Lenovo X240s User Manual

Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide

Brief user notices
ThinkPad X240s

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Unpack

ThinkPad® computer

Power cord

Initial setup instructions

Connect to power. Ensure that all power cord connectors are securely and completely plugged into

1.

receptacles.

ac power adapter

Documentation

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Refer to the electronic User Guide for detailed product information:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

Note: Recovery discs are not provided. Instead, everything needed for recovering factory-installed files and
applications is provided in the Lenovo_Recovery partition on your hard disk drive. If you decide to remove
the Lenovo_Recovery partition, be sure to create a recovery disc first. For more information, see “Recovery
overview” in the User Guide. See “Accessing your User Guide” for instructions on opening the electronic
User Guide provided on your computer.

Controls and indicators

Camera (on some models)

Microphones

Power button

2. Press the power button

to turn on the computer.

3. Configure the operating system following the on-screen instructions to complete the initial setup. This

process takes several minutes.

Additional information about using your ThinkPad computer is in the User Guide. See “Accessing your User
Guide” later in this document.

Accessing your User Guide

Your User Guide contains detailed information about your computer.
To access your User Guide, do the following:

®

Microsoft

Windows® 8.1 operating system:

• Method 1

1. Go to the Start screen.

2. Click the arrow icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen to go
to the Apps screen. If you are using a touch screen, swipe up to
go to the Apps screen.

3. Scroll to the right side of the screen, and click or tap Help and
Support. The Windows Help and Support window opens.

4. Click or tap Lenovo User Guide.

• Method 2

1. Go to the Start screen.

2. Click or tap Lenovo Support. The Lenovo Support window
opens.

3. Click or tap User Guide.

Windows 8:

• From the desktop or the Start screen

1．Move the cursor to the top-right or bottom-right corner of the

screen to display the charms, and then click Search. If you are
using a touch screen, swipe in from the right edge of the screen
to display the charms, and then tap Search.

2．From the Apps scr een, click or ta p Lenovo User Guide.

• From the Start screen

1．Click or tap Lenovo Support. The Lenovo Support window

opens.

2．Click or tap User Guide.

Windows 7:

1．From the Windows desktop, click Start and then click Help and

Support. The Windows Help and Support window opens.

2．Click Lenovo User Guide.

Read before using your computer

The following sections provide critical safety and regulatory
information for Lenovo computers and instructions on how to access
electronic versions of the publications developed for your computer.

Read first — regulatory information

Computer models equipped with wireless communications comply
with the radio frequency and safety standards of any country or region
in which it has been approved for wireless use. In addition, if your
product contains a telecom modem, it complies with the requirements
for connection to the telephone network in your country.

Be sure to read the Regulatory Notice for your country or region
before using the wireless devices contained in your computer. To
obtain a PDF version of the Regulatory Notice, refer to the
“Downloading publications” section below.

Downloading publications

Electronic versions of your computer publications are available from
the Lenovo Support Web site. To download the publications for your
computer, go to http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides and
follow the instructions on the screen.

Service and Support information

The following information describes the technical support that is
available for your product, during the warranty period or throughout
the life of your product. Refer to the Lenovo Limited Warranty for a full
explanation of Lenovo warranty terms. See “Lenovo Limited Warranty
notice” later in this document for details on accessing the full warranty.

If you purchased Lenovo services, refer to the following terms and
conditions for detailed information:

• For Lenovo Warranty Service Upgrades or Extensions, go to:

http://support.lenovo.com/lwsu

• For Lenovo Accidental Damage Protection Services, go to:

http://support.lenovo.com/ladps

Online technical support

Online technical support is available during the lifetime of a product at
http://www.lenovo.com/support.

17BTelephone technical support

You can get help and information from the Customer Support Center
by telephone. Before contacting a Lenovo technical support
representative, have the following information available: model and
serial number, the exact wording of any error message, and a
description of the problem.

Your technical support representative might want to walk you through
the problem while you are at your computer during the call.

Worldwide Lenovo Support telephone list

Important: Telephone numbers are subject to change without notice.

The most up-to-date telephone list for the Customer Support Center is
always available at http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.

If the telephone number for your country or region is not listed,
contact your Lenovo reseller or Lenovo marketing representative.

