Wistron TP00065A Users Manual

ThinkPadHelixUserGuide

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Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage109

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport
Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

FirstEdition(November2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2014.

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

Contents

Readthisfirst.............iii

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Tabletlayout................1

Frontviewandsideview..........1

Rearview................3

Accessories.................4

Features..................5

Specifications................6

Operatingenvironment............7

Lenovoprograms..............7

Chapter2.Usingyourtablet......9

Initialsetupinstructions............9

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........10

Powermanagement............11

Chargingthebattery..........12

Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges..13

Checkingthebatterystatus........13

UsingtheT abletDigitizerPen.........14

UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouch

keyboardandhandwritingpanel........14

Changingthestartupbehaviortoopeneitherthe

desktoportheStartscreen..........15

Downloadinggamesandapplications.....15

Usingthefingerprintreader..........15

UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover...18

Usingthecameras.............20

Usingthemicro-SD-cardreader........20

Usingasmartcard.............22

UsingHDMIdevices............24

Usingsynchronizationsolutions........25

UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver........25

Turningoffthetablet............25

Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksand

devices................27

InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard...27
Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.29

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork........29

Connectingtoamobilenetwork........30

SharingyourInternetconnection.......31

UsingBluetoothdevices...........31

UsingtheNFCconnection..........32

Chapter4.Youandyourtablet....37

Comfortandaccessibility..........37

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....37

Accessibilityinformation.........37

Gettingupdates..............40

Travelingwithyourtablet...........40

Traveltips...............40

Travelaccessories...........40

Careandmaintenance...........41

Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions..43

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard......43

OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabook

Keyboard...............43

UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabook

Keyboard...............44

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.....48

OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro

Keyboard...............48

UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro

Keyboard...............50

ThinkPadTabletDock............59

OverviewofThinkPadTabletDock.....59

UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock......61

Chapter6.Security..........63

Usingpasswords..............63

Typingpasswords...........63

Passwordsandsleepmode........63

Power-onpassword...........63

Supervisorpassword..........64

Harddiskpasswords..........65

Harddisksecurity...........67

Usingthesecuritychip...........68

Usingfirewalls...............68

Protectingdataagainstviruses........69

Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration..71

Installingdevicedrivers...........71

ThinkPadTabletSetup...........71

Mainmenu..............72

Configmenu..............73

Securitymenu.............77

Startupmenu.............82

Restartmenu.............83

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....84

Usingsystemmanagement..........84

Systemmanagement..........84

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Chapter8.Troubleshooting

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

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

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

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...87

Errormessages..............87

Chapter9.Recoveryinformation...89

Refreshingyourtablet............89

Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefault

settings.................89

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions......90

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1

failstostart................90

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......90

Chapter10.Gettingsupport.....93

Locatingimportantproductinformation.....93

Lenovotechnicalsupport..........94

Lenovouserforums.............95

FindingThinkPadoptions..........95

Purchasingadditionalservices........95

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............97

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........97

LocatingtheUltraConnect™wireless

antennas...............98

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....99

Exportclassificationnotice..........99

Electronicemissionnotices..........99

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........99

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............99

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...100

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...100

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....101

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....101

Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................101

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................101

Eurasiancompliancemark..........101

Brazilregulatorynotice...........101

Mexicoregulatorynotice...........101

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

information.............103

ImportantWEEEinformation.........103

RecyclinginformationforChina........103

RecyclinginformationforJapan........103

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........104

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....105

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................105

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................105

ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectrical

andElectronicEquipment(WEEE).......106

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....107

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........107

ChinaRoHS................107

TurkishRoHS...............107

UkraineRoHS...............108

IndiaRoHS................108

AppendixD.Notices.........109

Trademarks................110

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Readthisfirst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofthetablet.Failureto
dosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethetablettofail.

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation

Toavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad
calledthetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.

Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPadHelixUserGuide(thispublication).Y oucan
accesstheThinkPadHelixUserGuidebyusingoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManualsandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•OpenWindows

Foradditionaltipstohelpyouoperatethetabletsafely,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/safety

®

HelpandSupport.ThentapLenovoUserGuide.

Handleyourtabletwithcare:

Donotdrop,bend,puncture,insertforeignobjects,orplaceheavyobjectsonyourtablet.Sensitive
componentsinsidemightbecomedamaged.

Yourtabletscreenismadeofglass.Theglassmightbreakifthetabletisdroppedonahardsurface,is
thesubjectofahighimpact,oriscrushedbyaheavyobject.Iftheglasschipsorcracks,donottouch
thebrokenglassorattempttoremoveitfromthetablet.Stopusingthetabletimmediatelyandcontact
Lenovo

®

technicalsupportforrepair,replacement,ordisposalinformation.

®

Helix(hereafter

Donotdisassembleormodifyyourtablet:

Yourtabletisasealedunit.Therearenoend-userserviceablepartsinside.Allinternalrepairsmustbedone
byaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityoraLenovo-authorizedtechnician.Attemptingtoopenormodifyyour
tabletwillvoidthewarranty.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand
shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,ora
disassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.T oavoidpossible
injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren

•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.

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Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign
materialsonthebatteryleads.

Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom
temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe
chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulations.

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe
donebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal
lawsandregulations.

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Ifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontains
asmallamountofharmfulsubstance.

Donotheattomorethan100°C(212°F).

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

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

Preventyourtabletandadapterfromgettingwet:

Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwaterorother
liquids.

Usesupportedchargingmethodsonly:

Youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstorechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtabletsafely:

Attention:UseonlyLenovo-approvedacpoweradapters.Unauthorizedacpoweradapterscouldseverely
damagethetablet.

•acpoweradaptershippedwithyourtablet

•ThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboardandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththekeyboard,ifavailable

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•ThinkPadT abletDockandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedock

Note:TheThinkPadT abletDockisanoptionaldevicethatLenovodesignedspecificallyforyourtablet.
TopurchasetheoptionfromLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

Chargingdevicesmightbecomewarmduringnormaluse.Ensurethatyouhaveadequateventilationaround
thechargingdevice.Unplugthechargingdeviceifanyofthefollowingoccurs:

•Thechargingdevicehasbeenexposedtorain,liquid,orexcessivemoisture.

•Thechargingdeviceshowssignsofphysicaldamage.

•Y ouwanttocleanthechargingdevice.

Lenovoisnotresponsiblefortheperformanceorsafetyofproductsnotmanufacturedorapprovedby
Lenovo.

Preventhearingdamage:

Yourtablethasacomboaudioconnectorthatyoucanuseforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)or
earphones.

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

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousif
theoutputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecificationsofEN50332-2.
TheheadphoneoutputconnectorofyourtabletcomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecification
limitsthetablet'smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainsthearing
loss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7limits)fora
widebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-2canbe
dangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

Ifyourtabletcamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationofthe
headphonesorearphonesandthetabletalreadycomplieswiththespecificationsofEN50332-1.Ifdifferent
headphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5Limitation
Values).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousduetoexcessive
soundpressurelevels.

Takecarewhenusingyourtabletinamotorvehicleoronabicycle:

Alwaysprioritizeyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.Followthelaw.Locallawsandregulationsmight
governhowyoucanusemobileelectronicdevices,suchasyourtablet,whileyoudriveamotorvehicle
orrideabicycle.

Disposeaccordingtolocallawsandregulations:

Whenyourtabletreachestheendofitsusefullife,donotcrush,incinerate,immerseinwater,ordisposeof
yourtabletinanymannercontrarytolocallawsandregulations.Someinternalpartscontainsubstances
thatcanexplode,leak,orhaveanadverseenvironmentalaffectifdisposedofincorrectly.

SeeAppendixB“WEEEandrecyclinginformation”onpage103

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foradditionalinformation.

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Keepyourtabletandaccessoriesawayfromsmallchildren:

Yourtabletcontainssmallpartsthatcanbeachokinghazardtosmallchildren.Additionally,theglassscreen
canbreakorcrackifdroppedonorthrownagainstahardsurface.

Protectyourdataandsoftware:

Donotdeleteunknownfilesorchangethenameoffilesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;
otherwise,yourtabletsoftwaremightfailtowork.

Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourtabletvulnerabletoviruses,hackers,spyware,
andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourtablet,software,ordata.Itisyourresponsibilityto
ensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformoffirewalls,antivirussoftware,andanti-spyware
softwareandkeepthissoftwareuptodate.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and
microwaveovenawayfromyourtabletbecausethestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliances
candamagethescreenandthedataonthetablet.

Beawareofheatgeneratedbyyourtablet:

Whenyourtabletisturnedonorthebatteryischarging,somepartsmightbecomehot.Thetemperature
thattheyreachdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.Extended
contactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Avoidkeeping
yourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthetabletforany
extendedtime.

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice

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

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

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofthetablet,includingthelocationsofconnectorsandcontrols,tablet
features,accessories,specifications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledLenovoprograms.

Tabletlayout

Thistopicintroducesthetablethardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedtostart
usingthetablet.

Frontviewandsideview

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

1Microphones

3Front-facingcamera

5NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)6WindowsStartscreencontrol

7Screen-rotation-lockbutton

9Audioconnector10Volume-controlbuttons

11Micro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)12Micro-SD-cardslot

13USB3.0connector

15Keyboardconnector16Dockconnector

17Powerconnector18Emergency-resthole

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2Camera-statusindicator

4Ambientlightsensor

8Powerbutton

14MicroHDMI™connector

1

1Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhentheyareusedwithanapplicationcapableof
handlingaudio.

2Camera-in-useindicator

Whenyoustarteitherthefrontfacingcameraortherear-facingcamera,thecamera-in-useindicatorturns
onautomatically.

3Front-facingcamera

Yourtablethasa2-megapixelfront-facingcamera.Youcanusethecameratotakepictures,createvideos,
ormakevideocallsincollaborationwithWebapplications.Whenthecameraisstarted,thecamera-in-use
indicatorturnson.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage20.

4Ambientlightsensor

Theambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomatically
adjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbytheambientlightsensor.

5NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)

Ifyoufindanearfieldcommunication(NFC)touchpointontherightsideofthedisplay,itindicatesthat
yourtabletsupportstheNFCfeature.FormoreinformationabouttheNFCfeature,see“UsingtheNFC
connection”onpage32.

6WindowsStartscreencontrol

TaptheWindowsStartscreencontroltogototheStartscreen.

7Screen-rotation-lockbutton

Pressthebuttontoenableordisablethescreenauto-rotationfunction.

8Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

Toturnoffthetablet,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentapSettings➙
Power➙Shutdown.

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsor
more.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthetablet
orputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,changeyourpowerplansettings.T oaccess
powerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,tapthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

2.TapMorepoweroptions.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatthepowerbuttondoes.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangethesettingsaccordingtoyourpreference.

9Audioconnector

Connectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Youalsocanconnectaheadset
torecordaudioormakecalls.

Note:Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

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10Volume-controlbuttons

Pressthevolume-uporvolume-downbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.

11Micro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)

OpentheprotectivecovertoaccessthemicroSubscriberIdentificationModule(SIM)cardslot.Inserta
microSIMcardtoestablishawirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)connection.Forinstructionsonhowto
installamicroSIMcard,see“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard”onpage27.

12Micro-SD-cardslot

Opentheprotectivecovertoaccessthemicrosecuredigital(SD)cardreader.InsertamicroSDcardinto
themicro-SD-cardslotfordataaccessorstorage.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemicro-SD-card
reader”onpage20.

13USB3.0connector

TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinter,USBmouse,
USBkeyboard,USBmemorykey,oradigitalcamera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

14MicroHDMI

TM

connector

YourtablethasamicroHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector,whichisadigitalaudioand
videointerfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahigh-definition
television(HDTV).Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage24.

15Keyboardconnector

UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardoraThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro
Keyboard.Formoreinformation,see“ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard”onpage43and“ThinkPadHelix
UltrabookProKeyboard”onpage48.

16Dockconnector

UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadTabletDock.TheThinkPadTabletDockisavailableasanoption
fromLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Formoreinformation,see“ThinkPadTabletDock”
onpage59.

17Powerconnector

Usethisconnectorwiththesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargethetabletwhen
thebatterypowerislow.

Formoreinformation,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage12.

18Emergency-resethole

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removetheacpower
adapterandinsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.

Rearview

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

1Rear-facingcamera

3System-statusindicator4Speakers

5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

1Rear-facingcamera

2Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)

Yourtablethasan5-megapixelrear-facingcamera.Youcanusethecameratotakepicturesandcreate
videos.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage20.

2Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)

Yourtabletmighthaveasmartcardslot.Formoreinformation,see“Usingasmartcard”onpage22.

3System-statusindicator

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoonthebacksideofthetabletworksasasystem-statusindicator.

