Sierra Wireless MC8355-L User Manual

Replacingthebattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ThissystemmaynotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.Thesesystemswill
continuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

Toreplacethebatterywithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites,andselectyourmodelfromthe
listbelowfortheinstruction.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

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

Toreplacethebattery,followtheproceduresbelow.

Replacingthebatteryinstalledinthebatteryspaceofyourcomputer

1.Turnoffthecomputer,orenterhibernationmode.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables
fromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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3.Unlockthebatterylatchbyslidingittotheunlockposition.

4.Removethebattery.

5.Slidethebatteryintothecomputer.

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6.Slidethebatterylatchtothelockedposition.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.

Replacingthekeyboard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Youcanusethefollowingprocedurestoreplacethekeyboardwithanewone,availableasanoption.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Toreplacethekeyboard,doasfollows.

Removingthekeyboard

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor
afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.

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4.Loosenthetwoscrewsonthememoryslotcover,thenremovethecover.

5.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.

6.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows1inthedrawingtounlatchthefrontsideofthe
keyboard.Thekeyboardwillopenupslightly2.

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7.Carefullyliftthekeyboarduntilyoucanseehowit'sconnected.Holdthekeyboardabovethecomputer,
andthendetachtheconnector2.Nowthekeyboardhasbeenremoved.

Installingthekeyboard

1.Attachtheconnector.

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2.Insertthekeyboard.Makesurethattherearedgesofthekeyboardareundertheframeasshownby
thearrows.

3.Pressgentlyontheareasmarkedinthedrawing,andslidethekeyboardtowardyou.Makesurethatthe
edgesofthekeyboardmarkedinthedrawing,areundertheframe.

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4.Putthememoryslotcoverbackinplace,closethecover,andthentightenthescrews.

5.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.

6.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

Replacingthepalmrest

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Replacementinstructions

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor
afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.Formoreinformation,refertoReplacingthebattery.

4.Removethekeyboard.Formoreinformationabouthowtoremovethekeyboard,refertoReplacingthe
keyboard.

5.Removethescrewsthatsecurethepalmrest.

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6.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.Liftuptheleftandrighttopedgesofthepalmrestto
removeit.

7.Detachtheip-lockZIFconnector1,thenremovethepalmrestcable2.

8.Liftupandremovethepalmrest.

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9.Releasethepalmrestfromthecomputer.Nowthepalmresthasbeenremoved.

Installingthepalmrest

1.Attachthepalmrest,makingsurethelatchesnearthetopleftandrightedgesofthepalmrestaresecure.

2.Pushthefrontsideofthepalmrestuntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Attachtheip-lockZIFconnector1,thenpushthepalmrestcable2.

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4.Reinstallthescrewsforthepalmrest.

5.Reinstallthekeyboard.Formoreinformationabouthowtoremovethekeyboard,refertoReplacingthe
keyboard.

6.Reinstallthebattery.Formoreinformation,refertoReplacingthebattery.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

Replacingtheharddiskdrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YoucanreplacetheharddiskdrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentative.Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,readthefollowingprerequisites.

Note:Replacetheharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthe
harddiskdrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Attention:Whenyouarehandlingaharddiskdrive:

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•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnthe
computeroff.

Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.

Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,doasfollows:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.

4.Removethescrewthatsecurestheslotcover1.Thenipoutthecover2andpulluptoremoveit3.

5.Removetheharddiskdrivebypullingoutthetab.

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6.Detachthesiderubberrailsfromtheharddiskdrive.

7.Attachthesiderubberrailstoanewharddiskdrive.

8.Inserttheharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebay,thenpressitrmlyintoplace.

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9.Inserttheslotcover1.Then,slideinthecover2andreinstallthescrew3.

10.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.

Replacingthesolidstatedrive

YoucanreplacethesolidstatedrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentative.Toreplacethesolidstatedrive,readthefollowingprerequisitesandselectyour
modelfromthelistbelowforinstructions.

Note:Replacethesolidstatedriveonlyifyouneedtohaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthesolid
statedrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Attention:Whenyouarehandlingasolidstatedrive:

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

Beforeremovingthesolidstatedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnthe
computeroff.

Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.

Replacementinstructions

Toreplacethesolidstatedrive,doasfollows:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.Formoreinformation,referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage118.

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4.Removethescrewthatsecuresthesolidstatedrive1.Thenipoutthecover2andpullupto
removeit3.

5.Removethesolidstatedrivebypullingoutthetab.

6.Detachthesidespacerrailsfromtheharddiskdrive.

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7.Attachthesidespacerrailstoanewharddiskdrive.

8.Insertthesolidstatedriveintotheharddiskdrivebay,thenpressitrmlyintoplace.

9.Reinstallthecoverofthebay1,thenreinstallthescrew2.

10.Reinstallthebattery.Formoreinformationabouthowtoreinstallthebattery,referto“Replacingthe
battery”onpage118

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.

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InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LAN/WiMAXconnection

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YourcomputerhasaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessLAN/WiMAX.ToreplacethePCI
ExpressMiniCardwithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

YourcomputerhasaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessLAN/WiMAX.Toreplacethe
PCIExpressMiniCardwithanewone,followtheprocedurebelow.

ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardwithtwoconnectors

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor
afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.

4.Removethepalmrest.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethepalmrest”onpage124.

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5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe
cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors
withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.

6.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.

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7.Removethecard.

8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocketcontactofthe
computer.

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9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideoftheconnectors1,and
securethecardwiththescrew2.

10.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletotheconnector
marked“MAIN”or“M”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”or“A.”

Note:IfthenewPCIExpressMiniCardhasthreeconnectors,besuretoattachthegraycabletothe
connectormarked“TR1”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“TR2”.Ifyouattach
eithercabletothecenterconnector,theconnectionspeedwillbelower.

11.Reinstallthepalmrest.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthepalmrest”onpage124.

12.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardwiththreeconnectors

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor
afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethepalmrest”onpage124.

4.Removethekeyboard.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethekeyboard”onpage120.

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5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe
cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors
withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.

6.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.

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7.Removethecard.

8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocketcontactofthe
computer.

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9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideoftheconnectors1,and
securethecardwiththescrew2.

10.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletotheconnector
marked“MAIN”or“M”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”or“A.”

Note:IfthenewPCIExpressMiniCardhasthreeconnectors,besuretoattachthegraycabletothe
connectormarked“TR1”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“TR2”.Ifyouattach
eithercabletothecenterconnector,theconnectionspeedwillbelower.

11.Reinstallthekeyboard.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthepalmrest”onpage124.

12.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN
connection

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

SomeThinkPadmodelshaveaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessWAN.Toreplacethe
PCIExpressMiniCardwithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites.

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Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

IfaWirelessWANisavailableinyourcomputer,toreplacethePCIExpressMiniCard,doasfollows.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor
afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.

4.Removethepalmrest.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethepalmrest”onpage124.

5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe
cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors
withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.

Note:Dependingonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer,thecardmayhaveonlyoneconnector.

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6.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.

7.Removethecard.

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8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket.

Notes:

•YoucanalsoreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardforWirelessWANwithanmSATAsolidstatedrive.

•ToinstallanewmSATAsolidstatedrive,referto“InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstate

drive”onpage143.

9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideofeachconnector.Secure
thecardwiththescrew.

Note:Dependingonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer,thecardmayhaveonlyoneconnector.

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10.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.

11.Reinstallthekeyboard.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthepalmrest”onpage124.

12.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

InstallingandreplacingthemSAT Asolidstatedrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

SomeThinkPadmodelshaveanmSATAsolidstatedrive.Y oucanreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewitha
newonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentative.Toreplacethe
mSATAsolidstatedrive,readthefollowingprerequisites.

Notes:

•YoucanalsoreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewithaWirelessPCIExpressMiniCardforWirelessWAN.

•ReplacethemSATAsolidstatedriveonlyifyouneedtohaveitrepaired.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

WhenreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Attention:WhenyouarehandlinganmSATAsolidstatedrive:

•DonotdropthemSATAsolidstatedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.PutthemSA T Asolidstatedrive
onamaterial,suchassoftcloththatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•DonotapplypressuretothecoverofthemSATAsolidstatedrive.

ThemSATAsolidstatedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossof
data.

BeforeremovingthemSATAsolidstatedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthen
turnthecomputeroff.

NeverremovethemSATAsolidstatedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orin
hibernationmode.

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IfanmSAT Asolidstatedriveisavailableinyourcomputer,toreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrive,do
asfollows.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor
afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.

4.Removethepalmrest.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethepalmrest”onpage124.

5.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.

6.Removethecard.

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7.AlignthecontactedgeofanewmSATAsolidstatedrivewiththecorrespondingsocket.

Notes:

•YoucanalsoreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewithaWirelessPCIExpressMiniCardforWireless
WAN.

•ToinstallanewPCIExpressMiniCard,referto“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessWANconnection”onpage139

.

8.Pivotthecarddownward1untilyoucansnapitintoplace.Securethecardwiththescrew2.

9.Reinstallthekeyboard.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthepalmrest”onpage124.

10.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

Replacingmemory

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

Whenreplacingthememory,besuretofollowtheprecautions:

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Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymoduledependsonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer
anditscombinationwiththememorymoduleinstalledonyourcomputer.Insomeconditions,thememoryin
yourcomputermaynotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.ThestaticelectricitycoulddamagetheSO-DIMM.

ToreplacetheSO-DIMM,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.Referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage118fordetailsabouthowtoreplacing
thebattery.

4.Loosenthescrewsonthememoryslotcover1,thenremovethecover2.

IfthetwoSO-DIMMsarealreadyinthememoryslots,removeanSO-DIMMtomakeroomforthe
newonebypressingoutonthelatchesonbothedgesofthesocketatthesametime
tosaveitforfutureuse2.

5.FindthenotchonthecontactedgesideoftheSO-DIMMyouareinstalling.

Attention:ToavoiddamagingtheSO-DIMM,donottouchitscontactedge.

1.Besure

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6.WiththenotchedendoftheSO-DIMMtowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,inserttheSO-DIMM
intothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees1;thenpressitinrmly2.

Note:Ifyouinstallamemorymoduleinonlyoneofthetwomemoryslots,installitinthelowerslot.

7.PivottheSO-DIMMdownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

8.MakesurethattheSO-DIMMisrmlyxedintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

9.Putthememoryslotcoverbackinplace1,closethecover,andtightenthescrews2.

10.Putthebatterybackinplace,turnthecomputeroveragain,andreconnectthecables.Forinformation
abouthowtoreplacethebattery,referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage118.

TomakesurethattheSO-DIMMisinstalledcorrectly,doasfollows:

1.Turnthecomputeron.

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2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF1key.TheThinkPadSetupopens.The“Installed
memory”itemshowsthetotalamountofmemoryinstalledinyourcomputer.

ReplacingtheSIMcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YourcomputermayrequireaSIM(SubscriberIdenticationModule)cardtoestablishawirelessWAN(Wide
AreaNetwork)connections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIMcardmaybealreadyinstalledin
yourcomputerorwillbepartoftheshippingcontentsthatcamewithyourcomputer.

IfyoundtheSIMcardsincludedintheshippingcontents,adummycardisinstalledintheSIMcard
slot.Thenproceedtothefollowinginstructions.

Ifyoundthedummycardintheshippingcontents,theSIMcardisalreadyinstalledintheSIMcard
slot,andnofurtherinstallationisneeded.

Note:TheSIMcardisidentiedbytheICchipmountedononesideofthecard.

ToreplacetheSIMcard,doasfollows.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.

4.FindtheSIMcardslotinsidetheopenbatterycompartment.Removethecard.

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5.InserttheSIMcardrmlyintotheslot.

Note:MakesurethatyouinserttheSIMcardallthewayintotheslot.

6.Putthebatterybackinplace.Formoredetails,referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage118.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain,andreconnectthecables.

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Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thissectionprovidesinformationoninstallingdevicesandtakingadvantageofyourcomputer's
high-technologyfeatures.

