Lenovo X250 User Manual

UserGuide

ThinkPadX250

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage157

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport
Websiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ThirdEdition(July2015)

©CopyrightLenovo2015.

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

Contents

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

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

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

Powercordsandpoweradapters.....viii

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.....ix

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

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

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

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

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery...x

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery....xi

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery..xi

Heatandproductventilation........xi

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation....xii

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice.....xiii

Usingheadphonesorearphones......xiii

Additionalsafetyinformation.......xiv

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

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

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

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

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

Statusindicators.............6

Locatingimportantproductinformation......8

Machinetypeandmodelinformation.....8

FCCIDandICCertificationinformation....8

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems...9

Features.................10

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

Operatingenvironment...........12

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

AccessingLenovoprograms.......12

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....13

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17

Registeringyourcomputer..........17

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

system..................19

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........19

Specialkeys...............23

Functionkeysandkeycombinations....23

Windowskey.............25

ThinkPadpointingdevice..........25

TrackPointpointingdevice........26

Trackpad...............26

Trackpadtouchgestures.........27

Replacingthecapofpointingstick.....29

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..29

Powermanagement............29

Usingtheacpower...........29

Checkingthebatterystatus........30

Chargingthebatteries..........30

Managingthebatterypower.......31

Power-savingmodes..........31

Handlingthebattery...........32

Connectingtothenetwork..........33

Ethernetconnections..........33

Wirelessconnections..........33

Usinganexternaldisplay..........36

Connectinganexternaldisplay......37

Choosingadisplaymode........37

Changingdisplaysettings........38

Usingaudiofeatures............38

Usingthecamera.............39

Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard....39

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

computer...............43

FindingThinkPadoptions..........43

ThinkPaddockingstations..........43

Locatingcontrolsandconnectorsonthe

ThinkPaddockingstations........43

AttachingaThinkPaddockingstation....49

DetachingaThinkPaddockingstation...50

Guidelinesonconnectingmultipleexternal

displaystoadockingstation.......50

Securityfeatures............52

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..53

Accessibilityandcomfort..........53

Ergonomicinformation..........53

Comfort...............54

Accessibilityinformation.........54

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........57

Traveltips...............57

Travelaccessories...........57

Chapter5.Security..........59

Usingpasswords..............59

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Typingpasswords...........59

Power-onpassword...........59

Supervisorpassword..........60

Harddiskpasswords..........61

Harddisksecurity.............63

Settingthesecuritychip...........64

Usingthefingerprintreader..........65

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourinternalstorage

drive...................68

Usingfirewalls...............69

Protectingdataagainstviruses........69

Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration..71

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......71

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..71

InstallingtheWindows8.1orWindows10

operatingsystem............72

Installingdevicedrivers...........73

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......73

Mainmenu..............74

Configmenu..............74

DateandTimemenu..........79

Securitymenu.............79

Startupmenu.............84

Restartmenu.............85

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........86

Usingsystemmanagement..........86

Settingmanagementfeatures.......87

Chapter7.Preventingproblems...89

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......89

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....90

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........91

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....92

Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............95

Diagnosingproblems............95

Troubleshooting..............95

Computerstopsresponding.......95

Spillsonthekeyboard..........96

Errormessages............96

Beeperrors..............98

Memorymoduleproblems........98

Networkingproblems..........99

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................101

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................101

Fingerprintreaderproblems........107

Batteryandpowerproblems.......107

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................110

Asoftwareproblem...........110

Problemswithportsandconnectors....111

Chapter9.Recoveryoverview...113

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................113

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....113

Performingbackupandrecovery

operations..............114

UsingtheRescueandRecovery

workspace..............115

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....116

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................117

Solvingrecoveryproblems........118

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operating

systems.................118

Refreshingyourcomputer........118

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................118

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....119

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8.1failstostart.............119

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..119

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating

system..................120

Resettingyourcomputer.........120

Usingadvancedstartupoptions......121

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

10failstostart.............121

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..121

Chapter10.Replacingdevices...123

Staticelectricityprevention..........123

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.........123

InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard....124

Replacingtheremovablebattery.......125

Replacingtheinternalstoragedrive......127

Replacingamemorymodule.........131

ReplacinganM.2wireless-WANcard......133

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....137

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........137

Gettinghelpandservice...........137

Usingdiagnosticprograms........138

LenovoSupportWebsite.........138

CallingLenovo.............138

Purchasingadditionalservices........139

AppendixA.Regulatory

Information.............141

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LocatingoftheUltraConnect™wireless

antennas.................141

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........141

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...143

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....143

Certificationrelatedinformation........143

Exportclassificationnotice..........143

Electronicemissionnotices..........143

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........143

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............144

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...144

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...144

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....145

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..145

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................145

Japannoticeforacpowercord......145

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................146

Eurasiancompliancemark..........146

Brazilaudionotice.............146

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............147

ImportantWEEEinformation.........147

RecyclinginformationforChina........147

RecyclinginformationforJapan........147

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........148

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....149

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................149

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................149

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....151

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........151

ChinaRoHS................152

IndiaRoHS................152

TurkishRoHS...............153

UkraineRoHS...............153

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............155

AppendixE.Notices.........157

Trademarks................158

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ivUserGuide

Readthisfirst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.
Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

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

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause
discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin
contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom
thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour
computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin
burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody
whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour
computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

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

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdriveorhybriddrive,do
oneofthefollowing:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

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

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded
withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement
ortheLenovo
andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

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

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

®

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

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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)thatisnotmanufacturedfor
orbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions,
oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare
referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor
customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake
surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave
anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

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Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe
computeriscool.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

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

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin
waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter .

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

2

,or

Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects
whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.

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Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe
damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain
areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts
ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose
totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare
installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

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Externaldevices

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

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand
shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,ora
disassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.Toavoidpossible
injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren

•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.

Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign
materialsonthebatteryleads.

Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom
temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe
chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulations.

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Ifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontainsasmall
amountofharmfulsubstance.

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Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe
donebyaLenovo-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
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.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

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Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable
toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

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

Ifyourcomputerhasbothaheadphoneconnectorandanaudio-outconnector,alwaysusetheheadphone
connectorforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)orearphones.

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.

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Additionalsafetyinformation

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

Glasspartsnotice

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

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice

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

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

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

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

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage8

•“Features”onpage10

•“Specifications”onpage11

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage12

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage12

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedto
startusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontview

1Camera(onsomemodels)2Microphones(onsomemodels)

3Powerbutton

5T rackPoint

7ThinkPad

1Camera(onsomemodels)

®

®

pointingstick6T rackPointbuttons

trackpad

4Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

8Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”
onpage39.

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2Microphones(onsomemodels)

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

3Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forhowtoturnoffthe
computer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops
responding”onpage95formoreinformation.

Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn
offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton
does,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidesasimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyour
fingerprintwithpasswords.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage65

.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

5T rackPointpointingstick
6T rackPointbuttons
7ThinkPadtrackpad

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareall
partofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.Formore
information,see“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage25

.

8Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)

Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage19.

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Right-sideview

Figure2.Right-sideview

1Audioconnector

3Media-card-readerslot

5Ethernetconnector

1Audioconnector

2AlwaysOnUSBconnector

4Micro-SIM-cardtray(onsomemodels)

6Security-lockslot

Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugtothecomboaudioconnector
tolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupresstheswitch,theheadsetmicrophone
willbedisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.

•Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using
audiofeatures”onpage38

2AlwaysOnUSBconnector

.

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigital
devicesandsmartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe
computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows

®

7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12

.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

3Media-card-readerslot

Yourcomputerhasamedia-card-readerslot.Insertyourflashmediacardintothisslottoreadthedata
onthecard.Formoreinformationaboutthesupportedcards,see“Usingaflashmediacardorasmart
card”onpage39.

4Micro-SIM-cardtray(onsomemodels)

Ifyourcomputerhasawirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)feature,amicrosubscriberidentificationmodule
(SIM)cardmightberequiredtoestablishwireless-WANconnections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,
amicroSIMcardmightbealreadyinstalledinthemicro-SIM-cardtray.Formoreinformation,see“Installing
orreplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage124

.

Note:EnsurethatyouuseamicroSIMcard.Donouseastandard-sizedSIMcard.Thestandard-sized
SIMcardisnotcompatible.

ToinstallorreplacethemicroSIMcard,see“InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage124

5Ethernetconnector

.

Connectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwonetworkstatusindicators.Whenthegreenindicatorison,thecomputeris
connectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,dataisbeingtransmitted.

Note:Ifthecomputerisconnectedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectoronthedockingstation
insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

6Security-lockslot

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthesecurity-lock
slottolockthecomputertoastationaryobject.