Country or region Telephone number

Africa

Algeria [phone] (French, English)
Argentina 0800-666-0011 (Spanish)
Australia 1800 041 267 (English)
Austria 01-24592-5901 (German)
Bahrain Kanoo IT: 00 973 1771 1722

Belgium [phone] (Warranty service and s upport)

Bolivia 0800-10-0189 (Spanish)
Brazil Calls made from within the Sao Paulo r egion:

Brunei Dial 800-1111, then dial 866-273-5446

Canada 1-800-565-33 44 (English, French)
Caribbean
(Bermuda,
Jamaica, Tortola)
Chile 800-361-213 (Spanish)
China Technical Support Line

Colombia 1-800-912-3021 (Spanish)
Costa Rica 0-800-011-1029 (Spanish)
Croatia 0800-0426, [phone] (calls out side of Croatia)
Cyprus 80092537 (Greek)
Czech Republic 800-353-637
Denmark 4520-8200

Dominican
Republic
Ecuador 1-800-426911 OPCION 4 (Spanish)
Egypt 800-0000-418 (Toll free)

El Salvador 800-6264 (Spanish)
Estonia [phone], [phone]
Finland 09-459-6960

France Hardware: 0810-631-213 (Warranty service and

Germany 0800-5004618 (Gebührenf rei) (Garantieservice und

Greece Contact the nearest Lenovo Business Partner
Guatemala 1800-624-0051 (Spanish)
Honduras Tegucigalpa: 232-4 222

Hong Kong (852) 3071-3561

Hungary [phone]

India 1800 3000 THINK (1800 3000 8465) (Relianc e)

Indonesia 001-803-442-425

Ireland 01-881-1444 (Warrant y service and support)

Israel Givat Shmuel Service Center:

South Africa: 0800110756 (English, Afrikaans)
Central Africa: Contact the nearest Lenovo Business
Partner

Bahrain Business Machine LLC: 00 973 1758 4302

(Dutch, French)

(11) 3889-8986
Calls made from outside the Sao Paulo regio n:
0800-701-4815
(Brazilian Portuguese)

(English and Bahasa Melayu)

1-800 426 7378 (English)

800-990-8888, 86-10-58851110 (Mandarin)

7010-5150 (Warranty service and support)
(Danish)
1-866-434-2080 (Spanish)

002-02-2594-8500 (Standard charges a pply)
(English, Arabic)

358-800-1-4260 (Warranty service and su pport)
(Finnish)

support)
(French)

Support)

San Pedro Sula: 552-2234
(Spanish)

(Cantonese, English, Mandarin)

[phone]
(English, Hungarian)

1800-419-4666 (Tata)
Email: [e-mail] (English and Hindi)

(English, Bahasa Indonesia)

(English)

[phone]
(Hebrew and English)

Fingerprint reader (on some models)

ThinkPad trackpad

Fn key with the Fn Lock indicator

F1 key with the speaker mute indicator

F4 key with the microphone mute indicator

TrackPoint® pointing stick

Country or region Telephone number

Italy 39-800-820094 (Warranty service and s upport)

Jamaica 1-800 426 7378 (English)
Japan 0120-000-817 (Japanese, English)
Jordan Jordan Business Systems:

Korea 080-513-0880 (Toll fr ee) (Korean)
Kuwait Easa Hus sain Al Yousifi: 00 965 2244 5280

Latvia [phone]
Lebanon Quantech: 00 961 1999 500

Lithuania [phone]
Libya [phone] (French, English)
Luxembourg [phone]

Macau 0800-807 /

Macedonia 1800-88-0013 (English, Bahasa Mela yu)
Malaysia 1800-88-0013

Malta [phone]
Mexico 001-866-434-2080 (Spanish)
Middle East [phone]
Morocco [phone]

Netherlands [phone] (Dutch)
New Zealand 0508 770 506 (English)
Nicaragua 001-800-220-1830 (Spanish)
Norway 8152-1550 (Warranty service and support)

Oman Khimji Ramdas Computer Communication System s:

Pakistan International Office Products (pvt) Ltd.:

Panama 206-6047

Paraguay 009-800-52-10026 (Spanish)
Peru 0-800-50-866 OPCION 2 ( Spanish)
Philippines 180089086454 (GLO BE subscribers)

Poland [phone] (Polish)
Portugal [phone] (Por tuguese)
Qatar Al Mana Computer Services: 00 974 4489 96 6 (ext.