•Blinksthreetimes:Thetabletisconnectedtoapowersource.

•On:Thetabletisonandinuse.

•Off:Thetabletisoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

4Speakers

Theintegratedspeakersprovideaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.

5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprint
withapassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage15.

Accessories

Thefollowingaresomeexamplesofaccessoriesavailableforyourtablet.Youcanpurchasethese
accessoriesfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentialsorfromaLenovoreseller.

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1Powercordandacpoweradapter:Usethepowercordtogetherwiththeacpoweradaptertoprovide

acpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.

2ThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover(onsomemodels):TheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCoverattachesto

thetabletmagnetically.Usethecovertodothefollowing:

•Protectthetabletscreen.

•Wakeupthetabletorputthetabletintosleepmodeconveniently.

•Launchthecamera.

•Serveasastandforthetablet.

Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover”onpage18.

3TabletDigitizerPen(onsomemodels):SometabletsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPen.Usethe

TabletDigitizerPentoinputtextordrawgraphicsinanaturalmannerandperformotheroperationswithout
tappingthescreenwithyourfinger.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheT abletDigitizerPen”onpage14.

Formoreinformationaboutotheroptionsavailableforyourtablet,seeChapter5“ThinkPadHelixoptions”
onpage43.

Features

Processor

•Intel

®

Core™processor

Operatingsystem

•Microsoft

®

Windows8.1

Memory

•4GBor8GB

Internalstorage

•M.2solid-statedrive

Display

•Anti-reflective,GorillaGlass

•Size:294.5mm(11.6inches)

•Screenresolution:1920x1080pixels

•Automaticbrightnesscontrol(ambientlightsensor)

•In-planeswitchingtechnologyforfastresponsetime,wideviewingangle,andhigh-qualitycolor
reproduction

•Light-emittingdiode(LED)backlighttechnology

•Multi-touchtechnology

Integratedcameras

•Front-facingcamera,twomegapixels

•Rear-facingcamera,fivemegapixels,auto-focus

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Connectors

•Oneaudioconnector

•Onepowerconnector

•Onekeyboardconnector

•Onedockconnector

•OnemicroHDMIconnector

•OneUSB3.0connector

•OneAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectors(ontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard)

•OneMiniDisplayPortconnector(ontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard)

•OneUSB2.0connector(ontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard)

Cardslotorcardreader

•Onemicro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)

•Onemicro-SD-cardslot

•Onesmartcardslot(onsomemodels)

Wirelessfeatures

•Bluetooth4.0

•WirelessLAN

•WirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

•NFC(onsomemodels)

•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)satellitereceiver(onsomemodels)

Securityfeatures

Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Specifications

Tabletsize

•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)

•Depth:192.5mm(7.58inches)

•Height:

–Formodelswithoutasmartcardslot:9.6mm(0.38inch)
–Formodelswithasmartcardslot:19.35mm(0.76inch)

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardsize

•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)

•Depth:215.7mm(8.49inches)

•Height:7.3mm(0.29inches)to25.4mm(1.0inches)

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardsize

•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)

•Depth:213.3mm(8.4inches)

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•Height:20.2mm(0.8inches)

Battery

•35WhLi-Polymerbattery

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50Hzto60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100Vacto240Vac

Operatingenvironment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:5000m(16404ft)

•T emperature:

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

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

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingunderunpressurizedconditions:31.3°C(88°F)

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to95%
–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourtabletinadry,well-ventilatedareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.Donotuseor
storeyourtabletindusty,dirtyareas,orextremelyhotorcoldareas.

Lenovoprograms

YourtabletcomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

ToaccessLenovoprograms,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Thentapthe
Searchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.

ThefollowingtableprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprogramsthatmightbepreinstalledon
yourtablet.

Note:PreinstalledLenovoprogramsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.

LenovoProgramDescription

LenovoCompanionGetinformationaboutaccessoriesforyourtablet,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourtablet,

andcheckforrecommendedprograms.

Lenovo
QuickControl

LenovoReachEnhanceyourcloudexperience.LenovoReachkeepsyouconnectedatalltimesandenables

LenovoSettings

Enableyoutocontrolyourtabletremotelythroughyoursmartphone,suchascontrollingthe
pointer,changingprojectionsettings,andmanagingforegroundapplicationsandwindows.

youtoaccessallyourfavoriteitemsfrompersonaltablets,smartphones,ortablets.With
LenovoReach,youcanaddyourfavoriteWebservicestoyourclouddesktop;stayloggedin
toWebsiteswiththecloudpasswordmanager;andaccess,edit,andshareyourfilesfrom
anywhere.

Enhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyconfiguringcameraandmicrophonesettings,
optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.

Chapter1.Productoverview7

LenovoProgramDescription

LenovoSHAREit

LenovoSolution
Center

LenovoSupport

SystemUpdate

Enableyoutosharefileseasilyandrapidlyacrossdevicessuchascomputersand
smartphones,evenwithoutanyInternetconnection.Y oucanconnecttoyourfriendsandsend
photos,folders,andotherfilesthroughLenovoSHAREit.Everysharingisquickandsimple.

Troubleshootandresolvetabletproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformation
collection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsformaximum
systemperformance.

RegisteryourtabletwithLenovo,viewusermanualsforyourtablet,getthewarrantyinformation
foryourtablet,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.

Keepthesoftwareonyourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,
includingLenovoprograms,devicedrivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basic
input/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.

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Chapter2.Usingyourtablet

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousesomebasicapplicationsandtabletfeatures.

Initialsetupinstructions

Tousethetabletthefirsttimeafteryoutakeitoutofthebox,ensurethatyoufollowtheinstructionsbelow:

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter1.Then,connectthepowerconnectoroftheac
poweradaptertothepowerconnectoronthetablet2.

2.Plugthepowercordintoastandardacpoweroutlet3.

3.Pressandreleasethepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinitialsetup.

IfyoutabletcomeswithaThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboard,youalsocansetupyourtabletbydoing
thefollowing:

1.InstallthetabletintotheThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboard.See“Installingorremovingthetablet”
onpage50

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2.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter1.Then,connectthepowerconnectoroftheac
poweradaptertothepowerconnectoronthekeyboard

2.

3.Plugthepowercordintoastandardacpoweroutlet3.

4.Pressandreleasethepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinitialsetup.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreen.

Note:Yourtabletscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

Tap

Taponthescreentoopen
anapporperformanaction
onanopenapp,suchas
Copy,Save,andDelete,
dependingontheapp.

Drag

Draganitemtothedesired
locationtomoveanobject.

Zoomin

Puttwofingersonthe
screenandmovethem
fartheraparttozoomin.

Slide

Slideleftwardorrightward
onthescreentoscroll
throughitems,suchaslists,
pages,andphotos.

Zoomout

Puttwofingersonthe
screenandmovethem
closertogethertozoom
out.

Rotate

Puttwoormorefingerson
anitem,andthenrotate
yourfingersclockwiseor
counterclockwise(supported
onlyonsomeapps).

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Tapandhold

Swipefromtherightedge

Tapandholdonthescreen
toopenamenuwith
multipleoptions.

Swipeinandoutonthe
leftedge

Swipeinandoutontheleft
edgeofthescreentoview
therecentlyusedappsor
selectanactiveappfrom
thelist.

Swipeuptothetopedge

Swipeuptothetopedgeof
thescreentoviewallapps
ontheStartscreen.

Swipeinfromthetop
edgetothebottom

Swipeinfromtherightedge
ofthescreentodisplaythe
charmsthatcontainsystem
commands,suchasStart,
Settings,Search,Share,
andDevices.

Swipefromtheleftedge

Swipeinfromtheleftedge
ofthescreentocycle
throughandswitchtoopen
apps.

Swipefromthetopor
bottomedge

Swipeinfromthetopor
bottomedgeofthescreen
toviewtheappcommands,
suchasCopy,Save,and
Delete,dependingonthe
app.

Swipeinfromthetopedge
toofthescreenthebottom
toclosethecurrentapp.

Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen

•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany
metallicobjectonthescreenthatmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.

•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsotherthananapprovedTabletDigitizer
Penforinputonthescreen.

Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen

•T urnoffthetabletbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.

•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthe
multi-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.

•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.

Powermanagement

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtochargethebattery,extendthebatterylifebetweencharges,
andcheckthebatterystatus.

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Chargingthebattery

Thetabletisshippedwithanacpoweradapterandapowercordtochargethetabletfromanystandard
acpoweroutlet.

Note:Thebatteryisnotfullychargedwhenshipped.

Attention:UseonlyLenovo-approvedacpoweradapters.Unauthorizedacpoweradapterscouldseverely

damagethetablet.

Tochargethetabletbattery,dooneofthefollowing:

•Usetheacpoweradaptershippedwiththetablettochargethetabletbatteryasshown.

•IfyourtabletcomeswithaThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,usetheThinkPadHelixUltrabook
ProKeyboardandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththekeyboardtochargethetabletbatteryand
keyboardbatteryasshown.

•UsetheThinkPadTabletDockandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktochargetheinternal
batteryofyourtablet.See“UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock”onpage61.
TheThinkPadTabletDockisanoptionaldevice.T opurchasetheoptionfromLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

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Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges

Whenyouaretravelingwithyourtabletandacpowerisnotavailable,youcanextendthebatterylife
bydoingthefollowing:

•T urnoffWi-Fi,mobilenetwork,andBluetoothwhennotinuse.
ToturnoffWi-Fi,mobilenetwork,andBluetooth,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Airplanemode.

4.IntheAirplanemodesection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturnonAirplanemodetodisable
allwirelessdevices.

•T urnoffautomaticsynchronizationifyoudonotneedit.
Toturnofftheautomaticsynchronizationfunction,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapOneDrive➙Syncsettings.

4.SwitchoffSyncsettingswithOneDrive.

•Lowerthebrightnesslevelofthescreen.
Tolowerthebrightnesslevelofthescreen,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙Brightness.

3.Slidethecontroldowntolowerthebrightness.

•Entersleepmodewhenthetabletistemporarilynotinuse.
Toentersleepmode,dooneofthefollowing:

–ClosetheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover.
–T oentersleepmodefromtheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙Power➙Sleep.

•T urnoffyourtabletifyouarenotgoingtouseitforawhile.
Toturnoffyourtablet,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Checkingthebatterystatus

Gettheapproximatestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebycheckingthedesktopbattery-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.

Tocheckfortheaccuratestatusandadjustyourtabletpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween
performanceandpowersaving,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Power.

2.Checkyourbatterystatusandconfiguresettings.

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UsingtheT abletDigitizerPen

SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.TheTabletDigitizerPenenables
youtoinputtextinanaturalmanner,takenotes,annotatePortableDocumentFormat(PDF)files,anddraw
graphicstogetherwithapplicationscapableofeditingandsketching.

Notes:

•Thispenisnotwaterproof.Takecarenottosoakitordipitinwater.

•Thepencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthepenforanextendedperiodoftime.Donot
subjectthepentoshockorvibration.

TheT abletDigitizerPenconsistsofatip1,aclickbutton2,andanerasertip3.Holdthepenandpoint
thetipatthedisplaytomovethepointer.Theerasertip3functionslikeaneraserinprogramsthat
supportthisfunction.

Tomakeaselection(singleclick),tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.Todouble-click,tapthedisplaytwice
withthepenwithoutpausingbetweentaps.T oright-click,dooneofthefollowing:

•T apandholdthetipofthepenonthedisplayforonesecondandthenliftthepenfromthedisplay.

•Pressandholdtheclickbutton

FormoreinstructionsaboutusingthepenwithThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardorThinkPadHelix
UltrabookProKeyboard,see“UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard”onpage44or“Usingthe
ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard”onpage50.

2andtapthetiponthedisplay.

UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwriting panel

UsetheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpaneltotypetext,numbers,symbols,
andothercharacters.Y oualsocanusethetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpaneltoperformhandwriting.
Whenyourotatethetablet,theOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel
automaticallyrotatestothecorrespondingportraitorlandscapeview.

ToopentheOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforOn-ScreenKeyboard.

3.TapOn-ScreenKeyboard.

Toopenthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel,dooneofthefollowing:

•Onthedesktop,tapthekeyboardiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

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•OntheStartscreen,thetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanelisdisplayedautomaticallyanytimeyou
type.

•OntheDesktoportheStartscreen,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapKeyboard➙Touchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel.

Toconfiguretheinputlanguage,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ControlPanel.

3.TapClock,Language,andRegion➙Changeinputmethods.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguretheinputlanguage.

ChangingthestartupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStart screen

YoucansetthetablettoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartup
screen,dothefollowing:

1.Onthedesktop,tapandholdonthetaskbar.Amenuisdisplayed.

