Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 260 User Guide [en, uk]

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ThinkPadYoga260UserGuide
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Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide
RegulatoryNotice
“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev
•AppendixF“Notices”onpage161
ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport Websiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
FifthEdition(June2017)
©CopyrightLenovo2016,2017.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo. GS-35F-05925.
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Contents
Importantsafetyinformation......v
Readthisfirst................v
Importantinformationaboutusingyourcomputer..v
Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction....vii
Serviceandupgrades............vii
Powercordsandpoweradapters.......viii
Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......ix
Plugsandoutlets...............ix
Powersupplystatement............ix
Externaldevices...............x
Generalbatterynotice.............x
Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery......xi
Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery...xi
Heatandproductventilation..........xi
Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation......xii
Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice.......xiii
Usingheadphonesorearphones.......xiii
Chokinghazardnotice...........xiii
Plasticbagnotice.............xiv
Glasspartsnotice.............xiv
Chapter1.Productoverview......1
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators..................1
Frontview................1
Right-sideview..............2
Left-sideview..............4
Bottomview...............5
Statusindicators.............6
Locatingimportantproductinformation......7
Machinetypeandmodelinformation.....7
FCCIDandICCertificationinformation....8
LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems...9
Features.................10
Specifications...............11
Operatingenvironment...........12
Lenovoprograms.............12
AccessingLenovoprograms.......12
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....13
Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...15
Registeringyourcomputer..........15
Frequentlyaskedquestions.........15
Usingthespecialbuttons..........17
GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating
system..................17
Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........17
ThinkPadPenPro.............20
Specialkeys...............21
Operatingmodes..............23
Enablingtheoperatingmodes.......24
Rotatingthecomputerdisplay.......24
Notebookmode............25
Standmode..............25
Tabletmode..............26
Tentmode..............27
Usingthekeyboard.............28
ThinkPadpointingdevice..........30
TrackPointpointingdevice........30
Trackpad...............31
Trackpadtouchgestures.........32
CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..33
Replacingthecaponthepointingstick...33
Powermanagement............34
Usingtheacpower...........34
Usingthebatterypower.........35
Power-savingmodes..........36
Managingthepowerplan........36
Connectingtothenetwork..........37
Ethernetconnections..........37
Wirelessconnections..........37
Usinganexternaldisplay..........41
Connectinganexternaldisplay......42
Choosingadisplaymode........42
Changingdisplaysettings........43
Usingaudiofeatures............43
Usingthecamera.............43
Usingasmartcard.............44
Chapter3.Enhancingyour
computer...............47
FindingThinkPadoptions..........47
ThinkPadOneLink+Dock..........47
ThinkPadWiGigDock............48
Locatingcontrols,connectors,and
indicators...............48
SettinguptheThinkPadWiGigDock....50
UsingtheThinkPadWiGigDock......52
Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..55
Accessibilityandcomfort..........55
Ergonomicinformation..........55
Comfort...............56
Accessibilityinformation.........56
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Travelingwithyourcomputer.........59
Traveltips...............59
Travelaccessories...........59
Chapter5.Security..........61
Usingpasswords..............61
Typingpasswords...........61
Power-onpassword...........61
Supervisorpassword..........62
Harddiskpasswords..........63
Harddisksecurity.............65
Settingthesecuritychip...........66
Usingthefingerprintreader..........67
Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstorage
devices.................70
Usingfirewalls...............70
Protectingdataagainstviruses........71
Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration..73
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......73
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..73
InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem.74
Installingdevicedrivers...........75
UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......75
Mainmenu..............76
Configmenu..............76
DateandTimemenu..........82
Securitymenu.............82
Startupmenu.............87
Restartmenu.............88
UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........89
Usingsystemmanagement..........89
Settingmanagementfeatures.......90
Chapter7.Preventingproblems...93
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......93
Makingsuredevicedriversareup-to-date....94
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........95
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....96
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing
devices................105
Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia
devices................106
Fingerprintreaderproblems........111
Batteryandpowerproblems.......111
Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage
devices................114
Asoftwareproblem...........114
Problemswithportsandconnectors....114
Chapter9.Recoveryoverview...115
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating
system..................115
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....115
Performingbackupandrecovery
operations..............116
UsingtheRescueandRecovery
workspace..............117
Creatingandusingarescuemedium....118
Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice
drivers................118
Solvingrecoveryproblems........119
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating
system..................120
Resettingyourcomputer.........120
Usingadvancedstartupoptions......120
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows
10failstostart.............120
CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..121
Chapter10.Replacingdevices...123
Staticelectricityprevention..........123
Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.........123
InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard....124
InstallingorremovingthemicroSDcard....126
Replacingthebasecoverassembly......128
ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive......129
Replacingamemorymodule.........131
ReplacingthewirelessWANcard.......133
Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........135
Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer
problems...............99
Diagnosingproblems............99
Troubleshooting..............99
Computerstopsresponding.......99
Spillsonthekeyboard..........100
Errormessages............100
Errorswithoutmessages.........102
Beeperrors..............103
Memorymoduleproblems........103
Networkingproblems..........103
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Chapter11.Gettingsupport....137
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........137
Gettinghelpandservice...........137
LenovoSupportWebsite.........138
CallingLenovo.............138
Purchasingadditionalservices........139
AppendixA.Supplemental informationabouttheUbuntu
operatingsystem..........141
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AppendixB.Regulatory
information.............143
Certificationrelatedinformation........143
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........143
LocatingtheUltraConnect™wireless
antennas...............144
Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...146
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....146
Exportclassificationnotice..........147
Electronicemissionnotices..........147
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........147
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............147
EuropeanUnionconformity........147
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...148
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..149
Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper
phase................149
Japannoticeforacpowercord......149
Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor
Taiwan................149
Eurasiancompliancemark..........149
Brazilaudionotice.............149
AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling
statements.............151
Generalrecyclinginformation.........151
ImportantWEEEinformation.........151
Japanrecyclingstatements.........152
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........152
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean
Union..................153
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....154
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates
andCanada................154
RecyclinginformationforChina........154
AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous
Substances(RoHS)Directive....155
AppendixE.ENERGYST ARmodel
information.............159
AppendixF.Notices.........161
Trademarks................162
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Importantsafetyinformation

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

Importantinformationaboutusingyourcomputer

Ensurethatyoufollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer. Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethecomputertofail.
Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.
Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalm rest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreach dependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.
Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause discomfortorevenaskinburn.
•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.
•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom thepalmrest.
Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.
Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour computer,itgeneratesheat.
Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin burn.
•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody whileitisinuse.
•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.
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Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.
Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour computer.
Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.
Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.
Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway subjecttotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.
Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.
Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe following:
•T urnitoff.
•Putitinsleepmode.
•Putitinhibernationmode.
Handleyourcomputergently.
Carryyourcomputercarefully.
Thishelpstopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.
Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectson yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.
•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.
•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.
•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit isturnedon.
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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

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

Serviceandupgrades

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

Powercordsandpoweradapters

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

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

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

Powersupplystatement

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

Externaldevices

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

Generalbatterynotice

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

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

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER
Donotattempttoreplacethenon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery.Replacementofthebatterymust bedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.
TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal lawsandregulations.
ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.
CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:
Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.
PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Heatandproductventilation

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

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

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

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

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

Usingheadphonesorearphones

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

Chokinghazardnotice

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CHOKINGHAZARD–Productcontainssmallparts.
Keepawayfromchildrenunderthreeyears.

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER
Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger ofsuffocation.

Glasspartsnotice

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

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1
“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage7
“Features”onpage10
“Specifications”onpage11
“Operatingenvironment”onpage12
“Lenovoprograms”onpage12

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed tostartusingthecomputer.

Frontview

1Microphones(availableonsomemodels)2Camera(availableonsomemodels)
3Ambientlightsensor
5Trackpad
7TrackPoint
9Windows
1Microphones(availableonsomemodels)
®
buttons8T rackPointpointingstick
®
button10Multi-touchscreen
4Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
6NFClabel(availableonsomemodels)
Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.
2Camera(availableonsomemodels)
Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera” onpage43.
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3Ambientlightsensor
Theambientlightsensordetectsthesurroundinglightconditions.Thenthecomputeradjuststhescreen brightnessandthekeyboardbacklightmodeaccordingly.
4Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprint withapassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage67.
ThinkPad
5T rackpad 7T rackPointbuttons 8T rackPointpointingstick
®
pointingdevice
ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovo-uniqueThinkPadpointingdevices.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.For moreinformation,see“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage30
6NFClabel(availableonsomemodels)
.
Ifyoufindanearfieldcommunication(NFC)labelnearthetrackpad,itindicatesthatyourcomputercomes withanNFCcard.FormoreinformationabouttheNFCfeature,see“UsingtheNFCdevices”onpage40.
9Windowsbutton
PresstheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartmenuortowakeupthecomputerfromsleepmode.
10Multi-touchscreen
Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthe multi-touchscreen”onpage17.

Right-sideview

1Powerbutton2Volume-controlbuttons
3ThinkPadPenPro(availableonsomemodels)
5Micro-SD-cardslot6Micro-SIM-cardtray(availableonsomemodels)
7USB3.0connector
9Security-lockslot
1Powerbutton
4Audioconnector
8HDMIconnector
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forinformationabout howtoturnoffthecomputer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage15
.
Ifyourcomputerisunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton forfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstopsresponding”on page99
formoreinformation.
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Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton does,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall
icons.
2.ClickPowerOptionsChoosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
2Volume-controlbuttons
Thevolume-controlbuttonsenableyoutoadjustthevolumewhileyouareusingyourcomputerinthe tabletmode.
3ThinkPadPenPro(availableonsomemodels)
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveaThinkPadPenPro(anelectronicpen)orafiller installed.UsetheThinkPadPenProtointeractwithyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,see“ThinkPad PenPro”onpage20.
4Audioconnector
Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto listentothesoundfromthecomputer.
Notes:
•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,suchasaheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigitaldevice, donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.
•Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using audiofeatures”onpage43.
5Micro-SD-cardslot
Yourcomputerisequippedwithamicrosecuredigital(SD)cardreader.InsertamicroSDcardinto themicro-SD-cardslotfordataaccessorstorage.Formoreinformation,see“Installingorremovingthe microSDcard”onpage126
6Micro-SIM-cardtray(availableonsomemodels)
.
Ifyourcomputerhasawirelesswideareanetwork(wirelessWAN)feature,amicroSubscriberIdentification Module(SIM)cardmightberequiredtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountry orregionofdelivery,themicroSIMcardmightbealreadyinstalledintheMicroSIM-cardtray.Formore information,see“InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage124
7USB3.0connector
.
TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasa USBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSBstoragedevice,oraUSBprinter.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheUSB3.0connector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacing upward.Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.
8HDMIconnector
UsetheHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connectortoconnectthecomputertoan HDMI-compatibleaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasahigh-definitiontelevision(HDTV).
Note:IfyouconnectthecomputertoasupportedThinkPadOneLink+Dock,usetheHMDIconnectoronthe ThinkPadOneLink+Dock,nottheoneonthecomputer.
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9Security-lockslot
Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolock yourcomputertoastationaryobject.
Note:Y ouareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

