ThinkPad E555, E555C, E550 User Manual

UserGuide

ThinkPadE550,E555,andE550c

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixF“Notices”onpage153

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovo
SupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserGuides

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SecondEdition(January2015)

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Contents

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

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

Safetyguidelines............vii

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

Powercordsandpoweradapters.....viii

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.....ix

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

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

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

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

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery...x
Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery..xi

Heatandproductventilation........xi

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation....xii

Lasersafetyinformation.........xiii

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice.....xiii

Usingheadphonesorearphones......xiii

Additionalsafetyinformation.......xiv

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

Frontviewformodelswitha2Dcamera....1

Frontviewformodelswitha3Dcamera....3

Right-sideview..............5

Left-sideview..............6

Bottomview...............8

Statusindicators.............8

Locatinglabelsthatcontainimportantproduct

information................10

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......10

FCCIDandICCertificationinformation...11

CertificateofAuthenticitylabel......11

GenuineMicrosoftlabel.........12

Features.................12

Specifications...............13

Operatingenvironment...........14

Lenovoprograms.............14

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem...........15

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8.1operatingsystem..........15

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....16

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........19

Specialkeys...............21

ThinkPadpointingdevice..........23

UsingthethinkPadpointingdevice.....23

Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures.....29

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..30

Replacingthecapofpointingstick.....31

Powermanagement............31

Usingtheacpower...........31

Checkingthebatterystatus........32

Chargingthebattery..........32

Maximizingthebatterylife........32

Managingthebatterypower.......33

Power-savingmodes..........33

Handlingthebattery...........34

Connectingtothenetwork..........35

Ethernetconnections..........36

Wirelessconnections..........36

Usinganexternaldisplay..........38

Connectinganexternaldisplay......38

Choosingadisplaymode........39

Changingdisplaysettings........39

Usingaudiofeatures............40

Usingthecamera.............40

Usingtheopticaldrive...........41

Usingaflashmediacard...........41

Insertingaflashmediacard........41

Removingaflashmediacard.......42

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

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

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

ThinkPadOneLinkDock...........43

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock.........44

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..47

Accessibilityandcomfort..........47

Ergonomicinformation..........47

Comfort...............48

Accessibilityinformation.........48

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........52

Traveltips...............52

Travelaccessories...........52

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...19

Registeringyourcomputer..........19

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Chapter5.Security..........53

Usingpasswords..............53

Typingpasswords...........53

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Power-onpassword...........53

Supervisorpassword..........54

Harddiskpasswords..........55

Harddisksecurity.............57

Usingthefingerprintreader..........58

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedrive..60

Usingfirewalls...............61

Protectingdataagainstviruses........61

Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration..63

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......63

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..63

InstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.64

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

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......65

Mainmenu..............65

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

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

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

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

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

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........76

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

Chapter7.Preventingproblems...79

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......79

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....80

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........81

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....82

Chapter9.Recoveryoverview...105

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................105

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....105

Performingbackupandrecovery

operations..............106

UsingtheRescueandRecovery

workspace..............107

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....108

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................109

Solvingrecoveryproblems........110

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operating

system..................110

Refreshingyourcomputer........110

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................111

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....111

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8.1failstostart.............111

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....111

Chapter10.Replacingdevices...113

Staticelectricityprevention..........113

Replacingthebattery............113

Replacingthekeyboard...........115

Replacingthestoragedrive.........120

Replacingtheopticaldrive..........123

Replacingamemorymodule.........126

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........128

Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer

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

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

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

Computerstopsresponding.......85

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

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

Errorswithoutmessages.........88

Beeperrors..............89

Memorymoduleproblems........90

Networkingproblems..........90

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................92

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................93

Fingerprintreaderproblems........97

Batteryandpowerproblems.......98

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

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

Asoftwareproblem...........102

Problemswithportsandconnectors....102

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....131

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........131

Gettinghelpandservice...........131

Usingdiagnosticprograms........132

LenovoSupportWebsite.........132

CallingLenovo.............132

Purchasingadditionalservices........133

AppendixA.Regulatory

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

LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas..135

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........135

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....137

Certificationrelatedinformation........137

Exportclassificationnotice..........137

Electronicemissionnotices..........137

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........137

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............138

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...138

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GermanClassBcompliancestatement...138
Class1laserproductcompliance

statement...............139

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....139

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..139
Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................139

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................139

Eurasiancompliancemark..........139

Brazilregulatorynotice...........140

Mexicoregulatorynotice...........140

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............141

ImportantWEEEinformation.........141

RecyclinginformationforChina........141

RecyclinginformationforJapan........141

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........142

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....143

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................143

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................143

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....145

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........145

ChinaRoHS................146

IndiaRoHS................146

TurkishRoHS...............147

UkraineRoHS...............147

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............149

AppendixE.Trademarks......151

AppendixF.Notices.........153

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ivUserGuide

Readthisfirst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.
Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

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

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause
discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin
contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom
thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour
computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin
burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody
whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour
computer.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

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

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdriveorhybriddrive,do
oneofthefollowing:

•Turnoffthecomputer.

•Putthecomputerinsleepmode.

•Putthecomputerinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

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

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.

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

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

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

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough
thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby
anauthorizedservicer.

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

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

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafety
concernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceand
telecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

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

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orfire.

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

•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor
poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

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

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare
referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor
customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Y oumustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake

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surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave
anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe
computeriscool.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

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

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin
waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

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

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter .

2

,or

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

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

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe
damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain
areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts
ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

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

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose
totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare
installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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

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Externaldevices

CAUTION:
DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBand1394cableswhilethe
computerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.T oavoidpossibledamageto
attacheddevices,waitatleastfivesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternal
devices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand
shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,ora
disassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.Toavoidpossible
injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren

•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.

Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign
materialsonthebatteryleads.

Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom
temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe
chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulations.

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Ifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontainsasmall
amountofharmfulsubstance.

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Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Ifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontains
asmallamountofharmfulsubstance.

Donotheattomorethan100°C(212°F).

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

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

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

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

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

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearflammablematerialsorinexplosive
environments.

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

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

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe
requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

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•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,battery,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthedevice
covers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectordisconnectthe
telephonecablefromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

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Lasersafetyinformation

CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMdrives,DVDdrives,3Dcameras,fiberopticdevices,or
transmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

DANGER

Noticesfor3Dcamera:

•Donotattempttoopenanyportionof3Dcamera.

•Therearenouserserviceablepartswiththe3Dcamera.

•Modificationorserviceofthe3Dcamera,specificallytheIRlaserprojectormightcausethe
emissionstoexceedClass1.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:
TheLCDismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDtobreak.
IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalfluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediatelywash
theaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsarepresentafterwashing,
getmedicalcare.

Note:Forproductswithmercury-containingfluorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),thefluorescentlamp

intheliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

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

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

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

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

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

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

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutlocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels,
computerfeatures,specifications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatinglabelsthatcontainimportantproductinformation”onpage10

•“Features”onpage12

•“Specifications”onpage13

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage14

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedto
startusingthecomputer.

Frontviewformodelswitha2Dcamera

Figure1.Frontviewformodelswitha2Dcamera

1Microphones22Dcamera

3T rackPoint

5Numerickeypad

7Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)8TrackPointbuttons(availableonsomemodels)

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pointingstick4Powerbutton

6System-statusindicator

1

9Trackpad10Media-cardslot

11Speakers

1Microphones

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

22Dcamera

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”
onpage40.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

3T rackPointpointingstick
8T rackPointbuttons(availableonsomemodels)
9Trackpad

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPad

®

pointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare
allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.For
moreinformation,see“UsingthethinkPadpointingdevice”onpage23

4Powerbutton

.

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forhowtoturnoffthe
computer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage19.

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

formoreinformation.

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

1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindows

®

notificationareaonthetaskbar.

2.ClickMorepoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:UseLenovoprogramsforadvancedpowersettings.

•ForWindows7:UsethePowerManagerprogram.

•ForWindows8.1:UsetheLenovoSettingsprogram.

Formoreinformation,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

5Numerickeypad

.

Usethenumerickeypadtoinputnumbersquickly.

6System-statusindicator

TheilluminateddotontheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Formoreinformation,see
“Statusindicators”onpage8

7Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

.

Fingerprintauthenticationprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprintwitha
password.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage58.

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10Media-cardslot

Yourcomputerhasamedia-cardslot.Insertyourflashmediacardintothemedia-cardslottoreadthedata
onthecard.Formoreinformation,see“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage41

11Speakers

.

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

Frontviewformodelswitha3Dcamera

Figure2.Frontviewformodelswitha3Dcamera

13Dcamera

3Colorcamera

5Microphones6T rackPointpointingstick

7Powerbutton8Numerickeypad

9System-statusindicator10Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

11TrackPointbuttons(availableonsomemodels)

13Media-cardslot

13Dcamera

2Infraredcamera
3Colorcamera
4Infraredlaserprojector

Somemodelscomeswitha3Dcamera

1.Consistedofaninfraredcamera2,acolorcamera3,andan

2Infraredcamera

4Infraredlaserprojector

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14Speakers

infraredlaserprojector4,the3Dcameraenablesyoutointeractwithyourcomputereasilyandconveniently.
The3Dcamerasupportsallfunctionsofa2Dcamera.Usethe3Dcameratotakepicturesorholdavideo
conference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”onpage40

.

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5Microphones

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

6T rackPointpointingstick
11T rackPointbuttons(availableonsomemodels)
12Trackpad

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare
allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.For
moreinformation,see“UsingthethinkPadpointingdevice”onpage23

7Powerbutton

.

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forhowtoturnoffthe
computer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage19

.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops
responding”onpage85formoreinformation.

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

1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.

2.ClickMorepoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:UseLenovoprogramsforadvancedpowersettings.

•ForWindows7:UsethePowerManagerprogram.

•ForWindows8.1:UsetheLenovoSettingsprogram.

Formoreinformation,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

8Numerickeypad

.

Usethenumerickeypadtoinputnumbersquickly.

9System-statusindicator

TheilluminateddotontheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Formoreinformation,see
“Statusindicators”onpage8.

10Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprintwitha
password.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage58.