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

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Left-sideview

Figure3.Left-sideview

1Powerconnector2Fanlouvers

3Videographicsarray(VGA)connector4USB3.0connector

5MiniDisplayPort

1Powerconnector

®

connector

6Smart-card-readerslot(onsomemodels)

Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge
thebatteries.

2Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandtoensurepropercooling,
especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

3VideoGraphicsArray(VGA)connector

UsetheVGAconnectortoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

Note:Ifyouattachthecomputertoadockingstation,usetheVGAconnectoronthedockingstation,
nottheoneonthecomputer.

Formoreinformation,see“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage36

4USB3.0connector

.

TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinteroradigital
camera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheUSB3.0connector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacing
upward.Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

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5MiniDisplayPort

®

connector

UsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externaldisplay,
orhigh-definitiontelevision.TheminiDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellas
videostreaming.Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthatcan
plugintoDVI,VGA,orHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface™(HDMI)connectors.Formoreinformation,see
“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage36

6Smart-card-readerslot(onsomemodels)

.

Dependingonthemodel,thecomputermighthaveanintegratedsmart-cardreader.

Bottomview

Figure4.Bottomview

1Emergency-resethole2Removablebattery

3Dockingstationconnector

1Emergency-resethole

4Speakers

Ifthecomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removetheac
poweradapterandinsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthecomputer.

2Removablebattery

Usethecomputerwiththebatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

3Dockingstationconnector

Youcanusetheconnectortoconnectthecomputertoasupporteddockingstationtoextendthecomputer
capabilitieswhenyouareattheofficeorathome.Formoreinformationaboutthesupporteddocking
stations,see“ThinkPaddockingstations”onpage43

4Speakers

.

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

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Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustrations.

1Speaker-muteindicator

Whenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.

2Microphone-muteindicator

Whenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.

3Camera-statusindicator

Whenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.

4CapsLockindicator

Whentheindicatorison,itindicatesthatCapsLockmodeisenabled.Youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters
(A-Z)inuppercasedirectly.

57System-statusindicators

TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoandtheindicatorinthecenterofthepowerbuttonshowthesystem
statusofthecomputer.

•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.

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•On:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Blinksfast:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.

•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

6FnLockindicator

TheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys”
onpage23.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodellabel,theFederal
CommunicationsCommission(FCC)IDandICCertificationlabel,theWindowsCertificateofAuthenticity
label,andtheGenuineMicrosoft

®

label.

Machinetypeandmodelinformation

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Dependingonthecomputermodel,themachinetypeandmodellabelmightbelocatedonthecomputer
cover,underthebattery,oronthepoweradapter.Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofthe
machinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer:

FCCIDandICCertificationinformation

TheFCCandICCertificationinformationisidentifiedbyalabellocatedonthecomputerbasecoveras
showninthefollowingfigure.

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Thecontentofthislabeldiffersdependingonthewirelessmodulesthatcomewithyourcomputer:

•Forapreinstalledwirelessmodule,thislabelidentifiestheactualFCCIDandICcertificationnumberfor
thewirelessmoduleinstalledbyLenovo.

Note:Donotremoveorreplaceapreinstalledwirelessmodulebyyourself.Formodulereplacement,you
mustcontactLenovoservicefirst.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyunauthorized
replacement.

•Forauser-replaceablewirelessWANmodule,thislabeldirectsyoutoconsultthisuserguidefortheactual
FCCIDandICcertificationnumber.

TheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelfortheuser-replaceablewirelessWANmoduleisaffixedtothe
wirelessmodule

1(availableonsomemodels)installedinyourcomputer.

Note:Fortheuser-replaceablewirelessmodule,ensurethatyouuseonlyLenovo-authorizedwireless
modulesforthecomputer.Otherwise,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedandthecomputerwillbeep
whenyouturnonthecomputer.

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Windows7CertificateofAuthenticity:ComputermodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating

systemhaveaCertificateofAuthenticitylabelaffixedtothecomputercoverorinsidethebattery
compartment.TheCertificateofAuthenticityisyourindicationthatthecomputerislicensedforaWindows7
productandispreinstalledwithaWindows7genuineversion.Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversion
mightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows7Professionallicensedowngraderights.Printedon
theCertificateofAuthenticityistheWindows7versionforwhichthecomputerislicensedandtheProduct

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ID.TheProductIDisimportantincaseyouneedtoreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemfromasource
otherthanaLenovoproductrecoverydiscset.

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

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

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

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

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

Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows8Pro,
Windows8.1Pro,orWindows10Prolicensedowngraderights.

Features

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.

Microprocessor

•Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.
–ForWindows8.1:Gotothedesktopscreen,andthenmovethepointertothetop-rightor

bottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

–ForWindows10:doeitherofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙System➙About.

–Right-clicktheStartbutton

Memory

•Doubledatarate3lowvoltagesynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(DDR3LVSDRAM)

Storagedevice

Dependingonthemodel:

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mm(0.28-inch)heightharddiskdrive

•2.5-inchformfactor,9.5-mm(0.37-inch)heightharddiskdrive

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mm(0.28-inch)heightsolid-statedrive

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mm(0.28-inch)heighthybriddrive

.ThenselectSystem.

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•M.2solid-statedriveforcachingonly

Display

•Colordisplaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology

•Displaysize:317.5mm(12.5inches)

•Displayresolution:1366-by-768or1920-by-1080,dependingonthemodel

•Brightnesscontrol

•Integratedcamera(availableonsomemodels)

•Integratedmicrophones

•Multi-touchtechnology(availableonsomemodels)

Keyboard

•6-rowkeyboard(withbacklightfunctionavailableonsomemodels)

•Functionkeys

•TrackPointpointingdeviceandtrackpad

Interface

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreader

•Audioconnector

•VGAconnector

•MiniDisplayPortconnector

•AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

•USB3.0connector

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•Smart-cardreader(availableonsomemodels)

•Dockingstationconnector(availableonsomemodels)

GPSandwirelessfeatures

•IntegratedBluetooth

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)satellitereceiver(availableonmodelswithwirelessWAN)

•IntegratedwirelessWAN(availableonsomemodels)

Securityfeature

•Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Specifications

Size

•Width:305.5mm(12inches)

•Depth:208.5mm(8.2inches)

•Height:20.3mm(0.8inch)or21.5mm(0.8inch)

Heatoutput

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•45W(154Btu/hr)maximum

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingenvironmentofthecomputer.

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:Whenyouchargethebatteries,thetemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to95%atwetbulb:23℃(73℉)
–Storage:5%to95%atwetbulb:27℃(81℉)

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Attention:Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,
andmicrowaveovenawayfromyourcomputer.Thestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbyelectrical
appliancescandamagethemotoranddataonthestoragedrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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

AccessingLenovoprograms

ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7andWindows10:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

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2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,clickAllprogramsorAllappstodisplayall
programs.

3.Ifyoustilldonotfindtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

•ForWindows8.1:

1.PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartscreen.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartscreen,clickthearrowicon

toopentheAppsscreen.

3.IfyoustilldonotfindtheprogramontheAppsscreen,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

SomeLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled.Y oucannotfindtheseprogramsthroughtheabove
methodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemfirst.T oinstalltheseLenovoprograms,gotoLenovoPC

Experience➙LenovoT oolsandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof
theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessConnections™

(Windows7)

ActiveProtectionS

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

ystem™

TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramfor
creatingandmanaginglocationprofiles.Eachlocationprofilestoresallthe
networkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork
infrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplace
toplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedto
manuallyreconfigureyoursettingsandrestartthecomputereachtime.

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

Auto Scroll Utility

(Windows 7 and Windows

8.1)

CommunicationsUtility

(Windows7)

FingerprintManagerPro,
LenovoFingerprintManager,or
TouchFingerprintManager

(Windows7andWindows8.1)

Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.
Thisisbecausewhentheinternalstoragedriveisnotoperating,thesystem
stopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthe
drivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.

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

Thisprogramenhancesyourexperiencewithwindowoperation.Thewindow
positionofaforegroundapplicationisautomaticallyadjusted.Thescrollbaron
auserinterfaceisalsoautomaticallyadjusted.

TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsforthe
integratedcameraandaudiodevices.

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

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HotkeyFeaturesIntegration

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

LenovoCompanion

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

LenovoPCExperience

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

LenovoSettings

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

LenovoSolutionCenter

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

MobileBroadbandConnect

(Windows7andWindows10)

MessageCenterPlus

(Windows7)

PasswordManager

(Windows7andWindows8.1)

PowerManager

(Windows7)

REACHit

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

RecoveryMedia

(Windows7andWindows10)

RescueandRecovery

®

(Windows7)

SHAREit

(Windows7,Windows8.1,and
Windows10)

HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand
installutilityprogramsspecificallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour
computer.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand
usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality
ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.

Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.With
Companion,theyare.

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

TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelyby
providingeasyaccesstovariousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem
andLenovoSolutionCenter.

