
Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice.......xiii
Usingheadphonesorearphones.......xiii
Chokinghazardnotice...........xiii
Plasticbagnotice.............xiv
Glasspartsnotice.............xiv
Chapter1.Productoverview......1
Computercontrols,connectors,andindicators...1
Frontview................1
Right-sideview..............3
Left-sideview..............5
Bottomview...............7
Rearview................8
Statusindicators.............9
Locatingimportantproductinformation.....11
Machinetypeandmodelinformation....11
FCCIDandICCertificationinformation...12
LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems..12
Computerfeatures.............13
Computerspecifications...........14
Operatingenvironment...........15
Lenovoprograms.............16
AccessingLenovoprograms.......16
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....16
Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...19
Registeringyourcomputer..........19
Frequentlyaskedquestions.........19
GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating
system..................20
Usingthemulti-touchscreenonThinkPadX1
Yoga..................20
ThinkPadPenPro.............22
UsingtheThinkPadX1Yogaindifferentmodes..24
Rotatingthecomputerdisplay.......24
Notebookmode............25
Standmode..............26
Tabletmode..............27
Tentmode..............28
Usingthekeyboard.............29
Specialkeys...............32
UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice......33
ThinkPadpointingdeviceoverview.....33
UsingtheT rackPointpointingdevice....34
Usingthetrackpad...........35
Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures.....36
CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..37
Replacingthecaponthepointingstick...37
Powermanagement............37
Usingtheacpoweradapter........37
Usingthebattery............38
Managingthebatterypower.......39
Power-savingmodes..........39
Connectingtothenetwork..........40
Ethernetconnections..........40
Wirelessconnections..........41
Usinganexternaldisplay..........45
Connectinganexternaldisplay......45
Choosingadisplaymode........46
Changingdisplaysettings........46
Usingaudiofeatures............46
Usingthecamera.............47
UsingthemicroSDcard...........48
Travelingwithyourcomputer.........49
Chapter3.Enhancingyour
computer...............51
Chapter4.Accessibility,ergonomic,
andmaintenanceinformation....53
Accessibilityinformation...........53
Ergonomicinformation...........55
Cleaningandmaintenance..........56
Chapter5.Security..........59
Usingpasswords..............59
Passwordsintroduction.........59
Setting,changing,orremovingapassword.60
Solid-statedrivesecurity...........60
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Settingthesecuritychip...........61
Usingthefingerprintreader..........62
Deletingdatafromyourstoragedrive......65
Usingfirewalls...............65
Protectingdataagainstviruses........65
Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration..67
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......67
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..67
InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem.68
Installingdevicedrivers...........69
UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......70
ConfiguringThinkPadSetup.......70
Changingthestartupsequence......70
UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........71
BIOSmenu..............71
Usingsystemmanagement..........85
Settingmanagementfeatures.......86
Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputer
problems...............87
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......87
Diagnosingproblems............87
Troubleshooting..............88
Computerstopsresponding.......88
Spillsonthekeyboard..........89
Errormessages............89
Beeperrors..............91
Memorymoduleproblems........91
Networkingproblems..........91
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing
devices................93
Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia
devices................94
Fingerprintreaderproblems........99
Batteryandpowerproblems.......99
Asolid-statedriveproblem........102
Asoftwareproblem...........102
Problemswithportsandconnectors....102
Chapter8.Recoveryinformation..105
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating
system..................105
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....105
Performingbackupandrecovery
operations..............106
UsingtheRescueandRecovery
workspace..............107
Creatingandusingarescuemedium....108
Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice
drivers................109
Solvingrecoveryproblems........110
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows10operating
system..................110
Resettingyourcomputer.........110
Usingadvancedstartupoptions......110
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows
10failstostart.............111
CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..111
Chapter9.Replacingdevices....113
Staticelectricityprevention..........113
Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.........113
InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard....114
Replacingthebasecover..........114
ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive......116
Installingorreplacingthewireless-WANcard..118
Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........121
Replacingthespeakers...........122
Chapter10.Gettingsupport....125
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........125
Gettinghelpandservice...........125
LenovoSupportWebsite.........126
CallingLenovo.............126
Purchasingadditionalservices........127
AppendixA.Supplemental informationabouttheUbuntu
operatingsystem..........129
AppendixB.Regulatory
information.............131
Certification-relatedinformation........131
Wireless-relatedinformation.........131
Wirelessinteroperability.........131
Usageenvironmentandyourhealth....132
LocatingtheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............132
Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...133
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....133
Exportclassificationnotice..........134
Electronicemissionnotices..........134
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........134
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............134
EuropeanUnionconformity........134
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...135
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..136
Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper
phase................136
Japannoticeforacpowercord......136
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Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor
Taiwan................136
Eurasiancompliancemark..........136
Brazilaudionotice.............136
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....140
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates
andCanada................140
RecyclinginformationforChina........140
AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling
statements.............137
Generalrecyclinginformation.........137
ImportantWEEEinformation.........137
Japanrecyclingstatements.........138
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........138
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean
Union..................139
AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous
Substances(RoHS)Directive....141
AppendixE.ENERGYST ARmodel
information.............145
AppendixF.Notices.........147
Trademarks................148
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Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.
Readthisfirst
Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement ortheLimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see"WarrantyInformation"intheSafety,Warranty,andSetup Guidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.
Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.T oreducethese risks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandinthe operatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowing theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourself fromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.
Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebook computers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhave suchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-sized internalbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothe batterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.

Importantinformationaboutusingyourcomputer

Ensurethatyoufollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer. Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethecomputertofail.
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.
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Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.
Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour computer.
Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.
Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.
Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway subjecttotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.
Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.
Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe following:
•T urnitoff.
•Putitinsleepmode.
•Putitinhibernationmode.
Handleyourcomputergently.
Carryyourcomputercarefully.
Thishelpstopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.
Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectson yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.
•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.
•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.
•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit isturnedon.
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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

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

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.
Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake
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surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.
Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.
CAUTION: Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.
CAUTION:
Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe computeriscool.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER
Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.
Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH03VV-F ,3G,0.75mm better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.
Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.
Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.
Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercord orpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronfloorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers. Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressed bymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnector terminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.
Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.
Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter .
2
,or
Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.
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Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER
Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.
Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain areplacement.
Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.
Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugfitsonlyintoagrounded electricaloutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Donotdefeatthissafetyfeaturebytryingtoinsertitinto anon-groundedoutlet.Ifyoucannotinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectricianforan approvedoutletadapterortoreplacetheoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Never overloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystemloadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranch circuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads andbranchcircuitratings.
Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.
Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare installing.
Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

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

Externaldevices

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

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER
BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,ora disassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.Toavoidpossible injury,dothefollowing:
•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.
•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.
•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.
•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren.
•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.
Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign materialsonthebatteryleads.
Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.
Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply withlocalordinancesorregulations.
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Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER
Donotattempttoremoveorreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebattery mustbedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.
Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.
TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal lawsandregulations.

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER
Ifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontains asmallamountofharmfulsubstance.
Donotheattomorethan100°C(212°F).
ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.
CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:
Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.
PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER
Computers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhen batteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasignificantamountofheatduetotheir compactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:
•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsome otherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyour bodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyou usethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime. Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependson theamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody, eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaks fromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottouse thekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.
•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearflammablematerialsorinexplosive environments.
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•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton abed,sofa,carpet,orotherflexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.
•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgenerates heat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusethe acpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing, maycauseaskinburn.
Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:
•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.
•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.
•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.
•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.
•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.
•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,battery,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthedevice covers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.
•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.
DANGER
Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving, oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
Toconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
Todisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
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4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.
5.TurndevicesON.
Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallotherelectrical cablesconnectedtothecomputer.
Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectricalcables havebeenconnectedtothecomputer.
DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION: Theliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)ismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercan causetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalfluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyour hands,immediatelywashtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsare presentafterwashing,getmedicalcare.
Note:Forproductswithmercury-containingfluorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),thefluorescentlamp
intheliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

CAUTION: Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.
Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecificationsofEN50332-2.The headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecification limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainst hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7 limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN 50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.
IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationof theheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespecificationsofEN50332-1. Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5 LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousdueto excessivesoundpressurelevels.

Chokinghazardnotice

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CHOKINGHAZARD–Productcontainssmallparts.
Keepawayfromchildrenunderthreeyears.

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER
Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger ofsuffocation.

Glasspartsnotice

CAUTION: Somepartsofyourproductmaybemadeofglass.Thisglasscouldbreakiftheproductisdropped onahardsurfaceorreceivesasubstantialimpact.Ifglassbreaks,donottouchorattempttoremove it.Stopusingyourproductuntiltheglassisreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.
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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesbasicinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourcomputer.

Computercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroduceshardwarefeaturesofthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadX1Carbonfrontview
1Camera
3Powerbutton4Fingerprintreader
5TrackPoint
7TrackPointpointingstick
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2Microphones
8Screen
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Figure2.ThinkPadX1Yogafrontview
1Camera
3Ambientlightsensor4Fingerprintreader
5TrackPointbuttons6T rackpad
7NFClabel(availableonsomeThinkPad
models)
9Windowsbutton10Multi-touchscreen
®
X1Y oga
2Microphones
8TrackPointpointingstick
Camera
Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera” onpage47
.
Powerbutton
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forinstructionson howtoturnoffthecomputer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage19.
Ifyourcomputerisunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton forfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstopsresponding”on page88
formoreinformation.
Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton does,dothefollowing:
1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.
2.ClickMorepoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Microphones
Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.
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Ambientlightsensor(availableonThinkPadX1Y ogaonly)
Theambientlightsensordetectsthesurroundinglightconditions.Thenthecomputeradjuststhescreen brightnessandthekeyboardbacklightmodeaccordingly.
Fingerprintreader
Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprint withpasswords.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage62.
TrackPointbuttons TrackPointpointingstick Trackpad
ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovo-uniqueThinkPadpointingdevices.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.For moreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage33
.
NFClabel(availableonsomeThinkPadX1Y ogamodels)
Ifyoufindanearfieldcommunication(NFC)labelnearthetrackpad,itindicatesthatyourcomputercomes withanNFCcard.FormoreinformationabouttheNFCfeature,see“UsingtheNFCdevices”onpage44
Windowsbutton(availableonThinkPadX1Yogaonly)
PresstheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartmenu;orpresstheWindowsbuttontowakeupthecomputer fromsleepmode.
.
Multi-touchscreen(availableonThinkPadX1Yogaonly)
YourThinkPadX1Yogacomputerhasamulti-touchscreen.Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanel coveredwithaplasticfilm.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreenonThinkPadX1Yoga” onpage20.