Romania [phone]
Russia 8-800-555-0317 (Toll free n umber)

Saudi Arabia 8008445128 (English, Arabic)
Singapore 1-800-818-5219 (English, Mandarin , Bahasa

Slovakia [phone]
Slovenia [phone] (Slovenian)
Spain [phone] (Spanish)
Sri Lanka [phone], [phone] (English)
Sweden 08-477-4420

Switzerland 0800-55-54-54 (Warranty service and support)

Taiwan 0800-000-702 (Mandarin)
Thailand 001 800 4415 734

Turkey 0212 336 03 66

Ukraine 044 362 42 81 (Standard Charges Apply)

United Arab
Emirates
United Kingdom 08705-500-900 (Standard warranty support)

United States 1-800-426-7378

Uruguay 000-411-005-6649 (Spanish)
Venezuela 0-800-100-2011 (Spanish)

(Italian)

00 962 6 5000999 (ext. 713/127)
General Computer & Electronic (GCE):
00 962 6 551 3879 (English, Arabic )

AM. KHORAFI: 00 965 2200 1100 1127
Khorafi Business Machines (KBM): 00 965 2259 4611
Diyar United Company: 00 965 4378 383
Redington Kuwait: 00 965 2433 3203, 25456250 /
25456251

Computer Business Machine (CBM): 00 961 1680 180
El Haceb S.A.L: 00 961 1771 300

(French)

(852) 3071-3559
(Cantonese, English, Mandarin)

(English, Bahasa Melayu)

[phone]
(Arabic)

(Norwegian)

00 968 2469 6255
Overseas Business Machines (OBM): 00 968 2460
1072, 2460 5018
Gulf Business Machines Services (GBMS): 00 968
2455 9831

00 92 212 422 569, 00 92 213 241 2023
Selling Business Systems:
00 92 21 568 9823

001-866-434-2080 (Lenovo Customer Suppor t Center

- Toll free)
(Spanish)

180014410719 (PLDT sbuscribers)
(Tagalog, English)

1992)
Qatar Computer Services W.L.L: 00 974 4441 212

(Russian, English)

Malaysia)

077-117-1040 (Warranty service and su pport)
(Swedish)

(German, French, Italian)

(Thai, English)

00800 448 825 165 (Turkce)
(Turkish)

(Ukrainian, Russian, English)
800 04447023 (English, Arabic)

(English)

(English)

Country or region Telephone number

Vietnam 120-11 072 (Toll Free)

Yemen Al Khirbash and Agencies:

+(84) 8 3521 8000 (Standard Charges Appl y)
(Vietnamese, English)

00 967 1209 8278
Yemen Business Machines (YBM):
00-967 3 213324,
00-967 3 214655,
00-967 3 213909

Lenovo product service information for Taiwan

Safety information

This section contains important safety information for Lenovo
products. Additional safety information is provided in the User Guide
for your product. See “Accessing your User Guide” for additional
information.

Plastic bag notice

CAUTION:

Plastic bags can be dangerous. Keep plastic bags away from
babies and children to avoid danger of suffocation.

Built-in rechargeable battery notice

DANGER
Do not attempt to replace the internal rechargeable lithium
batteries. Contact Lenovo Support for factory replacement.

Lithium coin-cell battery notice

DANGER

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

When replacing the lithium coin-cell battery, use only the same or an
equivalent type that is recommended by the manufacturer. The
battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used, handled,
or disposed of.

Do not:

• Throw or immerse into water

• Heat to more than 100°C (212°F)

• Repair or disassemble

Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations.

The following statement applies to users in the state of California,
U.S.A.

California Perchlorate Information:

Products containing manganese dioxide lithium coin-cell batteries
may contain perchlorate.

Perchlorate Material - special handling may apply, See
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) cable and cord notice

WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated

with accessories sold with this product will expose you to lead, a
chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth
defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

Using headphones or earphones

CAUTION:

Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can
cause hearing loss. Adjustment of the equalizer to maximum
increases the earphone and headphone output voltage and the
sound pressure level. Therefore, to protect your hearing, adjust
the equalizer to an appropriate level.

Excessive use of headphones or earphones for a long period of time
at high volume can be dangerous if the output of the headphone or
earphone connectors do not comply with specifications of EN 50332-2.
The headphone output connector of your computer complies with EN
50332-2 Sub clause 7. This specification limits the computer’s
maximum wide band true RMS output voltage to 150 mV. To help
protect against hearing loss, ensure that the headphones or
earphones you use also comply with EN 50332-2 (Clause 7 Limits) or

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a wide band characteristic voltage of 75 mV. Using headphones that
do not comply with EN 5
sound pressure levels.

If your Lenovo computer came with headphones or earphones in the
package, as a set, the combination of the headphones or earphones
and the computer already complies with the specifications of EN
50332-1. If different headphones or earphones are used, ensure that
they comply with EN 50332-1 (Clause 6.5 Limitation Values). Using
headphones that do not comply with EN 5
due to excessive sound pressure levels.