Left-sideview

1Powerconnector
3MiniDisplayPortconnector
5Smartcardslot(availableonsomemodels)
1Powerconnector
2OneLink+connector
4AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)
Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge thebattery.
2OneLink+connector
UsetheOneLink+connectortoconnecttotheThinkPadOneLink+DockortoconnecttotheThinkPad OneLink+toRJ45Adapter.WiththeThinkPadOneLink+toRJ45Adapter,youcanconnectthecomputer toalocalareanetwork(LAN).
DANGER
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector ontheThinkPadOneLink+toRJ45Adapter.Y oucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothis connector.
Dependingonthecountryorregionofdelivery,aThinkPadOneLink+toRJ45Adaptermightbeapartof theshippingcontentsthatcomewithyourcomputer.IfyourcomputerdoesnotcomewiththeThinkPad OneLink+toRJ45Adapter,youcanpurchaseonefromLenovoat: http://www.lenovo.com/accessories
TheEthernetconnectorontheThinkPadOneLink+toRJ45Adapterhastwonetworkstatusindicators. Whenthegreenindicatorison,thecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks, dataisbeingtransmitted.
ForinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkPadOneLink+Dock,see“ThinkPadOneLink+Dock”onpage47.
3MiniDisplayPortconnector
UsetheminiDisplayPort®connectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor, orhigh-definitiontelevision.Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadapters thatcanplugintoDigitalVisualInterface(DVI),VideoGraphicsArray(VGA),orHDMIconnectors.Themini DisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellasvideostreaming.Formoreinformation, see“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage41
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4AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand smartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinthefollowingsituation:
•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode
•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower
Tochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeorturnedoff,andthecomputerisnot connectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPOWER,andthenfollowtheinstructionson thescreen.
Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12
.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward. Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.
5Smartcardslot(availableonsomemodels)
Yourcomputermighthaveasmartcardslot.Smartcardscanbeusedforauthentication,datastorage,and applicationprocessing.Smartcardsalsomightprovidestrongsecurityauthenticationforsinglesign-on (SSO)withinlargeorganizations.Formoreinformation,see“Usingasmartcard”onpage44
.

Bottomview

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.
1Emergency-resethole2Keyboarddrainageholes
1Emergency-resethole
Ifthecomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removethe acpoweradapterfirst.Theninsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthe computer.
2Keyboarddrainageholes
Ifyouaccidentallyspillwaterordrinkoverthekeyboard,thekeyboarddrainageholescanhelpdrainout liquidfromyourcomputer.
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Statusindicators

Thistopichelpsyoulocateandidentifythevariousstatusindicatorsonyourcomputer.
1FnLockindicator
TheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys” onpage21
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2Speaker-muteindicator
Whenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.
3Microphone-muteindicator
Whenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.
4Camera-statusindicator
Whenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.
6CapsLockindicator
Whentheindicatorison,itindicatesthatCapsLockmodeisenabled.Youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters (A-Z)inuppercasedirectly.
57System-statusindicators
TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoonthelidandtheindicatorinthecenterofthepowerbuttonshowthe system-statusofthecomputer.
Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.
Solidon:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).
Blinksfast:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.
Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.
Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.
Note:Theindicatorinthecenterofthepowerbuttonstaysoffwhenthecomputerdisplayisclosed.Inthis situation,usetheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoonthelidtoidentifythestatusofyourcomputer.
8acpower-satusindicator
Theacpower-statusindicatorshowstheacpowerchargingstatusofthecomputer.
Green:Connectedtoacpower(charging80%–100%)
Amber:Connectedtoacpower(charging1%–80%)
Off:Notconnectedtoacpower(nocharging)

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodellabel,theFCCIDandIC Certificationlabel,andtheGenuineMicrosoft
®
label.

Machinetypeandmodelinformation

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer.
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FCCIDandICCertificationinformation
TheFCCandICCertificationinformationisidentifiedbyalabellocatedonthecomputerbasecoveras showninthefollowingillustration.
Thecontentofthislabeldiffersdependingonthewirelessmodulesthatcomewithyourcomputer:
•Forapreinstalledwirelessmodule,thislabelidentifiestheactualFCCIDandICcertificationnumberfor thewirelessmoduleinstalledbyLenovo.
Note:Donotremoveorreplaceapreinstalledwirelessmodulebyyourself.Formodulereplacement,you mustcontactLenovoservicefirst.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyunauthorized replacement.
•Forauser-replaceablewirelessWANmodule,thislabeldirectsyoutoconsultthisuserguidefortheactual FCCIDandICcertificationnumber.
TheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelfortheuser-replaceablewirelessWANmoduleisaffixedto thewirelessmodule
1(availableonsomemodels)installedinyourcomputer.
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Note:Fortheuser-replaceablewirelessmodule,ensurethatyouuseonlyLenovo-authorizedwireless
modulesforthecomputer.Otherwise,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedandthecomputerwillbeep whenyouturnonthecomputer.

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Windows7CertificateofAuthenticity:ComputermodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating
systemhaveaCertificateofAuthenticitylabelaffixedtothecomputercoverorinsidethebattery compartment.TheCertificateofAuthenticityisyourindicationthatthecomputerislicensedforaWindows7 productandispreinstalledwithaWindows7genuineversion.Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversion mightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows7Professionallicensedowngraderights.Printedon theCertificateofAuthenticityistheWindows7versionforwhichthecomputerislicensedandtheProduct ID.TheProductIDisimportantincaseyouneedtoreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemfromasource otherthanaLenovoproductrecoverydiscset.
Windows10GenuineMicrosoftlabel:Dependingonyourgeographiclocation,thedatewhenyour computerwasmanufactured,andtheversionofWindows10thatispreinstalled,yourcomputermighthavea GenuineMicrosoftlabelaffixedtoitscover.Seehttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx forillustrationsofthevarioustypesofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.
•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels preinstalledwithanyversionofWindows10.
•Inothercountriesandregions,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonlyoncomputermodelslicensed forWindows10Pro.
TheabsenceofaGenuineMicrosoftlabeldoesnotindicatethatthepreinstalledWindowsversionisnot genuine.FordetailsonhowtotellwhetheryourpreinstalledWindowsproductisgenuine,refertothe informationprovidedbyMicrosoftathttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/default.aspx.
UnlikeWindows7products,therearenoexternal,visualindicatorsoftheProductIDorWindowsversionfor whichthecomputerislicensed.Instead,theProductIDisrecordedinthecomputerfirmware.Whenever aWindows10productisinstalled,theinstallationprogramchecksthecomputerfirmwareforavalid, matchingProductIDtocompletetheactivation.
Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows10Pro licensedowngraderights.
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Features

Thecomputerfeaturesintroducedinthissectioncovervariousmodels.Foryourspecificmodel,some featuresmightvaryornotapply.
Notebookcomputercolor
Blackorsilver
Microprocessor
•Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.ForWindows10:Doeitherofthefollowing:
–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay
allprograms,andthenclickSettingsSystemAbout.
–Right-clicktheStartbuttonandthenselectSystem.
Memory
•Doubledatarate4(DDR4)synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(SDRAM)
Storagedevice
•M.2solid-statedrive
Display
•Multi-touchtechnology
•Displaysize:317.5mm(12.5inches)
•Displayresolution:1920x1080pixelsor1366x768pixels,dependingonthemodel
•Colordisplaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology
•Brightnesscontrol
Keyboard
•Functionkeys
•Six-row,backlight,andspill-resistant
•Keyboardframetravelfunction
•ThinkPadpointingdevice
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Interface
•AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
•Audioconnector
•HDMIconnector
•Micro-SD-cardslot
•Micro-SIM-cardtray(availableonsomemodels)
•MiniDisplayPortconnector
•OneLink+connector
•Smartcardreader(availableonsomemodels)
•USB3.0connector
•Volume-controlbuttons
Integratedwirelessfeatures
•Bluetooth
•NFC(availableonsomemodels)
•WirelessLAN
•WirelessWAN(availableonsomemodels)
•WirelessGigabit(WiGig)(availableonsomemodels)
Securityfeature
•Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
•Security-lockslot
•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)(availableonsomemodels)
Others
•Ambientlightsensor
•Camera(availableonsomemodels)
•Microphones(availableonsomemodels)
•Windowsbutton
Specifications
Size
•Width:309.9mm(12.2inches)
•Depth:220mm(8.7inches)
•Height:from17.8mm(0.7inch)to19.6mm(0.8inch),dependingonthemodel
Heatoutput
•45W(154Btu/hr)maximumor65W(222Btu/hr)maximum,dependingonthemodel
Powersource(acpoweradapter)
•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz
•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz
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Operatingenvironment

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:Whenyouchargethebattery,theambienttemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).
•Relativehumidity:
–Operating:8%to95%atwetbulb:23°C(73°F) –Storage:5%to95%atwetbulb:27°C(81°F)
Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.
Attention:Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,anair conditioner,andamicrowaveovenawayfromyourcomputer.Thestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedby electricalappliancescandamagethemotoranddataonthestoragedevices.
Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.
Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.
Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
TolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support