Right-sideview

Figure3.ThinkPadX1Carbonright-sideview
1Audioconnector
3HDMI™connector
2USB3.0connectors
4Security-lockslot
Figure4.ThinkPadX1Yogaright-sideview
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1ThinkPadPenPro(availableonsomeThinkPadX1
Yogamodels)
3Volume-controlbuttons4Audioconnector
5USB3.0connectors
7Security-lockslot
2Powerbutton
6HDMIconnector
ThinkPadPenPro(availableonsomeThinkPadX1Y ogamodels)
Dependingonthemodel,yourThinkPadX1YogacomputermighthaveaThinkPadPenPro(anelectronic pen)orafillerinstalled.UsetheThinkPadPenProtointeractwithyourcomputer.Formoreinformation, see“ThinkPadPenPro”onpage22
.
Powerbutton
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forinstructionson howtoturnoffthecomputer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage19
.
Ifyourcomputerisunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton forfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstopsresponding”on page88formoreinformation.
Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton does,dothefollowing:
1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.
2.ClickMorepoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Volume-controlbuttons(availableonThinkPadX1Yogaonly)
Thevolume-controlbuttonsenableyoutoadjustthevolumeconveniently,especiallywhenyouareusing yourcomputerinthetabletmode.
Audioconnector
Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto listentothesoundfromthecomputer.
Notes:
•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,suchasaheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigitaldevice, donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.
•Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using audiofeatures”onpage46
.
USB3.0connectors
TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorsareusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasa USBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSBstoragedevice,oraUSBprinter.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheUSB3.0connector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacing upward.Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.
HDMIconnector
UsetheHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI
TM
)connectortoconnectthecomputertoan
HDMI-compatibleaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasahigh-definitiontelevision(HDTV).
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Note:IfyouconnectthecomputertoasupportedThinkPadOneLink+Dock,usetheHDMIconnectoronthe
ThinkPadOneLink+Dock,nottheoneonthecomputer.
Security-lockslot
Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolock yourcomputertoastationaryobject.
Note:Y ouareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

Left-sideview

Figure5.ThinkPadX1CarbonandThinkPadX1Y ogaleft-sideview
1acpowerconnector
3MiniDisplayPort
1acpowerconnector
®
connector
2OneLink+connector
4AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge thebattery.
2OneLink+connector
UsetheOneLink+connectortoconnecttoaThinkPadOneLink+DockortoconnecttotheOneLink+Ethernet Adapter.WiththeOneLink+EthernetAdapter,youcanconnectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN).
DANGER
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector ontheOneLink+EthernetAdapter.YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.
Dependingonthecountryorregionofdelivery,aOneLink+EthernetAdaptermightbeapartoftheshipping contentsthatcomewithyourcomputer.IfyourcomputerdoesnotcomewiththeOneLink+Ethernet Adapter,youcanpurchaseonefromLenovoat: http://www.lenovo.com/accessories
TheEthernetconnectorontheOneLink+EthernetAdapterhastwonetworkstatusindicators.Whenthe greenindicatorison,thecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,dataisbeing transmitted.
ForinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkPadOneLink+Dock,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththe dock.
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3MiniDisplayPort
®
connector
UsetheMiniDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or high-definitiontelevision.Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadapters thatcanplugintoDigitalVisualInterface(DVI),Videographicsarray(VGA),orHDMIconnectors.TheMini DisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellasvideostreaming.Formoreinformation, see“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage45
4AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
.
TheAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSB keyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSBstoragedevice,oraUSBprinter.
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:
•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode
•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower
Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeorturnedoff,andthe computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows
®
7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•ForWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPower,andthenfollowtheinstructionson thescreen.
Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage16
.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward. Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.
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Bottomview

Figure6.ThinkPadX1Carbonbottomview
Figure7.ThinkPadX1Yogabottomview
1Fanlouvers
3Emergency-resethole
1Fanlouvers
2Speakers
Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especially thecoolingofthemicroprocessor.
Note:Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.
2Speakers
Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.
3Emergency-resethole
Ifthecomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removetheac poweradapterandinsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthecomputer.
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Rearview

Figure8.ThinkPadX1CarbonandThinkPadX1Y ogarearview
1Fanlouvers
3Micro-SIM-cardslot
1Fanlouvers
2microSDcardslot
Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especially thecoolingofthemicroprocessor.
Note:Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.
2microSDcardslot
Yourcomputerisequippedwithamicrosecuredigital(SD)cardreader.InsertamicroSDcardintothe microSDcardslotfordataaccessorstorage.
Note:EnsurethatyouuseamicroSDcard.Donouseastandard-sizedSDcard.Thestandard-sizedSD cardisnotcompatible.
ForinstructionsonhowtousethemicroSDcard,see“UsingthemicroSDcard”onpage48.
3Micro-SIM-cardslot
Ifyourcomputersupportsthewirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)feature,amicroSubscriberIdentification Module(SIM)cardmightberequiredtoestablishwireless-WANconnections.Dependingonthecountryor regionofdelivery,amicroSIMcardmightbealreadyinstalledinthemicro-SIM-cardslot.
Note:EnsurethatyouuseamicroSIMcard.Donouseastandard-sizedSIMcard.Thestandard-sized SIMcardisnotcompatible.
ToinstallorreplacethemicroSIMcard,see“InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage114.
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Statusindicators

Thistopichelpsyoulocateandidentifythevariousstatusindicatorsonyourcomputer.
Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Figure9.ThinkPadX1Carbon
12System-statusindicators
Figure10.ThinkPadX1Yoga
TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoonthelidandtheindicatorinthecenterofthepowerbuttonshowthe systemstatusofthecomputer.
•Fast-blinkingforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.
•On:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).
•Fast-blinking:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.
•Slow-blinking:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.
•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.
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3FnLockindicator
TheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys” onpage32.
4Speaker-muteindicator
Whenthespeakermuteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.
5Microphone-muteindicator
Whenthemicrophonemuteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.
6Camera-statusindicator
Whenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.
7CapsLockindicator
Whentheindicatorison,theCapsLockmodeisenabled.Youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z) inuppercasedirectly.
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8acpowerstatusindicator
Thisindicatorshowstheacpowerchargingstatusofthecomputer.
•Amber:Thecomputerisconnectedtoacpowerandthechargingstatusis1%–80%.
•Green:Thecomputerisconnectedtoacpowerandthechargingstatusis80%–100%.
•Off:Thecomputerisnotconnectedtoacpower.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodellabel,theFCCIDandIC Certificationlabel,theWindowsCertificateofAuthenticitylabel,andtheGenuineMicrosoft
®
label.

Machinetypeandmodelinformation

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.
Thefollowingfigureshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer.
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FCCIDandICCertificationinformation
TheFCCandICCertificationinformationisidentifiedbyalabellocatedonthecomputerbasecoveras showninthefollowingfigure.
Thecontentofthislabeldiffersdependingonthewirelessmodulesthatcomewithyourcomputer:
•Forapreinstalledwirelessmodule,thislabelidentifiestheactualFCCIDandICcertificationnumberfor thewirelessmoduleinstalledbyLenovo.
Note:Donotremoveorreplaceapreinstalledwirelessmodulebyyourself.Formodulereplacement,you mustcontactLenovoservicefirst.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyunauthorized replacement.
•Forauser-replaceablewireless-WANmodule,thislabeldirectsyoutoconsultthisuserguideforthe actualFCCIDandICcertificationnumber.
TheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelfortheuser-replaceablewireless-WANmoduleisaffixedto thewirelessmodule
1(availableonsomemodels)installedinyourcomputer.
Note:Fortheuser-replaceablewirelessmodule,ensurethatyouuseonlyLenovo-authorizedwireless modulesforthecomputer.Otherwise,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedandthecomputerwillbeep whenyouturnonthecomputer.

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Windows7CertificateofAuthenticity:ComputermodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating
systemhaveaCertificateofAuthenticitylabelaffixedtothecomputercoverorinsidethebattery compartment.TheCertificateofAuthenticityisyourindicationthatthecomputerislicensedforaWindows7
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productandispreinstalledwithaWindows7genuineversion.Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversion mightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows7Professionallicensedowngraderights.Printedon theCertificateofAuthenticityistheWindows7versionforwhichthecomputerislicensedandtheProduct ID.TheProductIDisimportantincaseyouneedtoreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemfromasource otherthanaLenovoproductrecoverydiscset.
Windows10GenuineMicrosoftlabel:Dependingonyourgeographiclocation,thedatewhenyour computerwasmanufactured,andtheversionofWindows10thatispreinstalled,yourcomputermighthavea GenuineMicrosoftlabelaffixedtoitscover.Seehttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx forillustrationsofthevarioustypesofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.
•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels preinstalledwithanyversionofWindows8.1orWindows10.
•Inothercountriesandregions,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonlyoncomputermodelslicensed forWindows8.1ProorWindows10Pro.
TheabsenceofaGenuineMicrosoftlabeldoesnotindicatethatthepreinstalledWindowsversionisnot genuine.FordetailsonhowtotellwhetheryourpreinstalledWindowsproductisgenuine,refertothe informationprovidedbyMicrosoftathttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/default.aspx.
UnlikeWindows7products,therearenoexternal,visualindicatorsoftheProductIDorWindowsversionfor whichthecomputerislicensed.Instead,theProductIDisrecordedinthecomputerfirmware.Whenever aWindows10productisinstalled,theinstallationprogramchecksthecomputerfirmwareforavalid, matchingProductIDtocompletetheactivation.
Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows10Pro licensedowngraderights.

Computerfeatures

Thecomputerfeaturesintroducedinthissectioncoveravarietyofmodels.Foryourspecificcomputer model,somefeaturesmightvaryornotapply.
Microprocessor
•T oviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties. –ForWindows10:Doeitherofthefollowing:
–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay
allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙System➙About.
–Right-clicktheStartbutton.ThenselectSystem.
Memory
•Doubledatarate3(DDR3)lowpowersynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(LPSDRAM)
Storagedevice
•Solid-statedrive(singlesided)
Display
•Colordisplaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology
•Displaysize:355.6mm(14inches)
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•Displayresolution:2560x1440or1920x1080pixels,dependingonthemodel
•Brightnesscontrol
•Multi-touchtechnology(availableonThinkPadX1Yogaonly)
Keyboard
•Functionkeys
•Six-rowbacklitkeyboard
•Keyboardframetravelfunction(availableonThinkPadX1Yogaonly)
•ThinkPadpointingdevice
Interface
•AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
•Audioconnector
•Externalmonitorconnectors(HDMIandMiniDisplayPortconnectors)
•microSDcardslot
•Micro-SIM-cardslot
•OneLink+connector
•USB3.0connectors
•Volume-controlbuttons(availableonThinkPadX1Yogaonly)
GPSandintegratedwirelessfeatures
•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)satellitereceiver(availableonmodelswithawireless-WANcardinstalled)
•IntegratedBluetooth
•Integratedwireless-LAN
•Integratedwireless-WAN(availableonsomemodels)
•NFC(availableonsomeThinkPadX1Y ogamodels)
Securityfeatures
•T rustedPlatformModule(TPM)(availableonsomemodels)
•Fingerprintreader
Others
•Camera
•Microphones
•Ambientlightsensor(availableonThinkPadX1Yogaonly)
•Windowsbutton(availableonThinkPadX1Y ogaonly)
Computerspecifications
Size
•ThinkPadX1Carbon:
–Width:333mm(13.11inches) –Depth:229mm(9.01inches)
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–Height:
–Front:14.95mm(0.59inch) –Rear:16.45mm(0.65inch)
•ThinkPadX1Y oga:
–Width:333mm(13.11inches) –Depth:229mm(9.01inches) –Height:
–Front:15.3mm(0.6inch) –Rear:16.8mm(0.66inch)
Heatoutput
•45W(154Btu/hr)maximum
•65W(222Btu/hr)maximum
Powersource(acpoweradapter)
•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz
•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Operatingenvironment

Maximumaltitude(withoutpressurization)
•3048m(10000ft)
Temperature
•Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)
–Operating:5°Cto35°C(41°Fto95°F) –Storage:5°Cto43°C(41°Fto109°F)
•Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)
–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)
Note:Whenyouchargethebattery,itstemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).
Relativehumidity
•Operating:8%to95%atwet-bulbtemperature23°C(73°F)
•Storage:5%to95%atwet-bulbtemperature27°C(81°F)
Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.
Attention:
•Keepelectricalappliancessuchaselectricfans,radio,airconditioners,andmicrowaveovensaway fromthecomputer.Thestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitor anddataontheinternalstoragedrive.
•Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilled onorinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.
•Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.
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Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.

AccessingLenovoprograms

ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheStartmenuandlocateaprogrambytheprogramname.
2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenuonWindows7,clickAllprogramstodisplayall programs.
3.Ifyoustilldonotfindtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.
Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,someLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled. Youcannotfindtheseprogramsthroughtheabovemethodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemfirst.Toinstall theseLenovoprograms,starttheLenovoPCExperienceprogram,clickLenovoT ools,andthenfollow theinstructionsonthescreen.