13Media-cardslot

Yourcomputerhasamedia-cardslot.Insertyourflashmediacardintothemedia-cardslottoreadthedata
onthecard.Formoreinformation,see“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage41.

14Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

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Right-sideview

Figure3.Right-sideview

1Comboaudioconnector2Opticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)

3USB2.0connector

5LenovoOneLinkconnector

1Comboaudioconnector

4acpowerconnector

Connectaheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch)4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto
listentothesoundfromthecomputer.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.If
youpressit,theheadsetmicrophonewillbedisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputer
willbeenabledinstead.

•Thecomboaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see
“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage40.

2Opticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)

Usetheopticaldrivetoreadorburnopticaldiscs.

3USB2.0connector

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasa
USBprinteroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

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4acpowerconnector
5LenovoOneLinkconnector

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtotheacpowerconnector,itprovidespowertothecomputer
andchargesthebattery.WhenasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDockis
connectedtotheLenovoOneLinkconnector,itcannotonlyextendthecomputercapabilitiesbutalso
provideacpowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.

TousetheLenovoOneLinkconnector,removetheconnectorcoverfromtheLenovoOneLinkconnectorfirst.

Note:Ensurethatyoukeeptheconnectorcover.ReattachittotheLenovoOneLinkconnectorwhen
youarenotusingtheLenovoOneLinkconnector.

Left-sideview

Figure4.Left-sideview

1Security-lockslot

3Ethernetconnector

5High-definitionmultimediainterface(HDMI™)

connector

7AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

1Security-lockslot

2Fanlouvers

4Videographicsarray(VGA)connector

6USB3.0connector

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolock
yourcomputertoastationaryobject.

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

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2Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandtheinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,
especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:T oensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefanlouvers.

3Ethernetconnector

Connectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenthegreen
indicatorison,itindicatesthatthecomputerisconnectedtoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkis
available.Whentheindicatorblinksyellow,dataisbeingtransmitted.

Note:IfthecomputerisconnectedtoasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDock,
usetheEthernetconnectoronthedocktoconnecttoaLANinsteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

4VGAconnector

UsetheVGAconnectortoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

5HDMIconnector

UsetheHDMIconnectortoconnectthecomputertoanHDMI-compatibleaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,
suchasahigh-definitiontelevision(HDTV).

Note:IfyouconnectthecomputertoasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDock,usetheHDMIconnectoron
thedock,nottheoneonthecomputer.

6USB3.0connector

TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinteroradigital
camera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

7AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe
computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Thenselect
Enableevenwhenthecomputerisoff,andclickOKorApply.

•ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.
ThenselectEnableevenwhenthecomputerisoffintheAlwaysOnUSBarea.

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Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

Bottomview

Figure5.Bottomview

1Battery2Memory-upgradeslots

3Storagedrive

4Wireless-LAN-cardslot

1Battery

Useyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

2Memory-upgradeslots

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthe
memory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.

3Storagedrive

Dependingonthemodel,thecomputermighthavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdrive
thatcanmeetvariousstoragedemands.

Somemodelshaveasolid-statedrivefordatastorage.Thesolid-statedrivemakesyourcomputerlight,
small,andfast.

Somemodelsareequippedwithahybriddrive,whichisastoragedevicethatcombinesNANDflash
solid-statememorywithharddiskdrivetechnology.

Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourstorage
drive.Thisreductionismorenoticeableonthesolid-statedrivebecauseofitssmallercapacity.

4Wireless-LAN-cardslot

YourcomputermighthaveawirelessLANcardinstalledinthisslotsothatyoucanestablishwireless
LANconnections.

Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

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1FnLockindicator

TheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys”
onpage21.

2Speaker-muteindicator

Whenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.

3Microphone-muteindicator

Whenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.

4Camera-statusindicator

Whenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.

56System-statusindicators

Theilluminateddots,oneintheThinkPadlogoontheouterlidofyourcomputerandtheotheronthepalm
rest,showthesystemstatusofyourcomputer:

•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.

•On:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

•Blinksfast:Thecomputerisenteringhibernationmode.

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•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

Locatinglabelsthatcontainimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethefollowinglabelsthatcontainimportantproduct
information:

•“Machinetypeandmodellabel”onpage10

•“FCCIDandICCertificationinformation”onpage11

•“CertificateofAuthenticitylabel”onpage11

•“GenuineMicrosoftlabel”onpage12

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

Thefollowingfigureshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer.

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FCCIDandICCertificationinformation

TheFCCandICCertificationinformationisidentifiedbyalabellocatedonthecomputerbasecoveras
showninthefollowingfigure.

Forapreinstalledwirelessmodule,thislabelidentifiestheactualFCCIDandICcertificationnumberforthe
wirelessmoduleinstalledbyLenovo.

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

CertificateofAuthenticitylabel

TheCertificateofAuthenticitylabelisprovidedonmodelsthatarelicensedtouseaWindows7operating
system.ThelicensedWindowsversionandproductkeyassociatedwiththecomputerareprintedon
thislabel.Recordthisinformationandkeepitinasafeplace.Youmightneedthesenumberstostart
yourcomputerorreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem.Dependingonthemodel,theCertificateof
Authenticitylabelcanbeonthecomputercover,underthebattery,oronthepoweradapter.

FormoreinformationabouttheGenuineMicrosoftlabel,goto:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx

ThefollowingfigureshowsthelocationoftheCertificateofAuthenticitylabelunderthebattery.

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GenuineMicrosoftlabel

TheGenuineMicrosoftlabelisprovidedonthefollowingcomputermodels:

•Somecomputermodels,basedongeographiclocation,thatarelicensedtousetheWindows8.1
operatingsystem

•AllcomputermodelsthatarelicensedtousetheWindows8.1Prooperatingsystem

Theversionoftheoperatingsystemisprintedonthelabel.Lenovocomputersthatarelicensedforusewith
theWindows8.1operatingsystemareshippedwiththeWindows8.1licensekeydigitallyencodedintothe
computerhardware.IfyourcomputermodelislicensedtousetheWindows8.1Prooperatingsystem,that
licensecontainsdowngraderightswhichpermityoutousetheWindows7Professionaloperatingsystemin
placeoftheWindows8.1Prooperatingsystemifyouprefer.

FormoreinformationabouttheGenuineMicrosoftlabel,goto:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx

ThefollowingfigureshowsthelocationoftheCertificateofAuthenticitylabelunderthebattery.

Features

Thistopicliststhefeaturesofyourcomputer.

Toviewthesystempropertiesofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickStartandright-clickComputer.ThenclickProperties.

•ForWindows8.1:Fromthedesktop,movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreen
tobringupthecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Memory

•Doubledatarate3lowvoltagesynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemorymodules(DDR3LVSDRAM)

Storagedevice

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmor9.5-mmheightharddiskdrive(availableonsomemodels)

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightsolid-statedrive(availableonsomemodels)

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheighthybriddrive(availableonsomemodels)

Display

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ThecolordisplayusestheThinFilmTransistor(TFT)technology.

•Displaysize:15.6inches(396.2mm)

•Displayresolution:

–LCD:Upto1366x768or1920x1080,dependingonthemodel
–Externalmonitor:Upto2048x1536

•Brightnesscontrol

Keyboard

•6-rowkeyboard

•ThinkPadpointingdevice(TrackPointpointingdeviceandThinkPadtrackpad)

•Functionkeys

•Numerickeypad

Interface

•4-in-1–digital-media-cardreader

•acpowerconnector

•Comboaudioconnector

•Externalmonitorconnectors(VGAconnectorandHDMIconnector)

•LenovoOneLinkconnector

•OneAlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

•OneUSB2.0connector

•OneUSB3.0connector

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•Integratedmicrophones

•2Dcameraor3Dcamera,dependingonthemodel

Note:The3Dcameraisaninfraredlaserdevice.

Opticaldrive(availableonsomemodels)

•Multi-Burnerdrive

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedBluetooth

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Specifications

Thissectionliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.

Size

•Width:377mm(14.84inches)

•Depth:255mm(10.04inches)

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•Height:27.1mm(1.07inches)or28.9mm(1.14inches)

Heatoutput

•45W(154Btu/hr)maximumor65W(222Btu/hr)maximum(dependingonthemodel)

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingenvironmentofyourcomputer.

Environment:

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•Temperature

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

–Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)
–Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)

Note:Whenyouchargethebattery,itstemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%
–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Attention:

•Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenaway
fromthecomputer.Thestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitor
anddataontheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive.

•Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilled
onorinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

•Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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

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AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

YoucanaccessLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystemthroughWindowsSearchorfrom
ControlPanel.TheiconnamedisplayedinthesearchresultorControlPanelmightbedifferentfromthe
programname.Y oucanfindtheprogrambyitsprogramnameoriconnameasshownintheLenovo
programsavailableontheWindows7operatingsystemtable.

Note:Ifyoudonotfindtheprogramyouneed,opentheLenovoThinkVantage

®

Toolsprogramtofindthe

dimmediconfortheprogram.Thendouble-clicktheicontoinstalltheprogram.

ToaccessLenovoprogramsthroughWindowsSearch,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttonandthentypetheprogramnameortheiconnameintothesearchbox.

2.Locatetheprogrambytheprogramnameortheiconnameandthenclicktheprogramtolaunchit.

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,dothefollowing:

Note:SomeLenovoprogramsmightnotbedisplayedinControlPanel.Tofindtheseprograms,use

WindowsSearch.

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall
icons.

2.Locatetheprogrambytheiconnameandthenclicktheprogramtolaunchit.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthefollowingLenovoprograms:

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Table1.LenovoprogramsavailableontheWindows7operatingsystem

ProgramnameIconname

AccessConnections™Lenovo-InternetConnection

ActiveProtectionSystem™

CommunicationsUtilityLenovo-WebConferencing

LenovoFingerprintManagerLenovo-FingerprintManager

SHAREitSHAREit

LenovoQuickControlLenovoQuickControl

LenovoQuickDisplayLenovoQuickDisplay

LenovoSolutionCenterLenovo-SystemHealthandDiagnostics

LenovoThinkVantageT oolsLenovoThinkVantageT ools

MessageCenterPlus

PasswordManagerLenovo-PasswordVault

PowerManager

RecoveryMedia

RescueandRecovery

SystemUpdate

®

Lenovo-AirbagProtection

MessagesfromLenovo

Lenovo-PowerControls

Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisksorCreateRecoveryMedia

Lenovo-EnhancedBackupandRestore

Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystem

YoucanaccessLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystemfromtheStartscreenorthe
Appsscreen.

