Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 12 User Guide

UserGuide

ThinkPadYoga12

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage137

TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovo
siteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

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SupportWeb

ThirdEdition(February2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2016.

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Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.
GS-35F-05925.

Contents

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

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

Serviceandupgrades..........vii

Powercordsandpoweradapters.....viii

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.....ix

Plugsandoutlets.............ix

Powersupplystatement..........ix

Externaldevices.............x

Generalbatterynotice...........x

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery....x

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery..xi

Heatandproductventilation........xi

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation....xii

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice.....xiii

Usingheadphonesorearphones......xiii

Additionalsafetyinformation.......xiii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

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

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

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

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

Rearview................6

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

Locatingimportantproductinformation......8

Machinetypeandmodellabel........8

FCCIDandICCertificationinformation....8

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems...9

Features..................9

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

Operatingenvironment...........11

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

AccessingLenovoprograms.......12

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....12

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...15

Registeringyourcomputer..........15

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........15

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

system..................17

Usingthespecialbuttons..........17

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........18

UsingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActive

Pen...................21

Operatingmodes..............25

Enablingtheoperatingmodes.......26

Rotatingthecomputerdisplay.......26

Notebookmode............26

Standmode..............27

Tabletmode..............28

Tentmode..............30

Usingthekeyboard.............31

Specialkeys...............33

ThinkPadpointingdevice..........35

TrackPointpointingdevice........35

Trackpad...............36

Trackpadtouchgestures.........37

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..39

ReplacingthecapoftheTrackPointpointing

stick.................39

Powermanagement............39

Checkingthebatterystatus........39

Usingtheacpower...........40

Chargingthebattery..........41

Maximizingthebatterylife........41

Managingthebatterypower.......41

Power-savingmodes..........41

Connectingtothenetwork..........42

Ethernetconnections..........42

Wirelessconnections..........43

Usinganexternaldisplay..........45

Connectinganexternaldisplay......45

Choosingadisplaymode........46

Changingdisplaysettings........46

Usingaudiofeatures............46

Usingthecamera.............47

Usingaflashmediacard...........48

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

computer...............51

FindingThinkPadoptions..........51

ThinkPadOneLinkDock...........51

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock.........52

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

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

Typingpasswords...........55

Power-onpassword...........55

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

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

Harddisksecurity.............59

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Settingthesecuritychip...........60

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedrive..61

Usingfirewalls...............62

Protectingdataagainstviruses........62

Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration..63

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......63

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..63
InstallingtheWindows8.1orWindows10

operatingsystem............64

Installingdevicedrivers...........65

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......65

Mainmenu..............66

Configmenu..............66

DateandTimemenu..........70

Securitymenu.............70

Startupmenu.............75

Restartmenu.............76

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........77

Usingsystemmanagement..........77

Chapter6.Preventingproblems...79

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......79

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....80

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........81

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....82

Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............85

Diagnosingproblems............85

Troubleshooting..............85

Computerstopsresponding.......85

Spillsonthekeyboard..........86

Errormessages............86

Beeperrors..............88

Memorymoduleproblems........88

Networkingproblems..........88

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................90

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................91

Batteryandpowerproblems.......96

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................99

Asoftwareproblem...........100

Problemswithportsandconnectors....100

Chapter8.Recoveryoverview...101

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................101

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....101

Performingbackupandrecovery

operations..............102

UsingtheRescueandRecovery

workspace..............103

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....104

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand

devicedrivers.............105

Solvingrecoveryproblems........106

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operating

system..................106

Refreshingyourcomputer........106

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................107

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....107

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8.1failstostart.............107

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....107

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating

system..................109

Resettingyourcomputer.........109

Usingadvancedstartupoptions......109

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

10failstostart.............109

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..109

Chapter9.Gettingsupport.....111

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........111

Gettinghelpandservice...........111

Usingdiagnosticprograms........112

LenovoSupportWebsite.........112

CallingLenovo.............112

Purchasingadditionalservices........113

Chapter10.Youandyour

computer..............115

Accessibilityandcomfort..........115

Ergonomicinformation..........115

Comfort...............116

Accessibilityinformation.........116

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........119

Traveltips...............119

Travelaccessories...........119

AppendixA.Regulatory

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

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........121

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

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

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...122

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....123

Certificationrelatedinformation........123

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

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

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FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........123

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............124

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...124

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...124

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....125

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..125
Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

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

Japannoticeforacpowercord......125

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................126

Eurasiancompliancemark........126

Brazilaudionotice...........126

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

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

ImportantWEEEinformation.........127

Japanrecyclingstatements.........127

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........128

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

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

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....130

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................130

RecyclinginformationforChina........130

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....131

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........131

ChinaRoHS................132

TurkishRoHS...............132

UkraineRoHS...............133

IndiaRoHS................133

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............135

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

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

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Readthisfirst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.
Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

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

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause
discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin
contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom
thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour
computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin
burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody
whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour
computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

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

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaninternalstoragedrive,doone
ofthefollowing:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

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

•Donotcarryyourcomputerinthenotebookmode,standmode,tabletmode,or
tentmode.Carryyourcomputerwiththedisplayclosedonly.

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded
withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement
ortheLenovoLimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty,
andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

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

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

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough
thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby
anauthorizedservicer.

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

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

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafety
concernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceand
telecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

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

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orfire.

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

•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor
poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

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

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare
referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor
customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysensure
thatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhaveany
questionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

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Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputer
coolbeforeopeningthecover.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

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

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin
waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter .

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

2

,or

Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects
whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.

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Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe
damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain
areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts
ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose
totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare
installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

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Externaldevices

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

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand
shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,ora
disassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.Toavoidpossible
injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.

Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign
materialsonthebatteryleads.

Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom
temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe
chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulations.

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe
donebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal
lawsandregulations.

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Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethenon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery.Replacementofthebatterymust
bedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal
lawsandregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

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

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

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

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

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearflammablematerialsorinexplosive
environments.

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

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

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe
requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.

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•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnectallattachedcablesanddisablebatteriesbeforeopeninganyaccessibledevice
coversunlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable
toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

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Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

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

Usingheadphonesorearphones

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

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

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

Additionalsafetyinformation

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

Glasspartsnotice

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

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels,
computerfeatures,specifications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage8

•“Features”onpage9

•“Specifications”onpage11

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage11

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage12

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed
tostartusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure1.Frontview

1Camera

3Ambientlightsensor(availableonWindows

Windows10basedcomputermodels)

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2Microphones

4Speakers

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5System-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPad

7Trackpad8T rackPointbuttons

9Multi-touchscreen10Windowsbutton

1Camera

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logo)

6T rackPoint

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pointingstick

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”
onpage47.

2Microphones

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

3Ambientlightsensor(availableonWindows8.1andWindows10basedcomputermodels)

Theambientlightsensordetectsthesurroundinglightconditions.Thenthecomputeradjuststhescreen
brightnessaccordingly.

4Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

5System-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Formoreinformation,see
“Statusindicators”onpage7.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

6T rackPointpointingstick
7T rackpad
8TrackPointbuttons

ThekeyboardcontainstheThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareallpartofasingle
processthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.Formoreinformation,see
“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage35

9Multi-touchscreen

.

Yourcomputercomeswithamulti-touchscreen.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”
onpage18.

10Windowsbutton

•ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowsbuttontoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStart
screen;orpresstheWindowsbuttontowakeupthecomputerfromsleepmode.

•ForWindows7andWindows10:PresstheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartmenu;orpressthe
Windowsbuttontowakeupthecomputerfromsleepmode.

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Right-sideview

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure2.Right-sideview

1TabletDigitizerPen(availableonsomemodels)

3Volume-controlbuttons

5Media-cardslot

7MiniHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI™)

connector

1T abletDigitizerPen(availableonsomemodels)

2Powerbutton

4Screen-rotation-lockbutton

6USB3.0connector

8Security-lockslot

Dependingonthemodels,yourcomputermighthaveaTabletDigitizerPeninstalledinyourcomputer.Use
theT abletDigitizerPentointeractwithyourcomputerasyouwoulduseamouseandakeyboard.

2Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forhowtoturnoffthe
computer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage15.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops
responding”onpage85

formoreinformation.

Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn
offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.T ochangewhatthepowerbutton
does,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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3Volume-controlbuttons

Thevolume-controlbuttonsenableyoutoadjustthevolumewhileyouareusingyourcomputerinthe
tabletmode.

4Screen-rotation-lockbutton

Usethescreen-rotation-lockbuttontolockthescreen-rotationfunction.

5Media-cardslot

Yourcomputerisequippedwithamediacardreader,whichprovidesamedia-cardslot.Insertyourflash
mediacardintothemedia-cardslottoreadthedataonthecard.Formoreinformationaboutthesupported
cards,see“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage48.

6USB3.0connector

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasa
USBkeyboardoraUSBmouse.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

7MiniHDMIconnector

UsetheminiHDMIconnectortoconnectthecomputertoanHDMI-compatibleaudiodeviceorvideo
monitor,suchasahigh-definitiontelevision(HDTV).

Note:IfyouconnectthecomputertoasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDock,usetheHDMIconnectoronthe
dock,nottheminiHDMIconnectoronthecomputer.

8Security-lockslot

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthesecurity-lock
slottolockthecomputertoastationaryobject.

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

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Left-sideview

Figure3.Left-sideview

1acpowerconnector

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)

1acpowerconnector
2LenovoOneLinkconnector

2LenovoOneLinkconnector

4Audioconnector

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtotheacpowerconnector,theacpoweradapterprovidesac
powertothecomputerandchargesthebattery.WhenasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDockoptionis
connectedtotheLenovoOneLinkconnector,theoptioncannotonlyextendthecomputercapabilitiesbut
alsoprovideacpowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.

TousetheLenovoOneLinkconnector,removetheconnectorcoverfromtheLenovoOneLinkconnectorfirst.

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe
computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ForWindows8.1andWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPOWER,andthenfollow
theinstructionsonthescreen.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

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4Audioconnector

Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm(0.14-inch)4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto
listentothesoundfromthecomputer.

Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyou
presstheswitch,theheadsetmicrophonewillbedisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputer
willbeenabledinstead.

Bottomview

Figure4.Bottomview

1Emergency-resethole

1Emergency-resethole

Ifthecomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removetheac
poweradapterandinsertaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthe
computer.

Rearview

Figure5.Rearview

1Fanlouvers

1Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandtoensurepropercooling,
especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

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Notes:

•Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

•Thefanlouversofyourcomputermightgettoohotwhenthecomputerisrunningheavytasks.Whenyou
areusingorcarryingthecomputer,takecaretoavoiddirectcontacttothefanlouvers.

Statusindicators

Yourcomputerhasseveralstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofyourcomputer.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

1FnLockindicator

TheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusoftheFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys”
onpage33.

2Speaker-muteindicator

Whenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.

3Microphone-muteindicator

Whenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.