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Tolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandother computingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto:
AccessConnections™
(Windows7)
ActiveProtectionSystem™
(Windows7andWindows10)
AutoScrollUtility
(Windows7)
CommunicationsUtility
(Windows7)
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramfor creatingandmanaginglocationprofiles.Eachlocationprofilestoresallthe networkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork infrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.
Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplace toplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedto manuallyreconfigureyoursettingsandrestartthecomputereachtime.
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourinternalstoragedrive(such asharddiskdrive)whentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputerdetectsa conditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration, orshock.
Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating. Thisisbecausewhentheinternalstoragedriveisnotoperating,thesystem stopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthe drivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.
Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain (minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsontheinternal storagedrive.
Thisprogramenhancesyourexperiencewithwindowoperation.Thewindow positionofaforegroundapplicationisautomaticallyadjusted.
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsforthe integratedcameraandaudiodevices.
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FingerprintManagerPro, LenovoFingerprintManager,or TouchFingerprintManager
(Windows7)
HotkeyFeaturesIntegration
(Windows7andWindows10)
LenovoCompanion
(Windows10)
LenovoID
(Windows10)
LenovoPCExperience
(Windows7andWindows10)
Ifyourcomputercomeswithafingerprintreader,theFingerprintManagerPro program,LenovoFingerprintManagerprogram,orT ouchFingerprintManager programenablesyoutoenrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyour passwords.Asaresult,fingerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourpasswords andenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand installutilityprogramsspecificallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour computer.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.
Yourcomputer’sbestfeaturesandcapabilitiesshouldbeeasytoaccessand understand.WithLenovoCompanion,theyare.
UseCompaniontodothefollowing:
•Optimizeyourcomputerperformance,monitoryourcomputerhealth,and manageupdates.
•Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessories customizedforyourcomputer.
•Readhow-toarticles,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateon technologynewswitharticlesandblogsfromtrustedsources.
TheCompanionappisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearn moreaboutwhatyoucandowithyourLenovocomputer.
TheLenovoIDprogramenablesyoutocreateandmanageyourLenovoID.With aLenovoID,youcanconnecttoeverythingLenovothroughasingleaccount. UseyourLenovoIDforquickandsimpleauthenticationandthenenjoythe variousservicesprovidedbyLenovo.Suchservicesincludeonlineshopping, appdownload,personalizeddevicesupport,specialpromotionaloffers,Lenovo forums,andsoon.
TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelyby providingeasyaccesstovariousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem andLenovoSolutionCenter.
LenovoSettings
(Windows10)
LenovoSolutionCenter
(Windows7andWindows10)
MobileBroadbandConnect
(Windows7andWindows10)
MessageCenterPlus
(Windows7)
PasswordManager
(Windows7)
Note:OntheWindows10operatingsystem,thisprogramcannotbefoundfrom theallprogramlistorsearchbox.Toaccessthisprogram,gotoControlPanel. ViewControlPanelbyCategory,clickHardwareandSound➙Devicesand Printers,andthendouble-clickthedevicewithyourcomputername.
TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputing experiencebyturningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot,configuring cameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingand managingmultiplenetworkprofiles.
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolve computerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection, securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimal systemperformance.
TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthecomputer tothemobilebroadbandnetworkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.
TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinform youaboutimportantnoticesfromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdates andalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsin authenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.
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PowerManager
(Windows7)
RecoveryMedia
(Windows7andWindows10)
RescueandRecovery
(Windows7)
SystemUpdate
(Windows7)
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepower managementforthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpower settingstoachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.
TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard diskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.
®
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestore solution.Itincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputer problems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstart theWindowsoperatingsystem.
TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputer up-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingdevice drivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem (BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.
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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyouusethevariousfeaturesprovidedbyyourcomputer.

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact youifthereisarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand servicestoregisteredusers.
WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenefits:
•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp
•Automaticnotificationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers
ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionson thescreen.
IfyouareusingaWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthepreinstalled LenovoProductRegistrationprogram.Theprogramstartsautomaticallyafteryouhaveusedyourcomputer foraperiodoftime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThistopicprovidesafewtipsthathelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputers.
Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetofind informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions: http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq
CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?
•T odownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollow theinstructionsonthescreen.
Howtoturnoffmycomputer?
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click
HowdoIaccessControlPanel?
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.
•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.
Power,andthenclickShutdown.
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HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?
•T oconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving modes”onpage39
•T oachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings. See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage39.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,followtheinstructionsin“Disabling thebuilt-inbattery”onpage113todisabletheinternalbuilt-inbatterysoastopreventbatterypower fromdraining.
HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredonthesolid-statedrive?
.
•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage59 unauthorizeduse.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthesolid-statedrive,besuretoreadthetopic“Deletingdatafrom yourstoragedrive”onpage65.
HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitor?
•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Connectinganexternaldisplay”onpage45.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal monitor.See“Choosingadisplaymode”onpage46.
Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage87
•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems” onpage87
•Arecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputersolid-statedrive.Formoreinformation,seeChapter8 “Recoveryinformation”onpage105.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage67
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage88
•“Powerproblems”onpage100
.
tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
.

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows operatingsystemsothatyoucangetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation system,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickHelpandSupport.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenuandclickGetStarted.Additionally,youcanusetheCortana personalassistanttosearchforhelp,apps,files,settings,andsoon.

Usingthemulti-touchscreenonThinkPadX1Yoga

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonThinkPadX1 Yogacomputersonly.
Notes:
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•Y ourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.
•Dependingontheappyouuse,somegesturesmightnotbeavailable.
Thefollowingtableintroducessomefrequentlyusedgestures.
Touchgesture(touchmodels only)
Description
Touch:Tap.
Mouseaction:Click.
Function:Openanapporperformanactiononanopenapp,suchasCopy, Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.
Touch:Tapandhold.
Mouseaction:Right-click.
Function:Openamenuwithmultipleoptions.
Touch:Slide.
Mouseaction:Scrollthemousewheel,movethescrollbar,orclickthescroll
arrow.
Function:Scrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.
Touch:Draganitemtothedesiredlocation.
Mouseaction:Click,hold,anddraganitem.
Function:Moveanobject.
Touch:Movetwofingersclosertogether.
Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelbackward.
Function:Zoomout.
Touch:Movetwofingersfartherapart.
Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelforward.
Function:Zoomin.
Touch:Puttwoormorefingersonanitemandthenrotateyourfingersclockwise
orcounterclockwise.
Mouseaction:Iftheappsupportsrotation,clicktherotationicon.
Function:Rotateanitem.
ThefollowingtableintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows10operatingsystem.
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Touchgesture(touchmodels only)
Description
Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.
Mouseaction:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.
Function:Opentheactioncentertoseeyournotificationsandquickactions.
Touch:Swipeinfromtheleftedge.
Mouseaction:Clickthetask-viewicononthetaskbar.
Function:Viewallyouropenwindowsintaskview.
Touch:Swipeinfromthebottomtotopforfull-screenedapp.
Mouseaction:MoveyourcursortotheWindowsnotificationareaatthebottom
ofthescreen.
Function:Viewthetaskbar.
Note:Thefullscreenfeatureisavailableonlyonsomeapps.Toopenanapp
infullscreen,clickonthetitlebar.
•Shortswipeforfull-screenedapporwhenyourcomputerisintabletmode
Touch:Swipedownwardsshortlyfromthetopedge. Mouseaction:Moveyourpointertothetopedgeofthescreen. Function:Showahiddentitlebar.
•Longswipewhenyourcomputerisintabletmode Touch:Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottomedge. Mouseaction:Fromthetopedgeofthescreen,clickandhold,movethe
pointertothebottomofthescreen,andthenrelease.
Function:Closethecurrentapp.
Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen
•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany metallicobjectonthescreen,whichmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.
•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsforinputonthescreen.
•Regularlycalibratetheaccuracyofthefingerinputtoavoidadiscrepancy.
Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen
•T urnoffthecomputerbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.
•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthe multi-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.
•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.

ThinkPadPenPro

SomemodelsoftheThinkPadX1YogacomputersareequippedwiththeThinkPadPenPro(anelectronic pen).TheThinkPadPenProenablesyoutoinputtextinanaturalmannerinthefollowingsituation:
•Whenyouaretakingnotes
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•WhenyouannotatePortableDocumentFormat(PDF)files
•Whenyoudrawgraphicstogetherwithapplicationscapableofeditingandsketching
WhenyoudraworwritewiththeThinkPadPenPro,keepthepenperpendiculartothecomputerdisplayto achievethebestlinequality.
UsetheThinkPadPenProinsteadofyourfingerinconditionssuchasthefollowing:
•Y ouneedpreciseanddetailedinput,suchasdrawingapictureorusingthehandwritingmode.
•T oomanyelementsarecrowdedonthescreen,forexample,whenyouareplayinggames.
•Y ouwanttokeepyourscreenfreefromsmudges.
•Y ouhavelongfingernailsanditisdifficultforyoutotype.
Notes:
•TheThinkPadPenProisnotwaterproof.Takecarenottosoakitordipitinwater.
•IfyourcomputerdoesnotcomewithaThinkPadPenPro,yourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheuse ofthepen.
•T opurchasetheThinkPadPenPro,gototheLenovoSupportWebsite: http://www.lenovo.com/accessories
UsingtheThinkPadPenPro
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheThinkPadPenPro.
1Tip 2Eraserbutton 3Clickbutton
YoucanperformthefollowingoperationswiththeThinkPadPenPro:
•T oclickormakeaselection,tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.
•T odouble-click,taptwicewithoutpausing.
•T oright-click,tapthetip clickbutton
3whiletappingthetip1onthedisplay.
1onthedisplayandholdthepenthereforonesecond,orpressandholdthe
•T oeraseink,pressandholdtheeraserbutton2,andthentapthetip1onthedisplay,anddragthe penacrosstheinkyouwanttoerase.
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TheThinkPadPenProisstoredintheslotonthebottomsideofthecomputer(asshowninthefollowing illustration).Toremovethepen,slidetheendofthepenoutandthencompletelypullthepenoutoftheslot.
ChargingtheThinkPadPenPro
Tochargethepen,insertthepenslightlyintotheslotuntilitsnapsintoposition.Thepenwillbefully chargedinaboutfiveminutes.
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerison.Otherwise,thepenwillnotbecharged.

UsingtheThinkPadX1Yogaindifferentmodes

TheThinkPadX1Yogacomputerfeaturesdifferentmodesandprovidessometabletfeaturestohelpyou workmoreflexiblyandconveniently.
Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Rotatingthecomputerdisplay”onpage24
•“Notebookmode”onpage25
•“Tabletmode”onpage27
•“Standmode”onpage26
•“T entmode”onpage28

Rotatingthecomputerdisplay

YoucanopenthecomputerdisplayofyourThinkPadX1Yogacomputertoanyanglewithinarangeofupto 360degreesasshowninthefollowingillustration.
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Attention:Donotrotatethedisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplayorhingesmight
getdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerofthecomputerdisplay.

Notebookmode

YoucanusetheThinkPadX1Yogacomputerinthenotebookmodeinscenariosthatrequireusinga keyboardandamouse,suchaseditingdocumentsandwritinge-mails.
Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof thecomputerdisplay.
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Openthecomputerdisplayslowlytoanyanglewithinarangeoflessthan190degreesasshowninthe followingillustration.Yourcomputerisnowinthenotebookmode.
Note:ThedegreesrefertotheangledegreesbetweentheLCDandthekeyboard.
Inthenotebookmode,thekeyboardandthetrackpadareenabled.Youalsocancontrolsomefunctionsof yourcomputerthroughthetabletbuttonsandthemulti-touchscreen,withouttheuseofthekeyboardand thetrackpad.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthemulti-touchscreenonThinkPadX1Y oga”onpage20.

Standmode

YoucanusetheThinkPadX1Y ogacomputerinthestandmodeinscenariosthatrequirelimitedinteraction withthescreen,suchasviewingphotosandplayingvideos.
Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof thecomputerdisplay.
Ifyourcomputerisinthenotebookmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromthenotebookmode intothestandmode:
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1.Slowlyrotatethecomputerdisplayclockwisetoanyanglewithinarangeof190degreesto359degrees.
Note:ThedegreesrefertotheangledegreesbetweentheLCDandthekeyboard.
2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowinthestandmode.
Inthestandmode,thekeyboardandthetrackpadareautomaticallydisabled.However,youcancontrol somefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthetabletbuttonsandthemulti-touchscreen,withouttheuseof thekeyboardandthetrackpad.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthemulti-touchscreenonThinkPad X1Yoga”onpage20.

Tabletmode

YoucanusetheThinkPadX1Yogacomputerinthetabletmodeinscenariosthatrequirefrequentinteraction withthescreen,suchasbrowsingtheWebsite.
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Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof thecomputerdisplay.
Ifyourcomputerisinthestandmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromthestandmodeinto thetabletmode:
1.Positionyourcomputerasshownandslowlyrotatethecomputerdisplayclockwisetotheangle of360degrees.
Note:ThedegreesrefertotheangledegreesbetweentheLCDandthekeyboard.
2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowinthetabletmode.
Inthetabletmode,thekeyboardandthetrackpadareautomaticallydisabled.However,youcancontrol somefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthetabletbuttonsandthemulti-touchscreen,withouttheuseof thekeyboardandthetrackpad.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthemulti-touchscreenonThinkPad X1Yoga”onpage20.