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.

REACHitenablesyoutomanageallyourfiles,nomatterwheretheyarestored,
insideonesingleapp.Connectyourdevicesalongwithmultiplecloudstorage
accountsforaneasierandfasterwaytoaccessyourstuff.

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard
diskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

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

TheSHAREitprogramenablesyoutosharefileseasilyandrapidlyacross
devicessuchascomputersandsmartphones,evenwithoutanyInternet
connection.Y oucanconnecttoyourfriendsandsendphotos,folders,and
otherfilesthroughSHAREit.Everysharingisquickandsimple.

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SystemUpdate

(Windows7andWindows8.1)

WRITEit

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

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

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

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17

•“GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem”onpage19

•“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage19

•“Specialkeys”onpage23

•“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage25

•“Powermanagement”onpage29

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage33

•“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage36

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage38

•“Usingthecamera”onpage39

•“Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard”onpage39

Registeringyourcomputer

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

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenefits:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnotificationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

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

IfyouareusingaWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthepreinstalled
LenovoProductRegistrationprogram.Theprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryouhaveusedyour
computerforaperiodoftime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThistopicprovidesafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputer.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetofind
informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.

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Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcorner

ofthescreen,thenclickShutdown.

–Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then

clickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Note:YoualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey

.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.

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

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage31

.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage31.

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,removetheremovablebatteryand
followtheinstructionsin“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage123todisablethebuilt-inbatterysoasto
preventbatterypowerfromdraining.

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredonthestoragedrive?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage59tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedrive,besuretoreadthetopic“Noticeondeletingdata
fromyourinternalstoragedrive”onpage68.

HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternaldisplay?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Connectinganexternaldisplay”onpage37.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal
display.See“Choosingadisplaymode”onpage37.

Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower .WhatshouldIdo?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage89.

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage95

.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage113.

CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?

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

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1.Onthedesktop,moveyourpointertothetaskbaratthebottomofthescreenandright-clickonthe
taskbar.

2.ClickProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona

screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor

closeallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.ClickOKtosavethenewsetting.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage71

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage95

•“Powerproblems”onpage108

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows
operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.T oaccesstheWindowshelpinformation
system,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.

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

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

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.

Notes:

•Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

•Dependingontheappyouuse,somegesturesmightnotbeavailable.

Thefollowingtableintroducessomefrequentlyusedgestures.

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Touchgesture(touchmodels
only)

Description

Touch:T ap.

Mouseaction:Click.

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

Touch:Tapandhold.

Mouseaction:Right-click.

Function:Openamenuwithmultipleoptions.

Touch:Slide.

Mouseaction:Scrollthemousewheel,movethescrollbar,orclickthescroll

arrow.

Function:Scrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.

Touch:Draganitemtothedesiredlocation.

Mouseaction:Click,hold,anddraganitem.

Function:Moveanobject.

Touch:Movetwofingersclosertogether.

Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelbackward.

Function:Zoomout.

Touch:Movetwofingersfartherapart.

Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelforward.

Function:Zoomin.

Touch:Puttwoormorefingersonanitemandthenrotateyourfingersclockwise

orcounterclockwise.

Mouseaction:Iftheappsupportsrotation,clicktherotationicon.

Function:Rotateanitem.

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ThefollowingtableintroducestouchgesturesontheWindows8.1operatingsystem.

Touchgesture(touchmodels
only)

Description

Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.

Mouseaction:Movethepointertothebottom-rightortop-rightcornerofyour

screen.

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

Touch:Swipeinfromtheleftedge.

Mouseaction:Movethepointertothetop-leftcornerofyourscreen,andthen

click.Keepclickingtocyclethroughtheopenapps.

Function:Cyclethroughandswitchtoopenapps.

Touch:Swipeinandoutontheleftedge.

Mouseaction:Movethepointertothetop-leftcornerofthescreen,andthen

movethepointerdownwardalongtheleftedge.Tomakeaselection,clickthe
desiredapp.

Function:Viewtherecentlyusedappsorselectanactiveappfromthelist.

Touch:Swipeuptothetopedge.

Mouseaction:Clickthedownwardarrowlocatednearthebottom-leftcorner

oftheStartscreen.

Function:ViewallappsontheStartscreen.

Touch:SwipeinfromthetoporbottomedgeoftheStartscreen,tapCustomize,

andthentapthedesiredicon.

Mouseaction:Right-clickablankareaontheStartscreen,clickCustomize,
andthenclickthedesiredicon.

Function:CustomizetilesontheStartscreen,oruninstallanapp.

Touch:Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedgeofanopenapp.

Mouseaction:Right-clickanywhereonanopenapp.

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

Touch:Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottomonanopenapp.

Mouseaction:Fromthetopedgeofthescreen,click,hold,andmovethepointer

tothebottomofthescreen.Then,releasethebutton.

Function:Closethecurrentapp.

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ThefollowingtableintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows10operatingsystem.

Touchgesture(touchmodels
only)

Description

Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.

Mouseaction:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.

Function:Opentheactioncentertoseeyournotificationsandquickactions.

Touch:Swipeinfromtheleftedge.

Mouseaction:Clickthetask-viewicononthetaskbar.

Function:Viewallyouropenwindowsintaskview.

Touch:Swipeinfromthebottomtotopforfull-screenedapp.

Mouseaction:MoveyourcursortotheWindowsnotificationareaatthebottom

ofthescreen.

Function:Viewthetaskbar.

Note:Thefullscreenfeatureisavailableonlyonsomeapps.Toopenanapp

infullscreen,click

onthetitlebar.

•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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Specialkeys

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkeasilyandeffectively.

Functionkeysandkeycombinations

Thekeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys,whichconsistoftheFnkey1andthefunctionkeys2.

YoucanconfiguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeysorThinkPad
F1–F12keystab.

3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.ToinputF1–F12,pressthefunction

keysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.T oinitiatethespecialfunction
printedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkey
andthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatoronthekeyison.
Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour
computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressor.

•

•Increasesthespeakervolume.

Decreasesthespeakervolume.

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•Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theindicatoronthe
keyison.

•

Darkensthedisplay.

•Brightensthedisplay.

•

Managestheexternaldisplays.

•Enablesordisablesthewirelessfeatures.

•

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

•

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

•

Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

®

searchbox.

•

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

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

themodesofthekeyboardbacklight.

•Fn+4:Putsthecomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyorpower
button.

•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

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Windowskey

ForWindows7andWindows10:PresstheWindowskey1toopentheStartmenu.
ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskey1toswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Fordetails,referto
thehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

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

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingtwodevices:

1T rackPointpointingdevice
2Trackpad

Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled.
Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage29.

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TrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas
pointing,clicking,andscrolling.

TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingfourcomponents:

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

TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,refertothefollowinginstructions:

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

•Point
Usethepointingstick

1tomovethepointeronthescreen.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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Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozonesbyitsfunction:

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”onpage27

.

Trackpadtouchgestures

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform
thesamepointandclickactionsasyouwouldusingatraditionalmouse.Youalsocanusethetrackpad
toperformavarietyoftouchgestures.

Thefollowingsectionintroducessomefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,and
scrolling.Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.

Notes:

•Whenusingtwoormorefingers,ensurethatyoupositionyourfingersslightlyapart.

•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.

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Tap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.

Two-fingertap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.

Two-fingerscroll

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

Two-fingerzoomin

Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemfartherapartto
zoomin.

Two-fingerzoomout

Puttwofingersonthetrackpadand
movethemclosertogethertozoom
out.

ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows8.1operatingsystem.

Swipefromthetopedge

FromtheStartscreenorthe
currentapp,swipeinfrom
thetopedgeofthetrackpad
withonefingertodisplaythe
commandmenu.

Swipefromtherightedge

Swipeinfromtherightedgeof
thetrackpadwithonefingerto
displaythecharms.

Swipefromthetoptothebottom
edge

Swipefromthetoptothebottom
edgeofthetrackpadwithone
fingertoclosethecurrentapp.
Performingthisgestureonthe
desktopclosesthedesktopand
displaystheStartscreen.

Swipefromtheleftedge

Swipeinfromtheleftedgeofthe
trackpadwithonefingertoshow
thepreviouslyusedapp.

Swipeinandoutfromtheright
edge

Swipeinandoutfromtheright
edgeofthetrackpadwithone
fingertohidethecharms.

Swipeinandoutfromtheleft
edge

Swipeinandoutfromtheleftedge
ofthetrackpadwithonefingerto
displayallthecharms.

ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows10operatingsystem.

Swipethreefingersup

Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemuptoopenthe
taskviewtoseeallyouropen
windows.

Swipethreefingersdown

Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemdowntoshowthe
desktop.

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Replacingthecapofpointingstick

Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you
mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.Togetanewcap,contactLenovoCustomerSupport
Center.See“CallingLenovo”onpage138

.

Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgrooves

aasshowninthefollowingillustration.

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

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

TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙Mouse.TheMousePropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethecustomization.

Powermanagement

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

SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenabling
youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout
beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Usingtheacpower

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromtheremovablebattery,thebuilt-inbattery,orfromac
powerthroughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterieschargeautomatically.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Toconnecttheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightseverelydamagethecomputer.

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Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.

3.Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsforusingtheacpoweradapter

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetransformer.

•Beforeyouchargethebatteries,makesurethatthebatterytemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).

•Youcanchargethebatterieswhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.Y ouneedto
chargethebatteriesinanyofthefollowingsituations:

–WhenthebatteryiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsalowpercentageofbatterypower

remaining.

–Whenthebatterieshavenotbeenusedforalongtime

Checkingthebatterystatus

Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatocheckthebatterystatus.
Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse
yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteriesofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseofdifferentuserhabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthowlongabattery
chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive.
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.

Chargingthebatteries

Itisrecommendedthatyouchargethebatteryorreplaceitwithachargedbatterywhenthebatterypower
remainingislow.Forexample:

•Whenyoufindthatthepercentageoftheremainingpowerislow.

•Whenthepoweralarmalertsyou.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninserttheconnectorintothe
computer.Thebatterieswillbefullychargedinabouttwotothreehours.Thechargingtimeisaffectedby
thebatterysizeandthephysicalenvironment.Youcancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethrough
thebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.

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Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.
Toadjustpowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickPowerOptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.

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

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

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+4.
Youalsocanputthecomputerintosleepmodebydoingthefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Sleepfromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows8.1:GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey

,thenclickSleep.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickSleep.

Hibernationmode

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

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows8.1andWindows10:Definewhatthepowerbuttondoesfirst,thenpressthepower

buttontoputthecomputerintohibernationmode.Formoreinformation,see“Frontview”onpage1

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

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeT ools.

3.ClickT askScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

,clickthepowericon

.

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5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

•Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thishelps

conservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressthewireless-radioscontrolkey.

Handlingthebattery

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo
oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother
systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill
notcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.

Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.

AbatterypackotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodifiedbattery
packisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromfire.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Storeitinacooldryplace.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

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

DANGER

Donotdrop,crush,orpuncturethebattery,ormakeitsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseor
mishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorflameto“vent”fromthe
batterypackorcoin-cellbattery.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargefrom
yourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthebatteryand
obtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

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DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproduct
documentation.

DANGER

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,
complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

DANGER

Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery
containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha
batteryofthesametype.Toavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater,
(2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof
itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet
orothernetworkconnections.

Ethernetconnections

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernet
featureofthecomputer.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

IntheAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesaredisabled.TodisabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

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

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

Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing
wirelessnetworks:

•Wireless-LANconnection

•Wireless-WANconnection

•Bluetoothconnection

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Usingthewireless-LANconnection

Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofficebuildingora
house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.

Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconfigurationutilitytohelpyouestablish
wirelessconnectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.Thisenablesyoutostayconnectedtoyournetwork
whileyouareattheoffice,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.

Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:

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

2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Thecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablewirelessnetworkwhenthelocationchanges.Open
NetworkandSharingCentertomanagemultiplenetworkprofiles.Formoreinformation,refertothe
Windowshelpinformationsystem.

Tipsforusingthewireless-LANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Placeyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewireless-LANaccess
pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

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

Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus

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

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

AccessConnectionsgauge:

•

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
isexcellent.

AccessConnectionsstatusicon:

•Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.

•Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.

•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.

Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon:

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•Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

•

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove

•
signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

UsingthewirelessWANconnection

WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN)whichusescellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enables
youtoestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.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.

•Placeyourcomputeronaflatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan
90degrees.

•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.

•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe
strongest.

CheckingthewirelessWANconnectionstatus

YoucancheckthewirelessWANconnectionstatusthroughthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

AccessConnectionsgaugestatus:

•Nosignal

•Weaksignal

•

•Strongsignal

AccessConnectionsiconstatus:

Mediumsignal

•

Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.

Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.

•

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•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.

Wirelessstatusiconstatus:

•

PowertotheWANradioisoff

•Noassociation

•Nosignal

•Weaksignal

•Mediumsignal

•Strongsignal

UsingtheBluetoothconnection

Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesthatareashortdistancefromoneanother.Itiscommonlyusedfor
connectingperipheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonal
computer,orremotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.Totransferdatathrough
theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:

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

1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.

•ForWindows7:Pressthewireless-radioscontrolkeyandturnontheBluetoothfeature.

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

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Bluetooth.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappsto

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

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendT o➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation
system.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour
workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange
displaysettings.

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When you connect an external display, a video interface cable with a ferrite core is required. Your computer
can support the following video resolution, if the external display also supports that resolution.

•Upto2048x1536,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheVGAconnectorofyourcomputer.

•Upto2560x1600,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheminiDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputer.

Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.

Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.ThewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtotheHDMI,
VGA,orminiDisplayPortconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-Dior
Miracastfunction.

•Connectingawireddisplay

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternaldisplay,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchastheVGA
connector,miniDisplayPortconnector,orHDMIconnector.

2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.

Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:

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

•Connectingawirelessdisplay

Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe
Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.

–ForWindows7

OpentheStartmenuandclickDevicesandPrinters➙Addadevice

–ForWindows8.1

1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.ClickDevices➙Projector➙Addawirelessdisplay.

3.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

–ForWindows10

Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay

allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.

–Clicktheactioncentericon

andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

onthetaskbar.ClickConnect.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplay

Choosingadisplaymode

Youcandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoose
howtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkey

modeyouprefer.

andthenselectadisplay

Therearefourdisplaymodes:

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•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.

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

•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.

•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragand
moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.

•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.

Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.

Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D

®

infull-screenmode,onlythemain

displayshowsthevideooutput.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you
candefinewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Y oualsocanchange
theresolutionandorientation.

Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenresolutionorDisplaysettings.

2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconfigure.

3.Changedisplaysettingsasyouwant.

Note:Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplaythantheexternaldisplay,onlypartofthescreen
canbeshownontheexternaldisplay.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:

•Microphones

•Speakers

•Audioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such
asthefollowing:

•PlaybackofMIDIandMP3files

•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVfiles

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectoronyourcomputer
ordockingstationaresupported.

Table1.Audiofeaturelist

Connector

AudioconnectorHeadphoneand

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

microphonefunctions
supported

ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone

Headphonefunction
supported

Notsupported

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Toconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheRealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.To
starttheprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.

Usingthecamera

Ifyourcomputerhasacamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshot
ofyourcurrentimage.

Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”on
page12

•ForWindows8.1:ClickCamerafromtheStartscreen.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andclickCamerafromtheallappslist.

Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.

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

Configuringcamerasettings

Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

.

Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–Configurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Fordetails,seethe

helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartscreen.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheCameraapp,clickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartmenu.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard

Yourcomputerhasamedia-card-readerslot.Itsupportsthefollowingcards:

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Note:Yourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)feature
fortheSDcard.

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Thesmartcardreaderonyourcomputeronlysupportsthesmartcardofthefollowingspecifications:

•Length:85.60mm(3.37inches)

•Width:53.98mm(2.13inches)

•Thickness:0.76mm(0.03inch)

Donotinsertsmartcardswithslitsintoyourcomputer.Otherwise,thesmartcardreadermightgetdamaged.

Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,orasmartcard,donotputyourcomputer
intosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscompleted;otherwise,yourdatacouldget
damaged.

Installingaflashmediacardorasmartcard
Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

Toinstallacard,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.

2.Insertthecardfirmlyintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslotorsmartcardreaderslot.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledflashmediacard,dothefollowingtoenable
thefeature:

1.OpenControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingaflashmediacardorasmartcard

Attention:

•Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightgetdamagedorlost.

•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem
mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveaflashmediacardorasmartcard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clickthe

SafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

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2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

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

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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage43

•“ThinkPaddockingstations”onpage43

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessories
andupgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,port
replicatorsordockingstations,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

ToshopatLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.

ThinkPaddockingstations

Youcanattachyourcomputertooneofthesupporteddockingstationstoexpandworkingcapability.Your
computermightsupportthefollowingdockingstations:

•ThinkPadBasicDock

•ThinkPadProDock

•ThinkPadUltraDock

•ThinkPadUSB3.0Dock

•ThinkPadBasicUSB3.0Dock

CAUTION:
Whenthecomputerisattachedtoadockingstation,neverpickuptheassemblybytakingholdofthe
computeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

LocatingcontrolsandconnectorsontheThinkPaddockingstations

ThissectionintroducesthelocationsofcontrolsandconnectorsonthefollowingThinkPaddockingstations:

•ThinkPadBasicDock

•ThinkPadProDock

•ThinkPadUltraDock

FormoreinformationaboutThinkPadUSB3.0DockandThinkPadBasicUSB3.0Dock,refertothe
documentationcomeswiththedock.