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4Camera-statusindicator

Whenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.

56System-statusindicators

TherearetwoThinkPadlogosonyourcomputer,oneonthepalmrestandtheotherontheouterlid.
TheilluminateddotineachThinkPadlogoworksasasystem-statusindicatorandhelpsyouidentifythe
statusofyourcomputer.

•Blinkforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.

•Blinkfast:Thecomputerisenteringhibernationmode.

•Blinkslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

•On:Thecomputerison(innormaluse).

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandIC
Certificationinformation,theWindowsCertificateofAuthenticitylabel,andtheGenuineMicrosoft

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer.

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label.

FCCIDandICCertificationinformation

YoucanfindtheFCCIDandICCertificationnumbersfortheinstalledtransmittercardsonthebottomof
yourcomputerasshownbelow.

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LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Windows7CertificateofAuthenticity:ComputermodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating

systemhaveaCertificateofAuthenticitylabelaffixedtothecomputercoverorinsidethebattery
compartment.TheCertificateofAuthenticityisyourindicationthatthecomputerislicensedforaWindows7
productandispreinstalledwithaWindows7genuineversion.Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversion
mightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows7Professionallicensedowngraderights.Printedon
theCertificateofAuthenticityistheWindows7versionforwhichthecomputerislicensedandtheProduct
ID.TheProductIDisimportantincaseyouneedtoreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemfromasource
otherthanaLenovoproductrecoverydiscset.

Windows8,Windows8.1,andWindows10GenuineMicrosoftlabel:Dependingonyourgeographic
location,thedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,andtheversionofWindows8,Windows8.1,
orWindows10thatispreinstalled,yourcomputermighthaveaGenuineMicrosoftlabelaffixedtoits
cover.Seehttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspxforillustrationsofthevarioustypes
ofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.

•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels
preinstalledwithanyversionofWindows8,Windows8.1,orWindows10.

•Inothercountriesandregions,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonlyoncomputermodelslicensed
forWindows8Pro,Windows8.1Pro,orWindows10Pro.

TheabsenceofaGenuineMicrosoftlabeldoesnotindicatethatthepreinstalledWindowsversionisnot
genuine.FordetailsonhowtotellwhetheryourpreinstalledWindowsproductisgenuine,refertothe
informationprovidedbyMicrosoftathttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/default.aspx.

UnlikeWindows7products,therearenoexternal,visualindicatorsoftheProductIDorWindowsversionfor
whichthecomputerislicensed.Instead,theProductIDisrecordedinthecomputerfirmware.Whenevera
Windows8,Windows8.1,orWindows10productisinstalled,theinstallationprogramchecksthecomputer
firmwareforavalid,matchingProductIDtocompletetheactivation.

Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows8Pro,
Windows8.1Pro,orWindows10Prolicensedowngraderights.

Features

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

Notebookcomputercolor

Blackorsilver

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Processor

Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.

•ForWindows8.1:Gotothedesktopscreen,andthenmovethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-right
cornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

•ForWindows10:doeitherofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall

programs,andthenclickSettings➙System➙About.

–Right-clicktheStartbutton

.ThenselectSystem.

Memory

Doubledatarate3lowvoltagesynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemorymodules(DDR3LVSDRAM)

Storagedevice

Dependingonthemodel:

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightharddiskdrive

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightsolid-statedrive

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheighthybriddrive

•M.2solid-statedriveforcacheonly

Display

•Displaysize:317.5mm(12.5inches)

•Displayresolution:

–LCD:Upto1366-by-768or1920-by-1080,dependingonthemodel
–Externalmonitor:upto1920-by-1200,dependingonthemonitormodel

•Colordisplaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology

•Brightnesscontrol

•Multi-touchscreen

Keyboard

•Functionkeys

•Keyboardframetravelfunction

•6-row,backlight,andspill-resistant

•ThinkPadpointingdevice

Interface

•4-in-1media-cardslot

•acpowerconnector

•AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)

•Audioconnector

•LenovoOneLinkconnector

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•MiniHDMIconnector

•USB3.0connector

•Screen-rotation-lockbutton

•Camera

•Microphones

•Volume-controlbuttons

•Windowsbutton

Wirelessfeatures

•Integratedwirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)

•IntegratedBluetooth

Specifications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.

Size

•Width:316.6mm(12.46inches)

•Depth:221mm(8.7inches)

•Height:

–19.4mm(0.76inch)forthedigitizermodel
–18.8mm(0.74inch)forthenon-digitizermodel

Heatoutput

45W(154Btu/hr)maximum

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

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).

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•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%
–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,aradio,anairconditioner,andamicrowaveovenaway
fromyourcomputer.Thestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitorand
dataontheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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

AccessingLenovoprograms

ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7andWindows10:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,clickAllprograms(Windows7)orAllapps
(Windows10)todisplayallprograms.

3.Ifyoustilldonotfindtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

•ForWindows8.1:

1.PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartscreen.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartscreen,clickthearrowicontoopentheAppsscreen.

3.IfyoustilldonotfindtheprogramontheAppsscreen,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,someLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled.
Youcannotfindtheseprogramsthroughtheabovemethodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemfirst.T oinstall
theseLenovoprograms,accesstheLenovoPCExperienceprogram,clickLenovoT ools,andthenfollow
theinstructionsonthescreen.

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof
theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

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AccessConnections™

(Windows7)

ActiveProtectionSystem™

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

AutoScrollUtility

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

CommunicationsUtility

(Windows7)

FingerprintManagerPro,
LenovoFingerprintManager,or
TouchFingerprintManager

(Windows7andWindows8.1)

HotkeyFeaturesIntegration

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

LenovoCompanion

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

LenovoPCExperience

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramfor
creatingandmanaginglocationprofiles.Eachlocationprofilestoresallthe
networkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork
infrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplace
toplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedto
manuallyreconfigureyoursettingsandrestartthecomputereachtime.

TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourinternalstoragedrive(such
asharddiskdrive)whentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputerdetectsa
conditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,
orshock.

Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.
Thisisbecausewhentheinternalstoragedriveisnotoperating,thesystem
stopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthe
drivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.

Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain
(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsontheinternal
storagedrive.

Thisprogramenhancesyourexperiencewithwindowoperation.Thewindow
positionofaforegroundapplicationisautomaticallyadjusted.OntheWindows

8.1operatingsystem,thescrollbaronauserinterfaceisalsoautomatically
adjusted.

TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsforthe
integratedcameraandaudiodevices.

Ifyourcomputercomeswithafingerprintreader,theFingerprintManagerPro
program,LenovoFingerprintManagerprogram,orT ouchFingerprintManager
programenablesyoutoenrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyour
passwords.Asaresult,fingerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourpasswords
andenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand
installutilityprogramsspecificallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour
computer.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand
usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality
ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.

Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.With
Companion,theyare.

UseCompaniontoregisteryourcomputer,accessyourusermanual,manage
systemhealthandupdate,checkthewarrantystatus,andseeaccessories
customizedforyourcomputer.Y oualsocanreadhintsandtips,exploreLenovo
forums,andstayup-to-dateontechnologynewswitharticlesandblogsfrom
trustedsources.ThisappisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyou
learnaboutyournewsystem.

TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelyby
providingeasyaccesstovariousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem
andLenovoSolutionCenter.
Note:OntheWindows10operatingsystem,thisprogramcannotbefoundfrom
theallprogramlistorsearchbox.Toaccessthisprogram,gotoControlPanel.
ViewControlPanelbyCategory,clickHardwareandSound➙Devicesand
Printers,andthendouble-clickthedevicewithyourcomputername.

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LenovoSettings

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

LenovoSolutionCenter

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

MobileBroadbandConnect

(Windows7andWindows10)

MessageCenterPlus

(Windows7)

PasswordManager

(Windows7andWindows8.1)

PowerManager

(Windows7)

RecoveryMedia

(Windows7andWindows10)

RescueandRecovery

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(Windows7)

SystemUpdate

(Windows7andWindows8.1)

WRITEit

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputing
experiencebyturningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot,configuring
cameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingand
managingmultiplenetworkprofiles.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolve
computerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,
securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimal
systemperformance.

TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthecomputer
tothemobilebroadbandnetworkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinform
youaboutimportantnoticesfromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdates
andalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsin
authenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepower
managementforthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpower
settingstoachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard
diskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestore
solution.Itincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputer
problems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstart
theWindowsoperatingsystem.

TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputer
up-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingdevice
drivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem
(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.

WRITEitgivesyouinstanthandwritinginputwhereveryouneedit.Youcanwrite
directlyinanyappandtextfield,edittextinreal-time,seeyourfullscreen,and
convertyourhandwritingintodigitaltext.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage15

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage15

•“Usingthespecialbuttons”onpage17

•“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen”onpage21

•“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage18

•“Operatingmodes”onpage25

•“Specialkeys”onpage33

•“Usingthekeyboard”onpage31

•“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage35

•“Powermanagement”onpage39

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage42

•“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage45

•“Connectinganexternaldisplay”onpage45

•“Choosingadisplaymode”onpage46

•“Changingdisplaysettings”onpage46

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage46

•“Usingthecamera”onpage47

•“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage48

Registeringyourcomputer

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

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenefits:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnotificationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

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

IfyouareusingaWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthepreinstalled
LenovoProductRegistrationprogram.Theprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryouhaveusedyour
computerforaperiodoftime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

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

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

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

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcorner

ofthescreen,thenclickShutdown.

–Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then

clickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Note:YoualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey

.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartscreen,clickthearrowicontoopen
theAppsscreen,andthenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.

Howtousethebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingapplicationsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage41.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage41.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourstoragedrive?

•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage55tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe
helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafrom
yourstoragedrive”onpage61.

Isgettingconnectedindifferentlocationsachallenge?

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

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page43

.

•Totravelmoreconfidently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage119

•Presstoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

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Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Choosingadisplaymode”onpage46

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.

Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage79

•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter8“Recoveryoverview”onpage101.

CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?

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

1.Onthedesktop,moveyourpointertothetaskbaratthebottomofthescreenandright-clickor
taponthewindowsnotificationarea.

2.ClickortapProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

–Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona

screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

–TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsignin

orcloseallappsonthescreen,gotodesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.ClickortapOKtosavethenewsetting.

.

.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonline
helpwhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage63

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage85

•“Powerproblems”onpage97

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows
operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.T oaccesstheWindowshelpinformation
system,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.

•ForWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplay
thecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Help.Additionally,theWindows8.1operatingsystemprovidesa
Help+TipsapplicationthatyoucanopenfromtheStartscreenorAppsscreen.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickGetstartedfromtherightpanel.Additionally,you
cansearchfromthetaskbartofindhelp,apps,files,settings,andsoon.

Usingthespecialbuttons

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethespecialbuttons.

Thecomputerisequippedwithsomespecialbuttonsasshowninthefollowingillustration.Youcancontrol
somefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthespecialbuttons,withouttheuseofthekeyboard.