2.TapProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•T osetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona
screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•T osettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor
closeallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.TapOKtosavethenewsetting.

Downloadinggamesandapplications

Toextendthefunctionalityofyourtablet,downloadandinstalladditionalapplicationsfromtheWindows
Store.TheWindowsStoreprovidesaneasyandquickwayforyoutoshopforgamesandmobile
applications.

TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromWindowsStore,tapStorefromtheStartscreen,andthen
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingthefingerprintreader

Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmighthaveafingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcanreplace
yourWindowspassword.Inthisway,youcanlogontoyourtabletsimplyandsecurely.Toenablefingerprint
authentication,enrollyourfingerprintsfirst.

Enrollingyourfingerprints

Toenrollyourfingerprints,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapAccounts➙Sign-inoptions.

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4.IntheFingerprintsection,tapAdd.The“Addafingerprinttothisaccount”windowisdisplayed.

5.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyour
fingerprint.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonefingerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourfingers.

Swipingyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader

Toswipeyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

1.Placethetopjointofyourfingeronthesensor.

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2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourfingertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donot
liftyourfingerwhenyouareswipingit.

Maintainingthefingerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.

Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Y ourfingeriswrinkled.

•Y ourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Y ourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.

•Y ourfingeriswet.

•Afingerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.

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•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaredry,applylotiontothem.

UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover

Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightcomewithaThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover(hereaftercalled
thecover).Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethecover.

Tousethecover,attachthecovertothetabletfirstasshown.Thecoverwillbeattachedtothetablet
magnetically.

Putthetabletintosleepmodeorwakeupthetablet

Ifthecoverisopenandthetabletison,thetablet,bydefault,enterssleepmodeautomaticallyafteryou
closethecover.

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Ifthecoverisclosedandthetabletisinsleepmode,thetablet,bydefault,resumesnormaloperation
whenyouopenthecover.

Youalsocanchangethesettingssothatbyclosingthecoveryoucanshutdownthetablet,putthetabletinto
hibernationmode,ordonothing.T oachievethis,youmustchangeyourlidsettingsbydoingthefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙PowerOptions.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatclosingtheliddoes.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochooseanoptionaccordingtoyourpreference.

Launchthecamera

Whenyouusethetabletwiththecoveropentoanangleof360degrees,youcanflipoverthemagnetictab
ofthecoverasshowntolaunchthecameraautomatically.Thisfunctionisenabledbydefault.

Ifyouwanttodisablethisfunction,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

2.IntheQuickshotsection,slidethecontroltothelefttodisablethefunction.

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Serveasastandforthetablet

Thecovercanserveasastandforthetabletasshown.Inthisway,youcanusethetablettowatchmovies,
viewphotos,ormakeapresentationconveniently.

Note:Ifyourtabletisequippedwithasmartcardslotontherearside,thecovermightnotworkwellas
astandforthetablet.

Usingthecameras

Yourtablethastwocameras,afront-facingcameraandarear-facingcamera.Therear-facingcameraan
auto-focusfeaturethatenablesyoutocapturehigh-qualitypicturesandvideos.

Tolaunchacameraandconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguresettingsandusethecamera.

Toswitchbetweenthefront-facingcameraandtherear-facingcamera,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

2.IntheViewsection,selectFront-facingcameraorRear-facingcamerafromtheSelectacamera
drop-downlistboxtoswitchthecameras.

Youalsocanusethecamerawithotherapplicationsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,video
capturing,andvideoconferencing.Todownloadotherapplications,tapWindowsStorefromtheStart
screen.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingthemicro-SD-cardreader

Yourtablethasamicro-SD-cardreaderthatprovidesamicro-SD-cardslotforyoutoinstallamicroSDcard.
Themicro-SD-cardslotsupportsthefollowingtypesofcards:

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Installingamicro-SD-card
Attention:BeforehandlingamicroSDcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycandamagethecard.

ToinstallamicroSDcardintothemicro-SD-cardslot,dothefollowing:

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1.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.Thenlocatethemicro-SD-cardslota.

2.Ensurethatthemetalcontactsofthecardarefacingdownandpointingtowardthetablet.

3.Insertthecardintothemicro-SD-cardslot.Thecardmightstopbeforeitiscompletelyinstalledintothe
cardreader.Ensurethatyouinsertthecardfirmlyuntilyouhearaclick.

RemovingamicroSDcard

ToremoveamicroSDcard,dothefollowing:

1.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.

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2.PushthemicroSDcardinwardalittleuntilyouhearaclick1.Then,releaseit.ThemicroSDcardejects.

3.Gentlyslidethecardoutofthecardslot2.

Usingasmartcard

Somemodelscomewithasmartcardslot.Thistopicprovidesinformationonhowtousethesmartcard.

Generally,smartcardscanprovideauthentication,datastorage,andapplicationprocessing.Smartcards
alsomightprovidestrongsecurityauthenticationforsinglesign-on(SSO)withinlargeorganizations.

Yourtabletsupportssmartcardswiththefollowingspecifications:

•Width:85.60mm(3.37inches)

•Depth:53.98mm(2.13inches)

•Height:0.76mm(0.03inch)

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Thefollowingillustrationsshowbothsidesofasmartcard.Inillustration1,themetalcontactsaofthecard
arefacingupward.Inillustration

2,themetalcontactsaofthecardarefacingdownward.

Note:Yoursmartcardmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

Installingasmartcard

Attention:

•Beforeinstallingasmartcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany
staticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

•Whiletransferringdatatoorfromasmartcard,donotputyourtabletintosleeporhibernationmode
beforethedatatransferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.

Toinstallasmartcard,dothefollowing:

1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthemetalcontactsaofthecardarefacingdownward
andpointingtowardthecardslot.

2.Insertthecardintotheslotasshown.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledsmartcard,dothefollowingtoenablethefeature:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.TapHardwareandSound.

3.TapDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,tapAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Removingasmartcard

Attention:

•Beforeremovingasmartcard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightbedamagedorlost.

•Donotremovethesmartcardwhilethetabletisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,the
systemmightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveasmartcard,dothefollowing:

1.Tapthetriangularicononthetaskbartoshowhiddenicons.Then,tapandholdtheSafelyRemove
HardwareandEjectMediaicon.

2.Taptheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.

3.Pullthecardoutwardalittle,andgentlyslidethecardoutoftheslot.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethesmartcardfromyourtabletafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows
operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitfirst,
theninsertitagain.

UsingHDMIdevices

YourtablethasamicroHDMIconnectorthatyoucanusetoconnectanexternaldisplayforvideooutput.
TolocatethemicroHDMIconnector,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.

Connecting an external monitor

When you connect an external monitor, a video interface cable with a ferrite core is required.

You might need a micro HDMI to VGA adapter. You can purchase the micro HDMI to VGA adapter as

option at http://www.lenovo.com/essentials.

To connect an external monitor, do the following:

Connect a supported external display to the micro HDMI connector on your tablet.

1.

2.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanelectricoutlet.

3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.

Ifyourtabletcannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,right-clickanywhereonthedesktop,thenclickScreen➙

Resolution➙Detect.

Configuringthesettings

Toconfigurescreensettingsfortheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:

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1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaycharms.

2.TaptheDevicescharm.

3.TapProject➙Secondscreen.

4.Taptoselectapresentationscheme.

Usingsynchronizationsolutions

Byusingsynchronizationsolutions,youcaneasilysynchronizesettingsbetweenyourtabletandother
personalcomputer.

YoucansynchronizingthesettingsbyusingtheWindowssynchronizationsolution.

ToaccessWindowssynchronizationsolution,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapOneDrive➙Syncsettings.

4.Configuresettingsasdesired.

UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver

YourtabletmighthaveaGPSsatellitereceiverthatenablesyoutopinpointyourlocationdowntothestreet
level.Uselocation-basedapplicationstofindyourcurrentlocation,getdirectionstoyourdestination,and
findotherlocation-basedinformation.

Note:Bydefault,theGPSsatellitereceiverisenabled.Foralongerbatterylife,disabletheGPSsatellite
receiverwhennotinuse.

TodisabletheGPSsatellitereceiver,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Airplanemode.

4.IntheGNSSsection,slidethecontroltothelefttodisabletheGPSsatellitereceiver.

Turningoffthetablet

Toturnofthetablet,dooneofthefollowing:

•GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcornerofthe
screen,thenclickShutdown.

•Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then
clickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Note:Ifyourtabletisattachedtoasupportedkeyboard,youalsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressing
thesettingskey.

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Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksanddevices

Yourtabletcanconnecttoavarietyofnetworksanddevices,includingmobilenetworks(3Gor4G),Wi-Fi
datanetworks,andBluetoothdevices.

Note:Sometabletmodelscanconnecttobothmobilenetworks(3Gor4G)andWi-Finetworks,whileothers
canconnecttoWi-Finetworksonly.IfyourtabletsupportsWi-Ficonnectiononly,theinformationrelated
tomobilenetworksdoesnotapplytoyourtablet.

InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard

Ifthetabletsupportsmobilenetworkconnection,itmightrequireamicroSIMcardtoconnecttoamobile
network.ThemicroSIMcardisshippedwithsometabletmodelsonlyandyoucanpurchaseonewhen
necessary.

Attention:WheninstallingorremovingthemicroSIMcard,donottouchthemicroSIMcardmetal
connectors.AlwaysholdthetabletinyourhandbeforeyouinstallorremovethemicroSIMcardtoavoid
electrostaticdischarges.

ToinstallthemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthetablet.

2.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.Thenlocatethemicro-SIM-cardslota.

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3.HoldthemicroSIMcardwiththemetalcontactsfacingdown,andtheninsertitfirmlyintothe
micro-SIM-cardslotasshownuntilyouhearaclick.

4.Closetheprotectivecoverandturnonyourtablet.

ToremovethemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthetablet.

2.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.

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3.PushthemicroSIMcardinwarduntilyouhearaclick1.ThemicroSIMcardejects.Gentlyslide
themicroSIMcardoutoftheslot

2.

4.Closetheprotectivecover.

Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing

Ifyouhaveconnectedtoanetwork,youcancheckthenetworknametoseewhichmobilenetworkyou
areusing.

Tocheckthenetworkname,dooneofthefollowing:

•Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentaptheSettingscharm.The
networknameisdisplayedunderthenetworkicon.

•Onthedesktop,movethepointertothenetworkiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Thenetwork
nameisdisplayed.

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork

Wi-Fiisawirelessnetworkingtechnologythatprovidesnetworkaccessatdistancesofupto100meters
(328feet)dependingontheWi-Firouterandyoursurroundings.

AWi-FiconnectionrequiresaccesstoafunctioningWirelessAccessPoint(WAP),alsocalledahotspot.
Somehotspotsareopentothepublic,butsomeothersimplementsecurityfeaturestolimitaccessto
specificgroupsorindividuals.

Note:TherangeandqualityoftheWi-Fisignalareaffectedbythenumberofconnecteddevices,the
infrastructure,andtheobjectsthroughwhichthesignalistransmitted.

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork

ToestablishaWi-Finetworkconnection,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

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2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.

4.TaptheIDofthenetworkyouwanttoconnect.

5.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoconnecttotheWi-Finetwork.

Toviewsecurity,address,andotherinformationabouttheWi-Finetworkyouareconnected,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Connections.

4.IntheWi-Fisection,tapthenetworknametoviewtheinformation.

ThetabletsupportstheproxyfeatureforWi-Ficonnection.Theproxyfeatureenablesyoutoaccessmore
Web-basedsourceandbrowseInternetmoresecurely.Ifyouwanttoconfiguretheproxysettingswhenyou
areconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Proxy.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguretheproxysettings.

AddingaWi-Finetwork

IfyouwanttoaccessaWi-Finetworkthatdoesnotbroadcastitsnetworkname(alsocalledaserviceset
identifierorSSID),youmustaddthatWi-Finetworkbeforeyoucanconnecttoit.

ToaddaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.

4.TapHiddennetwork.

5.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoaddaWi-Finetwork.

Addinganetworkprofile

EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoa
networkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.Byswitchingbetweenlocation
profilesasyoumoveyourtabletfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwith
noneedtoreconfigureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthetableteachtime.

Toaddanetworkprofile,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartmenu,tapLenovoSettings.

2.TapLocationAwareness.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoaddanetworkprofile.

Connectingtoamobilenetwork

AmicroSIMcardisrequiredtoconnecttoamobilenetwork.Referto“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIM
card”onpage27forinstructionsonhowtoinstallamicroSIMcard.

Note:SometabletssupportaccesstoWi-Finetworksonly.See“ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork”onpage
29forinstructionsonconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork.

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Toconnecttothemobilenetwork,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.Alistofavailablenetworksisdisplayed.

4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.

5.Tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.

6.TapConnect.