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage151

•“ThinkPadX220UltraBase”onpage151

•“ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries
3”onpage161

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand
upgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememory,storage,modems,networkingadapters,docking
stationsandportreplicators,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

ToshopatLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

ThinkPadX220UltraBase

YourThinkPadX220,X220i,X220T ablet,andX220iTabletsupporttheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

AfteryouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadX220UltraBase,youcanuseitsconnectorsinplaceof
thecomputer's.

WhenthecomputerisattachedtotheThinkPadX220UltraBase,neverpickuptheassemblybytakinghold
ofthecomputeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

FormoredetailsabouttheThinkPadX220UltraBase,refertothefollowing:

•ThinkPadX220Ultrabasetopview

•ThinkPadX220Ultrabasebottomview

•“AttachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase”onpage153

•“DetachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase”onpage155

•Securityfeature

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ThinkPadX220Ultrabasetopview

1ThedockingconnectorisusedforattachingtheThinkPadcomputertotheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

2ThepowerjackiswhereyouconnecttheACadapter.

3TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadX220UltraBasetoaLAN.

4TheDisplayPortconnectorisforconnectingaDisplayPort-compatibledisplaydevice.

5TheMonitorconnectorisforattachinganexternalmonitororaprojectortoyourcomputer.

6Theheadphonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalheadphone.

7Themicrophonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalmicrophone.

8TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorisforconnectingthedevicesthatconformtotheUSB

interface.

9Thesecuritykeyholeisforlockingthedock.

10Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.

11Thebayisforopticaldiskdriveorsecondharddiskdrive.

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ThinkPadX220Ultrabasebottomview

1Bypressingtheejectrequestbutton,youcantelltheoperatingsystemtogetreadyforundocking.

2Thedockingindicatorisredwhenyourcomputerisdocked.Itblinkswhentheejectrequestbutton

ispressed.

3TheejectleverdetachesyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

4Theholesareforthesystemspeakers.

AttachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase

Attention:DisconnecttheACpowerfromyourcomputerbeforeyouattachtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

TheACadapterconnectorwillbedamagedifitremainsconnectedtothecomputerduringtheattachment

YoucanhotattachorwarmattachthecomputertotheThinkPadX220UltraBase.Hotattachisattachingthe
computertotheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhileinoperatingmode;warmattachisattachingthecomputer
totheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhileinsleep(standby)mode.

Indoingahot-orwarm-attach,observethefollowing:

•Forhot-attaching:ThedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseshouldturnonafterafew
seconds.

•Forwarm-attaching:Whenthecomputerreturnsfromsleep(standby)mode,thedockingindicator
oftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseshouldturnon.

ToattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadX220Ultrabase,dothefollowing:

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1.MakesurethatthesystemlockkeyoftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisintheunlocked(vertical)position.

2.AlignthefrontofthecomputerwiththefrontoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

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3.MakesurethattheguidesoftheThinkPadX220UltraBasealignwiththeholesofthecomputer1.Then
putthecomputerinplace2.Thedockingindicatorlights.

4.WhenthecomputerisalreadydockedtotheThinkPadX220UltraBase,youcanstartthecomputer.

Note:Youcanturnthekeyclockwisetolockit.Then,keepthesecuritykeyinasafeplace.Donotlosethis
key;otherwise,youwillbeunabletodetachthecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

DetachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase

Attention:DonotdetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhilethedockingindicatorof

theThinkPadX220UltraBaseisblinkingoron.Waituntilthedockingindicatorturnsoff.Detachingwhilethe
indicatorisblinkingoroncausesthesystemtobeep,andthecomputermayhalt.

YoucanhotdetachorwarmdetachthecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.Hotdetachis
detachingthecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhileinoperatingmode;warmdetachis
detachingthecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhileinsleep(standby)mode.

Toperformahot-detach,followthestepsbelow:

ForWindows7andWindowsVista:

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1.ClickStart,andthenpresstherightarrowbutton.

2.SelectUndock.

3.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisoff.

ForWindowsXP:

1.SelecttheUndockComputerintheStartmenu.

2.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisoff.

Note:DetachingtheUltraBasesuddenlywhilethecomputerisoperatingwithoutperformingtheprocedure
abovemaycausethesystemtomalfunctionorhang.

Toperformawarm-detach,presstheejectrequestbuttonoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase.Thesystemwill
thenresumewithanOKmessage.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseis
off.Thecomputerwillre-entersleep(standby)mode.

Ifyouarehot-orwarm-detachingthecomputer,makesurethat

•thedevicesconnectedtoUSB,Serial,andParallelconnectorsarenotinuse.

•theconnectiontoaModemorEthernetporthasended.

•thebatteryisfullycharged.

TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadX220Ultrabase,dothefollowing:

1.MakesurethatthesystemlockkeyoftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisintheunlocked(vertical)position.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay.

3.Ifyouarehot/warm-detachingthecomputer,presstheejectrequestbuttonoftheThinkPadX220
UltraBase.ThenmakesurethattheejectinhibitindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisoff,andthe
ejectreadyindicatorlightsup.

4.ReleasetheejectleverontheleftsideoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase1untilthecomputerliftsup;
thenremovethecomputer2.

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Securityfeature

ThelockoftheThinkPadX220UltraBasehastwopositions.

1Unlockposition:

IftheUltraBaselockisinthisposition,yourcomputerisnotsecured.

1Baselockposition:

IftheUltraBaselockisinthisposition,theThinkPadX220UltraBaseislocked,andthecomputercannotbe
removedfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.TheSerialUltrabaySlimdeviceisalsolockedandcannotbe
removedfromtheUltraBase.

Note:Keepthesecuritykeyinasafeplace.Donotlosethiskey;otherwise,youwillbeunabletodetach
thecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase

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IfyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyholeoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase,theThinkPadX220
UltraBasecannotbetakenoutofthelockedposition,andyoucansecureyourcomputerandtheThinkPad
X220UltraBase.

Note:Youneedtopurchasethemechanicallockcommercially.Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,
andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

ThinkPadBattery19+

YourThinkPadX220,X220i,X220Tablet,andX220iTabletsupporttheThinkPadBattery19+.

WithThinkPadBattery19+,youcanextendtheoperatingtimeofyournotebookcomputer.

WhenthecomputerisattachedtotheThinkPadBattery19+,neverpickuptheassemblybytakingholdof
thecomputeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

ThinkPadBattery19+topview

1ThedockingconnectorisusedforattachingtheThinkPadcomputertotheThinkPadBattery19+.

ThinkPadBattery19+bottomview

1ThepowerjackiswhereyouconnecttheACadapter.

2Bypressingtheindicatorbutton,thestatusindicatorshowstheThinkPadBattery19+chargestatus.

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3ThestatusindicatoristoshowtheThinkPadBattery19+chargestatus.

4TheejectleveristoreleasetheThinkPadBattery19+fromthedockingconnectorinthecomputer.

5Thebatterylatchpreventstheejectleverfrombeingreleased.

AttachingaThinkPadBattery19+

Attention:DisconnecttheACpowerfromyourcomputerbeforeyouattachtheThinkPadBattery19+.The

ACadapterconnectorwillbedamagedifitremainsconnectedtothecomputerduringtheattachment.

ToattachaThinkPadBattery19+,dothefollowing:

1.AlignthefrontofthecomputerwiththefrontoftheThinkPadBattery19+.

2.MakesurethattheguidesoftheThinkPadBattery19+alignwiththeholesofthecomputer1.Then
putthecomputerinplace2.

DetachingaThinkPadBattery19+

TodetachaThinkPadBattery19+,dothefollowing:

1.Unlockthebatterylatchbyslidingittotheunlockposition.

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2.Releasetheejectlever2andpulluptheThinkPadBattery19+.

ChargingaThinkPadBattery19+

TheThinkPadBattery19+canbechargedseparately.

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TheThinkPadBattery19+canalsobechargedwithacomputer.

WhentheThinkPadBattery19+ischargedwithacomputer,boththemainbatteryandThinkPadBattery
19+canbechargedsimultaneously.

ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,and
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

Note:OnlyThinkPadX220andX220isupportThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDock

Series3,andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.

AfteryouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,or
theThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,youcanuseitsconnectorsinplaceofthecomputer's.

WhenthecomputerisattachedtotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries
3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,neverpickuptheassemblybytakingholdofthecomputer
alone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

FormoredetailsabouttheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orthe
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,refertothefollowing:

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•“Frontview”onpage162

•“Rearview”onpage165

•“AttachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orThinkPadMiniDock
PlusSeries3”onpage168

•“DetachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,andThinkPadMiniDock
PlusSeries3”onpage170

•“Securityfeature”onpage172

•“Usingthesystemlockkey”onpage174

Frontview

ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3

1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.

2TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3whenpressed.

3Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattach

theThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.

4Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

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ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3

1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.

2Thekeylockindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthesystemlock

keyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3islocked;youcannot
attachorremoveyourcomputer.

3Thedockingindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3whenpressed.

5Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattachthe

ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3.

6Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

7Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.

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ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.

2Thekeylockindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthesystem

lockkeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3islocked;you
cannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.

3Thedockingindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3whenpressed.

5Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattach

theThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.

6Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

7Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.

8Themicrophonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalmicrophone.

9Theheadphonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalstereoheadphone.

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Rearview

ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3

1Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.

2TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3toanEthernetLAN.

Theindicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.

Notes:

•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.

•Youcanusethisconnectorfora10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TEthernet.

IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,usethe
EthernetconnectorontheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.

3TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.

4Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.

Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3anduseanexternalmonitor
connector,usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,nottheoneonthe
computer.

5Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe

computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.

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ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3

1Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.

2TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.

3ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat
supportsDVIviadockingonly.

4Theheadphonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalstereoheadphone.

5Themicrophonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalmicrophone.

6TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3toanEthernetLAN.The

indicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.

Notes:

•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.

•Youcanusethisconnectorfora10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TEthernet.

IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,usethe
EthernetconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.

7TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.

8Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.

Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3anduseanexternalmonitorconnector,
usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.

9Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe

computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3.

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ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

1TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.

2ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat
supportsDVIviadockingonly.

3TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.

4ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat
supportsDVIviadockingonly.

5TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3toanEthernetLAN.

Theindicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.

Notes:

•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.

•Youcanusethisconnectorfora10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TEthernet.

IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,usethe
EthernetconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.

6TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.

7Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.

8TheeSA T AisforconnectinganeSAT Adevice.

9Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.

Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3anduseanexternalmonitor
connector,usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,nottheoneonthe
computer.

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10Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe

computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.

AttachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDock
Series3,orThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

ToattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,aThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ora
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,dothefollowing:

ThefollowingdrawingsarefortheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
TheprocedureisthesamefortheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.

Notes:

•BeforeyouattachthecomputertoaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,aThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,or
aThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,disconnectanacpoweradapterfromthecomputer.

•Ifyourcomputerisoperating,makesurethatithasnishedanyoperationsinvolvingdevicesthatare
connectedtoaUSBconnectorandaUSB/eSATAconnector.Alsomakesurethatanyconnectionto
anEthernetporthasended.

•BeforeyouattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,oraThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries

3),makesurethatthesystemlockkeyisinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)position.

1.Toattachyourcomputer,makesurethatthesystemlockkeyisinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)
positionfortheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.Makesurethat
themechanicallockisdetachedfortheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.

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2.PressthebuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries31.Pull
theslidingadjusterinthedirectionshownbythearrow2.

3.PutyourcomputerontheplatformoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlus
Series3,makingsurethatthetop-leftcornerofthecomputerisalignedtotheguideplateonthe
ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.

4.InsertyourcomputerintotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,
alongthesurface,untilyouhearaclick.ThecomputerisnowattachedtotheThinkPadMiniDock
Series3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3).

Note:IfthedockingindicatorisnotlightedafteryouattachtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orthe
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,yourcomputerisnotproperlyconnectedtothedock.Checkthe
acpoweradapterofthedock,ordisconnectandre-attachtheacpoweradapter.Thenattachyour
computertothedock.

Notes:

•IfyouattachtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMini
DockPlusSeries3toyourcomputer,butdonotconnecttheacpoweradapterofthatattachmenttothe
powerjack,yourcomputergoesintobatterymode.

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•IfyourcomputerandtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orthe
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3areconnectedtoseparateacpoweradapters,yourcomputergoesinto
batterymoderst,andthenshiftsintoacmode.

