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RemovinganExpressCard,aashmediacard,orasmartcard

Attention:BeforeremovingastorageExpressCard,suchasaashmemoryExpressCard,asolidstate

ExpressCard,oramemorycardreaderExpressCard,fromanExpressCardslot,youmuststopthe
ExpressCard.Otherwise,dataontheExpressCardmightbecorruptedorlost.

Attention:DonotremoveanExpressCardwhilethecomputerisinsleep(standby)modeorhibernation
mode.Ifyoudo,thesystemwillnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

ForinformationaboutthelocationoftheExpressCardslot,ashmediacardreaderslot,andsmartcardslot,
see“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

ToremoveanExpressCard,aashmediacard,orasmartcard,dothefollowing:

ForWindows7:

1.ClicktheShowhiddeniconsinthetaskbar.

2.Right-clickSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

3.SelectcorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

4.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

5.Removethecardfromyourcomputerandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:

1.ClicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareiconinthetaskbar

2.SelectcorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardfromyourcomputerandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows
operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitonce,
theninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesyouinformationaboutaccessibilityandtravelingwithyourcomputer.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage85

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage88

Accessibilityandcomfort

Becauseyourcomputerenablesyoutoworkinsomanyplaces,itisimportantthatyouremainattentive
togoodposture,goodlightingandproperseating.Bykeepingtheseconsiderationsinmind,youcan
improveperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofcemaymeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Followingsome
simpleruleswillmakethingseasierandbringyouthemaximumbenetsofyourcomputer.Keepinginmind
suchbasicsasgoodlightingandproperseating,forexample,canhelpyouimproveyourperformance
andachievegreatercomfort.

Note:Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan
followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

GeneralPosture:Belowaresomegeneralrecommendationsforassumingahealthyworkingposture.It
isbesttoperiodicallymakeminormodicationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort
causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkwillalsohelp
topreventanyminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inch).Avoid
glareorreectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplayscreen

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cleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressFn+HomeorEnd
toadjustdisplaybrightness.

HeadPosition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

ArmandHandPosition:Ifavailable,utilizechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide
weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)
position.T ypewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

LegPosition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheoorandyourfeetatontheoororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

Itmaynotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputerwhileon
themoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsaspossible.
Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevelsofcomfort
andperformance.

Questionsaboutvision?

ThinkPadnotebook'svisualdisplayscreensaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandardsandtoprovideyou
withclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyontheeyes.Ofcourse,
anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneyefatigueorvisual
discomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.

Adjustingyourcomputertotyou

Becauseyourcomputerenablesyoutoworkinsomanyplaces,itisimportantthatyouremainattentive
togoodposture,goodlightingandproperseating.Refertothefollowingtipstoimproveperformance
andachievegreatercomfort:

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputerthemoreimportantitis
toobserveyourworkingposture.Following“generalrecommendationsformaintainingahealthyworking
posture”onpage85
yourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesandtakingshortfrequentworkbreaks
arethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Yourcomputerisalightandmobilesystem;remember
thatitcaneasilyberepositionedonyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodications
youmightwishtomake.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofcefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandutilizingwork
breaks.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpand
yourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.AccessthefollowingWebsitetoviewsomeoftheseoptions:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsand
externalproductsthatcanprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

ThinkPadfeaturesthatpromotecomfort:ThereareeasytouseThinkPadfeaturesthatcanhelpmake
yourcomputermorecomfortabletouse.

andpracticing“activesitting”arethebestwaystoavoiddiscomfortassociatedwith

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Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility
limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

Assistivetechnologiesenableuserstoaccessinformationinthemostappropriateway.Someofthese
technologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem,otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors,or
accessedthroughtheWorldWideWeb.

Assistivetechnologies

SomeaccessibilitytechnologiesareavailablethroughtheAccessibilityOptionsprogram.Depending
onyouroperatingsystem,thenumberofaccessibilityoptionsavailablevaries.Ingeneral,accessibility
optionsenhancethewayuserswithhearing,vision,ormobilitylimitationsnavigateandusetheircomputer.
Forexample,someusersmightnothavethenemotorskillsrequiredtouseamouseorselectkey
combinations.Otherusersmightrequirelargerfontsorhigh-contrastdisplaymodes.Insomecases,
magniersandbuilt-inspeechsynthesizersareavailable.Fordetailedinformationabouteachofthese
features,consulttheMicrosofthelpsystem.

TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,doasfollows:

ForWindows7andWindowsVista:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickEaseofAccess.

3.ClickEaseofAccessCenter.

ForWindowsXP:

1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.

2.ClickAccessibilityOptions.

ThishelpsystemsupportstheaccessibilityfeaturesprovidedbyyourWindowsoperatingsystem,screen
readersdesignedtooperateintheWindowsenvironment,andWindowskeyboardnavigation.Fora
completelistingofMicrosoftWindowsKeyboardGuide,goto:
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/Products/altkeyboard.aspx

Screenreadertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareapplicationinterfaces,helpsystems,anda
varietyofonlinedocuments.However,inthecasewhereascreenreadercannotreaddocuments,the
documentmustrstgothroughaconversionprocess.OnesolutionconvertsAdobePDFlesintoaformat
thatisreadbythescreen-readerprograms.ThissolutionisaWeb-basedserviceprovidedbyAdobe
SystemsIncorporated.Throughhttp://access.adobe.com,AdobePDFdocumentscanbeconvertedto
HTMLorplaintextinmanylanguages.OneconversionoptionsconvertsPDFdocumentsontheInternet.A
secondoptionenablesuserstosubmittheURLofanAdobePDFlethroughe-mailtoconvertittoHTMLor
ASCIItext.AdobePDFlesonalocalharddiskdrive,localCD-ROM,orlocalareanetwork(LAN)canalso
beconvertedbyattachingtheAdobePDFletoane-mailmessage.

FullScreenMagnierfunction

SomemodelssupporttheFullScreenMagnierfunction,whichenlargestheactivewindowandmakesit
easierforyoutousethecomputerdisplay.

ToenabletheFullScreenMagnierfunction,pressFn+Spacebar.Theactivewindowismagniedandthe
FullScreenMagniericonisdisplayedinthesystemtrayatbottomrightofyourscreen.Thenyoucan
changethezoomresolution.ClicktheFullScreenMagniericonandmakeyourchoice.

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TodisabletheFullScreenMagnierfunction,clicktheFullScreenMagniericonandselectExitorpress
Fn+Spacebar.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Whenyoutravelabroad,yourcomputercanhelpyoufeelmoreathomeandatease.Withyourowncomputer
anditsles,youcanbecondentaboutgatheringandofferinginformationtoclientsandcoworkers.

Attendingtosomeimportantdetailsthatcanhelpforeigntravelgosmoothly:

•“Traveltips”onpage88

•“Travelaccessories”onpage88

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmorecondentlyandefcientlywithyourcomputer.

1.Whileitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis
importanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

2.Considerbringinganairplaneorautomobileadapterforyourcomputer.

3.Becauseyoumightneedtouseyourcomputerinlessthanperfectlightingconditions,turnonthe
ThinkLightbypressingFn+PgUptoilluminatethekeyboard.

4.Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Note:IfyouusetheThinkLight,thebatterylifeisslightlyreduced.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,checkthetraveltips.

Attention:

•Forusingonboardcomputerorwireless(suchasInternet,Bluetooth,etc.)service,checktheservices
withtheairlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,youneedto
disableitbeforeboarding.T odisableit,refertotheinstructionsin“Enablingordisablingthewireless
feature”onpage72.

Followthetipsbelow.

1.Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnot
getcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

2.Remembertohibernateorturnoffyourcomputerwhentakingoff.