Tentmode

YoucanusetheThinkPadX1Yogacomputerinthetentmodeinscenariosthatrequirelimitedinteraction withthescreen,suchasviewingphotosandmakingapresentation.
Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof thecomputerdisplay.
Ifyourcomputerisinthetabletmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromthetabletmodeintothe tentmode:
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1.Slowlyrotateyourcomputerdisplayanticlockwisetoanyanglewithinarangeof190degreesto359 degrees.
Note:ThedegreesrefertotheangledegreesbetweentheLCDandthekeyboard.
2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowinthetentmode.
Inthetentmode,thekeyboardandthetrackpadareautomaticallydisabled.However,youcancontrolsome functionsofyourcomputerthroughthetabletbuttonsandthemulti-touchscreen,withouttheuseofthe keyboardandthetrackpad.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthemulti-touchscreenonThinkPad X1Yoga”onpage20
.

Usingthekeyboard

Yourcomputerkeyboardfeaturestheframetravelfunction.Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthe behaviorofthekeyboard.
Note:Inthestandmode,tabletmode,andtentmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPoint pointingstickareautomaticallydisabled.
Behaviorofthekeyboard
Theframeofthekeyboardtravelsupwardwhenyourotatethecomputerdisplayfrom190degreesto360 degrees.Thefollowingaresomescenariosforusingthekeyboard:
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•Theframeofthekeyboarddoesnottravelwhenyourotatethecomputerdisplayfrom10degreesto190 degrees.Thefollowingillustrationshowsthatthekeyboardframedoesnottravel.
•Whenyourotatethecomputerdisplayfrom190degreesto360degrees,theframeofthekeyboard travelsupwardforabout2.0mm(0.08inch).Thefollowingillustrationshowsthatthekeyboardframe travelsupward.
Customizingthekeyboardsettings
Youcancustomizethekeyboardsettingstoachievetheextendedfunctionsofthekeyboard.
Tocustomizethekeyboardsettings,dothefollowing:
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1.GotoControlPanel.EnsurethattheviewofControlPanelisCategory.
2.ClickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager➙Keyboards➙StandardPS/2keyboardandthen followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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Specialkeys

Thekeyboardhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkeasilyandeffectively.
Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Windowslogokey
PresstheWindowslogokey1toopentheStartmenu.
YoualsocanusetheWindowslogokeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Formore information,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Functionkeysandkeycombinations
YoucanconfiguretheFnkey2andfunctionkeys3intheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthe following:
1.GotoControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.
2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeystab.
3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.
•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction. WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.ToinputF1–F12,pressthefunction
keysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe correspondingfunctionkey.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.T oinitiatethespecialfunction printedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkeyandthe correspondingfunctionkey.
• Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour
Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatorontheF1keyison.
computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressor.
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•Increasesthespeakervolume.
•Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theindicatorontheF4 keyison.
•
•Brightensthecomputerdisplay.
•Managesexternaldisplays.
•
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–Windows7:OpensControlPanel. –Windows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.
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–Windows7:OpensWindowsSearch. –Windows10:OpenstheCortanasearchbox.
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–Windows7:OpensComputer. –Windows10:Viewsalltheprograms.
•Fn+Spacebar:Controlsthekeyboardbacklight. Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebartochange
themodeofthekeyboardbacklight.
•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
Darkensthecomputerdisplay.
Enablesordisablesthewirelessfeatures.
Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutusingtheThinkPadpointingdevice.

ThinkPadpointingdeviceoverview

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas pointing,clicking,andscrolling.WiththeThinkPadpointingdevice,youalsocanperformvarioustouch gestures,suchasrotatingandzoominginorout.
TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingdevices:
1TrackPointpointingdevice
2Trackpad
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadmightlookdifferent fromtheillustrationinthistopic.
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Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled. Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage37
.

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas pointing,clicking,andscrolling.
TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:
1Pointingstick
2Left-clickbutton(primary-clickbutton)
3Right-clickbutton(secondary-clickbutton)
4Scrollbar
TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,seethefollowinginstructions:
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Note:Placeyourhandsinthetypingpositionanduseyourindexfingerormiddlefingertoapplypressureto
thepointing-sticknonslipcap.Useeitherthumbtopresstheleft-clickbuttonorright-clickbutton.
•Point Usethepointingstick
1tomovethepointeronthescreen.Tousethepointingstick,applypressureto
thepointing-sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thepointermovesaccordingly butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthe amountofpressureyouapplytothepointingstick.
•Left-click Presstheleft-clickbutton2toselectoropenanitem.
•Right-click Presstheright-clickbutton3todisplayashortcutmenu.
•Scroll Pressandholdthedottedscrollbar4whileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.

Usingthetrackpad

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform allthepointing,clicking,andscrollingfunctionsofatraditionalmouse.
Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozones:
1Left-clickzone(primary-clickzone)
2Right-clickzone(secondary-clickzone)
Tousethetrackpad,seethefollowinginstructions:
•Point Slideonefingeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadtomovethepointeraccordingly.
•Left-click Presstheleft-clickzone1toselectoropenanitem. Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithonefingertoperformtheleft-clickaction.
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•Right-click Presstheright-clickzone2todisplayashortcutmenu. Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithtwofingerstoperformtheright-clickaction.
•Scroll Puttwofingersonthetrackpadandmovethemintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thisactionenables
youtoscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.Ensurethatyoupositionyourtwofingersslightly apartfromeachother.
Withthetrackpad,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingthetouch gestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage36.
Ifthetrackpadsurfaceisstainedwithoil,turnoffthecomputerfirst.Thengentlywipethetrackpadsurface withasoftandlint-freeclothmoistenedwithlukewarmwaterorcomputercleaner.

Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform thesamepointandclickactionsasyouwoulduseatraditionalmouse.Y oualsocanusethetrackpadto performvarioustouchgestures.
Thefollowingsectionintroducessomefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,and scrolling.Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.
Notes:
•Whenusingtwoormorefingers,ensurethatyoupositionyourfingersslightlyapart.
•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheTrackPointpointingdevice.
•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.
•Dependingonthemodel,thetrackpadonyourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsin thistopic.
Tap
Tapanywhereonthetrackpad withonefingertoselectoropen anitem.
Two-fingerscroll
Puttwofingersonthetrackpad andmovethemintheverticalor horizontaldirection.Thisaction enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe document,Website,orapps.
Two-fingerzoomin
Puttwofingersonthetrackpad andmovethemfartherapartto zoomin.
Two-fingertap
Tapanywhereonthetrackpadwith twofingerstodisplayashortcut menu.
Two-fingerzoomout
Puttwofingersonthetrackpadand movethemclosertogethertozoom out.
ThefollowingtouchgesturesaresupportedonlyontheWindows10operatingsystem.
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Swipethreefingersup
Swipethreefingersdown
Putthreefingersonthetrackpad andmovethemuptoopenthe taskviewtoseeallyouropen windows.
Putthreefingersonthetrackpad andmovethemdowntoshowthe desktop.

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesoyoucanuseitmorecomfortablyandefficiently.For example,youcanchoosetoenabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,thetrackpad,orboth.Youalsocan disableorenablethetouchgestures.
TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel.
2.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons.ClickMouse.TheMousePropertieswindowis displayed.
3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethecustomization.

Replacingthecaponthepointingstick

Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.
•Dependingonthemodel,yourkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Powermanagement

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtouseacpowerandbatterypowertoachievethebestbalance betweenperformanceandpowermanagement.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthebatteryorfromacpower.Whileyouuseac power,thebatterychargesautomatically.
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Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.
•acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.
•Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.
Connectingtheacpoweradapter
Toconnectthecomputertoacpower,ensurethatyoufollowthestepsinorder:
Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightseverelydamageyourcomputer.
1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.
2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.
3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.
Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter
•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.
•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto thetransformer.

Usingthebattery

Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyour computerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethe power-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.
SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenablingyou totakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youareabletoworklongerwithoutbeingtied toanelectricaloutlet.
Checkingthebatterystatus
Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatocheckthebatterystatus. Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer betweencharges.Becauseeverycomputeruserhasindividualhabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthow longabatterychargelasts.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer,forexample:
–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive –Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay –Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeature
EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanconfigureyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andthecomputer displayisturnedoff.
Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:
1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage16.
2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.
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3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset theaction.
Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatterypowerislowwithoutthealarm message,themessageisdisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormaloperation,clickOK whenthemessageisdisplayed.
Chargingthebattery
Whenyoufindthattheremainingbatterypowerislow,chargeyourbatteryorreplacethebatterywitha chargedbattery.
Ifanacoutletisconvenient,connectthecomputertoacpower.Thebatteryisfullychargedinabout fourtoeighthours.Theactualchargingtimedependsonthebatterysize,thephysicalenvironment,and whetheryouareusingthecomputer.Youcancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthe battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining powerisgreaterthan95%.
Tipsonchargingthebattery
•Beforeyouchargethebattery,ensurethatthebatterytemperatureislowerthan10°C(50°F).
•Chargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingconditions:
–Anewbatteryisinstalled. –Thepercentageofpowerremainingislow. –Thebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime.
Maximizingthebatterylife
Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:
•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeisdepleted.
•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspower-savingmodes.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings. Toadjustpowerplansettings,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall icons.
2.ClickPowerOptions.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.
•Screenblankmode(forWindows7only)
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Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toenterscreenblankmode,right-clickthe battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaandselectPoweroffdisplay.
•Sleepmode Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthestoragedriveandthecomputerdisplayare
turnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds. Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.ClickSleep
fromthemenudisplayed.
–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click
•Hibernationmode Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingfilesorexitingany
programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and filesaresavedtothestoragedrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click
Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.
–ForWindows10:Definewhatthepowerbuttondoesfirst,andthenpressthepowerbuttontoput
thecomputerintohibernationmode.
Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoes notconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerinto hibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.
Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:
1.OpenControlPanel,viewControlPanelbyCategory,andthenclickSystemandSecurity.
2.ClickAdministrativeT ools.
3.Double-clickT askScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation, typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.
4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The scheduledtasksaredisplayed.
5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.
6.UnderPower,selectWakethecomputertorunthistask.
•Wirelessoff Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemofftohelp
conservepower.
Power,andthenclickSleep.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet orothernetworkconnections.