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1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

2Speaker-volume-upbutton:Pressthespeakervolume-upbuttontoincreasethespeakervolume.

3Speaker-volume-downbutton:Pressthespeakervolume-downbuttontodecreasethespeakervolume.

4Screen-rotation-lockbutton:Pressthescreen-rotation-lockbuttontolockthescreenrotationfunction.

5Windowsbutton:

•ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowsbuttontoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStart
screen;orpresstheWindowsbuttontowakeupthecomputerfromsleepmode.

•ForWindows7andWindows10:PresstheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartmenu;orpressthe
Windowsbuttontowakeupthecomputerfromsleepmode.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.

Notes:

•Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

•Dependingontheappyouuse,somegesturesmightnotbeavailable.

Thefollowingtableintroducessomefrequentlyusedgestures.

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Touchgesture(touchmodels
only)

Description

Touch:T ap.

Mouseaction:Click.

Function:Openanapporperformanactiononanopenapp,suchasCopy,
Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.

Touch:Tapandhold.

Mouseaction:Right-click.

Function:Openamenuwithmultipleoptions.

Touch:Slide.

Mouseaction:Scrollthemousewheel,movethescrollbar,orclickthescroll

arrow.

Function:Scrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.

Touch:Draganitemtothedesiredlocation.

Mouseaction:Click,hold,anddraganitem.

Function:Moveanobject.

Touch:Movetwofingersclosertogether.

Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelbackward.

Function:Zoomout.

Touch:Movetwofingersfartherapart.

Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelforward.

Function:Zoomin.

Touch:Puttwoormorefingersonanitemandthenrotateyourfingersclockwise

orcounterclockwise.

Mouseaction:Iftheappsupportsrotation,clicktherotationicon.

Function:Rotateanitem.

ThefollowingtableintroducestouchgesturesontheWindows8.1operatingsystem.

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Touchgesture(touchmodels
only)

Description

Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.

Mouseaction:Movethepointertothebottom-rightortop-rightcornerofyour

screen.

Function:Displaythecharmsthatcontainsystemcommands,suchasStart,
Settings,Search,Share,andDevices.

Touch:Swipeinfromtheleftedge.

Mouseaction:Movethepointertothetop-leftcornerofyourscreen,andthen

click.Keepclickingtocyclethroughtheopenapps.

Function:Cyclethroughandswitchtoopenapps.

Touch:Swipeinandoutontheleftedge.

Mouseaction:Movethepointertothetop-leftcornerofthescreen,andthen

movethepointerdownwardalongtheleftedge.Tomakeaselection,clickthe
desiredapp.

Function:Viewtherecentlyusedappsorselectanactiveappfromthelist.

Touch:Swipeuptothetopedge.

Mouseaction:Clickthedownwardarrowlocatednearthebottom-leftcorner

oftheStartscreen.

Function:ViewallappsontheStartscreen.

Touch:SwipeinfromthetoporbottomedgeoftheStartscreen,tapCustomize,

andthentapthedesiredicon.

Mouseaction:Right-clickablankareaontheStartscreen,clickCustomize,
andthenclickthedesiredicon.

Function:CustomizetilesontheStartscreen,oruninstallanapp.

Touch:Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedgeofanopenapp.

Mouseaction:Right-clickanywhereonanopenapp.

Function:Viewtheappcommandsonanopenapp,suchasCopy,Save,and
Delete,dependingontheapp.

Touch:Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottomonanopenapp.

Mouseaction:Fromthetopedgeofthescreen,click,hold,andmovethepointer

tothebottomofthescreen.Then,releasethebutton.

Function:Closethecurrentapp.

ThefollowingtableintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows10operatingsystem.

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Touchgesture(touchmodels
only)

Description

Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.

Mouseaction:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.

Function:Opentheactioncentertoseeyournotificationsandquickactions.

Touch:Swipeinfromtheleftedge.

Mouseaction:Clickthetask-viewicononthetaskbar.

Function:Viewallyouropenwindowsintaskview.

Touch:Swipeinfromthebottomtotopforfull-screenedapp.

Mouseaction:MoveyourcursortotheWindowsnotificationareaatthebottom

ofthescreen.

Function:Viewthetaskbar.

Note:Thefullscreenfeatureisavailableonlyonsomeapps.Toopenanapp

infullscreen,clickonthetitlebar.

•Shortsnapforfull-screenedapporwhenyourcomputerisintabletmode

Touch:Swipedownwardsshortlyfromthetopedge.
Mouseaction:Moveyourcursortothetopedgeofthescreen.
Function:Showahiddentitlebar.

•Longswipewhenyourcomputerisintabletmode
Touch:Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottomedge.
Mouseaction:Fromthetopedgeofthescreen,clickandhold,movethe

pointertothebottomofthescreen,andthenrelease.

Function:Closethecurrentapp.

Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen

•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany
metallicobjectonthescreen,whichmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.

•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsforinputonthescreen.

•Regularlycalibratetheaccuracyofthefingerinputtoavoidadiscrepancy.

Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen

•Turnoffthecomputerbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.

•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthe
multi-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.

•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.

UsingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen

SomecomputermodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenoraThinkPadActivePen.TheT ablet
DigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePenenablesyoutoinputtextinanaturalmannerwhenyouaretakingnotes,

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annotatingPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)files,ordrawinggraphicstogetherwithapplicationscapableof
editingandsketching.WhenyoudraworwritewiththeT abletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen,keep
thepenperpendiculartothedisplaytoachievethebestlinequality.

UsetheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePeninsteadofyourfingerinconditionssuchasthefollowing:

•Youneedpreciseanddetailedinput,suchasdrawingapictureorusingthehandwritingmode.

•Toomanyelementsarecrowdedonthescreen,forexample,whenyouareplayinggames.

•Youwanttokeepyourscreenfreefromsmudges.

•Youhavelongfingernailsanditisdifficultforyoutotype.

Notes:

•TheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePenisnotwaterproof.Takecarenottosoakitordipitinwater.

•TheThinkPadActivePendoesnotapplytocomputermodelsequippedwiththeTabletDigitizerPen,
andviceversa.

•IfyourcomputerdoesnotcomewithaTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen,yourcomputerdoes
notsupporttheuseofapen.

•TopurchasetheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen,gototheLenovoSupportWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories

UsingtheT abletDigitizerPen

TheTabletDigitizerPenfunctionswithoutbatteries.

1Tip
2Clickbutton

YoucanperformthefollowingoperationswiththeTabletDigitizerPen:

•Toclickormakeaselection,tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.

•Todouble-click,taptwicewithoutpausing.

•Toright-click,tapthetiponthedisplayandholdthepenforonesecond,orpresstheclickbutton
andtapthetiponthedisplay.

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TheT abletDigitizerPenisstoredintheslotontherightsideofthecomputer.Toremovethepenfromthe
slot,slidethetabofthepentotherightsideslightly,andthenpullthepenout.

UsingtheThinkPadActivePen

TheThinkPadActivePenisbattery-poweredandusedwithoneAAAAalkalinebattery.

ToinstallabatteryintotheThinkPadActivePen,unscrewandremovetheendcapoftheThinkPadActive
Pen,insertthebatteryintothebatterycompartmentwiththenegativepolarityfacingoutward,andthen
tightentheendcapbackintoposition.

Note:Ensurethatyouinstallthebatteryincorrectorientationwiththenegativepolarityfacingoutward.

Whenthebatterypowerrunsout,theThinkPadActivePenstopsfunctioning.Inthiscase,replacethebattery.

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheThinkPadActivePen.

1Tip
2Eraserbutton
3Clickbutton
4Endcap

YoucanperformthefollowingoperationswiththeThinkPadActivePen:

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•Toclickormakeaselection,tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.

•Todouble-click,taptwicewithoutpausing.

•Toright-click,tapthetiponthedisplayandholdthepenforonesecond,orpresstheclickbutton
andtapthetiponthedisplay.

•Toeraseink,pressandholdtheeraserbutton,tapthetiponthedisplay,anddragthepenacrossthe
inkyouwanttoerase.

TheThinkPadActivePenisdeliveredwithapenholder.TostoretheThinkPadActivePenonthecomputer,
dothefollowing:

1.InsertthepenholderconnectorintoanavailableUSBconnectoronthecomputer.

2.InserttheThinkPadActivePenintoanyofthethreeholesinthepenholder,asshowninthefollowing
illustrations:

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Operatingmodes

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingmodesofyourcomputer.Yourcomputerprovides
thenotebookmode,standmode,tabletmode,andtentmodethatenableyoutoworkmoreconveniently
inyourworkingenvironment.

Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Enablingtheoperatingmodes”onpage26

•“Rotatingthecomputerdisplay”onpage26

•“Notebookmode”onpage26

•“Standmode”onpage27

•“Tabletmode”onpage28

•“Tentmode”onpage30

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Enablingtheoperatingmodes

Toprovideyourcomputertheflexibilityofbeingusedinvariousoperatingmodes,enabletheoperating
modesfirst.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,dooneofthefollowingtoenabletheoperatingmodes:

•WhenyouentertheWindows7operatingsystemforthefirsttime,theEnablesensorswindowis
displayed.ThenclickEnablethissensor.

•GotoControlPanel.ClickAllControlPanelItems➙LocationandOtherSensors.Thenselectthe
checkboxforSTMicroelectronicsSensorHub.

FortheWindows8.1andWindows10operatingsystems,theoperatingmodesareenabledbydefault.

Rotatingthecomputerdisplay

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtorotatethedisplayofyourThinkPadYoga®12computerproperly.
Thistopicalsoprovidesinformationontheoperatingmodesofyourcomputerandcorrespondingdisplay
angleranges.

Youcanopenthecomputerdisplaytoanyanglewithinarangeofupto360degreesasshowninthe
followingillustration.ThedegreesreferstotheangledegreesbetweentheLCDandthekeyboard.

Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay
orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof
thecomputerdisplay.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Notebookmode

Youcanusethecomputerinthenotebookmodeinscenariosthatrequireusingakeyboardandamouse,
suchaseditingdocumentsandwritinge-mails.

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Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay

orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof
thecomputerdisplay.

Openthecomputerdisplayslowlytoanyanglewithinarangeoflessthan190degreesasshowninthe
followingillustration.Yourcomputerisnowinthenotebookmode.Thedegreesreferstotheangledegrees
betweenthecomputerdisplayandthekeyboard.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Inthenotebookmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointingstickareautomatically
enabled.

Bydefault,theautorotatefeatureisenabled.Toavoidundesiredscreenrotation,pressthe
screen-rotation-lockbuttontodisabletheautorotatefeature.Forinstructionsonhowtousethebutton,refer
to“Usingthespecialbuttons”onpage17.Afteryoupressthescreen-rotation-lockbutton,theautorotate
featureisdisabledandtheautorotate-offindicatorisdisplayedonyourscreen.

