Lenovo ThinkPad X230 Tablet, ThinkPad X230i Tablet User Guide [en, ar, bg, bs, cs, da, de, el, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ko, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sk, sl, sr, sv, tr, zc, zh]

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Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe following:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage163

TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite. Torefertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides.

ThirdEdition(January2014) ©CopyrightLenovo2012,2014.

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

Contents

Readthisrst..............v

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

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

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

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

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

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

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

Rearview................7

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

Locatingimportantproductinformation......9

Machinetypeandmodellabel........9

FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel..10

CerticateofAuthenticitylabel......10

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

Specications...............12

Operatingenvironment...........13

ThinkVantageprograms...........13

AccessingThinkVantageprogramsonthe

Windows7operatingsystem.......13

IntroductiontoThinkVantageprograms...15

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...19

Registeringyourcomputer..........19

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........19

Tabletmode................21

Usingtabletmode...........21

UsingtheT abletDigitizerPen.......23

Usingthetouchpanel..........24

Usingthetabletbuttons.........26

UsingtheT abletShortcutMenu......26

Specialkeysandbuttons..........26

Functionkeycombinations........27

Volumeandmutebuttons........28

Windowskey.............29

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice.......30

UsingtheT rackPointpointingdevice....30

Usingthetouchpad...........32

BehavioroftheUltraNavpointingdeviceand

anexternalmouse...........32

AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindows

noticationarea............33

Powermanagement............33

Checkingthebatterystatus........33

Usingtheacpoweradapter........33

Chargingthebattery..........34

Maximizingthebatterylife........34

Managingthebatterypower.......34

Power-savingmodes..........35

Handlingthebattery...........36

Connectingtothenetwork..........37

Ethernetconnections..........37

Wirelessconnections..........38

Presentationsandmultimedia.........42

Changingdisplaysettings........42

Connectingaprojectororanexternal

display................42

Settingupapresentation.........43

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction.....44

Usingaudiofeatures............44

Usinganintegratedcamera.........45

UsinganExpressCard,aashmediacard,ora

smartcard................46

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer..49

Accessibilityandcomfort..........49

Ergonomicinformation..........49

Comfort...............50

Accessibilityinformation.........50

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........51

Traveltips...............51

Travelaccessories...........52

Chapter4.Security..........53

Attachingamechanicallock.........53

Usingpasswords..............53

Passwordsandsleepmode........53

Typingpasswords...........53

Power-onpassword...........54

Harddiskpasswords..........54

Supervisorpassword..........56

Harddisksecurity.............58

Settingthesecuritychip...........59

Usingthengerprintreader..........60

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive

orsolid-statedrive.............63

Usingrewalls...............64

Protectingdataagainstviruses........64

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....65

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Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......65

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...66

Performingabackupoperation......66

Performingarecoveryoperation......67

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...67

Creatingandusingarescuemedium......68

Creatingarescuemedium........68

Usingarescuemedium.........68

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice

drivers..................69

Solvingrecoveryproblems..........70

Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....71

Staticelectricityprevention..........71

Replacingthebattery............72

ReplacingtheSIMcard...........74

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.75

Replacingamemorymodule.........78

Replacingthekeyboard...........81

Replacingthepalmrest...........84

ReplacingthewirelessLAN/WiMAXcard....87

ReplacingthewirelessWANcard.......90

Replacingthebackupbattery.........92

Chapter7.Enhancingyour

computer...............95

FindingThinkPadoptions..........95

ThinkPadUltraBaseSeries3.........95

Topview...............95

Bottomview..............96

AttachingtheThinkPadUltraBaseSeries3..96

DetachingtheThinkPadUltraBaseSeries3.98

Securityfeature............100

ThinkPadBattery19+............100

Topview...............101

Bottomview..............101

AttachingaThinkPadBattery19+.....101

DetachingtheThinkPadBattery19+....103

ChargingtheThinkPadBattery19+.....104

Chapter8.Advanced

conguration............105

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......105

Beforeyoubegin............105

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..106

Installingdevicedrivers...........107

Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacard

reader................107

InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0inWindows

7..................107

InstallingtheThinkPadmonitorlefor

Windows2000/XP/Vista/7........107

Installingotherdriversandsoftware....108

ThinkPadSetup..............108

Mainmenu..............108

Congmenu..............109

Date/Timemenu............115

Securitymenu.............115

Startupmenu.............120

Restartmenu.............122

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....122

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

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

Settingmanagementfeatures.......123

Chapter9.Preventingproblems..125

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......125

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....126

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........127

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....128

Chapter10.T roubleshooting

computerproblems.........131

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

Troubleshooting..............131

Computerstopsresponding.......131

Spillsonthekeyboard..........132

Errormessages............132

Errorswithoutmessages.........134

Beeperrors..............135

Memorymoduleproblems........135

Networkingproblems..........135

Problemswithkeyboardandotherpointing

devices................137

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................138

Fingerprintreaderproblems........142

Batteryandpowerproblems.......142

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................145

Asoftwareproblem...........146

AUSBproblem............146

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....147

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........147

Gettinghelpandservice...........147

Usingdiagnosticprograms........148

LenovosupportWebsite.........148

CallingLenovo.............148

Purchasingadditionalservices........149

AppendixA.Regulatory

Information.............151

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........151

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LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............152

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....153

Exportclassicationnotice..........153

Electronicemissionnotices..........153

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........153

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............154

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...154

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...154

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....155

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..155

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................155

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................155

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............157

EUWEEEstatements............157

Japanrecyclingstatements.........157

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........158

BatteryrecyclinginformationforT aiwan.....158

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................159

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................159

AppendixC.ENERGYSTARmodel

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

AppendixD.Notices.........163

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

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ivUserGuide

Readthisrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer. Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

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

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

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

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe following,andmakesurethatthepowerbuttonisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

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

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationrst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement ortheLenovo andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

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

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

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

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby anauthorizedservicer.

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

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

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafetyconcerns withyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceandtelecommunication linesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

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

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orre.

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

•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

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

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

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.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputer coolbeforeopeningthecover.

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Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F ,3G,0.75mm

,or

better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

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Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

Externaldevices

CAUTION: DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBand1394cableswhilethe computerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoidpossibledamageto attacheddevices,waitatleastvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternal devices.

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Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

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

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

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

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

Rechargeablebatterynotice

DANGER

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

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotattempttodisassembleit.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

•Donotdropthebatterypack.

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.Whendisposingofthebattery, complywithlocalordinancesorregulations.

Thebatterypackshouldbestoredatroomtemperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50% ofcapacity.Werecommendthatbatterypackbechargedaboutonceperyeartoprevent overdischarge.

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Lithiumcoincellbatterynotice

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

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

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

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

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Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

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

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

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearammablematerialsorinexplosive environments.

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

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

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

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

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Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconguration ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

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

•Donotuseyoucomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving, oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

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

Note:Forproductswithmercury-containinguorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),theuorescentlamp

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

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Usingheadphonesorearphones

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

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecicationsofEN50332-2.The headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecication limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.T ohelpprotectagainst hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7 limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN 50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

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

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger ofsuffocation.

Noticefortabletpersonalcomputerusers

SafetynoticeforusersinAustralia

DANGER

Donotconnectphonelinewhileusingtabletmode.

NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

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

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

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels, computerfeatures,specications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledThinkVantage

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage9

•“Features”onpage11

•“Specications”onpage12

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage13

•“ThinkVantageprograms”onpage13

programs.

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed tostartusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadX230T abletandX230iT abletfrontview

1Built-inmicrophones2Integratedcamera

3Fingerprintreader4Powerbutton

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5Blackbutton

7PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANcardor

mSATAsolid-statedrive

9TrackPointbuttons10Touchpad

11Fnkey12Volumecontrolbuttons

13Statusindicators

15Built-instereospeakers

1Built-inmicrophones

6PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLAN/WiMAX

card

8TrackPoint

14Tabletbuttons

pointingstick

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithanapplicationprogramcapableof handlingaudio.

2Integratedcamera

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usinganintegrated camera”onpage45.

3Fingerprintreader

Somemodelshaveangerprintreader.Thengerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyour ngerprinttostartthecomputer,entertheThinkPad

Setupprogram,orentertheWindows

operating

system.Fordetails,see“Usingthengerprintreader”onpage60.

4Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoption.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery toresetthecomputer.

ThepowerbuttonalsocanbeprogrammedthroughthePowerManagerprogramtoshutdownthecomputer orputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Formoreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe PowerManagerprogram.

5Blackbutton

PresstheblackbuttontolaunchtheSimpleTapprogramontheWindows

7operatingsystem.Youalso canusetheblackbuttontointerruptthestartupsequenceofyourcomputertostarttheRescueand Recovery®workspace.

6PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLAN/WiMAXcard

Yourcomputermightincludeawirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)cardorawirelesscombocardforLAN andWorldwideInteroperabilityforMicrowaveAccess(WiMAX)inthePCIExpressMiniCardslotforyouto establishwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnections.

7PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANcardormSATAsolid-statedrive

Yourcomputermighthaveawirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)cardinstalledinthePCIExpressMini CardslotforwirelessWANconnections.

Forsomemodels,anmSATAsolid-statedrivemightbeinstalledinsteadofthewirelessWANcardfor datastorage.

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UltraNav

8TrackPointpointingstick 9TrackPointbuttons 10Touchpad

pointingdevice

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueUltraNavpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourngersfromatypingposition.For moreinformation,see“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage30

11Fnkey

UsetheFnkeytotakeadvantageofThinkPadfunctionkeys,suchasturningonthebacklight,locking thecomputer,managingthewirelessconnections,andsoon.Formoreinformation,see“Functionkey combinations”onpage27

12Volumecontrolbuttons

Thevolumecontrolbuttonsenableyoutoquicklyadjustthesoundvolume,mutethespeakers,ormutethe microphonesofyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“Volumeandmutebuttons”onpage28.