Ethernetconnections

YoucanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionthroughtheOneLink+ EthernetAdapterorasupportedThinkPadOneLink+Dock.
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DANGER
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector ontheOneLink+EthernetAdapterortheThinkPadOneLink+Dock.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing wirelessnetworks:
•Wireless-LANconnection
•Wireless-WANconnection
•Bluetoothconnection
•NFCconnection
Usingthewireless-LANconnection
Awireless-LANcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofficebuildingorahouse.Devices basedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.
Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconfigurationutilitytohelpyouestablish wirelessconnectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.Thisenablesyoutostayconnectedtoyournetwork whileyouareattheoffice,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.
Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:
1.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailable wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.
2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.
Thecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablewirelessnetworkwhenthelocationchanges.Formore information,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.
Tipsforusingthewireless-LANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Placeyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewireless-LANaccess pointandthecomputer.
•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.
•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe degraded.
Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus
Youcancheckthewireless-LANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
AccessConnectionsgaugestatus:
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•Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
• improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
• ismarginal.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection isexcellent.
AccessConnectionsiconstatus:
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•
•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.
Wirelessstatusiconstatus
•Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T o
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.
Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
Usingthewireless-WANconnection
wireless-WANwhichusescellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyoutoestablishwireless connectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbemaintainedoveralarge geographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantennasitesorsatellitesystems maintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwireless-WANcardintegratedwithsome wireless-WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3G,GPRS,orL TE.Byusingthebuilt-inwireless-WAN cardandtheconfigurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwireless-WAN connectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.
Note:Thewireless-WANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.
Tipsforusingthewireless-WANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.
•Placeyourcomputeronaflatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan 90degrees.
•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.
•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe strongest.
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Checkingthewireless-WANconnectionstatus
Youcancheckthewireless-WANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
AccessConnectionsgaugestatus:
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•Weaksignal
•Mediumsignal
•Strongsignal
AccessConnectionsiconstatus:
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•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.
Wirelessstatusiconstatus:
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•Noassociation
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•Weaksignal
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Nosignal
Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.
Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.
PowertotheWANradioisoff
Nosignal
Mediumsignal
Strongsignal
UsingtheBluetoothconnection
Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnecting peripheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,or remotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.Totransferdatathrough theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywitha Bluetoothoption,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeature canbedegraded.
1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.
•ForWindows7:Pressthewireless-radioscontrolkeyandturnontheBluetoothfeature.
•ForWindows10: a.OpentheStartmenuandclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay
allprograms.ThenclickSettings
b.Doeitherofthefollowing:
–ClickDevices➙Bluetooth.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.
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–ClickNetwork&Internet➙Airplanemode.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.
2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.
3.SelectSendT o➙BluetoothDevices.
4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation system.
UsingtheNFCdevices
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightcomewiththeNearfieldcommunication(NFC)feature.Near fieldcommunicationisahigh-frequencyandshort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.Byusingthe NFCfeature,youcanestablishtheradiocommunicationsbetweenyourcomputerandanotherNFC-enabled deviceoverafewcentimeters.SomeLenovoappsareusingtheNFCfeature.
ThissectionprovidesthebasicinstructionsonparingyourcomputerwithanNFCdevice.Formore informationaboutdatatransfer,refertothedocumentationoftheNFCdevice.
Attention:
•BeforehandlingtheNFCcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Otherwisethecardmight getdamagedbythestaticelectricityfromyourbody.
•Duringthedatatransfer,donotputyourcomputerorNFC-enabledsmartphoneintosleepmode; otherwise,yourdatacouldgetdamaged.
PairingyourcomputerwithanNFCcard
PairingyourcomputerwithanNFC-enabledsmartphone
Beforeyoustart,ensurethatthecardisinNFCDataExchange Format(NDEF),otherwisethecardcannotbedetected.Thendo thefollowing:
1.PositionthecardcloselyabovetheNFClabelasshown.Align theshorteredgeofthecardwiththehorizontalextensionline forthecenteroftheNFClabel.
2.Slowlymovethecardinthedirectiontowardcomputerdisplay withina0.5cm(0.20inch)distance.Thenholdthecard forsecondsuntilyouarepromptedthatthecardhasbeen successfullydetected.
Beforeyoustart,ensurethatthesmartphonescreenisfacing upward.Thendothefollowing:
1.PositionthesmartphonecloselyabovetheNFClabelasshown. Aligntheshorteredgeofthesmartphonewiththehorizontal extensionlineforthecenteroftheNFClabel.
2.Slowlymovethesmartphoneinthedirectiontowardthe computerdisplaywithina3cm(1.18inches)distance.Then holdthesmartphoneforsecondsuntilyouarepromptedthat thesmartphonehasbeensuccessfullydetected.
EnablingtheNFCfeature
Bydefault,theNFCfeatureisenabled.IftheNFCfeatureofyourcomputerisdisabled,dothefollowingto enabletheNFCfeature:
•ForWindows7:
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1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“Securitymenu”onpage78.
2.SelectSecurity➙I/OPortAccess.
3.SettheNFCdeviceoptiontoEnabled.
•ForWindows10:
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall programs,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.
2.TurnofftheAirplanemode.
3.TurnontheNFCfunction.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange displaysettings.
Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,iftheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthatresolution.
•Upto4096x2304,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheMiniDisplayPortconnector
•Upto4096x2160,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheHDMIconnector
Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.

Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.ThewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtotheHDMI, VGA,orMiniDisplayPortconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-Dior Miracastfunction.
•Connectingawireddisplay
Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.
1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchastheVGA connector,MiniDisplayPortconnector,orHDMIconnector.
2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.
3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.
Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickScreenresolution➙Detect. –ForWindows10:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickDisplaysettings➙Detect.
•Connectingawirelessdisplay
Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.
–ForWindows7
OpentheStartmenuandclickDevicesandPrinters➙Addadevice
–ForWindows10
Dooneofthefollowing:
–OpentheStartmenuandclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs.ThenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.
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–Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.ClickConnect.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplay
andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Choosingadisplaymode

Youcandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoose howtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeyandthenselectadisplay
modeyouprefer.
Therearefourdisplaymodes:
•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.
Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeDisconnect,PCscreenonly,Computeronly,or Disconnectprojector.
•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.
•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragand moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.
•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.
Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.
Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D
displayshowsthevideooutput.
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infull-screenmode,onlythemain

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you candefinewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Y oualsocanchange theresolutionandorientation.
Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolutionorDisplaysettings.
2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconfigure.
3.Changedisplaysettingsasyouwant.
Note:Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplaythantheexternaldisplay,onlypartofthescreen canbeshownontheexternaldisplay.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:
•Built-inmicrophones
•Built-inspeakers
•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter
Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such asthefollowing:
•CompliantwithIntelHighDefinitionAudio
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•PlaybackofMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface(MIDI)andMovingPictureExpertsGroupAudioLayer-3 (MP3)files
•Recordingandplaybackofpulse-codemodulation(PCM)andWaveformAudioFileFormat(WAV)files
•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached
Thefollowingtableshowsthesupportedfunctionsfortheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyour computerorThinkPadOneLinkDock.
Table1.Audiofeaturelist
Connector
Comboaudioconnectoron thecomputer
Headsetwitha3.5mm (0.14–inch),4-poleplug
Headphoneand microphonefunctions supported
Conventional headphones
Headphonefunction supported
Conventional microphone
Notsupported
Toconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheSmartAudioprogram.T ostartthe program,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙SmartAudio.

Usingthecamera

Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageand takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage.
Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”on page16.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andclickCamerafromtheallappslist.
Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.
Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing, videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneofthe programsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamera startsautomaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.
Formoreinformationaboutusingthecamerawithaprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemofthe program.
Configuringcamerasettings
Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.
Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.
•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:
–OpentheCameraapp,clickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionsonthe
screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.
–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartmenu.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe
screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.
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UsingthemicroSDcard

YourcomputerhasamicroSDcardreaderthatsupportsthefollowingtypesofcards:
•SecureDigital(SD)card
•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card
•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card
Note:Yourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)feature fortheSDcard.
Attention:
•BeforehandlingamicroSDcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany staticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycandamagethecard.
•Duringthedatatransfer,donotputyourcomputerintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransfer iscompleted;otherwise,yourdatacouldgetdamaged.
•Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightgetdamagedorlost.
•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.
ToinstallorremoveamicroSDcard,dothefollowing:
1.Openthecoverofthemicro-SD-cardslotattherearofthecomputer.
2.PushthemicroSDcardinwardalittlebituntilyouhearaclickandthenreleaseit.ThemicroSDcard ejects.Gentlyslidethecardoutofthecardslot.
Notes:
•Beforeyouremovethecardfromyourcomputer,youneedtoejectthecardfromtheWindows
operatingsystemfirst.ToejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing: a.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-click
theSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.
b.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.
•IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows
operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremove itfirst,theninsertitagain.
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3.InsertthenewmicroSDcard.Thecardmightstopbeforeitiscompletelyinstalledintothecardreader. Insertthecardfirmlyuntilyouhearaclick.Ensurethatthemetalcontactsofthecardarefacingupand pointingtowardthecomputer.
Notes:Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledcard,dothefollowingtoenable thefeature:
a.OpenControlPanel. b.ClickHardwareandSound. c.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation. d.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts. e.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4.Closethecoverofthecardslot.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretraveling.
Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourcomputer.
•Whenyourcomputergoesthroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itisimportanttokeep youreyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.
•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseonanairplaneorautomobile.
•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.
Traveltipsonairplanes
Ifyoucarryyourcomputerontoanairplane,observethefollowingtips:
•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.
•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.
•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictionson theuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.
TheAirplanemodeissupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.IntheAirplanemode,allwireless featuresaredisabled.
ToenabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.
2.SlidetheAirplanemodecontroltoturniton.
Travelaccessories
Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryorregion,youmightwanttoconsideranappropriateacpoweradapter forthecountryorregiontowhichyouaretraveling.
Topurchasetravelaccessories,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories
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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.
Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand upgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludestoragedevices,networkcards,docks,batteries,power adapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.
YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan Internetconnectionandacreditcard.
ToshopatLenovo,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/essentials
Dependingonthemodels,yourcomputermightbeshippedwithadock.Forinstructionsonhowtousethe dock,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotcomewithadock,youcanpurchaseonefromhttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories.
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Chapter4.Accessibility,ergonomic,andmaintenance information

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,ergonomic,andcleaningandmaintenance.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidinguserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationswithgreater accesstoinformationandtechnology.Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthewaystheseuserscanget themostoutoftheircomputerexperience.Y oualsocangetthemostup-to-dateaccessibilityinformation fromthefollowingWebsite:
https://www.lenovo.com/accessibility
Keyboardshortcuts
Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.
Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.
KeyboardshortcutFunction
Windowslogokey+U
RightShiftforeightseconds
ShiftfivetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys
NumLockforfivesecondsTurnonorturnoffToggleKeys
LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock
LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnonorturnoffHighContrast
OpenEaseofAccessCenter
TurnonorturnoffFilterKeys
TurnonorturnoffMouseKeys
Formoreinformation,gotohttps://windows.microsoft.com/,andthensearchusinganyofthefollowing keywords:keyboardshortcuts,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.
EaseofAccessCenter
EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesyoutoconfigureyourcomputersto suittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.
ToaccessEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.
2.ClickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.
3.Choosetheappropriatetoolbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:
•Magnifier Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee
theitemsbetter.
•Narrator Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventssuchas
errormessages.
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•On-ScreenKeyboard Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerusingamouse,joystick,orotherpointingdevice
insteadofaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisual keyboardwithallthestandardkeys.Y oucanselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,or youcantaptoselectthekeysifyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchscreen.
•HighContrast HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa
result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.
•Personalizedkeyboard Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard
tocontrolthepointerandmakethekeyboardeasiertotypecertainkeycombinations.
•Personalizedmouse Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer
appearanceandmakeyourmouseeasiertomanagewindows.
SpeechRecognition
SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.
Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextinto documents,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmousecanbedonewith onlyyourvoice.
TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.
2.ClickEaseofAccess➙SpeechRecognition.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Screen-readertechnologies
Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpsystems,andvarious onlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:
•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders: https://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE
•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader: https://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS
•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader: https://www.nvaccess.org/
Screenresolution
Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyour computer.
Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectScreenresolution.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Settingaresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.
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Customizableitemsize
Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.
•T ochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagnifiertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.
•T ochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:
–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.
1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.
2.ClickAppearanceandPersonalization➙Display.
3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4.ClickApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.
–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.
PressandholdCtrl,andthenpresstheplus-signkey(+)toenlargeortheminus-signkey(–)to reducethetextsize.
–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.
Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows. Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.
Industry-standardconnectors
Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.
Documentationinaccessibleformats
Lenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesor HyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files.Lenovoelectronicdocumentationisdevelopedtoensure thatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthe documentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetextsothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandthe imagewhentheyuseascreenreader.

Ergonomicinformation

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort. Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhen usingyourcomputer.
Workinginthevirtualofficemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Adaptingto thesurroundinglightsources,activeseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware,canhelpyou improveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.
Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.
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Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequentshortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.
Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510mmto760mm(20inchesto 30inches).Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keep thedisplayscreencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.Pressthe brightnesscontrolkeystoadjustdisplaybrightness.
Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.
Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto
bestsuityourcomfortposture.
Armandhandposition:Ifavailable,usechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal) position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.
Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.
Whatifyouaretraveling?
Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputer whileonthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsas possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,helpsyoumaintaindesirablelevels ofcomfortandperformance.Ifyourworkareaisnotinanofficesetting,ensuretotakespecialnoteof employingactivesittingandtakingworkbreaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelp youmodifyandexpandyourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.Y oucanfindsomeoftheseoptionsat http://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthat providetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.
Questionsaboutvision?
ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandards. Thesevisualdisplayscreensprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasyto see,yeteasyontheeyes.Anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestions oneyefatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavision-carespecialistforadvice.

Cleaningandmaintenance

Withappropriatecareandmaintenanceyourcomputerwillserveyoureliably.Thefollowingtopicsoffer informationtohelpyoukeepyourcomputerintopworkingorder.
Basicmaintenancetips
Herearesomebasicpointsaboutkeepingyourcomputerfunctioningproperly:
•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic bags.
•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers (morethan13cmor5inches).
•Avoidsubjectingyourcomputertoextremetemperatures(below5°C/41°Forabove35°C/95°F).
•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.
•Y ourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees. Donotopenthedisplaybeyond180degrees.Otherwise,thecomputerhingemightgetdamaged.
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•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin,otherwise,itcouldbreak theadapterplug.
•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect cordsandcables.
•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby thedisplay.
•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.
•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.
•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputerandperipheralstotheairfromanappliancethatcanproduce negativeions.Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.
Cleaningyourcomputer
Itisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-free operation.
Cleaningthecomputercover:Wipeitwithalint-freeclothdampenedinmildsoapandwater.Avoid applyingliquidsdirectlytothecover.
Cleaningthekeyboard:Wipethekeysonebyonewithalint-freeclothdampenedinmildsoapandwater. Ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,theclothmighthookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Avoid sprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcan useacamerablowerwithabrushorusecoolairfromahairdryer.
Cleaningthecomputerscreen:Scratches,oil,dust,chemicals,andultravioletlightcanaffectthe performanceofyourcomputerscreen.Useadry,softlint-freeclothtowipethescreengently.Ifyouseea scratchlikemarkonyourscreen,itmightbeastain.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.Ifthe stainremains,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithwateroreyeglasscleaner,butdonotapplyliquidsdirectly toyourcomputerscreen.Ensurethatthecomputerscreenisdrybeforeclosingit.
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Chapter5.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromunauthorizeduse.