AccessingLenovoprograms

ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.
2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,clickAllprograms(Windows7)orAllapps(Windows
10)todisplayallprograms.
3.Ifyoustilldonotfindtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.
Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,someLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled. Youcannotfindtheseprogramsthroughtheabovemethodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemfirst.Toinstall theseLenovoprograms,accesstheLenovoPCExperienceprogram,clickLenovoT ools,andthenfollow theinstructionsonthescreen.
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AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
AccessConnections
(Windows7)
ActiveProtectionSystem
(Windows7andWindows10)
AutoScrollUtility
(Windows7)
CommunicationsUtility
(Windows7)
LenovoTouchFingerprint Software
(Windows7)
HotkeyFeaturesIntegration
(Windows7andWindows10)
LenovoCompanion
(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.Thescrollbaron auserinterfaceisalsoautomaticallyadjusted.
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsforthe integratedcameraandaudiodevices.
Ifyourcomputercomeswithafingerprintreader,theprogramenablesyou toenrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyourpasswords.Asaresult, fingerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordsandenablesimpleand secureuseraccess.
HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand installutilityprogramsspecificallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour computer.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.
Yourcomputer’sbestfeaturesandcapabilitiesshouldbeeasytoaccessand understand.WithLenovoCompanion,theyare.
UseLenovoCompaniontodothefollowing:
•Optimizeyourcomputer’sperformance,monitoryourcomputer’shealth, andmanageupdates.
•Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessories customizedforyourcomputer.
•Readhow-toarticles,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateon technologynewswitharticlesandblogsfromtrustedsources.
LenovoCompanionisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearn aboutwhatyoucandowithyourcomputer.
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LenovoID
(Windows10)
LenovoPCExperience
(Windows7andWindows10)
LenovoSettings
(Windows10)
LenovoSolutionCenter
(Windows7andWindows10)
MobileBroadbandConnect
(Windows7andWindows10)
MessageCenterPlus
(Windows7)
PasswordManager
(Windows7)
PowerManager
(Windows7)
RecoveryMedia
(Windows7andWindows10)
RescueandRecovery
(Windows7)
SystemUpdate
(Windows7)
TheLenovoIDprogramenablesyoutocreateandmanageyourLenovoID.With aLenovoID,youcanconnecttoeverythingLenovothroughasingleaccount. UseyourLenovoIDforquickandsimpleauthenticationandthenenjoythe variousservicesprovidedbyLenovo.Suchservicesincludeonlineshopping, appdownload,personalizeddevicesupport,specialpromotionaloffers,Lenovo forums,andsoon.
TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelyby providingeasyaccesstovariousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem andLenovoSolutionCenter.
Note:OntheWindows10operatingsystem,thisprogramcannotbefoundfrom theallprogramlistorsearchbox.Toaccessthisprogram,gotoControlPanel. ViewControlPanelbyCategory,clickHardwareandSoundDevicesand Printers,andthendouble-clickthedevicewithyourcomputername.
TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputing experiencebyturningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot,configuring cameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingand managingmultiplenetworkprofiles.
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolve computerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection, securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimal systemperformance.
TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthecomputer tothemobilebroadbandnetworkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.
TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinform youaboutimportantnoticesfromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdates andalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsin authenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepower managementforthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpower settingstoachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.
TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard diskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.
®
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestore solution.Itincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputer problems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstart theWindowsoperatingsystem.
TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputer up-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingdevice drivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem (BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.
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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage15
“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage15
“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage17
“Specialkeys”onpage21
“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage30
“Powermanagement”onpage34
“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage37
“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage41
“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage43
“Usingthecamera”onpage43
“Usingasmartcard”onpage44

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand servicestoregisteredusers.
WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenefits:
•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp
•Automaticnotificationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers
ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionson thescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThistopicprovidesafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputers.
Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetofind informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions: http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq
CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?
•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollow theinstructionsonthescreen.
Howtoturnoffmycomputer?
ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.
ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click
Power,andthenclickShutdown.
HowdoIaccessControlPanel?
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ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.
ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.
HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving modes”onpage36
.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.See “Managingthepowerplan”onpage36.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,andfollowtheinstructionsin“Disabling thebuilt-inbattery”onpage123todisablethebuilt-inbatterysoastopreventbatterypowerfromdraining.
HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredonthestoragedevices?
•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage61tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand unauthorizeduse.
•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Formoreinformation, seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedevices,besuretoreadthetopic“Noticeondeletingdata fromyourstoragedevices”onpage70.
HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitor?
•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage41.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal monitor.See“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage41.
Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage93
.
•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems” onpage99.
•Arecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputerinthestoragedevices.Formoreinformation,seeChapter 9“Recoveryoverview”onpage115.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis onlinehelpwhennecessary.
“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage73
“Computerstopsresponding”onpage99
“Powerproblems”onpage112
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Usingthespecialbuttons

Thecomputerisequippedwithspecialbuttonsasshowninthefollowingillustration.Youcancontrolsome functionsofyourcomputerthroughthespecialbuttons,withouttheuseofthekeyboard.
1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer. 2Volume-upbutton:Pressthevolume-upbuttontoincreasethespeakervolume. 3Volume-downbutton:Pressthevolume-downbuttontodecreasethespeakervolume. 4Windowsbutton:PresstheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartmenuortowakeupthecomputer
fromsleepmode.

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.T oaccesstheWindowshelpinformation system,dooneofthefollowing:
ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.
ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickGetstarted.Additionally,youcansearchfromthe taskbartofindhelp,apps,files,settings,andsoon.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.
Notes:
•Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.
•Dependingontheappyouuse,somegesturesmightnotbeavailable.
Thefollowingtableintroducessomefrequentlyusedgestures.
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Touchgesture(touchmodels only)
Description
Touch:Tap.
Mouseaction:Click.
Function:Openanapporperformanactiononanopenapp,suchasCopy, Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.
Touch:Tapandhold.
Mouseaction:Right-click.
Function:Openamenuwithmultipleoptions.
Touch:Slide.
Mouseaction:Scrollthemousewheel,movethescrollbar,orclickthescroll
arrow.
Function:Scrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.
Touch:Draganitemtothedesiredlocation.
Mouseaction:Click,hold,anddraganitem.
Function:Moveanobject.
Touch:Movetwofingersclosertogether.
Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelbackward.
Function:Zoomout.
Touch:Movetwofingersfartherapart.
Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelforward.
Function:Zoomin.
Touch:Puttwoormorefingersonanitemandthenrotateyourfingersclockwise
orcounterclockwise.
Mouseaction:Iftheappsupportsrotation,clicktherotationicon.
Function:Rotateanitem.
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ThefollowingtableintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows10operatingsystem.
Touchgesture(touchmodels only)
Description
Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.
Mouseaction:ClicktheactioncentericonintheWindowsnotificationarea.
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.
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ThinkPadPenPro

SomecomputermodelsareequippedwiththeThinkPadPenPro(anelectronicpen).TheThinkPadPenPro enablesyoutoinputtextinanaturalmannerinthefollowingsituations:
•Whenyoutakenotes
•WhenyouannotatePortableDocumentFormat(PDF)files
•Whenyoudrawgraphicstogetherwithapplicationscapableofeditingandsketching
WhenyoudraworwritewiththeThinkPadPenPro,keepthepenperpendiculartothecomputerdisplayto achievethebestlinequality.
UsetheThinkPadPenProinsteadofyourfingerinconditionssuchasthefollowing:
•Youneedpreciseanddetailedinput,suchasdrawingapictureorusingthehandwritingmode.
•Toomanyelementsarecrowdedonthescreen,forexample,whenyouplaygames.
•Youwanttokeepyourscreenfreefromsmudges.
•Youhavelongfingernailsanditisdifficultforyoutotype.
Notes:
•TheThinkPadPenProisnotwaterproof.Takecarenottosoakitordipitinwater.
•IfyourcomputerdoesnotcomewithaThinkPadPenPro,yourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheuse ofthepen.
•TopurchasetheThinkPadPenPro,gototheLenovoSupportWebsite: http://www.lenovo.com/accessories
UsingtheThinkPadPenPro
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheThinkPadPenPro.
1Tip 2Eraserbutton 3Clickbutton
YoucanperformthefollowingoperationswiththeThinkPadPenPro:
•Toclickormakeaselection,tapthecomputerdisplayoncewiththepen.
•Todouble-click,taptwicewithoutpausing.
•Toright-click,tapthetip1onthecomputerdisplayandholdthepenthereforonesecond.Toright-click, youalsocanpressandholdtheclickbutton3andthentapthetip1onthecomputerdisplay.
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•Toeraseink,pressandholdtheeraserbutton2,andthentapthetip1onthecomputerdisplay.Then dragthepenacrosstheinkyouwanttoerase.
TheThinkPadPenProisstoredintheslotonthebottomsideofthecomputer(asshowninthefollowing illustration).Toremovethepen,slidetheendofthepenoutandthencompletelypullthepenoutoftheslot.
Tochargethepen,insertthepenslightlyintotheslotuntilitsnapsintoposition.Thepenwillbefully chargedinaboutfiveminutes.
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerison.Otherwise,thepenwillnotbecharged.

Specialkeys

Thekeyboardhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.
Notes:
•Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•Inthestandmode,tabletmode,andtentmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointing stickareautomaticallydisabled.
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1Windowskey
PresstheWindowskey1toopentheStartmenu.
YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Formore information,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.
2Fnkey 3Functionkeys
YoucanconfiguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall icons.
2.ClickKeyboard.InthedisplayedKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeysor ThinkPadF1–F12keystab.
3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.
+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction. WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.ToinputF1–F12,pressthefunction
keysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe correspondingfunctionkey.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.T oinitiatethespecialfunction printedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkeyandthe correspondingfunctionkey.
Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatoronthekeyison. Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressthevolume-downkeyorvolume-upkey.
Decreasesthespeakervolume.
Increasesthespeakervolume.
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Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theindicatoronthe microphone-mutekeyison.
Darkensthecomputerdisplay.
Brightensthecomputerdisplay.
Switchesthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.
Enablesordisablesthewirelessfeatures.
–ForWindows7:OpensControlPanel. –ForWindows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.
–ForWindows7:OpensWindowsSearch. –ForWindows10:OpenstheCortana
®
searchbox.
Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.
–ForWindows7:OpensComputer. –ForWindows10:Viewsalltheprograms.
Fn+Spacebar:Controlsthekeyboardbacklight.PressFn+Spacebartochangethemodeofthekeyboard backlight.
Note:IfyourcomputerisinstalledwiththeLenovoSettings3.0programorlaterversion,thereare fourmodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,High,andAuto.Otherwise,therearethreemodes forthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.
Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
Fn+4:Putsyourcomputerintosleepmode.T oreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.

Operatingmodes

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingmodesofyourcomputer.Yourcomputerprovides thenotebookmode,standmode,tabletmode,andtentmodethatenableyoutoworkmoreconveniently inyourworkingenvironment.
Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:
“Rotatingthecomputerdisplay”onpage24
“Enablingtheoperatingmodes”onpage24
“Notebookmode”onpage25
“Standmode”onpage25
“Tabletmode”onpage26
“Tentmode”onpage27
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Enablingtheoperatingmodes

Toprovideyourcomputertheflexibilityofbeingusedinvariousoperatingmodes,enabletheoperating modesfirst.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,dooneofthefollowingtoenabletheoperatingmodes:
•WhenyouentertheWindows7operatingsystemforthefirsttime,theEnablesensorswindowis displayed.ThenclickEnablethissensor.
•GotoControlPanel.ClickAllControlPanelItemsLocationandOtherSensors.Thenselectthe checkboxforSTMicroelectronicsSensorHub.
FortheWindows10operatingsystems,theoperatingmodesareenabledbydefault.