•Ifineitherofthetwoprecedingsituationsthebatteryofyourcomputerisdetached,orhasnobattery
charge,yourcomputershutsdown.

ConnectinganexternaldisplaytotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

Group1(topgure)andGroup2(lowergure)areindependentofeachother.EachhasaDisplayPortanda
digitalvisualinterface.IfyouconnectadisplaytoaDisplayPortandaDVIthatareinthesamegroup,the
DisplayPortisinactive.

DetachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDock
Series3,andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,andtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,
dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethat:

•ThedevicesconnectedtoUSBconnectorsarenotinuse.

•TheconnectiontoanEthernetporthasbeenended.

•ThedevicesconnectedtoaneSATAportarenotinuse(ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3).

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2.MakesurethatthesystemlockkeyoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDock
PlusSeries3isinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)position.

3.Presstheejectbutton1untilthecomputermovesup;then,graspbothsides,andremovethe
computer2.

TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,dothefollowing:

Notes:

•Ifyourcomputerisoperating,makesurethatithasnishedoperationsinvolvingdevicesthatare
connectedtotheUSBconnector.AlsomakesurethatanyEthernetconnectionisstopped.

•Makesurethatthebatterypackisfullycharged.

1.MakesurethatallejectabledevicesconnectedtotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3arestopped.

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2.Presstheejectbutton1untilthecomputermovesup;then,graspbothsides,andremovethe
computer2.

Securityfeature

TheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlus
Series3hasasecuritykeyholeforamechanicallock.Byattachingamechanicallockwithcablethere,you
cansecuretheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMini
DockPlusSeries3toaheavyobject,suchasadesk.

IfyouusetheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,andattachamechanicallock,theejectbuttonisalso
locked,sothatthecomputercannotbedetachedfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.

IfyouusetheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,andattachamechanical
lock,theejectbuttonisnotlocked.Tolocktheejectbutton,usethesystemlockkey.

Lenovodoesnotofferamechanicallock.Y ouwillneedtopurchaseoneelsewhere.Y ouareresponsible
forevaluating,selecting,andimplementinganylockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.Lenovomakesno
comments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformanceofanylockingdeviceor
securityfeatures.

AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3asfollows:

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AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3asfollows:

AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3asfollows:

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Usingthesystemlockkey

Thesystemlockkeyhastwopositions,unlockedandlocked.

Whenthekeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3ortheThinkPad
MiniDockPlusSeries3islocked,andyoucannotremoveyourcomputer.Thekeylockindicatorlights
whentheejectbuttonislocked.

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Chapter8.Advancedconguration

Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskoronthesolidstatedrive,
youmayalsoneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyourUEFIBIOS,or
recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand
keepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage175

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage180

•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage183

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage199

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstalltheSupplementlesandThinkPad
devicedriversforitatthesametime.Thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectoriesofyoursolid
statedriveorharddiskdrive:

•TheSupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

Notes:

•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddisk,including
backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.

•IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix

Beforeyoubegin

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid
losinglesduringtheinstallation.

•Printthesectionsyouwillbeusing.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:

–“Windows7”onpage176
–“WindowsVista”onpage177
–“WindowsXP”onpage178

Notes:IfyourcomputerisaWindowsVistaSP2orWindows7model,

–32-bitversionsofWindowsdonotsupportUEFIBIOSfeatures.Only64-bitversionsofWindowscan

takeadvantageofthefeaturesenabledby64-bitUEFIBIOS.

–IfyouwanttostartWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)using64-bitversionofMicrosoftWindows

InstallationDVD,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginThinkPadSetup.The
UEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindowsOSimagewasinstalled.Or,
youwillseeanerror.

Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:

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Countryorregion:Code

China:SC
Denmark:DK
Finland:FI
France:FR
Germany:GR
Italy:IT
Japan:JP
Netherlands:NL
Netherlands:NL
Norway:NO
Spain:SP
Sweden:SV
TaiwanandHongKong:TC
UnitedStates:US

InstallingWindows7

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ToinstallWindows7anditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.

2.SelectStartupmenu.

3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows732–bitoperatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows764–bitoperatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows764–bitoperatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

5.PressF10.

6.ToinstallWindows7,inserttheDVDforWindows7intotheDVDdrive,andinstallWindows7fromthe
DVD.Thenrestartthecomputer,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

7.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel
ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage182

8.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage183.

InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindows7

InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:

•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar

•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection

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

InstallingtheWindows7UpdateModulePackage

TheWindows7UpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\.

.

Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofaxmodule.Forinformationabouteachxmodule,goto
theMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthex
moduleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclickSearch.

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Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit

fromtheMicrosofttoppage.

Toinstallaxmodule,runtheEXEleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is
nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.

InstallingWindowsVista

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Note:Y ourcomputersupportsWindowsVistawiththeServicePack2.BeforeyouinstallWindowsVista
ServicePack2,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack1rst.

ToinstallWindowsVistaanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.

2.SelectStartupmenu.

3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista32–bitoperatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista64–bitoperatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista64–bitoperatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

5.PressF10.

6.InserttheDVDforWindowsVistaintegratedwithServicePack1intotheDVDdrive,andrestartthe
computer.

7.CompletetheinstallationofWindowsVistaServicePack1byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.

8.InstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2.Y oucaninstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2usingthe
WindowsVistaServicePack2InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenteror
MicrosoftWindowsupdateWebsite.

9.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel
ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage182

10.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage183.

.

InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindowsVista

InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:

•RegistryPatchenablingDeviceInitiatedPowerManagementonSATA

•RegistryPatchenablingUSBS3PowerManagement

•RegistrypatchtochangeIDLEIRPtimingbyFingerprintreader

•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar

•RegistrypatchtoimproveUSBdevicedetectiononresumefromsleep

•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection

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

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InstallingtheWindowsVistaUpdateModulePackage

TheWindowsVistaUpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\.

Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofaxmodule.Forinformationabouteachxmodule,goto
theMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthex
moduleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclickSearch.

Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit
fromtheMicrosofttoppage.

Toinstallaxmodule,runthe.exeleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is
nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.

InstallingWindowsXP

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Note:OnlyThinkPadX220andThinkPadX220isupportWindowsXP.

Note:YourcomputersupportsWindowsXPwithServicePack3.BeforeyouinstalltheWindowsXPService

Pack3,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsXPServicePack2rst.

YoumustinstallIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverbeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem.Toinstallit,you
mayneedtoattachadiskettedrivetoyourcomputer.Ifyouhaveadiskettedrive,followtheprocedurebelow.

Beforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem,installIntelRapidStorageT echnologyDriverasfollows:
Note:BesuretoinstallIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverbeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem.

Otherwiseyourcomputerwillnotrespond;itwillonlydisplayabluescreen.

1.Attachadiskettedrivetoyourcomputer.

2.CopyIntelRapidStorageT echnologyDriverfromC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\IMSMtoadiskette.

3.TomakesurethatSATAAHCIisenabled,starttheThinkPadSetup.

4.SelectCong.

5.SelectSerialA TA(SA T A).

6.SelectAHCI.

7.Changethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.SelectStartupmenu.

8.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.

9.SelectBothorLegacyOnly.

10.PressF10.

11.InserttheCDforWindowsXPintegratedwithServicePack2intotheCDorDVDdrive,andrestartthe
computer.

12.Toinstallathird-partySCSIdriverrst,pressF6.

13.Whenprompted,selectSforSpecifyAdditionalDevice.

14.Whenprompted,insertthediskettethatyoucreatedinstep2,andpressEnter.

15.Scrollthelistofdrivers.IftheSAT AsettingofyoucomputerissettoAHCI,selectIntel
ExpressChipsetSA TAAHCIController.

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16.Tocontinuetheinstallation,pressEnteragain.Leavethedisketteinthedriveuntilthenextreboot;the
softwaremayneedtobecopiedfromthedisketteagainwhenthelesarecopiedduringsetup.

17.CompletetheinstallationofWindowsXPServicePack2byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.

18.InstallWindowsXPServicePack3.Y oucaninstalltheWindowsXPServicePack3usingtheWindows
XPServicePack3InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenterorMicrosoft
WindowsupdateWebsite.

19.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel
ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage182.

20.ApplythePCMCIAPowerPolicyRegistryPatch.Todothis,gotoC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\PCMCIAPW\,
double-clickinstall.bat.Thenfollowtheinstructionsthatappearonthescreen.

21.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage183.

Ifyoudonothaveadiskettedrive,youcaninstallIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverbythefollowing
alternativeprocedure:

Note:IfyouselectAHCIforSerialATA(SATA)intheThinkPadSetupbeforeinstallingIntelRapidStorage
TechnologyDriver,yourcomputerwillnotrespond;itwillonlydisplayabluescreen.

1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.

2.SelectCong.

3.SelectSerialA TA(SA T A).

4.SelectCompatibility.

5.Changethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.SelectStartupmenu.

6.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.

7.SelectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

8.PressF10.

9.InserttheinstallationCDforWindowsXPintegratedwithServicePack2intotheCDorDVDdrive,and
restartthecomputer.

10.CompletetheinstallationofWindowsXPServicePack2byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.

11.InstallWindowsXPServicePack3.Y oucaninstalltheWindowsXPServicePack3usingtheWindows
XPServicePack3InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenterorMicrosoft
WindowsupdateWebsite.

12.RunIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriver.Todothis,gotoC:\DRIVERS\WIN\IRST\PREPARE,and
double-clickinstall.cmd.

13.Turnthecomputeroffandthenonagain.

14.StarttheThinkPadSetup.

15.SelectCong.

16.SelectSerialA TA(SA T A).

17.SelectAHCI.

18.StartWindowsXP .TheWelcometotheFoundNewHardwareWizardappears.

19.SelectNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.

20.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.

21.SelectSearchforthebestdriverintheselocations.ThenselectIncludethislocationinthesearch:,
specifythepath,C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IRST,andclickNext.TheCompletingtheFoundNewHardware
Wizardappears.

22.ClickFinish.

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23.WhentheSystemSettingsChangewindowappears,clickY es.Thecomputerrestarts.

24.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel
ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage182.

25.ApplythePCMCIAPowerPolicyRegistryPatch.Todothis,gotoC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\PCMCIAPW\,
double-clickinstall.bat,andthenfollowtheinstructionsthatappearonthescreen.

26.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage183.

Installingdevicedrivers

Toinstalldevicedrivers,refertothewebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1MediaCardReader

Tousethe4-in-1MediaCardReader,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheRicohMultiCardReaderDriver
forWindowsXP/Vistax86/x64.Todownloadit,gotoLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix

Note:IfyouareinstallingWindowsXPanew,besuretoinstallRICOHSD/MMCBusHost
AdapterdriverforWindows2000/XP77sp05wwrst.Todownloadit,visitLenovoWebsite
athttp://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix,andthen
installthedriver.

Toinstallthedriver,doasfollows:

1.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙Accessories➙CommandPrompt.TheDOSpromptwindowappears.

2.TypeStandardInstall.batattheDOSprompt.TheWelcometotheDeviceDriverInstallationWizardfor
theRICOHMediaDriveropens.

3.ClickNext.Ifthedevicedriverisalreadyinstalled,clickNo.Otherwise,followtheinstructionson
thescreen.

InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0

IfyourcomputersupportsUSB3.0,andyouhavereinstalledtheoperatingsystem,youneedtodownload
andinstalltheUSB3.0drivertousetheUSB3.0.Dothefollowing:

ForWindows7andWindowsVista

1.AccessLenovoWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=HOME-LENOVO
Whenyougettothesite,ndyourmodelanddisplaythedriverlinks.

2.SelecttheUSB3.0driverfor32-bitor64-bitandextractittoyourlocalharddisk.

3.Double-clickSetup.exeinC:\DRIVERS\WIN\USB3.0\.

4.ClickNext.Ifthedevicedriverisalreadyinstalled,clickCancel.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen
untiltheinstallationisnished.

ForWindowsXP

1.AccessLenovoWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=HOME-LENOVO.
Whenyougettothesite,ndyourmodelanddisplaythedriverlinks.