Whenyouareconnectedtothemobilenetwork,settheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnectionto
reducetheamountofdatayousendandreceive.

Tosettheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnection,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Connections.

4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.

5.IntheSetasameteredconnectionsection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.

Afteryousetyourmobilenetworkasameteredconnection,youcandisabletheDownloadovermetered
connectionsfeaturetopreventextracharges.

TodisabletheDownloadovermeteredconnectionsfeature,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices➙Devices.

4.IntheDownloadovermeteredconnectionssection,slidethecontroltothelefttoturnitoff.

SharingyourInternetconnection

YoucanshareyourmobilebroadbandInternetconnectionwithmultipledevices.

ToshareyourInternetconnection,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Connections.

4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.

5.IntheSharethisconnectionsection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.

UsingBluetoothdevices

Bluetoothisashort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.UseBluetoothtoestablishawireless
connectionwithanotherBluetooth-enableddeviceoveradistanceofabout10m(32.8ft).

PairingwithaBluetoothdevice

ToconnectandexchangedatawithanotherBluetoothdevice,pairyourtabletwiththeBluetoothdevice
bydoingthefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

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2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices➙Bluetooth.

4.Slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.ThetabletwillsearchforBluetoothdevices.

5.WhentheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttopairisfound,taptheIDoftheBluetoothdevice.

6.TapPair.

UnpairingaBluetoothdevice

TounpairaBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices➙Bluetooth.

4.TaptheIDoftheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttounpair.

5.TapRemovedevice.Anotificationpromptisdisplayed.

6.TapY es.

UsingtheNFCconnection

Nearfieldcommunication(NFC)isahigh-frequencyandshort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.
Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightcomewiththeNFCfeature.ByusingtheNFCfeature,youcan
establishradiocommunicationsbetweenyourtabletandanotherNFC-enableddeviceoveradistanceno
morethanafewcentimeters.

IfyourtabletisequippedwiththeNFCfeature,youcanfindtheNFCicon

Bydefault,theNFCfeatureisenabled.IftheNFCfeatureofyourtabletisdisabled,dothefollowingto
enabletheNFCfeature:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙Network➙Radiodevices.

3.SlidetheNFCcontroltotherighttoenabletheNFCfeature.

IfyoustillcannotenabletheNFCfeature,checktheNFCsettingintheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram
bydoingthefollowing:

1.StarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.See“ThinkPadTabletSetup”onpage71.

2.TapSecurity➙I/OPortAccess.

3.SettheNFCoptiontoOn.

YoucanusetheNFCfeaturewithNFC-supportedprograms,suchastheLenovoQuickControlprogram.

Insomescenarios,youmightwanttouseanNFCcardoranNFC-enabledsmartphonewithyourtabletto
transferdata.ThefollowingsectionsprovideinstructionsonhowtoadjustthepositionofanNFCcardand
anNFC-enabledsmartphoneforNFCcommunication.

PositioninganNFCcard

Attention:

onthetablet.

•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany
staticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

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•WhiletransferringdatatoorfromanNFCcard,donotputyourtabletintosleeporhibernationmode
beforethedatatransferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.

Notes:

•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,ensurethatthetabletisonandtheNFCfeatureofthetabletisenabled.

•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,ensurethatthecardisinNFCDataExchangeFormat(NDEF),otherwise
thecardwillnotbesuccessfullydetectedbythetablet.

•Y ourtabletscreenandNFCcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

TopositionanNFCcard,dothefollowing:

1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthefrontsideofthecardisfacingupward.Alignthe
left-sideedgeofthecardwiththeNFClogoonthetablet.

2.Movethecardleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthecardforaboutone
seconduntilyouarepromptedthatthecardhasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythetablet.Then,you
cantransferdatatoorfromthecardthroughNFC.

FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththe
card.

PositioninganNFC-enabledsmartphone
Attention:WhiletransferringdatatoorfromanNFC-enabledsmartphone,donotputyourtabletintosleep

orhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.

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Notes:

•BeforepositioninganNFC-enabledsmartphone,ensurethatboththetabletandthesmartphoneareon
andtheNFCfeatureisenabledonboththetabletandsmartphone.

•ThescreenofyourtabletandNFC-enabledsmartphonemightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsin
thistopic.

TopositionanNFC-enabledsmartphone,dooneofthefollowingdependingonthepositionofyour
smartphone:

•Whenthesmartphoneisinaportraitposition:

1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthescreenofthesmartphoneisfacingupward.Align
theleft-sideedgeofthesmartphonewiththeNFClogoonthetablet.

2.Movethesmartphoneleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthesmartphonefor
aboutoneseconduntilyouarepromptedthatthesmartphonehasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythe
tablet.Then,youcantransferdatatoorfromthesmartphonethroughNFC.

FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewith
thesmartphone.

•Whenthesmartphoneisinalandscapeposition:

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1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthescreenofthesmartphoneisfacingupward.Align
theleft-sideedgeofthesmartphonewiththeNFClogoonthetablet.

2.Movethesmartphoneleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthesmartphonefor
aboutoneseconduntilyouarepromptedthatthesmartphonehasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythe
tablet.Then,youcantransferdatatoorfromthesmartphonethroughNFC.

FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewith
thesmartphone.

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Chapter4.Youandyourtablet

Thischapterprovidestheaccessibilityinformationaboutyourtablet,andinstructionsontravelingwith
thetabletandmaintainingthetablet.

Comfortandaccessibility

Readthistopictolearnhowtouseyourtabletmorecomfortablyandhowtousetheaccessibilityfeatures.

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably

Withthehelpofalltheconveniencesandpowerfulfeaturesofyourtablet,youcancarryyourtabletallday
longforworkorentertainmentatmanyplaces.Thereforeitisimportantthatyouremainattentivetogood
posture,goodlighting,andproperseatingtoachievegreatercomfortwithyourtablet.

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourtabletthemoreimportantitisto
observeyourworkingposture.Makeminorvoluntaryposturalchangesandtakefrequent,shortbreakswhen
youusethetabletforalongtime.Yourtabletisalightandmobilesystem;rememberthatitcaneasilybe
repositionedtoaccommodatemanyposturemodificationsyoumightwishtomake.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandutilizingwork
breaks.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpand
yourtablettobestsuityourneeds.AccesstheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/essentialstoviewsome
oftheseoptions.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatcanprovidethe
adjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Sometechnologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem.Otherscanbepurchasedthrough
vendors.

UsersalsocanusetheEaseofAccessCenterprovidedintheWindowsoperatingsystemtoconfiguretheir
tablettosuittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.TheEaseofAccessCenterisacentrallocationthatyoucan
usetoconfiguretheaccessibilitysettingsandprogramsavailableintheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.
TousetheEaseofAccessCenter,openControlPanelandtapEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.

Thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpuserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationsget
themostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

On-screennotification

On-screennotificationhelpshearing-impairedpeoplebeawareofthestatusoftheirtablet.On-screen
notificationreplacessoundswithvisualcuesortextcaptionstoindicatethatactivityishappeningon
thetablet.Asaresult,systemalertsarenoticeableevenwhentheyarenotheard.Forexample,when
youselectoneobject,theobjectishighlighted.

Touseon-screennotification,openControlPanel,tapEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter,and
thentapUsetextorvisualalternativeforsounds.

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Audionotification

Audionotificationhelpsvisuallyimpairedpeopleorpeoplewithweaksightbeawareofthestatusoftheir
tablet.

Touseaudionotification,openControlPanel,tapEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter➙Usethe

computerwithoutadisplay,andthenselectTurnonAudioDescription.

Narrator

Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadstextsonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventslikeerrormessages.

ToopenNarrator,dothefollowing:

1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.

2.Inthesearchfiled,enterNarrator,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapNarrator.

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureNarrator,seetheWindowsHelpandSupport
informationsystem.

Screen-readertechnologies

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

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

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

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

SpeechRecognition

SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourtabletbyvoice.

Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,tapbuttonsandotherobjectsonthescreen,
dictatetextintodocuments,andwriteandsende-mails.

ToopenSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.

2.Inthesearchfiled,enterSpeechRecognition,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapSpeechRecognition.

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureSpeechRecognition,seetheWindowsHelpand
Supportinformationsystem.

Customizabletextsize

Dependingonyourpreference,youcanchangeonlythetextsizeinsteadofchangingthesizeofeverything
onthedesktop.Tochangethetextsize,openControlPanelandtapAppearancesandPersonalization➙

Display.Then,gotoChangeonlythetextsizeandsetatextsizethatmeetsyourneeds.

Magnifier

YourtabletisequippedwiththeMicrosoftMagnifiertohelpvisuallyimpairedpeopleusethecomputermore
comfortably.Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargespartorallofyourscreensothatyoucanseethewords
andimagesbetter.MagnifierispartoftheEaseofAccessCenter.

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ToopenMagnifier,dothefollowing:

1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.

2.Inthesearchfiled,enterMagnier,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapMagnifier.

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureMagnifier,seetheWindowsHelpandSupport
informationsystem.

Zoom

Youcanusethezoomfeaturetoenlargeorreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.

•Zoomin:Movetwofingersfartherapartonthetouchscreentoenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,
orotherobjects.

•Zoomout:Movetwofingersclosertogetheronthetouchscreentoreducethesizeoftext,pictures,
maps,orotherobjects.

Screenresolution

Youcanmakeyourdocumentseasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyourtablet.Toadjust
thescreenresolution,tapandholdanywhereonthedesktop,tapScreenresolution,andthenadjustthe
settingsasyouprefer.

Note:Settingtoolowofaresolutionmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.

Foralternativesonincreasingthesizeoftextandotherobjects,seethefollowing:

•“Customizabletextsize”onpage38

•“Magnifier”onpage38

•“Zoom”onpage39

On-ScreenKeyboard

On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisualkeyboardwithallthestandardkeys.

ToopenOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.

2.Inthesearchfiled,enterOn-ScreenKeyboard,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapOn-ScreenKeyboard.

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureOn-ScreenKeyboard,see“UsingtheOn-Screen
Keyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel”onpage14ortheWindowsHelpandSupport
informationsystem.

Industry-standardconnectors

Yourtabletprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices,ifneeded.

Formoreinformationonthelocationandfunctionofeachconnector,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.

Documentationinaccessibleformats

Lenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesor
HyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files.Lenovoelectronicdocumentationisdevelopedtoensure
thatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthe
documentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetexttoexplaintheimagesothatvisuallyimpairedusers
canunderstandtheimagewhentheyuseascreenreader.

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Gettingupdates

YourtabletenablesyoutoupdatetheWindowsoperatingsystemandLenovoapplications.

GettingupdatesfromLenovo

YourtabletispreinstalledwithSystemUpdate.ThisprogramenablesyoutokeeptheLenovosoftwareon
yourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwareupdates.

TostartSystemUpdate,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforSystemUpdate.

3.TapSystemUpdate.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

GettingupdatesfromMicrosoft

TocheckandkeepyourWindows,programs,ordevicedriversup-to-date,seetheWindowsHelpand
Supportformoreinformation.

Travelingwithyourtablet

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithandtransportyourtabletwhileyoutraveling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourtablet:

•Whileitissafetoallowyourtablettogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis
importanttokeepyoureyesonthetabletatalltimestopreventtheft.

•Putyourtabletinaprotectivecasewhennotinusetopreventdamageorscratching.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourtabletintoanairplane,checkthefollowingtraveltips:

•Ifyouaregoingtousethewirelessservice,checkwiththeairlineforanyrestrictionsbeforeboarding
theairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseoftabletswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,enabletheAirplane
mode.Toenableit,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Airplanemode.

4.SlidethecontroltotherighttoturnonAirplanemodetodisableallwirelessdevices.

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouontheairplane.Placeyourtabletinasafepositionsothatitdoes
notgetcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeawayfromyourofficeor
home:

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Travelessentials:

•Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourtablet

•Thepowercordthatcomeswithyourtablet

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

Otheritemsyoumightwanttoconsider:

•ThinkPadheadphones

•Additionalstoragedevicesorsmartcards

•T abletDigitizerPen

•ThinkPadTabletDock

•ThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryorregion,youmightwanttoconsiderthefollowingitems:

•AThinkPadacpoweradapterforthecountryorregiontowhichyouaretraveling

•AmicroSIMcardforthelocalmobileservicesinthatcountryorregion

Careandmaintenance

Handleyourtabletwithcaresothatyoucanenjoythisproductforalongtime.

Cleaningyourtablet

Tocleanyourtablet,unplugallcablesandturnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonfora
fewseconds.Thenwipethetabletscreenwithasoft,lint-free,dryclothtoclearstainsandsmudges.

Note:Donotusescreencleaners,householdcleaners,aerosolsprays,solvents,alcohol,ammonia,or
abrasivestocleanyourtablet.