Travelaccessories

Hereisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeoutoftheofce:

TravelEssentials:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Standardphonecableandmodularjack(RJ-11)

•Extrabattery,charged

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•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryyoumightwanttoconsidertheseitems:

•Anacpoweradapterforthecountrythatyouaretravelingto

•Anadaptertoconnecttoaphonelineinthatcountry

Otheritemsyoumaywishtoconsider:

•ThinkPadac/dcComboAdapter

•Externalstoragedevice

•Phonelinesplitter,incaseyouneedtodialmanuallyoruseyourmodemwithoutdisconnectingthe
phoneline

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage91

•“Usingpasswords”onpage91

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage97

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage98

•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage99

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage107

•“Usingandunderstandingrewalls”onpage108

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage108

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity
features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta
password,apromptappearsonthescreeneachtimeyoupoweronthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat
theprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Makesurethatonlyauthorizedindividualsaccessyourcomputer.Establishingdifferentkindsofpasswords
requiresthatotherpossibleusersknowtheproperpasswordsinordertoaccessyourcomputeroryourdata.

Ifthisiconappears,enterthePower-onpasswordorSupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,entertheHarddiskpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,entertheSupervisorpassword.

Clickontheitemsbelowtondoutmoreaboutpasswordsandhowtousethemtoprotectyourcomputer.

•“Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode”onpage92

•“Power-onpassword”onpage92

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage97

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•“Supervisorpassword”onpage95

Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode

Ifyouhavesetpasswordsandyouputyourcomputerintosleep(standby)modebypressingFn+F4,the
procedureforresumingoperationisasfollows:

•Youarenotpromptedtotypethepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

•Ifanyharddiskorthesolidstatedrivehasaharddiskpassword,itisunlockedautomaticallywhen
youresumeoperation.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconappears,enterthePower-onpasswordorSupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,entertheHarddiskpassword..Ifyouwanttoenteramasterharddiskpassword,

dothefollowing:

1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:

2.Nowtypethemasterharddiskpassword.

Note:T oreturntothersticon,pressF1again.

Ifthisiconappears,entertheSupervisorpassword.

Note:YoucanpressBackspaceifyoupressawrongkeywhileyouaretypingyourpassword.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptappearsonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Settingapower-onpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectPower-onPassword.

8.Chooseyourpower-onpassword,andtypeitwithinthebracketsontheEnterNewPasswordeld.

Note:Youcansettheminimumlengthofapower-onpasswordintheThinkPadSetupmenu.For
details,referto“Securitymenu”onpage185.

9.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

10.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

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Note:Youmightwanttonoteyourpower-onpasswordinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetit,you

havetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword
canceled.

11.PressF10toexit.

Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword

Tochangethepower-onpassword,followthesteps1through9abovein“Settingapower-onpassword”on
page92,typingyourpasswordtogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetup.

Tochangethepassword,dothefollowing:

1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpassword.

2.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewpower-onpassword;thenretypethepasswordyoujust
enteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.

3.Followstep10andstep11abovein“Settingapower-onpassword”onpage92tochangeyour
power-onpassword.

Toremovethepassword,dothefollowing:

1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpassword.

2.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.

3.Followstep10andstep11abovein“Settingapower-onpassword”onpage92toremoveyour
power-onpassword.

Harddiskpasswords

Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddisk:

•Userharddiskpassword

•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstolesandapplicationsontheharddisk.

Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenables
theadministratortogetaccesstoanyharddriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterharddisk
password;andnooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserharddiskpasswordforeach
computerinthenetwork,andtellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanchangethe
userharddiskpasswordasdesired,buttheadministratorcanstillgetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk
password.

Settingaharddiskpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectHardDiskxPassword,wherexisthenumberoftheharddiskdriveforwhichyouwantto
setapassword.

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8.ASetupConrmationwindowopens.Y ouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserif
youwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.Ifyouareanadministratororsupervisor,youcanselect
User+Mastertosettwopasswords.(Theusercanchangetheuserpasswordlater.)

9.IfyouselectUser+Master,gotostep12.

10.IfyouselectUseronly,anew-passwordwindowopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

Passwordeld.

Notes:

•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordintheThinkPadSetupmenu.Fordetails,

referto“Securitymenu”onpage185

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•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha

computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe
harddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan
sevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.

11.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.Goto
step18tocompletetheprocedure.

12.IfyouselectUser+Master,amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetupauserharddisk
passwordrst.ClickContinue.

13.Anewharddiskuserpasswordwindowopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNewPassword
eld.

14.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

15.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.ClickContinue.

16.Anewmasterhard-diskpasswordwindowopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew
Passwordeld.

17.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

18.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

Attention:Youmightwanttonoteyourpasswordsandkeeptheminasafeplace.Otherwise,if
youforgettheuser-onlypassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyour
passwordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee
willbechargedforpartsandservice.

19.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin
ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage93above,typingyourpasswordtoget
accesstotheThinkPadSetupprogram.

TochangeorremovetheUseronlyharddiskpassword,doasfollows:

•Tochangetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then
typethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredto
verifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.Press
F10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordwillbechanged.

•Toremovetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.
ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,andpressEnter.A

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SetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserhard
diskpasswordwillberemoved.

TochangeorremovetheUser+Masterharddiskpassword,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.

IfyouchooseUserHDP,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tochangetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordorthecurrentmaster
harddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Thentypethenewuserharddiskpasswordin
theEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNew
Passwordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetup
Noticewindow.Boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillbechanged.

•Toremovetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrent
Passwordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,and
pressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Both
theuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

IfyouchooseMasterHDP,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tochangethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter
CurrentPasswordeld.ThentypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPassword
eld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.Press
Enter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.The
masterharddiskpasswordwillbechanged.

•Toremovethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter
CurrentPasswordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,
andpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.
Boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetup.Withoutit,noone
canchangethecongurationofthecomputer.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptappearswhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetup.
Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstocongurationdata.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstoacomputereveniftheuserof
thatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:

–Deletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword
–EnablingordisablingtheWakeonLAN
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalNetworkOptionROMfeature
–Changingdateandtime
–EnablingordisablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingfeature
–EnablingordisablingthePasswordatunattendedboot
–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords
–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip
–EnablingordisablingtheBootDeviceListF12Option
–EnablingordisablingtheBootOrderLock

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–EnablingordisablingtheFlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Usersfeature
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalNetworkdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalWirelessdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalBluetoothdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalWirelessWANdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheSecuritymode
–EnablingordisablingtheReaderpriority
–Erasingthengerprintdata

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookstomake
administrationeasier.

•ByenablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsinthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisorpassword,
youmakeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.

Settingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorwillbeabletoapplythisprocedure.

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectSupervisorPassword.

8.Awindowopensthatpromptsyoutoenteranewpassword.

9.ChooseyoursupervisorpasswordandtypeitintheEnterNewPasswordeld;thenpressEnter.

10.PressEntertomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

11.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

Attention:Youmightwanttonoteyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour
supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

12.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetup,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.

Changingorremovingthesupervisorpassword

Tochangeorremovethesupervisorpassword,followsteps1through8abovein“Settingasupervisor
password”onpage96

,typingyourpasswordtogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetup.

Tochangethepassword,dothefollowing:

1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

2.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepasswordyoujust
enteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.

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3.Followstep11andstep12abovein“Settingasupervisorpassword”onpage96tochangeyour
supervisorpassword.

Toremovethepassword,dothefollowing:

1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

2.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsinblank.

3.Followstep11andstep12abovein“Settingasupervisorpassword”onpage96toremoveyour
supervisorpassword.

Harddisksecurity

Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedsecuritysolutionforsolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive.Toprotect
passwordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithmsare
integratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebooks.

Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:

1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolidstatedriveorharddisk
drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage92and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage

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2.ToprovidereliablesecurityforUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwithaT rusted
PlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage98

Note:MicrosoftWindows7andWindowsVistasupportTPMmanagementfeature.

3.Ifa“DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolidstatedrive”onpage98isinstalledinyour
computer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuse
ofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker

®

DriveEncryptioninWindows7and

WindowsVista.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage97

4.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,makesuretodeletedatastoredonit.Referto
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage107.

.

.