13Statusindicator

Yourcomputerhasseveralstatusindicators.Forthedetailedinformationaboutthelocationandmeaningof eachindicator,see“Statusindicators”onpage7.

14Tabletbuttons

Thetabletbuttonsenableyoutocontrolyourcomputerintabletmodewithouttheuseofthekeyboard andUltraNavpointingdevice.

15Built-instereospeakers

Formoreinformationaboutthebuilt-instereospeakers,see“Volumeandmutebuttons”onpage28.

Right-sideview

Figure2.ThinkPadX230T abletandX230iT abletright-sideview

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1Securitykeyhole

3Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

5Ethernetconnector

7Mediacardreaderslot

1Securitykeyhole

2TabletDigitizerPen

4Comboaudiojack

6AlwaysonUSBconnector

Purchaseasecuritycablelockthattsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect yourcomputerfromtheft.

2TabletDigitizerPen

UsetheTabletDigitizerPentointeractwithyourcomputerintabletmodeasyouwouldusingamouse andakeyboard.

3Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Dependingonmodels,yourcomputermighthavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdrive thatcanmeetavarietyofstoragedemands.

Somemodelsareequippedwithasolid-statedrivefordatastorage,makingyourcomputerlighter,smaller, andfaster.

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

4Comboaudiojack

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole plugtothecomboaudiojack.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital

device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupressit,theheadsetmicrophonewillbe disabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.

•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformationabouttheaudio

devicessupportedbythecomboaudiojackofyourcomputer,see“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage44.

5Ethernetconnector

ConnectyourcomputertoaLANwiththeEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector. YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

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

6AlwaysOnUSBconnector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand smartphones,evenwhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.

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However,ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputerispoweredoff,youneedtoconnectthe computertoanacpowersupplyandenabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorthroughthePowerManager program.FordetailsabouthowtoenabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnector,refertothehelpinformation systemprovidedinthePowerManagerprogram.

7Mediacardreaderslot

Yourcomputerhasamediacardreaderslot.Forinformationaboutthesupportedcards,see“Usingan ExpressCard,aashmediacard,orasmartcard”onpage46.

Left-sideview

Figure3.ThinkPadX230T abletandX230iT abletleft-sideview

1ExpressCardslot

3USB3.0connectors

5Videographicsarray(VGA)connector6Fanlouvers(left)

1ExpressCardslot

2Wirelessradioswitch

4DisplayPortconnector

YourcomputerhasanExpressCardslotfora54mm-wideExpressCardorasmartcard.Formore information,see“UsinganExpressCard,aashmediacard,orasmartcard”onpage46

2Wirelessradioswitch

Usethisswitchtoquicklyturnonorturnoffallwirelessconnections.

3USB3.0connectors

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSB interface,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward. Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

4DisplayPortconnector

UsetheDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or high-denitiontelevision.

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5Videographicsarray(VGA)connector

AttachaVGAcompatiblemonitororprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaythecomputeroutput.

Fordetails,see“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage42

6Fanlouvers(left)

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

Bottomview

Figure4.ThinkPadX230T abletandX230iT abletbottomview

1Battery

3Dockingstationconnector4Memory-upgradeslot

1Battery

2SIMcardslot

Useyourcomputerwiththebatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

YoucanusethePowerManagerprogramtoadjustyourpowersettingsasneeded.Fordetails,seethehelp informationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.

2SIMcardslot

IfyourcomputerhasawirelessWANfeature,itmightrequireaSubscriberIdenticationModule(SIM)card toestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIMcardmightbe preinstalledintheSIMcardslot.

3Dockingstationconnector

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoasupporteddockingstationtoextendthecomputercapabilitieswhen youareinyourofceorathome.Formoreinformationaboutthesupporteddockingstation,see“ThinkPad UltraBaseSeries3”onpage95

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4Memory-upgradeslot

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthe memory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.Formoreinformation, see“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage78.

Rearview

Figure5.ThinkPadX230T abletandX230iT abletrearview

1acpowerconnector

2Fanlouvers(rear)

Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge thebattery.

2Fanlouvers(rear)

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

Statusindicators

Yourcomputerhassystemstatusindicatorsandpowerstatusindicators.Thestatusindicatorsshowthe currentstatusofyourcomputer.

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Systemstatusindicators

1WirelessLAN/WAN/WiMAX/Bluetoothstatusindicator

•Green:ThewirelessLAN,WAN,BluetoothorWiMAXfeatureison.

•Off:Wirelessnetworkdevicesaredisabledorthewirelessradioisturnedoff.

2Deviceaccessstatusindicator

Theharddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,ormSATAsolid-statedriveisreadingorwritingdata.

Note:Whenthisindicatorisblinking,donotputthecomputerintosleepmode,orturnoffthecomputer.

3Power-onstatusindicator

Thepowerbuttonstayslitwheneverthecomputerison,blinkswhenthecomputerisinsleepmode,and isoffwhenthecomputeristurnedoff.

Powerstatusindicators

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1Sleepstatusindicator

•Green:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Blinkinggreen:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode,orisresumingnormaloperation.

2Batterystatusindicator

•Green:Thebatterychargelevelis20%ormore.

•Orange:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%.

•Fastblinkingorange:Thebatterychargelevelis5%orless.

•Slowblinkingorange:Thebatteryisbeingcharged.Whenthechargelevelreaches20%,theblinking colorchangestogreen.

•Slowblinkinggreen:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,andchargingiscontinuing. Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches80%,thebatterystatusindicatorstopsblinking,butthecharging mightcontinueuntilthebatteryis100%charged.

•Quickblinkingorange:Anerrorhasoccurredwiththebattery.

•Off:Thebatteryisdetachedorthecomputerispoweredoff.

Note:Ifthecomputerisoperatingonbatterypower,thebatterystatusindicatordoesnotworkwhilethe computeristurnedofforisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourmachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandIC Certicationlabel,andtheMicrosoft

CerticateofAuthenticity(COA)label.

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.IfyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine typeandmodelnumberwillhelpsupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidethehighest levelofservice.

Youcanndthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputeronthelabelasshownbelow:

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FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel

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

IfyouneedtoremovetheWirelessLANcardforrepairorreplacement,followtheprocedurein“Replacing thewirelessLAN/WiMAXcard”onpage87.

IfnointegratedwirelessPCIExpressMiniCardhasbeenpreinstalledinyourcomputer,youcaninstallone. Todothis,followtheprocedurein“ReplacingthewirelessWANcard”onpage90.

Note:OnlyLenovoauthorizedwirelessLANorwirelessWANcardsareallowedtobeusedinyourcomputer. IfyouinstallanunauthorizedPCIExpressMiniCardthatisnotapprovedforuseinyourcomputer,the computerwillnotstart,butwillonlydisplayanerrormessageandemitsaudiblebeeps.

CerticateofAuthenticitylabel

TheMicrosoft thislabelaretheproductIDandtheproductkeyinformationforyourcomputer.Recordthisinformation andkeepitinasafeplace.Y oumightneedthesenumberstostartyourcomputerorreinstalltheoperating system.

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CerticateofAuthenticitylabelforthepreinstalledoperatingsystemisattached.Printedon

TheWindowsCerticateofAuthenticitylabelofyourcomputerisshownasbelow:

Features

Processor

•Toviewtheprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,opentheStartmenuandright-clickComputer, thenclickProperties.

Memory

•Doubledatarate3synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(DDR3SDRAM)

Storagedevice

•2.5-inch(7mmheight)harddiskdrive

•2.5-inch(7mmheight)solid-statedrive

Systemperformance

•mSATAsolid-statedrive

Display ThecolordisplayusestheThinFilmTransistor(TFT)technology.

•Size:12.5inches(317.5mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:1366-by-768 –Externalmonitor:Upto2560-by-1600

•LEDbacklight

•Brightnesscontrol

•Integratedcamera

•Built-inmicrophones

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Keyboard

•6-rowbacklitkeyboardor6-rowstandardkeyboard(dependingonthemodel)

•UltraNavpointingdevice(TrackPointpointingdeviceandtouchpad)

•Fnkeyfunction

•Blackbutton

•Volumecontrolbuttons

•Speakermutebutton

•Microphonemutebutton

Interface

•Externalmonitorconnectors(VGAandDisplayPort)

•Comboaudiojack(stereoheadphoneorheadset)

•TwoUSB3.0connectorsandoneAlwaysOnUSBconnector

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•ExpressCardslot

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreader

•Dockingstationconnector

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedBluetooth(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedwirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedWiMAX(onsomemodels)

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Tabletfeatures

•TabletDigitizerPen

•Touchpanel

Specications

Size

•Width:305.0mm(12inches)

•Depth:228.7mm(9inches)

•Height:27to31.3mm(1.06inchesto1.23inches)

Heatoutput

•65W(222Btu/hr)maximum,or90W(307Btu/hr)maximum(dependingonthemodel).

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240VAC,50to60Hz

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Batterypack

•Lithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack

Batterylife

•Forpercentageofremainingbatterypower,seethePowerManagerbatterygaugeonthetaskbar.

•Thebatterygaugealsodisplaysagreen,yellowandredindication.Abatteryunderwarrantywithared indicationiseligibleforawarrantyreplacement.

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutyourcomputeroperatingenvironment.

Environment:

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•Temperature

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

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

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)

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

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to95% –Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenawayfrom yourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitor anddataontheharddiskdrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

ThinkVantageprograms

YourcomputerispreinstalledwithThinkVantageprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

Note:TolearnmoreaboutThinkVantageprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo, gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

AccessingThinkVantageprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessThinkVantageprogramsfromeithertheLenovo ThinkVantageToolsprogramorControlPanel.

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•AccessingprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram ToaccessprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo

ThinkVantageT ools.Thendouble-clickaprogramicontoaccesstheprogram.

Note:IfaprogramiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramnavigationwindowisdimmed,it

indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheprogrammanually.T oinstalltheprogrammanually,double-clickthe programicon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,the programiconwillbeactivated.

Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram

ProgramIconname

AccessConnections™InternetConnection

ActiveProtectionSystem™

ClientSecuritySolutionEnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityWebConferencing

FingerprintSoftware

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemHealthandDiagnostics

MobileBroadbandConnect3GMobileBroadband

PasswordManagerPasswordVault

PowerManager

RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecoveryEnhancedBackupandRestore

SimpleTapSimpleTap

SystemUpdate

TabletShortcutMenu

AirbagProtection

FingerprintReader

PowerControls

UpdateandDrivers

TabletUtility

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•AccessingprogramsfromControlPanel ToaccessprogramsfromControlPanel,clickStart➙ControlPanel.Dependingontheprogramyou

wanttoaccess,clickthecorrespondingsectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.

Note:IfyoudonotndtheprogramyouneedinControlPanel,opentheLenovoThinkVantageT ools programnavigationwindowanddouble-clickthedimmedicontoinstalltheprogramyouneed.Then, followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogramiconwillbe activated,andyoucanndtheprograminControlPanel.

TheprogramsandthecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanelarelistedinthefollowing table.

Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel

Program

AccessConnections

ActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurity

ClientSecuritySolutionSystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

NetworkandInternet

HardwareandSound

Lenovo-InternetConnection

Lenovo-AirbagProtection

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Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel(continued)

Program

FingerprintSoftwareSystemandSecurity

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

MessageCenterPlus

MobileBroadbandConnect

PasswordManager

PowerManager

RecoveryMedia

SimpleTap

SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity

RescueandRecovery

TabletShortcutMenuSystemandSecurity

ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

Lenovo-FingerprintReader

HardwareandSound

Programs

NetworkandInternet

SystemandSecurity UserAccountsandFamilySafety

HardwareandSound SystemandSecurity

SystemandSecurity

Programs

SystemandSecurity

or Lenovo-NotebookFingerprint

Reader

Diagnostics

MessagesfromLenovo

Lenovo-3GMobileBroadband

Lenovo-PasswordVault

Lenovo-PowerControls

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks

Lenovo-SimpleTap

Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupand Restore

Lenovo-T abletUtility

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

IntroductiontoThinkVantageprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeThinkVantageprograms.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessConnections

TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation proles.EachlocationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnecting toanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyand easilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthecomputer eachtime.

ActiveProtectionSystem

TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock. Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhentheharddisk driveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsof thedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentis stableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnstheharddiskdriveon.

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ClientSecuritySolution

TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeectingsecurity breachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword,monitorsecurity settingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhanceyourcomputersecurity.

CommunicationsUtility

UsetheThinkVantageCommunicationsUtilityprogramtoconguresettingsfortheintegratedcamera andaudiodevices.

FingerprintSoftware

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

LenovoSolutionsCenter

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

LenovoThinkVantageT ools

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess tovarioustechnologies,suchas:

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•PowerManager

•RescueandRecovery

•SystemUpdate

MessageCenterPlus

TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinformyouaboutimportantnotices fromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

MobileBroadbandConnect

TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyourcomputertoconnecttothemobilebroadband(3G) networkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

PasswordManager

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationforWindows programsandWebsites.

PowerManager

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween performanceandpowersaving.

RecoveryMedia

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory defaultsettings.

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RescueandRecovery

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes, evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

SimpleTap

TheSimpleTapprogramprovidesyouwithaquickwaytocustomizesomebasiccomputersettingssuchas mutingthespeakers,adjustingthevolume,lockingthecomputeroperatingsystem,launchingaprogram, openingaWebpage,openingale,andsoon.YoualsocanusetheSimpleTapprogramtoaccessthe LenovoAppShop,fromwhichyoucandownloadvariousprogramsandcomputersoftware.

TostarttheSimpleTapprograminaquickway,doanyofthefollowing:

•ClicktheredSimpleTaplaunchpointonthedesktop.Theredlaunchpointisavailableonthedesktop afteryouhavelaunchedtheSimpleTapprogramforthersttime.

•Presstheblackbuttonifyourkeyboardhasone.

TostarttheSimpleTapprograminaquickway,clicktheredSimpleT aplaunchpointonthedesktop.Thered launchpointisavailableonthedesktopafteryouhavelaunchedtheSimpleTapprogramforthersttime.

Note:TheSimpleTapprogramisonlyavailableoncertainmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating system.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeSimpleTapprogram,youcandownloadit fromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

SystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloading andinstallingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSupdates,andother thirdpartyprograms).

TabletShortcutMenu

Ifyournotebookcomputerisatabletmodel,theT abletShortcutMenuprogramisavailable.

TheT abletShortcutMenuprogramenablesyoutodothefollowing:

•StartotherThinkVantageprograms.

•Changesystembasicsettings.

•LaunchtheT abletandPenPropertiespanel,onwhichyoucancongurethesettingsforthetablet buttonsandTabletDigitizerPen.

•Enableordisablethetabletbuttons.

•Switchingbetweenin-useprograms.

•Startuser-denedprograms.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

•“Registeryourcomputer”onpage19

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage19

•“T abletmode”onpage21

•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage26

•“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage30

•“Powermanagement”onpage33

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage37

•“Presentationsandmultimedia”onpage42

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage44

•“Usinganintegratedcamera”onpage45

•“UsinganExpressCard,aashmediacard,orasmartcard”onpage46

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youwillreceive quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand servicestoregisteredusers.

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,dooneofthefollowing:

•Lenovohaspreloadedaregistrationapplicationthatwilllaunchautomaticallyafteryouhaveusedyour computerforatime.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo.

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer withLenovo.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadcomputer.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetond informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions: http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

CanIgetmyUserGuideinanotherlanguage?

•TodownloadtheUserGuideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides. Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Onthegoandneedtousebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingapplicationsorsavingles,see“power-saving modes”onpage35

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplansby useofthePowerManagerprogram..

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•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom drainingbyremovingthebattery.Formoreinformation,see“Powermanagement”onpage33.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskdriveor solid-statedrive?

•Tondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse,seeChapter4“Security” onpage53

•UsetheClientSecuritySolutionprogramorPasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredon yourcomputer.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorthesolid-statedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon deletingdatafromyourharddiskorsolid-statedrive”onpage63.

Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?

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

•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesbyuseoftheAccessConnectionsprogram.

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on page38.

•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsin“T ravelingwithyourcomputer”onpage51.

•PressFn+F5,orusethewirelessradioswitchtoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedurein“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage42

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal monitor.See“UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction”onpage44.

Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage71

formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

yourcomputer.

•SeeChapter7“Enhancingyourcomputer”onpage95formoreinformationaboutenhancingthefeatures ofyourcomputer.

Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Follow“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage125.

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”on page131.

•AlsoRecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputerharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Formoreinformation, seeChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage65.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis onlinehelpwhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage105

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage131

•“Powerproblems”onpage143

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Tabletmode

ThinkPadX230TabletorX230iTabletnotebookcomputercanbeusedintabletmode.Thissection introduceshowtouseyournotebookcomputerintabletmode.

Usingtabletmode

Intabletmode,youcanuseyourcomputerinacreativeandintuitivewaybyjottingdownnotesand illustrationswiththeT abletDigitizerPenandthenstoringthemdigitally.

Touseyourcomputerintabletmode,dothefollowing:

1.Openthecomputerdisplayslowly,holdingtheupperleftandrightsidesofthedisplaywithbothhands. Yourcomputerisnowinnotebookmode.

2.Openthedisplaybyatleast45degrees,preferablyby90degrees.Graspthecenterofonesideofthe computerdisplaywithonehandwhileholdingthekeyboardbezelwiththeotherhand;thenrotatethe displayslowlyclockwiseuntilthebackofthedisplayisfacingthekeyboard.Yourcomputerisnowin

pictureframemode.

Note:Whilerotatingthedisplay,donotpresstheupperedgeofeithersideofthedisplay.

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3.Closethecomputerdisplayslowly,holdingtheupperleftandrightsideswithbothhands.

Note:Makesurethatthedisplayisrotatedat180degrees,sothatthebackofthedisplayfacesthe keyboard.

4.Yourcomputerisnowintabletmode.

Toreturnyourcomputertonotebookmode,dothefollowing:

1.Openthedisplaybyatleast45degrees,preferablyby90degrees.

2.Followthedirectionshownbythedisplayswivelindicatorandrotatethedisplayslowly(thegurebelow showscounter-clockwiserotationasanexample)untilthefrontofthedisplayisfacingthekeyboard.

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Yourcomputerisnowinnotebookmode.

Tipsonusingyourcomputerintabletmode

•Toclosethecomputerdisplay,rstmakesurethatthedisplayeitherfacesthekeyboardorispositioned at180degreestothekeyboard,sothatthebackofthedisplayfacesthekeyboard.

•Donotpickuporholdthecomputerbythedisplayonly.

•Donothit,vibrate,orbumpthecomputerdisplay.

•Toallowfreeventilation,donotplaceanyobstacle,suchasathick-piledcarpetorasoftcushion,in frontofthefan.

•Whenyouusethecomputerinpictureframemode,holdthedisplaywithonehandandusetheTablet DigitizerPen.

•Ifyouholdthecomputerwithonehandwhileusingitintabletmode,donotexposeittoexcessive vibration,shock,orrotation.

•Whenusingcomputeroutdoors,protectagainstexposuretorainormoisture.

•Ifyouputyourcomputerinacarryingcase,putitintonotebookmodeandclosethedisplay.

UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen

TheTabletDigitizerPenanditsaccessoriesareshippedinaseparateboxwithinthecomputershippingbox. Youcanusethepentocontrolyourcomputerjustasyouwouldwithamouseorkeyboard.

Note:Thispenisnotwaterproof.Takecarenottosoakitordipitinwater.

Youcanstorethepenintheslotontherightsideofthecomputer.Pressitgentlyintotheslotuntilyou hearaclick.