Protectingthescreenwithareplaceablefilm

Youcanpurchaseareplaceablefilmtoprotectthescreenfromscratchingandextendthelifeofyourtablet.
Touseareplaceablefilm,cleanthescreenfirstandthenapplythereplaceablefilmonthescreen.

Storingthetabletforextendedperiods

Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourtabletforanextendedperiodoftime,removethemicroSIMcardfromyour
tablet,andthenpackyourtabletwithaprotectivecaseandstoreitinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithout
directexposuretosunshine.

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Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions

ThefollowingoptionaldevicesaredesignedspeciallyforyourThinkPadHelixtablet.

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

•ThinkPadTabletDock

Theseoptionsprovideconvenienceandmakeyourtableteasiertouseforwork,study,andentertainment.
Fortabletsthatdonotcomewiththeseoptionaldevices,youcanpurchasethemfromLenovoat
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials.

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

ThistopicprovidesanoverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardandinstructionsonhowtouseit.

OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

ThetopicintroducestheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasic
informationyouneedtostartusingit.

12TabletDigitizerPenslotcoverandTabletDigitizerPenslot

SomemodelscomewithaTabletDigitizerPenslotcover1.T ostoretheTabletDigitizerPenintheTablet
DigitizerPenslot,removetheTabletDigitizerPenslotcoverfromtheslotfirst.

Note:EnsurethatyoukeeptheTabletDigitizerPenslotcover.ReattachittotheTabletDigitizerPenslot
whenyouarenotstoringthepenintheslot.

3Two-buttonclickpad

Thetwo-buttonclickpadisapointer-positioningdevicethatenablesyoutopoint,select,drag,andscroll,
likeyoudowhenusingamouse.Youalsocanuseittoperformsomebasictouchgestures.

Formoreinformation,see“Usingthetwo-buttonclickpad”onpage46

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4Specialkeys

Thespecialkeysenableyoutocontrolmanyfeaturesofyourtabletbypressingasinglekey.Formore
information,see“Usingthespecialkeys”onpage45

5USB2.0connector

TheUSB2.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinter,USBmouse,
USBkeyboard,USBmemorykey,oradigitalcamera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

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UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

TousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard,installyourtabletintothekeyboardfirst,asshowninthe
followingillustration.Ensurethatthetabletissecuredinplace.

Note:DonotdetachthetabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwhileusingthekeyboard,
otherwisetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwillbedisabled.

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StoringandremovingtheTabletDigitizerPen

SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.Youcanstorethepeninthe
slotontherightsideoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.RemovetheTabletDigitizerPenslotcover

1,thenpushthepengentlyintotheslotuntilyouhearaclick2.

first

Note:TheT abletDigitizerPenslotcoverisavailableonsomemodels.

Toremovethepenfromtheslot,pressthepengentlyintotheslot1toreleaseit;thenpullthepenout2.

Note:Thepencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthepenforanextendedperiodoftime.Do
notsubjectthepentoshockorvibration.

Formoreinformationaboutusingthepen,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage14.

Usingthespecialkeys

TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys.Pressaspecialkeytoquicklycontrol
theassociatedfunction.

Volumeandmutecontrol

•Mutethespeakers.

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•Turndownthespeakervolume.

•Turnupthespeakervolume.

•Mutethemicrophone.

Screencontrol

•

•

Turndownthebrightness.

Turnupthebrightness.

Applicationcontrol

•

OpentheSettingscharm.

•OpentheSearchcharm.

•Viewallapplicationsthatyouhaveopened.

•Viewallapplications.

•Navigatetothetopwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.

•

Navigatetothebottomwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.

Fnkeycontrol

+:PressFn+EsctoenableordisabletheFnLockfunction.

•WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.T oinitiatethespecialfunction
ofeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkeyandthecorresponding
functionkey.

•WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1–F12,pressthe
correspondingfunctionkeydirectly.T oinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.

Functionkeycombinations

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

•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

Usingthetwo-buttonclickpad

Youcanenableordisablethetwo-buttonclickpadbypressingFn+8.

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Theright-clickareaaonthetwo-buttonclickpadworksastheright-clickbuttononaconventionalmouse.
Therestareaonthetwo-buttonclickpadworksastheleft-clickbuttononaconventionalmouse.

Youalsocanusethetwo-buttonclickpadtoperformthefollowingtouchgestures.

Tap

Tapanywhereontheclickpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.

Two-fingerscroll

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

Two-fingertap

Tapanywhereontheclickpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.

CarryingorstoringthetablettogetherwiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

SometimesyoudonotneedtousethekeysontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard,butyouwouldlike
tocarryorstorethetablettogetherwiththekeyboard.Inthissituation,youmightconsiderthefollowing
methodsdependingonthemodelofyourtablet.

•Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithasmartcardslot,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookKeyboardwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:

1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.

2.Gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.
TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardisdisabledinthissituation.

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•Forallmodels,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwiththetabletscreen
facingdownward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingdownward.

2.Gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.
TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardisdisabledinthissituation.

Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

ThistopicprovidesanoverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardandinstructionsonhowto
useit.

OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

ThetopicintroducestheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasic
informationyouneedtostartusingtheit.

1TrackPointbuttons

TheTrackPointbuttonscontainthefollowingparts:

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•Left-clickbutton:Presstheleft-clickzonetoselectoropenanitem.

•Scrollbar:Pressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickinthe
verticalorhorizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.

•Right-clickbutton:Presstheright-clickzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.

2Touchpad

Thetouchpadisapointer-positioningdevicethatenablesyoutopoint,select,drag,andscroll,likeyoudo
whenusingamouse.Youalsocanuseittoperformsometouchgestures.

Formoreinformation,see“Usingthetouchpad”onpage56.

3Specialkeys

Thespecialkeysenableyoutocontrolmanyfeaturesofyourtabletbypressingasinglekey.Formore
information,see“Usingthespecialkeys”onpage55.

4TrackPointpointingstick

TousetheTrackPointpointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthepointingstickinanydirection
paralleltothekeyboard.Thenyoucanmovethepointer.Butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.The
speedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thecapon
theendofthepointingstickisremovable.Formoreinformation,see“Replacingthecapofthepointing
stick”onpage57

5Dockconnector

.

UsethisconnectortoconnectthetablettotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

6Security-lockslot

ToprotectyourThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock
thatfitsthesecurity-lockslottolockthekeyboardtoastationaryobject.See“Attachingamechanical
lock”onpage53

7MiniDisplayPortconnector

.

UsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,
orhigh-definitiontelevision.TheminiDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellas
videostreaming.Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthatcan
plugintoDVI,VGA,orHDMIconnectors.

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8AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourtabletisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourtabletisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthetabletisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthetablet
isnotconnectedtoacpower,tapWindowsStartscreencontroltogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovo
Settings➙Power.ThenmovetheswitchtotheOnpositionintheEnableAlwaysOnUSBareaandselect
theEnableevenwhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox,andclickOKorApply.

9Powerconnector

UsethisconnectorwiththesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargetheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookProKeyboardandthetabletwhenthebatterypowerislow.

Formoreinformation,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage12.

10Ejectionbutton

PresstheejectionbuttontoreleaseyourtabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

11Penholder(onsomemodels)

SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPen.Youcanstorethepeninthepenholder.See“Storing
andremovingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage53.

UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

Installingorremovingthetablet

TousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,installyourtabletintothekeyboardfirst.Toinstallthe
tabletforthefirsttime,dothefollowing:

1.Alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhook,then,gentlyslideyourtabletas
shown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

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2.Pivotupthetablet.

Toremovethetabletfromthekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Presstheejectbuttonontherightsideofthekeyboard.

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2.Removethetabletfromthekeyboard.

Note:DonotremovethetabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwhileusingthe
keyboard,otherwisetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwillbedisabled.

Thenexttimeyouwanttoreinstallthetablet,alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththe
keyboardhook,Then,insertthetabletintothekeyboardasshown.

Note:DonottouchthekeyboardconnectorontheThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboard.

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Attachingamechanicallock

YoucanattachasecuritycablelocktotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardtopreventthekeyboard
fromtheft.

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

Toattachasecuritycablelocktothekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Securethechainonthelocktoastationaryobject.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththe
mechanicallock.

2.Insertthesecuritycablelockintothesecurity-lockslot.Thenturnaroundthelockkeytothelocked
position.

StoringandremovingtheTabletDigitizerPen

SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.Youcanstorethepeninthe
penholderontherightsideoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

Tostorethepen,dothefollowing:

1.Takeoutthedummyrubberfromthepen-holderslot.

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2.Insertthepenholderintothepen-holderslot.

3.Insertthepenintothepenholderinthedirectionasshownbythearrow.

Toremovethepenfromtheslot,dothefollowing:

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1.Pullthepenoutofthepenholderinthedirectionasshownbythearrow.

2.Takethepenholderoutfromthepen-holderslot,ifnecessary.Then,insertthedummyrubberback
intothepen-holderslot.

Note:Thepencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthepenforanextendedperiodoftime.Do
notsubjectthepentoshockorvibration.

Formoreinformationaboutusingthepen,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage14.

Usingthespecialkeys

TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys.Pressaspecialkeytoquicklycontrol
theassociatedfunction.

Volumeandmutecontrol

•

•

Mutethespeakers.

Turndownthespeakervolume.

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•Turnupthespeakervolume.

•Mutethemicrophone.

Screencontrol

•Turndownthebrightness.

•Turnupthebrightness.

Applicationcontrol

•

OpentheSettingscharm.

•OpentheSearchcharm.

•Viewallapplicationsthatyouhaveopened.

•

Viewallapplications.

•Navigatetothetopwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.

•Navigatetothebottomwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.

Fnkeycontrol

+:PressFn+EsctoenableordisabletheFnLockfunction.

•WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.T oinitiatethespecialfunction
ofeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkeyandthecorresponding
functionkey.

•WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1–F12,pressthe
correspondingfunctionkeydirectly.T oinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.

Functionkeycombinations

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

themodesofthekeyboardbacklight.

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

•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

Usingthetouchpad

Youcanusethetouchpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Thefollowingtableintroducessome
frequentlyusedtouchgestures.

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Tap

Tapanywhereonthetouchpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.

Two-fingertap

Tapanywhereonthetouchpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.

Two-fingerscroll

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

Two-fingerzoomout

Puttwofingersonthetouchpad
andmovethemclosertogether
tozoomout.

Three-fingerswipe

Putthreefingersonthetouch
padandmovethemlefttoshow
thenextitem.Movethemrightto
showthepreviousitem.

Four-fingerswipe

Putfourfingersonthetouchpad
andmovethemdownwardto
showthedesktop.

Two-fingerrotate

Puttwofingersonthetouchpad
androtatethemclockwiseor
counterclockwisetorotateanitem.

Two-fingerzoomin

Puttwofingersonthetouchpad
andmovethemfartherapartto
zoomin.

Four-fingerswipe

Putfourfingersonthetouchpad
andmovethemupwardtoviewand
choosefromopenedapps.

Swipefromthetopedge

FromtheStartscreenorthecurrent
app,swipeinfromthetopedgeof
thetouchpadwithonefingerto
displaythecommandmenu.

Swipefromthetoptothe
bottomedge

Swipefromthetoptothebottom
edgeofthetouchpadwithone
fingertoclosethecurrentapp.
Performingthisgestureonthe
desktopclosesthedesktopand
displaystheStartscreen.

Swipeinandout

Swipeinandoutfromtheright
edgeofthetouchpadwithone
fingertohidethecharms.

Swipefromtherightedge

Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthe
touchpadwithonefingertodisplay
thecharms.

Swipefromtheleftedge

Swipeinfromtheleftedgeofthe
touchpadwithonefingertoshow
thepreviouslyusedapp.

Replacingthecapofthepointingstick

Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you
mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.

Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgrooves

aasshowninthefollowingillustration.

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CarryingorstoringthetablettogetherwiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

SometimesyoudonotneedtousethekeysontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,butyouwould
liketocarryorstorethetablettogetherwiththekeyboard.Inthissituation,youmightconsiderthefollowing
methodsdependingonthemodelofyourtablet.

•Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithasmartcardslot,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookProKeyboardwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.T oachievethis,dothefollowing:

1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.

2.Alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhook,then,gentlyslideyourtablet
asshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.Thekeyboard
isdisabledinthissituation.

•Forallmodels,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwiththetablet
screenfacingdownward.T oachievethis,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

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1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingdownward.

2.Alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhook,then,gentlyslideyourtablet
asshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.Thekeyboard
isdisabledinthissituation.

Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

ThinkPadTabletDock

TheThinkPadTabletDock(hereaftercalledthedock)holdsyourtabletinanuprightpositionandfreesyour
handstodoothertasks.ThedockalsoprovidesyouwitheasyaccesstoconnectorsforUSBdevices,file
transfers,charging,audioinput,audiooutput,andvideooutput.

ThistopicprovidesanoverviewofThinkPadT abletDockandinstructionsonhowtouseit.

OverviewofThinkPadTabletDock

ThetopicintroducestheThinkPadTabletDockhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyou
needtostartusingtheit.

Frontviewandleft-sideviewofthedock

1Dockconnector

Usedtoestablishtheconnectionbetweenthedockandtabletwhenyourtabletisseatedinthedock.

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2Always-onUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)

Usedtochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesbydefault,nomatterwhenyourtabletis
off,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcame
withthedock.

Note:ThisconnectoriscompatiblewiththeUSB2.0standard.

3Comboaudioconnector

Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Y oualsocanconnecta
headsettorecordaudioormakecalls.

Rearviewofthedock

1USB3.0connectors

UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.

2HDMIconnector

Usedtoconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplay.

3Ethernetconnector

UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.

4Powerconnector

Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktoprovidepowertothetabletandcharge
thebattery.

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UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock

Beforeusingthedock,ensurethatyouconnectthetablettothedockandthenconnectthedocktoan
electricaloutletbydoingthefollowing:

1.Positionyourtabletwiththedockconnectorsidefacingdownward.

2.Alignthedockconnectoronthetabletwiththeoneonthedock.

3.Gentlyslideyourtabletintothedockuntilitisseatedinplace.

4.Usetheacpoweradapterandpowercordshippedwiththedocktoconnectthedocktoanelectrical
outlet.

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Afterthetabletisconnectedtothedock,youcan:

•Useyourtabletinanuprightpositionwithouthavingtoholdthetablet.

•UsethedocktoholdyourtabletuprightwhenusinganexternalUSBkeyboard.

•ConnectthedocktoyourpersonalUSBstoragedevicewiththesuppliedUSBcabletotransferfiles.

•Connectthedocktoastereosystemorspeakersusingastereoaudiocabletoplaymusic.

•Connectthedocktoanelectricaloutletusingtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktocharge
thetabletbattery.

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Chapter6.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotecttheinformationstoredonyourtablet.

Usingpasswords

Youcanhelppreventyourtabletfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,a
promptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthetablet.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.Y ou
cannotusethetabletunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks
automaticallywhenthetabletresumesfromsleepmode.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.T otypeamasterharddiskpassword,

pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto,typethemasterharddiskpassword

Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.

Passwordsandsleepmode

IfyouhavesetaWindowspasswordandyouputyourtabletintosleepmode,youwillbepromptedtoenter
thepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

IfyouuseyouremailaddressasauseraccounttosignintoWindows,enteryouremailpasswordwhen
resumingoperation.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourtabletagainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
tablet.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthetablet.

Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword

Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.

3.Restartthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametime.The
ThinkPadT abletSetupprogrammenuopens.

4.TapSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPassword.

5.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:

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•T osetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.T apEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.
c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.

•T ochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.T apEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentpower-on

password.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteranewpower-onpassword.
c.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthenewpower-onpasswordandtapOK.
d.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.

•T oremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.T apEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentpower-on

password.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.T apOK.
c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.

Attention:Itisrecommendedthatyourecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforget
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.Y oumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

6.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.

Supervisorpassword

IfyouhavesetasupervisorpasswordintheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtoentera
supervisorpasswordwhenyoustarttheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram.

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredinThinkPadTabletSetup.Withoutit,
noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthetablet.

Note:Thesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanytabletstomake
administrationeasier.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.

3.Restartthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametime.The
ThinkPadT abletSetupprogrammenuopens.

4.TapSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPassword.

5.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•T osetapassword,dothefollowing:

a.T apEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.
c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.

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•T ochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.T apEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentsupervisor

password.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteranewsupervisorpassword.
c.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthenewsupervisorpasswordandtapOK.
d.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.

•T oremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.T apEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentsupervisor

password.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.T apOK.
c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.

Attention:Itisrecommendedthatyourecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforget
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.Y oumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

6.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtoenteryourpassword
toproceed.

Harddiskpasswords

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword
Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust

entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.

•Masterharddiskpassword
Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword

isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddisk
driveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauser
passwordforeachtabletinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,but
theadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.

Settingaharddiskpassword

Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.

3.Restartthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametime.The
ThinkPadT abletSetupprogrammenuopens.

4.TapSecurity➙Password➙HarddiskPassword.

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

•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:

a.T apEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.

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b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.
c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:
a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserhard

diskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnter
NewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.

b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemaster

harddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.Typeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordinthe
EnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.

6.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourtablet,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourtabletand
accesstheoperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange
thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.

–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethe
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword
ischanged.

Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.

–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:

1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;then
retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.

•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage65,typingyourpasswordtostart
theThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.

2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.

4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.

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Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords

•Y oucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha
tabletthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstalltheharddisk
driveinatabletthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethansevencharacters,
youcannotaccessthedrive.

•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser
andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk
drive.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavetheharddisk
drivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

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

•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and
theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourtablet,andyourtabletispreinstalledwiththeWindows8.1
operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedrive.Refertothe
proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage63and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage65.Forsecurity,
alongerpasswordisrecommended.

•T oprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwitha
TrustedPlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Usingthesecuritychip”onpage68.

•IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourtablet,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourtablet
memoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindows
BitLocker
Windows8.1operatingsystem.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage67

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourtablet,deletethedatastoredonit.

®

DriveEncryption,whichissupportedintheProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsofthe

.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourtabletagainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itis
supportedintheProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyou
protecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourtablet,evenifyourtabletislostorstolen.BitLocker
worksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingtheswapandhibernationfiles.

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.

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

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Encryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourtabletagainst
securityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Forthe
efficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Usingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransferconfidentialinformation
electronically.Y oucansetthesecuritychipinyourtablettoenhancecomputingsecurity.Somemodels
areequippedwithonesecuritychipcalledthefirmwareTPM(displayedas“T rustedPlatformModule

2.0”inDeviceManager).SomemodelsareequippedwithtwosecuritychipscalledthediscreteTPM
(displayedas“TrustedPlatformModule1.2”inDeviceManager)andthefirmwareTPM.Formodelswithtwo
securitychips,youcanselectwhichoneyouwanttouseintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrambyusing
theinstructionsinthistopic.

Note:EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram;otherwise
anyonecanchangethesettingsforthesecuritychip.

AbouttheSecurityChipmenu

TheSecurityChipmenuprovidesthefollowingitemsforyoutoconfiguretheembeddedsecuritychip.You
canfindtheSecurityChipmenufromtheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram.

•SecurityChipSelection:Selectthesecuritychipyouwanttouse.Thisitemisdisplayedonlyonsome
tabletmodels.

•SecurityChip:Enableordisablethesecuritychip.

•ClearSecurityChip:Cleartheencryptionkey.Thisoptionisnotdisplayedwhenthesecuritychipis
inactiveordisabled.Toclearthesecuritychip,ensurethatyouactivateorenablethesecuritychipfirst
sothatthisoptioncanbedisplayed.

Settingthesecuritychip

TosetthesecuritychipthroughtheSecurityChipmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfilesandexitallapplications.Then,turnoffyourtablet.

3.Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.The
ThinkPadT abletSetupprogrammenuopens.

4.TapSecurity.

5.TapSecurityChip.

6.Settheitems.

7.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.

Usingfirewalls

Yourtabletispreinstalledwithafirewallprogramaspartofantiviruspackage.Thisprogramprotectsagainst
Internetsecuritythreats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertotheonlinehelpthatcomeswiththe
program.

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Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourtabletispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.Theantivirus
programisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourtabletwithafree30-daysubscription.After30
days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

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Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration

IfyouneedtoupdateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,installnewdevicedrivers,thisinformationwillhelpyouhandle
yourtabletwithpropercareandkeepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage71

•“ThinkPadT abletSetup”onpage71

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage84

Installingdevicedrivers

Thedevicedriversareavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.Chooseyourtabletproduct
nametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourtablet.

Attention:Alwaysgotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthelatestdevicedrivers.Donot
downloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.

ThinkPadTabletSetup

YourtabletcomeswiththeThinkPadTabletSetupprogramthatenablesyoutoviewandconfigurevarious
setupparameters.

TostarttheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram,dooneofthefollowing:

Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Y oualsocanskip
thepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthepassword,you
cannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.Formoreinformation,
referto“Usingpasswords”onpage63

•Ifyoutabletisattachedtoasupportedkeyboard,restartthetablet.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,
pressF1.TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

•Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.The
ThinkPadT abletSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

•T ostarttheThinkPadT abletSetupprogramfromtheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.

4.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow.

5.Thetabletrestartsandamenuisdisplayed.TapTroubleshoot➙Advancedoptions➙
UEFIFirmwareSettings➙Restart.

6.ThetabletrestartsandenterstheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram.

Note:Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theThinkPadT abletSetupprogrammenuwillbedisplayed
afteryouenterthepassword.

TheThinkPadT abletSetupprogramincludesthefollowingmenus:

.

•Mainmenu:Viewthesysteminformationandsetthedateandtimeforyourtablet.

•Configmenu:Viewandchangetheconfigurationsofyourtablet.

•Securitymenu:Setthesupervisorpasswordandconfigureothersecurityfeaturesofyourtablet.

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•Startupmenu:Changethetabletstartupsettings.

•Restartmenu:ChooseanoptionforclosingtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramandrestartingthe
system.

Oneachmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoptiontoselectit.You
canfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguresettings.Afteryouchangethesettings,tapRestart,
andthentapyourdesiredoptiontorestartthetablet.

Notes:

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

•Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Incorrectchangeoftheconfigurationsmight
causeunexpectedresults.

Mainmenu

TheMainmenuisthefirstinterfaceyouseeafteryouentertheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Itdisplays
thefollowingconfigurationofyourtablet:

•SystemInformation

–UEFIBIOSVersion
–UEFIBIOSDate(Year-Month-Day)
–EmbeddedControllerVersion
–MPUFirmwareVersion
–TXEFirmwareVersion
–MachineTypeModel
–System-unitserialnumber
–UUID
–Systemboardserialnumber
–AssetTag
–ProcessorType
–ProcessorSpeed
–T otalMemory
–Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense
–UEFISecureBoot

•SystemDate

•SystemTime

Setthesystemdateandsystemtime

Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourtablet,tapSystemDateorSystemTimefromthe
ThinkPadTabletSetupmenu.Oneofthefollowingsubmenusisdisplayed:

•SystemDate

•SystemTime

Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:

1.Taptoselecttheitemtochangethedateortime.

2.Taptoselectafield.

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3.Inputthedateortimebyusingtheonscreenkeyboard.

Configmenu

Ifyouneedtochangetheconfigurationofyourtablet,tapConfigfromtheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram
mainmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

•Oneachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table1.Configmenuitems

Menuitem

Network

USB

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

UEFIIPv4NetworkStack•Off

•On

UEFIIPv6NetworkStack•Off

•On

UEFIPXEBootPriority•IPv6First

•IPv4First

USBUEFIBIOSSupport

AlwaysOnUSB

–ChargeinBatteryMode

USB3.0Mode

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Auto

EnableordisableNetwork
StackforPXEBoot.

EnableordisableNetwork
StackforPXEBoot.

EnableordisableNetwork
StackforPXEBoot.

Enableordisableboot
supportforUSBstorage
devices.

IfyouselectEnabled,the
externalUSBdevicescan
bechargedthroughUSB
connectorsevenwhen
thetabletisinlow-power
mode(sleep,hibernate,or
power-off).

Note:IfyouselectEnabled,
USBwakeupfunctionis
notsupportedonAlways
OnUSBconnector.

IfyouselectEnabled,the
externalUSBdevicescan
bechargedthroughUSB
connectorsevenwhen
systemisinhibernation
orpower-offmodeandin
batterymode.

SettheUSB3.0controller
modefortheportsshared
betweenUSB2.0and
USB3.0controllers.If
youselectAuto,itenables
youtoconnectandroute
appropriateUSB3.0or
USB2.0connectors.Ifyou
selectEnabled,itenables

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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Keyboard/Mouse

DisplayBootDisplayDevice

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

TrackPoint•Disabled

Trackpad•Disabled

FnandCtrlKeyswap

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•ThinkPadLCD

•Analog(VGA)

•DigitalonThinkPad

•Displayondock

USB3.0modeandallows
USB3.0tobesupported
intheoperatingsystem.
IfyouselectDisabled,it
disablesandhidestheUSB

3.0controller,andUSB3.0
connectorswillworkas
USB2.0connectors.

Enableordisablethe
built-inTrackPointpointing
device.