Usingpasswords

Youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Afteryousetapassword,a promptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt. Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.
Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks automaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.
Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youarepromptedtoenteritwhenthecomputerresumes fromsleepmode.

Passwordsintroduction

Power-onpassword
Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess.
Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.
Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.
Supervisor password
The supervisor password protects the system information stored in the ThinkPad Setup program . It provides the following security features:
•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad Setupprogram.Unauthorizeduserscannotchangemostofthesystemconfigurationoptionsinthe ThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.
•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.
•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers tomakeadministrationeasier.
Harddiskpasswords
Settingaharddiskpasswordpreventsunauthorizedaccesstothedataontheharddiskdrive.When aharddiskpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimeyoutrytoaccessthe harddiskdrive.
Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredonthestoragedrive:
•Userharddiskpassword Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust
entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsonthestoragedrive.
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•Masterharddiskpassword Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword
issetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanystoragedrivein asystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignauserpassword foreachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,butthe administratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.
Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.
Whenthisicon
pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto
,pressF1again.
Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords:
•Y oucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpassword.
•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,thestoragedrivecanbeusedonlywitha computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe storagedriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethanseven characters,youcannotaccessthedrive.
•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromthestorage drive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethestorage drivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
Notes:TheeDrivestoragedrivesorTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)Opal-compliantstoragedrivesprovide self-encryptioncapabilitiestosecureyourdata.
•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.
•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,andyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththe Windows10operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.
isdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,
,typethemasterharddiskpassword.Toreturntotheicon

Setting,changing,orremovingapassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Toset,change,orremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.SelectSecurity➙Passwordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.
3.Dependingonthepasswordtype,selectPower-onPassword,SupervisorPassword,orHarddiskx Password.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,orremoveapassword.
Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthepassword, youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword canceled.

Solid-statedrivesecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:
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•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedrive.Forsecurity, alongerpasswordisrecommended.
•T oprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwitha TrustedPlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage61
.
•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoft WindowsBitLocker
®
DriveEncryption.See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage61.
•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation, referto“Deletingdatafromyourstoragedrive”onpage65.
Thesolid-statedrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbytheUEFIBIOS.
UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption
Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofsomeeditionsoftheWindows operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourcomputer,even ifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingthe swapandhibernationfiles.
BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensure earlybootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM(Windows7)orV2.0TPM (Windows10).
TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive Encryption.
FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.
Encryptionsolid-statedrive
SomemodelscontaintheEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainst securityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Forthe efficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransferconfidentialinformation electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip (acryptographicmicroprocessor).Withthesecuritychip,youcandothefollowing:
•Protectyourdataandsystem
•Strengthenaccesscontrols
•Securecommunications
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.SelectSecurity➙SecurityChipbyusingthedirectionalkeys.
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3.PressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.
4.Movetoanitemyouwanttosetbyusingthedirectionalkeys.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.
5.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.
6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges andexit.
Notes:
•EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchangethe settingsforthesecuritychip.
•Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,turnoffyourcomputerandthenturnitonagainafteryousetthe securitychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.
Usingthefingerprintreader
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveafingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcan replaceyourpasswords,suchastheWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.In thisway,youcanlogintoyourcomputersimplyandsecurely.
Toenablefingerprintauthentication,enrollyourfingerprintsfirst.Duringtheenrollment,thefingerprintsare associatedwiththeWindowspasswordautomatically.T oassociateyourfingerprintswithyourpower-on passwordandharddiskpassword,manuallycreateaconnection.
Enrollingyourfingerprints
Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonefingerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourfingers.T o enrollyourfingerprints,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7
1.Startthefingerprintprogram.Forinstructionsonhowtostartthefingerprintprogram,see“Lenovo programs”onpage16.
2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheenrollment.
Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefingerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemofthefingerprint program.
•ForWindows10
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall programs,andthenclickSettings➙Accounts➙Sign-inoptions.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheenrollment.
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Scanningyourfinger
Toscanyourfinger,tapthefingerprintreaderwiththetopjointofyourfingerandholdyourfingertherefor oneortwosecondswithalittlepressure.Thenliftthefingertocompleteonescan.
Behaviorofthefingerprintreaderindicator
IndicatorbehaviorDescription
1Off
2Solidgreen
3Amber,blinking
Thefingerprintreaderisnotreadyfortapping.
Thefingerprintreaderisreadyfortapping.
Thefingerprintcannotbeauthenticated.
Associatingyourfingerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword
Toassociateyourfingerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffandthenturnonthecomputer.
2.Whenprompted,scanyourfingeronthefingerprintreader.
3.Enteryourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,orbothasrequired.Theconnectioniscreated.
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Whenyoustartthecomputeragain,youcanuseyourfingerprintstologintothecomputerwithnoneedto enteryourWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.
Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourfingerprinttologintothecomputer,youmightforgetyourpasswords. Writedownyourpasswords,andkeeptheminasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword, youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe passwordcanceled.Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecover datafromthestoragedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketing representativetohavethestoragedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbecharged forpartsandservice.
Settingthefingerprintreader
Youcansetthefingerprintreaderinthefingerprintprogramifavailable.Youalsocanchangethefollowing settingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram:
•PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesfingerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem isloaded.
•ReaderPriority:Definesthepriorityforthefingerprintreadersifanexternalfingerprintreaderisattached.
•SecurityMode:Specifiesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.
•PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablesthepasswordauthentication.
Note:ThisitemisdisplayedonlyifHighsecuritymodeisenabled.
•ResetFingerprintData:Selectthisitemtoeraseallofthefingerprintdatastoredineithertheinternal orexternalfingerprintreader.
TochangethesettingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram,see“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage70
Maintainingthefingerprintreader
Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkcorrectly:
•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject
•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard
•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger
Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free cloth:
•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.
•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.
•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.
Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:
•Y ourfingeriswrinkled.
•Y ourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.
•Y ourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.
•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromtheonewhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.
•Y ourfingeriswet.
•Y ourfingerthatyouarecurrentlyusinghasnotbeenenrolledbefore.
.
Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:
•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.
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•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.

Deletingdatafromyourstoragedrive

Someofthedatastoredonthestoragedrivemightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputerovertosomeone elsewithoutdeletingtheinstalledsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsandprograms,mightevenviolate thelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredonthestoragedrivebeforeyoudisposeof,sell, orhandoveryourcomputer.
Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromthestoragedrive:
•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.
•Formatyourstoragedrive,usingthesoftwaretoinitializeit.
•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringthestoragedrivebacktothefactorydefault settings.
Theseoperations,however,onlychangethefilelocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.The dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecritical dataonstoragedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.
Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromtheharddiskdrivewhenyou disposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddisk drivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable. Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developedforthat purpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.
Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.
SomecomputersmightsupportaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolid-statedriveandhave suchadriveinstalled.Youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinashorttimebyerasingthe cryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive; however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisalsoavailablewiththeDriveEraseUtility forResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.
Usingfirewalls
Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats, unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.
Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,seethehelpsystemthatcomeswiththe program.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After 30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.
Formoreinformationaboutyourantivirussoftware,seethehelpsystemofyourantivirussoftware.
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Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration
Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoufurtherconfigurethecomputer:

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdriveor solid-statedrive,includingthedatastoredinahiddenfolder.
ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.EnsurethatyousetthesecuritychiptoTPM1.2.Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecurity chip”onpage61.
2.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.
•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage70.
4.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.
5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD. ThenpressEsc.
6.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:
•T oinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•T oinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•T oinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
Note:Forcomputerswithanon-volatilememory(NVM)Expressdrive,youcaninstalltheWindows 7operatingsystemontothedriveonlyinUEFImode.Inthiscase,ensurethatyoualwaysselect UEFIOnly.
7.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
8.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.
Notes:
•IfyouarestartingtheinstallationDVDimagefromanexternalUSBdeviceorifyourcomputerhasan
NVMExpressdriveinstalled,doadditionalconfigurationsbeforeyoustart.Formoreinformation,go tohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/installwin7viausb3.
•IfanNVMExpressdriveisinstalled,additionaldriversalsoarerequired.Formoreinformation,goto
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990941.
9.RestoretheC:\SWTOOL SdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.
10.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage69.
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11.InstalltheWindows7fixmodules.YoucanfindtheWindows7fixmodulesintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\ directory.Formoreinformation,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat: http://support.microsoft.com/
12.Installtheregistrypatches,forexample,theEnablingWakeonLANfromStandbyforENERGYSTAR patch.Todownloadandinstalltheregistrypatches,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/support
Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.
WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion codes:
CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode
ChinaSC
DenmarkDKNorway
FinlandFI
FranceFR
GermanyGR
ItalyIT
JapanJP
NetherlandsNL
SpainSP
SwedenSV
TaiwanandHongKong
UnitedStatesUS
NO
TC

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourinternalstorage drive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.
ToinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.EnsurethatyousetthesecuritychiptoTPM2.0.Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecurity chip”onpage61.
2.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer.
3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage70.
4.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.
5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD. ThenpressEsc.
6.SelectRestartandensurethatOSOptimizedDefaultsisenabled.ThenpressF10tosavethesettings andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
7.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoinstallthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installing devicedrivers”onpage69.
8.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe securitypatches.
9.Dependingonyourpreference,installLenovoprograms.ForinformationaboutLenovoprograms, see“Lenovoprograms”onpage16.
Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwise,theoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.
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WhenyouinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion codes:
CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode
ChinaSC
DenmarkDKNorway
FinlandFI
FranceFR
GermanyGR
ItalyIT
JapanJP
NetherlandsNL
SpainSP
SwedenSV
TaiwanandHongKong
UnitedStatesUS
NO
TC

Installingdevicedrivers

Devicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor “drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspecific driver.Ifyouaddacomponent,theoperatingsystemmustbeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpieceof hardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponentand understandhowtouseit.
Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherfileonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruption andmightnotperformproperlyifcorruptionoccurs.
Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriverfor acomponentwhenyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorwhenyouaddedacomponent. Thisactionmighteliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseofaproblem.
GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite
YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoSupportWebsitebydoingthe following:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.Selecttheentryforyourcomputerandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadand installnecessarysoftware.
Gettingthelatestdriversusingpreinstalledprograms
ThinkPadnotebookcomputersprovidethefollowingpreinstalledprogramsthatyoucanusetodownload andinstallupdateddevicedrivers.
•ForWindows7:SystemUpdate
•ForWindows10:LenovoCompanion
ThesystemupdatefunctionofSystemUpdateorLenovoCompanionhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyour computerup-to-date.UpdatepackagesarestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromthe LenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackagescancontainapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSflashes, orsoftwareupdates.WhenSystemUpdateorLenovoCompanionconnectstotheLenovoSupportWeb site,theprogramautomaticallyrecognizesthefollowinginformationanddetermineswhatupdatesare availableforyourcomputer:
•Machinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer
•Installedoperatingsystem
•Languageoftheoperatingsystem
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SystemUpdateorLenovoCompanionthendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdate ascritical,recommended,oroptionaltohelpyouunderstandtheimportance.Youhavecompletecontrolof whichupdatestodownloadandinstall.Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,SystemUpdateor LenovoCompanionautomaticallydownloadsandinstallstheupdates.
SystemUpdateorLenovoCompanionispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonly prerequisiteisanactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusethe schedulefeaturetoenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspecifiedintervals.Youalso canpredefinescheduledupdatestosearchbythefollowingseveritysothelistyouchoosefromcontains onlythoseupdatetypesthatyouneed:
•Criticalupdates(Windows7andWindows10)
•Criticalandrecommendedupdates(Windows7)
FormoreinformationabouthowtouseSystemUpdateorLenovoCompanion,seethehelpsystem oftheprogram.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectthepreferredsettingsforyourcomputerthrough configuringtheBIOS.
ConfiguringThinkPadSetup
TheThinkPadSetupprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutsystemconfiguration.
Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations mightcauseunexpectedresults.
ToconfigureThinkPadSetup,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogramstarts.
Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocan pressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe password,youcannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.
2.Usethearrowkeystoselectatab;orusethearrowkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselect it.Thenthesupportedsubmenuisdisplayed.
3.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:
•PressF6tochangetoahighervalue.
•PressF5tochangetoalowervalue.
4.PresstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.Thenusethesamemethod mentionedabovetochangeotherconfigurations.
5.Whenyoucompletetheconfiguration,pressF10tosaveandexit.YoualsocanselecttheRestarttabin theThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.
YoucanpressF9torestoretothedefaultsettings.