Rotatingthecomputerdisplay

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtorotatethedisplayofyourcomputerproperly.Thistopicalso providesinformationontheoperatingmodesofyourcomputerandcorrespondingdisplayangleranges.
Youcanopenthecomputerdisplaytoanyanglewithinarangeofupto360degreesasshowninthe followingillustration.
Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof thecomputerdisplay.
Displayangleforeachoperatingmode
Theanglebetweenthefrontofthecomputerdisplayandthekeyboardisdifferentineachoperatingmode. Thefollowingtableliststheanglerangeforeachoperatingmode.
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Table1.Displayangleforeachoperatingmode

Notebookmode

nomorethan190degreesmorethan190degreesand

Standmode

lessthan350degrees
TabletmodeTentmode
360degreesnolessthan270degrees
andnomorethan340 degrees
Notebookmode
Youcanusethecomputerinthenotebookmodeinscenariosthatrequireusingakeyboardandamouse, suchaseditingdocumentsandwritinge-mails.
Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof thecomputerdisplay.
Openthecomputerdisplayslowlyasshowninthefollowingillustration.Yourcomputerisnowinthe notebookmode.
Standmode
Youcanuseyourcomputerinthestandmodeinscenariosthatrequirelimitedinteractionwiththescreen, suchasviewingphotosandplayingvideos.
Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof thecomputerdisplay.
Ifyourcomputerisinthenotebookmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromthenotebookmode intothestandmode:
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1.Slowlyrotatethedisplayclockwiseuntilthebackofthedisplayisfacingthebasecover.
2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Y ourcomputerisnowinthestandmode.
Inthestandmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointingstickareautomaticallydisabled. However,youcancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthespecialbuttonsandthemulti-touch screen.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetabletbuttons”onpage17 screen”onpage17.
and“Usingthemulti-touch

Tabletmode

Youcanusethecomputerinthetabletmodeinscenariosthatrequirefrequentinteractionwiththescreen, suchasbrowsingtheWebsite.
Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof thecomputerdisplay.
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Ifyourcomputerisinthestandmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromthestandmodeinto thetabletmode:
1.Positionyourcomputerasshownandslowlyrotatethecomputerdisplayclockwise.
2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowinthetabletmode.Bydefault,theautorotate featureisenabled.
Inthetabletmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointingstickareautomaticallydisabled. However,youcancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthespecialbuttonsandthemulti-touch screen.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetabletbuttons”onpage17 screen”onpage17.
and“Usingthemulti-touch

Tentmode

Youcanuseyourcomputerinthetentmodeinscenariosthatrequirelimitedinteractionwiththescreen, suchasviewingphotosandmakingapresentation.
Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplay orhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerof thecomputerdisplay.
Ifyourcomputerisinthetabletmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromthetabletmodeintothe tentmode:
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1.Slowlyrotateyourcomputerdisplayanticlockwisetoanyanglewithinarangeof190degreesto359 degrees.Thedegreesrefertotheangledegreesbetweenthecomputerdisplayandthekeyboard.
2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Y ourcomputerisnowinthetentmode.
Inthetentmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointingstickareautomaticallydisabled. However,youcancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthespecialbuttonsandthemulti-touch screen.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetabletbuttons”onpage17and“Usingthemulti-touch screen”onpage17
.

Usingthekeyboard

Yourcomputerkeyboardfeaturestheframetravelfunction.Thistopicprovidesinformationonthebehavior ofthekeyboard.
Note:Inthestandmode,tabletmode,andtentmode,thekeyboard,thetrackpad,andtheTrackPoint pointingstickareautomaticallydisabled.
Behaviorofthekeyboard
Theframeofthekeyboardtravelsupwardwhenyourotatethecomputerdisplayfrom190degreesto360 degrees.Thefollowingaresomescenariosforusingthekeyboard:
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•Theframeofthekeyboarddoesnottravelwhenyourotatethecomputerdisplayfrom10degreesto190 degrees.Thefollowingillustrationshowsthatthekeyboardframedoesnottravel.
•Whenyourotatethecomputerdisplayfrom190degreesto360degrees,theframeofthekeyboard travelsupwardforabout2.0mm(0.08inch).Thefollowingillustrationshowsthatthekeyboardframe travelsupward.
Customizingthekeyboardsettings
Youcancustomizethekeyboardsettingstoachievetheextendedfunctionsofthekeyboard.
Tocustomizethekeyboardsettings,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel.EnsurethattheviewofControlPanelisCategory.
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2.ClickHardwareandSoundDeviceManagerKeyboardsStandardPS/2keyboardandthen followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas pointing,clicking,andscrolling.WiththeThinkPadpointingdevice,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouch gestures,suchasrotatingandzoominginorout.
TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingtwodevices:
1TrackPointpointingdevice 2T rackpad
Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled. Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage33
.

TrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas pointing,clicking,andscrolling.
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TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingfourcomponents:
1Pointingstick 2Left-clickbutton(primary-clickbutton) 3Right-clickbutton(secondary-clickbutton) 4Scrollbar
TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,refertothefollowinginstructions:
Note:Placeyourhandsinthetypingpositionanduseyourindexfingerormiddlefingertoapplypressureto thepointing-sticknonslipcap.Useeitherthumbtopresstheleft-clickbuttonorright-clickbutton.
Point Usethepointingstick1tomovethepointeronthescreen.Tousethepointingstick,applypressureto thepointing-sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thepointermovesaccordingly butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthe amountofpressureyouapplytothepointingstick.
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”onpage32
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Ifthetrackpadsurfaceisstainedwithoil,turnoffthecomputerfirst.Thengentlywipethetrackpadsurface withasoftandlint-freeclothmoistenedwithlukewarmwaterorcomputercleaner.

Trackpadtouchgestures

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform thesamepointandclickactionsasyouwouldusingatraditionalmouse.Youalsocanusethetrackpad toperformavarietyoftouchgestures.
Thistopicintroducesthefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,scrolling,androtating. 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.
ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesavailableonlyontheWindows10operatingsystem.
Swipethreefingersup
Putthreefingersonthetrackpad andmovethemuptoopenthe taskviewtoseeallyouropen windows.
Swipethreefingersdown
Putthreefingersonthetrackpad andmovethemdowntoshowthe desktop.

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesoyoucanuseitmorecomfortablyandefficiently.For example,youcanchoosetoenabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,thetrackpad,orboth.Youalsocan disableorenablethetouchgestures.
TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSoundMouse.TheMousePropertieswindowisdisplayed.
3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethecustomization.

Replacingthecaponthepointingstick

Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.
Togetanewcap,contactLenovo.ForinformationaboutcontactingLenovo,seeChapter11“Getting support”onpage137
Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.
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Powermanagement

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromacpowerorfromthebattery.

Usingtheacpower

Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.
•acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.
•Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.
Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.
Connectingtoacpower
Toconnectthecomputertoacpower,dothefollowing:
Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.
Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.
1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.
2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.
3.Connectthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.
Tipsforusingtheacpoweradapter
•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.
•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto thetransformer.
•Beforeyouchargethebattery,makesurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).
•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.Youneedto chargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingsituations:
–WhenthebatteryiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsalowpercentageofbatterypower
remaining.
–Whenthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime
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Usingthebatterypower

Beforeyouusethebatterypower,ensurethatyoureadthefollowingnotices:
“Generalbatterynotice”onpagex
“Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery”onpagexi
Itishardtopredictthebatterylifebetweencharges.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepowerat differentrates.Somecomponentsconsumepowerveryquickly,forexample,thecomputerdisplay,the microprocessor,andthewirelessradios.Themoreyouusethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryou consumepower.
Thebatteryisaconsumablesupply.Ifyourbatterybeginstodischargetooquickly,youmightconsider gettinganewonefromLenovo.T ocontactLenovo,seeChapter11“Gettingsupport”onpage137
Checkingthebatterystatus
Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatocheckthebatterystatus. Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteriesofyourcomputer betweencharges.Becauseofdifferentuserhabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthowlongabattery chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:
.
–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive. –Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay. –Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.
Chargingthebattery
Itisrecommendedthatyouchargethebatterywhenthebatterypowerremainingislow.Forexample:
•Whenyoufindthatthepercentageoftheremainingpowerislow.
•Whenthepoweralarmalertsyou.
Tochargethebattery,see“Usingtheacpower”onpage34
Dependingonthebatterysizeandthephysicalenvironment,thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthree tosixhours.Y oucancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthebattery-statusiconin theWindowsnotificationarea.
Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining powerisgreaterthan95%.
.
Maximizingthebatterylife
Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:
•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeisdepleted.
•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
•Alwaysusepower-savingmodes,suchassleepmodeandhibernationmode.
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Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.
Screenblankmode(forWindows7only) Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffthepowertothedisplayandmake thecomputerenterscreenblankmode,right-clickthebattery-gaugeiconinthewindowsnotificationarea andselectPoweroffdisplay.
Sleepmode Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolid-statedrive,harddiskdrive,orhybrid drive,andthecomputerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestored withinseconds.
Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+4. Youalsocanputthecomputerintosleepmodebydoingthefollowing:
ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click
Sleepfromthemenudisplayed. –ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click Formoreinformationabouttheprograms,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12.
Hibernationmode Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingfilesorexitingany programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and filesaresavedtothestoragedevices,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:
Power,andthenclickSleep.
ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click
Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.
ForWindows10:Definewhatthepowerbuttondoesfirst,thenpressthepowerbuttontoputthe
computerintohibernationmode.Formoreinformation,see“Frontview”onpage1.
Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoes notconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerinto hibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.
Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.
2.ClickAdministrativeTools.
3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe passwordorprovideconfirmation.
4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The scheduledtasksaredisplayed.
5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.
6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.
Wirelessoff Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thishelps
conservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressthewireless-radioscontrolkey.

Managingthepowerplan

Powerplanscanhelpyoumaximizeyourcomputer’sperformanceorconserveenergy.Y oucanselecta powerplanorcustomizeitbychangingitspowersettings.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:
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1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.
2.ClickMorepoweroptions.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Notes:UseLenovoprogramsforadvancedpowersettings.
ForWindows7:UsethePowerManagerprogram.
ForWindows10:UsetheLenovoSettingsprogram.
Formoreinformation,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12
.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet orothernetworkconnections.