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PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotfind
theprogramyouneed,clickthearrowicontogototheAppsscreen.Findthedesiredprograminthe

listorsearchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

Note:Ifyoudonotfindtheprogramyouneed,gotoLenovoPCExperience➙LenovoT ools.Thenyou
canfindtheprogramyouneed.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthefollowingLenovoprograms:

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

•ActiveProtectionSystem

•LenovoFingerprintManager

•LenovoCompanion

•LenovoMicrophoneMute

•SHAREit

•LenovoQuickControl

•LenovoSettings

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•LenovoPCExperience

•PasswordManager

•SystemUpdate

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

•AccessConnections(Windows7)
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation

profiles.EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededfor
connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquickly
andeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtomanuallyreconfigureyoursettingsandrestartthe
computereachtime.

•CommunicationsUtility(Windows7)
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsfortheintegratedcameraand

audiodevices.

•LenovoQuickDisplay(Windows7)
TheLenovoQuickDisplayprogramenablesyoutoestablishaconnectionbetweenyourcomputeranda

Wi-Fidisplayprojector.Thisprovidesyouwithaquickandeasywaytomakepresentations.

•LenovoThinkVantageT ools(Windows7)
TheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasy

accesstovariousprogram,suchasLenovoFingerprintManager,LenovoSolutionCenter,andsoon.

•MessageCenterPlus(Windows7)
TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinformyouaboutimportantnotices

fromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

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•PowerManager(Windows7)
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepowermanagementforthe

computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween
performanceandpowersaving.

•RecoveryMedia(Windows7)
TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthestoragedrivetothefactory

defaultsettings.

•RescueandRecovery(Windows7)
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolution.Itincludesasetof

self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•LenovoCompanion(Windows8.1)
Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.WithCompanion,theyare.Use

Companiontoregisteryourcomputer,accessyourusermanual,managesystemhealthandupdate,
checkthewarrantystatus,andseeaccessoriescustomizedforyourcomputer.Y oualsocanreadhints
andtips,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateontechnologynewswitharticlesandblogsfrom
trustedsources.ThisappisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearnaboutyournewsystem.

•LenovoSettings(Windows8.1)
TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyour

computerintoaportablehotspot,configuringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,
andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.

•LenovoPCExperience(Windows8.1)
TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccessto

variousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem,UserGuide,andLenovoSolutionCenter.

•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour

computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or
shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen
theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread
andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses
thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsonthe
harddiskdrive.

•LenovoFingerprintManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)
Ifyourcomputercomeswithafingerprintreader,theLenovoFingerprintManagerprogramenablesyouto

enrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyourpasswords.Asaresult,thefingerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

•LenovoMicrophoneMute(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoMicrophoneMuteprogramenablesyoutosetwhichrecordingdeviceswillbecontrolledby

themicrophone-mutekeyonyourcomputer.Bypressingthemicrophone-mutekey,youcanmuteor
unmutetherecordingdevicesthatyouhaveselectedintheLenovoMicrophoneMuteprogram.

•SHAREit(Windows7andWindows8.1)
SHAREitprogramenablesyoutosharefileseasilyandrapidlyacrossdevicessuchascomputersand

smartphones,evenwithoutanyInternetconnection.Y oucanconnecttoyourfriendsandsendphotos,
folders,andotherfilesthroughSHAREit.Everysharingisquickandsimple.

•LenovoQuickControl(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoQuickControlprogramenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerremotelyfromyoursmartphone.

Youcancontrolthemouse,entertext,controlmoviesandmusic,givepresentations,andmore.

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•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.

•PasswordManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsinauthenticationinformationfor

WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

•SystemUpdate(Windows7andWindows8.1)
TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputerup-to-dateby

downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,Unified
ExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-party
programs.

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage19

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage19

•“Specialkeys”onpage21

•“UsingthethinkPadpointingdevice”onpage23

•“Powermanagement”onpage31

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage35

•“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage38

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage40

•“Usingthecamera”onpage40

•“Usingtheopticaldrive”onpage41

•“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage41

Registeringyourcomputer

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

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenefits:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnotificationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

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

IfyouareusingaWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthepreinstalled
LenovoProductRegistrationprogram.Theprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryouhaveusedyour
computerforaperiodoftime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

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

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

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

©CopyrightLenovo2014,2015

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Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcorner

ofthescreen,thenclickShutdown.

–Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then

clickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Note:Y oualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey

.

Howtousethebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage33.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage33

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage31

.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourstoragedrive?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage53tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe
helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafrom
yourstoragedrive”onpage60.

Isgettingconnectedindifferentlocationsachallenge?

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

•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesprovidedbytheAccessConnectionsprogram(onthe
Windows7operatingsystem)orLocationAwarenessprograminLenovoSettings(ontheWindows

8.1operatingsystem).

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page36.

•Totravelmoreconfidently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage52.

•Pressthewireless-switchingkeytoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Connectinganexternaldisplay”onpage38.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.

Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage79

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•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage85

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage105

CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?

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

1.Onthedesktop,moveyourpointertothetaskbaratthebottomofthescreenandright-clickonthe
taskbar.

2.ClickProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona

screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor

closeallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.ClickOKtosavethenewsetting.

ThisfeatureisnotavailableontheWindows8operatingsystem.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage63

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage85

•“Powerproblems”onpage99

.

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Specialkeys

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

1Additionalshortcutkeys

Yourcomputermighthavefouradditionalshortcutkeys:

•:Launchescalculator

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•:Locksoperatingsystem

•

•

2Numerickeypad

:Opensthedefaultbrowser

:OpensComputer

Youcanusethisnumerickeypadtoinputnumbersquickly.

3Windowskey

ForWindows7:PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.

ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.

ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowskeywithotherkeys,refertothehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem.

4Functionkeys

•+:EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff(defaultmode).T oinitiatethe

specialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1-F12,press
theFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

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

Note:Alternatively,youalsocandisableorenabletheFnlockfunctionintheKeyboardProperties
window.See“Personalizedkeyboard”onpage51

•

:Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,thespeaker-muteindicatorturns

.

on.
Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour

computeragain.T oturnonthesound,pressF1,F2,orF3.

•

:Decreasesthespeakervolume.

•:Increasesthespeakervolume.

•

:Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,themicrophone-mute

indicatorturnson.

•:Darkensthedisplay.

•:Brightensthedisplay.
Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingthetwokeys.Tochangethe

defaultbrightnesslevel,right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Thenclick
Adjustscreenbrightnessandmakechangesasdesired.

•:Switchesthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.For
moreinformation,referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage38.

Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombination
alsoisavailable.

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•:Enablesordisablesthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.Formoreinformationonthewireless
features,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage36.

•

•:

•

•:

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.

:
ForWindows7:OpensControlPanel.
ForWindows8.1:OpenstheSettingscharm.

ForWindows7:OpensWindowsSearch.
ForWindows8.1:OpenstheSearchcharm.

:Viewstheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

ForWindows7:OpensComputer.
ForWindows8.1:Viewsalltheprograms.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas
movingthepointer,left-clicking,right-clicking,andscrolling.WiththeThinkPadpointingdevice,youalso
canperformavarietyoftouchgestures,suchasrotatingandzoominginorout.

UsingthethinkPadpointingdevice

Dependingonthemodel,thepointingdeviceonyourcomputermightlooklikeeitherofthefollowing
illustrations.Clickthecorrespondinglinktolearnmoreabouthowtousethepointingdevice.

•“ThinkPadpointingdevicewithTrackPointbuttons”onpage24

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•“ThinkPadpointingdevicewithoutTrackPointbuttons”onpage27

ThinkPadpointingdevicewithT rackPointbuttons

ThistypeofThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:

1T rackPointpointingdevice
2Trackpad

Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled.
Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage30.

TrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas
pointing,clicking,andscrolling.

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TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofaTrackPointpointingstickandasetofT rackPointbuttons:

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

TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,refertothefollowinginstructions:

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

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

•Left-click
Presstheleft-clickbutton

2toselectoropenanitem.

•Right-click
Presstheright-clickbutton

3todisplayashortcutmenu.

•Scroll
Pressandholdthedottedscrollbar4whileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.

Trackpad

Theentiretrackpadissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperformallthe
pointing,clicking,andscrollingfunctionsofatraditionalmouse.

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Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozones:

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

Tousethetrackpad,refertothefollowinginstructions:

•Point
Slideonefingeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadtomovethepointeraccordingly.

•Left-click
Presstheleft-clickzone

1toselectoropenanitem.

Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithonefingertoperformtheleft-clickaction.

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

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

Withthetrackpad,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingthetouch
gestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage29

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ThinkPadpointingdevicewithoutT rackPointbuttons

ThistypeofThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:

1Pointingstick
2Trackpad

Dependingonyourpreference,youcanusethepointingdeviceinoneofthefollowingmodes:

•TrackPointmode

•Trackpadmode

•ClassicT rackPointmode

Tochangeamodeforthepointingdevice,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage30.

Note:Bydefault,theTrackPointmodeandtheT rackpadmodearebothenabled.Youcanuseeither
oneofthem.

TrackPointmode

IntheTrackPointmode,usethepointingsticktomovethepointer,andusethetrackpadtoperformother
actionssuchasleft-click,right-click,andscroll.

Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingtouch
gestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage29.

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1Point

Usethepointingsticktomovethepointeronthescreen.
Tousethepointingstick,applypressuretothepointing
sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.
Thepointermovesaccordinglybutthepointingstickitself
doesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermoves
dependsontheamountofpressureyouapplytothe
pointingstick.

2Scroll

Pressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhileapplying
pressuretothepointingstickintheverticalorhorizontal
direction.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,
Website,orapps.

3Right-click

Presstheright-clickzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.

4Left-click

Presstheleft-clickzonetoselectoropenanitem.

Trackpadmode

IntheTrackpadmode,usethetrackpadtoperformalltheactions,suchaspoint,left-click,right-click,
andscroll.

Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingtouch
gestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage29.

Point

Slideonefingeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadto
movethepointeraccordingly.

Scroll

Puttwofingersonthetrackpadandmovetheminthe
verticalorhorizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscroll
throughthedocument,Website,orapps.Ensurethatyou
positionyourtwofingersslightlyapartfromeachother.

1Left-click

Presstheleft-clickzonetoselectoropenanitem.

2Right-click

Presstheright-clickzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.

ClassicTrackPointmode

IntheClassicT rackPointmode,usethepointingsticktomovethepointer,andusethetrackpadtoperform
otheractionssuchasleft-click,right-click,andscroll.

Note:ComparedwiththeTrackPointmode,theClassicTrackPointmodeenlargestheright-clickzoneso
thattheright-andleft-clickzonesonthetrackpadaredividedequally.However,thetouchgesturesare
disabledandcannotbeusedintheClassicT rackPointmode.

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1Point

Usethepointingsticktomovethepointer.T ousethe
pointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthe
pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.
Thepointermovesaccordinglybutthepointingstickitself
doesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermoves
dependsontheamountofpressureyouapplytothe
pointingstick.

2Scroll

Pressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhileapplying
pressuretothepointingstickintheverticalorhorizontal
direction.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,
Website,orapps.

3Left-click

Presstheleft-clickzonetoselectoropenanitem.

4Right-click

Presstheright-clickzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.

Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Y oucanusethetrackpadtoperform
thesamepointandclickactionsasyouwoulduseatraditionalmouse.Y oualsocanusethetrackpad
toperformavarietyoftouchgestures.

Thistopicintroducesthefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,scrolling,androtating.
Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.

Notes:

•Whenusingtwoormorefingers,ensurethatyoupositionyourfingersslightlyapart.

•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.

•Dependingonthemodel,thetrackpadonyourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsin
thistopic.

Tapping

Tapanywhereonthetrackpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.

Two-fingerscrolling

Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thenyou
canscrollthroughthedocument,
Website,orapps.

Two-fingertapping

Tapanywhereonthetrackpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.

Two-fingerrotating

Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
androtatethemclockwiseor
counterclockwisetorotateanitem.

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Two-fingerpinching

Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemclosertogether
tozoomout.

Two-fingerpinching

Puttwofingersonthetrackpadand
movethemfartheraparttozoomin.

Three-fingerswiping

Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemleftwardto
showthenextitem.Movethem
rightwardtoshowtheprevious
item.

Four-fingerswiping

Putfourfingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemdownwardto
showthedesktop.

Four-fingerswiping

Putfourfingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemupwardtoviewand
choosefromopenedapps.

Note:ThefollowingtouchgesturesareavailableonlyontheWindows8.1operatingsystem.

Swipefromthetopedge

FromtheStartscreenorthe
currentapp,swipeinfrom
thetopedgeofthetrackpad
withonefingertodisplaythe
commandmenu.

Swipefromtherightedge

Swipeinfromtherightedgeof
thetrackpadwithonefingerto
displaythecharms.

Swipefromthetoptothebottom
edge

Swipefromthetoptothebottom
edgeofthetrackpadwithone
fingertoclosethecurrentapp.
Performingthisgestureonthe
desktopclosesthedesktopand
displaystheStartscreen.

Swipefromtheleftedge

Swipeinfromtheleftedgeofthe
trackpadwithonefingertoshow
thepreviouslyusedapp.

Swipeinandoutfromtheright
edge

Swipeinandoutfromtheright
edgeofthetrackpadwithone
fingertohidethecharms.

Swipeinandoutfromtheleft
edge

Swipeinandoutfromtheleftedge
ofthetrackpadwithonefingerto
displayallthecharms.

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

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

TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙Mouse.TheMousePropertieswindowisdisplayed.

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3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,selecttheThinkPadtab.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Replacingthecapofpointingstick

Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you
mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.

Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.

Powermanagement

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

SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenabling
youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout
beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.

Usingtheacpower

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthebatteryorfromacpower.Whileyouuseac
power,thebatterieschargeautomatically.

Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.

•acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.

•Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.

Connectingtoacpower

Toconnectthecomputertoacpower,dothefollowing:

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.

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3.Connectthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsforusingtheacpoweradapter

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetransformer.

•Beforeyouchargethebatteries,makesurethattheirtemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).

•Youcanchargethebatterieswhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.Youneedto
chargethebatteriesinanyofthefollowingsituations:

–WhenthebatteryiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsalowpercentageofbatterypower

remaining.

–Whenthebatterieshavenotbeenusedforalongtime

Checkingthebatterystatus

Thebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthow
longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:

–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive.
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.

•ForWindows8.1:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.

Chargingthebattery

Itisrecommendedthatyouchargethebatteryorreplaceitwithachargedbatterywhenthebatterypower
remainingislow.Forexample:

•Whenyoufindthatthepercentageofpowerremainingislow.

•Whenthepoweralarmalertsyou

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninserttheconnectorintothe
computer.Thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthreetosixhours.Thechargingtimeisaffectedbythe
batterysizeandthephysicalenvironment.Y oucancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthe
battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

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•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Y oucanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe
battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

•Alwaysusepower-savingmodes,suchassleepmodeandhibernationmode.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.T o
achievethis,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.

2.ClickMorepoweroptions➙Changeplansettings.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:UseLenovoprogramsforadvancedpowersettings.

•ForWindows7:UsethePowerManagerprogram.

•ForWindows8.1:UsetheLenovoSettingsprogram.

Formoreinformation,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

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Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.

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

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

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,doingthefollowing:

–ForWindows7,clickStart➙Sleep.

–ForWindows8.1,gototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey

thenclickSleep.

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe30DayStandbyfunction.Whenthisfunction
isenabled,thecomputerconsumesevenlesspowerinsleepmodeandtakesonlysecondstoresume
normaloperationwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.Formoreinformationaboutthe30DayStandby
function,dothefollowing:

,clickthepowericon,

–ForWindows7:RefertothehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.
–ForWindows8.1:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower➙30DayStandby.
Formoreinformationabouttheprograms,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14.

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

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.

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–ForWindows8.1:Definewhatthepowerbuttondoesfirst,thenpressthepowerbuttontoputthe

computerintohibernationmode.

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

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

•Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thishelps

conservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressthewireless-radioscontrolkey.

Handlingthebattery

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo
oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother
systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill
notcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

Note:Ifanunauthorizedbatteryisinstalled,thefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed:“Thebatteryinstalled
isnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.PleasereplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovo
batteryforthissystem.”

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebattery.

Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebattery.

AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodifiedbatteryisnot
coveredbythewarranty.

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DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
containsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Storeitinacooldryplace.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

Thebatteryisaconsumablesupply.Ifyourbatterybeginstodischargetooquickly,replacethebattery
withanewoneofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.Formoreinformationaboutreplacingthebattery,
contactyourCustomerSupportCenter.

DANGER

Donotdrop,crush,puncturethebattery,ormakeitsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseor
mishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorflameto“vent”fromthe
batteryorcoin-cellbattery.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargefromyour
batteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthebatteryandobtaina
replacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

DANGER

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

DANGER

Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery
containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha
batteryofthesametype.T oavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater,
(2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof
itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet
andothernetworkconnections.

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Ethernetconnections

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernet
featureofthecomputer.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Attention:

•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checkthewirelessserviceswiththeairlinebefore
boardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisablethe
wirelessfeaturesofyourcomputerbeforeboarding.

Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing
wirelessnetworks:

•WirelessLANconnection

•Bluetoothconnection

UsingthewirelessLANconnection

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

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

ToestablishawirelessLANconnection,dothefollowing:

ForWindows7:

1.PressF8andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenablethewirelessfeature.

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

3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

ForWindows8.1:

1.Ensurethatairplanemodeissettooff.

2.Gotothedesktopandclickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotification
area.Alistofavailablewirelessnetworksisdisplayed.

3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwareto
managemultiplenetworkprofilessothatthecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablenetworkwhen
thelocationchanges:

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•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.Formoreinformation,see“AccessingLenovo
programsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage15

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•ForWindows8.1:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.Formore
information,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage15.

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

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

Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus

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

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

AccessConnectionsgauge:

•

Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T o
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection

ismarginal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
isexcellent.

AccessConnectionsstatusicon:

•

Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.

•Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.

Currentlocationprofileisconnected.

•

AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon

•

Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

•

•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.T oimprove
signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

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UsingtheBluetoothconnection

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

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.T otransferdatathrough
theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:

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

•ForWindows7:

1.PressF8andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenabletheBluetoothfeature.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•ForWindows8.1:

1.Gotothedesktop,andthenright-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

2.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

3.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation
system.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour
workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange
displaysettings.

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthat
resolution.

•Upto1920x1200,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheVGAconnector

•Upto4096x2304,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheHDMIconnector

Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.

Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.ThewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtotheHDMIor
VGAconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-DiorMiracastfunction.

•Connectingawireddisplay

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchasthe
VGAconnectororHDMIconnector.

2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.

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Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickScreen
resolution➙Detect.

•Connectingawirelessdisplay

Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe

Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.

–ForWindows7

OpentheLenovoQuickDisplayprogramandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Forhowtoaccess
theLenovoQuickDisplayprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

–ForWindows8.1

1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.ClickDevices➙Projector➙Addawirelessdisplay.

3.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemsoftheLenovoQuickDisplayprogramandthe
Windows8.1operatingsystem.

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Choosingadisplaymode

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

modeyouprefer.

Therearefourdisplaymodes:

•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.

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

•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.

•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Y oucandragand
moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.

•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.

Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.

Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D

displayshowsthevideooutput.

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infull-screenmode,onlythemain

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you
candefinewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Youalsocanchange
theresolutionandorientation.

Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolution.

2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconfigure.

3.Changedisplaysettingsasyouwant.

Note:Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplaythantheexternaldisplay,onlypartofthescreen
canbeshownontheexternaldisplay.

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Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:

•Speakers

•Microphones

•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such
asthefollowing:

•CompliantwithIntel

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

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

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyour
computer,theThinkPadOneLinkDock,ortheThinkPadOneLinkProDockaresupported.

Table2.Audiofeaturelist

®

HighDefinitionAudio

Connector

Comboaudioconnector

Comboaudioconnector
ontheThinkPadOneLink
DockorThinkPadOneLink
ProDock

Headsetwitha3.5–mm,
4-poleplug

Headphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported

Headphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported

ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone

Headphonefunction
supported

Headphonefunction
supported

Notsupported

Notsupported

Configuringforsoundrecording

Toconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheSmartAudioprogram.Tostartthe
program,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙SmartAudio.

Usingthecamera

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputercomeswitha2Dcameraora3Dcamera.The3Dcameraworks
withcertainthird-partyapps,suchasappsprovidedbyIntel.Theperformanceparametersofthe3Dcamera
varydependingontheappyouuse.Tolearnhowtousethe3Dcamerawithaspecificappandtoviewthe
performanceparameters,searchfortherelatedinformationfromtheIntelWebsite.

Tostartthecameraandconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:ClickCamerafromtheStartscreen.

•ForWindows7:OpentheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.

Whenthecamerastarts,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.

Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,
videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousethecamerawithotherprograms,openoneoftheprograms
andstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamerastarts

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automaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.Formoreinformationaboutusingthecamera
withaprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Configuringcamerasettings

Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1,dooneofthefollowing:

–Configurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Formoreinformation,

seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

–OpentheLenovoSettingsprogram.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthescreento

configurethecamerasettings.

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconfigurethecamerasettings.

Usingtheopticaldrive

Note:YourcomputeronlysupportstheMulti-Burnerdrive.

Multi-Burnerdrive

ThisdrivecanreadDVD-ROMdiscs,DVD-Rdiscs,DVD-RAMdiscs,DVD-RWdiscs,andalltypesofCDs,
suchasCD-ROMdiscs,CD-RWdiscs,CD-Rdiscs,andaudioCDs.Inaddition,itcanrecordonDVD-R
discs,DVD-RWdiscs,typeIIDVD-RAMdiscs,CD-RWstandardandhighspeeddiscs,andCD-Rdiscs.

Usingaflashmediacard

Yourcomputerhasonemediacardreaderslot.

Themediacardreaderslotsupportsthefollowingfourtypesofcards:

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Note:Yourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)featurefor
theSDcard

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

Insertingaflashmediacard

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingaflashmediacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.

Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.

Toinsertaflashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Locatetheappropriatetypeofslotforyourcard.See“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators”onpage1

2.Ensurethatthemetalcontactsarefacingdownandpointingtowardtothecardslot.

3.Pressthecardfirmlyintothecardslot.

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Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabled,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingaflashmediacard

Attention:

•Stopalltheactivitiesinvolvingthecardbeforeremovingit.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightbe
damagedorlost.

•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem
mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveaflashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.

2.Right-clicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

3.SelectthecorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

4.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

5.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperating
system,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitfirst,theninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage43

•“ThinkPadOneLinkDock”onpage43

•“ThinkPadOneLinkProDock”onpage44

FindingThinkPadoptions

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

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

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

ThinkPadOneLinkDock

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheThinkPadOneLinkDock(hereafterreferredtoas
thedock).Attachyourcomputertothedocktoexpandtheworkingcapability.

Thistopicprovidesbasicinformationaboutthedock.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingthedock,refer
tothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourdockmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Frontview

1Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock,suchas

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

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

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector:Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesnomatterwhenyourcomputerisinsleepmode,hibernationmode,
orisoff.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

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

4-poleplug.

5System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheones

onthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage8.

6Powerbutton:Thepowerbuttononthedockfunctionsthesameastheoneonthecomputer.

Rearview

1USB2.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

2Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorsonthisconnector

havethesamefunctionastheonesonthecomputer.

3HDMIconnector:UsedtoconnectadigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitorthatiscompatiblewithHDMI.

4Powerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

5LenovoOneLinkconnector:ConnecttheLenovoOneLinkconnectortothecomputer.

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheThinkPadOneLinkProDock(hereafterreferredto
asthedock).Attachyourcomputertothedocktoexpandtheworkingcapability.

Thistopicprovidesbasicinformationaboutthedock.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingthedock,refer
tothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourdockmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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Frontview

1Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock,suchas

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

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

3AlwaysOnUSBconnector:Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesome

mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesnomatterwhenyourcomputerisinsleepmode,hibernationmode,
orisoff.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.

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

4-poleplug.

5System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheones

onthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage8.

6Powerbutton:Thepowerbuttononthedockfunctionsthesameastheoneonthecomputer.

Rearview

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1USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.

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

3Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorsonthisconnector

havethesamefunctionastheonesonthecomputer.

4DisplayPort

®

connector:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother

devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

5Powerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

6DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer
thatsupportsDVIconnection.

ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

•Turnoffthecomputer.

•ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnector.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

•TurnontheDVImonitorandthenthecomputer.

7LenovoOneLinkconnector:ConnecttheLenovoOneLinkconnectortothecomputer.

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Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravellingwithyourcomputer.

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.
Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork
thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile
usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer
equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertotheaccessibilityinformationthatoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation”
onpage48

Ergonomicinformation

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

.

Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow
manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort
causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp
topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

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

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screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressF5orF6
toadjustdisplaybrightness.

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

Armandhandposition:Ifavailable,usechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide
weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)
position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputer
whileonthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsas
possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevels
ofcomfortandperformance.

Questionsaboutvision?

ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandards
andtoprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyonthe
eyes.Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneye
fatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavision-carespecialistforadvice.

Comfort

Observethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitisto
observeyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage47andpractice“activesitting”to
avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand
takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Y ourcomputerislightand
mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodifications.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandtakingworkbreaks.
ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyourcomputertobestsuit
yourneeds.Youcanfindsomeoftheseoptionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.
Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeatures
thatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Sometechnologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem.Otherscanbepurchasedthrough
vendors.

UsersalsocanusetheEaseofAccessCenterprovidedintheWindowsoperatingsystemtoconfiguretheir
computerstosuittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.TheEaseofAccessCenterisacentrallocation
thatyoucanusetoconfiguretheaccessibilitysettingsandprogramsavailableintheMicrosoftWindows

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operatingsystem.TousetheEaseofAccessCenter,openControlPanelandclickEaseofAccess

➙EaseofAccessCenter.

Thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpuserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationsget
themostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

On-screennotification

On-screennotificationhelpshearing-impairedpeoplebeawareofthestatusoftheircomputer.On-screen
notificationreplacessoundswithvisualcuesortextcaptionstoindicatethatactivityishappeningonthe
computer.Asaresult,systemalertsarenoticeableevenwhentheyarenotheard.Forexample,whenyou
selectoneobjectwithyourkeyboard,theobjectishighlighted.Whenyoumovethepointertooneobject
withyourmouse,theintroductorytextoftheobjectisdisplayed.

Touseon-screennotification,openControlPanel,clickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter,and
thenclickUsetextorvisualalternativeforsounds.

Audionotification

Audionotificationhelpsvisuallyimpairedpeopleorpeoplewithweaksightbeawareofthestatusoftheir
computer.

Touseaudionotification,openControlPanel,clickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter➙Usethe

computerwithoutadisplay,andthenselectTurnonAudioDescription.

Narrator

Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventslike
errormessages.

ToopenNarrator,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton.Then,typeNarratorintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,
clickNarrator.

•ForWindows8.1:ClicktheSearchicononthetop-rightcorneroftheStartscreenandthentypeNarrator
intothedisplayedsearchbox.Ifyouareusingakeyboard,youcanjuststarttypingontheStartscreenand
thenthesearchboxandsearchresultsaredisplayedautomatically.Inthelistofresults,clickNarrator.

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureNarrator,seetheWindowsHelpandSupport
informationsystem.

Screen-readertechnologies

Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpinformationsystems,
andavarietyofonlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:

•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders:
http://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE

•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/jaws-hq.asp

•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader:
http://www.nvaccess.org/

SpeechRecognition

SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.

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Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickbuttonsandotherobjectsonthescreen,
dictatetextintodocuments,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmouse
canbedonewithonlyyourvoice.

ToopenSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton.Then,typeSpeechRecognitionintothesearchfield.Inthelist
ofresults,clickSpeechRecognition.

•ForWindows8.1:ClicktheSearchicononthetop-rightcorneroftheStartscreenandthentypeSpeech
Recognitionintothedisplayedsearchbox.Ifyouareusingakeyboard,youcanjuststarttypingonthe
Startscreenandthenthesearchboxandsearchresultsaredisplayedautomatically.Inthelistofresults,
clickSpeechRecognition.

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureSpeechRecognition,seetheWindowsHelpand
Supportinformationsystem.

Customizabletextsize

Dependingonyourpreference,youcanchangeonlythetextsizeinsteadofchangingthesizeofeverything
onthedesktop.Tochangethetextsize,openControlPanelandclickAppearancesandPersonalization➙

Display.Then,gotoChangeonlythetextsizeandsetatextsizethatmeetsyourneeds.

Magnifier

YourcomputerisequippedwiththeMicrosoftMagnifiertohelpvisuallyimpairedpeopleusethecomputer
morecomfortably.Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargespartorallofyourscreensothatyoucanseethe
wordsandimagesbetter.MagnifierispartoftheEaseofAccessCenter.

ToopenMagnifier,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton,clickAllPrograms➙Accessories➙EaseofAccess,and
thenclickMagnifier.

•ForWindows8.1:ClicktheSearchicononthetop-rightcorneroftheStartscreenandthentypeMagnier
intothedisplayedsearchbox.Ifyouareusingakeyboard,youcanjuststarttypingontheStartscreenand
thenthesearchboxandsearchresultsaredisplayedautomatically.Inthelistofresults,clickMagnifier.

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureMagnifier,seetheWindowsHelpandSupport
informationsystem.

Zoom

Youcanusethezoomfeaturetoenlargeorreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.

•Fromthekeyboard:

–Zoomin:PresstheWindowslogokey+theplus-signkey(+)toenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,

maps,orotherobjects.

–Zoomout:PresstheWindowslogokey+theminus-sign(-)keytoreducethesizeoftext,pictures,

maps,orotherobjects.