Changingthestartupsequence

Insomecases,youmighthavetochangethestartupsequencesothatthecomputerstartsfromadesired devicewhenpoweredon.Readthistopictolearnhowtochangethecomputerstartupsequence.
Attention:
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•Afteryouchangethestartupsequence,ensurethatyouselectthecorrectdeviceduringacopy,asave,or aformatoperation.Ifyouselectthewrongdevice,thedataonthatdevicemightbeerasedoroverwritten.
•IfyouareusingtheWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionfeatureandyourcomputerhasaT rusted PlatformModule,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerDriveEncryptionlocksthecomputer whenitdetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.
Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:
1.AccesstheThinkPadSetupprogramandselectStartup➙Boot.ThenpressEnter.Thedefaultdevice orderlistisdisplayed.
2.Setthestartupsequenceasyoudesired.
3.PressF10tosavethechangesandrestartthesystem.
Youalsocanchangethestartupsequencetemporarilybydoingthefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Turnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF12key.
3.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.ThenpressEnter.
Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevicesortheoperating systemcannotbefound.

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS

TheUEFIBIOSisthefirstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenthecomputeristurnedon.TheUEFIBIOS initializesthehardwarecomponents,andloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.
Whenyouinstallanewprogram,devicedriver,orhardwarecomponent,youmightbeinformedtoupdate theUEFIBIOS.Y oucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSbystartingyourcomputerfromaflashupdatediscoraflash updateprogramrunningintheWindowsenvironment.
Therequirementsforflashupdateareasfollows:
•ThecomputermustbestartedoverLAN.
•ThecomputermustbeengagedinthePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE).
•Anetwork-managementprogrammustbeinstalledonthecomputerofthenetworkadministrator.
ForinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