2.SelecttheUSB3.0driverfor32-bitandextractittoyourlocalharddisk.

3.Double-clickSetup.exeinC:\DRIVERS\WIN\USB3.0\.

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4.ClickNext.Ifthedevicedriverisalreadyinstalled,clickCancel.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen
untiltheinstallationisnished.

InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7

ThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7isinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR.

Note:Ifyoucannotndthisdirectoryonyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,downloadtheThinkPad
MonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7fromtheThinkPadWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix

Note:Beforeyouinstallthisle,makesurethatthecorrectvideodriverhasbeeninstalled.

ForWindows7

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.

2.ClickDisplayattheleft.

3.ClickChangedisplaysettings.

4.ClickAdvancedSettings.

5.ClicktheMonitortab.

6.ClickProperties.

7.ClicktheDrivertab.

8.ClickUpdateDriver.

9.SelectBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.

10.ClickHaveDisk.

11.Specifypath“C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR”tothismonitorINFthenclickOpen.

12.ClickOK.

13.Conrmthecorrectdisplaytype,thenclickNext.

14.Windowshasnishedinstalling.ClickClose.

15.ClickCloseforDisplayProperties.

16.ClickOKintheMonitortab.

17.ClickOKandclosetheDisplaySettingswindow.

ForWindowsVista

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.

2.ClickDisplaySettings.TheDisplaySettingswindowopens.

3.ClickAdvancedSettings.

4.ClicktheMonitortab.

5.ClickProperties.(ForWindowsVista,alsoclickContinue.)

6.ClicktheDrivertab.

7.ClickUpdateDriver.

8.SelectBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.

9.ClickHaveDisk.

10.Specifypath“C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR”tothismonitorINFthenclickOpen.

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11.ClickOK.

12.Conrmthecorrectdisplaytype,thenclickNext.

13.Windowshasnishedinstalling.ClickClose.

14.ClickCloseforDisplayProperties.

15.ClickOKintheMonitortab.

16.ClickOKandclosetheDisplaySettingswindow.

ForWindowsXP

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectPropertiesfromthepop-upmenu.

2.SelecttheSettingstab.

3.ClicktheAdvancedtab.

4.SelecttheMonitortab.

5.SelectPlugandPlayMonitorfromthemonitortypelist.

6.ClickProperties.

7.SelecttheDrivertabandclickUpdateDriver.TheHardwareUpdateWizardstarts.

8.SelectNo,notthistimeforWindowsUpdateconnection,andthenclickNext.

9.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced).

10.ClickNext.

11.SelectDon'tsearch,Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall.

12.ClickNext.

13.ClickHaveDisk.

14.ClickBrowse.

15.Specify“C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR”aslocationdirectoryandselectTPLCD.INF .

16.ClickOK.

17.SystemwillshowThinkPadDisplay.ClickNext.SystemwillcopyThinkPadMonitorINFleandcolor
prole.

18.ClickFinishandthenClose.

19.ClicktheColorManagementtab.

20.ClickAdd.

21.SelectTPFLX.ICMorTPLCD.ICMandclickAdd.

22.ClickOKandclosetheDisplayPropertieswindow.

InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7

Beforeyoubegin

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoa
removablestoragedevice,toavoidlosinglesduringtheinstallation.

ToinstallIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7,dothefollowing:

1.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.

2.Runinnst_autol.exeinC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINF.

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Installingdriversandsoftware

ThedevicedriversareprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectoryonyourharddiskdrive.Y ouwillalso
needtoinstallapplicationsoftware,whichisprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectoryonyourharddisk
drive.Todothis,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”on
page114

Note:IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,devicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,refertotheThinkPad
Websiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix

.

ThinkPadSetup

Yourcomputerprovidesaprogram,calledThinkPadSetup,thatenablesyoutoselectvarioussetup
parameters.

TostartThinkPadSetup,doasfollows:

1.Toprotectyourselfagainstaccidentallossofdata,backupyourcomputerregistry.See“Performing
backupandrecoveryoperations”onpage111.

2.Ifthediskettedriveisconnectedtothecomputer,removeanydiskettefromthediskettedrive,and
thenturnoffthecomputer.

3.Turnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF1key.TheThinkPadSetupopens.
Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theThinkPadSetupmenuappearsafteryouenterthepassword.

YoucanstarttheThinkPadSetupbypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisorpassword;
however,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.Formore
information,referto“UsingPasswords”onpage91

AnexampleoftheThinkPadSetupmenuisshownasbelow:

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4.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttochange.Whentheitemyouwantishighlighted,
pressEnter.Asubmenuisdisplayed.

5.Changetheitemsyouwishtochange.Tochangethevalueofanitem,press+/-.Iftheitemhasa
submenu,youcandisplayitbypressingEnter.

6.PressEsctoexitfromthesubmenu.

7.Ifyouareinanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Note:Ifyouneedtorestorethesettingstotheiroriginalstateasofthetimeofpurchase,pressF9to
loadthedefaultsettings.Y oucanalsoselectanoptionintheRestartsubmenutoloadthedefault
settingsordiscardthechanges.

8.SelectRestart.Movethecursortotheoptionyouwantforrestartingyourcomputer;thenpressEnter.
Yourcomputerrestarts.

Congmenu

Ifyouneedtochangethecongurationofyourcomputer,selectCongfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsiderchangingthecomputerconguration,
proceedwithextremecaution.Settingthecongurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Ineachsubmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing
cursorkey,ortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboarddirectly.

Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•Network:SettheLANrelatedfunctions.

•USB:EnableordisableUSBrelatedfunctions.

•Keyboard/Mouse:Setthekeyboardandthemouserelatedfunctions.

•Display:Specifythesettingsfordisplayoutput.

•Power:Setpowermanagementrelatedfunctions.

•BeepandAlarm:Enableordisabletheaudiorelatedfunctions.

•SerialATA(SAT A):Specifythesettingsfortheharddiskdrive.

•CPU:SpecifythesettingsfortheCPU.

•IntelAMT:SettheIntel

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AMTrelatedfunctions.

Dateandtimemenu

Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourcomputer,selectDate/TimefromtheThinkPadSetup
menu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•SystemDate

•SystemTime

Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:

1.Usingtheupanddownarrowkeys,selecttheitemtochange-dateortime.

2.PressT ab,ShiftTab,orEntertoselectaeld.

3.Typethedateortime.

Note:Anotherwaytoadjustdateandtimeispressthe-or+key.

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Securitymenu

Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourcomputer,selectSecurityfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Notes:

•Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsiderchangingthecomputerconguration,
proceedwithextremecaution.Settingthecongurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Ineachsubmenu,youcanenableafunctionbyselectingEnabled,ordisableitbyselectingDisabled.

Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•Password:Setapasswordrelatedfunctions.

•Fingerprint:Setthengerprintreaderrelatedfunctions.

•SecurityChip:Setthesecuritychiprelatedfunctions.

•UEFIBIOSUpdateOption:SpecifythesettingsforFlashUEFIBIOSupdate.

•MemoryProtection:SpecifythesettingsfortheDataExecutionPreventionfeature.

•Virtualization:EnableordisablethesettingsforIntelVirtualizationT echnologyandIntelVT-dFeature.

•I/OPortAccess:EnableordisabletheaccesstoindividualI/Oports.

•Anti-Theft:EnableordisableUEFIBIOSinterfacetoactivateAnti-Theftservices,suchasIntelATand
Computrace.

Tosetapasswordrelatedfunctions,gototheSecuritymenuandselectPassword.Thefollowingsubmenu
isdisplayed:

•HardwarePasswordManager

•SupervisorPassword

•LockUEFIBIOSSettings

•SetMinimumLength

•Passwordatunattendedboot

•Passwordatrestart

•Power-OnPassword

•HardDiskxPassword

Notes:

•HardDisk1meanstheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputer.

•HardDisk2appearsonthePasswordsubmenuonlyifaharddiskdriveisinstalledintheserialUltrabay
enhanced.

IfyouselectandenableHardwarePasswordManager,youcanmanageyourpower-onpassword,
supervisorpassword,andyourharddiskpasswordsbythemanagementserver.Bydefault,thisisset
toEnabled.

LockUEFIBIOSSettingsenableordisablethefunctionthatprotectsitemsintheThinkPadSetupfrom
beingchangedbyauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisorpassword.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.
Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenablethisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangeanyitemsinthe
ThinkPadSetup.

IfyouselectSetMinimumLength,youcanspecifyaminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandhard
diskpasswords.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandspecifya
minimumlengthforpasswords,noonebutyoucanchangethelength.

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IfyouselectandenablePasswordatunattendedboot,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenthecomputer
isturnedon,fromeitherapower-offstateorhibernation,byanunattendedeventsuchasWakeonLAN
youselectDisabled,nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesaheadandloadstheoperating
system.T opreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.

IfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyourestartthe
computer.IfyouselectDisabled,nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesaheadandloadsthe
operatingsystem.T opreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.

Startupmenu

Youmayneedtochangethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.Forexample,ifyouhavedifferentoperating
systemsondifferentdevices,youcanhavethesystemstartupfromeitherofthem.

Attention:Afteryouchangeyourstartupsequence,youmustbeextremelycarefulnottospecifyawrong
deviceduringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Ifyouspecifyawrongdevice,yourdataandprograms
mightbeerasedoroverwritten.

Attention:IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence.
BitLockerdriveencryptiondetectsthechangeofstartupsequenceandlocksthecomputerfrombooting.

Changingthestartupsequence

SelectingtheStartuptodisplaytheBootsubmenu.

Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:

1.SelectBoot;thenpressEnter.

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.If

•YoucanusetheBootsubmenutospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnonthe
power.Referto“Bootsubmenu”onpage186

•YoucanusetheNetworkBoottospecifythetopprioritybootdevicethatrunswhenWakeon
LANiscommonlyusedbyLANadministratorsincorporatenetworkstogetremoteaccesstoyour
computer.Referto“NetworkBoot”onpage187

2.Selectthedeviceyouwanttostartrst.
UsethesekeystosettheorderthattheUEFIBIOSwillusewhenstartinganoperatingsystem:

•+or-keymovesthedeviceupordown.

3.PressF10tosavethechangesandrestartthesystem.

Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthesystemstartsupfromadifferentdrive,dothe
following:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer;then,whilethe“Tointerruptnormalstartup,presstheblueThinkVantagebutton”
messageisdisplayedatthelower-leftofthescreen,pressF12.

3.SelectthedeviceyouwanttostartrstfromtheBootmenu.

Note:TheBootmenuisalsoshownwhenthesystemcannotbootfromanydevicesoroperating
systemwasnotfound.

Bootsubmenu

Thefollowinglist,showingtheorderinwhichdeviceswillbestartedup,isalwaysdisplayed.Evendevices
thatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourcomputerarelisted.Foreachdevicethatisattachedtoor
installedonthecomputer,informationaboutitispresentedafterthecolon.

1.USBCD:

.

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2.USBFDD:

3.ATAPICD0:

4.ATAHDD0:

5.ATAHDD1:

6.ATAHDD2:

7.USBHDD:

8.PCILAN:

9.ATAPICD1:

10.ATAPICD2:

11.ATAHDD3:

12.ATAHDD4:

13.OtherCD:

14.OtherHDD:

NetworkBoot

UsetheNetworkBoottoselectthebootdevicewhenthesystemwakesfromLAN.IfWake-on-LANis
enabled,thenetworkadministratorcanturnonallofthecomputersinaLANremotelybyuseofnetwork
managementsoftware.

OtheritemsintheStartupmenu

ThefollowingitemsarealsodisplayedintheStartupmenuoftheThinkPadSetup:

•UEFI/LegacyBoot:Selectsystembootcapability.

•UEFI/LegacyBootPriority:SelectpriorityofbootoptionbetweenUEFIandLegacy.

•BootMode:Enableordisablethediagnosticsbootmode.

•OptionKeyDisplay:Choosewhethertoshowtheoptionkeymessagewhenthesystemisbooted.

•BootdeviceListF12Option:Choosewhethertoshowthepop-uplistofthebootdevices.

•BootOrderLock:EnableordisabletheBootPriorityOrderlock.