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ThinkPadBasicDock

Frontview

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.

2Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

3Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerwhenyouattachthedockingstation.

4Dockingstationconnector:Usedtoattachyourcomputer.

Rearview

1AlwaysOnUSBconnector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0orchargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.

2USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

3USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0.

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4Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.

Note:IfyouneedtouseanEthernetconnectororanexternaldisplayconnectorwhenyourcomputeris
attachedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternaldisplayconnectoronthedocking
station,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

5acpowerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

6VGAconnector:UsedtoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGA

monitor.

ThinkPadProDock

Frontview

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.

2Key-lockindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.

3Docking-statusindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerwhenyouattachthedockingstation.

6Dockingstationconnector:Usedtoattachyourcomputer.

7Systemlock:Usethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whenthesystemlockkeyisinthelocked

position,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked;youcannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.

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Rearview

1AlwaysOnUSBconnector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0orchargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.

2USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

3USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0.

4Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.

Note:IfyouneedtouseanEthernetconnectororanexternaldisplayconnectorwhenyourcomputeris
attachedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternaldisplayconnectoronthedocking
station,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

5acpowerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

6DisplayPortconnector:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother

devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

7DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer
thatsupportsDVIconnection.

ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

•Turnoffthecomputer.

•ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnector.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

•TurnontheDVImonitorandthenthecomputer.

8VGAconnector:UsedtoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGA

monitor.

9Audioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplug

totheaudioconnectortolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.

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10Security-lockslot:T oprotectyourdockingstationfromtheft,youcanuseasecuritycablelock,such

asaKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdockingstationtoadesk,
table,orothernon-permanentfixture.

ThinkPadUltraDock

Frontview

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.

2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.

3Docking-statusindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerwhenyouattachthedockingstation.

6Dockingstationconnector:Usedtoattachyourcomputer.

7Systemlock:Usethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whenthesystemlockkeyisinthelocked

position,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked;youcannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.

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Rearview

1AlwaysOnUSBconnector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0orchargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.

2USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

3USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0.

4Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.

Note:IfyouneedtouseanEthernetconnectororanexternaldisplayconnectorwhenyourcomputeris
attachedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternaldisplayconnectoronthedocking
station,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

5acpowerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

6DisplayPortconnectors:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother

devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

7HDMIconnector:Usedtoconnectahigh-definitiontelevision.

8DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer
thatsupportsDVIconnection.

ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

•Turnoffthecomputer.

•ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnector.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

•TurnontheDVImonitorandthenthecomputer.

9VGAconnector:UsedtoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGA

monitor.

10Audioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-pole

plugtotheaudioconnectortolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.

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11Security-lockslot:T oprotectyourdockingstationfromtheft,youcanuseasecuritycablelock,such

asaKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdockingstationtoadesk,
table,orothernon-permanentfixture.

AttachingaThinkPaddockingstation

ToattachyourcomputertoasupportedThinkPaddockingstation,dothefollowing:

Note:TheThinkPadBasicDockdoesnothavethesystemlock.

1.Disconnectallcablesanddevicesfromthecomputer.

2.Ensurethatthesystemlockkeyisturnedtotheunlockedposition(horizontal).

3.Alignthetop-leftcornerofthecomputerwiththepositionmarkofthedockingstation.Insertyour
computerintothedockingstationverticallyuntilyouhearaclick

1.Thecomputerisattachedtothe

dockingstation.Thenturnthesystemlockkeytothelockedposition2.

4.Checkthedocking-statusindicator.Ifthedocking-statusindicatorisnotturnedon,itindicatesthatyour
computerisnotcorrectlyattachedtothedockingstation.Checktheacpoweradapterofthedocking
station,ordisconnectandreattachtheacpoweradapter.

Note:Ifyouattachyourcomputertoadockingstation,butnotconnecttheacpoweradapterofthe
dockingstationtotheacpowerconnector,yourcomputerwillenterbatterymode.

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DetachingaThinkPaddockingstation

TodetachyourcomputerfromaThinkPaddockingstation,dothefollowing:

Note:TheThinkPadBasicDockdoesnothavethesystemlock.

1.Disconnectallcablesanddevicesfromthecomputer.

2.Ensurethatthesystemlockkeyisturnedtotheunlockedposition(horizontal).

3.Presstheejectbuttonuntilthecomputermovesup.Then,graspbothsidesofthecomputertoremoveit.

Guidelinesonconnectingmultipleexternaldisplaystoadockingstation

YoucanconnectmultipleexternaldisplaystoasupportedThinkPaddockingstation.Toensurethatthe
multipledisplaysworkcorrectly,observethefollowingguidelinesandconnectthedisplaystoappropriate
connectors.

•Donotusetheconnectorcombinationsasshowninthefollowingillustrationsforconnectingmultiple
displays.Otherwise,oneofthedisplayswillnotwork.

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–ThinkPadProDock

–ThinkPadUltraDock

•FortheThinkPadUltraDock,amaximumofthreedisplays(includingyourcomputerdisplay)canworkat
thesametime.Asaresult,ifyouconnectthreeexternaldisplaystotheThinkPadUltraDock,thedisplay
connectedtotheVGAconnectorwillnotworkwhenyourcomputerdisplayison.

–Whenthecomputerdisplayisoff:

–Whenthecomputerdisplayison:

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Securityfeatures

Thesystemlockkeyhastwopositionsasshowninthedrawing.

Thesecurityfeatureisdifferentwhenthekeyisindifferentpositions:

•Whenthekeyisinposition1,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked,andyoucannotremove
yourcomputer.Thekey-lockindicatorisonwhentheejectbuttonislocked.Thesecuritycableislocked.

•Whenthekeyisinposition2,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationisunlocked,andyoucanremoveyour
computer.Thekey-lockindicatorisoffwhentheejectbuttonisunlocked.Thesecuritycableislocked.

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Chapter4.Y ouandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravelingwithyourcomputer.

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage53

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage57

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.
Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork
thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile
usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer
equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation”
onpage54

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofficemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample,
adaptingtothesurroundinglightsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware,
canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.

.

Thefollowingexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan
followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort
causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp
topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).
Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay
screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.Pressthebrightness

controlkeys

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

ortoadjustdisplaybrightness.

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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”onpage53
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.Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthewaystohelpthese
usersgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.Y oualsocangetthemostup-to-dateaccessibility
informationfromthefollowingWebsite:
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/,andthentypeanyofthefollowingkeywords
forsearching:keyboardshortcuts,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.

EaseofAccessCenter

EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesuserstoconfiguretheircomputersto
suittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.

TouseEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.

3.Usethetoolsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:

•Magnifier
Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee

theitemsbetter.

•Narrator
Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventslike

errormessages.

•On-ScreenKeyboard
Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerwithoutusingaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuse

On-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisualkeyboardwithallthestandardkeys.You
canselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,oryoucantaptoselectthekeysifyour
computersupportsmulti-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,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickEaseofAccess➙SpeechRecognition.

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:

•ForWindows7andWindows8.1:

1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectScreenresolution.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ForWindows10:

1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectDisplaysettings➙Advanceddisplaysettings.

2.SelectyourpreferredsettingunderResolution.

Note:Settingaresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.

Customizableitemsize

Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.

•Tochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagnifiertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof
AccessCenter”onpage55.

•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickAppearanceandPersonalization➙Display.

3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4.ClickApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.

–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.

PressandholdCtrl,andthenpresstheplus-signkey(+)toenlargeortheminus-signkey(-)to
reducethetextsize.

–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.

Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows.
Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.

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Industry-standardconnectors

Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.

Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionoftheconnectors,see“Locatingcomputercontrols,
connectors,andindicators”onpage1.

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.ToenabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms,tapSettings➙

ChangePCsettings➙Network,andthenslidethecontrolfortheAirplanemodetotheright.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAll

appstodisplayallprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode,and
thenslidethecontrolfortheAirplanemodetotheright.

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget
caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•MiniDisplayPorttoHDMIadapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

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•Externalstoragedevice

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountryto
whichyouaretraveling.

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

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Chapter5.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Usingpasswords”onpage59

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage63

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage64

•“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage65

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourinternalstoragedrive”onpage68

•“Usingfirewalls”onpage69

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage69

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.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Power-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
andexit.