Enableordisablethe
built-intrackpad.

IfyouselectEnabled,the
FnkeyworksastheCtrl
key,andtheCtrlkeyworks
astheFnkey.

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

DigitalonThinkPadisthe
MiniDisplayPortconnector
onyourtablet.

Displayondockisdisplay
connectorsonadock.

Power

Intel(R)SpeedStep
technology

AdaptiveThermal
Management

•Disabled

•Enabled

ModeforAC

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

ModeforBattery

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

SchemeforAC

•MaximizePerformance

•Balanced

SchemeforBattery

•MaximizePerformance

•Balanced

SelectthemodeofIntel
SpeedSteptechnologyat
runtime.

MaximumPerformance:
Alwayshighestspeed.

BatteryOptimized:Always
lowestspeed.

Disabled:Noruntime
support,highestspeed.

Selectathermal
managementscheme
touse.

MaximizePerformance:

Reducemicroprocessor
throttling.

Balanced:Balance
sound,temperature,and
performance.

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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

CPUPowerManagement

•Disabled

•Enabled

PowerOnwithACAttach

•Disabled

•Enabled

Note:Eachschemeaffects
fansound,temperature,
andperformance.

Enableordisablethe
power-savingfeaturethat
stopsthemicroprocessor
clockautomaticallywhen
therearenosystem
activities.Normally,it
isnotnecessarytochange
thesetting.

Enableordisableafeature
thatpowersonthesystem
whentheacpoweradapter
isattached.

IfyouselectEnabled,the
systemispoweredonwhen
theacpoweradapteris
attached.Whenthesystem
isinhibernatestate,the
systemresumes.

IntelRapidStartTechnology

DisableBuilt-inBattery•Y es

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enterafter:

•Immediately

•1minute

•2minutes

•5minutes

•10minutes

•15minutes

•30minutes

•1hour

•2hours

•3hours

•No

IfyouselectDisabled,the
systemisnotpoweredon
norresumedwhentheac
poweradapterisattached.

Tousethisfeature,aspecial
partitiononthesolid-state
driveisrequired.

Whenenabled,thetablet
entersalowerpowerstate
afterthespecifiedtimein
sleepstate.Andittakes
onlysecondstoresume
normaloperation.

Temporarilydisablethe
internalbuilt-inbatteryfor
servicingthesystem.After
selectingthisitem,the
systemwillbeautomatically
poweredoff.Thesystemis
thenreadytobeserviced.

Note:Thebatterywillbe
automaticallyre-enabled
whentheacpoweradapter
isreconnectedtothe
system.

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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

BeepandAlarm

Startupoption

IntelAMT

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

PasswordBeep•Disabled

•Enabled

KeyboardBeep•Enabled

•Disabled

BootDeviceListF12Option•On

•Off

BootOrderLock•On

•Off

IntelAMTControl

•Disabled

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

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

Enableordisablekeyboard
beepwhenunmanageable
keycombinationsare
pressed.

Enableordisableboot
devicemenu.

Enableordisableboot
orderlock.

IfyouselectEnabled,Intel
AMT(ActiveManagement
Technology)isconfigured
andadditionalsetupitems
areprovidedinMEBx
(ManagementEngineBIOS
Extension)Setup.

IfyouselectPermanently
Disabled,youwillneverbe
abletoenableitagain.Be
cautiouswhenyouwantto
usethisoption.

Note:Youcanenterthe
MEBxSetupmenuby
pressingtheCtrl+Pkey
combinationintheStartup
InterruptMenuwindow.To
displaytheStartupInterrupt
Menuwindow,pressthe
blackbuttonorEnter
keyduringthepower-on
self-test(POST).

CIRATimeout

0-255

Note:Thedefaultvalueis
60seconds.

Setthetimeoutoptionfor
CIRAconnectiontobe
established.Selectable
secondvaluesarefrom1to

254.

Ifyouselect0,use60
secondsasthedefault
timeoutvalue.

Ifyouselect255,the
waitingtimeforestablishing
aconnectionisunlimited.

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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

DebugPortDebugPort•Disabled

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

ConsoleT ype•PCANSI

•VT100+

•PC-ANSI

•VT -UTF8

•Enabled

Selecttheconsoletypefor
AMT.

Note:Thisconsoletype
shouldmatchtheIntelAMT
remoteconsole.

Disabled:Donotallow
userstousedebugport.

Enabled:Allowusersto
usedebugport.

Securitymenu

Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourtablet,tapSecurityfromtheThinkPadTabletSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsider
changingthetabletconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Ineachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table2.Securitymenuitems

Menuitem

Password

Submenuitem

SupervisorPassword

LockUEFIBIOSSettings

PasswordatUnattendedBoot•Disabled

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

Comments

See“Supervisor
password”onpage64.

Enableordisablethe
functionthatprotects
itemsinThinkPadTablet
Setupfrombeingchanged
byauserwhodoes
nothavethesupervisor
password.Bydefault,
thisissettoDisabled.
Ifyousetthesupervisor
passwordandenablethis
function,noonebutyou
canchangeanyitemsin
ThinkPadTabletSetup.

Ifyouselectandenable

Passwordatunattended
boot,apasswordprompt

isdisplayedwhenthe
tabletisturnedon,from
eitherapower-offstateor
hibernationstate,byan
unattendedeventsuchas
aWakeonLANattempt.
IfyouselectDisabled,

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Submenuitem

PasswordatRestart•Disabled

PasswordatBootDeviceList•Disabled

Value

•Enabled

•Enabled

Comments

nopasswordprompt
isdisplayed;thetablet
goesaheadandloads
theoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorized
access,settheuser
authenticationonthe
operatingsystem.

Ifyouselectandenable
Passwordatrestart,
apasswordpromptis
displayedwhenyourestart
thetablet.Ifyouselect
Disabled,nopassword
promptisdisplayed;
thetabletgoesahead
andloadstheoperating
system.T oprevent
unauthorizedaccess,set
theuserauthenticationon
theoperatingsystem.

IftheSecuritypassword
isset,thisoptionisused
tospecifywhetherthe
Securitypasswordmust
beenteredtodisplaythe
F12bootdevicelist.

PasswordCountExceededError

SetMinimumLength

Power-OnPassword

HardDisk1Password•Disabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•xcharacters(4≤x≤12)

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

SelectEnabledtoprompt
fortheSecuritypassword.
SelectDisabledto
proceedwithoutany
useractionrequired.

SelectEnabledtoshow
thePOST0199error
andpromptforthe
Securitypassword.Select
DisabledtohidethePOST
0199errorandproceed
withoutanyuseraction
needed.

Specifyaminimumlength
forpower-onpasswords
andharddiskpasswords.
Ifyousetthesupervisor
passwordandspecify
aminimumlengthfor
passwords,noonebut
youcanchangethelength.

See“Power-onpassword”
onpage63.

See“Harddisk
passwords”onpage
65

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SecureBoot

UEFIBIOSUpdate
Option

Submenuitem

SecureBoot•On

PlatformMode

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

ResettoSetupMode

Value

Comments

EnableordisableUEFI

•Off

•UserMode

•SetupMode

SecureBootfeature.

Specifythesystem
operatingmode.

IndicatesSecureBoot

•CustomMode

modeisstandardmodeor
custommode.

•EnterThisoptionisusedto
clearthecurrentplatform
keyandputthesystem
intosetupmode.Youcan
installyourownplatform
keyandcustomizethe
SecureBootsignature
databasesinsetupmode.
SecureBootmodewillbe
settocustommode.

RestoreFactoryKeys•EnterThisoptionisusedto

restoreallkeysand
certificatesinSecure
Bootdatabasestofactory
defaults.Anycustomized
SecureBootsettings
willbeerased,andthe
defaultplatformkeywill
bere-establishedalong
withtheoriginalsignature
databasesincluding
certificateforWindows8.1
operatingsystem.

FlashBIOSUpdatingby
End-Users

•Disabled

•Enabled

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

SecureRollBackPrevention•On

•Off

IfyouselectOff,you
canflashtotheprevious
versionofUEFIBIOS.If
youselectOn,youcan
notflashtotheprevious
versionofUEFIBIOS.

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled

Virtualization

I/OPortAccess

Submenuitem

IntelVirtualizationT echnology•Disabled

IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled

WirelessLAN

WirelessWAN

Bluetooth

GPS•On

USBPort•On

MemoryCardSlot•On

SmartCardSlot•On

IntegratedCamera•On

NFC•On

FingerprintReader

Value

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•Off

•Off

•Off

•Off

•Off

•Off

•On

•Off

Comments

Somecomputerviruses
andwormscausememory
bufferstooverflow.By
selectingEnabledyou
canprotectyourtablet
againstattacksbysuch
virusesandworms.Ifafter
choosingEnabledyou
findthataprogramdoes
notruncorrectly,select
Disabledandresetthe
setting.

IfyouselectEnabled,a
VirtualMachineMonitor
(VMM)canutilizethe
additionalhardware
capabilitiesprovided
byIntelVirtualization
Technology.

IntelVT-dstandsforIntel
VirtualizationT echnology
forDirectedI/O.When
enabled,aVMMcanutilize
theplatforminfrastructure
forI/Ovirtualization.

IfyouselectOn,you
canusethewirelessLAN
device.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
usethewirelessWAN
device.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
useBluetoothdevices.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
useGPSdevices.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
useUSBconnectors.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
usethememorycardslots.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
usethesmartcardslot.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
usetheintegratedcamera.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
usetheNFCconnection.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
usethefingerprintreader.

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SecurityChip

Submenuitem

Microphone

UltrabookKeyboard

ThinkPadTabletDock
Audio

ThinkPadTabletDock
EthernetLAN

USBPortonThinkPadT ablet
Dock

IntelTXTFeature

SecurityChipSelection

SecurityChip•On

ClearSecurityChip

Value

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•FirmwareTPM

•DiscreteTPM

•Off

•Enter

Comments

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

IfyouselectOn,youcan
usetheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookKeyboard.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
usetheaudioconnector
onThinkPadTabletDock.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
usetheEthernetLAN
deviceonThinkPadTablet
Dock.

IfyouselectOn,youcan
useUSBconnectorson
ThinkPadTabletDock.

EnableordisableIntel
TrustedExecution
Technology.

Notes:

•Thisitemisdisplayed

onlyifyouhave
selectedActiveor

Enabledforthe
SecurityChipoption.

•Thisissettodisabled

whenIntelPTTis
enabled.

Configurethesecurity
chip.Thisoptionis
availableonlyonmodels
thathaveboththe
firmwareTPMandthe
discreteTPM.

Enableordisablesecurity
chipfeature.

Cleartheencryptionkey.

PhysicalPresencefor
Provisioning

Note:Thisitemis
displayedonlyifyou
haveselectedOnforthe
SecurityChipoption.

•Off

•On

Thisoptionenablesor
disablestheconfirmation
messagewhenyou
changethesettingsofthe
securitychip.

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Anti-Theft

Submenuitem

PhysicalPresenceforClear•On

IntelATModuleActivation•Disabled

IntelATSuspend

ComputraceModuleActivationCurrentSetting:

Value

•Off

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

•EnterThisoptionisdisplayed

•On

•Off

CurrentState:

•Notactivated

•Activated

PermanentlyDisabled:

•Enter

Comments

Thisoptionenablesor
disablestheconfirmation
messagewhenyouclear
thesecuritychip.

EnableordisabletheUEFI
BIOSinterfacetoactivate
theIntelA Tmodule,which
isanoptionalanti-theft
servicefromIntel.

Note:IfyousettheIntel
ATmoduleactivationto
PermanentlyDisabled,
youwillbeunableto
enablethissettingagain.

onlywhentheanti-theft
functionisactivated.The
Intelanti-theftsuspend
screenwillbedisplayed
atnextboottoenterthe
suspendmode.

EnableordisabletheUEFI
BIOSinterfacetoactivate
thecomputracemodule.
Computraceisanoptional
monitoringservicefrom
AbsoluteSoftware.

Note:Ifyousetthe
computracemodule
activationtoPermanently
Disabled,youwillbe
unabletoenablethis
settingagain.

Startupmenu

Youmightneedtochangethetabletstartupsettings.Todoso,tapStartupfromtheThinkPadTablet
Setupmenu.

Attention:

•Afteryouchangeyourstartupsequence,youmustbeextremelycarefulnottospecifyawrongdevice
duringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Ifyouspecifyawrongdevice,yourdataandprograms
mightbeerasedoroverwritten.

•IfyouareusingtheBitLocker
driveencryptiondetectsthechangeofstartupsequenceandlocksthetabletfrombooting.

Changingthestartupsequence

Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:

1.TapBoot.Thedefaultbootlistisdisplayed,showingtheorderinwhichdeviceswillbestartedup.Even
devicesthatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourtabletarelisted.