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Toremovethepenfromitsslot,pressitgentlyintotheslot1toreleaseit;thenpullitout2.

Note:Thepencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthepenforanextendedperiodoftime.Do notsubjectthepentoshockorvibration.

TheTabletDigitizerPenconsistsofatip2,aclickbutton3,andanerasertip4.Holdthepenandpointthe tipatthedisplaytomovethecursor1.

Tomakeaselection(singleclick),tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.T odouble-click,taptwicewithout pausing.T odoaright-click,tapthedisplayonceandthenholdthetipofthepenonthedisplay;the right-clickiconappears.

Pressingtheclickbutton3isthesameasaright-click.Theerasertip4functionslikeaneraserin applicationsthatsupportthisfunction.

Usingthetouchpanel

Somemodelshavethetouchpanelfeature.Thisfeaturemakesinteractionwithyourcomputerevenmore natural,becauseyoucanusengersinsteadofapenfornavigationonthego.

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Forasingleclick,tapthedisplayoncewithyournger.Foradoubleclick,tapthedisplaytwicewithout pausing.Forarightclick,tapthedisplayonceandthenholdyourngeronthedisplayuntilacircularsymbol appears.Whenyoutakeyourngeroffthedisplay,theright-clickmenuwillopen.

Usingthemultitouchpanel

Onamodelthathasthemultitouchpanelfeature,thetouchpanelsupportsmultitouch,withwhichyoucan zoomin,zoomout,scroll,orrotateonthescreenwithtwongerswhilebrowsingtheInternetorreading oreditingadocument.

Themultitouchpanelsupportsthecapacitivetouch.Eventheslightestcontactofyourelectron-richnger withthescreenisenoughtoactivatethecapacitivesensingsystem.Thisfunctiondoesnotworkwith inanimateobjects,ngernails,orglovedngers.Advancedpalm-rejectiontechnologyhelpstoprevent inadvertentcontactwithapenoranger,whichcoulddisruptngerinput.

Tipsonusingthetouchpanel

•Thetouchpanelisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticlm.Forinputyoucanuseeitheryourngerorthe TabletDigitizerPenshippedwithyourcomputer.Donotuseanypenotherthanthespeciedone,orany metallicobject,becausetodosomightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.

•Ifyouputyourcomputerinacarryingcase,putitintonotebookmodeandclosethedisplay.Donot carryyourcomputerintabletmode.

•Ifyouusebothyournger(ortwongers)andtheTabletDigitizerPensimultaneouslyforinputtothe screen,onlydataenteredbyuseoftheTabletDigitizerPenwillbeprocessed.

•Withthetouchpanel,graduallyadiscrepancymightstarttoappearbetweenthepointyoutouchwith yournger(ortwongers)duringthengerpoint,anditsactualpositiononthescreen.T oavoidthis, regularlycorrecttheaccuracyofthengerinputbyuseofthetouchpanelSettingsUtility.

•Ifyourcomputeristhemultitouchmodel,thetouchpanelofyourcomputersupportsmultitouchwith whichyoucan:

–Pinchtwongerstogetheroraparttozoominoroutonadocument. –Scrollwindowcontentsbymovingtwongersupanddown,leftandright. –Touchtwopointsonadigitalphotoandtwisttorotateitjustlikearealphoto.

Cleaningthetouchpaneldisplay

1.Toremovengerprintsordustfromthetouchpaneldisplay,useadry,soft,lint-freeclothorapieceof absorbentcotton.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.

2.Gentlywipeforeignparticlesanddustfromthetouchpanelwithonesideofthecloth.

3.Wipesmudgesorngerprintswiththeothersideofthecloth,orwithacleancloth.

4.Afterusingthecloth,washitwithaneutraldetergent.

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Usingthetabletbuttons

Onthedisplaybezelnearthescreenisarowofbuttonswithwhichyoucancontrolyourcomputerintablet mode,withouttheuseofthekeyboard.

1Screenrotationbutton:Pressittorotatethescreenclockwise.

2SecureAttentionSequencebutton:ThisbuttonfunctionsthesameastheCtrl+Alt+Delkeycombination.

3Powerbutton:Pressittoturnthecomputeronoroff.

UsingtheTabletShortcutMenu

TabletShortcutMenuisasoftwaretoolbarthatisoptimizedforusewhenyourcomputerisintabletmode. FromthismenuyoucanadjustcertainsystemsettingsandstarttheThinkPadutilityprograms,suchas AccessConnectionsandPresentationDirector.Themenualsoprovidesfunctionsthatareusefulintablet mode,suchaschangingthescreenorientationautomaticallyfordifferentpositionsofthecomputer, disablingtheBeamFormingfeatureautomaticallyintabletmode,orresumingthesystemfromstandby whentheTabletDigitizerPenisremovedfromitsslot.

TostarttheTabletShortcutMenu,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Tablet Utility.

Fordetails,refertotheHelpintheTabletShortcutMenu.

Specialkeysandbuttons

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

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Functionkeycombinations

Tousethefunctionkeycombinations,pressandholdtheFnkey1;thenpressoneofthefunctionkeys

2.Releasebothkeys.

Powerconservation

•Fn+F4 Putyourcomputerintosleepmode.T oreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly. Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changethesettingsin

thePowerManagerprogram.

Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures

•Fn+F5 Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Notes:IfyouwanttouseFn+F5toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,thefollowingdevicedrivers mustbeinstalledonyourcomputerbeforehand:

–PowerManagementdriver –OnScreenDisplayUtility –Wirelessdevicedrivers

Youcandownloadthesedriversfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.

Launchingthecommunicationssettingsutility

•Fn+F6 PressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettingswindow.Thencustomizethesettingsasdesired.

Switchingadisplayoutputlocation

•Fn+F7 Switchthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitorbyselecting

oneofthefollowingoptions:

–Computerdisplayonly(LCD) –Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage) –Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction)

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–Externalmonitoronly

Note:TheWindows+PkeycombinationhasthesamefunctionalityasFn+F7.

Adjustingthebrightnesslevelofthecomputerdisplay

•Fn+F8:Thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

•Fn+F9:Thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

Thisfunctionchangesthebrightnessleveltemporarily.Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,change thesettingsthroughthePowerManagerprogram.

Multimediacontrols

•Fn+F10:Previoustrack/scene

•Fn+F11:Playorpause

•Fn+F12:Nexttrack/scene

Otherfunctions

•Fn+Spacebar:Controlthekeyboardbacklight(onsomemodels)

•Fn+F3:Lockyourcomputer

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Volumeandmutebuttons

Adjustthesoundvolumelevelofthebuilt-inspeakersbyusingthefollowingthreebuttons.

1Speakermutebutton 2Volumecontrolbutton 3Microphonemutebutton

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Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressthespeakermutebuttonagainorpressthevolumecontrol button.

Settingthevolumefunctions

ToadjusttheoutputvolumeortherecordingvolumeontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Sound.TheSoundwindowopens.

2.ClickthePlaybacktaborRecordingtab,andthenclickadevicethatyouwanttocustomize.

3.ClickthePropertiesbutton.

4.ClicktheLevelstab,andthenchangethevolumebymovingtheslider.

Note:Youalsocangetaccesstothedesktopvolumecontrolbyusingthevolumeicononthetaskbaratthe lowerrightofthescreen.Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Settingthemicrophonemutebutton

Bydefault,whenyoupressthemicrophonemutebutton,alloftherecordingdevicesaremutedorunmuted.

Ifyouwanttocontrolonlyoneoftherecordingdevicesusingthemicrophonemutebutton,dothefollowing:

1.PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.

2.ClicktheManageSettingsbutton.TheCommunicationsUtilitywindowopens.

3.OntheVoIPCallSettingstab,clickMicrophonemutebuttonsettings.TheSettingforMicrophone Mutewindowopens.

4.SelectOnlytherecordingdeviceselectedbelow:.Thenselecttherecordingdevicefromthe drop-downlistbox.

5.ClickOK.

Windowskey

PressthiskeytoopentheStartmenuoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Fordetails,referto thehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

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UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice

YourcomputercomeswiththeUltraNavpointingdevice.TheUltraNavpointingdeviceconsistsofthe TrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad,eachofwhichisitselfapointingdevicewithbothbasicand extendedfunctions.Y oucancongurebothdevicesbychoosingthesettingsyouprefer.

•SetboththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpadaspointingdevices. ThissettingenablestheuseofallthebasicandextendedfunctionsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice

andthetouchpad.

•SettheTrackPointpointingdeviceasthemainpointingdeviceandthetouchpadforextended

functionsonly.

ThissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththeTrackPointpointingdevicewhile limitingtheuseofthetouchpadtoscrolling,tapzones,andslow-motionpointerfunctions.

•SetthetouchpadasthemainpointingdeviceandtheTrackPointpointingdevicefortheextended

functionsonly.

Thissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththetouchpadwhilelimitingtheuse oftheT rackPointpointingdevicetoscrollingandMagnifyingGlassfunctions.

•SettheTrackPointpointingdeviceasthemainpointingdevice,anddisablethetouchpad.

•Setthetouchpadasthemainpointingdevice,anddisabletheTrackPointpointingdevice.

ChangingtheUltraNavsettings TochangetheUltraNavsettings,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse➙

UltraNav.Thenchangethesettingsasdesired.

YoucanalsochangetheUltraNavpointingdevicesettingsbyclickingtheUltraNaviconintheWindows noticationarea.TodisplaytheUltraNaviconintheWindowsnoticationarea,see“AddingtheUltraNav icontotheWindowsnoticationarea”onpage33.

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe bottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse. TheTrackPointcenterbutton directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.

3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany

5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe

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IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTrackPointpointingdevice,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:

1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywitheitherindexngeronthepointingstickin thedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.

Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceforafew seconds;thepointerwillstopmoving.

2.Toselectanddragasrequiredbyyoursoftware,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumb andmovetheT rackPointpointingstick.