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

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyouhave
setasupervisorpassword,noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthecomputerwithoutthepassword.It
providesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad
Setupprogram.UnauthorizeduserscannotaccesstheThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat
computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

–Changingordeletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword
–Changingdateandtime
–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword
–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip
–ChangingthesettingfortheVirtualization
–ChangingthesettingfortheI/Oportaccess
–ChangingthesettingfortheAnti-Theft
–ChangingthesettingfortheSecureBoot
–Erasingthefingerprintdata
–Enablingordisablingthefollowingfeatures:

–LockUEFIBIOSSettings
–Passwordatunattendedboot
–BootDeviceListF12Option

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–BootOrderLock
–FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users
–SecureRollBackPrevention
–ExecutionPrevention
–Securitymode
–Fingerprint-readerpriority

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.

•WhenLockUEFIBIOSSettingsoptionisenabled,allBIOSsettingscannotbechanged.Tochange
thesettings,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

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

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

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
andexit.

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

Harddiskpasswords

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•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.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Harddisk1Passwordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

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.T ypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnter
NewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.

b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemaster

harddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.Typeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordinthe
EnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer
andaccesstheoperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange
thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.

–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethe
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

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3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword
ischanged.

Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.

–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:

1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;then
retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.

•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage62,typingyourpasswordto
starttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;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.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethehard
diskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Notes:TheeDrivestoragedrivesorTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)Opal-compliantstoragedrivesprovide
self-encryptioncapabilitiestosecureyourdata.

•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and
theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,andyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththe
Windows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalstoragedrive.Refertothe
proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage59and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage61.Forsecurity,
alongerpasswordisrecommended.

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•ToprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwitha
TrustedPlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage64

•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour
computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoft
WindowsBitLocker

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation,
referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourinternalstoragedrive”onpage68.

ThestoragedrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbytheUEFIBIOS.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

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

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.

®

DriveEncryption.See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage64.

.

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

DiskEncryptionstoragedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionstoragedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainst
securityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Forthe
efficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Settingthesecuritychip

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

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

•Securecommunications

Settingthesecuritychip

ThechoicesofferedontheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuofThinkPadSetupareas
follows:

•SecurityChip:Activate,inactivate,ordisablethesecuritychip.

•SecurityReportingOptions:Enableordisableeachsecurityreportingoption.

•ClearSecurityChip:Cleartheencryptionkey.

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

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TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙SecurityChipbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.PressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

4.Movetoanitemyouwanttosetbyusingthedirectionalkeys.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

5.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.

Tosetthesecuritychip,youhavetostartClientSecuritySolution,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

Tipsonusingthesecuritychip

•EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchangethe
settingsforthesecuritychip.

•IfyouareusingClientSecuritySolution,handlethesecuritychipbydoingthefollowing:

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

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

•Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

•Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,turnoffyourcomputerandthenturnitonagainafteryousetthe
securitychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

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:

•ForWindows7andWindows8.1

1.StarttheFingerprintManagerProprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheFingerprintManager
Proprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12.

2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.

3.Clicktheiconforthefingerthatyouwanttoenroll,andconstantlyswipeyourcorrespondingfinger
acrossthefingerprintreaderuntiltheenrollmentcompletes.

4.ClickFinish.Yourfingerprintisenrolledsuccessfully.

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Formoreinformationonhowtousethefingerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemoftheFingerprint
ManagerProprogram.

•ForWindows10

1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙Accounts➙Sign-inoptions.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheenrollment.

Swipingyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader

Toswipeyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader,dothefollowing:

1.Placethetopjointofyourfingeronthesensor.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourfingertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donot
liftyourfingerwhenyouareswipingit.

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Indicatorbehaviorofthefingerprintreader

IndicatorbehaviorDescription

Green

Amber

Thefingerprintreaderisreadyforswiping.

Thefingerprintcannotbeauthenticated.

Associatingyourfingerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword

Toassociateyourfingerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffandthenturnonthecomputer.

2.Whenprompted,swipeyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader.

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

YoucansetthefingerprintreaderintheFingerprintManagerProprogramifavailable.Youalsocanchange
someadvancedsettingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram.

TochangethesettingsintheFingerprintManagerProprogram,clickSettingsontheprogrammaininterface.
TochangethesettingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram,see“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage73.

YoucansetthefollowingconfigurationsintheThinkPadSetupprogram:

•PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesfingerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem
isloaded.

•ReaderPriority:Definesthepriorityforthefingerprintreadersifanexternalfingerprintreaderisattached.

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•SecurityMode:Specifiesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.

•PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablesthepasswordauthentication.

Note:ThisitemisdisplayedonlyifHighsecuritymodeisenabled.

•ResetFingerprintData:Selectthisitemtoeraseallofthefingerprintdatastoredineithertheinternal
orexternalfingerprintreader.

Maintainingthefingerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.

Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourfingeriswrinkled.

•Yourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.

•Yourfingeriswet.

•Afingerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaredry,applylotiontothem.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourinternalstoragedrive

Someofthedatastoredontheinternalstoragedrivemightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputeroverto
someoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsandapplicationsoftware,
mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredonthestoragedrivebeforeyou
disposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.

Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromthestoragedrive:

•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.

•Deletethedata.

•Formatyourstoragedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringthestoragedrivebacktothefactorydefault
settings.

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

Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromthestoragedrivewhenyou
disposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingthestorage
drivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.
Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developedforthat
purpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.

Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe
CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,Lenovo
providestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttodownloadthetool.

IfanEncryptionstoragedriveissupportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthe
dataonthedriveinashorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyis
notphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.This
featureisalsoavailablewiththeDriveEraseUtilityforResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingthe
SolidStateDrivetool.

Usingfirewalls

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

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat
comeswiththeprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof
yourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfigurethecomputer:

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage71

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage73

•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage73

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage86

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson
howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:

•Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourinternalstoragedrive,
includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

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

ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.

•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

2.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage73.

3.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

5.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.

6.RestoretheC:\SWTOOL SdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.

7.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage73.

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

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

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Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe

ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion
codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

NO

TC

InstallingtheWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:

•Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourinternalstoragedrive,
includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

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

ToinstalltheWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage73.

2.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

3.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexampleUSBHDD.

4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

5.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer,andrestart
thecomputer.

6.Installthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage73.

7.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe
securitypatches.

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

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

WhenyouinstalltheWindows8.1orWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowing
countryorregioncodes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

NetherlandsNL

NO

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FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

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.

IfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanfindthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS
directoryonyourinternalstoragedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsand
devicedrivers”onpage117.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectvarioussetupconfigurationsforyourcomputerthrough
configuringtheBIOS.

ToconfiguretheBIOSofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogram
starts.

Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocan
pressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe
password,youcannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.For
moreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage59

2.Usethecursorkeystoselectatab;orusethecursorkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselectit.
Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.

Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:

•PresstheF6keytochangetoahighervalue.

•PresstheF5keytochangetoalowervalue.

Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

4.Tochangeotherconfigurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.

5.Whenyoucompletetheconfiguration,presstheF10keytosaveandexit.Youalsocanselectthe
RestarttabontheThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.

.

Note:Y oucanpresstheF9keytorestoretothedefaultsettings.

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Mainmenu

WhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillfirstseetheMainmenuasfollows:

•UEFIBIOSVersion

•UEFIBIOSDate

•EmbeddedControllerVersion

•MEFirmwareVersion

•MachineT ypeModel

•System-unitserialnumber

•Systemboardserialnumber

•AssetTag

•CPUType

•CPUSpeed

•InstalledMemory

•UUID

•MACAddress(InternalLAN)

•Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense

•UEFISecureBoot

•OA3ID

•OA2

Configmenu

Tochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selecttheConfigtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight
changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

Table2.Configmenuitems

Menuitem

Network

Submenuitem

WakeOnLAN

Value

•Disabled

•AConly

•ACandBattery

Comments

Enablethecomputertopoweronwhen
theEthernetcontrollerreceivesamagic
packet(aspecialnetworkmessage).

IfyouselectACOnly,WakeonLANis
enabledonlywhentheacpoweradapter
isattached.

IfyouselectACandBattery,Wakeon
LANisenabledwithanypowersources.

Notes:

•ThemagicpackettypeWakeonLAN
requiresacpower.

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

USB

Submenuitem

EthernetLANOption
ROM(forLegacyOnly
bootmodeorBoth
withLegacyfirst)

UEFIIPv4Network
Stack(forUEFIOnly
bootmodeorBoth
withUEFIfirst)

UEFIIPv6Network
Stack

(forUEFIOnlyboot
modeorBothwith
UEFIfirst)

UEFIPXEBootPriority

(forUEFIOnlyboot
modeorBothwith
UEFIfirstforboot
capabilityandIPv6and
IPv4stacksareboth
enabled.)

USBUEFIBIOS
Support

AlwaysOnUSB

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•IPv6First

•IPv4First

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

•TheWakeonLANfunctiondoesnot
workwhenaharddiskpasswordis
set.

LoadtheEthernetLANOptionROM
toenablestartupfromanintegrated
networkdevice.

EnableordisableInternetProtocol
Version4(IPv4)networkstackforUEFI
environment.

EnableordisableInternetProtocol
Version6(IPv6)networkstackforUEFI
environment.

SelectnetworkstackpriorityforUEFI
PXEboot.

EnableordisablebootsupportforUSB
storagedevices.

IfyouselectEnabled,theexternalUSB
devicescanbechargedthroughUSB
connectorsevenwhenthecomputeris
inlow-powermode(sleep,hibernate,or
power-off).

–ChargeinBattery
Mode

USB3.0Mode

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Auto

Note:IfyouselectEnabled,USBwake
upfunctionisnotsupportedonAlways
OnUSBconnector.

IfyouselectEnabled,theexternalUSB
devicescanbechargedthroughUSB
connectorsevenwhensystemisin
hibernationorpower-offmodeandin
batterymode.

SettheUSB3.0controllermodeforthe
portssharedbetweenUSB2.0andUSB

3.0controllers.

IfyouselectAuto,itenablesyouto
connectandrouteappropriateUSB3.0
orUSB2.0connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,itenablesUSB

3.0modeandallowsUSB3.0tobe

supportedintheoperatingsystem.

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Keyboard/Mouse

Submenuitem

TrackPoint•Disabled

Trackpad•Disabled

FnandCtrlKeyswap

F1–F12asprimary
function

Value

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

IfyouselectDisabled,itdisablesand
hidestheUSB3.0controller,andUSB

3.0connectorswillworkasUSB2.0
connectors.

Enableordisablethebuilt-inTrackPoint
pointingdevice.

Note:Ifyouwanttouseanexternal
mouse,selectDisabled.

Enableordisablethebuilt-intrackpad.

Note:Ifyouwanttouseanexternal
mouse,selectDisabled.

EnableexchangesofFnandCtrlkey
actionatthebottom-leftofthekeyboard.

Disabled:FnkeyandCtrlkeybehavior
isasprintedonthekeyboard.

Enabled:FnkeyworksasCtrlkey.Ctrl
keyworksasFnkey.

EnabletheF1-F12functionorthespecial
functionprintedasanicononeachkey
astheprimaryfunction.

Enabled:ExecutestheF1-F12function.

Disabled:Executesthespecialfunction.

Totemporarilyswitchtheabovetwo
options,pressFn+EsctoenableFnLock.
TheFnLockindicatorisonwhenFnLock
isenabled.

FnStickykey

Display

BootDisplayDevice

•Disabled

•Enabled

•ThinkPadLCD

•Analog(VGA)

•Digitalon
ThinkPad

•Displayondock

Whentheoptionisenabled,youcan
presstheFnkeytokeepitinapressed
condition;thenpressthedesired
functionkey.Theactionisequivalentto
pressingtherequiredkeysimultaneously
withtheFnkey.WhenyoupresstheFn
keytwice,thestateislockeduntilyou
presstheFnkeyagain.

Selectthedisplaydevicethatistobe
activatedatboottime.Thisselection
iseffectiveforboottime,password
prompt,andThinkPadSetup.

DigitalonThinkPadistheMini
DisplayPortonyourcomputer.

DisplayondockisDisplayPort,DVIor
VGAconnectorsonadockingstation.

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Power

Submenuitem

TotalGraphicsMemory

BootTimeExtension•Disabled

IntelSpeedStep

®

technology

Value

•256MB

•512MB

•1second

•2seconds

•3seconds

•5seconds

•10seconds

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

AllocatethetotalmemorywhichIntel
internalgraphicsshares.

Note:Ifyouselect512MB,the
maximumusablememorymightbe
reducedon32–bitoperatingsystem.

Thisoptiondefinestheamountoftimeto
extendthebootprocess,inseconds.

Thesystemcannotdetectsomeexternal
monitorsduringbootbecausetheyneed
afewsecondstobeready.Trythis
optionifthemonitorbeinguseddoes
notdisplaythebootscreen.

SelectthemodeofIntelSpeedStep
technologyatruntime.

(IntelSpeedStep
mountedmodelsonly)

AdaptiveThermal
Management

CPUPower
Management

PowerOnwithAC
Attach

ModeforAC

•Maximum

Performance

•Battery

Optimized

ModeforBattery

•Maximum

Performance

•Battery

Optimized

SchemeforAC

•Maximize

Performance

•Balanced

SchemeforBattery

•Maximize

Performance

•Balanced

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

MaximumPerformance:Always
highestspeed.

BatteryOptimized:Alwayslowest
speed.

Disabled:Noruntimesupport,highest
speed.

Selectathermalmanagementscheme
touse.

MaximizePerformance:Reduce
microprocessorthrottling.

Balanced:Balancesound,temperature,
andperformance.

Note:Eachschemeaffectsfansound,
temperature,andperformance.

Enableordisablethepower-saving
featurethatstopsthemicroprocessor
clockautomaticallywhenthereareno
systemactivities.Normally,itisnot
necessarytochangethesetting.

Enableordisableafeaturethatpowers
onthesystemwhentheacpower
adapterisattached.

IfyouselectEnabled,thesystemis
poweredonwhentheacpoweradapter
isattached.Whenthesystemisin
hibernatestate,thesystemresumes.

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Submenuitem

IntelRapidStart
Technology

DisableBuilt-inBattery•Yes

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enterafter:

•Immediately

•1minute

•2minutes

•5minutes

•10minutes

•15minutes

•30minutes

•1hour

•2hours

•3hours

•No

Comments

IfyouselectDisabled,thesystemisnot
poweredonnorresumedwhentheac
poweradapterisattached.

Tousethisfeature,aspecialpartitionon
theinternalstoragedriveisrequired.

Whenenabled,thecomputerentersa
lowerpowerstateafterthespecifiedtime
insleepstate.Andittakesonlyseconds
toresumenormaloperation.

Temporarilydisabletheinternalbuilt-in
batteryforservicingthesystem.After
selectingthisitem,thesystemwillbe
automaticallypoweredoff.Thesystem
isthenreadytobeserviced.

BeepandAlarm

IntelAMT

PasswordBeep•Disabled

KeyboardBeep•Enabled

IntelAMTControl

Note:Thebatterywillbeautomatically
re-enabledwhentheacpoweradapter
isreconnectedtothesystem.

Enablethisoptiontohaveabeep

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Permanently
Disabled

soundwhenthesystemiswaitingfor
apower-on,harddisk,orsupervisor
password.Differentbeepswillsound
whentheenteredpasswordmatches
ordoesnotmatchtheconfigured
password.

Enableordisablekeyboardbeepwhen
unmanageablekeycombinationsare
pressed.

IfyouselectEnabled,IntelAMT(Active
ManagementTechnology)isconfigured
andadditionalsetupitemsareprovided
inMEBx(ManagementEngineBIOS
Extension)Setup.

IfyouselectPermanentlyDisabled,
youwillneverbeabletoenableitagain.
Becautiouswhenyouwanttousethis
option.

Note:YoucanentertheMEBxSetup
menubypressingtheCtrl+Pkey
combinationintheStartupInterrupt
Menuwindow.TodisplaytheStartup
InterruptMenuwindow,presstheblack
buttonorEnterkeyduringthepower-on
self-test(POST).

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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

IntelNFFIntelNFFcontrol•Disabled

Submenuitem

CIRATimeout

ConsoleType•PCANSI

Value

0-255

Note:Thedefault
valueis60
seconds.

•VT100+

•PC-ANSI

•VT-UTF8

•Enabled

Comments

SetthetimeoutoptionforCIRA
connectiontobeestablished.Selectable
secondvaluesarefrom1to254.

Ifyouselect0,use60secondsasthe
defaulttimeoutvalue.

Ifyouselect255,thewaitingtimefor
establishingaconnectionisunlimited.

SelecttheconsoletypeforAMT.

Note:Thisconsoletypeshouldmatch
theIntelAMTremoteconsole.

ThisoptionenablesordisablestheIntel
NetworkFrameForwarder(NFF)function.

DateandTimemenu

Tochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Thendothefollowing:

1.UsethecursorkeystoselectSystemDateorSystemTime.

2.Typeadateortime.

Securitymenu

Tochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight
changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

Table3.Securitymenuitems

Menuitem

Password

Submenuitem

Supervisor
Password

LockUEFIBIOS
Settings

Passwordat
UnattendedBoot

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

See“Supervisorpassword”onpage60.

Enableordisablethefunctionthatprotects
itemsinThinkPadSetupfrombeingchanged
byauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisor
password.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.
Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenable
thisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangeany
itemsinThinkPadSetup.