Standmode

Youcanusethecomputerinthestandmodeinscenariosthatrequirelimitedinteractionwiththescreen,
suchasviewingphotosandplayingvideos.

Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay
orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof
thecomputerdisplay.

Ifyourcomputerisinthenotebookmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromthenotebookmode
intothestandmode:

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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1.Slowlyrotatethecomputerdisplayclockwisetoanyanglewithinarangeof190degreesto359degrees.

Note:Thedegreesreferstotheangledegreesbetweenthecomputerdisplayandthekeyboard.

2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowinthestandmode.

Inthestandmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheT rackPointpointingstickareautomaticallydisabled.

Bydefault,theautorotatefeatureisenabled.Toavoidundesiredscreenrotation,pressthe
screen-rotation-lockbuttontodisabletheautorotatefeature.Forinstructionsonhowtousethebutton,refer
to“Usingthespecialbuttons”onpage17.Afteryoupressthescreen-rotation-lockbutton,theautorotate
featureisdisabledandtheautorotate-offindicatorisdisplayedonyourscreen.

Inthestandmode,youcanusethespecialbuttonstocontrolyourcomputer.Forinstructionsonhowtouse
thespecialbuttons,referto“Usingthespecialbuttons”onpage17

.

Tabletmode

Youcanusethecomputerinthetabletmodeinscenariosthatrequirefrequentinteractionwiththescreen,
suchasbrowsingtheWebsite.

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Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay

orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof
thecomputerdisplay.

Ifyourcomputerisinthestandmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromthestandmodeinto
thetabletmode:

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

1.Positionyourcomputerasshownandslowlyrotatethecomputerdisplayclockwisetotheangle
of360degrees.

Note:Thedegreesreferstotheangledegreesbetweenthecomputerdisplayandthekeyboard.

2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowinthetabletmode.Bydefault,theautorotate
featureisenabled.

3.Toavoidundesiredscreenrotationinthetabletmode,pressthescreen-rotation-lockbuttontodisable
theautorotatefeature.Forinstructionsonhowtousethebutton,referto“Usingthespecialbuttons”
onpage17

.

Note:Afteryoupressthescreen-rotation-lockbutton,theautorotatefeatureisdisabledandthe
autorotate-offindicatorisdisplayedonyourscreen.

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Inthetabletmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointingstickareautomaticallydisabled.
However,youcancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthespecialbuttonsandthemulti-touch
screen,withouttheuseofthekeyboardandthetouchpad.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthespecial
buttons”onpage17

and“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage18.

Tentmode

Youcanusethecomputerinthetentmodeinscenariosthatrequirelimitedinteractionwiththescreen,
suchasviewingphotosandmakingapresentation.

Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay
orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof
thecomputerdisplay.

Ifyourcomputerisinthetabletmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromthetabletmodeintothe
tentmode:

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

1.Slowlyrotateyourcomputerdisplayanticlockwisetoanyanglewithinarangeof190degreesto359
degrees.

Note:Thedegreesreferstotheangledegreesbetweenthecomputerdisplayandthekeyboard.

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2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowinthetentmode.

Inthetentmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointingstickareautomaticallydisabled.
However,youcancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthespecialbuttonsandthemulti-touch
screen,withouttheuseofthekeyboardandthetouchpad.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthespecial
buttons”onpage17

and“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage18.

Usingthekeyboard

Yourcomputerkeyboardfeaturestheframetravelfunction.Thistopicprovidesinformationonthebehavior
ofthekeyboard.

Notes:

•Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

•Inthenotebookmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheT rackPointpointingstickareautomatically
enabled.Inthestandmode,tabletmode,andtentmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPoint
pointingstickareautomaticallydisabled.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofthekeyboard.

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Behaviorofthekeyboard

Theframeofthekeyboardtravelsupwardwhenyourotatethecomputerdisplayfrom190degreesto360
degrees.Thefollowingaresomescenariosforusingthekeyboard:

•Theframeofthekeyboarddoesnottravelwhenyourotatethecomputerdisplayfrom10degreesto190
degrees.Thefollowingillustrationshowsthekeyboardwhenthekeyboardframedoesnottravel.

•Whenyourotatethecomputerdisplayfrom190degreesto360degrees,theframeofthekeyboard
travelsupwardforabout2.0mm(0.08inch).Thefollowingillustrationshowsthekeyboardafterthe
keyboardframetravelsupward.

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Specialkeys

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofmainspecialkeysforyourcomputer.

YoucanconfiguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeysorThinkPad
F1–F12keystab.

3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

Notes:

•Dependingonthemodel,youcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

•Inthenotebookmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheT rackPointpointingstickareautomatically
enabled.Inthestandmode,tabletmode,andtentmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPoint
pointingstickareautomaticallydisabled.

1Functionkeys

•+:EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff(defaultmode).Toinitiatethe

specialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.T oinputF1-F12,press
theFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1-F12,pressthe
functionkeysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkey
andthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•

•

•:Increasesthespeakervolume.

:Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,thespeaker-muteindicatorturns

on.
Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour
computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressthespeakermutekey
key,orthespeakervolume-upkey.

:Decreasesthespeakervolume.

,thespeakervolume-down

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•:Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,themicrophone-mute
indicatorturnson.

Ifyoumutethemicrophonesandturnoffyourcomputer,themicrophoneswillremainmutedwhenyou
turnonyourcomputeragain.Tounmutethemicrophones,pressthemicrophonemutekey.

•

:Darkensthedisplay.

•:Brightensthedisplay.
Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingthetwokeys.Tochangethe

defaultbrightnesslevel,right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Thenclick
Adjustscreenbrightnessandmakechangesasdesired.

•

:Managesexternaldisplays.

Note:YoualsocanpressWindows+Ptoswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.

•:Enablesordisablesthewirelessnetworkingfeatures.Formoreinformationonthewirelessfeatures,
referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage43

.

•

–Windows7:OpensControlPanel.
–Windows8.1:OpenstheSettingscharm.
–Windows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.

•

–Windows7:OpensWindowsSearch.
–Windows8.1:OpenstheSearchcharm.
–Windows10:OpenstheCortana

®

searchbox.

•

:Viewstheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

•

–Windows7:OpensComputer.
–Windows8.1andWindows10:Viewsalltheprograms.

•+:Controlsthekeyboardbacklight
Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebartochange

themodesofthekeyboardbacklight.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

2Windowskey

•Windows8.1:PresstheWindowskey2toswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.

•Windows7andWindows10:PresstheWindowskey2toopentheStartmenu.

ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowskeywithotherkeys,refertothehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem.

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ThinkPadpointingdevice

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas
pointing,clicking,andscrolling.WiththeThinkPadpointingdevice,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouch
gestures,suchasrotatingandzoominginorout.

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingtwodevices:

1T rackPointpointingdevice
2Trackpad

Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled.
Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage39.

TrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas
pointing,clicking,andscrolling.

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TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingfourcomponents:

1T rackPointpointingstick
2Left-clickbutton(primary-clickbutton)
3Right-clickbutton(secondary-clickbutton)
4Scrollbar

TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,refertothefollowinginstructions:

Note:Placeyourhandsinthetypingpositionanduseyourindexfingerormiddlefingertoapplypressureto
thepointing-sticknonslipcap.Useeitherthumbtopresstheleft-clickbuttonorright-clickbutton.

•Point
UsetheTrackPointpointingstick1tomovethepointeronthescreen.Tousethepointingstick,apply
pressuretothepointing-sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thepointermoves
accordinglybutthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdepends
ontheamountofpressureyouapplytothepointingstick.

•Left-click
Presstheleft-clickbutton

2toselectoropenanitem.

•Right-click
Presstheright-clickbutton3todisplayashortcutmenu.

•Scroll
Pressandholdthedottedscrollbar4whileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.

Trackpad

Theentiretrackpadissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperformallthe
pointing,clicking,andscrollingfunctionsofatraditionalmouse.

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Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozones:

1Left-clickzone(primary-clickzone)
2Right-clickzone(secondary-clickzone)

Tousethetrackpad,refertothefollowinginstructions:

•Point
Slideonefingeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadtomovethepointeraccordingly.

•Left-click
Presstheleft-clickzone

1toselectoropenanitem.

Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithonefingertoperformtheleft-clickaction.

•Right-click
Presstheright-clickzone2todisplayashortcutmenu.
Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithtwofingerstoperformtheright-clickaction.

•Scroll
Puttwofingersonthetrackpadandmovethemintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thisactionenables
youtoscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.Ensurethatyoupositionyourtwofingersslightly
apartfromeachother.

Withthetrackpad,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingthetouch
gestures,see“Trackpadtouchgestures”onpage37

.

Trackpadtouchgestures

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform
thesamepointandclickactionsasyouwouldusingatraditionalmouse.Youalsocanusethetrackpad
toperformavarietyoftouchgestures.

Thefollowingsectionintroducessomefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,and
scrolling.Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.

Notes:

•Whenusingtwoormorefingers,ensurethatyoupositionyourfingersslightlyapart.

•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.

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Tap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.

Two-fingertap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.

Two-fingerscroll

Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thisaction
enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe
document,Website,orapps.

Two-fingerzoomin

Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemfartherapartto
zoomin.

Two-fingerzoomout

Puttwofingersonthetrackpadand
movethemclosertogethertozoom
out.

ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows8.1operatingsystem.

Swipefromthetopedge

FromtheStartscreenorthe
currentapp,swipeinfrom
thetopedgeofthetrackpad
withonefingertodisplaythe
commandmenu.

Swipefromtherightedge

Swipeinfromtherightedgeof
thetrackpadwithonefingerto
displaythecharms.

Swipefromthetoptothebottom
edge

Swipefromthetoptothebottom
edgeofthetrackpadwithone
fingertoclosethecurrentapp.
Performingthisgestureonthe
desktopclosesthedesktopand
displaystheStartscreen.

Swipefromtheleftedge

Swipeinfromtheleftedgeofthe
trackpadwithonefingertoshow
thepreviouslyusedapp.

Swipeinandoutfromtheright
edge

Swipeinandoutfromtheright
edgeofthetrackpadwithone
fingertohidethecharms.

Swipeinandoutfromtheleft
edge

Swipeinandoutfromtheleftedge
ofthetrackpadwithonefingerto
displayallthecharms.

ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows10operatingsystem.

Swipethreefingersup

Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemuptoopenthe
taskviewtoseeallyouropen
windows.

Swipethreefingersdown

Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemdowntoshowthe
desktop.

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CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesoyoucanuseitmorecomfortablyandefficiently.For
example,youcanchoosetoenabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,thetrackpad,orboth.Youalsocan
disableorenablethetouchgestures.

TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙Mouse.TheMousePropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethecustomization.

ReplacingthecapoftheTrackPointpointingstick

Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodof
time,youmightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.

Togetanewcap,contactLenovo.ForinformationaboutcontactingLenovo,seeChapter9“Getting
support”onpage111.

Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.

Powermanagement

Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyour
computerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethe
power-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.

SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenabling
youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout
beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Checkingthebatterystatus

Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatocheckthebatterystatus.
Thebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthow
longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

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•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive.
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.

EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls
belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDis
turnedoff.

Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.

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

Usingtheacpower

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthebatteryorfromacpower.Whileyouuseac
power,thebatterieschargeautomatically.

Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.

•acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.

•Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.

Connectingtoacpower

Toconnectthecomputertoacpower,dothefollowing:

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.

3.Connectthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomof
yourdisplay.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetransformer.

•Beforeyouchargethebatteries,ensurethattheirtemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis
installed.Y ouneedtochargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingconditions:

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–Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery
–Whenthebatterymeteratthebottomofyourdisplayshowsthatthebatterypowerremainingislow
–Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandfindthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower
alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwitha
chargedbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninserttheconnectorintothe
computer.Thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthreetosixhours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysize
andthephysicalenvironment.Thebatterystatusindicatorwillletyouknowthatthebatteryischarging,and
willalsonotifyyouwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Y oucanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe
battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

•Makefulluseofpower-savingmodes,suchassleepmode,andhibernationmode.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.

Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickPowerOptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystem.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.

•Screenblankmode(forWindows7only)
Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffthepowertothedisplayandmake
thecomputerenterscreenblankmode,right-clickthebattery-gaugeiconinthewindowsnotificationarea
andselectPoweroffdisplay.

•Sleepmode
Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthestoragedriveandthecomputerdisplayare
turnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Sleepfromthemenudisplayed.

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–ForWindows8.1:GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericon

,thenclickSleep.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickSleep.

•Hibernationmode
Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingfilesorexitingany
programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and
filesaresavedtothestoragedevices,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoes
notconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerinto
hibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeT ools.

3.ClickT askScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettingsbydoingthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows8.1andWindows10:Definewhatthepowerbuttondoesfirst,thenpressthepower

buttontoputthecomputerintohibernationmode.Formoreinformation,see“Right-sideview”on
page3.

•Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thiswill

helpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressthewireless-switchingkey

.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet
andothernetworkconnections.

Ethernetconnections

YoucanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionthroughaLenovoUSB

2.0EthernetAdapter,aThinkPadUSB3.0EthernetAdapter,asupportedThinkPadOneLinkDock,ora

supportedThinkPadOneLinkProDock.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector
onaLenovoUSB2.0EthernetAdapter,aThinkPadUSB3.0EthernetAdapter,aThinkPadOneLink
Dock,oraThinkPadOneLinkProDock.

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Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

IntheAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesaredisabled.TodisabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms,tapSettings➙
ChangePCsettings➙Network,andthenslidethecontrolforAirplanemodetotheleft.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAll
appstodisplayallprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode,andthen
slidethecontrolfortheAirplanemodetotheleft.

Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing
wirelessnetworks:

•WirelessLANconnection

•Bluetoothconnection

UsingthewirelessLANconnection

AwirelessLANcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofficebuildingorahouse.Devices
basedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.

Yourcomputercomeswithawirelessnetworkcardandaconfigurationutilitytohelpyouestablishwireless
connectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.Thisenablesyoutostayconnectedtoyournetworkwhile
youareattheoffice,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.

ToestablishawirelessLANconnection,dothefollowing:

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

2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwareto
managemultiplenetworkprofilessothatthecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablenetworkwhen
thelocationchanges:

•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.

•ForWindows8.1andWindows10:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.
Formoreinformation.

Formoreinformation,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12.

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

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

Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus

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

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FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

AccessConnectionsgauge:

•Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.

•
isexcellent.

AccessConnectionsstatusicon:

•

Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.

•Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.

•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.

AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon:

•Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

•

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

•

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove

•
signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection

UsingtheBluetoothconnection

Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnecting
peripheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,or
remotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.Totransferdatathrough
theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:

Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywitha
Bluetoothoption,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeature
canbedegraded.

1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.

•ForWindows7:Pressthewireless-radioscontrolkey

•ForWindows8.1:
a.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
b.ClickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙PCanddevices➙Bluetooth.
c.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

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andturnontheBluetoothfeature.

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Bluetooth.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappsto

displayallprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.Turnon
theBluetoothfeature.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendT o➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation
system.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour
workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange
displaysettings.

Yourcomputersupportsupto1920x1080,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheminiHDMIconnector.

Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.

Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.Thewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtothemini
HDMIconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-DiorMiracastfunction.

•Connectingawireddisplay

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchasthe
HDMIconnector.

2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.

Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7andWindows8.1:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickScreenresolution➙Detect.
–ForWindows10:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickDisplaysettings➙Detect.

•Connectingawirelessdisplay

Note:T ouseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe
Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternal
displaysupporttheWi-DiorMiracastfeature.TheWi-Difeatureisnotavailableoncomputersinstalled
withtheWindows7operatingsystemandIntelCeleron

–ForWindows7

OpentheStartmenuandclickDevicesandPrinters➙Addadevice

–ForWindows8.1

1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.ClickDevices➙Projector➙Addawirelessdisplay.

3.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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–ForWindows10

Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.

–Clicktheactioncentericon

wirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

intheWindowsnotificationarea.ClickConnect.Selectthedesired

Choosingadisplaymode

Youcandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoose
howtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplaymode-switchingkeyandthenselectadisplay

modeyouprefer.

Therearefourdisplaymodes:

•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.

Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeDisconnect,PCscreenonly,Computeronly,or
Disconnectprojector.

•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.

•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragand
moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.

•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.

Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.

Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D

displayshowsthevideooutput.

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infull-screenmode,onlythemain

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasthedisplayresolution,fontsize,andsoon.

Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolutionorDisplaysettings.

2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconfigure.

3.Changedisplaysettingsasyouwant.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:

•Microphones

Note:Theleftmicrophoneandrightmicrophoneautomaticallyswitchbetweeneachotherwhenthe
computerscreenrotates.

•Speakers

Note:Theleftspeakerandrightspeakerautomaticallyswitchbetweeneachotherwhenthecomputer
screenrotates.

•Audioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter

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Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such
asthefollowing:

•CompliantwithIntel

®

HighDefinitionAudio

•PlaybackofMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface(MIDI)andMovingPictureExpertsGroupAudioLayer-3
(MP3)files

•Recordingandplaybackofpulse-codemodulation(PCM)andWaveformAudioFileFormat(WAV)files

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached

Note:Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyour
computer,thesupportedThinkPadOneLinkDock,ortheThinkPadOneLinkProDockaresupported.

Table1.Audiofeaturelist

Connector

AudioconnectorHeadphoneand

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

microphonefunctions
supported

Conventional
headphone

Headphonefunction
supported

Conventional
microphone

Notsupported

Configuringforsoundrecording

Toconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheConexantHDAudioManagerprogram.To
starttheprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙ConexantHDAudioManager.

Usingthecamera

Ifyourcomputerhasacamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshot
ofyourcurrentimage.

Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”on
page12

•ForWindows8.1:ClickCamerafromtheStartscreen.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andclickCamerafromtheallappslist.

Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.

.

Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,
videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousethecamerawithotherprograms,openoneoftheprograms
andstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamerastarts
automaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.Formoreinformationaboutusingthecamera
withaprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Configuringcamerasettings

Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

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–Configurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Fordetails,seethe

helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartscreen.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheCameraapp,clickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartmenu.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

Usingaflashmediacard

Yourcomputerhasamediacardslot,itsupportsthefollowingcards:

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)module

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Note:Y ourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)featurefor
theSDcard

Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyour
computerintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransfercompletes;otherwise,yourdatacould
becomedamaged.

Installingaflashmediacard

Attention:

•Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany
staticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

Toinstallaflashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.

2.Insertthecardfirmlyintotheslotofthe4-in-1mediacardreader.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledflashmediacard,dothefollowingtoenable
thefeature:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingaflashmediacard

Attention:

•Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightgetdamagedorlost.

•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem
mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

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Toremoveacard,dothefollowing:

1.Clickthetriangularicononthewindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clickthe
SafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperating
system,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.T oaccessthecard,youmustremoveitfirst,theninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage51

•“ThinkPadOneLinkDock”onpage51

•“ThinkPadOneLinkProDock”onpage52

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand
upgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludestoragedevices,networkcards,portreplicators,batteries,
poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

ToshopatLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

ThinkPadOneLinkDock

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheThinkPadOneLinkDock(hereafterreferredtoas
thedock).Attachyourcomputertothedocktoexpandtheworkingcapability.

Thistopicprovidesbasicinformationaboutthedock.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingthedock,refer
tothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourdockmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Frontview

1Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock,suchas

aKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdocktoadesk,table,orother
non-permanentfixture.

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2USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector:Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesnomatterwhenyourcomputerisinsleepmode,hibernationmode,
orisoff.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

4Audioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplug.

5System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheones

onthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage7.

6Powerbutton:Thepowerbuttononthedockfunctionsthesameastheoneonthecomputer.

Rearview

1USB2.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

2Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorsonthisconnector

havethesamefunctionastheonesonthecomputer.

3HDMIconnector:UsedtoconnectadigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitorthatiscompatiblewithHDMI.

4Powerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

5LenovoOneLinkconnector:ConnecttheLenovoOneLinkconnectortothecomputer.

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheThinkPadOneLinkProDock(hereafterreferredto
asthedock).Attachyourcomputertothedocktoexpandtheworkingcapability.

Thistopicprovidesbasicinformationaboutthedock.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingthedock,refer
tothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourdockmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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Frontview

1Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock,suchas

aKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdocktoadesk,table,orother
non-permanentfixture.

2USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector:Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesnomatterwhenyourcomputerisinsleepmode,hibernationmode,
orisoff.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

4Audioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplug.

5System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheones

onthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage7

6Powerbutton:Thepowerbuttononthedockfunctionsthesameastheoneonthecomputer.

.

Rearview

1USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

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2USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.

3Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorsonthisconnector

havethesamefunctionastheonesonthecomputer.

4DisplayPort

®

connector:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother

devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

5Powerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

6DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.

7LenovoOneLinkconnector:ConnecttheLenovoOneLinkconnectortothecomputer.

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Usingpasswords”onpage55

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage59

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage60

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedrive”onpage61

•“Usingfirewalls”onpage62

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage62

Usingpasswords

Youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,
apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.
Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks
automaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,

pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto

Note:Toreturntotheicon

,pressF1again.

,typethemasterharddiskpassword

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

4.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:

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•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewpower-onpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype

thepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandPressEnter.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.

5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.

Note:Y oumightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthe
password,youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohave
thepasswordcanceled.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyouhave
setasupervisorpassword,noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthecomputerwithoutthepassword.It
providesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad
Setupprogram.UnauthorizeduserscannotaccesstheThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat
computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

–Changingordeletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword
–Changingdateandtime
–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword
–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip
–Enablingordisablingthefollowingfeatures:

–FlashoverLAN
–LockUEFIBIOSSettings
–Passwordatunattendedboot
–BootDeviceListF12Option
–BootOrderLock
–FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users
–Internalnetworkdevice
–Internalwirelessdevice
–InternalBluetoothdevice
–InternalNetworkOptionROM

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–Securitymode

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.