ByenablingPress-to-Select,youcanmaketheTrackPointpointingstickfunctionthesameasthe leftorrightclickbutton.

CustomizingthesettingsoftheT rackPointpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheTrackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:

•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons.

•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•EnablethePress-to-Selectfunction.

•EnabletheMagnifyingGlass.

•EnabletheT rackPointscrollingfunction.

•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.

TocustomizethesettingsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.UnderTrackPoint,proceedtochangingthesettings.

Changingthecap

Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Youcanreplaceitasshownin thedrawing.

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Note:Ifyoureplacethekeyboard,anewkeyboardisshippedwiththedefaultcap.Ifyouwish,youcan keepthecapfromyouroldkeyboardanduseitonthenewone.

Usingthetouchpad

Thetouchpadofyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchwithwhichyoucanzoomin,zoomout,scrollorrotate onthescreenwhilebrowsingtheInternetorreadingoreditingadocument.

Thetouchpad1isbelowtheTrackPointbuttonsatthebottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer4on thescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.Theleft bottom3andtherightbottom2ofthepadworkasclickbuttons.Thefunctionscorrespondtothoseofthe leftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.

Customizingthetouchpad

Tocustomizethetouchpad,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.UnderTouchPad,proceedtochangingthesettings.

BehavioroftheUltraNavpointingdeviceandanexternalmouse

IfyouattachanexternalmousetoaUSBconnector,youcanusetheexternalmousesimultaneouslywith theT rackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad.

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DisablingtheTrackPointorthetouchpad

IfyouwanttodisabletheTrackPointorthetouchpad,dothefollowing:

•ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

•TodisabletheT rackPoint,clearthecheckboxforEnableT rackPoint. Todisablethetouchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnabletouchpad.

•ClickOK.

Note:Y oualsocanopentheUltraNavpropertieswindowbyclickingtheUltraNavicononthetaskbar.For details,refertotheinstructionsin“AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindowsnoticationarea”onpage33.

AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindowsnoticationarea

ForeasyaccesstotheUltraNavproperties,youcanenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindows noticationarea.

ToenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindowsnoticationarea,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.

3.ClickOK.YoucannowchangethepropertiesoftheUltraNavpointingdevicebyclickingtheUltraNav iconintheWindowsnoticationarea.

Note:IfyoucannotseetheUltraNavicon,clickthetriangularicononthetaskbartoshowhiddenicons.

Powermanagement

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

Checkingthebatterystatus

ThePowerManagerbatterygaugeinthetasktraydisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

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

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdriveorthesolid-statedrive,how brightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ion(Li-ion)batterypack,orfromacpower throughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.

Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:

•Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpoweradapterforusewiththecomputer.

•ThepowercordthatplugsintotheACoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

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Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Tousetheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing.Besuretotakethesestepsintheorderinwhichtheyare givenhere.

1.Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpowerconnectorofthecomputer.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpowertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedtothe transformer.

•Beforeyouusetheacpoweradaptertochargethebattery,makesurethatitstemperatureisatleast 10°C(50°F).

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis installed.Youneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:

–Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery –Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking –Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwitha chargedbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer. Thebatterywillbefullychargedinabout3to6hours.Thechargingtimeisaffectedbythebatterysize andthephysicalenvironment.Youcancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimebylookingatthe batterymetericonattheWindowsnoticationarea.

Note:T oincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus indicatorstartsblinkingorange.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.

•Alwaysusepower-savingmodes,screenblank,sleep,andhibernation.

Managingthebatterypower

WiththePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyourpowersettingstogiveyouthebestbalancebetween performanceandpowersaving.

ForinstructionsonaccessingthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingThinkVantageprogramsonthe Windows7operatingsystem”onpage13

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Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.

Introducingthepower-savingmodes

•Screenblank Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffpowertothedisplay,dothe following:

1.Right-clickthePowerManagerbatterygaugeonthetaskbar.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan).

•Sleep Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolid-statedriveortheharddiskdriveandthe computerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+F4.Toreturnfromsleepmode,presstheFnkey. Dependingonthecomputermodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe30DayStandbyfunction.Whenthis

functionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesevenlesspowerinsleepmodeandtakesonlyseconds toresumenormaloperationwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.Formoreinformationaboutthe30Day Standbyfunction,refertothehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.

Youalsocanusethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmodebychangingthesettingsin thePowerManagerprogram.

•Hibernation Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavinglesorexitingfromany applicationsthatarerunning.Whenyouenterhibernation,allopenapplications,folders,andlesare savedtotheharddisk,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

UsethePowerManagerprogramtocongurehowyouwantthecomputerenterhibernationmode.For moreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.

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

Enablingthewakeupfunction

Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmode,andthewakeupfunctionisdisabled(thisisthedefault setting),thecomputerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,itconsumesasmall amountofpower.T oenablethefunction,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙AdministrativeT ools.

2.Double-clickT askScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type thepasswordorprovideconrmation.

3.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

4.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

5.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

Enablingthebatteryalarm

Programyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfallsbelowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:

•Thealarmgoesoff.

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•Awarningmessageisdisplayed.

•TheLCDisturnedoff.

Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:

1.StartPowerManager.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset theaction.

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

Handlingthebattery

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecicsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill notcharge.

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

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.

Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.

AbatterypackotherthantheonespeciedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodiedbattery packisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Storeitinacooldryplace.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

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

DANGER

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

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproduct documentation.

DANGER

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.Whendisposingofthebattery, complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

DANGER

Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha batteryofthesametype.T oavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,Donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater , (2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkadaptersforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany's wiredLANorwirelessLANnetwork.

Note:Somemodelscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishwirelessconnections overremotepublicorprivatenetworks.

Ethernetconnections

YoucanconnecttoyourlocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyuseoftheEthernetfeaturebuilt intoyourcomputer.

ToconnecttoanetworkthroughEthernet,usetheAccessConnectionsprogram.Formoreinformation, seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

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Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Dependingonthefrequencyusedfordatatransmission,theareacovered,orthetypeofthedeviceusedfor datatransfer,thefollowingcategoriesofwirelessnetworksmightbeavailabletoyou.

WirelessLAN

AwirelessLANcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingorahouse.Devices basedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.

WirelessWAN

AwirelessWANcoversabroadergeographicarea.Cellularnetworksareusedfordatatransmission,and accessisprovidedbyawirelessservicecarrier.

Bluetooth

Bluetoothisoneofanumberoftechnologiesusedtocreateawirelesspersonalareanetwork.Bluetooth canconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheral devicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,orremotely controllingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.

WiMAX

Thislong-rangewirelessdatatransmissiontechnologybasedonthe802.16standardisexpectedtoprovide theuseralastmilebroadbandconnectivitysimilartothatprovidedbycableorADSL,butwithouttheneed tophysicallyconnectacabletothepersonalcomputer.

EstablishingwirelessLANconnections

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

Attention:

•IfyoucarryyourcomputerwiththewirelessLANfeatureintoanairplane,checktheserviceswiththe airlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputersonanairplanewiththewirelessfeature,youneedto disableitbeforeboarding.T odisableit,refertotheinstructionsin“Enablingordisablingthewireless feature”onpage41

Youcanpurchaseawirelessnetworkingcardasanoption.Formoreinformation,referto“FindingThinkPad options”onpage95.

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess pointandthecomputer.

•ForthebestconnectionofthewirelessLANfeature,openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightly morethan90degrees.

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

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Wirelessnetworksetup

Tousethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkcard(the802.11standard)tocommunicate,starttheAccessConnections program.See“AccessingThinkVantageprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.

BeforeyoustartsettingupwirelessnetworkconnectionsbyusingtheAccessConnectionsprogram,obtain aNetworkName(SSID)andyourencryptioninformationfromyournetworkadministrator.

EstablishingwirelessWANconnections

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

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

Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.

TolocatethewirelessWANantennaonyourcomputer,see“LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas” onpage152

TousethewirelessWANfeature,starttheAccessConnectionsprogram.Forinformationonhowtostart theAccessConnectionsprogram,see“AccessingThinkVantageprogramsontheWindows7operating system”onpage13.

FormaximumperformancefromyourwirelessWANconnection,pleasekeepthefollowingbestusage guidelinesinmind:

•Keepyournotebookawayfromyourbody.

•Placeyournotebookonaatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerdisplaytoanangelofslightlymore than90degrees.

•Placeyournotebookawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmaydampencellularsignals.

•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe strongest.

UsingBluetooth

SomemodelsareequippedwithaBluetoothcardthatiscomplianttoBluetoothSpecication4.0.Y oucan enableordisabletheBluetoothfeaturebypressingFn+F5.

SendingdatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice

1.PressFn+F5andenabletheBluetoothfeature.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendT o➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdeviceandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

AddingaBluetoothdevice

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1.PressFn+F5andenabletheBluetoothfeature.

2.ClicktheBluetoothiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandselectAddaDevice.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoestablishtheconnection.

AfteryouaddaBluetoothdevice,doubleclickthedevicefromthedevicelisttoconguretheprolesofthat device.Fordetailsaboutsupportedproles,see“Wirelessrelatedinformation”onpage151.

FormoreinformationaboutusingtheBluetoothfeature,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemand theBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.

UsingWiMAX

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardintegratingWiMAXtechnology.

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

TousetheWiMAXfeature,startT ousetheWiMAXfeature,starttheAccessConnectionsprogram.

Checkingwirelessconnectionstatus

YoucancheckyourcomputerwirelessconnectionstatusandwirelesssignalstrengththroughtheAccess Connectionsgaugeonthetaskbar,orthroughtheAccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusiconon thetaskbar.

AccessConnectionsGauge

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsgaugeonthetaskbardisplaysthesignal strengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.

Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnectionby openingtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsgaugeonthetaskbar andselectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.

•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessLAN

–Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

–

improvesignalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

–

ismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis

excellent.

•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessWAN

–Nosignal

–Signallevel1

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection

–Signallevel2

–

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Signallevel3

AccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionsicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.

Thewirelessstatusicondisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.

Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection eitherbyopeningAccessConnectionsorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswirelessstatus icononthetaskbar.

Note:TodisplaytheAccessConnectionsstatusiconandthewirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray,referto theAccessConnectionson-linehelp.

•AccessConnectionsiconstates

–Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.

–Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.

–Currentlocationproleisconnected.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN

Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

–

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove

signalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessWAN

–

PowertotheWANradioisoff –Noassociation –Nosignal

Signallevel1

–

Signallevel2

–Signallevel3

Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinmakingaconnection,trymovingyourcomputerclosertoyourwirelessaccess point.

Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeature

Toenablethewirelessfeature,dooneofthefollowing:

1.PressFn+F5tobringupthewirelessfeaturelist,suchaswirelessLANandBluetooth.Selectafeature toenableordisableit.

2.ClicktheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Then,clickPower OnWirelessRadiotoenablethewirelessfeaturesorclickPowerOffWirelessRadiotodisable thewirelessfeatures.

Note:Y oucanusethewirelessradioswitchtodisablethewirelessradioofallthewirelessdevicesonyour computer.

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Presentationsandmultimedia

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoaprojectortogivepresentationsoryoucanconnectyourcomputer toanexternalmonitortoexpandyourworkspace.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasthedisplayresolution,fontsize,andsoon.

Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanelandclickAppearanceandPersonalization.

2.ClickDisplayforfurtherconguration.

Connectingaprojectororanexternaldisplay

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutconnectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor.

Attachinganexternalmonitor

Youcanattachanexternalmonitortoyourcomputertoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.

Note:Ifyouattachanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreinstalledonthecable isrequired.

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

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

Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothbypressingFn+F7.

Connectinganexternalmonitor

Toconnectanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.ConnecttheexternalmonitortotheVGAconnectorortheDisplayPortconnector.

2.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

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

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

Settingtheexternalmonitortype

Tosettheexternalmonitortype,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical outlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

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Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.SetResolution.

5.ClickAdvancedSettings.

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

7.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP Monitor.

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

9.ClicktheDrivertab.

10.ClickUpdateDriver.

11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice driversonmycomputer.

12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

13.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitorinthelist,stopthe installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.

15.ClickOK.

Tochangethecolorqualityoftheexternalmonitor

•Attachandturnontheexternalmonitor.

•Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

•SelecttheexternalmonitorandclickAdvancedSettings.

•ClicktheMonitortabandselectacolorvaluefromtheColorseld.

•ClickOK.

Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor

•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied withthecomputer,andthemonitorINFlethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.

•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthecomputermonitor,andusean externalmonitorthatdoesnotsupportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction, whichenablesyoutodisplayonlyapartofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces. YoucanseeotherpartsoftheimagebymovingthescreenwiththeTrackPointpointingdeviceoranother pointingdevice.

•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemightbelimited.

UsingtheDisplayPortconnector

YourcomputerhasaDisplayPortconnector,adigitaldisplayinterfaceforconnectiontovariousexternal devices,suchasCRTmonitors,LCDmonitors,projectors,orevenhigh-denitiontelevisions.Thiscompact connectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthatcanplugintoVGAorHDMIconnectors.

TheDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellasvideostreaming.

Settingupapresentation

Todisplayinformationandmakepresentations,youcanattachadataprojectortoyourcomputerthrough theVGAconnectoronyourcomputer.

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Note:Itmaytakeseveralsecondsbeforetheprojectordisplaystheimage.Ifyoudonotseeyourdesktop displayedafter60seconds,trypressingFn+F7toswitchbetweendifferentdisplayoutputlocations.

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

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction

YourcomputersupportsafunctionnamedtheExtenddesktop.WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,you candisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Youalsocandisplaydifferent desktopimagesoneachmonitor.

ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction

•WhenanapplicationusingDirectDraworDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshownonlyonthe primarydisplay.

•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileintheExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.

•IfyourcomputerhastheIntelgraphicscard,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay bydoingthefollowing:

1.PressCtrl+Alt+F12.TheIntelGraphicsandMediaControlPanelwindowopens.

2.SelectAdvancedModeandclickOK.

3.ClickMultipleDisplay.

4.Selectthedesireddisplayastheprimarydisplay.

EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction

ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.PressFn+F7,thenselectExtend.

Tochangetheresolutionandcolorqualityforeachmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

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

3.Settheresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

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

5.Settheresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

6.ClickAdvancedsettingsandsetupthecolorqualityontheMonitortab.

7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:

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

•Built-instereospeakers

•Built-indualarraydigitalmicrophone

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such asthefollowing:

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•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVles

•PlaybackofMIDIandMP3les

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached

Note:Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothejacksonyourcomputer orthedockingstationaresupported.

Table3.Audiofeaturelist

JacksHeadsetwitha3.5mm

4-poleplug

Comboaudiojack

Headphonejackofthe dock

Microphonejackofthe dock

Headphoneand microphonefunctions supported

Onlyheadphonefunction supported

Microphonefunctionnot supported

NotsupportedNotsupported

ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone

Headphonefunction supported

Notsupported

Microphonefunction supported

TocongurethemicrophoneforoptimizedsoundrecordingontheWindows7operatingsystem,usethe RealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.Tostarttheprogram,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙Hardwareand

Sound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.

Usinganintegratedcamera

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

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

IfyoudonotwantthecameratobelaunchedautomaticallywhenyoupressFn+F6orwhenyouusea program,pressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettingswindowandclicktheHidemyvideoimage buttontodisablethecamera.

Conguringcamerasettings

Congurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Tocongurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

1.PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.

2.ClicktheManageSettingsbutton.TheCommunicationsUtilitywindowopens.

3.IntheCommunicationsUtilitywindow,congurethecamerasettingsdependingonyourindividual needs.

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Adjustingthevideooutputqualityofyourcamera

Toadjustthequalityofthevideooutputofyourcamera,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheCommunicationsUtilitywindow.

2.ClickAdvancedcamerasettings.ThePropertieswindowopens.

3.Congurethesettingsandselectanimagequalityvalue.Thefollowingvaluesareavailable:

•SpeedPriority:Itgivesyouafasterframerateforthebestreal-timevideoconferencingduringthe day.However,atnightorinadarkenvironment,theimagedoesnothavethebestquality.

•Balance:Thisgivesyouabalancebetweenspeedandimagequality.Theimageobtainedatnightor inadarkenvironmentisbetterthanwithSpeedPriority.

•Imagequalitypriority:Thisgivesyouahigh-qualityvideoandthebestimageatanytimeofthe day.Theimageisveryclearevenatnightorinadarkenvironment,butattheexpenseofframe rate.Thevideostreamingmightslowdown.

UsinganExpressCard,aashmediacard,orasmartcard

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthavethefollowingcardslots:

•AnExpressCardslotthatsupports:

–54mm-wideExpressCard –Smartcard

•A4-in-1mediacardreaderslotthatsupports:

–SecureDigital(SD)card

–SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

–SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

–MultiMediaCard(MMC)

Note:YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheCPRMfeatureforSDcard.

InstallinganExpressCard,aashmediacard,orasmartcard Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

Toinstallacard,dothefollowing:

1.Locatetheappropriatetypeofslotforyourcard.See“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and indicators”onpage1

2.Makesurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented:

•ForExpressCard:Thenotchededgeofthecardisfacingupwardandpointingtowardtothecardslot.

•Forashmediacard:Themetalcontactsarefacingdownwardandpointingtowardthecardslot.

•Forsmartcard:Themetalcontactsarefacingupwardandpointingtowardthecardslot.

3.Pressthecardrmlyintothecardslot.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledExpressCard,ashmediacard,orsmartcard, dothefollowingtoenablethefeature:

1.OpenControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

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3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe passwordorprovideconrmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RemovinganExpressCard,aashmediacard,orasmartcard Attention:Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardrst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightbecorruptedorlost.

Toremoveacard,dothefollowing:

1.Clickthetriangularicononthetaskbartoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clicktheSafelyRemove HardwareandEjectMediaicon.

2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperating system,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitrst,theninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravellingwithyourcomputer.

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage49

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage51

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort. Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities. Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

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

Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodicationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfortcaused bylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelptoprevent minordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).

Avoidglareorreectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressFn+F8 orFn+F9toadjustdisplaybrightness.

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

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

Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheoorandyourfeetatontheoororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputer whileonthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsas possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevels ofcomfortandperformance.

Questionsaboutvision?

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

Comfort

Observethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitisto observeyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage49andpractice“activesitting”to avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Yourcomputerislightand mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodications.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofcefurnituresothatyouknowhowto adjustyourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort. Ifyourworkareaisnotinanofcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesitting andtakingworkbreaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpand yourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.AccessthefollowingWebsitetoviewsomeoftheseoptions: http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsand externalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology. Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

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

Assistivetechnologies

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

TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙EaseofAccess➙Easeof

AccessCenter.

Screenreadertechnologies

Screenreadertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareapplicationinterfaces,helpinformation systems,andavarietyofonlinedocuments.However,inthecasewhereascreenreadercannotread documents,thedocumentmustrstgothroughaconversionprocess.OnesolutionconvertsAdobe PDFlesintoaformatthatisreadbythescreen-readerprograms.ThissolutionisaWeb-basedservice providedbyAdobeSystemsIncorporated.Throughhttp://access.adobe.com,AdobePDFdocumentscan beconvertedtoHTMLorplaintextinmanylanguages.OneconversionoptionconvertsPDFdocuments ontheInternet.AsecondoptionenablesuserstosubmittheURLofanAdobePDFlethroughe-mailto convertittoHTMLorASCIItext.AdobePDFlesonalocalharddiskdrive,localCD-ROM,orLANalsocan beconvertedbyattachingtheAdobePDFletoane-mailmessage.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretravelling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmorecondentlyandefcientlywithyourcomputer.

•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:

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

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

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Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Extrabattery,charged

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

•Externalstoragedevice

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountryto whichyouaretravelling.