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driveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence.BitLocker

2.FromtheBootsubmenu,tapthemenuitemtospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnon
thepower.

3.Savethechangesandrestartthesystem.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

•Fromeachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table3.Startupmenuitems

MenuitemValue

Boot

InternalStorage•On

USBHDD•On

USBCD/DVD•On

USBFDD•On

SDCard0•On

NetworkAdapter

•Off

•Off

•Off

•Off

•Off

•On

•Off

Comments

See“Changingthestartupsequence”
onpage82

ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.

ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.

ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.

ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.

ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.

ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.

.

Restartmenu

IfyouwanttoclosetheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramandrestartthesystem,tapRestartfromthe
ThinkPadTabletSetupmainmenu.Thefollowingitemsaredisplayed:

•ExitSavingChanges:Exitsystemsetupandsavethechanges.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Exitsystemsetupwithoutsavingthechanges.

•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

Note:Changesonthefollowingitemsaresavedautomaticallyduringyourconfiguration:

•AnyitemsincludedintheSecuritymenu

•Systemdateandtime

Thesechangescannotbediscardedevenyouselectanoptiontodiscardthechangesorrestoreto
thefactorydefaultsettingswhenexitingtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Todiscardthechangesor
makenewchanges,youmustentertheThinkPadT abletSetupprogramagainandresetthecorresponding
itemsaccordingtoyourneeds.

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UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS

TheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BIOSisapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeup
thebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourtablet.TheUEFIBIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromother
softwarelayers.

YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSandtheThinkPadT abletSetupprogrambystartingyourtabletwithaflash
updateapplicationrunningintheWindowsenvironment.

Insomeinstanceswhenyouaddsoftware,hardware,oradevicedriver,youmightbeinformedthatyou
needtoupdateyourUEFIBIOSinorderforthenewadditiontoworkproperly.

ToupdateyourUEFIBIOS,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

Usingsystemmanagement

Thissectionisintendedprimarilyfornetworkadministrators.

Yourtabletisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreofyourresourcestobettermeet
yourbusinessobjectives.

Thismanageability,or“TotalCostofOwnership”(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclienttabletsin
thesamewayasyouoperateyourowntablet,suchasturningonaclienttablet,formattingharddisk
drive,andinstallingsoftware.

Oncethetabletisconfiguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyuseofsoftwareandmanageability
featuresalreadyintegratedintotheclientsystemandthenetwork.

Systemmanagement

Readthistopictolearnmoreaboutfeaturesofsystemmanagement.

DesktopManagementInterface

ThesystemUEFIBIOSofyourtabletsupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOSReference
Specification(SMBIOS)V2.6.1SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponentsofyour
system.ItistheresponsibilityoftheBIOStosupplythisdatabasewithinformationaboutitselfandthe
devicesonthesystemboard.ThisspecificationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOS
information.

AssetIDEEPROM

TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthesystem,includingitsconfigurationandtheserial
numbersofkeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankfieldsinwhichyoucanrecordinformation
abouttheendusersinyournetwork.

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

ThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesthetabletmoremanageablebyenabling
thetablettostartfromaserver.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard,yourtabletcanbestarted
fromthePXEserver.

Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RIPLorRPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourtablet.

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Chapter8.Troubleshootingproblems

Thischapterdescribesonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourtablet.

Diagnosingproblems

Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourtablet,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastartingpoint
forsolvingthem.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvetabletproblems.Itcombines
diagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhints
andtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

Note:TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramcanbedownloadedfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/diags.

ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforLenovoSolutionCenter.

3.TapLenovoSolutionCenter.

Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.

Note:Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprogram,saveandprint
thelogfiles.YouwillneedthelogfileswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative.

Troubleshooting

Theproblemsandsolutionsdescribedinthissectionaremeantonlyasaguide.Theyarenotdefinitive
problemsolvingtechniques.Forsomeproblems,youmightneedhelpfromLenovo,yourreseller,oryour
serviceprovider.

Whenyouobserveaproblem,stopoperationimmediately,becausetakingfurtheractionmightresultindata
lossordamage.Takeanoteofwhatthesystemisdoingandwhatactionsyouperformedbeforetheproblem
occurred.ProvidedetailedinformationtoLenovooryourserviceproviderforquickerproblemresolution.

Internetproblem

•Problem:Unabletoconnecttothewirelessnetwork.
Suggestedsolution:Ensurethat:

–ThemicroSIMcardisvalidandworkableifyouareusingamobilenetwork(3Gor4G).
–Y ouarewithinthenetwork’sservicerangeandthesignalstrengthisgood.
–Y ourtabletisnotinAirplanemode.
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Screenproblems

•Problem:Themulti-touchscreenrespondsslowlyorimproperly.
Suggestedsolution:Dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatyourhandsarecleananddrywhentouchingthescreen.

2.Restartyourtablettotryagain.

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Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:Youcandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerby

doingthefollowing:

1.Gothedesktopandtapthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

2.TapMorepoweroptions➙Balanced.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthetablet,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthetabletdoesnotbeep
whilestartingup.

Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.

Solution:Ensurethat:

–ThetabletisconnectedtotheacpoweradapterbythesuppliedUSBcableandtheacpoweradapter

ispluggedintoaworkingelectricaloutlet.
Thetabletisturnedon.(Turnthepowerbuttononagainforconfirmation.)

Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethetabletserviced.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthetablet,onlyawhitepointerisdisplayedonablankscreen.
Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthetablet,andthenturnitonagain.

2.Ifyoustillseeonlythepointeronthescreen,usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemto
thefactorystate.

Iftheproblempersists,havethetabletserviced.

•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethetabletison.
Solution:Y ourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:

–T apthetabletscreentoexitthescreensaver.
–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode.

Batteryproblem

•Problem:Thebatterydoesnotchargecorrectly.
Suggestedsolution:Checkiftheacpoweradapterisconnectedcorrectly.Iftheconnectionisgoodbut

thebatterystilldoesnotcharge,contactLenovotoreplacewithanewbattery.

Systemproblem

•Problem:Unabletoturnthetableton.
Suggestedsolution:Connectyourtablettoanacpoweroutlettoseeiftheproblemiscaused

byadrainedbattery.Iftheproblempersists,insertaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintothe
emergency-resethole.T olocatetheemergency-resethole,see“Frontviewandsideview”onpage1
Iftheproblemstillpersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Mediaproblems

•Problem:Theaudioqualityispoororthereisnosoundoutput.
Suggestedsolution:Checkandensurethat:

–Thespeakerisnotcovered.

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–Thespeakermutefunctionisdisabled.
–Ifyouareusingaheadset,unplugit,thenplugitinagain.
–Thevolumeisnotturnedtothelowestlevel.
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

•Problem:Asong,video,orothermediafilecannotbeplayed.

Suggestedsolution:Checkandensurethatthemediafileisnotcorrupted.

Externaldeviceconnectionproblems

•Problem:Aconnectionisnotestablishedwhenyouconnectthetablettoacomputer.
Suggestedsolution:EnsurethatthetabletUSBcableyouareusingistheonethatisshippedwith

yourtablet.

•Problem:Bluetoothdevicescannotbelocated.
Suggestedsolution:Ensurethat:

–Y ourtabletBluetoothisswitchedon.
–TheBluetoothfeatureisactivatedonthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.
–Y ourtabletandtheBluetoothdevicearewithinthemaximumBluetoothrange(10m).
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem

Ifyourtabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,
insertaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.Thenrestart
yourtablet.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,see“Frontviewandsideview”onpage1.

Ifyoustillencounterthesameproblemafteryourestartyourtablet,resetyourtabletandrestartitagain,
youcanperformafactorydataresetoperation.Formoreinformation,referto“Resettingyourtabletto
thefactorydefaultsettings”onpage89.

Errormessages

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

bereplaced.Havethetabletserviced.

•Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadT abletSetup.
Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadTabletSetup

tochecksecuritysettings,andrestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethetabletserviced.

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

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

andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.

•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDconfigurationinformationarea
Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheuniversallyuniqueidentifier(UUID)needstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.

•Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror

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Solution:Thetabletturnedoff,becausethebatterypowerislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothe
tabletandchargethebatteries.

•Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested
Solution:Thesystemconfigurationchangehasfailed.Confirmtheoperationandtryagain.Toclear

theerror,enterThinkPadTabletSetup.

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

Confirmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterThinkPadTabletSetup.

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

•Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalfingerprintreadersareattached.
Solution:Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.

•Message:2101:DetectionerroronSSD1(M.2)
Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.

•Message:2102:DetectionerroronSSD2(M.2)
Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.

•Message:2111:ReaderroronSSD1(M.2)
Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.

•Message:2112:ReaderroronSSD2(M.2)
Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.

•Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.
Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.

•Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.
Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.

•Message:Fanerror
Solution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Shutdownthetabletimmediatelyandhavethetabletserviced.

•Message:Thermalsensingerror
Solution:Thethermalsensorhasproblem.Shutdownthetabletimmediatelyandhavethetablet

serviced.

•Message:Error:TheSystemUEFIVariableStorageisnearlyfull.

Note:Thiserrorindicatesthattheoperatingsystemorapplicationscannotcreate,modify,ordeletedata
inthenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageduetoinsufficientstoragespaceafterPOST.

Thenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageisusedbytheUEFIBIOSandbytheoperatingsystemor
applications.Thiserroroccurswhentheoperatingsystemorapplicationsstorelargeamountsofdata
inthevariablestorage.AlldataneededforPOST,suchasBIOSsetupsettings,chipsetorplatform
configurationdata,arestoredinaseparateUEFIvariablestorage.

Solution:EnterThinkPadTabletSetupaftertheerrormessageisdisplayed.Adialogaskstheuserfor
confirmationtocleanupthestorage.Iftheuserselects“Yes”,alldatathatwerecreatedbytheoperating
systemorapplicationsaredeletedexceptglobalvariablesdefinedbytheUnifiedExtensibleFirmware
InterfaceSpecification.Iftheuserselects“No”,alldataiskept,buttheoperatingsystemorapplications
willnotbeabletocreate,modify,ordeletedatainthestorage.

Ifthiserrorhappensataservicecenter,Lenovoauthorizedservicepersonnelwillcleanupthenon-volatile
systemUEFIvariablestorageusingtheabovesolution.

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Chapter9.Recoveryinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.

AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourtablet.TheWindowsrecovery
imageenablesyoutorefreshyourtablet,orresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe
recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourtabletevenifyoucannotstartthe
operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Formore
information,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage90.

Refreshingyourtablet

Ifyourtabletdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,you
canrefreshyourtabletwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourtablet,theprogramsthatcamewithyourtabletandtheprogramsthatyou
installedfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourtablet,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.

4.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,tapGetstarted.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourtablet.

Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings

Ifyouwanttorecycleyourtabletorjuststartover,youcanresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.
Resettingthetabletwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewithyourtablet,
andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.

Attention:Ifyouresetthetablettothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingswillbe
deleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Toresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.

4.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,tapGetstarted.ThentapNexttoconfirm
theoperation.

5.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•T operformaquickformat,tapJustremovemyfilestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake

severalminutes.

•T operformacompleteformat,tapFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill

takeseveralhours.

6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.

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Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions

Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthetablet,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthetabletfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindows
operatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.

4.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow➙T roubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

5.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostart

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourtabletiscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromtheWindows

8.1operatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows8.1
operatingsystemfailstostart.

Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindows
recoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthetablet,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandfixthe
problemsonyourtablet.

Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,
keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.

Creatingrecoverymedia

Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast16GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacity
dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.

Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.T oavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharm.

3.TyperecoveryintheSearchfield.ThentapCreatearecoverydrive.

4.TapYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.

5.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.
ThentapNext.

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Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,

youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Y oustillcanstartthetablet
fromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourtabletiftherecoverypartitionon
yourtabletisdamaged.

6.ConnectaproperUSBdrive,thentapNext.

7.TapCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.

8.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymediafinishes,dooneofthefollowing:

•T okeeptherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,tapFinish.

•T odeletetherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,tapDeletetherecoverypartition.

Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,dokeeptherecoverymediainasafe
place.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourtabletanymore,andyouwillneedthe
recoverymediatorefreshorresetyourtablet.

9.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.

Usingrecoverymedia

Ifyoucannotstartyourtablet,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourtablet,use
recoverymediatorecoveryourtablet.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.The
ThinkPadT abletSetupprogrammenuopens.

2.TapStartup.

3.IntheBootsubmenu,dragtherecoverydrivetothefirstplacetoselectitasthebootdevice.

4.Saveconfigurationchangesandrestartthetablet.

5.Followingtheinstructionsonthescreentorecoverthetablet.

FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8.1operatingsystem,goto:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800

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