Ethernetconnections

YoucanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionthroughtheThinkPad OneLink+toRJ45AdapterorasupportedThinkPadOneLink+Dock.
DANGER
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector ontheThinkPadOneLink+toRJ45AdapterortheThinkPadOneLink+Dock.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing wirelessnetworks:
WirelessLANconnection
WirelessWANconnection
Bluetoothconnection
UsingtheAirplanemode
AirplanemodeissupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.IftheAirplanemodeisenabled,all wirelessfeaturesaredisabled.
ToenableordisabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheStartmenu.
2.ClickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms.
3.ClickSettingsNetwork&InternetAirplanemode.
4.SlidethecontrolforAirplanemodetoturnitonoroff.
UsingthewirelessLANconnection
Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofficebuildingora house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.
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Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconfigurationutilitytohelpyouestablish wirelessconnectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.Thisenablesyoutostayconnectedtoyournetwork whileyouareattheoffice,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.
ToestablishawirelessLANconnection,dothefollowing:
1.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailable wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.
2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.
Thecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablewirelessnetworkwhenthelocationchanges.Formore information,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.
TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess pointandthecomputer.
•Openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.
•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe degraded.
Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus
Youcancheckthewireless-LANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
AccessConnectionsgauge:
Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T o improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection ismarginal.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection isexcellent.
AccessConnectionsstatusicon:
Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.
Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.
Currentlocationprofileisconnected.
AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon:
Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
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Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove
• signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
UsingthewirelessWANconnection
Wirelesswideareanetwork(WAN),whichusescellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyou toestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbe maintainedoveralargegeographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantenna sitesorsatellitesystemsmaintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratedwithsomewireless WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3G,GPRS,orLTE.Byusingthebuilt-inwirelessWANcardand theconfigurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWANconnectionsand monitortheconnectionstatus.
Note:ThewirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.
TipsforusingthewirelessWANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.
•Placeyourcomputeronaflatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightlymore than90degrees.
•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.
•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe strongest.
Checkingthewireless-WANconnectionstatus
Youcancheckthewireless-WANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
AccessConnectionsgauge:
Nosignal
Weaksignal
Mediumsignal
AccessConnectionsstatusicon:
Currentlocationprofileisconnected.
AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon:
Strongsignal
Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.
Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.
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PowertotheWANradioisoff
Noassociation
Nosignal
Weaksignal
Mediumsignal
Strongsignal
UsingtheBluetoothconnection
Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnecting peripheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,or remotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.Totransferdatathrough theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywitha Bluetoothoption,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeature canbedegraded.
1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.
ForWindows7:Pressthewireless-radioscontrolkeyandturnontheBluetoothfeature.
ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:
–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay
allprograms,andthenclickSettingsDevicesBluetooth.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.
–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappsto
displayallprograms,andthenclickSettingsNetwork&InternetAirplanemode.Turnon theBluetoothfeature.
2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.
3.SelectSendToBluetoothDevices.
4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation system.
UsingtheNFCdevices
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightcomewiththeNearfieldcommunication(NFC)feature.Near fieldcommunicationisahigh-frequencyandshort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.Byusingthe NFCfeature,youcanestablishtheradiocommunicationsbetweenyourcomputerandanotherNFC-enabled deviceoverafewcentimeters.SomeLenovoappsareusingtheNFCfeature.
ThissectionprovidesthebasicinstructionsonparingyourcomputerwithanNFCdevice.Formore informationaboutdatatransfer,refertothedocumentationoftheNFCdevice.
Attention:
•BeforehandlingtheNFCcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Otherwisethecardmight getdamagedbythestaticelectricityfromyourbody.
•Duringthedatatransfer,donotputyourcomputerorNFC-enabledsmartphoneintosleepmode; otherwise,yourdatacouldgetdamaged.
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PairingyourcomputerwithanNFCcard
PairingyourcomputerwithanNFC-enabledsmartphone
Beforeyoustart,ensurethatthecardisinNFCDataExchange Format(NDEF),otherwisethecardcannotbedetected.Thendo thefollowing:
1.PositionthecardcloselyabovetheNFClabelasshown.Align theshorteredgeofthecardwiththehorizontalextensionline forthecenteroftheNFClabel.
2.Slowlymovethecardinthedirectiontowardscomputerdisplay withina0.5cm(0.20inch)distance.Thenholdthecard forsecondsuntilyouarepromptedthatthecardhasbeen successfullydetected.
Beforeyoustart,ensurethatthesmartphonescreenisfacing upward.Thendothefollowing:
1.PositionthesmartphonecloselyabovetheNFClabelasshown. Aligntheshorteredgeofthesmartphonewiththehorizontal extensionlineforthecenteroftheNFClabel.
2.Slowlymovethesmartphoneinthedirectiontowardsthe computerdisplaywithina5cm(1.97inches)distance.Then holdthesmartphoneforsecondsuntilyouarepromptedthat thesmartphonehasbeensuccessfullydetected.
EnablingtheNFCfeature
Bydefault,theNFCfeatureisenabled.IftheNFCfeatureofyourcomputerisdisabled,dothefollowingto enabletheNFCfeature:
ForWindows7:
1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“Securitymenu”onpage82.
2.SelectSecurityI/OPortAccess.
3.SettheNFCdeviceoptiontoEnabled.
ForWindows10:
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall programs,andthenclickSettingsNetwork&InternetAirplanemode.
2.T urnofftheAirplanemode.
3.T urnontheNFCfunction.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange displaysettings.
Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthat resolution.
•Upto4096x2304pixels,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheminiDisplayPortconnector
•Upto4096x2160pixels,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheHDMIconnector
Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.
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Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.ThewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtotheHDMI, VGA,orminiDisplayPortconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-Dior Miracastfunction.
Connectingawireddisplay
Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.
1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchastheVGA connector,miniDisplayPortconnector,orHDMIconnector.
2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.
3.T urnontheexternaldisplay.
Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowings:
–ForWindows7:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickScreenresolutionDetect. –ForWindows10:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickDisplaysettingsDetect.
Connectingawirelessdisplay
Note:T ouseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.
ForWindows7
StarttheIntel onthescreen.
ForWindows10
Dooneofthefollowing:
®
Wi-Diprogram.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayinthelistandfollowtheinstructions
–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay
allprograms,andthenclickSettingsDevicesConnecteddevicesAddadevice.
–ClicktheactioncentericonintheWindowsnotificationarea.ClickConnect.Selectthedesired
wirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpinformationsystems.

Choosingadisplaymode

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

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you candefinewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Y oualsocanchange theresolutionandorientation.
Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolution(Windows7)orDisplaysettings(Windows
10).
2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconfigure.
3.Changedisplaysettingsasyouwant.
Note:Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplaythantheexternaldisplay,onlypartofthescreen canbeshownontheexternaldisplay.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:
•Built-inmicrophones
•Built-inspeakers
•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter
Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such asthefollowing:
•PlaybackofMIDIandMP3files
•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVfiles
•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached
Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyourcomputer ordockingstationaresupported.
Table2.Audiofeaturelist
Connector
Comboaudioconnector
Headsetwitha3.5mm (0.14–inch)4-poleplug
Headphoneand microphonefunctions supported
ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone
Headphonefunction supported
Notsupported
Toconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheConexantSmartAudioprogram.Tostart theprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSoundSmartAudio.

Usingthecamera

Ifyourcomputerhasacamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshot ofyourcurrentimage.
Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:
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ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”on page12
ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andclickCamerafromtheallappslist.
Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.
Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing, videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneofthe programsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamera willstartautomaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnon.Formoreinformationaboutusing thecamerawithaprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
Configuringcamerasettings
Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.
Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.
ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:
–OpentheCameraapp,clickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionsonthe
–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartmenu.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe
.
screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.
screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

Usingasmartcard

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightcomewithasmartcardreader.
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesupportedsmartcardtypeandinstructionsonhowtoinstall orremoveasmartcard.Formoreinformationaboutusingthesmartcard,refertothedocumentation thatcamewiththesmartcard.
Supportedsmartcardtype
Thesmartcardreader(ifavailableonyourcomputer)onlysupportsthesmartcardofthefollowing specifications:
•Length:85.60mm(3.37inches)
•Width:53.98mm(2.13inches)
•Thickness:0.76mm(0.03inch)
Attention:Smartcardwithslitsisnotsupported.Donotinsertsuchasmartcardintothesmartcardreader ofyourcomputertoavoiddamagetothereader.
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Installingorremovingasmartcard Attention:Beforeinstallingorremovingasmartcard,ensurethatyouobservethefollowingprecautions:
•Beforeyoustart,read“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage123
.
•Whendataisbeingtransferred,donotputyourcomputerintosleeporhibernationmodeanddonot performanyinstallationorremovalactions.Otherwise,yourdatacouldgetdamaged.
•Donotremoveasmartcardwhilethecomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.
Toinstallasmartcard:Holdthesmartcardincorrectorientationandtheninsertitfirmlyintotheslotin thesmartcardreader.
Toremoveasmartcard:Exitallprogramsthatareworkingwiththesmartcardfirst.Otherwise,data onthesmartcardmightgetdamagedorlost.Pullthesmartcardoutwardalittlebitandthenslideit completelyoutoftheslot.
Afteryouinstallasmartcard,dothefollowingtoenabletheplug-and-playfeatureforthesmartcard:
1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe passwordorprovideconfirmation.
4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.It includesthefollowingtopics:
“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage47
“ThinkPadOneLink+Dock”onpage47

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand upgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,docking stations,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.
YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan Internetconnectionandacreditcard.
ToshopatLenovo,goto http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

ThinkPadOneLink+Dock

TheThinkPadOneLink+Dock(hereafterreferredtoasdock)isanoptionaldevicethatLenovodesigned specificallyforyourcomputer.Thedockprovidesconvenienceandmakesyourcomputereasiertouse forwork,study,andentertainment.Ifyourcomputerdoesnotcomewiththedock,youcanpurchaseone fromLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories.
Thistopicprovidesbasicinformationaboutthedock.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingthedock,refer tothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.
Frontview
1Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthis
security-lockslottolockyourdocktoastationaryobject.
2Audioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplug.
3USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.
4AlwaysOnUSBconnector:Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesome
mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenthedockisinthefollowingsituations:
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•Whenthedockisinsleeporhibernationmode
•Whenthedockisturnedoff
Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.
5Powerbutton:Thepowerbuttononthedockfunctionsthesameastheoneonthecomputer.
6System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheones
onthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage6.
Rearview
1USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.
2DisplayPortconnectors:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother
devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.
3Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.
4USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.
5VGAconnector:UsedtoconnecttoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.
6Powerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.
7OneLink+connector:ConnecttheOneLink+connectortothecomputer.Tolocatethecorresponding
OneLink+connectoronthecomputer,see“Left-sideview”onpage4.

ThinkPadWiGigDock

TheWirelessGigabit(WiGig)technologyenableswirelesscommunicationsbetweennearbydevicesat multi-gigabitspeeds.SomecomputermodelshaveawirelessLANcardwithbuilt-inWiGigfeature.These computermodelscanworkwiththeThinkPadWiGigDockwirelesslytoexpandcomputingcapabilities.

Locatingcontrols,connectors,andindicators

ThissectionintroducesthehardwarefeaturesoftheThinkPadWiGigDocktogiveyouthebasicinformation youneedtostartusingthedock.
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Frontview
1Statusindicator:TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoshowsthestatusofthedock.Theindicatorissolid
onwhenthedockison(innormalmode).
Sideview
12USB2.0connectors:ConnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0,suchasaUSBkeyboard
oraUSBmouse.
3Audioconnector:Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch)4-poleplugtothe
audioconnectortolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.
4Power/Connectionbutton:Turnonorturnoffthedock.Youcanalsopressthebuttontoconfirm
connection.
5USB3.0connector:ConnectUSBcompatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,USBmouse,or
USBstoragedevice.Forfasterandoptimaldatatransfer,ensurethatyouconnectaUSB3.0deviceto theUSB3.0connector.
68AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector:ConnectUSBcompatibledevicesorchargesomemobiledigital
devicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.
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7Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthis
security-lockslottolockyourdocktoastationaryobject.
9acpowerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.
10HDMIconnector:Connectahigh-definitiontelevision.
11DisplayPortconnector:Connectahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices
thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.
12Ethernetconnector:ConnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.
Bottomview
1Emergency-resethole:Ifyourdockstopsresponding,holddownthepowerbuttonforseveralseconds
toturnoffthedock.Ifthedockstillcannotbeturnedoff,removetheacpoweradapterfirst.Theninserta straightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthedock.