Screenresolution

Youcanmakeyourdocumentseasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyourcomputer.Toadjust
thescreenresolution,rightclickanywhereonthedesktop,clickScreenresolution,andthenadjustthe
settingsasyouprefer.

Note:Settingtoolowofaresolutionmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.

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Foralternativesonincreasingthesizeoftextandotherobjects,seethefollowing:

•“Customizabletextsize”onpage50

•“Magnifier”onpage50

•“Zoom”onpage50

EaseofAccesskeyboardshortcuts

Keyboardshortcutsarecombinationsoftwoormorekeysthatyoucanusetoperformataskthatwould
typicallyrequireamouseorotherpointingdevices.Keyboardshortcutsprovideaneasieralternativeto
interactwithyourcomputerasyouworkwiththeWindowsoperatingsystemandmostapplications.

Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.

KeyboardshortcutFunction

Windowslogokey+U

RightShiftforeightseconds

ShiftfivetimesTurnStickyKeysonoroff

NumLockforfivesecondsTurnToggleKeysonoroff

LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock

LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnHighContrastonoroff

OpentheEaseofAccessCenter

TurnFilterKeysonoroff

TurnMouseKeysonoroff

Formoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthentypeanyofthefollowingkeywordsfor
searching:keyboardshortcuts,accesskeys,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.

Personalizedkeyboard

Thetactilebumpsonthekeyboardprovideareferencepointfromwhichyoucaneasilylocateallkeyson
thekeyboardwithoutvisualassistance.

Toadjustyourkeyboardsettings,openControlPanel,clickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter,
andthenclickMakethekeyboardeasiertouse.

TodisableorenabletheFnLockfunctionintheKeyboardPropertieswindow,ratherthanpressingthe
Fn+Esckeycombination,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheThinkPadF1-F12keystab.

3.Selecttheoptionofyourpreference:

•TodisabletheFnLockfunction,selectDefault.TheFnLockindicatorisoff(defaultmode).Toinitiate
thespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1-F12,
presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•ToenabletheFnLockfunction,selectLegacy.TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1-F12,
pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,press
theFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

Industry-standardconnectors

Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices,
ifneeded.

Formoreinformationonthelocationandfunctionofeachconnector,see“Locatingcomputercontrols,
connectors,andindicators”onpage1

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Smartlatches

ThesmartlatchesonsomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerlidandtheremovablebatteryenableyouto
openyourcomputerlidandremovetheremovablebatteryusingonlyonehandwithphysicalstrengthof
lessthan22.2N.

Documentationinaccessibleformats

Lenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats.Lenovoelectronicdocumentation,suchas
properlytaggedPDFfilesorHyperT extMarkupLanguage(HTML)files,isdevelopedtoensurethatvisually
impaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthedocumentationalso
includesadequatealternativetexttoexplaintheimagesothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandthe
imagewhentheyuseascreenreader.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretravelling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourcomputer.

•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it
isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:

•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe
airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictions
ontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.If
necessary,disablewirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget
caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Extrabattery,charged

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

•Externalstoragedevice

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountryto
whichyouaretravelling.

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

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Chapter5.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Usingpasswords”onpage53

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage57

•“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage58

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedrive”onpage60

•“Usingfirewalls”onpage61

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage61

Usingpasswords

Youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,
apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.
Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks
automaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,

pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto

Note:Toreturntotheicon

,pressF1again.

,typethemasterharddiskpassword

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Restartyourcomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetup
program.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:

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

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

thepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandPressEnter.

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

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectY estosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.

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

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyouhave
setasupervisorpassword,noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthecomputerwithoutthepassword.It
providesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad
Setupprogram.UnauthorizeduserscannotaccesstheThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat
computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

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

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

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–Securitymode
–Fingerprintreaderpriority

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.

•WhenLockUEFIBIOSSettingsoptionisenabled,allBIOSsettingscannotbechanged.Tochange
thesettings,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

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

1.Restartyourcomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetup
program.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype

thepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectY estosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.

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

Harddiskpasswords

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword
Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust

entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.

•Masterharddiskpassword
Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword

isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddisk

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driveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauser
passwordforeachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,but
theadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.

Settingaharddiskpassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Restartyourcomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetup
program.

2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Harddisk1Passwordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

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

•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

PasswordfieldandpressEnter.

b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredandpressEnter.

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:

a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserhard

diskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnter
NewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.

b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemaster

harddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.Typeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordinthe
EnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.

5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectY estosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer
andaccesstheoperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange
thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.

–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethe
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword
ischanged.

Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.

–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:

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1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;then
retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.

•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage56,typingyourpasswordtoget
accesstotheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.

Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords

•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha
computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe
harddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan
sevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.

•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser
andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk
drive.Y oumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethehard
diskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalstoragedrive.Refertothe
proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage53and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage55.Forsecurity,
alongerpasswordisrecommended.

•IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besure
toprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryption
software,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker
EnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7operatingsystemandProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsofthe
Windows8.1operatingsystem.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage58.

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletethedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation,
referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedrive”onpage60

TheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.

®

DriveEncryption,whichissupportedintheUltimateand

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UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows7andWindows8.1operating
systems.ItissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7andProfessionaland
EnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemand
datastoredonyourcomputer,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluser
andsystemfiles,includingtheswapandhibernationfiles.

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.

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

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelps
toprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofa
hardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordforthe
internalstoragedevice.

Usingthefingerprintreader

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveafingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourWindowspassword.Inthisway,youcanlogontoyourcomputersimplyandsecurely.To
enablefingerprintauthentication,enrollyourfingerprintsfirst.

Enrollingyourfingerprint

Toenrollyourfingerprints,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheLenovoFingerprintManagerprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheLenovoFingerprint
Managerprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.

3.Clicktheiconforthefingerthatyouwanttoenroll,andconstantlyswipeyourcorrespondingfinger
acrossthefingerprintreaderuntiltheenrollmentcompletes.Formoreinformation,see“Swipingyour
fingeroverthefingerprintreader”onpage59

4.ClickFinish.Yourfingerprintisenrolledsuccessfully.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonefingerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourfingers.

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Swipingyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader

Toswipeyourfingeroverthereader,dothefollowing:

1.Placethetopjointofyourfingeronthesensor.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourfingertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donot
liftyourfingerwhenyouareswipingit.

Maintainingthefingerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

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•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.

Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourfingeriswrinkled.

•Yourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.

•Yourfingeriswet.

•Afingerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaredry,applylotiontothem.

Formoreinformationonhowtousethefingerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemoftheLenovoFingerprint
Managerprogram.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedrive

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

Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromthestoragedrive:

•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.

•Deletethedata.

•Formatyourstoragedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringthestoragedrivebacktothefactorydefault
settings.

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

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

Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe
CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdriveor
hybriddrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportto
downloadthesetools.

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IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveoraDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveoraDiskEncryptionhybriddriveis
supportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinashort
timebyerasingthecryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbut
remainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.Thisfeatureisalsoavailablewith
theDriveEraseUtilityforResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.

Usingfirewalls

Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat
comeswiththeprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof
yourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration

Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfigurethecomputer:

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage63

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage65

•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage65

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson
howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedrive,
includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.

•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

2.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage65.

3.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

5.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.

6.RestoretheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.

7.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage65.

8.InstalltheWindows7fixmodules.Y oucanfindtheWindows7fixmodulesintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\
directory.Formoreinformation,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat:
http://support.microsoft.com/

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

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion
codes:

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CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

NO

TC

InstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:heprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedrive,
includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows8.1operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage65.

2.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

3.SelectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8.1operatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample
USBHDD.

4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

5.ConnectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8.1operatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer,
andrestartthecomputer.

6.InstalltheWindows8.1fixmodules.GototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat
http://support.microsoft.com/.Typethenumberofthefixmoduleinthesearchfield,thenclickSearch.

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

8.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage65.

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

WhenyouinstalltheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion
codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSC

DenmarkDKNorway

FinlandFI

FranceFR

GermanyGR

ItalyIT

JapanJP

NetherlandsNL

SpainSP

SwedenSV

TaiwanandHongKong

UnitedStatesUS

NO

TC

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Installingdevicedrivers

Devicedriveristheprogramthatoperatesaparticularhardwaredeviceofthecomputer.Ifadevicedoes
notperformwelloryouinstallanewdevice,youneedtoinstallorupdatethecorrespondingdevicedriver.
Forexample,ifyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,tousetheUSB3.0connector,youneedto
downloadandinstalltheUSB3.0driver.

Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,dothefollowing:

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

2.Selectyourproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.

3.Selectthedevicedriversyouthatyouneed,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

IfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanfindthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS
directoryonyourstoragedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice
drivers”onpage109.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectvarioussetupconfigurationsforyourcomputerthrough
configuringtheBIOS.

ToconfiguretheBIOSofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogram
starts.

Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocan
pressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe
password,youcannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.For
moreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage53.

2.Usethecursorkeystoselectatab;orusethecursorkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselectit.
Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.

Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:

•PresstheF6keytochangetoahighervalue.

•PresstheF5keytochangetoalowervalue.

Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

4.Tochangeotherconfigurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.

5.Whenyoucompletetheconfiguration,presstheF10keytosaveandexit.Youalsocanselectthe

RestarttabintheThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.

Note:Y oucanpresstheF9keytorestoretothedefaultsettings.

Mainmenu

WhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillfirstseetheMainmenuasfollows:

•UEFIBIOSVersion

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•UEFIBIOSDate(Year-Month-Day)

•EmbeddedControllerVersion

•MEFirmwareVersion

•MachineT ypeModel

•System-unitserialnumber

•Systemboardserialnumber

•AssetT ag

•CPUT ype

•CPUSpeed

•Installedmemory

•UUID

•MACaddress(InternalLAN)

•PreinstalledOSLicense

•UEFISecureBoot

Configmenu

Tochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selecttheConfigtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

Table3.Configmenuitems

Menuitem

Network

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

WakeOnLAN

EthernetLANOptionROM

•Disabled

•ACOnly

•ACandBattery

•DisabledLoadstheEthernetLAN

Enablethecomputerto
poweronwhentheEthernet
controllerreceivesamagic
packet(aspecialnetwork
message).