Restartmenu

IfyouneedtoclosetheThinkPadSetupandrestartthesystem,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetup
menu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•ExitSavingChanges:Restartthesystemaftersavingthechanges.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Restartthesystemwithoutsavingthechanges.

•LoadSetupDefaults:Loadthedefaultsettingthatwasineffectatthetimeofpurchase.

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

ThinkPadSetupitems

Thefollowingtablesshowthecontentsofthe“Congmenuitems”onpage188,the“Securitymenuitems”
onpage194,andthe“Startupmenu”onpage198oftheThinkPadSetup.

Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

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•Enabledmeansthatthefunctioniscongured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotcongured.

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

Congmenuitems

Table6.Congmenuitems

Menuitem

Network

USB

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

WakeOnLAN

EthernetLANOptionROM

USBUEFIBIOSSupport

AlwaysOnUSB

•Disabled

•AConly

•ACandBattery

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

EnablethesystemtoPower
onwhentheEthernet
controllerreceivesamagic
packet.

Ifyouselect“ACOnly”,
WakeOnLANisenabled
onlywhenacpoweradapter
isattached.

Ifyouselect“ACand
Battery”,WakeOnLANis
enabledwithanypower
sources.

Note:ACisrequiredwith
magicpackettypeWake
OnLAN.

Note:WakeOnLAN
functiondoesnotwork
whenaharddiskpassword
isset.

LoadtheEthernetLAN
OptionROMtoenable
startupfromanintegrated
networkdevice.

Enableordisableboot
supportforUSBdiskette,
USBmemorykey,andUSB
opticaldrive.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,the
externalUSBdevicescan
bechargedviaUSBports
evenwhenthesystemisin
lowpowermode(standby,
hibernate,orpower-off).

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Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Keyboard/Mouse

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

AlwaysOnUSBChargein
offmode

•Disabled

•Enabled

TrackPoint•Disabled

•Enabled

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,the
AlwaysOnUSBconnector
enablesyoutocharge
somedevices,suchasiPod
andiPhoneandBlackBerry
smartphones.

Note:Ifyouwanttocharge
thesedeviceswhenyour
computerisinhibernation
modeorpoweredoff,you
willneedtoopenthePower
Managerprogramand
congurecorresponding
settingstoenablethe
AlwaysOnUSBconnector
function.Fordetails
abouthowtoenablethe
AlwaysOnUSBconnector
function,refertotheonline
helpofthePowerManager
program.

Enableordisablethe
built-inTrackPoint.

TouchPad•Disabled

FnandCtrlKeyswap

Note:Ifyouwanttouse
anexternalmouse,select
“Disabled.”

Enableordisablethe

•Enabled

built-intouchpad.

Note:Ifyouwanttouse
anexternalmouse,select
“Disabled.”

•Disabled

•Enabled

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,the
FnkeyworksastheCtrl
key,andtheCtrlkeyworks
astheFnkey.

Note:Evenwhen
“Enabled”isselected,
youneedtopresstheFn
keytoreturnthecomputer
fromsleepmodetonormal
operation.

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Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

FnKeyLock•Disabled

•Enabled

ThinkPadNumLock•Independent

•Synchronized

Power-OnNumLock

•Automatic

•On

•Off

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,
youcanpresstheFnkey
tokeepitinapressed
condition,andthenpress
thedesiredfunctionkey.
Theactionisequivalentto
pressingtherequired
keyandtheFnkey
simultaneously.Ifyou
presstheFnkeytwice,the
stateislockeduntilyou
presstheFnkeyagain.

Ifyouselect“Independent”,
NumLockonyour
computercanbedisabled
independentlyregardless
oftheNumLockstateof
theexternalkeyboard.If
NumLockonthecomputer
isenabled,NumLockon
theexternalkeyboardwill
alsobeenabled.

Ifyouselect
“Synchronized”,NumLock
onyourcomputerand
NumLockontheexternal
keyboardaresynchronized.

Ifyouselect“Automatic”,
NumLockisenabled
whenfullsizekeyboardis
attached.

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Ifyouselect“On”,
NumLockisalways
enabled.

Ifyouselect“Off”,
NumLockisalways
disabled.

Note:Power-OnNumLock
willbedisplayedifyou
select“Synchronized”at
theThinkPadNumLock.

Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Display

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

BootDisplayDevice

•ThinkPadLCD

•Analog(VGA)

•DigitalonThinkPad

•Digital1ondock

•Digital2ondock

GraphicsDevice•IntegratedGraphics

•DiscreteGraphics

•NVIDIAOptimus

Selectthedisplaydevice
thatistobeactiveatboot
time.Thisselectionis
effectiveforboottime,
passwordprompt,and
ThinkPadSetup.

“DigitalonThinkpad”
isDisplayPortonyour
computer.

“Digial1ondock”and
“Digital2ondock”are
DisplayPortorDVIon
dockingstation.

IntegratedGraphicswill
achievelongerbatterylife,
andDiscreteGraphics
enhancesperformance.
NVIDIAOptimusrunsas
IntegratedGraphicsmode
andDiscreteGraphicsis
enabledondemand.

Note:NVIDIAOptimus
modeshouldonlybe
selectedifyouareusinga
Windows7model.

OSDetectionforNVIDIA
Optimus

•Disabled

•Enabled

SystemBIOSautomatically
switchesGraphicsdevice
settingtoNVIDIAOptimus
modeiftheOSsupports
thefeature,andtoDiscrete
GraphicsiftheOSdoesnot
supportit.

Power

IntelSpeedStep

®

technology(Intel
SpeedStepmounted
modelsonly)

•Disabled

•Enabled

ModeforAC

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

ModeforBattery

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

SelectthemodeofIntel
SpeedSteptechnologyat
runtime.

MaximumPerformance:
Alwayshighestspeed

BatteryOptimized:Always
lowestspeed

Disabled:Noruntime
support,lowestspeed

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Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

AdaptiveThermal
Management

OpticalDriveSpeed

CPUPowerManagement

PCIExpressPower
Management

PowerOnwithACAttach

SchemeforAC

•MaximizePerformance

•Balanced

SchemeforBattery

•MaximizePerformance

•Balanced

•HighPerformance

•Normal

•Silent

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Thisselectsathermal
managementschemeto
use.

MaximizePerformance:
ReducesCPUthrottling

Balanced:Balances
sound,temperatureand
performance

Note:Eachschemeaffects
fansound,temperature,
andperformance.

Setthespeedofoptical
drivetothedesired
performance.

Enableordisablethepower
savingfeaturethatstop
themicroprocessorclock
automaticallywhenthere
arenosystemactivities.
Normally,itisnotnecessary
tochangethesetting.

Enableordisableafeature
thatautomaticallyadjusts
powermanagementwhen
thereisnoPCIExpress
activity.Normally,itisnot
necessarytochangethe
setting.

Enableordisableafeature
thatpowersonthesystem
whenACisattached.

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Ifyouselect“Enabled”,the
systemispoweredonwhen
ACisattached.Whenthe
systemisinhibernatestate,
thesystemresumes.

Ifyouselect“Disabled”,the
systemisnotpoweredon
norresumedwhenACis
attached.

Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

BeepandAlarm

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

PowerControlBeep

LowBatteryAlarm•Disabled

PasswordBeep•Disabled

KeyboardBeep•Enabled

SerialA T A(SATA)SATAControllerMode

Option

CPU

CoreMulti-Processing

•Disabled

•Enabled

Ifthisfunctionisenabled,
abeepsoundswhenthe
computerentersapower
managementmode,whenit
resumesoperationalmode,
andwhentheacpower
adapterisconnectedor
disconnected.

Enableordisablethelow

•Enabled

batteryalarm.

Enablethisoptiontohave

•Enabled

abeepsoundwhenthe
systemiswaitingfora
power-on,harddisk,or
supervisorpassword.
Differentbeepswillbe
soundedwhentheentered
passwordmatchesordoes
notmatchthecongured
password.

Enableordisablekeyboard

•Disabled

beepwhenunmanageable
keycombinationsare
pressed.

•Compatibility

•AHCI

•RAID

SelectSATAcontroller
operationmode.Ifyour
systemsupportsRAID,
select“RAID. ”Ifyouselect
“Compatibilitymode”,
serialSATAcontroller
operatesincompatibility
mode.

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisableadditional
executioncoreunitswithin
aCPU.

IntelHyper- Threading
Technology

Note:Ifyouareusinga
computerwithasingle-core
processor,thisitemdoes
notappear.
Note:ForCore
Multi-Processing,refer
totheinstructionsin
“InstallingWindowsXP”on
page178

•Disabled

•Enabled

Chapter8.Advancedconguration193

Enableordisableadditional
logicalprocessorswithina
processorcore.

.

Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

IntelAMT

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

IntelAMTControl

CIRATimeout

•Disabled

•Enabled

0-255

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,Intel
AMT(ActiveManagement
Technology)iscongured
andadditionalsetupitems
areprovidedinMEBx
(ManagementEngineBIOS
Extension)Setup.

Note:YoucanenterMEBx
Setupmenubypressing
Ctrl-Pkeycombinationin
StartupInterruptMenu.T o
displaytheStartupInterrupt
Menu,pressThinkVantage
buttonorEnterkeyduring
POST.

Settimeoutoptionfor
CIRAconnectiontobe
established.1though254
secondsareselectable.

Ifyouselect“0”,use60
secondsasdefaulttimeout
value.

Securitymenuitems

Table7.Securitymenuitems

Menuitem

Password

Fingerprint

ConsoleType•PC-ANSI

•VT100+

•VT-UTF8

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

PredesktopAuthentication•Disabled

•Enabled

ReaderPriority•External➙Internal

•InternalOnly

Ifyouselect“255”,waiting
timeforestablishinga
connectionisunlimited.

Selecttheconsoletypefor
AMT.

Note:Thisconsoletype
shouldmatchtheIntelAMT
remoteconsole.

Referto“Securitymenu”
onpage185and“Using
passwords”onpage91.

Enableordisablengerprint
authenticationbeforethe
operatingsystemisloaded.

IfExternal➙Internal
isselected,anexternal
ngerprintreaderisused
ifattached.Otherwise,an
internalngerprintreader
isused.IfInternalOnly
isselected,aninternal
ngerprintreaderisused.

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Table7.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SecurityChip

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

SecurityMode

•Normal

•High

Ifngerprintauthentication
fails,youcanstillstart
thecomputerbyentering
apassword.Ifyouhave
selected“Normal”,entera
power-onpasswordora
supervisorpassword;ifyou
haveselected“High”,enter
asupervisorpassword.

PasswordAuthentication•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablepassword
authentication.Ifhigh
securitymodeisselected,
thisitemappears.

ResetFingerprintData•EnterThisoptionisusedtoerase

allngerprintdatastored
inthengerprintreader
andresetsettingstothe
factorystate(ex.Power-on
security,LEDs,etc.)As
aresult,anypower-on
securityfeaturespreviously
enabledwillnotbeable
toworkuntiltheyare
re-enabledinthengerprint
software.

SecurityChip

•Active

•Inactive

•Disabled

Ifyouselect“Active”,
SecurityChipisfunctional.
Ifyouselect“Inactive”,
SecurityChipisvisible,but
isnotfunctional.Ifyou
select“Disabled”,Security
Chipishiddenandisnot
functional.

SecurityReportingOptions

Enableordisablethe
followingSecurity
ReportingOptions.

•BIOSROMString
Reporting:BIOStext
string

•ESCDReporting:
Extendedsystem
congurationdata

•CMOSReporting:
CMOSdata

•NVRAMReporting:
Securitydatastoredin
theAssetID

•SMBIOSReporting:
SMBIOSdata

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Table7.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

UEFIBIOSUpdateOption

MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled

Virtualization

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

ClearSecurityChip

IntelTXTFeature•Disabled

FlashBIOSUpdatingby
End-Users

FlashOverLAN

IntelVirtualization
Technology

IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled

•Enter

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

Cleartheencryptionkey.

Note:Onlyifyouselect
“Active”forSecurityChip,
thisitemappears.

EnableordisableIntel
TrustedExecution
Technology.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,
alluserscanupdatethe
UEFIBIOS.Ifyouselect
“Disabled”,onlytheperson
whoknowssupervisor
passwordcanupdatethe
UEFIBIOS.

Enableyourcomputer's
UEFIBIOStobeupdated
(ashed)overanactive
networkconnection.

Somecomputerviruses
andwormscausememory
bufferstooverowby
runningcodewhereonly
dataisallowed.Ifthe
DataExecutionPrevention
featurecanbeusedwith
youroperatingsystem,then
byselecting“Enabled”you
canprotectyourcomputer
againstattacksbysuch
virusesandworms.Ifafter
choosing“Enabled”you
ndthatanapplication
programdoesnotrun
correctly,select“Disabled”
andresetthesetting.

Ifyouselect“Enabled,”
aVMM(VirtualMachine
Monitor)canutilizethe
additionalhardware
capabilitiesprovided
byIntelVirtualization
Technology.

IntelVT-disIntel
VirtualizationTechnology
forDirectedI/O.When
enabled,aVMMcanutilize
theplatforminfrastructure
forI/Ovirtualization.

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Table7.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

I/OPortAccess

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

EthernetLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

WirelessLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

WiMAX•Disabled

•Enabled

WirelessWAN•Disabled

•Enabled

Bluetooth•Disabled

•Enabled

Modem•Disabled

•Enabled

USBPort

•Disabled

•Enabled

IEEE1394•Disabled

•Enabled

ExpressCardSlot

•Disabled

•Enabled

Ultrabay(HDD/Optical)

•Disabled

•Enabled

eSATAPort

•Disabled

•Enabled

MemoryCardSlot

•Disabled

•Enabled

IntegratedCamera

•Disabled

•Enabled

Microphone•Disabled

•Enabled

FingerprintReader•Disabled

•Enabled

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you
canusetheEthernetLAN
device.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you
canusetheWirelessLAN
device.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you
canusetheWiMAXdevice.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you
canusetheWirelessWAN
device.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,
youcanusetheBluetooth
device.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you
canusetheModemdevice.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you
canusetheUSBport.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,
youcanusetheIEEE1394
(Firewire)device.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you
canusetheExpressCard
Slot.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,
youcanusetheUltrabay
(HDD/Optical)device.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you
canusetheeSATAPort.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,
youcanusethe
MemoryCardslot(SD
Card/MultiMediaCard).

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,
youcanusetheIntegrated
Camera.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you
canusetheMicrophone
(Internal,External,or
Line-In).

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,
youcanusethengerprint
reader.

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Table7.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Anti-Theft

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

IntelA TModuleActivation•Disabled

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

ComputraceModule
Activation

•Disabled

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

EnableordisabletheUEFI
BIOSinterfacetoactivate
IntelATmodulethatisan
optionalAnti-Theftservice
fromIntel.

Note:IfyousettheIntel
ATmoduleactivationto
“PermanentlyDisabled”,
youwillbeunabletoenable
thissettingagain.

EnableordisabletheUEFI
BIOSinterfacetoactivate
Computracemodule.
Computraceisanoptional
monitoringservicefrom
AbsoluteSoftware.

Note:Ifyousetthe
Computracemodule
activationto“Permanently
Disabled”,youwillbe
unabletoenablethis
settingagain.

Startupmenuitems

Table8.Startupmenuitems

Menuitem

Boot

NetworkBoot

UEFI/LegacyBoot

UEFI/LegacyBootPriority

SelectionComments

•Both

•UEFIOnly

•LegacyOnly

•UEFIFirst

•LegacyFirst

Referto“Startupmenu”onpage186.

Referto“Startupmenu”onpage186.

Selectsystembootcapability.

•Both:Systemwillbootby
followingUEFI/LegacyBoot
Prioritysetting.

•UEFIOnly:Systemwillbootfrom
UEFIenabledOS.

•LegacyOnly:Systemwillboot
fromanyOSotherthanUEFI
enabledOS.

Note:Ifyouselect“UEFIOnly”,
systemcannotbootfromthe
bootabledeviceswhichdonothave
UEFIenabledOS.

Selectpriorityofbootoptionbetween
UEFIandLegacy.

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Table8.Startupmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

BootMode

OptionKeysdisplay(ThinkVantage

buttonmessage)

BootDeviceListF12Option

BootOrderLock

SelectionComments

•Quick

•Diagnostics

Note:Youcanalsoenterthe
“Diagnostic”modebypressingEsc
duringPOST.

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

ScreenduringPOST:

•Quick:ThinkPadLogoscreenis

displayed.

•Diagnostics:Textmessagesare

displayed.

Ifyouselect“Disabled”,the“T o
interruptnormalstartup,pressthe
blueThinkVantagebutton.”message
isnotdisplayedduringPOST.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,theF12key
isrecognizedandtheBootMenuis
displayed.

Ifyouselect“Enabled”,theBoot
PriorityOrderislockedforyourfuture
use.

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS

TheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BIOSisapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeupthe
basiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourcomputer.UEFIBIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromothersoftware
layers.

Yourcomputersystemboardhasamodulecalledelectricallyerasableprogrammableread-onlymemory
(EEPROM,alsoreferredtoasashmemory).YoucanupdateUEFIBIOSandtheConguration/ThinkPad
SetupProgrambystartingyourcomputerwithaashupdateopticaldiscor.ashupdatetoolapplication
runningontheWindwosenvironment.

Insomeinstanceswhenyouaddsoftware,hardware,oradevicedriver,youmaybeinformedthatyouneed
toupdateyourUEFIBIOSinorderforthenewadditiontoworkproperly.

ToupdateyourUEFIBIOS,visitthisWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingsystemmanagement

Thissectionisintendedprimarilyfornetworkadministrators.

Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreofyourresourcestobetter
meetyourbusinessobjectives.

Thismanageability,or“TotalCostofOwnership”(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelypoweronyourcomputer,
formattheharddiskdrive,installthesoftwareofyourchoice(forexample,WindowsXPwithuserand
system-managementapplications),andhavethecomputerstartupandfunctioninthesamewayasan
ordinarydesktopPC.

Oncethecomputerisconguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyuseofsoftwareandmanageability
featuresalreadyintegratedintotheclientsystemandthenetwork.

Chapter8.Advancedconguration199

Systemmanagement

CheckthefollowingtopicstolearnmoreaboutfeaturesofSystemManagement:

•DesktopManagementInterface

•PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

•WakeonLAN

•Resumeonincomingcall

•AssetIDEEPROM

DesktopManagementInterface

ThesystemBIOS(UEFIBIOS)ofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOS
ReferenceSpecication(SMBIOS)V2.6.1.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponents
ofyoursystem.ItistheresponsibilityoftheBIOStosupplythisdatabasewithinformationaboutitself
andthedevicesonthesystemboard.Thisspecicationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccessto
thisBIOSinformation.

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesyourcomputermoremanageable(itisPXE

2.1-compliant)byenablingittoboot(loadanoperatingsystemoranotherexecutableimage)fromaserver.
YourcomputersupportsthePCfunctionsthatPXErequires.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard,
yourcomputercanbebootedfromthePXEserver.

Note:RemoteProgramLoad(RPL)cannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.

WakeonLAN

AnetworkadministratorcanuseWakeonLANtoturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsole.

WhenWakeonLANisusedwithnetworkmanagementsoftware,manyfunctions,suchasdatatransfer,
softwareupdates,andFlashBIOSupdates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendance.This
updatingcanbedoneafternormalworkinghoursandonweekends,tosavetimeandincreaseproductivity.
Usersarenotinterruptedduringnormalworkinghours,andLANtrafciskepttoaminimum.

IfacomputeristurnedonbytheWakeonLANfunction,theNetworkbootsequenceisused.

Resumeonincomingcall

IfyourcomputerisconnectedtoatelephonelineandyouhavespeciedResumeonincomingcall,itwill
returnfromsleep(standby)modetonormaloperationwhenatelephonecallcomesin.

Toenableyourcomputertowakeupfromsleep(standby)mode,dothefollowing:

ForWindows7andWindowsVista:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

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

4.Double-clickModems(inWindowsVista,clickthe+markforModems),andthenclickyourmodem.

5.ClickthePowerManagementtab.

6.SelecttheAllowthisdevicetowakethecomputercheckbox.

ForWindowsXP:

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1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance.

3.ClickSystem.

4.ClicktheHardwaretab.

5.ClicktheDeviceManagerbutton.TheDeviceManagerwindowopens.

6.Clickthe+markforModems,andthenclickyourmodem.

7.ClickAction,andthenclickProperties.

8.ClickthePowerManagementtab.

9.SelecttheAllowthisdevicetobringthecomputeroutofStandbycheckbox.

AssetIDEEPROM

TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthesystem,includingitscongurationandtheserial
numbersofkeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankeldsinwhichyoucanrecordinformation
abouttheendusersinyournetwork.

Settingmanagementfeatures

Toenablethenetworkadministratortocontrolyourcomputerremotely,youmustcongurethenetwork
interfacebysettingthesystem-managementfeaturesintheThinkPadSetup.ThatThinkPadSetupcontains
thefollowingfunctions:

•WakeonLAN

•Networkbootsequence

•Flashupdate

Ifanadministrator'spassword(supervisorpassword)hasbeenset,youwillneedtospecifyitwhenyoustart
theThinkPadSetup,sothatyoucanusethesefunctions.

WakeonLAN

WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministrator
canstartthecomputerremotelyfromamanagementconsole,usingremotenetwork-managementsoftware.

SettingupintheThinkPadSetup

ToenableordisableWakeonLAN,gototheThinkPadSetupmenu.Whenyourcomputerisnotunderthe
networkadministrator'ssystemmanagement,youcandisableWakeonLAN.

Tosetthisfunction,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetupmenu.

2.SelectCong.

3.TheCongsubmenuappears.

4.SelectNetwork.

5.TheNetworkitemsubmenuappears.

6.ForWakeOnLAN,selectoneofthefollowing:ACOnly,ACandBattery,orDisabled.

7.PressF10.

NetworkBootsequence

Whenyourcomputeristurnedonremotely,systemwilltrytobootfromthedevicethatisselectedby
NetworkBootsetting,andthenfollowthebootorderlistintheBootmenu.

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Todeneasequence:

1.OntheThinkPadSetupmenu,selectStartup.TheStartupsubmenuappears.

2.SelectNetworkBootandpressEnterkeytoshowpop-upbootdevicelist.

3.Selectabootdevicefromthelisttomakeitastopbootpriority.

4.PressF10.

Note:Ifyouwanttoinitializethesettingtoreturntothedefaultstartupsequence,pressF9.Thedefault
settingsareautomaticallyreloaded.

Flashupdate

WhenaFlashUEFIBIOSupdatefromthenetworkisenabled,anetworkadministratorcanremotely
updatethesystemprogramsinyourcomputerfromamanagementconsole.Thefollowingrequirements
mustbemet:

•UpdateFlashfromnetworkmustalsobeenabled;theprocedureisgivenbelow.

•YourcomputermustbestartedovertheLAN.

•YourcomputermustbeengagedinaPrebooteXecutionEnvironment.

•Network-managementsoftwaremustbeinstalledintheremoteadministrator'scomputer.

ToenableordisabletheFlashupdatefromthenetworksetting,dothefollowing:

1.OntheThinkPadSetupmenu,selectSecurity.TheSecuritysubmenuappears.

2.SelectUEFIBIOSUpdateOption.TheUEFIBIOSUpdateOptionsubmenuappears.

3.ForFlashOverLAN,selecteitherEnabledorDisabled.

4.PressF10.

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Chapter9.Preventingproblems

AnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadnotebookismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcanavoid
commonproblems.Thefollowingsectionsprovideinformationthatcanhelpyoutokeepyourcomputer
runningsmoothly.

•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage203

•“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage204

•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage205

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

1.Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdrivefromtimetotime.Iftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull,Windows
willslowdownandmightproduceerrors.

Note:InWindows7andWindowsVista,clickStart➙Computer.InWindowsXP,clickStart➙
MyComputer.

2.Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

3.Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdrivetoimprovedataseekandreadtimes.

4.Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.

Note:Youmightalsowanttolookforapplicationprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.

5.CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.

6.Atleastonceaweek,makeapointtobackupyourdata.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodidea
toperformadailybackup.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.Rewritable
opticaldrivesareavailableformostmachinesandareeasilyinstalled.

7.UseorscheduleSystemRestoretotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationabout
SystemRestoreseeChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage109.

8.UpdatedevicedriversandUEFIBIOSwhenneeded.

9.Proleyourmachineathttp://www.lenovo.com/think/supporttokeepuptodatewithcurrentdrivers
andrevisions.

10.Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Youmightwanttoreadthedevice
driverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.

11.Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minor
issuesyouhaveexperiencedandhowyouresolvedthem.

12.Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreloadontothemachine,the
followingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:

•Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinter,keyboard,etc.

•Makesurethatyourbatteryischargedandthatyouhavetheacpowerconnected.

•BootintotheThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings.

•Restartthemachineandstarttherecovery.

•Ifyourmachineusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,DONOTremovethediscfromthedriveuntil

promptedtodoso.

13.Forsuspectedharddiskdriveissues,referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage209andrunLenovo
ThinkVantageT oolboxforadiagnostictestofthedrivepriortocallingtheCustomerSupportCenter.
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartup,downloadthelestocreateabootableself-testmediafromthe
followingWebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/hddtest.Runthetestandrecordanymessagesorerror
codes.Ifthetestreturnsanyfailingerrorcodesormessages,calltheCustomerSupportCenterwiththe
codesormessagesandthecomputerinfrontofyou.Atechnicianwillassistyoufurther.

©CopyrightLenovo2011

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14.Ifrequired,youcanndyourcountry'sCustomerSupportCenteratthefollowingWebaddress:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=migr-4hwse3.When
callingtheCustomerSupportCenter,pleasemakesureyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serial
numberandthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthemachineisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfulto
havetheerrorscreenonorthemessagewrittendown.

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent

Devicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor
“drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspecicdriver.
Ifyouaddanewcomponent,theoperatingsystemneedstobeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpiece
ofhardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponent
andunderstandhowtouseit.

Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherleonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruption
andmightnotperformproperlyifcorruptionoccurs.

Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriver
foracomponentifyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorifyouaddedanewcomponent.
Thismayeliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseoftheproblem.

GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite

YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:

1.ConnecttotheInternet.

2.Goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix

EntertheproductnumberofthecomputerorclickDetectmysystemonthescreen.

3.ClickDownloadsanddrivers.

4.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.

GettingthelatestdriversusingSystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyoursystemup-to-date.Updatepackagesare
storedonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackagescan
containapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdate
programconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallyrecognizes
themachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer,theinstalledoperatingsystem,andthelanguageofthe
operatingsystemtodeterminewhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer.TheSystemUpdateprogram
thendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,recommended,and
optionaltohelpyouunderstandtheimportance.Y ouhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownload
andinstall.Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,theSystemUpdateprogramautomatically
downloadsandinstallstheupdateswithoutanyfurtherinterventionfromyou.

TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonlyprerequisiteis
anactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeature
toenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspeciedintervals.Y oualsocanpredene
scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates)
sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.

FormoreinformationabouthowtousetheSystemUpdate,referto“SystemUpdate”onpage38.

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Takingcareofyourcomputer

Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse
commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheseimportanttips,youwillgetthemostuseandenjoyment
outofyourcomputer.

Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork

•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic
bags.

•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers
(within13cmor5inch).

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

•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpuriers,canproducenegativeions.Ifa
computerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegative
ions,itmaybecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemaybedischargedthroughyourhands
whenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevices
connectedtoit.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofadischargefrom
yourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.

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

•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.

•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.

•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.

Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignicantelectrostaticcharge.

Begentlewithyourcomputer

•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.

•Yourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees.
Donotopenthedisplaybeyond180degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.

•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter
plug.

Carryyourcomputerproperly

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect
cordsandcables.

•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby
thedisplay.

Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly

•Ifyourcomputercomeswithanopticaldrive,donottouchthesurfaceofadiscorthelensonthetray.

•WaituntilyouheartheCDorDVDclickintothecenterpivotofthedrivebeforeclosingthetray.

•Onyourcomputer,useonlyopticaldrivesdesignedforusewiththeserialUltrabayenhanced.

Note:Y oucaninstalla9.5-mm-thickserialUltrabayslimora12.7-mm-thickserialUltrabayenhanced
deviceintheserialUltrabayenhanced.

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•Wheninstallingtheharddiskdrive,solidstatedrive,oropticaldrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwith
yourhardware,andapplypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.

•Turnoffyourcomputerifyouarereplacingtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.

•Whenreplacingtheprimaryharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.

•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskoropticaldrivesintheappropriatecontainersorpackaging
whentheyarenotbeingused.

•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

–Memorymodule
–Mini-PCICard
–ExpressCard
–CompactFlash
–Smartcard
–MemoryCard,suchasSDCard,SDHCCard,SDXCCard,andMultiMediaCard.

Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer.
Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputer
insleep(standby)orhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.T odosomightcause
damagetoyourdata.

Takecareinsettingpasswords

•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit,and
youmighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboard,orharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.

Careforthengerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.

Registeryourcomputer

•RegisteryourThinkPadproductswithLenovo(refertotheWebpage:http://www.lenovo.com/register).
Thiscanhelpauthoritiesreturnyourcomputertoyouifitislostorstolen.Registeringyourcomputeralso
enablesLenovotonotifyyouaboutpossibletechnicalinformationandupgrades.

Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer

•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.

•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.

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Tipsonusingthebuilt-inmodem

•Yourcomputermodemmayuseonlyananalogtelephonenetwork,orpublic-switchedtelephonenetwork
(PSTN).DonotconnectthemodemtoaPBX(privatebranchexchange)oranyotherdigitaltelephone
extensionlinebecausethiscoulddamageyourmodem.Analogphonelinesareoftenusedinhomes,
whiledigitalphonelinesareoftenusedinhotelsorofcebuildings.Ifyouarenotsurewhichkindof
phonelineyouareusing,contactyourtelephonecompany.

•YourcomputermighthavebothanEthernetconnectorandamodemconnector.Ifso,besuretoconnect
yourcommunicationcabletothecorrectone.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernet
connector.

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer

Occasionallycleanyourcomputerasfollows:

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

2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.

3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.

4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.

5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.

6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.

7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.

8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,softlint-freecloth.

9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanybersfromthecloth.

Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard

1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.

2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,
theclothmayhookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsonto
orbetweenthekeys.

3.Allowtodry.

4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush
orcoolairfromahairdryer.

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothedisplayorthekeyboard.

Cleaningyourcomputerdisplay

1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,softlint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay,
itmightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardortheT rackPointpointingstickwhenthecoverwas
pressedfromtheoutside.

2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.

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

4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.

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5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.

6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.

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Chapter10.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems

Thischapterprovidesinformationonhelpingyoursolvecomputerproblems.

•“Diagnosingproblems”onpage209

•“Troubleshooting”onpage210

Diagnosingproblems

Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,usethefollowingprocedureasastartingpointforsolving
them.

•Ifyoucanstartuptheoperatingsystem,see“UsingLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox”onpage209

•Ifyoucannotstartuptheoperatingsystem,see“UsingtheIn-ROMDiagnosticsprogram”onpage.

.

UsingLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

Note:IfyoursystemisrunningandUserGuideisaccessible,seeUserGuide.

Ifyourcomputerisnotoperatingproperly,youmaybeabletodiagnosetheproblembyhavingLenovo
ThinkVantageToolboxtestcomponentsofyourcomputer.

Tostartthisprogram,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.ClickStart.

2.MovethepointertoControlPanel,toSystemandSecurity,andthentoLenovo'sSystemHealth
andDiagnostics.

ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart.

2.MovethepointertoAllPrograms,toThinkVantage,andthentoLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox.

IftheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxisnotinstalledonyourcomputer,goto
http://web.lenovothinkvantagetoolbox.com/,clickDownloadLenovoThinkVantage
Toolbox,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformationaboutthisprogram,seetheHelpfortheprogram.

Runninganytestsmaytakeuptoseveralminutesorlonger.Makesureyouhavetimetoruntheentiretest;
donotinterruptthetestwhileitisrunning.WhenpreparingtocontacttheCustomerSupportCenter,besure
toprintthetestlogsothatyoucanrapidlyprovideinformationtothehelptechnician.

UsingtheIn-ROMDiagnosticsprogram

TheIn-ROMDiagnosticsprogramisusedtodetecthardwareproblemswhenyoucannotstarttheWindows
operatingsystemandallstoragedevicesareunavailable.

ToruntheIn-ROMDiagnosticsprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.TurnonthecomputerandpressF10repeatedlyatstartup.

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3.AfteryouentertheIn-ROMDiagnosticsprogram,selectthediagnostictestyouwanttorun.Then,
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Whentheprogramcompletesthediagnostictest,thecomputerwillrestartautomatically.

Note:Iftheprogramreturnsanyerrorcode,calltheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter,andprovideyour
machinetypeandmodelnumber,serialnumber,andtheerrorcode.Forinformationabouthowtogetyour
machinetypeandmodelnumber,andserialnumber,see“Machinetypeandmodellabel”onpage24.For
informationaboutcallingtheLenovoCustomerSupportCenterforservice,see“CallingLenovo”onpage238

Troubleshooting

Ifyourcomputerhasanerror,ittypicallydisplaysamessageoranerrorcode,orabeepsoundswhenyou
turniton.T ocorrectanerror,rstndthedescriptionoftheerrorintheleft-handcolumnofthechartthat
applies.Thenclickthatdescriptiontogetatroubleshootingprocedure.

Tomakesurethatyourcomputerhasthefeaturesoroptionsthatareintroducedinthefollowingsections,
consulttheonlinehelporthelistshippedwithyourcomputer.

Computerstopsresponding

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater .

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive(youcannotusetheUltraNavpointingdeviceorthekeyboard),
dothefollowingsteps:

1.Pushandholdthepowerswitchuntilthemachineturnsoff.Afterthecomputeristurnedoff,restartby
pressingthepowerswitch.Ifthemachinedoesnotturnon,continuetostep2.

.

Note:Donotremovethebatteryandacpowertoresetthecomputer.

2.Whilethemachineisturnedoff,removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputer(batteryandacpower).
Holddownthepowerbuttonfor10seconds.Plugintheacpowerwhilekeepingthebatteryoutofthe
computer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnbackon,continuetostep3.

Note:OncethecomputerstartsupandentersWindows,usethepropershutdownproceduretoturn
thecomputeroff.Oncethemachineisoff,reattachthebatteryandrestartthecomputer.Ifthe
computerdoesnotstartwiththebatteryreattached,removethebatteryandagainstartwithstep2.If
thecomputerstartswithacpowerbutdoesnotstartwhenthebatteryisattached,calltheCustomer
SupportCenterforsupport.

3.Whilethemachineisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerfromthemachine(batteryandacpower).Remove
allexternaldevicesthatareattachedtoyourcomputer(keyboard,mouse,printer,scanner,etc.).Repeat
step2.Ifstep2isunsuccessful,continuetostep4.

Note:Thefollowingstepsinvolveremovingstaticsensitivecomponentsfromyourcomputer.Please
makesurethatyouareproperlygroundedandremoveallsourcesofpowerattachedtothecomputer.
IfyouareuncomfortableorunsureaboutremovingcomponentspleasecalltheCustomerSupport
Centerforassistance.

4.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerandexternalhardware.Refertotheprocedurein
“Replacingmemory”onpage145onhowtoremoveandreseatthememorymodules.Removeany
non-originalmemorymoduleaddedtoyourcomputer.Afterremovingtheextramemorymoduleand
reseatingtheoriginalmemorymodule,repeatstep2.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotturnon,consultthe
user'sreferenceguideforothercustomer-replaceablecomponentsthatareattachedtoyourcomputer.

Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotstartup,calltheCustomerSupportCenterandaCustomerSupportSpecialist
willassistyou.

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Spillsonthekeyboard

Withamobilecomputer,thereareincreasedchancesofspillingliquidsonthekeyboard.Becausemost
liquidsconductelectricity,liquidspilledonthekeyboardcouldcreatenumerousshortcircuits,potentially
causingirreparabledamagetoyourcomputer.