SettinguptheThinkPadWiGigDock

TosetupyourThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:
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1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.
2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthedock.
3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.
4.T urnonthedockbypressingthepowerbutton.
5.Ifanexternaldisplayisavailable,connecttheexternaldisplaytotheappropriateconnector(HDMIor DisplayPortconnector)onthedock.Theexternaldisplayshowssomewirelesspairinginstructionswhen youconnectyourcomputertotheWiGigdock.
6.PositionyourcomputerclosetotheThinkPadWiGigDock,within0.9m(3ft).Thedockalsomustbe withina120-degreesectorregionrelativelytotherearofthecomputerdisplay.Ensurethatnoobjects arebetweenthedockandthecomputer.
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UsingtheThinkPadWiGigDock

Thissectionintroduceshowtouseandmanagethedock.
ConnectingtotheThinkPadWiGigDock
ToconnectyourcomputertotheThinkPadWiGigdock,dothefollowing:
1.Afterthesetupandpreparation,turnonyourcomputerandthedock.Thendothefollowing:
ForWindows7:StarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.Forinstructionsonhowtostartthe WirelessDockManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12.
ForWindows10:ClicktheactioncentericonintheWindowsnotificationarea.ClickConnect.
2.Selectyourdockfromthelistofavailabledevices.
3.Whenprompted,pressthepower/connectionbuttononthedocktoconfirmthepairing.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheconnection.
Afterestablishingtheinitialconnection,youcanmakeconfigurationssothatwheneverthecomputercomes withintherequiredrange,itautomaticallygetsconnectedtothedock.
DisconnectingfromtheThinkPadWiGigDock
TodisconnectyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:
1.Dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:StarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.Forinstructionsonhowtostartthe WirelessDockManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12.
ForWindows10:Clicktheactioncentericon openthedevicelist.
2.LocatetheThinkPadWiGigDockandclickDisconnect.
3.Holddownthepowerbuttononthedockforseveralsecondsuntilthedockisturnedoff.
ManagingtheThinkPadWiGigDock
TheWirelessDockManagerprogramenablesyoutomanagethedock.Youcanchangethenameofthe dock,changetheradiochanneltooptimizethesignalstrength,andsetapasswordtomanagethedock settings.
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TomanagetheThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheWirelessDockManager program,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12.
2.ClickDockManagement.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfigurethesettingsasdesired.
Formoreinformation,refertothemanualsthatcomewiththedockandthehelpinformationsystemof theWirelessDockManagerprogram.
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Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage55
“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage59

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort. Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile usingyourcomputer.
Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.
Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities. Refertotheaccessibilityinformationthatoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation” onpage56

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofficemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample, adaptingtothesurroundinglightsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware, canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.
.
Thefollowingexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.
Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequentshortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.
Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches). Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.Toadjustdisplay
brightness,pressthebrightness-downkey
Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.
Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto
bestsuityourdesiredposture.
,orbrightness-upkey.
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Armandhandposition:Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)position.
Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.
Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.
Whatifyouaretraveling?
Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputerwhile onthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthesetipsas possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevels ofcomfortandperformance.
Questionsaboutvision?
ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandards andtoprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyonthe eyes.Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneye fatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.

Comfort

Observethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.
Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitisto observeyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage55 avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerislightand mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodifications.
andpractice“activesitting”to
Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork areaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandtakingwork breaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyourcomputerto bestsuityourneeds.Y oucanfindsomeoftheseoptionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Exploreyour optionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidinguserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationswithgreater accesstoinformationandtechnology.Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthewaystheseuserscanget themostoutoftheircomputerexperience.Y oualsocangetthemostup-to-dateaccessibilityinformation fromthefollowingWebsite: http://www.lenovo.com/accessibility
Keyboardshortcuts
Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.
Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.
KeyboardshortcutFunction
Windowslogokey+U
RightShiftforeightseconds
ShiftfivetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys
OpenEaseofAccessCenter
TurnonorturnoffFilterKeys
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KeyboardshortcutFunction
NumLockforfivesecondsTurnonorturnoffToggleKeys
LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock
LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnonorturnoffHighContrast
TurnonorturnoffMouseKeys
Formoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthenperformasearchusinganyofthe followingkeywords:keyboardshortcuts,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.
EaseofAccessCenter
EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesuserstoconfiguretheircomputersto suittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.
TouseEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.
2.ClickEaseofAccessEaseofAccessCenter.
3.Choosetheappropriatetoolbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:
•Magnifier Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee
theitemsbetter.
•Narrator Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventssuchas
errormessages.
•On-ScreenKeyboard Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerusingamouse,joystick,orotherpointingdevice
insteadofaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisual keyboardwithallthestandardkeys.Y oucanselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,or youcantaptoselectthekeysifyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchscreen.
•HighContrast HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa
result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.
•Personalizedkeyboard Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard
tocontrolthepointerandmakethekeyboardeasiertotypecertainkeycombinations.
•Personalizedmouse Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer
appearanceandmakeyourmouseeasiertomanagewindows.
SpeechRecognition
SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.
Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextinto documents,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmousecanbedonewith onlyyourvoice.
TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:
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1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.
2.ClickEaseofAccessSpeechRecognition.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Screen-readertechnologies
Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpinformationsystems, andvariousonlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:
•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders: http://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE
•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader: http://www.freedomscientific.com/jaws-hq.asp
•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader: http://www.nvaccess.org/
Screenresolution
Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyour computer.
Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectScreenresolution.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Settingaresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.
Customizableitemsize
Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.
•Tochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagnifiertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof AccessCenter”onpage57
.
•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:
–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.
1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.
2.ClickAppearanceandPersonalizationDisplay.
3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4.ClickApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.
–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.
PressandholdCtrl,andthenpresstheplus-signkey(+)toenlargeortheminus-signkey(-)to reducethetextsize.
–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.
Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows. Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.
Industry-standardconnectors
Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.
Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionoftheconnectors,see“Locatingcomputercontrols, connectors,andindicators”onpage1
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Documentationinaccessibleformats
Lenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesor HyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files.Lenovoelectronicdocumentationisdevelopedtoensure thatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthe documentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetextsothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandthe imagewhentheyuseascreenreader.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretraveling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourcomputer.
•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.
•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.
•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.
Traveltipsonairplanes
Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:
•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictions ontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.If necessary,enabletheAirplanemodebeforeboarding.IntheAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesare disabled.ToenabletheAirplanemodeintheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheStartmenu.
2.ClickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms.
3.ClickSettingsNetwork&InternetAirplanemode.
4.T urnontheAirplanemode
•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.
•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:
•ThinkPadacpoweradapter
•MiniDisplayPorttoHDMIadapter
•Externalmouse(ifyouareaccustomedtousingone)
•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection
•Ethernetcable
•Externalstoragedevice
•HDMIcable
•ThinkPadOneLink+toRJ45Adapter
•ThinkPadOneLink+Dock
•ThinkPadOneLink+toVGA/RJ45Adapter
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Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountryto whichyouaretraveling.
Topurchasetravelaccessories,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories.
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Chapter5.Security

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
“Usingpasswords”onpage61
“Harddisksecurity”onpage65
“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage66
“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage67
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedevices”onpage70
“Usingfirewalls”onpage70
“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage71

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-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.
Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.
Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.SelectSecurityPasswordPower-onPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.
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3.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:
•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.
4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.
5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Note:Y oumightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthe password,youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohave thepasswordcanceled.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Itprovides thefollowingsecurityfeatures:
•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad Setupprogram.Unauthorizeduserscannotchangemostofthesystemconfigurationoptionsinthe ThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.
•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.
•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou havethesupervisorpassword:
–Changingordeletingthepower-onpassword –Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword –Changingdateandtime –Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword –Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip –ChangingthesettingfortheVirtualization –ChangingthesettingfortheI/Oportaccess –ChangingthesettingfortheAnti-Theft –ChangingthesettingfortheSecureBoot –Erasingthefingerprintdata –Enablingordisablingthefollowingfeatures:
–LockUEFIBIOSSettings –Passwordatunattendedboot –BootDeviceListF12Option
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–BootOrderLock –FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users –SecureRollBackPrevention –ExecutionPrevention –Securitymode –Fingerprintreaderpriority
The system administrator can set the same supervisor password on many ThinkPad notebook computers to make
Note:
administration easier.
Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.Toset,change,orremovea supervisorpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.SelectSecurityPasswordSupervisorPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.
3.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.
4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.
5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Note:Y oumightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Thenexttimeyouopenthe ThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyoursupervisorpasswordtoproceed.Ifyouforget yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Harddiskpasswords

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredonthestoragedevies:
Userharddiskpassword
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Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.
Masterharddiskpassword Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword
isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddisk driveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauser passwordforeachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,but theadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.
Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.
Settingaharddiskpassword
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.SelectSecurityPasswordHarddiskxPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.
3.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.
4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.
5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer andaccesstheoperatingsystem.
Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword
Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.
–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:
1.T ypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
2.T ypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethe passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
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3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword ischanged.
Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.
–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:
1.T ypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
2.T ypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;then retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis changed.
Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.
•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:
1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage64,typingyourpasswordto starttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.T ypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
3.T ypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis changed.
Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter twice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.
Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords
•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.
•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe harddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan sevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.
•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk drive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethedrive replaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
Notes:TheeDrivestoragedrivesorTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)Opal-compliantstoragedrivesprovide self-encryptioncapabilitiestosecureyourdata.
•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.
•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,andyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththe Windows10operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:
•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalstoragedevice.Refertothe proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage61and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage63.Forsecurity, alongerpasswordisrecommended.
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•ToprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychip.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip” onpage66
Note:TheWindows7operatingsystemssupportstheTPMmanagementfeature.
•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoft WindowsBitLocker
•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation, referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedevices”onpage70.
TheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbytheUEFIBIOS.
UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption
Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofsomeeditionsoftheWindows operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourcomputer,even ifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingthe swapandhibernationfiles.
BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.
.
®
DriveEncryption.See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage66.
TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurityBitLockerDrive Encryption.
FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.
DiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,Encryptionsolid-statedrive,orEncryptionhybriddrive
SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,Encryptionsolid-statedriveorEncryptionhybrid drive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevice controllersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,seta harddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransferconfidentialinformation electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecurity chip,acryptographicmicroprocessor.Withthesecuritychip,youcandothefollowing:
•Protectyourdataandsystem
•Strengthenaccesscontrols
•Securecommunications
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:
1.T urnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonyourcomputeragain.
2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
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3.SelectSecuritySecurityChipbyusingthedirectionalkeys.
4.PressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.
5.Movetoanitemyouwanttosetbyusingthedirectionalkeys.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.
6.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.
7.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges andexit.
Notes:
•EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchangethe settingsforthesecuritychip.
•Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.
•Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,turnoffyourcomputerandthenturnitonagainafteryousetthe securitychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.
Usingthefingerprintreader
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveafingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcan replaceyourpasswords,suchastheWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.In thisway,youcanlogintoyourcomputersimplyandsecurely.
Toenablefingerprintauthentication,enrollyourfingerprintsfirst.Duringtheenrollment,thefingerprintsare associatedwiththeWindowspasswordautomatically.T oassociateyourfingerprintswithyourpower-on passwordandharddiskpassword,manuallycreateaconnection.
Enrollingyourfingerprints
Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonefingerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourfingers.T o enrollyourfingerprints,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7
1.Startthefingerprintprogram.Forinstructionsonhowtostartthefingerprintprogram,see“Lenovo programs”onpage12
2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheenrollment.
Formoreinformationonhowtousethefingerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemofthefingerprint program.
ForWindows10
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall programs,andthenclickSettingsAccountsSign-inoptions.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheenrollment.
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Scanningyourfinger
Toscanyourfinger,tapthefingerprintreaderwiththetopjointofyourfingerandholdyourfingertherefor oneortwosecondswithalittlepressure.Thenliftthefingertocompleteonescan.
Behaviorofthefingerprintreaderindicator
IndicatorbehaviorDescription
1Off
2Solidgreen
3Amber,blinking
Thefingerprintreaderisnotreadyfortapping.
Thefingerprintreaderisreadyfortapping.
Thefingerprintcannotbeauthenticated.
Associatingyourfingerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword
Toassociateyourfingerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
1.T urnoffandthenturnonthecomputer.
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2.Whenprompted,scanyourfingeronthefingerprintreader.
3.Enteryourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,orbothasrequired.Theconnectioniscreated.
Whenyoustartthecomputeragain,youcanuseyourfingerprintstologintothecomputerwithnoneedto enteryourWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.
Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourfingerprinttologintothecomputer,youmightforgetyourpasswords. Writedownyourpasswords,andkeeptheminasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword, youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe passwordcanceled.Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecover datafromthestoragedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketing representativetohavethestoragedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbecharged forpartsandservice.
Settingthefingerprintreader
Youcansetthefingerprintreaderinthefingerprintprogramifavailable.Youalsocanchangethefollowing settingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram:
PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesfingerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem isloaded.
ReaderPriority:Definesthepriorityforthefingerprintreadersifanexternalfingerprintreaderisattached.
SecurityMode:Specifiesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.
PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablesthepasswordauthentication.
Note:ThisitemisdisplayedonlyifHighsecuritymodeisenabled.
ResetFingerprintData:Selectthisitemtoeraseallofthefingerprintdatastoredineithertheinternal orexternalfingerprintreader.
TochangethesettingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram,see“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage75.
Maintainingthefingerprintreader
Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:
•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject
•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard
•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger
Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free cloth:
•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.
•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.
•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.
Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:
•Yourfingeriswrinkled.
•Yourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.
•Yourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.
•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromtheonewhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.
•Yourfingeriswet.
•Yourfingerthatyouarecurrentlyusinghasnotbeenenrolledbefore.
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Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:
•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.
•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedevices

Someofthedatastoredonthestoragedevicesmightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputerovertosomeone elsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsandapplicationsoftware,mighteven violatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredonthestoragedevicesbeforeyoudisposeof,sell, orhandoveryourcomputer.
Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromthestoragedevices:
•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.
•Deletethedata.
•Formatyourstoragedevices,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.
•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringthestoragedevicesbacktothefactorydefault settings.
Theseoperations,however,onlychangethefilelocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecritical dataonharddiskdrives,solid-statedrives,orhybriddrivesforunexpectedpurposes.
Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromthestoragedeviceswhen youdisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingthe storagedeviceswithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedata unreadable.Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developed forthatpurpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.
Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidesDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.Fordisposingofdataonthestoragedevices, LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttodownload thesetools.
IfanEncryptionhybriddrive,Encryptionsolid-statedriveoraDiskEncryptionharddisk driveissupportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedata onthedriveinashorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththe oldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbedecrypted withouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisalsoavailablewiththeDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.
Usingfirewalls
Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats, unauthorizedaccesses,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.
Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat comeswiththeprogram.
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Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.
Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After 30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.
Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof yourantivirussoftware.
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Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfigurethecomputer:
“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage73
“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage75
“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage75
“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage89

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedevices, includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.
ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.EnsurethatyousetthesecuritychiptoTPM1.2.Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecurity chip”onpage66.
2.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.
•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage75.
4.SelectStartupBoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.
5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD. ThenpressEsc.
6.SelectStartupUEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:
•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
Note:Forcomputerswithanon-volatilememory(NVM)Expressdrive,youcaninstalltheWindows 7operatingsystemontothedriveonlyinUEFImode.Inthiscase,ensurethatyoualwaysselect UEFIOnly.
7.PressF10toexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
8.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.
Notes:
•IfyouarestartingtheinstallationDVDimagefromanexternalUSBdeviceorifyourcomputerhasan
NVMExpressdriveinstalled,doadditionalconfigurationsbeforeyoustart.Formoreinformation,go to:http://www.lenovo.com/support/installwin7viausb3.
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•IfanNVMExpressdriveisinstalled,additionaldriversalsoarerequired.Formoreinformation,goto https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990941.
9.RestoretheC:\SWTOOL SdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.
10.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage75.
11.InstalltheWindows7fixmodules.Y oucanfindtheWindows7fixmodulesintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\ directory.Formoreinformation,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat: http://support.microsoft.com/
12.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

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourinternalstorage drive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.
ToinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.EnsurethatyousetthesecuritychiptoTPM2.0.Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecurity chip”onpage66
2.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer.
3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage75.
4.SelectStartupBoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.
5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexampleUSBHDD.Then pressEsc.
6.SelectRestartandensurethatOSOptimizedDefaultsisenabled.ThenpresstheF10keytoexit theThinkPadSetupprogram.
7.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoinstallthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installing devicedrivers”onpage75.
8.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe securitypatches.
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9.Dependingonyourpreference,installLenovoprograms.ForinformationaboutLenovoprograms, see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12
.
Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwise,theoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.
WhenyouinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion codes:
CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode
ChinaSC
DenmarkDKNorway
FinlandFI
FranceFR
GermanyGR
ItalyIT
JapanJP
NetherlandsNL
SpainSP
SwedenSV
TaiwanandHongKong
UnitedStatesUS
NO
TC

Installingdevicedrivers

Devicedriveristheprogramthatoperatesaparticularhardwaredeviceofthecomputer.Ifadevicedoes notperformwelloryouinstallanewdevice,youneedtoinstallorupdatethecorrespondingdevicedriver. Forexample,ifyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,tousetheUSB3.0connector,youneedto downloadandinstalltheUSB3.0driver.
Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.
2.Selectyourproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.
3.Selectthedevicedriversyouthatyouneed,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Attention:DonotdownloadthedevicedriversfromtheWindowsUpdateWeb.Alwaysdownloadthedevice driversfrom: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
IfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanfindthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS directoryonyourstoragedevices.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice drivers”onpage118.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectvarioussetupconfigurationsforyourcomputerthrough configuringtheBIOS.
ToconfiguretheBIOSofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocan pressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe password,youcannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.For moreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage61.
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2.Usethecursorkeystoselectatab;orusethecursorkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselectit. Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.
Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:
•PressF6tochangetoahighervalue.
•PressF5tochangetoalowervalue.
Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.
4.T ochangeotherconfigurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.
5.Whenyoucompletetheconfiguration,pressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.ClickYes tosavetheconfigurationandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.YoualsocanselecttheRestarttabin theThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.
Note:Y oucanpressF9torestoretothedefaultsettings.

Mainmenu

WhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillfirstseetheMainmenuasfollows:
•UEFIBIOSVersion
•UEFIBIOSDate
•EmbeddedControllerVersion
•MEFirmwareVersion
•MachineT ypeModel
•System-unitserialnumber
•Systemboardserialnumber
•AssetT ag
•CPUT ype
•CPUSpeed
•Installedmemory
•UUID
•MACAddress(InternalLAN)
•Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense
•UEFISecureBoot
•OA3ID
•OA2
Configmenu
Tochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selecttheConfigtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.
Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations mightcauseunexpectedresults.
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Table3.Configmenuitems
Menuitem
Network
Submenuitem
WakeOnLAN
EthernetLANOptionROM (forLegacyOnlyboot modeorBothwithLegacy first)
UEFIIPv4NetworkStack (forUEFIOnlybootmode orBothwithUEFIfirst)
UEFIIPv6NetworkStack
(forUEFIOnlybootmode orBothwithUEFIfirst)
UEFIPXEBootPriority
(forUEFIOnlybootmode andBothbootmodewith UEFIfirstbootmode,and IPv6andIPv4stacksare bothenabled.)
WakebyWiGigDock
Value
•Disabled
AConly
•ACandBattery
•Disabled
Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
•IPv6First
IPv4First
Disabled
•Enabled
Comments
Enablethecomputer topoweronwhenthe Ethernetcontrollerreceives amagicpacket(aspecial networkmessage).
IfyouselectACOnly,Wake onLANfunctionisenabled onlywhentheacpower adapterisattached.
IfyouselectACand Battery,WakeonLAN functionisenabledwithany powersources.
Notes:
•Themagicpackettype WakeonLANrequires acpower.
•TheWakeonLAN functiondoesnot workwhenaharddisk passwordisset.
LoadtheEthernetLAN OptionROMtoenable startupfromanintegrated networkdevice.
EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion4(IPv4) networkstackforUEFI environment.
EnableordisableInternet ProtocolVersion6(IPv6) networkstackforUEFI environment.
Selectnetworkstack priorityforUEFIPXEboot.
Enableordisablethe wake-upfeaturebythe ThinkPadWiGigDockfrom low-powermode(sleepor hibernation).Ifyouselect Enabled,thebatterylife mightbecomeshorter.
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Table3.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
USB
Keyboard/Mouse
Submenuitem
USBUEFIBIOSSupport
Always-onUSB
-ChargeinBatteryMode
TrackPoint•Disabled
Value
•Disabled
Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
•Enabled
Enabled
Comments
Enableordisableboot supportforUSBstorage devices.
IfyouselectEnabled,the externalUSBdevicescan bechargedthroughUSB connectorsevenwhenthe computerisinlow-power mode(sleep,hibernate,or power-off).
Note:Thisitemisavailable onlywhentheAlwaysOn USBissetasEnabled.
IfyouselectEnabled, externalUSBdevicescan bechargedthroughUSB connectorsevenwhenthe systemisinhibernation mode,orispower-offand inbatteryoperation.
Enableordisablethe built-inTrackPointpointing device.
Trackpad•Disabled
FnandCtrlKeyswap
FnStickykey
Note:Ifyouwanttouse anexternalmouse,select Disabled.
Enableordisablethe
Enabled
Disabled
•Enabled
Disabled
•Enabled
built-intrackpad.
Note:Ifyouwanttouse anexternalmouse,select Disabled.
EnableexchangesofFn andCtrlkeyactionatthe bottom-leftofthekeyboard.
Disabled:FnkeyandCtrl keybehaviorisasprinted onthekeyboard.
Enabled:Fnkeyworksas Ctrlkey.Ctrlkeyworksas Fnkey.
Whentheoptionisenabled, youcanpresstheFnkey tokeepitinapressed condition;thenpressthe desiredfunctionkey.The actionisequivalentto pressingtherequiredkey simultaneouslywiththeFn key.Whenyoupressthe Fnkeytwice,thestateis
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Table3.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Display
Submenuitem
F1–F12asprimaryfunction
BootDisplayDevice
Value
Disabled
•Enabled
ThinkPadLCD
•DisplayPort
•HDMI
•Displayondock
Comments
lockeduntilyoupressthe Fnkeyagain.
EnabletheF1-F12function orthespecialfunction printedasanicononeach keyastheprimaryfunction.
Enabled:Executesthe F1-F12function.
Disabled:Executesthe specialfunction.
Totemporarilyswitchthe abovetwooptions,press Fn+EsctoenableFnLock. TheFnLockindicatorison whenFnLockisenabled.
Selectavideodevicefor boot.
DisplayPort:Mini DisplayPort(TM)connector onThinkPad.
SharedDisplayPriority
TotalGraphicsMemory
BootTimeExtensionDisabled
•HDMI
Displayondock
256MB
•512MB
•1second
•2seconds
•3seconds
•5seconds
•10seconds
HDMI:HDMIconnectoron ThinkPad. Displayondock:Display connectorsondock.
Bootscreenisclonedtoall displaysondock.
Selecttheprioritybetween shareddisplayoutputs. HDMIandDockdisplays shareasingledisplay output.Thisoption chooseswhichoneis prioritized.
Allocatethetotalmemory whichIntelinternalgraphics shares.
Note:Ifyouselect512 MB,themaximumusable
memorymightbereduced on32–bitoperatingsystem.
Thisoptiondefinesthe amountoftimetoextend thebootprocess,in seconds.
Thesystemcannotdetect someexternalmonitors duringbootbecausethey needafewsecondstobe
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Menuitem
Power
Submenuitem
IntelSpeedStep technology
AdaptiveThermal Management
Value
Comments
ready.Trythisoptionifthe monitorbeinguseddoes notdisplaythebootscreen.
®
•Disabled
Enabled
ModeforAC
MaximumPerformance
•BatteryOptimized
ModeforBattery
•MaximumPerformance
BatteryOptimized
SelectthemodeofIntel SpeedSteptechnologyat runtime.
MaximumPerformance:
Alwaysthehighestspeed.
BatteryOptimized:Always thelowestspeed.
Disabled:Thehighest speed,andruntimeisnot supported.
SchemeforAC
MaximizePerformance
Selectathermal managementscheme touse.
•Balanced
MaximizePerformance:
SchemeforBattery
•MaximizePerformance
Balanced
Reducemicroprocessor throttling.
Balanced:Balance sound,temperature,and performance.
CPUPowerManagement
PowerOnwithACAttach
Note:Eachschemeaffects fansound,temperature, andperformance.
•Disabled
Enabled
Enableordisablethe power-savingfeaturethat stopsthemicroprocessor clockautomaticallywhen therearenosystem activities.Normally,it isnotnecessarytochange thesetting.
Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethe featurethatpowersonthe systemwhentheacpower adapterisattached.
IfyouselectEnabled,the systemispoweredonwhen theacpoweradapteris attached.Ifthesystemisin hibernatestate,thesystem resumesnormaloperation.
IfyouselectDisabled,the systemisnotpoweredon norresumedwhentheac poweradapterisattached.
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Menuitem
BeepandAlarm
IntelAMT
Submenuitem
DisableBuilt-inBattery•Y es
PasswordBeepDisabled
KeyboardBeepEnabled
IntelAMTControl
Value
No
•Enabled
•Disabled
•Disabled
Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
Comments
Temporarilydisable thebuilt-inbatteryfor servicingthecomputer. Afterselectingthisitem, thecomputerwillbe automaticallypoweredoff.
Note:Thebatterywillbe automaticallyre-enabled whentheacpoweradapter isreconnectedtothe computer.
Enablethisoptiontohave abeepsoundwhenthe systemiswaitingfora power-on,harddisk,or supervisorpassword. Differentbeepswillsound whentheenteredpassword matchesordoesnotmatch theconfiguredpassword.
Enableordisablekeyboard beepwhenunmanageable keycombinationsare pressed.
IfyouselectEnabled, IntelActiveManagement Technology(AMT)is configuredandadditional setupitemsareprovidedin ManagementEngineBIOS Extension(MEBx)Setup.
IfyouselectPermanently Disabled,youwillneverbe abletoenableitagain.Be cautiouswhenyouwantto usethisoption.
Note:Y oucanenterthe MEBxSetupmenuby pressingtheCtrl+Pkey combinationintheStartup InterruptMenuwindow. TodisplaytheStartup InterruptMenuwindow, presstheblackbutton orEnterkeyduringthe power-onself-test(POST).
CIRATimeout
0-255
Setthetimeoutoptionfor
CIRAconnectiontobe Note:Thedefaultvalueis 60seconds.
established.Selectable
secondvaluesarefrom1to
254.
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Menuitem
Submenuitem
ConsoleT ype•PCANSI
Value
VT100+
•PC-ANSI
•VT-UTF8
Comments
Ifyouselect0,use60 secondsasthedefault timeoutvalue.
Ifyouselect255,the waitingtimeforestablishing aconnectionisunlimited.
Selecttheconsoletypefor AMT.
Note:Thisconsoletype shouldmatchtheIntelAMT remoteconsole.

DateandTimemenu

Tochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu. Thendothefollowing:
1.UsethecursorkeystoselectSystemDateorSystemTime.
2.T ypeadateortime.

Securitymenu

Tochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.
Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations mightcauseunexpectedresults.
Table4.Securitymenuitems
Menuitem
Password
Submenuitem
Supervisor Password
LockUEFIBIOS Settings
Passwordat Unattendedboot
Value
Disabled
•Enabled
Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
Comments
Formoreinformation,see“Supervisor password”onpage62
Enableordisablethefunctionthatprotects itemsinThinkPadSetupfrombeingchanged byauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisor password.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled. Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenable thisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangethe itemsinThinkPadSetup.
IfyouselectandenablePasswordat unattendedboot,apasswordpromptis displayedwhenthecomputeristurnedon,from eitherapower-offstateorhibernationstate,by anunattendedeventsuchasaWakeonLAN attempt.IfyouselectDisabled,nopassword promptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesahead andloadstheoperatingsystem.Toprevent
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Menuitem
Fingerprint
Submenuitem
Value
PasswordatRestartDisabled
•Enabled
PasswordatBoot DeviceList
PasswordCount ExceededError
SetMinimumLength
Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
•xcharacters (4≤x≤12)
Power-OnPassword
Disabled
•Enabled
HardDisk1 Password
Predesktop Authentication
Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
ReaderPriorityExternal
Internal
•InternalOnly
SecurityMode
Normal
•High
Password Authentication
•Disabled
Enabled
Comments
unauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthentication ontheoperatingsystem.
IfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart, apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyou restartthecomputer.IfyouselectDisabled,no passwordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputer goesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem. Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuser authenticationontheoperatingsystem.
IftheSecuritypasswordisset,thisoptionis usedtospecifywhethertheSecuritypassword mustbeenteredtodisplaytheF12bootdevice list.
SelectEnabledtopromptfortheSecurity password.SelectDisabledtoproceedwithout anyuseractionrequired.
SelectEnabledtoshowthePOST0199error andpromptfortheSecuritypassword.Select DisabledtohidethePOST0199errorand proceedwithoutanyuseractionneeded.
Specifyaminimumlengthforpower-on passwordsandharddiskpasswords.Ifyou setthesupervisorpasswordandspecifya minimumlengthforpasswords,noonebutyou canchangethelength.
Formoreinformation,see“Power-onpassword” onpage61.
Formoreinformation,see“Harddisk passwords”onpage63.
Note:HardDisk1meanstheharddiskdriveis builtintoyourcomputer.
Enableordisablefingerprintauthentication beforetheoperatingsystemisloaded.
IfExternalInternalisselected,anexternal fingerprintreaderisusedifattached.Otherwise, aninternalfingerprintreaderisused.IfInternal Onlyisselected,aninternalfingerprintreader isused.
Iffingerprintauthenticationfails,youstillcan startthecomputerbyenteringapassword.If youhaveselectedNormal,enterapower-on passwordorasupervisorpassword;ifyouhave selectedHigh,enterasupervisorpassword.
Note:Thisitemisavailableonlywhenthe SecurityModeissetasHigh.
Enableordisablepasswordauthentication.This itemisavailablewhenhighsecuritymodeis selected.
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Menuitem
SecurityChip
Submenuitem
ResetFingerprint Data
SecurityChip Selection
SecurityChip
ClearSecurityChip
Value
Enter
DiscreteTPM
•IntelPTT
•Active
Inactive
•Disabled
(ForDiscreteTPM)
•Enabled
Disabled
(ForIntelPTT)
Enter
Comments
Thisoptionisusedtoeraseallfingerprintdata storedinthefingerprintreaderandresetsettings tothefactorystate.Asaresult,anypower-on securityfeaturespreviouslyenabledwillnotbe abletoworkuntiltheyarere-enabledinthe fingerprintsoftware.
IfyouselectDiscreteTPM,youcanusea discreteTPMchipwithTPM1.2mode.Ifyou selectIntelPTT,youcanuseIntelPlatform Trustedtechnology(PTT)withTPM2.0mode.
Note:
IntelPTTcanbeusedwithWindows8orlater operatingsystem.
IfyouselectActive,thesecuritychipis functional.IfyouselectInactive,theSecurity Chipisvisible,butthesecuritychipisnot functional.IfyouselectDisabled,theSecurity Chipishiddenandthesecuritychipisnot functional.
IfyouselectEnabled,thesecuritychipis functional.IfyouselectDisabled,thesecurity chipishiddenandnotfunctional.
Cleartheencryptionkey.
Intel(R)TXTFeature
Intel(R)TXTFeature
PhysicalPresence forProvisioning
PhysicalPresence forClear
Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave selectedActivefortheSecurityChipoption.
Disabled
•Enabled
DisabledNote:ThisitemisunselectablewhenIntelPTT
Disabled
•Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
EnableordisabletheIntelT rustedExecution Technology.
Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave selectedActivefortheSecurityChipoption.
isenabled.
UnselectableforIntelPPT.
Enableordisabletheconfirmationmessage whenyouchangethesettingsofthesecurity chip.
Enableordisabletheconfirmationmessage whenyouclearthesecuritychip.
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