0332-2 can be dangerous due to excessive

0332-1 can be dangerous

Lenovo Limited Warranty notice

This product is covered by the terms of the Lenovo Limited Warranty,
version L505-0010-02 08/2011. Read the Lenovo Limited Warranty
(LLW) at http://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02. You can view the
LLW in a number of languages from this Web site. The LLW also is
displayed on your computer during the initial setup. After the initial
setup has completed,
doing the follow

Windows 8.1:

• Method 1

1. Go to the Start screen.

2. Click the arrow icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen to go
to the Apps screen. If yo
go to the Apps screen.

3. Click or tap

• Method 2

1. Go to the Start screen.

2. Click or t
opens.

3. Click or t

Windows 8:

From the desktop or the Start screen

•

1. Move the cursor to the top-right or bottom-right corner of the

screen to display the charms, and then click Search. If you are
using a touch screen, swipe in from the righ
display the charms, and then tap Search.

2. From the Apps screen,

From the Start screen

•

Click or

1． tap Lenovo Support. The Lenovo Support window

opens.

2．Click or

Windows 7:

From the Windows desktop, click Start → All
Device Experience → Lenovo Warranty.

If you cannot view the LLW either from the Web site or from your
computer, contact your local
printed version of the LLW.

you can view the warranty on your computer by

ing:

u are using a touch screen, swipe up to

Warranty Information.

ap Lenovo Support. The Lenovo Support window

ap Service and Warranty.

t edge of the screen to

click or tap Warranty Information.

tap Service & Warranty.

Programs → Lenovo

Lenovo office or reseller to obtain a

Warranty Information

To check the warranty status of your computer, go to
http://www.lenovo.com/support, click Warranty & Services, click

arranty Status, and then follow the instructions on the

Check W

screen.

Customer Replaceable Units

Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) are parts that can be upgraded
or replaced by the customer. If a CRU is determined to be defective
during the warranty period, a replacement CRU will be provided to the
customer. Customers are responsible for installing the self-service
CRUs for this product. Customers also can install optional-service
CRUs, which might require some technical skills or tools, or request
that a technician install the optional-service CRU under the terms of
the applicable warranty service type for your country or region. The
following tables list CRUs fo
replacement instructions.

r your computer and tell where to find the

service CRUs Self-

CRU This se

Power adapter a
TrackPoint cap X

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Optional-service CRUs

CRU This setup

Memory module X
Hard disk drive or solid-state drive X
Wireless WAN card X
Wireless LAN card X

CRU installation instructions are in the User Guide for the resp
product. See “Accessing your User Guid
publications” for additional information.

Electronic emission notices

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device. The User Guide for this product provides the
complete Class B compliance statements that are applicable for this
device. See “Accessing your User Guide” for additional inf

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User G

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ormation.

Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)

European Union RoHS

Lenovo products sold in the European Union, on or after 3 January
2013 meet the requirements of Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction
of the use of certain hazardous substance
equipment (“RoHS recast” or “RoHS 2”).

For more information about Lenovo progress on RoHS, go to:
http://ww

w.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/RoHS_Communica

tion.pdf

China RoHS

The information in the following table is applicable for products
manufactured on or a
Republic of China.

fter March 1, 2007 for sale in the People’s

s in electrical and electronic

Korean Class B compliance statement

ENERGY STAR

Select models conform to ENERG
STAR requirements. Additional
ENERGY STAR information is in
your User Guide. S

ur

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微型计算机能效标识声明

为满足中国《微型计算机能源效率标识实施规则》和《微型计算机能效
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European Union conformity

EU contact:

Lenovo, Einsteinova 21, 851 01 Bratislava, Slovakia

Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive

This product is in compliance with the essential requirements and
other relevant provisions of the Radio and Telecommunications
Terminal Equipment Directive, 1999/5/EC. The Declaration of
Conformity information is located in the Regulatory Notice, which you
can download from the Lenovo Support W eb site. See “Downloading
publications” for additional information.

Recycling and environmental information

Lenovo encourages owners of information technology (IT) equipment
to responsibly recycle their equipment when it is no longer needed.
Lenovo offers a variety of programs and services to assist equipment
owners in recycling their IT
Lenovo products, go to:

http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

products. For information on recycling

Important WEEE information

Country-specific information is available at:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

Recycling information for Japan

Recycling information for China

Additional recycling statements

Additional information about recycling computer components and
batteries

is in your User Guide. See “Accessing your User Guide” for

details.

Turkish RoHS

The Lenovo product meets the requirements of the Republic of
Turkey Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Ha
Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE).

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Ukraine RoHS

India RoHS

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RoHS c

2011.

Eurasian compliance mark

California BC mark

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