Ifyouspillsomethingonyourcomputer:

Attention:Besurethatnoliquidcreatesashortcircuitbetweenyouandtheacpoweradapter(ifinuse).

Althoughyoumightlosesomedataorworkbyturningoffthecomputerimmediately,leavingthecomputer
onmightmakeyourcomputerunusable.

1.Carefullyunplugtheacpoweradapterimmediately.

2.Turnoffthecomputerimmediately.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnoff,removethebattery.Themore
quicklyyoustopthecurrentfrompassingthroughthecomputerthemorelikelyyouwillreducedamage
fromshortcircuits.

3.Waituntilyouarecertainthatalltheliquidisdrybeforeturningonyourcomputer.

Note:Ifyouwanttoreplaceyourkeyboard,youcanpurchaseanewone.

Errormessages

•Message:0176:SystemSecurity-TheSystemhasbeentamperedwith.
Solution:ThismessageisdisplayedifyouremovetheSecurityChipandreinstallit,orinstallanewone.

Tocleartheerror,entertheThinkPadSetup.Ifthisdoesnotsolvetheproblem,havethecomputer
serviced.

•Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.
Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboard

shouldbereplaced.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0182:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEEPROM.EnterThinkPadSetup.
Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetupto

checkSecuritysettings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.
Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadSetup.
Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetupto

checkSecuritysettings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.
Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror
Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea
Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea
Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplace,

andtheUUIDneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror

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Solution:Thecomputerturnedoff,becausethebatteryislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothe
computerandchargethebattery,orreplacethebatterywithafullychargedone.

•Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested
Solution:Thesystemcongurationchangehasfailed.Conrmtheoperationandtryagain.Toclear

theerror,entertheThinkPadSetup.

•Message:0192:SystemSecurity-EmbeddedSecurityhardwaretamperdetected
Solution:TheSecurityChiphasbeenreplacedwithadifferentone.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded.
Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.

Conrmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.T ocleartheerror,entertheThinkPadSetup.

•Message:0251:SystemCMOSchecksumbad-Defaultcongurationused
Solution:ThesystemCMOSmighthavebeencorruptedbyanapplicationprogram.Thecomputer

usesthedefaultsettings.RuntheThinkPadSetuptorecongurethesettings.Ifyoustillseethesame
errorcode,havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0253:EFIVariableBlockDatawasdestroyed.
Solution:ThesystemEFIVariableBlockDatamighthavebeencorrupted.

1.PressF1togototheThinkPadSetup.

2.PressF9andthenpressEntertoloadthedefaultsetting.

3.PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.

Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0271:Checkdateandtimesettings
Solution:Neitherthedatenorthetimeissetinthecomputer.Setthedateandtime,usingtheThinkPad

Setup.

•Message:1802:Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin-Poweroffandremovethenetworkcard.
Solution:TheminiPCIExpressnetworkcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.

•Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalngerprintreadersareattached.
Solution:Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.

•Message:2000:ThinkVantageActiveProtectionsensordiagnosticsfailed.
Solution:ThinkVantageActiveProtectionsensorisnotworkingcorrectly.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:2100:DetectionerroronHDD0(MainHDD)
Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.

•Message:2101:DetectionerroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)
Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.

•Message:2102:DetectionerroronHDD2(MiniSATA)
Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.

•Message:2110:ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD)

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Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.

•Message:2111:ReaderroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)
Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.

•Message:2112:ReaderroronHDD2(MiniSATA)
Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.

•Message:2200:MachineT ypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.
Solution:MachineT ypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.
Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:Thepower-onpasswordprompt
Solution:Apower-onpasswordorasupervisorpasswordisset.TypethepasswordandpressEnterto

usethecomputer(referto“Usingpasswords”onpage91).Ifthepower-onpasswordisnotaccepted,a
supervisorpasswordmighthavebeenset.TypethesupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.Ifyoustillsee
thesameerrormessage,havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:Theharddiskpasswordprompt
Solution:Aharddiskpasswordisset.T ypethepasswordandpressEntertousethecomputer(referto

“Harddiskpasswords”onpage93).

•Message:Hibernationerror
Solution:Thesystemcongurationchangedbetweenthetimeyourcomputerenteredhibernationmode

andthetimeitleftthismode,andyourcomputercannotresumenormaloperation.

–Restorethesystemcongurationtowhatitwasbeforeyourcomputerenteredhibernationmode.
–Ifthememorysizehasbeenchanged,re-createthehibernationle.

•Message:Fanerror

Solution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.

Errorswithoutmessages

•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:Y oucandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimer

1.StartPowerManager.

2.ClickthePowerplantab(inWindowsXP ,Powerscheme),andthenselectMaximumPerformance
fromthepredenedpowerplans(inWindowsXP ,Powerscheme).

•Problem:WhenIturnonthemachine,nothingappearsonthescreenandthemachinedoesnotbeep
whilestartingup.

Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholding
thepowerswitchfor4secondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.

Solution:Makesurethat:

–Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.

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–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking

electricaloutlet.
–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Turnthepowerswitchonagainforconrmation.)
Ifapower-onpasswordisset:

–Pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpassword.Ifthebrightnesslevelofthescreenis

low,increaseitbypressingtheFn+Home.
–TypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter(refertoPower-onpassword).
Iftheseitemsareproperlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthemachine,onlyawhitecursorappearsonablankscreen.
Solution:Ifyouhavemodiedapartitiononyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrivebyusingapartition

software,informationaboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmayhavebeendestroyed.

1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.

2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:

–Ifyouhaveusedthepartitionsoftware,examinethepartitionontheharddiskdriveorsolidstate

drivebyusingthesoftware,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.

–UseeithertheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortherecoverydiscstorestorethesystemto

thefactorystate.Fordetailsaboutrestoringthesystemtothefactorystate,see“Creatingand
usingrecoverymedia”onpage109

.

Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.
Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmaybeenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:

–TouchtheTrackPointorthetouchpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver.
–Pressthepowerswitchtoresumefromsleep(standby)orhibernation.

Beeperrors

Table9.Beeperrors

Problem

Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three
moreshortbeeps,andoneshortbeep

Onelongandtwoshortbeeps

Fourcyclesoffourshortbeeps

FivebeepsThesystemboardhasaproblem.Havethecomputer

Solution

Makesurethatmemorymodulesareinstalledcorrectly.If
theyare,andyoustillhearthebeeps,havethecomputer
serviced.

Thevideofunctionhasaproblem.Havethecomputer
serviced.

TheSecurityChiphasaproblem.Havethecomputer
serviced.

serviced.

Memoryproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater .

Ifyourmemoryisnotoperatingproperly,checkthefollowingitems:

1.Verifythatthememoryisinstalledandseatedcorrectlyinyourcomputer.

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Itmaybenecessarytoremovealladdedmemoriestotestthecomputerwithonlythefactory-installed
memories,andthenreinstallthememoryoneatatimetoensureaproperconnection.Forthe
procedurestoremoveandreinstallamemory,referto“Replacingmemory”onpage145.

2.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup.
FollowtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforPower-onself-test(POST)“Errormessages”onpage211.

3.VerifythatthelatestsystemBIOS(UEFIBIOS)foryourmodelhasbeeninstalled.

4.Verifythepropermemorycongurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthe
memoryspeed.

Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Replacingmemory”onpage145.

5.Run“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage209.

Modemandnetworking

Thefollowingarethemostcommonmodemandnetworkingproblems:

Ethernetproblems

•Problem:Y ourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.
Solution:Makesurethat:

–Thecableisinstalledproperly.

ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerand
totheRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis
100meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblem
persists,tryadifferentcable.

–Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.

ForWindows7andWindowsVista:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type
thepasswordorprovideconrmation.

4.Ifthe!markistotheleftoftheadapternameunderNetworkadapters,youmightnotusethe
correctdriverorthedriverisnotenabled.Toupdatethedriver,right-clickthehighlightedadapter.

5.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance,andthenclickSystem.

3.ClicktheHardwaretab,andclicktheDeviceManagerbutton.

4.IfthexmarkistotheleftoftheadapternameunderNetworkadapter,youmightnotusethe
correctdriverorthedriverisnotenabled.Toupdatethedriver,right-clickthehighlightedadapter.

5.ClickProperties.ThePropertieswindowappears.

6.ClicktheDrivertab.

7.ClicktheUpdateDriverbutton.TheUpdateDeviceDriverwizardappears.Followtheinstructions
onthescreen.

–Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.

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Ifyouconguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesuretheswitchportisalsoconguredforfull
duplex.Settingthewrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlost
connections.

–Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.

CheckwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.

•Problem:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason.
Solution:Thenetworkdriverlesmaybecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtothe

“Solution”descriptionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledinthe
precedingproblem.

•Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouusetheaspeedof1000Mbps,the
connectionfailsorerrorsoccur.

Solution:

–UseCategory5wiringandmakesurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected.
–Connecttoa1000BASE-Thub/switch(not1000BASE-X).

•Problem:TheWakeonLAN(WOL)featureisnotworking.
Solution:

–MakesurethatWOLisenabledintheThinkPadSetup.
–Ifitis,checkwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarysettings.

•Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,itcannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.
Instead,itconnectsat100Mbps.

Solution:

–Tryanothercable.
–Makesurethatthelinkpartnerissettoauto-negotiate.
–Makesurethattheswitchis802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).

AwirelessLANproblem

•Problem:Y oucannotconnectusingthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingcard.
Solution:MakesurethatyourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversioninstalled.ChecktheWebsiteand

conrmthedriverversionsupportedbyAccessConnectionsisthelatestdocumentedintheREADMEle.
Makesurethatyourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.
Makesurethatthewirelessradioisenabledbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionsiconinthe

taskbar.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,todisplaytheAccessConnectionsstatusiconandthe
wirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray,refertotheAccessConnectionson-linehelp.

CheckNetworkName(SSID),andyourencryptioninformation.UseAccessConnectionstoverifythis
case-sensitiveinformation.

AwirelessWANproblem

•Message:UnauthorizedWANcardispluggedin-PoweroffandremovetheWANcard.
Solution:TheWANcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputer,somemodelsdonothaveawirelessWAN.

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Bluetoothproblems

ForWindows7andWindowsVista

•Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocal
speakereventhoughtheheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingHeadsetproleorAVprole.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).

2.OpentheControlPanelbyclickingStart➙ControlPanel.

3.ClickHardwareandSound➙Sound.

4.SelectthePlaybacktab.

5.IfyouareusingHeadsetprole,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefault
button.IfyouareusingAVprole,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.

6.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.

•Problem:PIM(PersonalInformationManager)itemssentfromWindows7andWindowsVistacannotbe
receivedcorrectlyintotheaddressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.

Solution:Windows7andWindowsVistasendPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled
deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceiveale
throughBluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromWindows7andWindowsVistamightbesavedasalewith
theextension.contact.

ForWindowsXP
Notes:IfyouareusingtheMicrosoftstandardBluetoothfeaturesandyouwanttoaccessinformationabout

howtousetheBluetoothfunction,dothefollowing:

1.PressFn+F5toturnonBluetooth.

2.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.

3.ClickPrintersandOtherHardware.

4.ClickBluetoothDevices.

5.ClicktheOptionstab.

6.ClickLearnmoreaboutBluetoothSettings

Note:IfyouareusingtheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,refertothefollowing
instructions.

Note:CheckyourconnectionanytimeandmakesurethatnootherBluetooth-enableddeviceissearchingfor
thedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.SimultaneoussearchingisnotallowedintheBluetoothconnection.

•Problem:YousearchforaBluetooth-enableddevicebyclickingViewdevicesinrangeinMyBluetooth
Places,butyoucannotndanything.

Solution:MakesurethatthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnectisenabledfortheBluetoothconnection.
Aftermakingsureoftheabove,turntheBluetoothpoweroffandthenonagain,orrestartyourcomputer.

Thensearchforthedeviceagain.

Note:IfyouareusingtheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,refertothefollowing
instructions.

•Problem:Y oucannotconnecttoanyBluetooth-enableddevice.
Solution:MakesurethatbothyourcomputerandthedeviceareturnedonandtheirBluetoothantennas

areenabled.

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