IfyouselectACOnly,Wake
onLANisenabledonly
whentheacpoweradapter
isattached.

IfyouselectACand
Battery,WakeonLANis
enabledwithanypower
sources.

Notes:

•Themagicpackettype
WakeonLANrequires
acpower.

•TheWakeonLAN
functiondoesnot
workwhenaharddisk
passwordisset.

OptionROMtoenable

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Table3.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

(forLegacyOnlyboot

•Enabled

modeorBothwithLegacy
first)

startupfromanintegrated
networkdevice.

UEFIIPv4NetworkStack

(forUEFIOnlybootmode
orBothwithUEFIfirst)

UEFIIPv6NetworkStack

(forUEFIOnlybootmode
orBothwithUEFIfirst)

UEFIPXEBootPriority

(forBothwithUEFIfirst

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•IPv6First

•IPv4First

EnableordisableInternet
ProtocolVersion4(IPv4)
networkstackfortheUEFI
environment.

EnableordisableInternet
ProtocolVersion6(IPv6)
networkstackforUEFI
environment.

Selectnetworkstack
priorityforUEFIPXEboot.

bootmode,andIPv6
andIPv4stacksareboth
enabled.)

USB

USBUEFIBIOSSupport

•Disabled

•Enabled

AlwaysOnUSB

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enablesordisablesboot
supportforUSBstorage
devices.

IfyouselectDisabled,
theexternalUSBdevices
cannotbechargedthrough
USBconnectors.

AlwaysOnUSBChargein
BatteryMode

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,the
AlwaysOnUSBconnector
enablesyoutochargesome
mobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphoneswhenthe
computerispoweredoffor
inhibernationmodeonthe
conditionthattheacpower
adapterisconnected.

USB3.0Mode

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Auto

SettheUSB3.0controller
modefortheportsshared
betweenUSB2.0andUSB

3.0controllers.

IfyouselectAuto,itenables
youtoconnectandroute
appropriateUSB3.0or
USB2.0connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,it
enablesUSB3.0mode
andallowsUSB3.0tobe
supportedintheoperating
system.

IfyouselectDisabled,it
disablesandhidestheUSB

3.0controller,andUSB3.0

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Table3.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

Keyboard/MouseFnandCtrlKeyswap

Display

BootDisplayDevice

TotalGraphicsMemory

•Disabled

•Enabled

•ThinkPadLCD

•Analog(VGA)

•DigitalonThinkPad

•DisplayonDock

•256MB

•512MB

connectorswillworkas
USB2.0connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,the
FnkeyworksastheCtrl
key,andtheCtrlkeyworks
astheFnkey.

Note:EvenwhenEnabled
isselected,youneedto
presstheFnkeytoresume
thecomputerfromsleep
modetonormaloperation.

Selectthedisplaydevice
thatistobeactivatedat
boottime.Thisselection
iseffectiveforboottime,
passwordprompt,and
ThinkPadSetup.

Allocatetotalmemory
whichIntelinternalgraphics
deviceshares.

Ifyouselect512MB,the
maximumusablememory
mightbereducedonthe
32-bitoperatingsystem.

Note:Thissub-menuis
onlysupportedinmodels
withanIntelCPU.

Power

IntelSpeedStep

®

technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

SelectthemodeofIntel
SpeedSteptechnologyat
runtime.

•Maximum
Performance:Always
highestspeed

•BatteryOptimized:
Alwayslowestspeed

•Disabled:Noruntime
support,lowestspeed

Note:Thissub-menuis
onlysupportedinmodels
withanIntelCPU.

CPUPowerManagement

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablethe
power-savingfeaturethat
stopsthemicroprocessor
clockautomaticallywhen
therearenocomputer
activities.Normally,itisnot
necessarytochangethe
setting.

IntelRapidStartTechnology

•Disabled

•Enabled

Tousethisfeature,aspecial
partitiononthesolid-state
driveisrequired.

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Table3.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

BeepandAlarm

CPU

DisableBuilt-inBattery
(Ifintegratedbatteryis
supported.)

PasswordBeep•Disabled

KeyboardBeep•Disabled

CoreMulti-Processing

Enterafter:

•Immediately

•1minute

•2minutes

•5minutes

Whenenabled,the
computerentersalower
powerstateafterthe
specifiedtimeinsleep
state.Andittakesonly
secondstoresumenormal
operation.

•10minutes

•15minutes

•30minutes

Note:Thissub-menuis
onlysupportedinmodels
withanIntelCPU.

•1hour

•2hours

•3hours

EnterTemporarydisablebattery

forservicingthesystem.
Afterselectingthisitem,the
systemwillbeautomatically
poweredoff,thenreadyto
beserviced.
Note:Thebatterywill
beautomaticallyenabled
whentheACadapteris
reconnected.

Enablethisoptiontohave

•Enabled

abeepsoundwhenthe
systemiswaitingfora
power-on,harddisk,or
supervisorpassword.
Differentbeepswillsound
whentheenteredpassword
matchesordoesnotmatch
theconfiguredpassword.

Enablethisoptionto

•Enabled

haveabeepsound
whenunmanageablekey
combinationarepressed.

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,
additionalexecution
coreunitswithina
microprocessorare
enabled.

IfyouselectDisabled,only
oneexecutioncoreunit
withinamicroprocessoris
enabled.

Note:Thissub-menumight
besupportedinmodels
withanIntelCPU.

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Table3.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

IntelHyper-Threading
Technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,
additionalmicroprocessor
threadsareenabled.
Thesethreadsappearas
additionalprocessorsbut
sharesomeresourceswith
theotherthreadswithina
microprocessor.

IfyouselectDisabled,
onlyonethreadwithin
eachexecutioncoreunitis
enabled.

Note:Thissub-menumight
besupportedinmodels
withanIntelCPU.

DateandTimemenu

Tochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Thendothefollowing:

1.UsethecursorkeystoselectSystemDateorSystemTime.

2.Typeadateortime.

Securitymenu

Tochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

Table4.Securitymenuitems

Menuitem

Password

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

SupervisorPassword

LockUEFIBIOSSettings

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Referto“Supervisor
password”onpage54

Enableordisablethe
functionthatprotects
itemsinThinkPadSetup
frombeingchangedbya
userwhodoesnothave
thesupervisorpassword.
Bydefault,thisissetto
Disabled.Ifyousetthe
supervisorpasswordand
enablethisfunction,no
onebutyoucanchange
itemsintheThinkPadSetup
program.

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Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

SetMinimumLength

•Disabled

•Passwordlengthoptions

PasswordatUnattended
boot

•Disabled

•Enabled

PasswordatRestart•Disabled

•Enabled

PasswordatBootDevice
List

•Disabled

•Enabled

Specifyaminimumlength
forthepower-onpassword
andharddiskpassword.
Bydefault,thisissetto
Disabled.Ifyousetthe
supervisorpasswordand
specifyaminimumlength
forpasswords,noonebut
youcanchangethelength.

Ifyouselectandenable

Passwordatunattended
boot,apasswordprompt

isdisplayedwhenthe
computeristurnedon,
fromeitherapower-off
stateorhibernationstate.
IfyouselectDisabled,
nopasswordpromptis
displayed;thecomputer
goesaheadandloads
theoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorized
access,settheuser
authenticationonthe
operatingsystem.

Ifyouselectandenable
Passwordatrestart,
apasswordpromptis
displayedwhenyourestart
thecomputer.Ifyouselect
Disabled,nopassword
promptisdisplayed;the
computergoesaheadand
loadstheoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorized
access,settheuser
authenticationonthe
operatingsystem.

Ifthesecuritypassword
isset,thisoptionisused
tospecifywhetherthe
Securitypasswordmustbe
enteredtodisplaytheF12
bootdevicelist.

PasswordCountExceeded
Error

SelectEnabledtoprompt
forthesecuritypassword.

SelectDisabledtoproceed
withoutanyuseraction
required.

•Disabled

•Enabled

SelectEnabledtoshow
thePOST0199errorand
promptfortheSecurity
password.

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Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

UEFIBIOSUpdateOption

MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

Power-OnPassword

SetMinimumLength

HardDiskXPassword•Disabled

FlashBIOSUpdatingby
End-Users

SecureRollBackPrevention

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•xcharacters
(4≤x≤12)

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

SelectDisabledtohide
thePOST0199errorand
proceedwithoutanyuser
actionrequired.

Referto“Power-on
password”onpage53

Specifyaminimumlength
forpower-onpassword
andharddiskpasswords.
Ifyousetthesupervisor
passwordandspecify
aminimumlengthfor
passwords,noonebutyou
canchangethelength.

Referto“Harddisk
passwords”onpage

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IfyouselectEnabled,
alluserscanupdatethe
UEFIBIOS.Ifyouselect
Disabled,onlytheperson
whoknowsthesupervisor
passwordcanupdatethe
UEFIBIOS.

IfyouselectDisabled,you
canflashtheolderversion
UEFIBIOS.

Somecomputerviruses
andwormscausememory
bufferstooverflowby
runningcodewhereonly
dataisallowed.Ifthe
DataExecutionPrevention
featurecanbeusedwith
youroperatingsystem,then
byselectingEnabledyou
canprotectyourcomputer
againstattacksbysuch
virusesandworms.Ifafter
choosingEnabledyoufind
thataprogramdoesnotrun
correctly,selectDisabled
andresetthesetting.

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Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Virtualization

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

IntelVirtualization
Technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled

•Enabled

AMD-V™Thechnology

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,a
VirtualMachineMonitor
(VMM)canutilizethe
additionalhardware
capabilitiesprovidedby
VirtualizationTechnology.

Note:Thissub-menuis
onlysupportedinmodels
withanIntelCPU.

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

Note:Thissub-menuis
onlysupportedinmodels
withanIntelCPU.

WhenyouselectEnabled,
aVMMcanutilizethe
additionalhardware
capabilitiesprovided
byAMDVirtualization
technology.

Note:Thissub-menuis
onlysupportedinmodels
withanAMDCPU.

I/OPortAccess

EthernetLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

WirelessLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

Bluetooth•Disabled

•Enabled

USBPort

•Disabled

•Enabled

MemoryCardSlot

•Disabled

•Enabled

IntegratedCamera

•Disabled

•Enabled

Microphone•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,you
canusetheEthernetLAN
device.

IfyouselectEnabled,
youcanusewirelessLAN
devices.

IfyouselectEnabled,you
canuseBluetoothdevices.

IfyouselectEnabled,you
canuseUSBconnectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,you
canusethememorycard
slots.

IfyouselectEnabled,you
canusetheintegrated
camera.

IfyouselectEnabled,you
canusethemicrophones
(internal,external,or
line-in).

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Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Anti-Theft

SecureBoot

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

ComputraceModule
Activation

SecureBoot

PlatformMode

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

ResettoSetupMode

RestoreFactorykeys•Y es

•Disabled

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•SetupMode

•UserMode

•CustomMode

•Y es

•No

•No

EnableordisabletheUEFI
BIOSinterfacetoactivate
thecomputracemodule.
Computraceisanoptional
monitoringservicefrom
AbsoluteSoftware.

Note:Ifyousetthe
Computracemodule
activationtoPermanently
Disabled,youwillbe
unabletoenablethis
settingagain.

Enableordisablethe
UEFISecureBootfeature.
SelectEnabletoprevent
unauthorizedoperating
systemsfromrunningat
boottime.SelectDisabled
toallowanyoperating
systemstorunatboottime.

Note:ToenableSecure
Boot,youneedtosetthe
startupsettingasUEFI
OnlyandsetCSMSupport
asNo.

Specifythesystem
operatingmode.

Specifythesystem
operatingmode.

Thisoptionisusedtoclear
thecurrentplatformkey
andputthesysteminto
SetupMode.Youcan
installyourownplatform
keyandcustomizethe
SecureBootsignature
databasesinSetupMode.
SecureBootmodewillbe
settoCustomMode.

Thisoptionisusedto
restoreallkeysand
certificatesinSecure
Bootdatabasestofactory
defaults.Anycustomized
SecureBootsettings
willbeerased,andthe
defaultplatformkeywillbe
re-establishedalongwith
theoriginalsignature
databasesincluding
certificatefortheWindows

8.1operatingsystem.

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Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

ClearAllSecureBootKeys

•Y es

•No

Thisoptionisusedtoclear
allkeysandcertificatesin
SecureBootdatabases.
Youcaninstallyourown
keysandcertificatesafter
selectingthisoption.

Startupmenu

Tochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Attention:

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

•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdrive
encryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.

Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,presstheF12key.

2.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.

Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevicesortheoperating
systemcannotbefound.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table5.Startupmenuitems

Menuitem

Boot

NetworkBoot

UEFI/LegacyBoot

SelectionComments

•Both

•UEFIOnly

•LegacyOnly

UEFI/LegacyBootPriority

•UEFIFirst

•LegacyFirst

CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)

•No

Selectthebootdevicewhenyou
pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthe
computer.

Selectthebootdevicewhenthe
computerwakesfromLAN.IfWake
OnLANisenabled,anetwork
administratorcanturnonallofthe
computersinaLANremotelybyuse
ofnetworkmanagementsoftware.

Selectsystembootcapability.

•Both:Selectpriorityofboot
optionsbetweenUEFIandLegacy.

•UEFIOnly:Thecomputerwillstart
fromtheUEFI-enabledoperating
system.

•LegacyOnly:Thecomputerwill
bootfromanyoperatingsystem
otherthantheUEFI-enabledone.

Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the
computercannotstartfromthe

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Table5.Startupmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SelectionComments

•Y es

bootabledevicesthatdonothavethe
UEFI-enabledoperatingsystem.

CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)
isrequiredforstartingthelegacy
operatingsystem.IfyouselectUEFI
Only,CSMSupportisselectable.
ForBothorLegacyOnlymode,CSM

Supportisnotselectable.

BootMode

OptionKeyDisplay

BootDeviceListF12Option

BootOrderLock

•Quick

•Diagnostics

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

ScreenduringthePOST:

•Quick:TheThinkPadLogoscreen
isdisplayed.

•Diagnostics:Testmessagesare
displayed.

Note:YoucanalsoenterDiagnostic
modebypressingEscduringPOST.

IfyouselectDisabled,thenthe
message“Tointerruptnormalstartup,
pressEnter”isnotdisplayedduring
thePOST.

IfyouselectEnabled,theF12key
isrecognizedandtheBootMenu
windowisdisplayed.

IfyouselectDisabled,yourcomputer
willbootusingthedefaultpriority.If
youselectEnabled,yourcomputer
willbootusingthepriorityyouhave
customized.

Restartmenu

ToexittheThinkPadSetupprogramandrestartthecomputer,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Thefollowingsubmenuitemsaredisplayed:

•ExitSavingChanges:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeettheWindows8.1certificationrequirements.Whenyou
changethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically,suchasCSMSupport,UEFI/Legacy
Boot,SecureBoot,andSecureRollBackPrevention.

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS

TheUEFIBIOSisthefirstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenthecomputeristurnedon.TheUEFIBIOS
initializesthehardwarecomponents,andloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.

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YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSbystartingyourcomputerfromaflashupdateopticaldiscoraflashupdate
programrunningintheWindowsenvironment.Whenyouinstallanewprogram,adevicedriver,orhardware,
youmightbeinformedtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS.

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

Usingsystemmanagement

Thistopicisprimarilyintendedforthenetworkadministrators.

Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreresourcestobettermeet
yourbusinessobjectives.

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

Oncethecomputerisconfiguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyusingthesoftwareandthe
manageabilityfeaturesthatarealreadyintegratedintotheclientcomputerandthenetwork.

DesktopManagementInterface

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

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

ThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesthecomputermoremanageablebyenablingthe
computertostartfromaserver.YourcomputersupportsthepersonalcomputerfunctionsthatPXErequires.

Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RIPLorRPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.

AssetIDEEPROM

TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthecomputerconfigurationandtheserialnumbersof
thekeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankfieldswhereyoucanrecordinformationabout
theendusersinyournetwork.

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Chapter7.Preventingproblems

AnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadnotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcan
avoidcommonproblems.Thechapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyoukeepyourcomputerrunning
smoothly.

•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage79

•“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage80

•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage81

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

•Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivefromtimetotime.Iftheharddiskdriveorhybrid
drivegetstoofull,theWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrors.

Tochecktheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivecapacity,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickStart➙Computer.
–ForWindows8.1:OpentheFileExplorer.

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivetoimprovedataseekand
readtimes.

•Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.

Note:Y oualsomightwanttolookforprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.

•CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.

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

•Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationabout
systemrestore,seeChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage105.

•UpdatedevicedriversandtheUEFIBIOSwhenneeded.

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

•Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Youmightwanttoreadthedevice
driverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.

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

•Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreinstalledcontentsontothemachine,
thefollowingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:

–Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinter,keyboard,andsoon.
–Makesurethatyourbatteryischargedandyourcomputerhastheacpowerconnected.
–AccessThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings.
–Restartthecomputerandstarttherecoveryoperation.
–Ifyourcomputerusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,donotremovethediscfromthedriveuntil

promptedtodoso.

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

•Ifrequired,youcanfindthecontactinformationabouttheCustomerSupportCenterforyourcountry
orregionathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.WhencallingtheCustomerSupportCenter,make
surethatyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serialnumber,andthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthe
computerisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfultohavetheerrorscreenonorthemessageswrittendown.

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent

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

Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherfileonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruption
andmightnotperformcorrectlyifcorruptionoccurs.

Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriver
foracomponentifyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorifyouaddedanewcomponent.
Thismighteliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseofaproblem.

GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite

YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:

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

2.Selecttheentryforyourcomputerandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadand
installnecessarysoftware.

GettingthelatestdriversusingSystemUpdate

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

TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonlyprerequisiteis
anactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeature
toenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspecifiedintervals.Youalsocanpredefine
scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates)
sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.

FormoreinformationabouthowtousetheSystemUpdateprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystem
oftheprogram.

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Takingcareofyourcomputer

Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse
commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheimportanttipsinthistopic,youwillgetthemostuseand
enjoymentoutofyourcomputer.

Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork

•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic
bags.

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

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

•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpurifiers,canproducenegativeions.Ifa
computerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegative
ions,itmightbecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemightbedischargedthroughyourhands
whenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevices
connectedtoit.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofadischargefrom
yourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.

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

•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.

•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.

•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.

Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignificantelectrostaticcharge.

Begentlewithyourcomputer

•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.

•Yourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees.
Donotopenthedisplaybeyond135degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.

•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter
plug.

Carryyourcomputerproperly

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect
cordsandcables.

•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby
thedisplay.

Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly

•Ifyourcomputercomeswithanopticaldrive,donottouchthesurfaceofadiscorthelensonthetray.

•WaituntilyouheartheCDorDVDclickintothecenterpivotofthedrivebeforeclosingthetray.

•Wheninstallingthestoragedriveoropticaldrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwithyourhardware,and
applypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.

•Afteryoureplacetheprimarystoragedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.

•Whenreplacingthestoragedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.

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•Storeyourexternalandremovablestoragedriveoropticaldrivesintheappropriatecontainersor
packagingwhentheyarenotbeingused.

•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

•Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin
sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyour
data.

Takingcarewhensettingpasswords

•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit,
andyoumighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboardorstoragedrive.

Takingcareofthefingerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthefingerprintreaderwithadirtyfinger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderwithadry,
soft,lint-freecloth:

•Thesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderiswet.

•Thefingerprintreaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.

Registeringyourcomputer

•RegisteryourThinkPadcomputerwithLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Formoreinformation,
see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage19.

Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer

•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.

•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer

Occasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:

1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent.Thedetergentmustnotcontainabrasivepowderor
strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline.Usefivepartswatertoonepartdetergent.

2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.

3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.

4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.

5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.

6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.

7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.

8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanyfibersfromthecloth.

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Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard

Tocleanthecomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.

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

3.Allowtodry.

4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush
orcoolairfromahairdryer.

Cleaningyourcomputerdisplay

Tocleanthecomputerdisplay,dothefollowing:

1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,softlint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay,it
mightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardortheTrackPointpointingstickwhenthecoverwas
pressedfromtheoutside.

2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.

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

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.

4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.

5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.

6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.

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