•WhenLockUEFIBIOSSettingsoptionisenabled,allBIOSsettingscannotbechanged.Tochange
thesettings,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.Toset,change,orremovea
supervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

4.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype

thepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.

5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.

Note:Y oumightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Thenexttimeyouopenthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyoursupervisorpasswordtoproceed.Ifyouforget
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Harddiskpasswords

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddisk
driveorhybriddrive:

•Userharddiskpassword
Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust

entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsontheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive.

•Masterharddiskpassword
Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword

isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddisk

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driveorhybriddriveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;then
assignsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpassword
asdesired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.

Settingaharddiskpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Harddisk1Passwordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

4.Apasswordwindowisdisplayed.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserif
youwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.SelectUser+Masterifyouwanttosetauserharddisk
passwordandamasterharddiskpassword,forexampleifyouareanadministratororasupervisor.

•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

PasswordfieldandpressEnter.

b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredandpressEnter.

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:

a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserhard

diskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnter
NewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.

b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemaster

harddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.Typeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordinthe
EnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.

5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer
andaccesstheoperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange
thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.

–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethe
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword
ischanged.

Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.

–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:

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1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;then
retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.

•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage58,typingyourpasswordto
starttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.

Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords

•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdriveorhybriddrivecanbeused
onlywithacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstall
theharddiskdriveorhybriddriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontains
morethansevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.

•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser
andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk
driveorhybriddrive.Y oumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentative
tohavetheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbe
chargedforpartsandservice.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedrive,harddisk
driveorhybriddrive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage55
passwords”onpage57

.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

•ToprovidereliablesecurityforUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwithaTrusted
PlatformModule(TPM)managementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage60.

•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour
computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoft
WindowsBitLocker

®

DriveEncryption.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage60

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.Formore
information,referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedrive”onpage61

Note:TheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

and“Harddisk

.

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UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,besuretousedriveencryptionsoftware,such
asWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofsomeeditionsoftheWindows
operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourcomputer,even
ifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingthe
swapandhibernationfiles.

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.

FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step
Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,Encryptionsolid-statedrive,andDiskEncryptionhybriddrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,theEncryptionsolid-statedrive,ortheDisk
Encryptionhybriddrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,
NANDflashordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefficientuseoftheencryption
feature,besuretosetaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransferconfidentialinformation
electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip,
acryptographicmicroprocessor.WiththesecuritychipandClientSecuritySolution,youcandothefollowing:

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

•Securecommunications

Settingthesecuritychip

ThechoicesofferedontheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuofThinkPadSetupareas
follows:

•SecurityChip:Activate,inactivate,ordisablethesecuritychip.

•SecurityReportingOptions:Enableordisableeachsecurityreportingoption.

•ClearSecurityChip:Cleartheencryptionkey.

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity➙SecurityChipbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

4.PressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

5.Movetoanitemyouwanttosetbyusingthedirectionalkeys.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

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6.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

7.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.

Tosetthesecuritychip,youhavetostartClientSecuritySolution,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:IfClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonyourcomputer,downloadandinstallitfrom
http://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Tipsonusingthesecuritychip

•EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchangethe
settingsforthesecuritychip.

•IfyouareusingClientSecuritySolution,handlethesecuritychipbydoingthefollowing:

–Donotclearthesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,thefunctionsassignedtothekeyswillbeerased.
–Donotdisablethesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,ClientSecuritySolutionwillnotwork.

•Ifthesecuritychipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thecomputerwillnotstart.You
willhearfourcyclesoffourbeepseach,oryouwillseeerrormessage0176or0192.

•Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

•Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,turnoffyourcomputerandthenturnitonagainafteryousetthe
securitychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedrive

Someofthedatastoredonthestoragedrivemightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputerovertosomeone
elsewithoutdeletingtheinstalledsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsandapplicationsoftware,mighteven
violatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredonthestoragedrivebeforeyoudisposeof,sell,
orhandoveryourcomputer.

Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromthestoragedrive:

•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.

•Deletethedata.

•Formatyourstoragedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringthestoragedrivebacktothefactorydefault
settings.

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

Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromtheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive
whenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingthe
harddiskdriveorhybriddrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thus
makingthedataunreadable.Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(pay
service)developedforthatpurpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.

Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe
CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdriveor

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hybriddrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportto
downloadthesetools.

IfanEncryptionsolid-statedrive,aDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,oraDiskEncryptionhybriddriveis
supportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinashort
timebyerasingthecryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbut
remainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.Thisfeatureisalsoavailablewith
theDriveEraseUtilityforResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.

Usingfirewalls

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

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat
comeswiththeprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof
yourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration

Whileitisimportanttoprotectfiles,data,andsettingsthatareonthestoragedrive,youalsomightneed
toinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,orrecover
preinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareandkeepit
intopworkingshape.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage63

•“InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage63

•“InstallingtheWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem”onpage64

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage65

•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage65

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage77

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson
howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:

•Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedrive,includingthe
datathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

•IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanM.2solid-statedrive,donotusethe
M.2solid-statedriveasabootabledevice.TheM.2solid-statedriveisusedfor“cache”functionandto
supporttheIntelRapidStartTechnology.

ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.

•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

2.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage65.

3.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

5.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.

6.RestoretheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.

7.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage65.

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

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

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion
codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

NO

TC

InstallingtheWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson
howtoinstallaWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem.

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:

•Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedrive,includingthe
datathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

•IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanM.2solid-statedrive,donotusethe
M.2solid-statedriveasabootabledevice.TheM.2solid-statedriveisusedfor“cache”functionandto
supporttheIntelRapidStartTechnology.

ToinstalltheWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage65.

2.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

3.SelectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8.1operatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample
USBHDD.

4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

5.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer,andrestart
thecomputer.

6.Installthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage65.

7.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe
securitypatches.

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8.Dependingonyourpreference,installLenovoprograms.ForinformationaboutLenovoprograms,
see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12

.

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

WhenyouinstalltheWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowing
countryorregioncodes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

NO

TC

Installingdevicedrivers

Devicedriveristheprogramthatoperatesaparticularhardwaredeviceofthecomputer.Ifadevice
doesnotperformwelloryouinstallanewdevice,installorupdatethecorrespondingdevicedriver.For
example,ifyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,tousetheUSB3.0connector,youmustdownload
andinstalltheUSB3.0driver.

Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,dothefollowing:

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

2.Selectyourproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.

3.Selectthedevicedriversthatyouneed,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

IfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanfindthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS
directoryonyourstoragedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers”onpage105.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectvarioussetupconfigurationsforyourcomputerthrough
configuringtheBIOS.

Note:TheavailableBIOSsetupmenusaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

ToconfiguretheBIOSofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogram
starts.

Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocan
pressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe

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password,youcannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.For
moreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage55.

2.Usethepointerkeystoselectatab;orusethepointerkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselect
it.Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.

Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:

•PresstheF6keytochangetoahighervalue.

•PresstheF5keytochangetoalowervalue.

Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

4.Tochangeotherconfigurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.

5.Whenyoucompletetheconfiguration,presstheF10keytosaveandexit.Y oualsocanselectthe

RestarttabintheThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.

Note:Y oucanpresstheF9keytorestoretothedefaultsettings.

Mainmenu

WhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillfirstseetheMainmenuasfollows:

•UEFIBIOSVersion

•UEFIBIOSDate

•EmbeddedControllerVersion

•MEFirmwareVersion

•MachineT ypeModel

•System-unitserialnumber

•Systemboardserialnumber

•AssetT ag

•CPUT ype

•CPUSpeed

•Installedmemory

•UUID

•MACAddress(InternalLAN)

•PreinstalledOSLicense

•UEFISecureBoot

Configmenu

Tochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selectConfigtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight
changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

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Table2.Configmenuitems

Menuitem

USB

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

USBUEFIBIOSSupport

•Disabled

•Enabled

AlwaysOnUSB

•Disabled

•Enabled

AlwaysOnUSBChargein
BatteryMode

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablebootsupport
fromUSBstoragedevices.

Enableordisablethefunction
ofchargingexternaldevices
inlow-powerstates(standby,
hibernationorshutdown).Ifthe
systemrunsinbatterymode,this
functionwillworkonlyinstandby
state.

IfyouselectEnabled,your
computercanchargeexternal
devicesinlow-powerstates.

IfyouselectDisabled,your
computercannotchargeexternal
devicesinlow-powerstates.

Note:Thisitemisavailableonly
whentheAlwaysOnUSBisset
asEnabled.

Enableordisablethefunctionof
chargingexternaldeviceswhen
yourcomputerisinhibernation
modeoristurnedoffwithout
connectingtoacpower.

USB3.0Mode

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Auto

IfyouselectEnabled,your
computercanchargeexternal
deviceswhenyourcomputerisin
hibernationmodeoristurnedoff
withoutconnectingtoacpower.

IfyouselectDisabled,your
computercannotchargeexternal
deviceswhenyourcomputerisin
hibernationmodeoristurnedoff
withoutconnectingtoacpower.

SettheUSB3.0controller
modefortheconnectorsshared
betweenUSB2.0andUSB3.0
controllers.

IfyouselectAuto,itwillenable
youtoconnectandroute
appropriateUSB3.0orUSB2.0
connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,itwill
enabletheUSB3.0mode
andallowtheUSB3.0tobe
supportedintheoperating
system.

IfyouselectDisabled,itwill
disableandhidetheUSB3.0

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Keyboard/Mouse

Display

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

FnandCtrlKeyswap

F1–F12asprimary
function

FnStickykey

BootDisplayDevice

BootTimeExtension•Disabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•ThinkPadLCD

•HDMI

•Displayondock

•1second

•2seconds

•3seconds

•5seconds

•10seconds

controller,andtheUSB3.0
connectorswillworkasUSB2.0
connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,theFnkey
willworkastheCtrlkey,andthe
CtrlkeywillworkastheFnkey.

Note:EvenwhenEnabledis
selected,youmustpresstheFn
keytoresumethecomputerfrom
sleepmodetonormaloperation.

EnabletheF1-F12functionor
thespecialfunctionprintedasan
icononeachkeyastheprimary
function.

Enabled:ExecutestheF1-F12
function.

Disabled:Executesthespecial
function.

Totemporarilyswitchtheabove
twooptions,pressFn+Escto
enableFnLock.TheFnLock
indicatorisonwhenFnLockis
enabled.

Whentheoptionisenabled,you
canpresstheFnkeytokeepitin
apressedcondition;thenpress
thedesiredfunctionkey.The
actionisequivalenttopressing
therequiredkeysimultaneously
withtheFnkey.Whenyoupress
theFnkeytwice,thestateis
lockeduntilyoupresstheFnkey
again.

Selectavideodeviceforboot.

Thisoptiondefinestheamountof
timetoextendthebootprocess,
inseconds.

Thesystemcannotdetect
someexternalmonitorsduring
bootbecausetheyneedafew
secondstobeready.Trythis
optionifthemonitorbeingused
doesnotdisplaythebootscreen.

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Power

BeepandAlarm

CPU

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

Intel(R)SpeedStep
technology

CPUPowerManagement

®

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

DisableBuilt-inBattery

PasswordBeep•Disabled

•Enabled

KeyboardBeep•Disabled

•Enabled

CoreMulti-Processing

•Disabled

•Enabled

EnableordisabletheIntel
SpeedSteptechnology.

IfyouselectEnabled,the
processorcanworkatlower
speedtosavepower.

IfyouselectDisabled,the
processoralwaysworksatthe
highestspeed.

Enableordisablethepower
savingfeaturethatstops
themicroprocessorclock
automaticallywhenthereareno
systemactivities.

Usethisfeaturetotemporarily
disablethebuilt-inbattery.The
systemwillbeautomatically
poweredoffafteryouselectthis
item.Thenthecomputerisready
tobeserviced.

Note:Theacpoweradapter
mustbedisconnectedtoperform
thisoperation.Thebuilt-in
batterywillbeautomatically
enabledwhentheacpower
adapterisreconnected.

Enablethisoptiontohavea
beepsoundwhenthesystemis
waitingforapower-on,harddisk,
orsupervisorpassword.Different
beepswillbesoundedwhenthe
enteredpasswordmatchesor
doesnotmatchtheconfigured
password.

Enableordisablethekeyboard
beepwhenunmanageablekey
combinationsarepressed.

Enableordisableadditional
executioncoreunitswithina
processor.

IntelHyper-Threading
Technology

IfyouselectEnabled,additional
executioncoreunitswillbe
enabledwithinaprocessor.

IfyouselectDisabled,onlyone
executioncoreunitisenabled
withinaprocessor.

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisableadditional
processorthreadswithina
processorcore.

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

IntelNFFIntelNFFcontrol•Disabled

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,additional
processorthreadswillbe
enabled.Thesethreadsappear
asadditionalprocessorsbut
sharesomeresourceswiththe
otherthreadswithinaprocessor.

IfyouselectDisabled,onlyone
processorthreadisenabled
withineachexecutioncoreunit.

Thisoptionenablesordisables
theIntelNetworkFrame
Forwarder(NFF)function.

DateandTimemenu

Tochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Thendothefollowing:

1.UsethepointerkeystoselectSystemDateorSystemTime.

2.Typeadateortime.

Securitymenu

Tochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight
changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

Table3.Securitymenuitems

Menuitem

Password

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

SupervisorPassword

LockUEFIBIOSSettings

Passwordatunattended
boot

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Referto“Supervisorpassword”on
page56.

Enableordisablethefunctionthat
protectsitemsintheThinkPad
Setupprogramfrombeingchanged
byunauthorizedusers.Bydefault,
thisissettoDisabled.Ifyouset
thesupervisorpasswordandenable
thisfunction,noonebutyoucan
changetheitemsintheThinkPad
Setupprogram.

IfyouselectandenablePassword
atunattendedboot,apassword
promptwillbedisplayedwhen
thecomputeristurnedon,from
eitherapower-offorhibernation
state.IfyouselectDisabled,no
passwordpromptwillbedisplayed;

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

Passwordatrestart•Disabled

•Enabled

SetMinimumLength

•Disabled

•xcharacters
(4≤x≤12)

Power-OnPassword

•Disabled

•Enabled

HardDisk1Password•Disabled

•Enabled

HardDisk2Password•Disabled

•Enabled

thecomputergoesaheadandloads
theoperatingsystem.Toprevent
unauthorizedaccess,youcanset
theuserauthenticationonthe
operatingsystem.

IfyouselectandenablePassword
atrestart,apasswordpromptwill
bedisplayedwhenyourestartthe
computer.IfyouselectDisabled,no
passwordpromptwillbedisplayed;
thecomputergoesaheadandloads
theoperatingsystem.Toprevent
unauthorizedaccess,youcanset
theuserauthenticationonthe
operatingsystem.

Specifyaminimumlengthfor
power-onpasswordandharddisk
passwords.Ifyousetthesupervisor
passwordandspecifyaminimum
lengthforpasswords,noonebut
youcanchangethelength.

Referto“Power-onpassword”on
page55.

Referto“Harddiskpasswords”on
page57.

Referto“Harddiskpasswords”on
page57.

SecurityChip

SecurityChip

SecurityReporting
Options

Note:Thisitemisavailablewhen
yourcomputerisequippedwithan
M.2solid-statedrive.

•Active

•Inactive

•Disabled

IfyouselectActive,thesecurity
chipwillbefunctional.Ifyouselect
Inactive,theSecurityChipoption
willbevisible,butthesecuritychip
willnotbefunctional.Ifyouselect
Disabled,theSecurityChipoption
willbehiddenandthesecuritychip
willnotbefunctional.

Enableordisablethefollowing
securityreportingoptions:

•BIOSROMStringsReporting:
BIOStextstring

•CMOSReporting:CMOSdata

•NVRAMReporting:Security
datastoredintheAssetID

•SMBIOSReporting:SMBIOS
string

Note:Thisitemisavailablewhen
SecurityChipissetasActive.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

ClearSecurityChip

PhysicalPresencefor
Provisioning

PhysicalPresencefor
Clear

EnterThisoptionisusedtoclear

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

encryptionkeys.Itwill
notbepossibletoaccess
already-encrypteddataafter
thesekeysarecleared.

Note:Thisitemisavailablewhen
SecurityChipissetasActive.

Thisoptionenablesordisables
confirmationofauserphysical
presencewhenprovisioningthe
securitychip.

IfyouselectEnabled,auser
confirmationscreenwillbe
displayedwhenprovisioningthe
securitychip.

IfyouselectDisabled,nouser
confirmationscreenwillbe
displayedwhenprovisioningthe
securitychip.

Thisoptionenablesordisables
confirmationofauserphysical
presencewhenclearingthesecurity
chip.

UEFIBIOSUpdateOption

FlashBIOSUpdatingby
End-Users

SecureRollBack
Prevention

IfyouselectEnabled,auser
confirmationscreenwillbe
displayedwhenclearingthesecurity
chip.

IfyouselectDisabled,nouser
confirmationscreenwillbe
displayedwhenclearingthesecurity
chip.

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,alluserscan
updatetheUEFIBIOS.Ifyouselect
Disabled,onlythepersonwho
knowsthesupervisorpasswordcan
updatetheUEFIBIOS.

IfyouselectDisabled,youcanflash
toanearlierversionoftheUEFI
BIOS.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcannot
flashtoanearlierversionoftheUEFI
BIOS.

Note:ThisitemissetasDisabled
bydefaultwhentheOSOptimized
DefaultsontheRestartmenuis
setasDisabled.Thisitemisset
asEnabledbydefaultwhenthe

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled

Virtualization

Intel(R)Virtualization
Technology

Intel(R)VT -dFeature

I/OPortAccess

WirelessLAN•Disabled

OSOptimizedDefaultsissetas
Enabled.

Somecomputervirusesandworms

•Enabled

causememorybufferstooverflow.
ByselectingEnabledyoucan
protectyourcomputeragainst
attacksbysuchvirusesandworms.
Ifyoufindthatanapplication
programdoesnotruncorrectlyafter
choosingEnabled,selectDisabled
andresetthesetting.

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,aVirtual
MachineMonitor(VMM)canutilize
theadditionalhardwarecapabilities
providedbyIntelVirtualization
Technology.

•Disabled

•Enabled

IntelVT-dstandsforIntel
VirtualizationTechnologyfor
directedI/O.Whenenabled,aVMM
canutilizetheplatforminfrastructure
forI/Ovirtualization.

Note:Thisitemisavailablewhen
theprocessorofyourcomputer
supportsthisfeature.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuse

•Enabled

theWirelessLANdevice.

Bluetooth•Disabled

USBPort

MemoryCardSlot

IntegratedCamera

Microphone•Disabled

SensorHub

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuse

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

theBluetoothdevice.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuse
theUSBconnectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuse
thememorycardslotforanSDcard
oraMultiMediaCard.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuse
thecamera.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuse

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

themicrophone(internal,external,
orline-in).

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuse
thesensorhub.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Anti-Theft

SecureBoot

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

Computrace

SecureBoot

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Permanently
Disabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOS
interfacetoactivatethecomputrace
feature.Thecomputracefeature
enablesyoutotrackandsecure
yourcomputer.

Note:IfyousettheComputrace
itemasPermanentlyDisabled,it
cannotbeenabledagain.

EnableordisabletheSecureBoot
feature.

IfyouenabletheSecureBoot,
thefollowingitemsettingsonthe
Startupmenualsowillchange
automatically:

1.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsetting
willchangetoUEFIOnly.

2.TheCSMSupportsettingwill
changetoNo.

SelectEnabletoprevent
unauthorizedoperatingsystems
fromrunningatboottime.

PlatformMode

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

ResettoSetupMode

RestoreFactorykeys•Y es

•UserMode

•SetupMode

•CustomMode

•Y es

•No

•No

SelectDisabledtoallowany
operatingsystemstorunatboot
time.

Note:ThisitemissetasDisabled
bydefaultwhentheOSOptimized
DefaultsontheRestartmenuis
setasDisabled.Thisitemisset
asEnabledbydefaultwhenthe

OSOptimizedDefaultsissetas
Enabled.

Specifythesystemoperatingmode.

SpecifytheSecureBootmode.

Thisoptionisusedtoclearthe
currentplatformkeyandputthe
systemintosetupmode.Youcan
installyourownplatformkeyand
customizetheSecureBootsignature
databasesinsetupmode.Secure
Bootmodewillbesettocustom
mode.

Thisoptionisusedtorestoreall
keysandcertificatesinSecureBoot
databasestofactorydefaults.Any
customizedSecureBootsettingswill
beerased,andthedefaultplatform
keywillbere-establishedalongwith

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

theoriginalsignaturedatabases
includingcertificateforWindows8
andWindows10operatingsystem.

Startupmenu

Tochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Attention:

•Afteryouchangethestartupsequence,ensurethatyouselectacorrectdeviceduringacopy,asave,ora
formatoperation.Otherwiseyourdatamightbeerasedoroverwritten.

•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdrive
encryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.

Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF12.

2.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.

Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevices,ortheoperating
systemcannotbefound.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight
changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table4.Startupmenuitems

Menuitem

Boot

UEFI/LegacyBoot

SelectionComments

•Both

•UEFIOnly

•LegacyOnly

UEFI/LegacyBootPriority

•LegacyFirst

•UEFIFirst

CSMSupport

•No

•Y es

Selectthebootdevicewhenyou
pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthe
computer.

Selectsystembootcapability.

•Both:Thesystembootsbythe
followingUEFI/LegacyBootPriority
setting.

•UEFIOnly:Thesystembootsfrom
theUEFIenabledoperatingsystem.

•LegacyOnly:Thesystembootsfrom
anyoperatingsystemotherthanthe
UEFIenabledone.

Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the
systemcannotbootfromthebootable
devicesthatdonothavetheUEFI
enabledoperatingsystem.

CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)is
requiredforbootingthelegacyoperating
system.IfyouselectUEFIOnly,CSM
Supportwillbeselectable.ForBothor

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Table4.Startupmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

BootMode

OptionKeyDisplay

BootDeviceListF12Option

SelectionComments

•Quick

•Diagnostics

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

LegacyOnlymode,CSMSupportwill
notbeselectable.

Note:TheBothandtheCSMSupport
selectionsareavailablewhentheOS
OptimizedDefaultsontheRestart
menuissetasDisabled,theUEFI

OnlyselectionisavailablewhentheOS
OptimizedDefaultsontheRestart
menuissetasEnabled.

Quick:Thediagnosticsplashscreenwill

notbedisplayedunlessyoupressEsc
duringstartingthesystem.

Diagnostics:Thediagnosticsplash
screenisalwaysdisplayedduring
startingthesystem.

Choosewhethertoshowtheoptionkey
messagewhenthesystemisstarted.

IfyouselectEnabled,apop-upboot
deviceListwillbedisplayedwhenyou
pressF12key.

Note:Onlythepersonwhoknowsthe
supervisorpasswordcanchangethe
settingofthisoption.

BootOrderLock

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectDisabled,yourcomputer
willbootusingthedefaultpriority.Ifyou
selectEnabled,yourcomputerwillboot
usingthepriorityyouhavecustomized.

Restartmenu

ToexittheThinkPadSetupprogramandrestartthecomputer,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

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Thefollowingsubmenuitemsaredisplayed:

•ExitSavingChanges:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.

Note:ThechangesofthefollowingsubmenuitemswillnotbediscardedandcanberesetinThinkPad
Setupmenu:

–Date&Time
–Supervisorpassword
–Power-onpassword
–Harddiskpassword

•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeettheWindows8orWindows10certificationrequirements.
Whenyouchangethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically,suchasCSMSupport,

UEFI/LegacyBoot,SecureBoot,andSecureRollBackPrevention.Ensurethatyoudonotenablethe
OSOptimizedDefaultsifyourcomputerisonlyinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem.

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

Note:ThechangesofthefollowingsubmenuitemswillnotbediscardedandcanberesetinThinkPad

Setupmenu:

–Date&Time
–Supervisorpassword
–Power-onpassword
–Harddiskpassword

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS

TheUEFIBIOSisthefirstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenthecomputeristurnedon.TheUEFIBIOS
initializesthehardwarecomponents,andloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.

YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSbystartingyourcomputerfromaflashupdateopticaldiscoraflashupdate
programrunningintheWindowsenvironment.Whenyouinstallanewprogram,adevicedriver,orhardware,
youmightbeinformedtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS.

ForinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

Usingsystemmanagement

Thistopicisprimarilyintendedforthenetworkadministrators.

Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreresourcestobettermeet
yourbusinessobjectives.

Thismanageability,knownasTotalCostofOwnership(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclient
computersinthesamewayasyouoperateyourowncomputer,suchasturningonaclientcomputer,
formattingaharddiskdriveorhybriddrive,andinstallingaprogram.

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Oncethecomputerisconfiguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyusingthesoftwareandthe
manageabilityfeaturesthatarealreadyintegratedintotheclientcomputerandthenetwork.

DesktopManagementInterface

TheUEFIBIOSofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOS(SMBIOS)
ReferenceSpecification,version2.7.1.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponentsof
yourcomputer.ItistheresponsibilityoftheUEFIBIOStoprovideinformationaboutitselfandthedeviceson
thesystemboard.ThisspecificationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOSinformation.

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

ThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesthecomputermoremanageablebyenabling
thecomputertostartfromaserver.YourcomputersupportsthepersonalcomputerfunctionsthatPXE
requires.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard,yourcomputercanbestartedfromthePXEserver.

Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RIPLorRPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.

AssetIDEEPROM

TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthecomputerconfigurationandtheserialnumbersof
thekeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankfieldswhereyoucanrecordinformationabout
theendusersinyournetwork.

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Chapter6.Preventingproblems

AnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadnotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcan
avoidcommonproblems.Thechapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyoukeepyourcomputerrunning
smoothly.

•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage79

•“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage80

•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage81

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

Thistopicprovidesthefollowingtipstohelpyoupreventcomputingproblems:

•IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanM.2solid-statedrive,youarenot
recommendedtousetheM.2solid-statedriveasabootabledevice.TheM.2solid-statedriveisdesigned
anddevelopedfor“cache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusetheM.2solid-statedriveasabootable
device,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.

•Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivefromtimetotime.Iftheharddiskdriveorhybrid
drivegetstoofull,theWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrors.

Tochecktheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivecapacity,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickStart➙Computer.
–ForWindows8.1:OpentheFileExplorerandclickComputer.
–ForWindows10:OpentheFileExplorerandclickThisPC.

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivetoimprovedataseekand
readtimes.

•Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.

Note:Youalsomightwanttolookforprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.

•CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.

•Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatoperformadaily
backupoperation.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.Rewritableoptical
drivesareavailableformostmachinesandareeasilyinstalled.

•Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationabout
systemrestore,seeChapter8“Recoveryoverview”onpage101

•UpdatedevicedriversandtheUEFIBIOSwhenneeded.

•Profileyourmachineathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttokeepuptodatewithcurrentdriversand
revisions.

•Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Y oumightwanttoreadthedevice
driverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.

•Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minorissues
youhaveexperienced,andhowyouresolvedtheminorissues.

•Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreinstalledcontentsontothemachine,
thefollowingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:

–Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinter,keyboard,andsoon.

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–Ensurethatyourbatteryischargedandyourcomputerhastheacpowerconnected.
–AccessThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings.
–Restartthecomputerandstarttherecoveryoperation.
–Ifyourcomputerusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,donotremovethediscfromthedriveuntil

promptedtodoso.

•Forsuspectedharddiskdriveorhybriddriveissues,referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage85andruna
diagnostictestforthedrivebeforeyoucalltheCustomerSupportCenter.Ifyourcomputerdoesnot
startup,downloadthefilestocreateabootableself-testmediumfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/hddtest.
Runthetestandrecordanymessagesorerrorcodes.Ifthetestreturnsanyfailingerrorcodesor
messages,calltheCustomerSupportCenterwiththecodesormessagesandthecomputerinfrontof
you.Atechnicianwillassistyoufurther.

•Ifrequired,youcanfindthecontactinformationabouttheCustomerSupportCenterforyourcountryor
regionathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.WhencallingtheCustomerSupportCenter,ensurethat
youhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serialnumber,andthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthecomputer
isproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfultohavetheerrorscreenonorthemessageswrittendown.

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent

Devicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor
“drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspecificdriver.
Ifyouaddanewcomponent,theoperatingsystemneedstobeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpiece
ofhardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponent
andunderstandhowtouseit.

Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherfileonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruption
andmightnotperformcorrectlyifcorruptionoccurs.

Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriver
foracomponentifyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorifyouaddedanewcomponent.
Thismighteliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseofaproblem.

GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite

YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:

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

2.Selecttheentryforyourcomputerandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadand
installnecessarysoftware.

GettingthelatestdriversusingSystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.Updatepackages
arestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackages
cancontainapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSflashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdate
programconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallyrecognizes
themachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer,theinstalledoperatingsystem,andthelanguageofthe
operatingsystemtodeterminewhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer.TheSystemUpdateprogram
thendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,recommended,oroptionalto
helpyouunderstandtheimportance.Y ouhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownloadandinstall.
Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallydownloadsand
installstheupdateswithoutanyfurtherinterventionfromyou.

TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonlyprerequisiteis
anactiveInternetconnection.Y oucanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeature
toenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspecifiedintervals.Y oualsocanpredefine

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scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates)
sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.

FormoreinformationabouthowtousetheSystemUpdateprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystem
oftheprogram.

Takingcareofyourcomputer

Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse
commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheimportanttipsinthistopic,youwillgetthemostuseand
enjoymentoutofyourcomputer.

Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork

•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic
bags.

•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers
(morethan13cmor5inches).

•Avoidsubjectingyourcomputertoextremetemperatures(below5°C/41°Forabove35°C/95°F).

•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpurifiers,canproducenegativeions.Ifa
computerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegative
ions,itmightbecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemightbedischargedthroughyourhands
whenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevices
connectedtothecomputer.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofa
dischargefromyourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.

Yourcomputerisdesignedandmanufacturedtominimizeanyeffectsofelectrostaticcharge.Anelectrostatic
chargeaboveacertainlimit,however,canincreasetheriskofESD.Therefore,whenusingthecomputer
closetoanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions,givespecialattentiontothefollowing:

•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.

•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.

•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.

Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignificantelectrostaticcharge.

Begentlewithyourcomputer

•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.

•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter
plug.

Carryyourcomputerproperly

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect
cordsandcables.

•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby
thedisplay.

Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly

•Wheninstallingthestoragedrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwithyourhardware,andapplypressure
onlywhereneededonthedevice.

•Turnoffyourcomputerbeforeyoureplacethestoragedrive.

•Afteryoureplacetheprimarystoragedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.

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•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskdrivesoropticaldrivesinappropriatecontainersor
packagingwhentheyarenotbeingused.

•BeforeyouinstallamemorycardsuchasanSDcard,SDHCcard,SDXCcard,andaMultiMediaCard,
touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyour
body.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin
sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecome
damaged.

Takingcareinsettingpasswords

•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit,and
youmighthavetoreplacethesystemboardorthestoragedrive.

Registeringyourcomputer

•RegisteryourThinkPadcomputerwithLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Formoreinformation,
see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage15.

Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer

•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.

•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer

Occasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:

1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent(onethatdoesnotcontainabrasivepowderor
strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline).Use5partswaterto1partdetergent.

2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.

3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.

4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.

5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.

6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.

7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.

8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanyfibersfromthecloth.

Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard

Tocleanthecomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothedisplayorthekeyboard.

2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,
theclothmighthookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Ensurethatnoliquiddripsonto
orbetweenthekeys.

3.Allowtodry.

4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush
orcoolairfromahairdryer.

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Cleaningyourcomputerdisplay

Tocleanthecomputerdisplay,dothefollowing:

1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,softlint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay,it
mightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardortheT rackPointpointingstickwhenthecoverwas
pressedfromtheoutside.

2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.

3.Ifthestainremains,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithwaterora50-50mixtureofisopropylalcoholand
waterthatdoesnotcontainimpurities.

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothedisplayorthekeyboard.

4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.

5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.

6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.

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