Notes:Thefollowingdrive(s)canbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS:

•Theharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputer.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputerfrombeingsubjecttounauthorizedaccess,besuretousedriveencryption
software,suchasWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows7andWindowsVista.Itis
supportedinUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsofWindows7andWindowsVista.Itcanhelpyouprotectthe
operatingsystemanddatastoredinyourcomputerdata,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLocker
worksbyencryptingalluserandsystemles,includingtheswapandhibernationles.

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdenedasaV1.2TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity(inWindowsVista,
Security)➙BitLockerDriveEncryption.

FordetailsaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,gototheHelpandSupportforWindows7or
WindowsVista,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”on
Microsoftwebsite.

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DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolidstatedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolidstatedrive.Thisfeature
helpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDashordevicecontrollersbyuse
ofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,besuretosetaHarddisk
passwordsfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransfercondentialinformation
electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip,
acryptographicmicroprocessor.WiththesecuritychipandClientSecuritySolution,youcandothefollowing:

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

•Securecommunications

SettingtheSecurityChip

ThechoicesofferedintheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetupare
asfollows:

•SecurityChip:activates,inactivates,ordisablestheSecurityChip.

•SecurityReportingOptions:enablesordisableseachSecurityReportingOption.

•ClearSecurityChip:clearstheencryptionkey.

Notes:

1.BesurethattheSupervisorpasswordhasbeensetintheThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecan
changethesettingsfortheSecurityChip.

2.IfyouareusingClientSecuritySolution,handletheSecurityChipasfollows:

•DonotcleartheSecurityChip.Ifyoudo,thefunctionsassignedtothekeyswillbeerased.

•DonotdisabletheSecurityChip.Ifyoudo,ClientSecuritySolutionwillnotwork.

3.IftheSecurityChipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thecomputerwillnotstart.
Youwillhear4cyclesof4beepseach,oryouseeerrormessage0176or0192.

4.IftheSecurityChipisinactiveordisabled,ClearSecurityChipwillnotbedisplayed.

5.WhenyoucleartheSecuritychip,besuretoturnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagainafteryou
settheSecuritychiptoActive.Otherwise,thechoiceofClearSecurityChipisnotdisplayed.

TosetanitemintheSecurityChipsubmenu:

1.Printtheseinstructions.T osettheSecurityChip,youmustturnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurityChip,andpressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whentheitemyouwantishighlighted,press
Enter.

8.Settheitemsyouwanttoset.

9.PressF10toexit.

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10.ClickYesintheSetupConrmationwindow.

TosettheSecurityChip,youhavetoopentheClientSecuritySolution,andfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonyoursystem.To
congurethesecuritychip,youneedtodownloadthelatestversionofClientSecuritySolutionfromthe
LenovoWebsite.TodownloadClientSecuritySolution,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/support.Then
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingangerprintreader

Thissectionintroduceshowtouseangerprintreaderinyourcomputer.

UsingangerprintreaderinThinkPadX220andX220i

Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermayhaveanintegratedngerprintreader.By
enrollingyourngerprintandassociatingitwithapower-onpassword,aharddiskpassword,orboth
passwordsbeforehand,youcanstartthecomputer,logontothesystem,andentertheThinkPadSetupby
swipingyourngeroverthereader,withouttypingapassword.Thusngerprintauthenticationcanreplace
passwordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

Formoreadvancedsecurity,ClientSecuritySolutioncanbeinstalled.Thesoftwareiscompatiblewitha
varietyofuserauthenticationmechanisms,suchasthoseinvolvingngerprintauthentication.Thisngerprint
readercanworkwiththesoftware.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonit.

Enrollingyourngerprint

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.TostartLenovoFingerprintsoftware,referto“FingerprintSoftware”onpage36.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourngerprint.Fordetails,refertotheHelpforthe
program.

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LEDbehaviorofthengerprintreader

Table4.LEDbehaviorlist_ngerprintreader

IndicatorDescription

LEDblinksgreen.

LEDissolidgreen.

LEDblinksamber.

Thengerprintisbeingauthenticatedorhasbeen
authenticated.

Thengerprintreaderisreadytoswipe.

Thengerprintcouldnotbeauthenticated.

Swipingyourngeroverthereader

Toswipeyourngeroverthereader,doasfollows:

1.Placetheballofyournger—thatis,thecentralpartofthengerprint—onthesmallcircleabovethe
reader.Makesurethattheentiretopjointofthengerisonthereader.

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2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourngeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.

Loggingontothesystem

Afteryouenrollyourngerprint,logontothesystemasfollows:

1.SetaPower-onpasswordoraHarddisksecurity,orboth.

2.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

3.Whenprompted,swipeyourngeroverthereader.

4.Onrequest,typeyourpower-onpassword,yourharddiskpassword,orboth.Theenrolledngerprintis
nowassociatedwithyourpower-onpassword,yourharddiskpassword,orboth.

Thenexttimeyoustartthecomputer,youcanlogontothesystembyswipingyourngeroverthe
readeronce.

Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourngerprinttologontothesystem,youmayforgetyourpassword.Write
downyourpassword,andkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetitandforsomereasonyoucannotswipeyour
ngeracrossthereader—forexample,ifyouinjurethatnger—youcannotstartthecomputerorchangethe
password.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword,youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorized
serviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepasswordcanceled.Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,
Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk.Y oumusttakeyourcomputerto
aLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofof
purchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Settingthengerprintreader

Ifyouwanttochangethesettingsofthengerprintreader,followtheprocedurebelow.

ThengerprintsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetupoffersthefollowingchoices:

•PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesngerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem
isloaded.

•ReaderPriority:Denesthepriorityforngerprintreadersifanexternalngerprintreaderisattached.

•SecurityMode:Speciesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.

•PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablespasswordauthentication.

Note:ThisitemappearsifHighsecuritymodeisselected.

•ResetFingerprintData:Bychoosingthisitem,youeraseallofthengerprintdatastoredineitherthe
internalorexternalngerprintreader.

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Tosetaniteminthengerprintsubmenu:

1.Printtheseinstructions.Tocongurethengerprintreader,youmustturnyourcomputeroffand
thenonagain.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity,andpressEnter.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoFingerprint,andpressEnter.TheFingerprintsubmenuopens.

7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whenthatitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

8.Settheitemsyouwanttoset.

9.PressF10toexit.

10.IntheSetupConrmationwindow,selectYes.

Careforthengerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.

Ifyourngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmaynotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourngeriswrinkled.

•Yourngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourngerisverydry.

•Yourngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourngerprint.

•Yourngeriswet.

•Angerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthengers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentngerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.

UsingangerprintreaderinThinkPadX220T ableandX220iT ablet

Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermayhaveanintegratedngerprintreader.By
enrollingyourngerprintandassociatingitwithapower-onpassword,aharddiskpassword,orboth
passwordsbeforehand,youcanstartthecomputer,logontothesystem,andentertheThinkPadSetupby

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swipingyourngeroverthereader,withouttypingapassword.Thusngerprintauthenticationcanreplace
passwordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

Formoreadvancedsecurity,ClientSecuritySolutioncanbeinstalled.Thesoftwareiscompatiblewitha
varietyofuserauthenticationmechanisms,suchasthoseinvolvingngerprintauthentication.Thisngerprint
readercanworkwiththesoftware.

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonit.

Enrollingyourngerprint

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.TostartLenovoFingerprintsoftware,referto“FingerprintSoftware”onpage36.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourngerprint.Fordetails,refertotheHelpforthe
program.

LEDbehaviorofthengerprintreader

Table5.LEDbehaviorlist_ngerprintreader

IndicatorDescription

LEDblinksgreen.

LEDissolidgreen.

LEDblinksamber.

Swipingyourngeroverthereader

Toswipeyourngeroverthereaderinnotebookmode,doasfollows:

Thengerprintisbeingauthenticatedorhasbeen
authenticated.

Thengerprintreaderisreadytoswipe.

Thengerprintcouldnotbeauthenticated.