IfyouselectandenablePasswordat
unattendedboot,apasswordpromptis
displayedwhenthecomputeristurnedon,from
eitherapower-offstateorhibernationstate,by
anunattendedeventsuchasaWakeonLAN
attempt.IfyouselectDisabled,nopassword

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Fingerprint

Submenuitem

PasswordatRestart•Disabled

PasswordatBoot
DeviceList

PasswordCount
ExceededError

SetMinimumLength

Power-OnPassword

HardDiskX
Password

Predesktop
Authentication

ReaderPriority•External➙

SecurityMode

Password
Authentication

Value

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•xcharacters
(4≤x≤12)

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Internal

•InternalOnly

•Normal

•High

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

promptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesahead
andloadstheoperatingsystem.Toprevent
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.

See“Power-onpassword”onpage59.

See“Harddiskpasswords”onpage61.

Note:HardDisk1meanstheharddiskdrive
builtintoyourcomputer.

Enableordisablefingerprintauthentication
beforetheoperatingsystemisloaded.

IfExternal➙Internalisselected,anexternal
fingerprintreaderisusedifattached.Otherwise,
aninternalfingerprintreaderisused.IfInternal
Onlyisselected,aninternalfingerprintreader
isused.

Iffingerprintauthenticationfails,youstillcan
startthecomputerbyenteringapassword.If
youhaveselectedNormal,enterapower-on
passwordorasupervisorpassword;ifyouhave
selectedHigh,enterasupervisorpassword.

Enableordisablepasswordauthentication.
Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhaveselected

HighfortheSecurityModeoption.

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Note:ThisitemisdisplayedwhenSecurity
ModeissettoHigh.

Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SecurityChip

Submenuitem

ResetFingerprint
Data

SecurityChip
Selection

SecurityChip

Value

•Enter

•DiscreteTPM

•IntelPTT

•Active

•Inactive

•Disabled

Comments

Thisoptionisusedtoeraseallfingerprintdata
storedinthefingerprintreaderandresetsettings
tothefactorystate.Asaresult,anypower-on
securityfeaturespreviouslyenabledwillnotbe
abletoworkuntiltheyarere-enabledinthe
fingerprintsoftware.

IfyouselectDiscreteTPM,youcanusea
discreteTPMchipwithTPM1.2mode.Ifyou
selectIntelPTT,youcanuseIntelPlatform
Trustedtechnology(PTT)withTPM2.0mode.

IfyouchangefromIntelPTTtoDiscreteTPM,
amessagepopsupthatallencryptionkeyswill
beclearedinthesecuritychip.Ifyouwantto
continue,selectYes.

IfyouchangefromDiscreteTPMtoIntelPTT,a
messagepopsupthatallencryptionkeyswillbe
clearedinthesecuritychip.IntelAMTandIntel
TXTaredisabledwhenthesecuritychipisset
toIntelPTT.Ifyouwanttocontinue,selectYes.

Note:IntelPTTcanbeusedwiththeWindows
8orlateroperatingsystem.

IfyouselectActive,thesecuritychipis
functional.IfyouselectInactive,thesecurity
chipisvisible,butitisnotfunctional.Ifyou
selectDisabled,thesecuritychipishiddenand
itisnotfunctional.

SecurityReporting
Options

•Enabled

•Disabled

(ForIntelPTT)

Note:ThisitemisdisplayedwhenSecurityChip
SelectionissettoDiscreteTPM.

IfyouselectEnabled,thesecuritychipis
functional.IfyouselectDisabled,thesecurity
chipishiddenanditisnotfunctional.

Note:ThisitemisdisplayedwhenSecurityChip
SelectionissettoIntelPTT.

EnableordisablethefollowingSecurity
ReportingOptions:

•BIOSROMStringReporting:BIOStext
string.

•SMBIOSReporting:SMBIOSdata.

CMOSReportingandNVRAMReportingare
alwaysenabledtoenhancesystemsecurity.

Notes:

•Theseitemsaredisplayedonlyifyouhave
selectedActiveorEnabledfortheSecurity
Chipoption.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

UEFIBIOSUpdate
Option

MemoryProtectionExecution

Virtualization

Submenuitem

ClearSecurityChip

IntelTXTFeature
*Unselectablewhen
IntelPTTisenabled.

PhysicalPresence
forProvisioning

PhysicalPresence
forClear

FlashBIOSUpdating
byEnd-Users

SecureRollBack
Prevention

Prevention

IntelVirtualization
Technology

IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled

Value

•Enter

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

Comments

Cleartheencryptionkey.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave
selectedActiveorEnabledfortheSecurity
Chipoption.

EnableordisableIntelTrustedExecution
Technology.

Notes:

•Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave
selectedActiveorEnabledfortheSecurity
Chipoption.

•ThisissettodisabledwhenIntelPTTis
enabled.

Thisoptionenablesordisablestheconfirmation
messagewhenyouchangethesettingsofthe
securitychip.

Thisoptionenablesordisablestheconfirmation
messagewhenyouclearthesecuritychip.

IfyouselectEnabled,alluserscanupdatethe
UEFIBIOS.IfyouselectDisabled,onlythe
personwhoknowsthesupervisorpasswordcan
updatetheUEFIBIOS.

IfyouselectDisabled,youcanflashtheolder
versionUEFIBIOS.

Somecomputervirusesandwormscause
memorybufferstooverflow.Byselecting
Enabledyoucanprotectyourcomputeragainst
attacksbysuchvirusesandworms.Ifafter
choosingEnabledyoufindthataprogramdoes
notruncorrectly,selectDisabledandresetthe
setting.

IfyouselectEnabled,aVirtualMachineMonitor
(VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardware
capabilitiesprovidedbyIntelVirtualization
Technology.

IntelVT-dstandsforIntelVirtualization
TechnologyforDirectedI/O.Whenenabled,a
VMMcanutilizetheplatforminfrastructurefor
I/Ovirtualization.

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

I/OPortAccess

InternalDevice
Access

Anti-Theft

SecureBoot

Submenuitem

Value

EthernetLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

WirelessLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

WirelessWAN•Disabled

•Enabled

Bluetooth•Disabled

•Enabled

USBPort

•Disabled

•Enabled

MemoryCardSlot

•Disabled

•Enabled

SmartCardSlot

•Disabled

•Enabled

IntegratedCamera

•Disabled

•Enabled

Microphone•Disabled

•Enabled

FingerprintReader•Disabled

•Enabled

BottomCover
TamperDetection

ComputraceModule
Activation

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Permanently
Disabled

SecureBoot

•Disabled

•Enabled

PlatformMode

•SetupMode

•UserMode

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

•CustomMode

ResettoSetupMode

Comments

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheEthernet
LANdevice.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
Wireless-LANconnection.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
wireless-WANdevice.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseBluetooth
devices.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheUSB
connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethememory
cardslots.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethesmart
cardreaderslot.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheintegrated
camera.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
microphones(internal,external,orline-in).

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
fingerprintreader.

Enableordisablethetamperdetection.If
tamperisdetected,SupervisorPasswordis
requiredtobootthesystem.BottomCover
TamperDetectionwillnottakeeffectunless
SupervisorPasswordisenabled.

EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfaceto
activatethecomputracemodule.Computrace
isanoptionalmonitoringservicefromAbsolute
Software.

Note:Ifyousetthecomputracemodule
activationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbe
unabletoenablethissettingagain.

EnableordisabletheUEFISecureBootfeature.
SelectEnabletopreventunauthorizedoperating
systemsfromrunningatboottime.Select
Disabledtoallowanyoperatingsystemstorun
atboottime.

Specifythesystemoperatingmode.

SpecifytheSecureBootmode.

Thisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatform
keyandputthesystemintoSetupMode.Y ou
caninstallyourownplatformkeyandcustomize

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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Submenuitem

RestoreFactory
Keys

ClearAllSecure
BootKeys

Value

Comments
theSecureBootsignaturedatabasesinSetup

Mode.

SecureBootmodewillbesettoCustomMode.

Thisoptionisusedtorestoreallkeysand
certificatesinSecureBootdatabasestofactory
defaults.AnycustomizedSecureBootsettings
willbeerased,andthedefaultplatformkey
willbere-establishedalongwiththeoriginal
signaturedatabasesincludingcertificateforthe
Windows8andWindows10operatingsystems.

Thisoptionisusedtoclearallkeysand
certificatesinSecureBootdatabases.Y ou
caninstallyourownkeysandcertificatesafter
selectingthisoption.

Startupmenu

Tochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Attention:

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

•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdrive
encryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.

Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,presstheF12key.

3.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.

Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevicesortheoperating
systemcannotbefound.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight
changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.

Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table4.Startupmenuitems

MenuitemValue

Boot

NetworkBoot

Comments

Selectthebootdevicewhenyou
pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthe
computer.

Selectthebootdevicewhenthesystem
wakesfromLAN.IfWakeOnLANis
enabled,thenetworkadministratorcan
turnonallofthecomputersinaLAN
remotelybyuseofnetworkmanagement
software.

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