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

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage53

•“Usingpasswords”onpage53

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage58

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage59

•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage60

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage63

•“Usingandunderstandingrewalls”onpage64

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage64

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

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

Usingpasswords

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

Passwordsandsleepmode

IfyouhavesetaWindowspasswordandyouputyourcomputerintosleepmodebypressingFn+F4,you willbepromptedtoenterthepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

Ifanyharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivealsohasapassword,itisunlockedautomaticallywhenyouresume operation.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddisk

password,dothefollowing:

1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:

2.Typethemasterharddiskpassword.

Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.

Note:PresstheBackspacekeyifyouenterawrongpasswordwhileyouaretypingyourpassword.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Settingapower-onpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectPower-onPassword.

8.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typeadesiredpassword,andpressEnter.

9.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

10.Commityourpasswordtomemory.

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

11.PressF10.TheSetupConrmationwindowopens.SelectY estosavecongurationchangesandexit.

Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword

Tochangethepower-onpassword,followsteps1through7asintroducedabove.Enteryourcurrent password.WhentheEnterNewPasswordeldisdisplayed,typeanewpasswordintheeldandthen retypeittoverify.T oremovethepassword,followsteps1through7.T ypeyourcurrentpassword.Whenthe

EnterNewPasswordeldisdisplayed,leaveitblankandpressEntertwice.

Harddiskpasswords

Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-state drive:

•Userharddiskpassword

•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstolesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.

Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe administratortogetaccesstoanyharddiskdriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword; nooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,and

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tellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordas desired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk password.

Settingaharddiskpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectHardDisk1Password.

8.Apasswordwindowopens.Y ouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyou wanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.Ifyouareanadministratororsupervisor,youcanselect User+Mastertosettwopasswords.(Theusercanchangetheuserpasswordlater.)

•IfyouselectUseronly,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewuserharddiskpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordin

theEnterNewPasswordeld.PressEnter.

Notes:

–YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughSetMinimumLengthon

theSecuritymenu.

–Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonly

withacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyouthen installtheharddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthat containsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.

b.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter.

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing: a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewuserharddiskpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordin

theEnterNewPasswordeld.PressEnter. b.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter. c.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.PressEnterto

continue. d.Awindowfortypingthenewmasterharddiskpasswordopens.Typeyournewpasswordinthe

EnterNewPasswordeld.PressEnter. e.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.PressEnter.

Attention:Youmightwanttonotedownyourpasswordsandkeeptheminasafeplace.Otherwise,

ifyouforgettheuserpassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyour

passwordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo

reselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseis

required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

10.PressF10.TheSetupConrmationwindowopens.SelectY estosavecongurationchangesandexit.

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Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Tochangeorremovetheuserharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage55above,typingyourpassword togetaccesstotheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectUserHDPandthendoeitherofthefollowing:

•Tochangetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.

ThentypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujust enteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowis displayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordwillbe changed.

•Toremovetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.

ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,andpressEnter. ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuser harddiskpasswordwillberemoved.

Tochangeorremovethemasterharddiskpasswords,dothefollowing:

1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage55above,typingyourpassword togetaccesstotheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectMasterHDPandthendoeitherofthefollowing:

•Tochangetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordorthecurrent

masterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Thentypethenewuserharddisk passwordintheEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitin theConrmNewPasswordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnter toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordwillbechanged.

•Toremovetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter

CurrentPasswordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordelds blank,andpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetup Noticewindow.Boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetup.Withoutit,noone canchangethecongurationofthecomputer.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptappearswhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetup. Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstocongurationdata.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstoacomputereveniftheuserof thatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou havethesupervisorpassword:

–Deletingthepower-onpassword –Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword –EnablingordisablingtheWakeonLANfeature –EnablingordisablingtheInternalNetworkOptionROMfeature –Changingdateandtime –EnablingordisablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeature

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–EnablingordisablingthePasswordatunattendedboot –Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords –Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip –EnablingordisablingtheBootDeviceListF12Optionfeature –EnablingordisablingtheBootOrderLockfeature –EnablingordisablingtheFlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Usersfeature –Enablingordisablingtheinternalnetworkdevice –Enablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessdevice –EnablingordisablingtheinternalBluetoothdevice –EnablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessWANdevice –EnablingordisablingtheSecuritymode –Enablingordisablingthengerprintreaderpriority –Erasingthengerprintdata

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookstomake administrationeasier.

•ByenablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeatureonthePasswordmenuandsettingthesupervisor password,youmakeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakecongurationchanges.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectSupervisorPassword.

8.Awindowopens,promptingyoutoenteranewpassword.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthe following:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter. b.PressEntertomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter. b.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword

youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpress b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.PressEnter.

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

9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.

10.PressF10.TheSetupConrmationwindowopens.SelectY estosavecongurationchangesandexit.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithms areintegratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebooks.

Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:

1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedriveorharddisk drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage54and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage

.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

2.ToprovidereliablesecurityforUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwithaT rusted PlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage59.

Note:MicrosoftWindows7supportTPMmanagementfeature.

3.Ifa“DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive”onpage58isinstalledinyour computer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuse ofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage58

4.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,makesuretodeletedatastoredonit.See “Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage63

DriveEncryptioninWindows7.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputerfrombeingsubjecttounauthorizedaccess,besuretousedriveencryption software,suchasWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows7.ItissupportedinUltimate andEnterpriseeditionsofWindows7.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredinyour computerdata,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserandsystem les,includingtheswapandhibernationles.

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdenedasaV1.2TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus(Windows7only),clickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙ BitLockerDriveEncryption.

FordetailsaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seetheWindows7helpinformationsystem,or searchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”onMicrosoftwebsite.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeature helpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDashordevicecontrollersbyuse ofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,besuretosetaharddisk passwordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

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Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransfercondentialinformation electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip, acryptographicmicroprocessor.WiththesecuritychipandClientSecuritySolution,youcandothefollowing:

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

•Securecommunications

Settingthesecuritychip

ThechoicesofferedontheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuofThinkPadSetupareas follows:

•SecurityChip:activate,inactivate,ordisablethesecuritychip.

•SecurityReportingOptions:enableordisableeachsecurityreportingoption.

•ClearSecurityChip:cleartheencryptionkey.

Notes:

1.BesurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchange thesettingsforthesecuritychip.

2.IfyouareusingClientSecuritySolution,handlethesecuritychipbydoingthefollowing:

•Donotclearthesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,thefunctionsassignedtothekeyswillbeerased.

•Donotdisablethesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,ClientSecuritySolutionwillnotwork.

3.Ifthesecuritychipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thecomputerwillnotstart. Youwillhearfourcyclesoffourbeepseach,oryouseeerrormessage0176or0192.

4.Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

5.Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,besuretoturnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagainafteryou setthesecuritychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurityChip,andpressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

8.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

9.PressF10tosavechangesandexit.

10.PressEnterintheSetupConrmationwindowtoconrmtheexit.

Tosetthesecuritychip,youhavetostartClientSecuritySolution,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonWindows7models.Tocongurethesecuritychip,you needtodownloadthelatestversionofClientSecuritySolutionfromtheLenovoWebsite.Todownload ClientSecuritySolution,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Usingthengerprintreader

Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanintegratedngerprintreader.By enrollingyourngerprintandassociatingitwithapower-onpassword,aharddiskpassword,orboth passwordsbeforehand,youcanstartthecomputer,logontothesystem,andentertheThinkPadSetupby swipingyourngeroverthereader,withouttypingapassword.Thusngerprintauthenticationcanreplace passwordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

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

Note:ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonWindows7models.Youcandownloaditfromthe LenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

Enrollingyourngerprint

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.TostartLenovoFingerprintsoftware,referto“FingerprintSoftware”onpage16.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourngerprint.Fordetails,refertotheHelpforthe program.

LEDbehaviorofthengerprintreader

Table4.LEDbehaviorlist_ngerprintreader

IndicatorDescription

Steadygreen

Blinkinggreenonce

Blinkinggreen

Blinkingamber

Steadyamberfor15seconds

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Thengerprintreaderisreadytoswipe.

Thengerprintisbeingauthenticatedorhasbeen authenticated.

Thengerprintreaderisreadytoswipeinpower-on authenticationstate.

Thengerprintcouldnotbeauthenticated.

Thepower-onauthenticationfeatureisdisabledafter threebadngerprintswipes.

Swipingyourngeroverthereader

Toswipeyourngeroverthereaderinnotebookmode,dothefollowing:

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

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourngeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.

Toswipeyourngeroverthereaderintabletmode,dothefollowing:

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

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2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourngeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.

Loggingontothesystem

Afteryouenrollyourngerprint,logontothesystembydoingthefollowing:

1.SetaPower-onpasswordoraHarddisksecurity,orboth.

2.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

3.Whenprompted,swipeyourngeroverthereader.

4.Onrequest,typeyourpower-onpassword,yourharddiskpassword,orboth.Theenrolledngerprintis nowassociatedwithyourpower-onpassword,yourharddiskpassword,orboth.

Thenexttimeyoustartthecomputer,youcanlogontothesystembyswipingyourngeroverthe readeronce.

Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourngerprinttologontothesystem,youmightforgetyourpassword.Write downyourpassword,andkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetitandforsomereasonyoucannotswipe yourngeracrossthereader,forexample,ifyouinjurethatnger,youcannotstartthecomputerorchange thepassword.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword,youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorized serviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepasswordcanceled.

Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecoverdatafromthehard disk.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe harddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Settingthengerprintreader

Ifyouwanttochangethesettingsofthengerprintreader,followtheprocedurebelow.

ThengerprintsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetupoffersthefollowingchoices:

•PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesngerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem isloaded.

•ReaderPriority:Denesthepriorityforngerprintreadersifanexternalngerprintreaderisattached.

•SecurityMode:Speciesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.

•PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablespasswordauthentication.

Note:ThisitemappearsifHighsecuritymodeisselected.