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1.Placetheballofyournger—thatis,thecentralpartofthengerprint—onthesmallcircleabovethe
reader.Makesurethattheentiretopjointofthengerisonthereader.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourngeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.

Toswipeyourngeroverthereaderintabletmode,doasfollows:

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1.Placetheballofyournger—thatis,thecentralpartofthengerprint—onthesmallcircleabovethe
reader.Makesurethattheentiretopjointofthengerisonthereader.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourngeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.

Loggingontothesystem

Afteryouenrollyourngerprint,logontothesystemasfollows:

1.SetaPower-onpasswordoraHarddisksecurity,orboth.

2.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

3.Whenprompted,swipeyourngeroverthereader.

4.Onrequest,typeyourpower-onpassword,yourharddiskpassword,orboth.Theenrolledngerprintis
nowassociatedwithyourpower-onpassword,yourharddiskpassword,orboth.

Thenexttimeyoustartthecomputer,youcanlogontothesystembyswipingyourngeroverthe
readeronce.

Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourngerprinttologontothesystem,youmayforgetyourpassword.Write
downyourpassword,andkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetitandforsomereasonyoucannotswipeyour
ngeracrossthereader—forexample,ifyouinjurethatnger—youcannotstartthecomputerorchange
thepassword.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword,youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorized
serviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepasswordcanceled.

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Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecoverdatafromthehard
disk.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe
harddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Settingthengerprintreader

Ifyouwanttochangethesettingsofthengerprintreader,followtheprocedurebelow.

ThengerprintsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetupoffersthefollowingchoices:

•PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesngerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem
isloaded.

•ReaderPriority:Denesthepriorityforngerprintreadersifanexternalngerprintreaderisattached.

•SecurityMode:Speciesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.

•PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablespasswordauthentication.

Note:ThisitemappearsifHighsecuritymodeisselected.

•ResetFingerprintData:Bychoosingthisitem,youeraseallofthengerprintdatastoredineitherthe
internalorexternalngerprintreader.

Tosetaniteminthengerprintsubmenu:

1.Printtheseinstructions.Tocongurethengerprintreader,youmustturnyourcomputeroffand
thenonagain.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity,andpressEnter.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoFingerprint,andpressEnter.TheFingerprintsubmenuopens.

7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whenthatitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

8.Settheitemsyouwanttoset.

9.PressF10toexit.

10.IntheSetupConrmationwindow,selectYes.

Careforthengerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.

Ifyourngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmaynotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourngeriswrinkled.

•Yourngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

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•Yourngerisverydry.

•Yourngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourngerprint.

•Yourngeriswet.

•Angerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthengers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentngerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive

Ascomputersspreadintoeverycorneroflife,theyprocessmoreandmoreinformation.Thedataonyour
computer,someofwhichissensitive,isstoredonastoragedevice,eitheraharddiskdriveorsolidstate
drive.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,makesuretodeletedatastoredonit.

Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperating
systemsandapplicationsoftware,mayevenviolateLicenseAgreements.Y ouareadvisedtocheckthe
termsandconditionsofthoseAgreements.

Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:

•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenchoosetheEmptyrecyclebincommand.

•UsetheDeletecommand.

•Formatyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•Usingtherecoveryprogram,providedbyLenovo,bringtheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedriveback
tofactory-shipstate.

Theseoperations,however,onlychangetheleallocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In
otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The
dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof
specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmayreadandmisusethecritical
dataonharddiskdrivesorsolidstatedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.

Topreventleakageofdata,itbecomesveryimportantthatyoutakeresponsibilityfordeletingallthedata
fromtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrivewhenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcan
destroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddiskdrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansof
strongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butwerecommendthatyoumakeuseofthe
software(payware)orservice(payservice)specicallydevelopedforthepurpose.

Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,LenovoprovidessuchsoftwareasPCDoctorforDOSandthe
SecureDataDisposaltool.Softwareprovidestheinterfaceforfullerasureofthecontentsofaharddisk.T o
downloadeitherapplication,gototheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Note:Runningtheapplicationwilltakeacoupleofhours.

IfEncryptionsolidstatedriveorDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveissupportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,
youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonadeviceinaveryshorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.
Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedisk;however,itcannotbe

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decryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisenabledbytheThinkPadSetupMenuExtensionUtilityandis
availableasamenuitemintheThinkPadSetup.

Usingandunderstandingrewalls

Ifyoursystemispreintalledwitharewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertotheon-linehelpthatcomeswith
theprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage109

•“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage111

•“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage112

•“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage113

•“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage114

•“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage115

Notes:

1.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperating
system.

2.Theproductontherecoverymediamaybeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer

•Reinstalltheproduct

•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew
harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:

•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.23orlater(forWindowsXPandWindowsVista),4.3or
later(forWindows7)

•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater

Notes:T ousethisprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.

2.Typecmdintheeld.ThenclickOK.

3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.

•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater

•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia
areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.

Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.Y ourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis
importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.

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Creatingrecoverymedia

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem.

Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB
storagedevices.OntheWindowsVistaandWindowsXPoperatingsystems,youcancreaterecoverymedia
usingonlydiscs,sothisoperationisalsocalled“creatingProductRecoverydiscs.”

•TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageT ools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•TocreateProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙
ThinkVantage➙CreateProductRecoveryMedia.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•TocreateProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

ThinkVantage➙CreateRecoveryMedia.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.

•OntheWindows7operatingsystemandtheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,youcanuserecovery
mediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Y oucanuserecoverymediatoputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthe
lescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystemortheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,
dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB
storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers
forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage114

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.

•OntheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,youcanuseProductRecoverydiscstorestoreyourcomputerto
thefactorydefaultsettings,performacustomfactoryrecovery,orperformotherrescueandrecovery
operationssuchasrescuingindividualles.Y ouwillbegiventheoptiontoentertheRescueandRecovery
workspaceandchoosefromavarietyofrecoveryoperations.

Attention:WhenyouuseProductRecoverydiscstorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,
allthelescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.
Duringtherestoreprocess,youwillbegiventheoptiontosaveoneormorelescurrentlyonthehard
diskdrivetoothermediabeforethedataisdeleted.

.

TouseProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

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1.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

2.Insertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.

3.SelecttheopticaldrivewiththebootdiscasthestartupdeviceandpressEnter.Afterashortdelay,
theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.

4.OntheRescueandRecoverymenu,clickRestoreyoursystem.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.InserttheappropriateProductRecoverydiscwhenprompted.

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe
operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe
RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.

Performingabackupoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.

•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsVistaoperating
systemortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery➙Back
upyourharddrive,andselectbackupoperationoptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

Performingarecoveryoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.

•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:

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1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsVistaoperating
systemortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage112.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:

•RescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackupTheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
enablesyoutolocatelesonyourharddiskdriveandtransferthemtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordable
media,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionisavailableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourlesorif
changesweremadetothelessinceyourlastbackupoperation.Y oucanalsorescueindividuallesfrom
aRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocalharddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackupIfyouhavebackedupyourhard
diskdriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescue
andRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettingsTheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
enablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyou
havemultiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdrive,youhavetheoptiontorestorethefactorydefaultsettings
totheC:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact.BecausetheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettings
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Attention:IfyourestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuporrestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings,alllesontheprimaryharddiskdrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbe
deletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantles.Ifyouareunabletostartthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuelesfeatureoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceto
copylesfromyourharddiskdrivetoothermedia.

TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethecomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.

3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue
andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

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Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”on

page115.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuelesandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.

•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage114.

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemediumondifferentoperatingsystems.

•TocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreate
arescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

•TocreatearescuemediumontheWindowsVistaoperatingsystemortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,
dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙CreateRecovery
Media.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

2.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreate
arescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

3.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

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•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastherstbootdevice.Then,insert
therescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.

3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter.
Therescuemediumstarts.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingthesecondaryinternalharddiskdrive,setthesecondary
internalharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequencetostarttherescuemedium.
See“Startupmenu”onpage186.

Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor
eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete
therecoveryprocess.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedapplicationsanddevice
drivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplications

Toreinstallselectedapplicationprograms,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.UseWindowsExplorerorComputer(inWindowsXP ,MyComputer)todisplaythedirectorystructureof
yourharddisk.

3.OpentheC:\SWTOOLSfolder.

4.OpentheAPPSfolder.Initareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledapplications.

5.Openthesubfolderfortheapplicationyouarereinstalling.

6.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers
Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentcongurationofyourcomputer.

Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.UseWindowsExplorerorComputer(inWindowsXP ,MyComputer)todisplaythedirectorystructureof
yourharddiskdrive.

3.OpentheC:\SWTOOLSfolder.

4.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.WithintheDRIVERSfolderareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevarious
devicesinstalledinyourcomputer(forexample,AUDIOandVIDEO).

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5.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.

6.Reinstallthedevicedriverusingoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextle(alewiththeextension.txt).Thetextlecontains
informationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.

-OR-

•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsaleofsetupinformation(alewiththeextension.inf),you
canusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver.
Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram,
whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselect
thedevicedriverlefromthedevicesubfolder.

-OR-

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforthelefortheapplication(alewiththeextension.exe).
Double-clickthele,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedrivers,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.
ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage204.

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Usingarescuemedium”on
page113.

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Usingrecoverymedia”onpage110.

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom
arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,a
disc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice
sequence.Y oumustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequenceintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“Startupmenu”onpage186
abouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.Formoreinformationaboutthe
SetupUtilityprogram,see“ThinkPadSetup”onpage183.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

fordetailedinformation

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Youcanincreasethecapacityofthememoryortheharddiskdrivebyreplacingtheoriginal,built-in
devicewithanoptionalone.Or,ifyouneedto,youcanreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardbyfollowing
theproceduresinthissection.

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage117

•“Replacingthebattery”onpage118

•“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage127

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage120

•“Replacingmemory”onpage145

•“InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive”onpage143

•“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage133

•“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage139

•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage148

•“Replacingthesolidstatedrive”onpage130

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.
Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoption
orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou
toinstallit.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe
edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthe
parttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwo
seconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityinthepackageandyourbody.

•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackagingandinstallthepart
withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackagingonasmooth,
levelsurfaceandplacethepartonit.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

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Replacingthebattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ThissystemmaynotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.Thesesystemswill
continuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

Toreplacethebatterywithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites,andselectyourmodelfromthe
listbelowfortheinstruction.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

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

Toreplacethebattery,followtheproceduresbelow.

Replacingthebatteryinstalledinthebatteryspaceofyourcomputer

1.Turnoffthecomputer,orenterhibernationmode.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables
fromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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3.Unlockthebatterylatchbyslidingittotheunlockposition.

4.Removethebattery.

5.Slidethebatteryintothecomputer.

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6.Slidethebatterylatchtothelockedposition.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.

Replacingthekeyboard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Youcanusethefollowingprocedurestoreplacethekeyboardwithanewone,availableasanoption.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

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

Toreplacethekeyboard,doasfollows.

Removingthekeyboard

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

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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

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4.Loosenthetwoscrewsonthememoryslotcover,thenremovethecover.

5.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.

6.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows1inthedrawingtounlatchthefrontsideofthe
keyboard.Thekeyboardwillopenupslightly2.

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

Installingthekeyboard

1.Attachtheconnector.

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2.Insertthekeyboard.Makesurethattherearedgesofthekeyboardareundertheframeasshownby
thearrows.

3.Pressgentlyontheareasmarkedinthedrawing,andslidethekeyboardtowardyou.Makesurethatthe
edgesofthekeyboardmarkedinthedrawing,areundertheframe.

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4.Putthememoryslotcoverbackinplace,closethecover,andthentightenthescrews.

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

6.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

Replacingthepalmrest

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

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

Replacementinstructions

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

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.Formoreinformation,refertoReplacingthebattery.

4.Removethekeyboard.Formoreinformationabouthowtoremovethekeyboard,refertoReplacingthe
keyboard.

5.Removethescrewsthatsecurethepalmrest.

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6.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.Liftuptheleftandrighttopedgesofthepalmrestto
removeit.

7.Detachtheip-lockZIFconnector1,thenremovethepalmrestcable2.

8.Liftupandremovethepalmrest.

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9.Releasethepalmrestfromthecomputer.Nowthepalmresthasbeenremoved.

Installingthepalmrest

1.Attachthepalmrest,makingsurethelatchesnearthetopleftandrightedgesofthepalmrestaresecure.

2.Pushthefrontsideofthepalmrestuntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Attachtheip-lockZIFconnector1,thenpushthepalmrestcable2.

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4.Reinstallthescrewsforthepalmrest.

5.Reinstallthekeyboard.Formoreinformationabouthowtoremovethekeyboard,refertoReplacingthe
keyboard.

6.Reinstallthebattery.Formoreinformation,refertoReplacingthebattery.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

Replacingtheharddiskdrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YoucanreplacetheharddiskdrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentative.Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,readthefollowingprerequisites.

Note:Replacetheharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthe
harddiskdrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Attention:Whenyouarehandlingaharddiskdrive:

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•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnthe
computeroff.

Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.

Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,doasfollows:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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

4.Removethescrewthatsecurestheslotcover1.Thenipoutthecover2andpulluptoremoveit3.

5.Removetheharddiskdrivebypullingoutthetab.

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6.Detachthesiderubberrailsfromtheharddiskdrive.

7.Attachthesiderubberrailstoanewharddiskdrive.

8.Inserttheharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebay,thenpressitrmlyintoplace.

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9.Inserttheslotcover1.Then,slideinthecover2andreinstallthescrew3.

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

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.

Replacingthesolidstatedrive

YoucanreplacethesolidstatedrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentative.Toreplacethesolidstatedrive,readthefollowingprerequisitesandselectyour
modelfromthelistbelowforinstructions.

Note:Replacethesolidstatedriveonlyifyouneedtohaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthesolid
statedrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Attention:Whenyouarehandlingasolidstatedrive:

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

Beforeremovingthesolidstatedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnthe
computeroff.

Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.

Replacementinstructions

Toreplacethesolidstatedrive,doasfollows:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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

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4.Removethescrewthatsecuresthesolidstatedrive1.Thenipoutthecover2andpullupto
removeit3.

5.Removethesolidstatedrivebypullingoutthetab.

6.Detachthesidespacerrailsfromtheharddiskdrive.

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7.Attachthesidespacerrailstoanewharddiskdrive.

8.Insertthesolidstatedriveintotheharddiskdrivebay,thenpressitrmlyintoplace.

9.Reinstallthecoverofthebay1,thenreinstallthescrew2.

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

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.

.

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InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LAN/WiMAXconnection

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YourcomputerhasaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessLAN/WiMAX.ToreplacethePCI
ExpressMiniCardwithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

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

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

YourcomputerhasaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessLAN/WiMAX.Toreplacethe
PCIExpressMiniCardwithanewone,followtheprocedurebelow.

ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardwithtwoconnectors

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

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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

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

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

6.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.

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7.Removethecard.

8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocketcontactofthe
computer.

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9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideoftheconnectors1,and
securethecardwiththescrew2.

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

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

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

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

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardwiththreeconnectors

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

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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

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

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

6.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.

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7.Removethecard.

8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocketcontactofthe
computer.

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9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideoftheconnectors1,and
securethecardwiththescrew2.

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

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

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

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

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN
connection

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

SomeThinkPadmodelshaveaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessWAN.Toreplacethe
PCIExpressMiniCardwithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites.

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Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.

DANGER

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

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

IfaWirelessWANisavailableinyourcomputer,toreplacethePCIExpressMiniCard,doasfollows.

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

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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

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

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

Note:Dependingonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer,thecardmayhaveonlyoneconnector.

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6.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.

7.Removethecard.

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8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket.

Notes:

•YoucanalsoreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardforWirelessWANwithanmSA TAsolidstatedrive.

•ToinstallanewmSATAsolidstatedrive,referto“InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstate

drive”onpage143.

9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideofeachconnector.Secure
thecardwiththescrew.

Note:Dependingonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer,thecardmayhaveonlyoneconnector.

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10.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.

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

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

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

InstallingandreplacingthemSA TAsolidstatedrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

SomeThinkPadmodelshaveanmSATAsolidstatedrive.Y oucanreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewitha
newonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentative.Toreplacethe
mSATAsolidstatedrive,readthefollowingprerequisites.

Notes:

•YoucanalsoreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewithaWirelessPCIExpressMiniCardforWirelessWAN.

•ReplacethemSATAsolidstatedriveonlyifyouneedtohaveitrepaired.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

WhenreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Attention:WhenyouarehandlinganmSATAsolidstatedrive:

•DonotdropthemSATAsolidstatedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.PutthemSATAsolidstatedrive
onamaterial,suchassoftcloththatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•DonotapplypressuretothecoverofthemSATAsolidstatedrive.

ThemSATAsolidstatedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossof
data.

BeforeremovingthemSATAsolidstatedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthen
turnthecomputeroff.

NeverremovethemSATAsolidstatedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orin
hibernationmode.

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IfanmSA TAsolidstatedriveisavailableinyourcomputer,toreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrive,do
asfollows.

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

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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

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

5.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.

6.Removethecard.

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7.AlignthecontactedgeofanewmSATAsolidstatedrivewiththecorrespondingsocket.

Notes:

•YoucanalsoreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewithaWirelessPCIExpressMiniCardforWireless
WAN.

•ToinstallanewPCIExpressMiniCard,referto“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessWANconnection”onpage139

.

8.Pivotthecarddownward1untilyoucansnapitintoplace.Securethecardwiththescrew2.

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

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

11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.

Replacingmemory

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

Whenreplacingthememory,besuretofollowtheprecautions:

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

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

ToreplacetheSO-DIMM,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.Referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage118fordetailsabouthowtoreplacing
thebattery.

4.Loosenthescrewsonthememoryslotcover1,thenremovethecover2.

IfthetwoSO-DIMMsarealreadyinthememoryslots,removeanSO-DIMMtomakeroomforthe
newonebypressingoutonthelatchesonbothedgesofthesocketatthesametime
tosaveitforfutureuse2.

5.FindthenotchonthecontactedgesideoftheSO-DIMMyouareinstalling.

Attention:ToavoiddamagingtheSO-DIMM,donottouchitscontactedge.

1.Besure

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

Note:Ifyouinstallamemorymoduleinonlyoneofthetwomemoryslots,installitinthelowerslot.

7.PivottheSO-DIMMdownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

8.MakesurethattheSO-DIMMisrmlyxedintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

9.Putthememoryslotcoverbackinplace1,closethecover,andtightenthescrews2.

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

TomakesurethattheSO-DIMMisinstalledcorrectly,doasfollows:

1.Turnthecomputeron.

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

ReplacingtheSIMcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

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

IfyoundtheSIMcardsincludedintheshippingcontents,adummycardisinstalledintheSIMcard
slot.Thenproceedtothefollowinginstructions.

Ifyoundthedummycardintheshippingcontents,theSIMcardisalreadyinstalledintheSIMcard
slot,andnofurtherinstallationisneeded.

Note:TheSIMcardisidentiedbytheICchipmountedononesideofthecard.

ToreplacetheSIMcard,doasfollows.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

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

4.FindtheSIMcardslotinsidetheopenbatterycompartment.Removethecard.

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5.InserttheSIMcardrmlyintotheslot.

Note:MakesurethatyouinserttheSIMcardallthewayintotheslot.

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

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain,andreconnectthecables.

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Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thissectionprovidesinformationoninstallingdevicesandtakingadvantageofyourcomputer's
high-technologyfeatures.

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage151

•“ThinkPadX220UltraBase”onpage151

•“ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries
3”onpage161

FindingThinkPadoptions

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

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

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

ThinkPadX220UltraBase

YourThinkPadX220,X220i,X220Tablet,andX220iTabletsupporttheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

AfteryouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadX220UltraBase,youcanuseitsconnectorsinplaceof
thecomputer's.

WhenthecomputerisattachedtotheThinkPadX220UltraBase,neverpickuptheassemblybytakinghold
ofthecomputeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

FormoredetailsabouttheThinkPadX220UltraBase,refertothefollowing:

•ThinkPadX220Ultrabasetopview

•ThinkPadX220Ultrabasebottomview

•“AttachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase”onpage153

•“DetachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase”onpage155

•Securityfeature

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ThinkPadX220Ultrabasetopview

1ThedockingconnectorisusedforattachingtheThinkPadcomputertotheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

2ThepowerjackiswhereyouconnecttheACadapter.

3TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadX220UltraBasetoaLAN.

4TheDisplayPortconnectorisforconnectingaDisplayPort-compatibledisplaydevice.

5TheMonitorconnectorisforattachinganexternalmonitororaprojectortoyourcomputer.

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

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

8TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorisforconnectingthedevicesthatconformtotheUSB

interface.

9Thesecuritykeyholeisforlockingthedock.

10Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.

11Thebayisforopticaldiskdriveorsecondharddiskdrive.

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ThinkPadX220Ultrabasebottomview

1Bypressingtheejectrequestbutton,youcantelltheoperatingsystemtogetreadyforundocking.

2Thedockingindicatorisredwhenyourcomputerisdocked.Itblinkswhentheejectrequestbutton

ispressed.

3TheejectleverdetachesyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

4Theholesareforthesystemspeakers.

AttachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase

Attention:DisconnecttheACpowerfromyourcomputerbeforeyouattachtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

TheACadapterconnectorwillbedamagedifitremainsconnectedtothecomputerduringtheattachment

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

Indoingahot-orwarm-attach,observethefollowing:

•Forhot-attaching:ThedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseshouldturnonafterafew
seconds.

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

ToattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadX220Ultrabase,dothefollowing:

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1.MakesurethatthesystemlockkeyoftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisintheunlocked(vertical)position.

2.AlignthefrontofthecomputerwiththefrontoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase.

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3.MakesurethattheguidesoftheThinkPadX220UltraBasealignwiththeholesofthecomputer1.Then
putthecomputerinplace2.Thedockingindicatorlights.

4.WhenthecomputerisalreadydockedtotheThinkPadX220UltraBase,youcanstartthecomputer.

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

DetachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase

Attention:DonotdetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhilethedockingindicatorof

theThinkPadX220UltraBaseisblinkingoron.Waituntilthedockingindicatorturnsoff.Detachingwhilethe
indicatorisblinkingoroncausesthesystemtobeep,andthecomputermayhalt.

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

Toperformahot-detach,followthestepsbelow:

ForWindows7andWindowsVista:

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1.ClickStart,andthenpresstherightarrowbutton.

2.SelectUndock.

3.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisoff.

ForWindowsXP:

1.SelecttheUndockComputerintheStartmenu.

2.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisoff.

Note:DetachingtheUltraBasesuddenlywhilethecomputerisoperatingwithoutperformingtheprocedure
abovemaycausethesystemtomalfunctionorhang.

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

Ifyouarehot-orwarm-detachingthecomputer,makesurethat

•thedevicesconnectedtoUSB,Serial,andParallelconnectorsarenotinuse.

•theconnectiontoaModemorEthernetporthasended.

•thebatteryisfullycharged.

TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadX220Ultrabase,dothefollowing:

1.MakesurethatthesystemlockkeyoftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisintheunlocked(vertical)position.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay.

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

4.ReleasetheejectleverontheleftsideoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase1untilthecomputerliftsup;
thenremovethecomputer2.

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Securityfeature

ThelockoftheThinkPadX220UltraBasehastwopositions.

1Unlockposition:

IftheUltraBaselockisinthisposition,yourcomputerisnotsecured.

1Baselockposition:

IftheUltraBaselockisinthisposition,theThinkPadX220UltraBaseislocked,andthecomputercannotbe
removedfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.TheSerialUltrabaySlimdeviceisalsolockedandcannotbe
removedfromtheUltraBase.

Note:Keepthesecuritykeyinasafeplace.Donotlosethiskey;otherwise,youwillbeunabletodetach
thecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase

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IfyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyholeoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase,theThinkPadX220
UltraBasecannotbetakenoutofthelockedposition,andyoucansecureyourcomputerandtheThinkPad
X220UltraBase.

Note:Y ouneedtopurchasethemechanicallockcommercially.Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,
andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

ThinkPadBattery19+

YourThinkPadX220,X220i,X220Tablet,andX220iTabletsupporttheThinkPadBattery19+.

WithThinkPadBattery19+,youcanextendtheoperatingtimeofyournotebookcomputer.

WhenthecomputerisattachedtotheThinkPadBattery19+,neverpickuptheassemblybytakingholdof
thecomputeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

ThinkPadBattery19+topview

1ThedockingconnectorisusedforattachingtheThinkPadcomputertotheThinkPadBattery19+.

ThinkPadBattery19+bottomview

1ThepowerjackiswhereyouconnecttheACadapter.

2Bypressingtheindicatorbutton,thestatusindicatorshowstheThinkPadBattery19+chargestatus.

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3ThestatusindicatoristoshowtheThinkPadBattery19+chargestatus.

4TheejectleveristoreleasetheThinkPadBattery19+fromthedockingconnectorinthecomputer.

5Thebatterylatchpreventstheejectleverfrombeingreleased.

AttachingaThinkPadBattery19+

Attention:DisconnecttheACpowerfromyourcomputerbeforeyouattachtheThinkPadBattery19+.The

ACadapterconnectorwillbedamagedifitremainsconnectedtothecomputerduringtheattachment.

ToattachaThinkPadBattery19+,dothefollowing:

1.AlignthefrontofthecomputerwiththefrontoftheThinkPadBattery19+.

2.MakesurethattheguidesoftheThinkPadBattery19+alignwiththeholesofthecomputer1.Then
putthecomputerinplace2.

DetachingaThinkPadBattery19+

TodetachaThinkPadBattery19+,dothefollowing:

1.Unlockthebatterylatchbyslidingittotheunlockposition.

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2.Releasetheejectlever2andpulluptheThinkPadBattery19+.

ChargingaThinkPadBattery19+

TheThinkPadBattery19+canbechargedseparately.

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TheThinkPadBattery19+canalsobechargedwithacomputer.

WhentheThinkPadBattery19+ischargedwithacomputer,boththemainbatteryandThinkPadBattery
19+canbechargedsimultaneously.

ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,and
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

Note:OnlyThinkPadX220andX220isupportThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDock

Series3,andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.

AfteryouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,or
theThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,youcanuseitsconnectorsinplaceofthecomputer's.

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

FormoredetailsabouttheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orthe
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,refertothefollowing:

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•“Frontview”onpage162

•“Rearview”onpage165

•“AttachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orThinkPadMiniDock
PlusSeries3”onpage168

•“DetachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,andThinkPadMiniDock
PlusSeries3”onpage170

•“Securityfeature”onpage172

•“Usingthesystemlockkey”onpage174

Frontview

ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3

1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.

2TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3whenpressed.

3Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattach

theThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.

4Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

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ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3

1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.

2Thekeylockindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthesystemlock

keyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3islocked;youcannot
attachorremoveyourcomputer.

3Thedockingindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3whenpressed.

5Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattachthe

ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3.

6Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

7Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.

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ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.

2Thekeylockindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthesystem

lockkeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3islocked;you
cannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.

3Thedockingindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3whenpressed.

5Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattach

theThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.

6Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

7Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.

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

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

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Rearview

ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3

1Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.

2TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3toanEthernetLAN.

Theindicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.

Notes:

•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.

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

IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,usethe
EthernetconnectorontheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.

3TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.

4Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.

Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3anduseanexternalmonitor
connector,usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,nottheoneonthe
computer.

5Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe

computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.

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ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3

1Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.

2TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.

3ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat
supportsDVIviadockingonly.

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

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

6TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3toanEthernetLAN.The

indicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.

Notes:

•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.

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

IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,usethe
EthernetconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.

7TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.

8Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.

Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3anduseanexternalmonitorconnector,
usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.

9Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe

computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3.

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ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

1TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.

2ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat
supportsDVIviadockingonly.

3TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.

4ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat
supportsDVIviadockingonly.

5TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3toanEthernetLAN.

Theindicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.

Notes:

•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.

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

IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,usethe
EthernetconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.

6TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.

7Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.

8TheeSATAisforconnectinganeSATAdevice.

9Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.

Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3anduseanexternalmonitor
connector,usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,nottheoneonthe
computer.

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10Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe

computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.

AttachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDock
Series3,orThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

ToattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,aThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ora
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,dothefollowing:

ThefollowingdrawingsarefortheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
TheprocedureisthesamefortheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.

Notes:

•BeforeyouattachthecomputertoaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,aThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,or
aThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,disconnectanacpoweradapterfromthecomputer.

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

•BeforeyouattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,oraThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries

3),makesurethatthesystemlockkeyisinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)position.

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

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2.PressthebuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries31.Pull
theslidingadjusterinthedirectionshownbythearrow2.

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

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

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

Notes:

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

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

•Ifineitherofthetwoprecedingsituationsthebatteryofyourcomputerisdetached,orhasnobattery
charge,yourcomputershutsdown.

ConnectinganexternaldisplaytotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

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

DetachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDock
Series3,andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,andtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,
dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethat:

•ThedevicesconnectedtoUSBconnectorsarenotinuse.

•TheconnectiontoanEthernetporthasbeenended.

•ThedevicesconnectedtoaneSATAportarenotinuse(ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3).

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2.MakesurethatthesystemlockkeyoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDock
PlusSeries3isinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)position.

3.Presstheejectbutton1untilthecomputermovesup;then,graspbothsides,andremovethe
computer2.

TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,dothefollowing:

Notes:

•Ifyourcomputerisoperating,makesurethatithasnishedoperationsinvolvingdevicesthatare
connectedtotheUSBconnector.AlsomakesurethatanyEthernetconnectionisstopped.

•Makesurethatthebatterypackisfullycharged.

1.MakesurethatallejectabledevicesconnectedtotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3arestopped.

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2.Presstheejectbutton1untilthecomputermovesup;then,graspbothsides,andremovethe
computer2.

Securityfeature

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

IfyouusetheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,andattachamechanicallock,theejectbuttonisalso
locked,sothatthecomputercannotbedetachedfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.

IfyouusetheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,andattachamechanical
lock,theejectbuttonisnotlocked.T olocktheejectbutton,usethesystemlockkey.

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

AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3asfollows:

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AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3asfollows:

AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3asfollows:

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Usingthesystemlockkey

Thesystemlockkeyhastwopositions,unlockedandlocked.

Whenthekeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3ortheThinkPad
MiniDockPlusSeries3islocked,andyoucannotremoveyourcomputer.Thekeylockindicatorlights
whentheejectbuttonislocked.

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Chapter8.Advancedconguration

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

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage175

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage180

•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage183

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage199

Installinganewoperatingsystem

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

•TheSupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOL S\DRIVERSdirectory.

•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

Notes:

•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddisk,including
backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.

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

Beforeyoubegin

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid
losinglesduringtheinstallation.

•Printthesectionsyouwillbeusing.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:

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

Notes:IfyourcomputerisaWindowsVistaSP2orWindows7model,

–32-bitversionsofWindowsdonotsupportUEFIBIOSfeatures.Only64-bitversionsofWindowscan

takeadvantageofthefeaturesenabledby64-bitUEFIBIOS.

–IfyouwanttostartWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)using64-bitversionofMicrosoftWindows

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

Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:

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Countryorregion:Code

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

InstallingWindows7

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ToinstallWindows7anditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.

2.SelectStartupmenu.

3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows732–bitoperatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows764–bitoperatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows764–bitoperatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

5.PressF10.

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

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

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

InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindows7

InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:

•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar

•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection

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

InstallingtheWindows7UpdateModulePackage

TheWindows7UpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\.

.

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

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Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit

fromtheMicrosofttoppage.

Toinstallaxmodule,runtheEXEleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

InstallingWindowsVista

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Note:YourcomputersupportsWindowsVistawiththeServicePack2.BeforeyouinstallWindowsVista
ServicePack2,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack1rst.

ToinstallWindowsVistaanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:

1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.

2.SelectStartupmenu.

3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista32–bitoperatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista64–bitoperatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista64–bitoperatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

5.PressF10.

6.InserttheDVDforWindowsVistaintegratedwithServicePack1intotheDVDdrive,andrestartthe
computer.

7.CompletetheinstallationofWindowsVistaServicePack1byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.

8.InstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2.YoucaninstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2usingthe
WindowsVistaServicePack2InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenteror
MicrosoftWindowsupdateWebsite.

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

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

.

InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindowsVista

InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:

•RegistryPatchenablingDeviceInitiatedPowerManagementonSATA

•RegistryPatchenablingUSBS3PowerManagement

•RegistrypatchtochangeIDLEIRPtimingbyFingerprintreader

•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar

•RegistrypatchtoimproveUSBdevicedetectiononresumefromsleep

•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection

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

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InstallingtheWindowsVistaUpdateModulePackage

TheWindowsVistaUpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\.

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

Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit
fromtheMicrosofttoppage.

Toinstallaxmodule,runthe.exeleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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

InstallingWindowsXP

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Note:OnlyThinkPadX220andThinkPadX220isupportWindowsXP .

Note:YourcomputersupportsWindowsXPwithServicePack3.BeforeyouinstalltheWindowsXPService

Pack3,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsXPServicePack2rst.

YoumustinstallIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverbeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem.Toinstallit,you
mayneedtoattachadiskettedrivetoyourcomputer.Ifyouhaveadiskettedrive,followtheprocedurebelow.

Beforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem,installIntelRapidStorageT echnologyDriverasfollows:
Note:BesuretoinstallIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverbeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem.

Otherwiseyourcomputerwillnotrespond;itwillonlydisplayabluescreen.

1.Attachadiskettedrivetoyourcomputer.

2.CopyIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverfromC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\IMSMtoadiskette.

3.TomakesurethatSATAAHCIisenabled,starttheThinkPadSetup.

4.SelectCong.

5.SelectSerialA T A(SATA).

6.SelectAHCI.

7.Changethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.SelectStartupmenu.

8.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.

9.SelectBothorLegacyOnly.

10.PressF10.

11.InserttheCDforWindowsXPintegratedwithServicePack2intotheCDorDVDdrive,andrestartthe
computer.

12.Toinstallathird-partySCSIdriverrst,pressF6.

13.Whenprompted,selectSforSpecifyAdditionalDevice.

14.Whenprompted,insertthediskettethatyoucreatedinstep2,andpressEnter.

15.Scrollthelistofdrivers.IftheSAT AsettingofyoucomputerissettoAHCI,selectIntel
ExpressChipsetSA T AAHCIController.

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

17.CompletetheinstallationofWindowsXPServicePack2byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.

18.InstallWindowsXPServicePack3.YoucaninstalltheWindowsXPServicePack3usingtheWindows
XPServicePack3InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenterorMicrosoft
WindowsupdateWebsite.

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

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

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

Ifyoudonothaveadiskettedrive,youcaninstallIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverbythefollowing
alternativeprocedure:

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

1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.

2.SelectCong.

3.SelectSerialA T A(SATA).

4.SelectCompatibility.

5.Changethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.SelectStartupmenu.

6.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.

7.SelectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

8.PressF10.

9.InserttheinstallationCDforWindowsXPintegratedwithServicePack2intotheCDorDVDdrive,and
restartthecomputer.

10.CompletetheinstallationofWindowsXPServicePack2byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.

11.InstallWindowsXPServicePack3.YoucaninstalltheWindowsXPServicePack3usingtheWindows
XPServicePack3InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenterorMicrosoft
WindowsupdateWebsite.

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

13.Turnthecomputeroffandthenonagain.

14.StarttheThinkPadSetup.

15.SelectCong.

16.SelectSerialA T A(SATA).

17.SelectAHCI.

18.StartWindowsXP.TheWelcometotheFoundNewHardwareWizardappears.

19.SelectNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.

20.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.

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

22.ClickFinish.

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23.WhentheSystemSettingsChangewindowappears,clickYes.Thecomputerrestarts.

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

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

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

Installingdevicedrivers

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

Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1MediaCardReader

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

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

Toinstallthedriver,doasfollows:

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

2.TypeStandardInstall.batattheDOSprompt.TheWelcometotheDeviceDriverInstallationWizardfor
theRICOHMediaDriveropens.

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

InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0

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

ForWindows7andWindowsVista

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

2.SelecttheUSB3.0driverfor32-bitor64-bitandextractittoyourlocalharddisk.

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

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

ForWindowsXP

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

2.SelecttheUSB3.0driverfor32-bitandextractittoyourlocalharddisk.

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

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

InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7

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

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

Note:Beforeyouinstallthisle,makesurethatthecorrectvideodriverhasbeeninstalled.

ForWindows7

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.

2.ClickDisplayattheleft.

3.ClickChangedisplaysettings.

4.ClickAdvancedSettings.

5.ClicktheMonitortab.

6.ClickProperties.

7.ClicktheDrivertab.

8.ClickUpdateDriver.

9.SelectBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.

10.ClickHaveDisk.

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

12.ClickOK.

13.Conrmthecorrectdisplaytype,thenclickNext.

14.Windowshasnishedinstalling.ClickClose.

15.ClickCloseforDisplayProperties.

16.ClickOKintheMonitortab.

17.ClickOKandclosetheDisplaySettingswindow.

ForWindowsVista

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.

2.ClickDisplaySettings.TheDisplaySettingswindowopens.

3.ClickAdvancedSettings.

4.ClicktheMonitortab.

5.ClickProperties.(ForWindowsVista,alsoclickContinue.)

6.ClicktheDrivertab.

7.ClickUpdateDriver.

8.SelectBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.

9.ClickHaveDisk.

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

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11.ClickOK.

12.Conrmthecorrectdisplaytype,thenclickNext.

13.Windowshasnishedinstalling.ClickClose.

14.ClickCloseforDisplayProperties.

15.ClickOKintheMonitortab.

16.ClickOKandclosetheDisplaySettingswindow.

ForWindowsXP

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectPropertiesfromthepop-upmenu.

2.SelecttheSettingstab.

3.ClicktheAdvancedtab.

4.SelecttheMonitortab.

5.SelectPlugandPlayMonitorfromthemonitortypelist.

6.ClickProperties.

7.SelecttheDrivertabandclickUpdateDriver.TheHardwareUpdateWizardstarts.

8.SelectNo,notthistimeforWindowsUpdateconnection,andthenclickNext.

9.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced).

10.ClickNext.

11.SelectDon'tsearch,Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall.

12.ClickNext.

13.ClickHaveDisk.

14.ClickBrowse.

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

16.ClickOK.

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

18.ClickFinishandthenClose.

19.ClicktheColorManagementtab.

20.ClickAdd.

21.SelectTPFLX.ICMorTPLCD.ICMandclickAdd.

22.ClickOKandclosetheDisplayPropertieswindow.

InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7

Beforeyoubegin

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

ToinstallIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7,dothefollowing:

1.RestoreC:\SWTOOL Sfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.

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

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