BIOSmenu

ThistopicintroducesthefollowingBIOSmenusofyourcomputer:
•Mainmenu
•Configmenu
•Date/Timemenu
•Securitymenu
•Startupmenu
•Restartmenu
Note:Dependingonthemodelandoperatingsystem,themenuitemsandthedefaultvaluemightchange withoutnotice.
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Mainmenu
WhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillfirstseetheMainmenuasfollows:
•UEFIBIOSVersion
•UEFIBIOSDate
•EmbeddedControllerVersion
•MEFirmwareVersion
•MachineTypeModel
•System-unitserialnumber
•Systemboardserialnumber
•AssetTag
•CPUType
•CPUSpeed
•InstalledMemory
•UUID
•MACAddress(InternalLAN)
•Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense
•UEFISecureBoot
•OA3ID
•OA2
Configmenu
Tochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selecttheConfigtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.
Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations mightcauseunexpectedresults.
Table2.Configmenuitems
Menuitem
Network
Submenuitem
WakeOnLAN
Value
•Disabled
•AConly
•ACandBattery
Comments
Enablethecomputerto poweronwhentheEthernet controllerreceivesamagic packet(aspecialnetwork message).
IfyouselectACOnly,Wake onLANisenabledonly whentheacpoweradapter isattached.
IfyouselectACand Battery,WakeonLANis enabledwithanypower sources.
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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
USB
Submenuitem
EthernetLANOptionROM (forLegacyOnlyboot modeorBothwithLegacy first)
UEFIIPv4NetworkStack (forUEFIOnlybootmode orBothwithUEFIfirst)
UEFIIPv6NetworkStack
(forUEFIOnlybootmode orBothwithUEFIfirst)
UEFIPXEBootPriority
(forUEFIOnlybootmode orBothwithUEFIfirstfor bootcapabilityandIPv6 andIPv4stacksareboth enabled.)
WakebyWiGigDock
USBUEFIBIOSSupport
AlwaysOnUSB
–ChargeinBatteryMode
Value
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•IPv6First
•IPv4First
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
Comments
•Themagicpackettype WakeonLANrequires acpower.
•TheWakeonLAN functiondoesnot workwhenaharddisk passwordisset.
LoadtheEthernetLAN OptionROMtoenable startupfromanintegrated networkdevice.
EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion4(IPv4) networkstackforUEFI environment.
EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion6(IPv6) networkstackforUEFI environment.
Selectnetworkstack priorityforUEFIPXEboot.
Enableordisablethe wake-upfeaturebythe ThinkPadWiGigDockfrom low-powermode(sleepor hibernation).Ifyouselect Enabled,thebatterylife mightbecomeshorter.
Enableordisableboot supportforUSBstorage devices.
IfyouselectEnabled,the externalUSBdevicescan bechargedthroughUSB connectorsevenwhenthe computerisinlow-power mode(sleep,hibernate,or power-off).
IfyouselectEnabled,the externalUSBdevicescan bechargedthroughUSB connectorsevenwhen systemisinhibernation orpower-offmodeandin batterymode.
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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Keyboard/Mouse
Submenuitem
TrackPoint•Disabled
Trackpad•Disabled
FnandCtrlKeyswap
F1–F12asprimaryfunction
Value
•Enabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
Comments
Enableordisablethe built-inTrackPointpointing device.
Note:Ifyouwanttouse anexternalmouse,select Disabled.
Enableordisablethe built-intrackpad.
Note:Ifyouwanttouse anexternalmouse,select Disabled.
EnableexchangesofFn andCtrlkeyactionatthe bottom-leftofthekeyboard.
Disabled:FnkeyandCtrl keybehaviorisasprinted onthekeyboard.
Enabled:Fnkeyworksas Ctrlkey.Ctrlkeyworksas Fnkey.
EnabletheF1-F12function orthespecialfunction printedasanicononeach keyastheprimaryfunction.
FnStickykey
Enabled:Executesthe F1-F12function.
Disabled:Executesthe specialfunction.
Totemporarilyswitchthe abovetwooptions,press Fn+EsctoenableFnLock. TheFnLockindicatorison whenFnLockisenabled.
•Disabled
•Enabled
Whentheoptionisenabled, youcanpresstheFnkey tokeepitinapressed condition;thenpressthe desiredfunctionkey.The actionisequivalentto pressingtherequiredkey simultaneouslywiththeFn key.Whenyoupressthe Fnkeytwice,thestateis lockeduntilyoupressthe Fnkeyagain.
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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Display
Submenuitem
BootDisplayDevice
SharedDisplayPriority
TotalGraphicsMemory
Value
•ThinkPadLCD
•DisplayPort
•HDMI
•Displayondock
•HDMI
•Displayondock
•256MB
•512MB
Comments
Selectthedisplaydevice thatistobeactivatedat boottime.Thisselection iseffectiveforboottime, passwordprompt,and ThinkPadSetup.
DisplayPortistheMini DisplayPortconnectoron yourcomputer.
HDMIistheHDMI connectoronyour computer.
Displayondockdisplays connectorsonadock.
Selecttheprioritybetween shareddisplayoutputs. HDMIandDockdisplays shareasingledisplay output.Thisoptionchooses whichoneisprioritized.
Allocatethetotalmemory whichIntelinternalgraphics shares.
Note:Ifyouselect512 MB,themaximumusable
memorymightbereduced on32–bitoperatingsystem.
BootTimeExtension•Disabled
•1second
•2seconds
Thisoptiondefinesthe amountoftimetoextend thebootprocess,in seconds.
•3seconds
•5seconds
•10seconds
Thesystemcannotdetect someexternalmonitors duringbootbecausethey needafewsecondstobe ready.Trythisoptionifthe monitorbeinguseddoes notdisplaythebootscreen.
Power
IntelSpeedStep technology
(IntelSpeedStepmounted modelsonly)
®
•Disabled
•Enabled
ModeforAC
•MaximumPerformance
•BatteryOptimized
ModeforBattery
•MaximumPerformance
•BatteryOptimized
SelectthemodeofIntel SpeedSteptechnologyat runtime.
MaximumPerformance:
Alwayshighestspeed.
BatteryOptimized:Always lowestspeed.
Disabled:Noruntime support,highestspeed.
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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
AdaptiveThermal Management
CPUPowerManagement
PowerOnwithACAttach
Value
SchemeforAC
•MaximizePerformance
•Balanced
SchemeforBattery
•MaximizePerformance
•Balanced
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
Comments
Selectathermal managementscheme touse.
MaximizePerformance:
Reducemicroprocessor throttling.
Balanced:Balance sound,temperature,and performance.
Note:Eachschemeaffects fansound,temperature, andperformance.
Enableordisablethe power-savingfeaturethat stopsthemicroprocessor clockautomaticallywhen therearenosystem activities.Normally,it isnotnecessarytochange thesetting.
Enableordisableafeature thatpowersonthesystem whentheacpoweradapter isattached.
IfyouselectEnabled,the systemispoweredonwhen theacpoweradapteris attached.Whenthesystem isinhibernatestate,the systemresumes.
IfyouselectDisabled,the systemisnotpoweredon norresumedwhentheac poweradapterisattached.
DisableBuilt-inBatteryEnterTemporarilydisablethe
internalbuilt-inbatteryfor servicingthesystem.After selectingthisitem,the systemwillbeautomatically poweredoff.Thesystemis thenreadytobeserviced.
Note:Thebatterywillbe automaticallyre-enabled whentheacpoweradapter isreconnectedtothe system.
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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
BeepandAlarm
Intel(R)AMT
Submenuitem
PasswordBeep•Disabled
KeyboardBeep•Enabled
Intel(R)AMTControl
Value
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
Comments
Enablethisoptiontohave abeepsoundwhenthe systemiswaitingfora power-on,harddisk,or supervisorpassword. Differentbeepswillsound whentheenteredpassword matchesordoesnotmatch theconfiguredpassword.
Enableordisablekeyboard beepwhenunmanageable keycombinationsare pressed.
IfyouselectEnabled,Intel AMT(ActiveManagement Technology)isconfigured andadditionalsetupitems areprovidedinMEBx (ManagementEngineBIOS Extension)Setup.
IfyouselectPermanently Disabled,youwillneverbe abletoenableitagain.Be cautiouswhenyouwantto usethisoption.
CIRATimeout
ConsoleT ype•PCANSI
0-255
Note:Thedefaultvalueis 60seconds.
•VT100
•VT100+
•VT -UTF8
Note:Y oucanenterthe MEBxSetupmenuby pressingtheCtrl+Pkey combinationintheStartup InterruptMenuwindow.To displaytheStartupInterrupt Menuwindow,pressthe blackbuttonorEnter keyduringthepower-on self-test(POST).
Setthetimeoutoptionfor CIRAconnectiontobe established.Selectable secondvaluesarefrom1to
254.
Ifyouselect0,use60 secondsasthedefault timeoutvalue.
Ifyouselect255,the waitingtimeforestablishing aconnectionisunlimited.
Selecttheconsoletypefor AMT.
Note:Thisconsoletype shouldmatchtheIntelAMT remoteconsole.
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DateandTimemenu
Tochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu. Thendothefollowing:
1.UsethecursorkeystoselectSystemDateorSystemTime.
2.Typeadateortime.
Securitymenu
Tochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.
Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations mightcauseunexpectedresults.
Table3.Securitymenuitems
Menuitem
Password
Submenuitem
Supervisor Password
LockUEFIBIOS Settings
Passwordat UnattendedBoot
PasswordatRestart•Disabled
PasswordatBoot DeviceList
Value
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
Comments
See“Usingpasswords”onpage59.
Enableordisablethefunctionthatprotects itemsinThinkPadSetupfrombeingchanged byauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisor password.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled. Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenable thisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangeany itemsinThinkPadSetup.
IfyouselectandenablePasswordat unattendedboot,apasswordpromptis displayedwhenthecomputeristurnedon,from eitherapower-offstateorhibernationstate,by anunattendedeventsuchasaWakeonLAN attempt.IfyouselectDisabled,nopassword promptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesahead andloadstheoperatingsystem.Toprevent unauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthentication ontheoperatingsystem.
IfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart, apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyou restartthecomputer.IfyouselectDisabled,no passwordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputer goesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem. Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuser authenticationontheoperatingsystem.
IftheSecuritypasswordisset,thisoptionis usedtospecifywhethertheSecuritypassword mustbeenteredtodisplaytheF12bootdevice list.
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SelectEnabledtopromptfortheSecurity password.SelectDisabledtoproceedwithout anyuseractionrequired.
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Menuitem
Fingerprint
Submenuitem
PasswordCount ExceededError
SetMinimumLength
Value
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•xcharacters (4≤x≤12)
Power-OnPassword
•Disabled
•Enabled
HardDisk1 Password
•Disabled
•Enabled
Select"User"onlyor "User+Master":
•User
•User+Master
Predesktop Authentication
•Disabled
•Enabled
ReaderPriority•External➙
Internal
•InternalOnly
SecurityMode
•Normal
•High
Password Authentication
ResetFingerprint
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Enter
Data
Comments
SelectEnabledtoshowthePOST0199error andpromptfortheSecuritypassword.Select DisabledtohidethePOST0199errorand proceedwithoutanyuseractionneeded.
Specifyaminimumlengthforpower-on passwordsandharddiskpasswords.Ifyou setthesupervisorpasswordandspecifya minimumlengthforpasswords,noonebutyou canchangethelength.
See“Usingpasswords”onpage59.
See“Usingpasswords”onpage59
.
Note:HardDisk1meanstheharddiskdrive builtintoyourcomputer.
Enableordisablefingerprintauthentication beforetheoperatingsystemisloaded.
IfExternal➙Internalisselected,anexternal fingerprintreaderisusedifattached.Otherwise, aninternalfingerprintreaderisused.IfInternal Onlyisselected,aninternalfingerprintreader isused.
Iffingerprintauthenticationfails,youstillcan startthecomputerbyenteringapassword.If youhaveselectedNormal,enterapower-on passwordorasupervisorpassword;ifyouhave selectedHigh,enterasupervisorpassword.
Enableordisablepasswordauthentication. Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhaveselected HighfortheSecurityModeoption.
Thisoptionisusedtoeraseallfingerprintdata storedinthefingerprintreaderandresetsettings tothefactorystate.Asaresult,anypower-on securityfeaturespreviouslyenabledwillnotbe abletoworkuntiltheyarere-enabledinthe fingerprintsoftware.
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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SecurityChip
Submenuitem
SecurityChip Selection
SecurityChip
Value
•DiscreteTPM
•IntelPTT
•Active
•Inactive
•Disabled
(ForDiscreteTPM)
•Enabled
•Disabled
(ForIntelPTT)
Comments
IfyouselectDiscreteTPM,youcanusea discreteTPMchipwithTPM1.2mode.Ifyou selectIntelPTT,youcanuseIntelPlatform Trustedtechnology(PTT)withTPM2.0mode.
IfyouchangefromIntelPTTtoDiscreteTPM, amessagepopsupthatallencryptionkeyswill beclearedinthesecuritychip.Ifyouwantto continue,selectYes.
IfyouchangefromDiscreteTPMtoIntelPTT,a messagepopsupthatallencryptionkeyswillbe clearedinthesecuritychip.IntelAMTandIntel TXTaredisabledwhenthesecuritychipisset toIntelPTT.Ifyouwanttocontinue,selectYes.
Note:IntelPTTcanbeusedwiththeWindows 8orlateroperatingsystem.
IfyouselectActive,thesecuritychipis functional.IfyouselectInactive,thesecurity chipisvisible,butitisnotfunctional.Ifyou selectDisabled,thesecuritychipishiddenand itisnotfunctional.
Note:ThisitemisdisplayedwhenSecurityChip SelectionissettoDiscreteTPM.
IfyouselectEnabled,thesecuritychipis functional.IfyouselectDisabled,thesecurity chipishiddenanditisnotfunctional.
IfyouselectActive,thesecuritychipis functional.IfyouselectInactive,thesecurity chipisvisible,butitisnotfunctional.Ifyou selectDisabled,thesecuritychipishiddenand itisnotfunctional.
ClearSecurityChip
IntelTXTFeature *Unselectablewhen IntelPPTisenabled.
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•Enter
•Disabled
•Enabled
Note:ThisitemisdisplayedwhenSecurityChip SelectionissettoIntelPTT.
Cleartheencryptionkey.
Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave selectedActiveorEnabledfortheSecurity Chipoption.
EnableordisableIntelTrustedExecution Technology.
Notes:
•Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave selectedDiscreteTPMfortheSecurityChip option.
•ThisissettodisabledwhenIntelPTTis enabled.
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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
UEFIBIOSUpdate Option
MemoryProtectionExecution
Virtualization
I/OPortAccess
Submenuitem
PhysicalPresence forProvisioning
PhysicalPresence forClear
FlashBIOSUpdating byEnd-Users
SecureRollBack Prevention
Prevention
IntelVirtualization Technology
IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled
EthernetLAN•Disabled
WirelessLAN•Disabled
WirelessWAN•Disabled
Bluetooth•Disabled
USBPort
MemoryCardSlot
IntegratedCamera
Microphone•Disabled
FingerprintReader•Disabled
Value
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
Comments
Thisoptionenablesordisablestheconfirmation messagewhenyouchangethesettingsofthe securitychip.
Thisoptionenablesordisablestheconfirmation messagewhenyouclearthesecuritychip.
IfyouselectEnabled,alluserscanupdatethe UEFIBIOS.IfyouselectDisabled,onlythe personwhoknowsthesupervisorpasswordcan updatetheUEFIBIOS.
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectDisabled,youcanflashtheearlier versionUEFIBIOS.
Somecomputervirusesandwormscause memorybufferstooverflow.Byselecting Enabledyoucanprotectyourcomputeragainst attacksbysuchvirusesandworms.Ifafter choosingEnabledyoufindthataprogramdoes notruncorrectly,selectDisabledandresetthe setting.
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,aVirtualMachineMonitor (VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardware capabilitiesprovidedbyIntelVirtualization Technology.
IntelVT-dstandsforIntelVirtualization
•Enabled
TechnologyforDirectedI/O.Whenenabled,a VMMcanutilizetheplatforminfrastructurefor I/Ovirtualization.
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheEthernet
•Enabled
LANdevice.
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
•Enabled
Wireless-LANconnection.
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
•Enabled
wireless-WANdevice.
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseBluetooth
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
devices.
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheUSB connectors.
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheUSB connectors.
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheintegrated camera.
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
•Enabled
microphones(internal,external,orline-in).
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
•Enabled
fingerprintreader.
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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
InternalDevice Access
Anti-Theft
SecureBoot
Submenuitem
NFCDevice
WiGig
BottomCover TamperDetection
InternalStorage TamperDetection
ComputraceModule Activation
SecureBoot
PlatformMode
SecureBootMode•StandardMode
ResettoSetupMode
Value
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Permanently Disabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•SetupMode
•UserMode
•CustomMode
Enter
Comments
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheNFC device.
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWiGig.
Enableordisablethetamperdetection.If tamperisdetected,SupervisorPasswordis requiredtobootthesystem.BottomCover TamperDetectionwillnottakeeffectunless SupervisorPasswordisenabled.
IfyouselectEnabled,removinganyinternal storagedevicewhenyourcomputerisinsleep modewillbedetected.Ifyouremovetheinternal storagedevicewhilethecomputerisinsleep mode,thecomputerwillshutdownwhenyou wakeitup,andanyunsaveddatawillbelost.
EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfaceto activatethecomputracemodule.Computrace isanoptionalmonitoringservicefromAbsolute Software.
Note:Ifyousetthecomputracemodule activationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbe unabletoenablethissettingagain.
EnableordisabletheUEFISecureBootfeature. SelectEnabletopreventunauthorizedoperating systemsfromrunningatboottime.Select Disabledtoallowanyoperatingsystemstorun atboottime.
Specifythesystemoperatingmode.
SpecifytheSecureBootmode.
Thisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatform keyandputthesystemintoSetupMode.Y ou caninstallyourownplatformkeyandcustomize theSecureBootsignaturedatabasesinSetup Mode.
RestoreFactory Keys
ClearAllSecure BootKeys
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SecureBootmodewillbesettoCustomMode.
EnterThisoptionisusedtorestoreallkeysand
certificatesinSecureBootdatabasestofactory defaults.AnycustomizedSecureBootsettings willbeerased,andthedefaultplatformkey willbere-establishedalongwiththeoriginal signaturedatabasesincludingcertificateforthe Windows10operatingsystem.
EnterThisoptionisusedtoclearallkeysand
certificatesinSecureBootdatabases.You caninstallyourownkeysandcertificatesafter selectingthisoption.
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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Intel(R)SGXIntel(R)SGXControl
DeviceGuardDeviceGuard
Submenuitem
Value
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Software
Controlled
•Disabled
•Enabled
Comments
ThisoptionenablesordisablesIntel(R)Software GuardExtension(SGX)function.Select DisabledtodisableSGX.SelectEnableto enableSGX.IfyouselectSoftwareControlled, theSoftwareGuardExtensionwillbecontrolled bytheoperatingsystem.
ThisoptionisusedtosupportMicrosoftDevice Guard.
Whenthisoptionisenabled,IntelVirtualization Technology,IntelVT-dFeature,SecureBoot, andOSOptimizedDefaultsareautomatically enabled.Bootorderisnotselectable.The computeronlystartsfromtheinternalstorage drive.
TocompletetheconfigurationofDeviceGuard, youhavetosetasupervisorpassword.
Whenthisoptionisdisabled,thesetupoptions areconfigurableandyoucanchooseanyboot optionstostartthecomputer.
Startupmenu
Tochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.
Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Table4.Startupmenuitems
MenuitemValue
Boot
NetworkBoot
•USBCD
•USBFDD
•NVMe0
•A T AHDD0
•USBHDD
•PCILAN
Comments
Selectthebootdevicewhenyou pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthe computer.
Selectthebootdevicewhenthesystem wakesfromLAN.IfWakeOnLANis enabled,thenetworkadministratorcan turnonallofthecomputersinaLAN remotelybyuseofnetworkmanagement software.
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Table4.Startupmenuitems(continued)
MenuitemValue
UEFI/LegacyBoot•Both(ifSecureBootisdisabled)
–UEFI/LegacyBootPriority
–UEFIFirst –LegacyFirst
•UEFIOnly(ifSecureBootis enabled)
•LegacyOnly
Comments
Selectsystembootcapability.
•Both:Selectpriorityofbootoptions betweenUEFIandLegacy.
•UEFIOnly:Thesystemwillbootfrom theUEFIenabledoperatingsystem.
•LegacyOnly:Thesystemwillboot fromanyoperatingsystemotherthan theUEFIenabledone.
BootMode
OptionKeyDisplay
BootDeviceListF12Option
BootOrderLock
CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)
•Y es
•No
•Quick
•Diagnostics
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Enabled
Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the systemcannotbootfromthebootable devicesthatdonothavetheUEFI enabledoperatingsystem.
CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)is requiredforbootingthelegacyoperating system.IfyouselectUEFIOnly,CSM Supportisselectable.Inthefollowing circumstances,theCSMSupportisnot selectable:
•InBothorLegacyOnlymode
•WhenSecureBootisenabled
,CSMSupportisnotselectable.
ScreenduringthePOST:
•Quick:TheLenovoLogoscreenis displayed.
•Diagnostics:Textmessagesare displayed.
Note:YoualsocanenterDiagnostic modebypressingEscduringthePOST.
IfyouselectDisabled,the“Tointerrupt normalstartup,pressEnter.”messageis notdisplayedduringthePOST.
IfyouselectEnabled,theF12keyis recognizedandtheBootMenuwindow isdisplayed.
IfyouselectEnabled,thebootpriority orderislockedforyourfutureuse.
Restartmenu
ToexittheThinkPadSetupprogramandrestartthecomputer,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Thefollowingsubmenuitemsaredisplayed:
•ExitSavingChanges:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.
•ExitDiscardingChanges:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.
•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.
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