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

Tosetaniteminthengerprintsubmenu:

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1.Printtheseinstructions.T ocongurethengerprintreader,youmustturnyourcomputeroffand thenonagain.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity,andpressEnter.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoFingerprint,andpressEnter.TheFingerprintsubmenuopens.

7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whenthatitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

8.Settheitemsyouwanttoset.

9.PressF10toexit.

10.IntheSetupConrmationwindow,selectY es.

Careforthengerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.

Ifyourngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmaynotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourngeriswrinkled.

•Yourngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourngerisverydry.

•Yourngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourngerprint.

•Yourngeriswet.

•Angerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthengers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentngerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Ascomputersspreadintoeverycorneroflife,theyprocessmoreandmoreinformation.Thedataonyour computer,someofwhichissensitive,isstoredonaharddiskdrive.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandover yourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.

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Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperating systemsandapplicationsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Y ouareadvisedtocheckthe termsandconditionsofthoselicenseagreements.

Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:

•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenclickEmptyrecyclebin.

•UsetheDeleteoption.

•Formatyourharddiskdrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•Usingtherecoveryprogram,providedbyLenovo,bringtheharddiskdrivebacktothefactorydefault settings.

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

Topreventleakageofdata,itbecomesveryimportantthatyoutakeresponsibilityfordeletingallthedata fromtheharddiskdrivewhenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Y oucandestroythedata physicallybysmashingtheharddiskdrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagnetic power,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butwerecommendthatyoumakeuseofthesoftware(payware)or service(payservice)specicallydevelopedforthepurpose.

Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.Todownload thetool,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support

Note:Runningtheapplicationwilltakeacoupleofhours.

IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveoraDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveissupportedandinstalledinyour computer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinaveryshorttimebyerasingthe cryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive; however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisenabledbyThinkPadSetupMenu ExtensionUtilityandisavailableasamenuiteminThinkPadSetup.

Usingrewalls

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

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertotheon-linehelpthatcomeswith theprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After 30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus software.

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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.

•“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage65

•“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage66

•“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage67

•“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage68

•“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage69

•“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage70

Notes:

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

2.Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer

•Reinstalltheproduct

•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:

•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.23orlater

•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater

Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.

2.Typecmdintheeld.ThenclickOK.

3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.

•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater

•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

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

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

Creatingrecoverymedia Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB

storagedevices.

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

Usingrecoverymedia

•OntheWindows7operatingsystemyoucanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactory defaultsettingsonly.Youcanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterall othermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthe lescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

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

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu windowopens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage69.

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

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

UsetheRescueandRecoveryprogramtobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingtheoperating system,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.YoucandesignatewheretheRescueand Recoveryprogramstoresthebackup:

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.

Performingabackupoperation

ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating system,dothefollowing:

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

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

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Performingarecoveryoperation

•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating system,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙ EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see “UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage67.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:

•Rescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatelesonyourharddiskdriveandtransfer

themtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionis availableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourlesorifchangesweremadetothelessinceyourlastbackup operation.YoualsocanrescueindividuallesfromaRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocal harddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup IfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestorethe

harddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperating system.

•Restoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrive

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

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

TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethecomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.

3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage70

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

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•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuelesandfollowthe instructionsonthescreen.

•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage69.

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

•TocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙ EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Y oucancreate arescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu windowisdisplayed,releasetheF12key.

3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastherstbootdevice.Then,insertthe rescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

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2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu windowisdisplayed,releasetheF12key.

3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter. Therescuemediumstarts.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingthesecondaryinternalharddiskdrive,setthesecondary internalharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequencetostarttherescuemedium. See“Startupmenu”onpage120

Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceisdisplayed.Thehelpinformationfor eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete therecoveryprocess.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedapplicationsanddevice drivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplications

Toreinstallselectedapplicationprograms,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.OpentheC:\SWTOOLSfolder.

3.OpentheAPPSfolder.Initareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledapplications.

4.Openthesubfolderfortheapplicationyouarereinstalling.

5.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentcongurationofyourcomputer.

Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.OpentheC:\SWTOOLSfolder.

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

4.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.

5.Reinstallthedevicedriverusingoneofthefollowingmethods:

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

informationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.

•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsaleofsetupinformation(alewiththeextension.inf),you

canusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver. Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram, whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselect thedevicedriverlefromthedevicesubfolder.

-OR-

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforthelefortheapplication(alewiththeextension.exe).

Double-clickthele,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue medium”onpage68

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage66.

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment fromarescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddisk drive,adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartup devicesequence.Y oumustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthe startupdevicesequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Fordetailedinformationonhowtotemporarilyor permanentlychangethestartupdevicesequence,see“ThinkPadSetup”onpage108.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacesomehardwaresforyourcomputer.This chaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage71

•“Replacingthebattery”onpage72

•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage74

•“Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage75

•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage78

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage81

•“Replacingthepalmrest”onpage84

•“ReplacingthewirelessLAN/WiMAXcard”onpage87

•“ReplacingthewirelessWANcard”onpage90

•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage92

Staticelectricityprevention

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

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

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

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

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

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

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Replacingthebattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

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

Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer,orenterhibernationmode.thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables fromthecomputer.Waitforthreetoveminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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3.Unlockthebatterylatch1,andthenholdthelatch2intheunlockedposition.

4.Removethebattery.

5.Slidethenewbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace.

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6.Slidethebatterylatchtothelockedposition.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingtheSIMcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YourcomputermightrequireaSIMcardtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountry ofdelivery,theSIMcardmightbealreadyinstalledinyourcomputerorispartoftheshippingcontents thatcomewithyourcomputer.

IfyoundaSIMcardincludedintheshippingcontents,adummycardisinstalledintheSIMcardslot.Then proceedwiththefollowinginstructions.

Note:TheSIMcardisidentiedbytheICchipmountedononesideofthecard.

ToreplacetheSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor threetoveminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage72.

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4.LocatetheSIMcardslotinsidethebatterycompartment.Removethecard.

5.InsertthenewSIMcardrmlyintotheslot.

6.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage72.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Attention:Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamage andpermanentlossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:

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

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

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•Donottouchtheconnector.

•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturn thecomputeroff.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

Toreplacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor threetoveminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage72.

4.Removethescrewthatsecurestheslotcover.Thenremovetheslotcover.

5.Removetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebypullingoutthetab.

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6.Detachthesiderubberrailsfromtheharddiskdriveorthesidespacerrailsfromthesolid-statedrive.

7.Attachthesiderubberrailstoanewharddiskdriveorthesidespacerrailstothenewsolid-statedrive.

8.Insertthenewharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveintotheslot.

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9.Reinstalltheslotcoverandtightenthescrewtosecureit.

10.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage72.

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingamemorymodule

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconguration.Insome conditions,thememoryinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.This actionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.

Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor threetoveminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage72.

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4.Loosenthescrewsthatsecurethememoryslotcover1,thenremovethecover2.

5.Iftwomemorymodulesarealreadyinthememoryslots,removeamemorymoduletomakeroomfor thenewonebypressingoutonthelatchesonbothedgesofthesocketatthesametime1.Then removethememorymodule2.Savetheremovedmemorymoduleforfutureuse.

6.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.

Attention:T oavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.

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7.Withthenotchedendofthememorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,insertthe memorymoduleintothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees1;thenpressitinrmly2.

8.Pivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

9.Makesurethatthememorymoduleisrmlyxedintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

10.Reinstallthememoryslotcoverandtightenthescrewstosecureit.

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage72

12.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Tomakesurethememorymoduleisinstalledcorrectly,youcancheckthetotalamountofmemoryby doingthefollowing:

1.Turnthecomputeron.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.The

Installedmemoryitemshowsthetotalamountofmemoryinstalledinyourcomputer.

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3.IftheInstalledmemoryitemshowsadifferentamountofmemoryfromwhatyouinstalled,check whetheryouhavecorrectlyfollowedtheinstructionsinthissection.

Replacingthekeyboard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower ,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Toreplacethekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor threetoveminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage72.

4.Loosenthetwoscrewsthatsecurethekeyboard.

5.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.

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6.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows1tounlatchthefrontsideofthekeyboard.The keyboardwillopenupslightly2.

7.Carefullyliftthekeyboarduntilyoucanseehowitisconnected.Holdthekeyboardabovethecomputer

1,andthendetachtheconnector2.Removethekeyboard.

8.Toinstallthenewkeyboard,attachtheconnectorrst.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Importantsafetyinformation

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Safetyguidelines

Chapter1.Productoverview

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Frontview

Right-sideview

Left-sideview

Bottomview

Rearview

Statusindicators

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Features

Operatingenvironment

ThinkVantageprograms

AccessingThinkVantageprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

IntroductiontoThinkVantageprograms

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Registeringyourcomputer

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Tabletmode

Usingtabletmode

UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen

Usingthetouchpanel

Usingthetabletbuttons

UsingtheTabletShortcutMenu

Specialkeysandbuttons

Functionkeycombinations

Volumeandmutebuttons

Windowskey

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

Usingthetouchpad

BehavioroftheUltraNavpointingdeviceandanexternalmouse

Powermanagement

Checkingthebatterystatus

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Chargingthebattery

Maximizingthebatterylife

Managingthebatterypower

Power-savingmodes

Handlingthebattery

Connectingtothenetwork

Ethernetconnections

Wirelessconnections

Presentationsandmultimedia

Changingdisplaysettings

Connectingaprojectororanexternaldisplay

Settingupapresentation

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction

Usingaudiofeatures

Usinganintegratedcamera

Chapter3.Y ouandyourcomputer

Accessibilityandcomfort

Ergonomicinformation

Comfort

Accessibilityinformation

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Traveltips

Travelaccessories

Chapter4.Security

Attachingamechanicallock

Usingpasswords

Passwordsandsleepmode

Typingpasswords

Power-onpassword

Harddiskpasswords

Supervisorpassword

Harddisksecurity

Settingthesecuritychip

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations