Intel 7265NGU Wireless Network Adapter User Manual 2

Intel Mobile Communications Wireless Network Adapter 2

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User Manual 2

UserGuideThinkPadE450andE455
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide•RegulatoryNotice•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi•AppendixE“Notices”onpage149TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.Torefertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuidesandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.FirstEdition(October2014)©CopyrightLenovo2014.LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
ContentsReadthisfirst..............vImportantsafetyinformation..........viConditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..viiSafetyguidelines............viiChapter1.Productoverview......1Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators..................1Frontview................1Right-sideview..............3Left-sideview..............4Bottomview...............6Statusindicators.............6Locatinglabelsthatcontainimportantproductinformation.................8Machinetypeandmodellabel........8FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel...8CertificateofAuthenticitylabel.......9GenuineMicrosoftlabel.........10Features.................10Specifications...............11Operatingenvironment...........12Lenovoprograms.............12AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem...........13AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystem..........14AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....14Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17Registeringyourcomputer..........17Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........19Specialkeys...............21Functionkeysandkeycombinations....22Windowskey.............23ThinkPadpointingdevice..........23UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice....24Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures.....25CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..27Replacingthecapofpointingstick.....27Powermanagement............28Checkingthebatterystatus........28Usingtheacpower...........29Chargingthebattery..........29Maximizingthebatterylife........30Managingthebatterypower.......30Power-savingmodes..........30Handlingthebattery...........31Connectingtothenetwork..........33Ethernetconnections..........33Wirelessconnections..........33Usinganexternaldisplay..........35Connectinganexternaldisplay......36Choosingadisplaymode........36Changingdisplaysettings........37Usingaudiofeatures............37Usingthecamera.............37Usingaflashmediacard...........38Insertingaflashmediacard........38Removingaflashmediacard.......39Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer...............41FindingThinkPadoptions..........41ThinkPadOneLinkDock...........41ThinkPadOneLinkProDock.........42Chapter4.Security..........45Attachingamechanicallock.........45Usingpasswords..............45Typingpasswords...........45Power-onpassword...........45Supervisorpassword..........46Harddiskpasswords..........48Harddisksecurity.............50Usingthefingerprintreader..........50Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive........52Usingfirewalls...............53Protectingdataagainstviruses........53Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration..55Installinganewoperatingsystem.......55InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..55InstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.56Installingdevicedrivers...........57UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......57Mainmenu..............57Configmenu..............58DateandTimemenu..........62Securitymenu.............62Startupmenu.............66Restartmenu.............68©CopyrightLenovo2014i
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....68Chapter6.Preventingproblems...69Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......69Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....70Takingcareofyourcomputer.........71Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....72Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems...............75Diagnosingproblems............75Troubleshooting..............75Computerstopsresponding.......75Spillsonthekeyboard..........76Errormessages............76Errorswithoutmessages.........79Beeperrors..............79Memorymoduleproblems........80Networkingproblems..........80Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointingdevices................82Problemswiththedisplayandmultimediadevices................83Fingerprintreaderproblems........88Batteryandpowerproblems.......88Problemswithdrivesandotherstoragedevices................91Asoftwareproblem...........91Problemswithportsandconnectors....92Chapter8.Recoveryoverview....93RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem..................93Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....93Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.94UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.95Creatingandusingarescuemedium....96Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers................97Solvingrecoveryproblems........98RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operatingsystems.................98Refreshingyourcomputer........98Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings................99Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....99RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostart.............99Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....99Chapter9.Replacingdevices....101Staticelectricityprevention..........101Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........101Replacingthestoragedrive.........104Replacingthememorymodule........108ReplacingawirelessLANcard........111Replacingthekeyboard...........115Chapter10.Gettingsupport....121BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........121Gettinghelpandservice...........121Usingdiagnosticprograms........122LenovoSupportWebsite.........122CallingLenovo.............122Purchasingadditionalservices........123Chapter11.Youandyourcomputer..............125Accessibilityandcomfort..........125Ergonomicinformation..........125Comfort...............126Accessibilityinformation.........126Travelingwithyourcomputer.........130Traveltips...............130Travelaccessories...........130AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation.............133Wirelessrelatedinformation.........133LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas...............134Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....134Exportclassificationnotice..........135Electronicemissionnotices..........135FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity........135IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement...............135EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...136GermanClassBcompliancestatement...136KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....137JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..137Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase................137LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan................137Eurasiancompliancemark........137Brazilregulatorynotice..........137Mexicoregulatorynotice.........137AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements.............139ImportantWEEEinformation.........139iiUserGuide
Japanrecyclingstatements.........139RecyclinginformationforBrazil........140BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion..................140BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....141BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada................141RecyclinginformationforChina........141AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)....143EuropeanUnionRoHS...........143ChinaRoHS................144IndiaRoHS................144TurkishRoHS...............145UkraineRoHS...............145AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.............147AppendixE.Notices.........149Trademarks................150©CopyrightLenovo2014iii
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ReadthisfirstBesuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreachdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest.Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgeneratesheat.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskinburn.•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileitisinuse.•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyourcomputer.Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,akeyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalkedon,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanywaysubjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.©CopyrightLenovo2014v
Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdriveorhybriddrive,dooneofthefollowing:•Turnitoff.•Putitinsleepmode.•Putitinhibernationmode.Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.Handleyourcomputergently.Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectsonyourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.Carryyourcomputercarefully.•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileitisturnedon.ImportantsafetyinformationNote:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincludedwithyourcomputer.TheinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreementortheLenovo®LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personalcomputersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotentialsafetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducetheserisks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandintheoperatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowingtheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourselffromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebookcomputers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhavesuchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-cellbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothebatterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.viUserGuide
ConditionsthatrequireimmediateactionProductscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenoughthattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedbyanauthorizedservicer.Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrareoccasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryoumighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthataninternalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner.Or,theymightindicateapotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphonenumbers,seethefollowingWebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneFrequentlyinspectyourcomputeranditscomponentsfordamageorwearorsignsofdanger.Ifyouhaveanyquestionabouttheconditionofacomponent,donotusetheproduct.ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterortheproductmanufacturerforinstructionsonhowtoinspecttheproductandhaveitrepaired,ifnecessary.Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafetyconcernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceandtelecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.•Powercords,plugs,poweradapters,extensioncords,surgeprotectors,orpowersuppliesthatarecracked,broken,ordamaged.•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orfire.•Damagetoabattery(suchascracks,dents,orcreases),dischargefromabattery,orabuildupofforeignsubstancesonthebattery.•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordorpoweradapter.•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions,oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.SafetyguidelinesAlwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.ServiceandupgradesDonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteroryourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyarereferredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomerReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.LenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriateforcustomerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingorreplacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsideaproductarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake©CopyrightLenovo2014vii
surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,thefollowingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.CAUTION:Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.CAUTION:Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthecomputeriscool.PowercordsandpoweradaptersDANGERUseonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F,3G,0.75mm2,orbetter.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordinwaysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercordorpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronfloorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressedbymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnectorterminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsofoverheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionoroverheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.viiiUserGuide
ExtensioncordsandrelateddevicesEnsurethatextensioncords,surgeprotectors,uninterruptiblepowersupplies,andpowerstripsthatyouuseareratedtohandletheelectricalrequirementsoftheproduct.Neveroverloadthesedevices.Ifpowerstripsareused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.PlugsandoutletsDANGERIfareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtainareplacement.Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamountsofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugfitsonlyintoagroundedelectricaloutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Donotdefeatthissafetyfeaturebytryingtoinsertitintoanon-groundedoutlet.Ifyoucannotinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectricianforanapprovedoutletadapterortoreplacetheoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Neveroverloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystemloadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranchcircuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloadsandbranchcircuitratings.Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclosetotheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouareinstalling.Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.PowersupplystatementDANGERNeverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabelattached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwithoneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.©CopyrightLenovo2014ix
ExternaldevicesCAUTION:DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBand1394cableswhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoidpossibledamagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastfivesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.GeneralbatterynoticeDANGERPersonalcomputersmanufacturedbyLenovocontainacoin-cellbatterytoprovidepowertothesystemclock.Inaddition,manymobileproducts,suchasnotebookcomputers,utilizearechargeablebatterytoprovidesystempowerwheninportablemode.BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityandshouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.Neverattempttoopenorserviceanybattery.Donotcrush,puncture,orincineratebatteriesorshortcircuitthemetalcontacts.Donotexposethebatterytowaterorotherliquids.Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorflameto“vent”fromthebatteryorcoin-cellbattery.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthebatteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeablebatteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadischargedstatecouldincreasetheriskofabatteryshortcircuit,whichcouldshortenthelifeofthebatteryandalsocanposeasafetyhazard.DonotletrechargeableLithium-Ionbatteriescompletelydischargeorstorethesebatteriesinadischargedstate.Lithiumcoin-cellbatterynoticeDANGERDangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Whenreplacingthelithiumcoin-cellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatisrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.Donot:•Throworimmerseintowater•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)•RepairordisassembleDisposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:xUserGuide
Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,Seewww.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorateBuilt-inrechargeablebatterynoticeDANGERDonotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablelithium-ionbatteries.ContactLenovoSupportforfactoryreplacement.HeatandproductventilationDANGERComputers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhenbatteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasignificantamountofheatduetotheircompactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyouusethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime.Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaksfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottousethekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearflammablematerialsorinexplosiveenvironments.•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,andreliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproductonabed,sofa,carpet,orotherflexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgeneratesheat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusetheacpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskinburn.Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightberequiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).©CopyrightLenovo2014xi
ElectricalcurrentsafetyinformationDANGERElectriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidashockhazard:•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfigurationofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,battery,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neverusethecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.DANGERConnectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.Toconnect:1.TurneverythingOFF.2.First,attachallcablestodevices.3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.5.TurndevicesON.Todisconnect:1.TurneverythingOFF.2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallotherelectricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectricalcableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.DANGERDuringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectordisconnectthetelephonecablefromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)noticeCAUTION:TheLCDismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalfluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediatelywashtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsarepresentafterwashing,getmedicalcare.xiiUserGuide
Note:Forproductswithmercury-containingfluorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),thefluorescentlampintheliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.UsingheadphonesorearphonesCAUTION:Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentoftheequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesoundpressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.ExcessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousiftheoutputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecificationsofEN50332-2.TheheadphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecificationlimitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainsthearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationoftheheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespecificationsofEN50332-1.Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.AdditionalsafetyinformationDANGERPlasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddangerofsuffocation.NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.Manypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsorcordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,thenthefollowingwarningapplies:WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproductwillexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.Savetheseinstructions.©CopyrightLenovo2014xiii
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Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutconnectorlocations,importantproductlabels,computerfeatures,specifications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1•“Locatinglabelsthatcontainimportantproductinformation”onpage8•“Features”onpage10•“Specifications”onpage11•“Operatingenvironment”onpage12•“Lenovoprograms”onpage12Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicatorsThissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedtostartusingthecomputer.FrontviewFigure1.ThinkPadE450andE455frontview1Microphones2Camera3Powerbutton4TrackPoint®pointingstick5System-statusindicator6Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)7ThinkPad®trackpad8Media-cardslot9Screen(multi-touchscreenavailableonsomemodels)©CopyrightLenovo20141
1MicrophonesThebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.Dependingonyourmodel,yourcomputermightcomewithonemicrophone.2CameraSomemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Fordetails,see“Usingthecamera”onpage37.3PowerbuttonPressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forhowtoturnoffthecomputer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17.Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstopsresponding”onpage75formoreinformation.Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturnoffthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbuttondoes,dothefollowing:1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.2.ClickMorepoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Note:UseLenovoprogramsforadvancedpowersettings.•ForWindows7:UsethePowerManagerprogram.•ForWindows8.1:UsetheLenovoSettingsprogram.Formoreinformation,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12.ThinkPadpointingdevice4TrackPointpointingstick7ThinkPadtrackpadThekeyboardcontainstheThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareallpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.Formoreinformation,see“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage23.5System-statusindicatorTheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Forthedetailedinformationabouttheindicator,see“Statusindicators”onpage6.6Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)Somemodelshaveafingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidesasimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprintwithapassword.Formoreinformationaboutthefingerprintreader,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage50.8Media-cardslotYourcomputerisequippedwithamediacardreader,whichprovidesamedia-cardslot.Insertyourflashmediacardintothemedia-cardslottoreadthedataonthecard.Formoreinformationaboutthesupportedcards,see“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage38.2UserGuide
9Screen(multi-touchscreenavailableonsomemodels)Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage19.Right-sideviewFigure2.ThinkPadE450andE455right-sideview1USB3.0connectors2High-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI™)connector3Ethernetconnector4acpowerconnector5LenovoOneLinkconnector1USB3.0connectorsTheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorsareusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboardoraUSBmouse.Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.2HDMIconnectorUsethehigh-definitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)connectortoconnectthecomputertoanHDMI-compatibleaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasahigh-definitiontelevision(HDTV).Note:IfyouconnectthecomputertoasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDock,usetheHMDIconnectoronthedock,nottheoneonthecomputer.3EthernetconnectorConnectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.Chapter1.Productoverview3
DANGERToavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenthegreenindicatorison,thecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,dataisbeingtransmitted.Note:IfthecomputerisconnectedtotheThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDock,usetheEthernetconnectoronthedockingstationinsteadoftheoneonthecomputer.4acpowerconnector5LenovoOneLinkconnectorWhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtotheacpowerconnector,itprovidespowertothecomputerandchargesthebattery.WhenasupportedThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDockisconnectedtotheLenovoOneLinkconnector,itcannotonlyextendthecomputercapabilitiesbutalsoprovideacpowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.TousetheLenovoOneLinkconnector,youneedtoremovetheconnectorcoverfromtheLenovoOneLinkconnectorfirst.Note:Ensurethatyoukeeptheconnectorcover.ReattachittotheLenovoOneLinkconnectorwhenyouarenotusingtheLenovoOneLinkconnector.Left-sideviewFigure3.ThinkPadE450andE455left-sideview1Security-lockslot2Fanlouvers3AlwaysonUSBconnector4Comboaudioconnector4UserGuide
1Security-lockslotToprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourcomputertoastationaryobject.2FanlouversThefanlouversandtheinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.Note:Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefanlouvers.3AlwaysonUSBconnectorBydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesinthefollowingsituations:•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpowerIfyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthecomputerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.ThenselecttheEnableUSBchargefromthecomputerbatteryevenwhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox,andclickOKorApply.•ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.Inthisarea,movetheswitchtotheOnpositionintheEnableAlwaysOnUSBareaandselectEnableevenwhenthecomputerisoff,andclickOKorApply.Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.4ComboaudioconnectorTolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm,4-poleplugtothecomboaudioconnector.Notes:•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupressit,theheadsetmicrophonewillbedisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.•Thecomboaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage37.Chapter1.Productoverview5
BottomviewFigure4.ThinkPadE450andE455bottomview1Wireless-LAN-cardslot2Memory-upgradeslots3Speakers4Built-inbattery5Storagedrive1WirelessLANcardslotYourcomputermighthaveawirelessLANcardinstalledforyoutoestablishwirelessLANconnections.2Memory-upgradeslotYoucanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthememory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.3SpeakersYourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.4BatteryUseyourcomputerwiththebatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.5StoragedriveYourcomputerhasalarge-capacity,customer-upgradablestoragedriveinstalled.Dependingonthemodel,thestoragedrivecanbeastoragedrivetomeetvariousstoragedemands.Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.Thisreductionismorenoticeableonthesolid-statedrivebecauseofitssmallercapacity.StatusindicatorsYourcomputerhasseveralstatusindicatorsshowingthestatusofyourcomputer.Note:Yourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.6UserGuide
1FnLockindicatorTheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys”onpage21.2Speaker-muteindicatorWhenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.3Microphone-muteindicatorWhenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.4Camera-statusindicatorWhenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.56System-statusindicatorsTherearetwoThinkPadlogosonyourcomputer,oneonthepalmrestandtheotherontheouterlid.TheilluminateddotineachThinkPadlogoworksasasystem-statusindicatorandhelpsyouidentifythestatusofyourcomputer.•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtothepower.•Blinksfast:Thecomputerisenteringhibernationmode.•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.Chapter1.Productoverview7
•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.•On:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).LocatinglabelsthatcontainimportantproductinformationThissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethefollowinglabelsthatcontainimportantproductinformation:•“Machinetypeandmodellabel”onpage8•“FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel”onpage8•“CertificateofAuthenticitylabel”onpage9•“GenuineMicrosoftlabel”onpage10MachinetypeandmodellabelThemachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetypeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.Thefollowingfigureshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer:FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelTheFCCIDandICCertificationnumbersfortheinstalledwirelesscommunicationcardsarenotshownontheenclosureofyourcomputer.However,LenovoprovidesinformationonthelabelattachedonthecomputerbottomasshowntoinstructyouhowtolocatetheFCCIDandICCertificationnumbersinsideyourcomputer.8UserGuide
TheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelisaffixedonthewirelessLANcard1installedinthewirelesscommunicationcardslotofthecomputer.ThefollowingfigureshowsthelocationoftheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelofyourcomputer.ToremovethewirelessLANcardforrepairorreplacement,see“ReplacingawirelessLANcard”onpage111.Note:UseonlyLenovo-authorizedwirelesscommunicationcardsforthecomputer.Ifyouinstallanunauthorizedwirelesscommunicationcardthatisnotapprovedforuseinyourcomputer,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedandthecomputerwillbeepwhenyouturnonthecomputer.CertificateofAuthenticitylabelTheCertificateofAuthenticitylabelisprovidedonmodelsthatarelicensedtouseaWindows7operatingsystem.ThelicensedWindowsversionandproductkeyassociatedwiththecomputerareprintedonthislabel.Recordthisinformationandkeepitinasafeplace.YoumightneedthesenumberstostartyourcomputerorreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem.Dependingonthemodel,theCertificateofAuthenticitylabelcanbeonthecomputercover,underthebattery,oronthepoweradapter.FormoreinformationabouttheCertificateofAuthenticitylabel,goto:http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspxChapter1.Productoverview9
ThefollowingfigureshowsthelocationoftheCertificateofAuthenticitylabelonthebottomcover:GenuineMicrosoftlabelTheGenuineMicrosoftlabelisprovidedonmodelsthatarelicensedtouseaWindows8.1operatingsystem.Theversionoftheoperatingsystemisprintedonthelabel.IfyourcomputermodelislicensedtousetheWindows8.1Prooperatingsystem,thatlicensealsopermitsyoutousetheWindows7ProfessionaloperatingsysteminplaceoftheWindows8.1Prooperatingsystemifyouprefer.LenovocomputersthatarelicensedforusewithaWindows8.1operatingsystemareshippedwiththecorrespondinglicensekeydigitallyencodedintothecomputerhardware.Dependingonthecomputermodel,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelcanbeonthecomputercover,underthebattery,oronthepoweradapter.FormoreinformationabouttheGenuineMicrosoftlabel,goto:http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspxThefollowingfigureshowsthelocationoftheGenuineMicrosoftlabelonthecomputercover:FeaturesThistopicliststhefeaturesofyourcomputer.Toviewthesystempropertiesofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClickStartandright-clickComputer.ThenclickProperties.•ForWindows8.1:Movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.Memory10UserGuide
•Doubledatarate3lowvoltagesynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemorymodules(DDR3LVSDRAM)Storagedevice•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightharddiskdrive•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightsolid-statedrive•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheighthybriddriveDisplayThecolordisplayusestheThinFilmTransistor(TFT)technology.•Size:14.0inches(355.6mm)•Resolution:–LCD:Upto1366x768or1600x900,dependingonthemodel–Externalmonitor:Upto2048x1536•Brightnesscontrol•Integratedcamera•MicrophonesKeyboard•6-rowkeyboard•ThinkPadpointingdevice•FunctionkeysInterface•Externalmonitorconnector(HDMIconnector)•Comboaudioconnector•TwoUSB3.0connectors•OneAlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB2.0)•RJ45Ethernetconnector•4-in-1media-cardslot•LenovoOneLinkconnector•acpowerconnectorWirelessfeatures•IntegratedwirelessLAN•IntegratedBluetoothSecurityfeatures•Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)SpecificationsThissectionliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.SizeChapter1.Productoverview11
•Width:339mm(13.35inches)•Depth:239mm(9.41inches)•Height:–24.4mm(9.61inches)forthenon-touchmodel–26.4mm(10.39inches)forthetouchmodelHeatoutput•45W(154Btu/hr)or65W(222Btu/hr)maximum(dependingonthemodel)Powersource(acpoweradapter)•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60HzOperatingenvironmentThissectionprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingenvironmentofyourcomputer.Environment:•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)•Temperature–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)–Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)–Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)Note:Whenyouchargethebattery,itstemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).•Relativehumidity:–Operating:8%to80%–Storage:5%to95%Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.Attention:•Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenawayfromthecomputer.Thestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitoranddataontheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive.•Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledonorinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.•Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.LenovoprogramsYourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.12UserGuide
TolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/supportAccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystemYoucanaccessLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystemthroughWindowsSearchorfromControlPanel.TheiconnamedisplayedinthesearchresultorControlPanelmightbedifferentfromtheprogramname.YoucanfindtheprogrambyitsprogramnameoriconnameasshownintheLenovoprogramsavailableontheWindows7operatingsystemtable.Note:Ifyoudonotfindtheprogramyouneed,opentheLenovoThinkVantage®Toolsprogramtofindthedimmediconfortheprogram.Thendouble-clicktheicontoinstalltheprogram.ToaccessLenovoprogramsthroughWindowsSearch,dothefollowing:1.ClicktheStartbuttonandthentypetheprogramnameortheiconnameintothesearchbox.2.Locatetheprogrambytheprogramnameortheiconnameandthenclicktheprogramtolaunchit.ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,dothefollowing:Note:SomeLenovoprogramsmightnotbedisplayedinControlPanel.Tofindtheseprograms,useWindowsSearch.1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.2.Locatetheprogrambytheiconnameandthenclicktheprogramtolaunchit.Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthefollowingLenovoprograms:Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Table1.LenovoprogramsavailableontheWindows7operatingsystemProgramnameIconnameAccessConnections™Lenovo-InternetConnectionActiveProtectionSystem™Lenovo-AirbagProtectionCommunicationsUtilityLenovo-WebConferencingFingerprintManagerProorLenovoFingerprintManagerLenovo-FingerprintManagerProorLenovo-FingerprintManagerLenovoMicrophoneMuteLenovo-MicrophoneMuteLenovoQuickCastLenovoQuickCastLenovoQuickControlLenovoQuickControlLenovoQuickDisplayLenovoQuickDisplayLenovoSolutionCenterLenovo-SystemHealthandDiagnosticsLenovoThinkVantageToolsLenovoThinkVantageToolsMessageCenterPlusMessagesfromLenovoPasswordManagerLenovo-PasswordVaultPowerManagerLenovo-PowerControlsRecoveryMediaLenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisksorCreateRecoveryMediaRescueandRecovery®Lenovo-EnhancedBackupandRestoreSystemUpdateLenovo-UpdateandDriversChapter1.Productoverview13
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystemYoucanaccessLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystemfromtheStartscreenortheAppsscreen.PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotfindtheprogramyouneed,clickthearrowicontogototheAppsscreen.Findthedesiredprograminthelistorsearchfortheprograminthesearchbox.Note:Ifyoudonotfindtheprogramyouneed,gotoLenovoPCExperience➙LenovoT ools.Thenyoucanfindtheprogramyouneed.Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthefollowingLenovoprograms:Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.•ActiveProtectionSystem•FingerprintManagerPro•LenovoCompanion•LenovoMicrophoneMute•LenovoQuickCast•LenovoQuickControl•LenovoSettings•LenovoSolutionCenter•LenovoSupport•LenovoPCExperience•PasswordManager•SystemUpdateAnintroductiontoLenovoprogramsThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.•AccessConnections(Windows7)TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocationprofiles.EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtomanuallyreconfigureyoursettingsandrestartthecomputereachtime.•CommunicationsUtility(Windows7)TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsfortheintegratedcameraandaudiodevices.•LenovoQuickDisplay(Windows7)TheLenovoQuickDisplayprogramenablesyoutoestablishaconnectionbetweenyourcomputerandaWi-Fidisplayprojector.Thisprovidesyouwithaquickandeasywaytomakepresentations.14UserGuide
•LenovoThinkVantageT ools(Windows7)TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccesstovariousprogram,suchasLenovoFingerprintManager,LenovoSolutionCenter,andsoon.•MessageCenterPlus(Windows7)TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinformyouaboutimportantnoticesfromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.•MobileBroadbandConnect(Windows7)TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthecomputertothemobilebroadbandnetworkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.•PowerManager(Windows7)ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepowermanagementforthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.•RecoveryMedia(Windows7)TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,orhybriddrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.•RescueandRecovery(Windows7)TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolution.Itincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.•LenovoCompanion(Windows8.1)ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyourcomputer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.•LenovoSettings(Windows8.1)TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot,configuringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.•LenovoSupport(Windows8.1)TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,downloadandviewusermanuals,getthewarrantyinformationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.•LenovoPCExperience(Windows8.1)TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccesstovariousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem,UserGuide,andLenovoSolutionCenter.•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhentheharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsontheharddiskdrive.•FingerprintManagerProorLenovoFingerprintManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)Ifyourcomputercomeswithafingerprintreader,theFingerprintManagerProprogramorLenovoFingerprintManagerprogramenablesyoutoenrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyourpasswords.Asaresult,thefingerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.Chapter1.Productoverview15
•LenovoMicrophoneMute(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheLenovoMicrophoneMuteprogramenablesyoutosetwhichrecordingdeviceswillbecontrolledbythemicrophone-mutekeyonyourcomputer.Bypressingthemicrophone-mutekey,youcanmuteorunmutetherecordingdevicesthatyouhaveselectedintheLenovoMicrophoneMuteprogram.•LenovoQuickCast(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheLenovoQuickCastprogramprovidesyouwithaquickandeasywaytosendfilesanduniformresourcelocators(URLs)betweentwodevices.•LenovoQuickControl(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheLenovoQuickControlprogramenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerremotelyfromyoursmartphone.Youcancontrolthemouse,entertext,controlmoviesandmusic,givepresentations,andmore.•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.•PasswordManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsinauthenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.•SystemUpdate(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputerup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.16UserGuide
Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17•“Specialkeys”onpage21•“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage23•“Powermanagement”onpage28•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage33•“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage35•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage37•“Usingthecamera”onpage37•“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage38RegisteringyourcomputerWhenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenefits:•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp•AutomaticnotificationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffersToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.IfyouareusingaWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogram.Theprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryouhaveusedyourcomputerforaperiodoftime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.FrequentlyaskedquestionsThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,gotothefollowingWebpagetofindinformationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:http://www.lenovo.com/support/faqCanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Howtoturnoffmycomputer?©CopyrightLenovo201417
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:–GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcornerofthescreen,thenclickShutdown.–Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.Note:YoualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey.HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-savingmodes”onpage30.•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage30•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Powermanagement”onpage28.HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive?•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage45sectiontofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage52.HowdoIgetconnectedindifferentlocations?•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesprovidedbytheAccessConnectionsprogram(ontheWindows7operatingsystem)orLocationAwarenessprograminLenovoSettings(ontheWindows8.1operatingsystem).•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage33.•Totravelmoreconfidently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage130.•PressF8toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage35.•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?•SeeChapter9“Replacingdevices”onpage101formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesofyourcomputer.Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?18UserGuide
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage69.•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter8“Recoveryoverview”onpage93.Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonlineuserguidewhennecessary.•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage55•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage75•“Powerproblems”onpage89Usingthemulti-touchscreenThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.Notes:•Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.•Dependingontheappyouuse,somegesturesmightnotbeavailable.Touchgesture(touchmodelsonly)DescriptionTouch:Tap.Mouseaction:Click.Function:Openanapporperformanactiononanopenapp,suchasCopy,Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7andWindows8.1Touch:Tapandhold.Mouseaction:Right-click.Function:Openamenuwithmultipleoptions.Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7andWindows8.1Touch:Slide.Mouseaction:Scrollthemousewheel,movethescrollbar,orclickthescrollarrow.Function:Scrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7andWindows8.1Touch:Draganitemtothedesiredlocation.Mouseaction:Click,hold,anddraganitem.Function:Moveanobject.Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7andWindows8.1Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer19
Touchgesture(touchmodelsonly)DescriptionTouch:Movetwofingersclosertogether.Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelbackward.Function:Zoomout.Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7andWindows8.1Touch:Movetwofingersfartherapart.Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelforward.Function:Zoomin.Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7andWindows8.1Touch:Puttwoormorefingersonanitemandthenrotateyourfingersclockwiseorcounterclockwise.Mouseaction:Iftheappsupportsrotation,clicktherotationicon.Function:Rotateanitem.Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7andWindows8.1Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.Mouseaction:Movethepointertothebottom-rightortop-rightcornerofyourscreen.Function:Displaythecharmsthatcontainsystemcommands,suchasStart,Settings,Search,Share,andDevices.Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8.1Touch:Swipeinfromtheleftedge.Mouseaction:Movethepointertothetop-leftcornerofyourscreen,andthenclick.Keepclickingtocyclethroughtheopenapps.Function:Cyclethroughandswitchtoopenapps.Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8.1Touch:Swipeinandoutontheleftedge.Mouseaction:Movethepointertothetop-leftcornerofthescreen,andthenmovethepointerdownwardalongtheleftedge.Tomakeaselection,clickthedesiredapp.Function:Viewtherecentlyusedappsorselectanactiveappfromthelist.Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8.120UserGuide
Touchgesture(touchmodelsonly)DescriptionTouch:Swipeuptothetopedge.Mouseaction:Clickthedownwardarrow()locatednearthebottom-leftcorneroftheStartscreen.Function:ViewallappsontheStartscreen.Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8.1Touch:SwipeinfromthetoporbottomedgeoftheStartscreen,tapCustomize,andthentapthedesiredicon.Mouseaction:Right-clickablankareaontheStartscreen,clickCustomize,andthenclickthedesiredicon.Function:CustomizetilesontheStartscreen,oruninstallanapp.Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8.1Touch:Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedgeofanopenapp.Mouseaction:Right-clickanywhereonanopenapp.Function:Viewtheappcommandsonanopenapp,suchasCopy,Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8.1Touch:Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottomonanopenapp.Mouseaction:Fromthetopedgeofthescreen,click,hold,andmovethepointertothebottomofthescreen.Then,releasethebutton.Function:Closethecurrentapp.Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8.1Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceanymetallicobjectonthescreen,whichmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsforinputonthescreen.•Regularlycalibratetheaccuracyofthefingerinputtoavoidadiscrepancy.Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen•Turnoffthecomputerbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthemulti-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.SpecialkeysYourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer21
FunctionkeysandkeycombinationsThekeyboardhasseveralfunctionkeys,whichconsistoftheFnkey1andtheotherfunctionkeys2.•+:PressFn+EsctoenableordisabletheFnLockfunction.WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff(defaultmode).Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.ToinputF1-F12,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1-F12,pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.•:Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,thespeakermuteindicatorturnson.Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyourcomputeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressF1,F2,orF3.•:Decreasesthespeakervolume.•:Increasesthespeakervolume.•:Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,themicrophone-muteindicatorturnson.•:Darkensthedisplay.•:Brightensthedisplay.Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingthetwokeys.Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,right-clickthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.ThenclickAdjustscreenbrightnessandmakechangesasdesired.•:Switchesthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Formoreinformation,referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage35.Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombinationalsoisavailable.•:Enablesordisablesthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.Formoreinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage33.22UserGuide
•:ForWindows8.1:OpenstheSettingscharm.ForWindows7:OpensControlPanel.•:ForWindows8.1:OpenstheSearchcharm.ForWindows7:OpensWindowsSearch.•:Viewstheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.•:ForWindows8.1:Viewsalltheprograms.ForWindows7:OpensComputer.•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey.•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.WindowskeyOntheWindows7operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.OntheWindows8.1operatingsystems,presstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowskeywithotherkeys,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.ThinkPadpointingdeviceTheThinkPadpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchasmovingthepointer,left-clicking,right-clicking,andscrolling.WiththeThinkPadpointingdevice,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouchgestures,suchasrotatingandzoominginorout.TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:1Pointingstick2TrackpadChapter2.Usingyourcomputer23
UsingtheThinkPadpointingdeviceDependingonyourpreference,youcanusetheThinkPadpointingdeviceinoneofthefollowingmodes:•TrackPointmode•Trackpadmode•ClassicTrackPointmodeTochangeamodefortheThinkPadpointingdevice,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage27.Note:Bydefault,TrackPointmodeandTrackpadmodearebothenabled.Youcanuseeitheroneofthem.TrackPointmodeInTrackPointmode,usethepointingsticktomovethepointer,andusethetrackpadtoperformotheractionssuchasleft-clicking,right-clicking,andscrolling.Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forhowtousethetouchgestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage25.1PointingUsethepointingsticktomovethepointer.Tousethepointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthepointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thepointermovesaccordinglybutthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.2ScrollingPressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhilemovingthepointerintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.3Right-clickingPresstheright-clickingzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.4Left-clickingPresstheleft-clickingzonetoselectoropenanitem.TrackpadmodeInTrackpadmode,usethetrackpadtoperformalltheactions,suchasmovingthepointer,left-clicking,right-clicking,andscrolling.Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forhowtousethetouchgestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage25.24UserGuide
PointingSlideonefingeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadtomovethepointeraccordingly.ScrollingPuttwofingersonthetrackpadandmovethemintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.Ensurethatyouputtwofingersslightlyapartfromeachother.1Left-clickingPresstheleft-clickingzonetoselectoropenanitem.2Right-clickingPresstheright-clickingzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.ClassicTrackPointmodeInClassicTrackPointmode,usethepointingsticktomovethepointer,andusethetrackpadtoperformotheractionssuchasleft-clicking,right-clicking,andscrolling.Note:ComparedwithTrackPointmode,ClassicTrackPointmodeenlargestheright-clickingzonesothattheright-andleft-clickingzonesonthetrackpadaredividedequally.However,thetouchgesturesaredisabledandcannotbeusedinClassicTrackPointmode.1PointingUsethepointingsticktomovethepointer.Tousethepointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthepointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thenyoucanmovethepointer.Butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.2ScrollingPressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhilemovingthepointer.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.3Left-clickingPresstheleft-clickingzonetoselectoropenanitem.4Right-clickingPresstheright-clickingzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.UsingthetrackpadtouchgesturesThewholetrackpadisanactiveareasensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperformpointingandclickingactionsasatraditionalmousedoes.Youalsocanusethetrackpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Thistopicintroducesthefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,scrolling,androtating.Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.Notes:Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer25
•SomegesturesareonlyavailableincertainappsandmodesoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.•Whenusingtwoormorefingers,ensurethatyourfingersareslightlyapart.TappingTapanywhereonthetrackpadwithonefingertoselectoropenanitem.Two-fingertappingTapanywhereonthetrackpadwithtwofingerstodisplayashortcutmenu.Two-fingerscrollingPuttwofingersonthetrackpadandmovethemintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.Two-fingerrotatingPuttwofingersonthetrackpadandrotatethemclockwiseorcounterclockwisetorotateanitem.Two-fingerpinchingPuttwofingersonthetrackpadandmovethemclosertogethertozoomout.Two-fingerpinchingPuttwofingersonthetrackpadandmovethemfartheraparttozoomin.Three-fingerswipingPutthreefingersonthetrackpadandmovethemleftwardtoshowthenextitem.Movethemrightwardtoshowthepreviousitem.Four-fingerswipingPutfourfingersonthetrackpadandmovethemupwardtoviewandchoosefromopenedapps.Four-fingerswipingPutfourfingersonthetrackpadandmovethemdownwardtoshowthedesktop.Note:ThefollowingtouchgesturesareavailableonlyontheWindows8.1operatingsystem.26UserGuide
SwipingfromthetopedgeFromtheStartscreenorthecurrentapp,swipeinfromthetopedgeofthetrackpadwithonefingertodisplaythecommandmenu.SwipingfromthetoptothebottomedgeSwipefromthetoptothebottomedgeofthetrackpadwithonefingertoclosethecurrentapp.PerformingthisgestureonthedesktopclosesthedesktopanddisplaystheStartscreen.SwipingfromtherightedgeSwipeinfromtherightedgeofthetrackpadwithonefingertodisplaythecharms.SwipinginandoutSwipeinandoutfromtherightedgeofthetrackpadwithonefingertohidethecharms.SwipingfromtheleftedgeSwipeinfromtheleftedgeofthetrackpadwithonefingertoshowthepreviouslyusedapp.CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdeviceYoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesothatyoucanuseitmorecomfortablyandefficiently.Forexample,youcanchooseyourpreferredmodetousetheThinkPadpointingdeviceandconfigurethetouchgesturesinTrackPointmodeorTrackpadmode.TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanel.2.ClickHardwareandSound➙Mouse.TheMousePropertieswindowisdisplayed.3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,selecttheThinkPadtab.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.ReplacingthecapofpointingstickThecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,youmightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer27
PowermanagementWhenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyourcomputerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenablingyoutotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithoutbeingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.CheckingthebatterystatusThebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputerbetweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthowlongabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:–Howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.•ForWindows8.1:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystemFortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfallsbelowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDisturnedoff.Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.28UserGuide
3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandsettheaction.Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatteryislow,butthealarmmessagehasnotyetbeendisplayed,themessagewillbedisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormaloperation,whenthemessageisdisplayed,clickOK.UsingtheacpowerThepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthebatteryorfromacpower.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterieschargeautomatically.Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.•acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.•Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.ConnectingtoacpowerToconnectthecomputertoacpower,dothefollowing:Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.3.Connectthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedtothetransformer.•Beforeyouchargethebattery,makesurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryisinstalled.Youneedtochargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingconditions:–Anewbatteryisinstalled.–Thepercentageofpowerremainingislow.–Thebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime.ChargingthebatteryWhenyoufindthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepoweralarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwithachargedbattery.Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninserttheconnectorintothecomputer.Thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthreetosixhours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthephysicalenvironment.YoucancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremainingpowerisgreaterthan95%.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer29
MaximizingthebatterylifeTomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted.•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.YoucanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspower-savingmodes.ManagingthebatterypowerToachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.2.ClickMorepoweroptions➙Changeplansettings.3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Note:UseLenovoprogramsforadvancedpowersettings.•ForWindows7:UsethePowerManagerprogram.•ForWindows8.1:UsetheLenovoSettingsprogram.Formoreinformation,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12.Power-savingmodesThereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseachmodeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.•Screenblankmode(forWindows7only)Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffthepowertothedisplayandmakethecomputerenterscreenblankmode,right-clickthebatterygaugeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaandselectPoweroffdisplay.•SleepmodeInsleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthentheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveandthecomputerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe30DayStandbyfunction.Whenthisfunctionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesevenlesspowerinsleepmodeandtakesonlysecondstoresumenormaloperationwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.Formoreinformationaboutthe30DayStandbyfunction,dothefollowing:–ForWindows7:RefertothehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.–ForWindows8.1:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower➙30DayStandby.Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:–ForWindows7:UsetheStartmenushutdownoption.–ForWindows8.1:Movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Sleep.•HibernationmodeByusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingfilesorexitingany30UserGuide
programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,andfilesaresavedtotheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.ClickHibernatefromthemenudisplayed.–ForWindows8.1:Definewhatthepowerbuttondoesfirst,thenpressthepowerbuttontoputthecomputerintohibernationmode.Formoreinformation,seeFrontview.Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.2.ClickAdministrativeTools.3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.Thescheduledtasksaredisplayed.5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettingsbydoingthefollowing:–ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.–ForWindows8.1:Gotothedesktop.Right-clickthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaandclickPowerOptions,clickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.•WirelessoffWhenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thiswillhelpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressF8.HandlingthebatteryThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovooranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforothersystems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwillnotcharge.Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,andprovidesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.Note:Ifanunauthorizedbatteryisinstalled,thefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed:“Thebatteryinstalledisnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.PleasereplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthissystem.”Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer31
DANGERDonotattempttodisassembleormodifythebattery.Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebattery.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.DANGERIftherechargeablebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:•Replaceonlywithacoin-cellbatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.•Donotshort-circuitit.•Storeitinacooldryplace.•Keepitawayfromchildren.Thebatteryisaconsumablesupply.Ifyourbatterybeginstodischargetooquickly,replacethebatterywithanewoneofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.Formoreinformationaboutreplacingthebattery,contactyourCustomerSupportCenter.DANGERDonotdrop,crush,orpuncturethebattery,ormakeitsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorflameto“vent”fromthebatteryorcoin-cellbattery.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthebatteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.DANGEROnlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.DANGERDonotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.32UserGuide
DANGERThereisadangerofanexplosionifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywithabatteryofthesametype.Toavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater,(2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeofitasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.ConnectingtothenetworkYourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternetandothernetworkconnections.EthernetconnectionsYoucanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernetfeatureofthecomputer.DANGERYourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.WirelessconnectionsWirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.Attention:•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checkthewirelessserviceswiththeairlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisablethewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputerbeforeboarding.Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowingwirelessnetworks:•WirelessLANconnection•BluetoothconnectionUsingthewirelessLANconnectionAwirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofficebuildingorahouse.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconfigurationutilitytohelpyouestablishwirelessconnectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.Thisenablesyoutostayconnectedtoyournetworkwhileyouareattheoffice,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.ToestablishawirelessLANconnection,dothefollowing:ForWindows7:1.PressF8andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenablethewirelessfeature.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer33
2.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailablewirelessnetworksisdisplayed.3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.ForWindows8.1:1.Gotothedesktopandclickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailablewirelessnetworksisdisplayed.Note:Todisplaythelist,ensurethatairplanemode(flightmode)issettooff.2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwaretomanagemultiplenetworkprofilessothatthecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablenetworkwhenthelocationchanges:•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.Formoreinformation,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.•ForWindows8.1:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.Formoreinformation,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage14.TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeatureToachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccesspointandthecomputer.•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetoothoption,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbedegraded.Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatusYoucancheckthewireless-LANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccessConnectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.AccessConnectionsgauge:•Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprovesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.AccessConnectionsstatusicon:•Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.•Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.34UserGuide
•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon•Powertothewirelessradioisoff.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprovesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.UsingBluetoothBluetoothcanconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,orremotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.TotransferdatathroughtheBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetoothoption,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbedegraded.•ForWindows7:1.PressF8andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenabletheBluetoothfeature.2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.•ForWindows8.1:1.Gotothedesktop,andthenright-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.2.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.3.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.UsinganexternaldisplayYoucanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyourworkspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchangedisplaysettings.Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthatresolution.•Upto1920x1200,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheVGAconnector•Upto2560x1600,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheminiDisplayPortconnectorFormoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer35
ConnectinganexternaldisplayYoucanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.ThewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtotheHDMI,VGA,orminiDisplayPortconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-DiorMiracastfunction.•ConnectingawireddisplayNote:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchastheVGAconnector,miniDisplayPortconnector,orHDMIconnector.2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickScreenresolution➙Detect.•ConnectingawirelessdisplayNote:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupporttheWi-DiorMiracastfeature.–ForWindows7OpentheLenovoQuickDisplayprogramandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.ForhowtoaccesstheLenovoQuickDisplayprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12.–ForWindows8.11.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.ClickDevices➙Projector➙Addawirelessdisplay.3.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Formoreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemsoftheLenovoQuickDisplayprogramandtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.ChoosingadisplaymodeYoucandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoosehowtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeyandthenselectadisplaymodeyouprefer.Therearefourdisplaymodes:•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeDisconnect,PCscreenonly,Computeronly,orDisconnectprojector.•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragandmoveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D®infull-screenmode,onlythemaindisplayshowsthevideooutput.36UserGuide
ChangingdisplaysettingsYoucanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasthedisplayresolution,fontsize,andsoon.Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanelandclickAppearanceandPersonalization.2.ClickDisplayforfurtherconfiguration.3.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.UsingaudiofeaturesYourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:•Speakers•Microphones•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameterYourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,suchasthefollowing:•CompliantwithIntelHighDefinitionAudio•PlaybackofMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface(MIDI)andMovingPictureExpertsGroupAudioLayer-3(MP3)files•Recordingandplaybackofpulse-codemodulation(PCM)andWaveformAudioFileFormat(WAV)files•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattachedThefollowingtableshowsthesupportedfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothecomputer,theThinkPadOneLinkDock,orThinkPadOneLinkProDock.Table2.AudiofeaturelistConnectorHeadsetwitha3.5–mm,4-poleplugConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophoneComboaudioconnectorHeadphoneandmicrophonefunctionssupportedHeadphonefunctionsupportedNotsupportedComboaudioconnectorofthesupportedThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDockHeadphoneandmicrophonefunctionssupportedHeadphonefunctionsupportedNotsupportedConfiguringforsoundrecordingToconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheSmartAudioprogram.Tostarttheprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙SmartAudio.UsingthecameraIfyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage.Tostartthecameraandconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:OpentheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer37
•ForWindows8.1:ClickCamerafromtheStartscreen.Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneoftheprogramsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamerawillstartautomaticallyandthecamerastatusindicatorturnsongreen.Formoreinformationaboutusingthecamerawithaprogram,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeprogram.ConfiguringcamerasettingsYoucanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:•ForWindows8.1,dooneofthefollowing:–Configurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Formoreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.–OpentheLenovoSettingsprogram.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.UsingaflashmediacardYourcomputerhasonemedia-cardslot.Themedia-cardslotsupportsthefollowingfourtypesofcards:•MultiMediaCard(MMC)•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card•SecureDigital(SD)card•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)cardNote:YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheCPRMfeaturefortheSDcard.Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransfercompletes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.InsertingaflashmediacardAttention:Beforeyoustartinstallingaflashmediacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Toinsertaflashmediacard,dothefollowing:1.Locatetheappropriatetypeofslotforyourcard.See“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1.2.Ensurethatthemetalcontactsarefacingdownandpointingtowardtothecardslot.3.Pressthecardfirmlyintothecardslot.Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabled,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanel.38UserGuide
2.ClickHardwareandSound.3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.RemovingaflashmediacardAttention:•Stopalltheactivitiesinvolvingthecardbeforeremovingit.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightgetdamagedorlost.•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystemmightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.Toremoveaflashmediacard,dothefollowing:1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.2.Right-clicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.3.SelectthecorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.4.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.5.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitfirst,theninsertitagain.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer39
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Chapter3.EnhancingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage41•“ThinkPadOneLinkDock”onpage41•“ThinkPadOneLinkProDock”onpage42FindingThinkPadoptionsIfyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesandupgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,portreplicators,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.AllyouneedisanInternetconnectionandacreditcard.ToshopatLenovo,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.htmlThinkPadOneLinkDockDependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheThinkPadOneLinkDock(hereafterreferredtoasthedock).Attachyourcomputertothedocktoexpandtheworkingcapability.Thistopicprovidesbasicinformationaboutthedock.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingthedock,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourdockmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.Frontview1Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock,suchasaKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdocktoadesk,table,orothernon-permanentfixture.©CopyrightLenovo201441
2USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.3AlwaysonUSBconnector:Bydefault,theAlwaysonUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesnomatterwhenyourcomputerisinsleepmode,hibernationmode,orisoff.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.4Comboaudioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplug.5System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheonesonthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage6.6Powerbutton:Thepowerbuttononthedockfunctionsthesameastheoneonthecomputer.Rearview1USB2.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.2Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorsonthisconnectorhavethesamefunctionastheonesonthecomputer.3HDMIconnector:UsedtoconnectadigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitorthatiscompatiblewithHDMI.4Powerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.5LenovoOneLinkconnector:ConnecttheLenovoOneLinkconnectortothecomputer.ThinkPadOneLinkProDockDependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheThinkPadOneLinkProDock(hereafterreferredtoasthedock).Attachyourcomputertothedocktoexpandtheworkingcapability.Thistopicprovidesbasicinformationaboutthedock.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingthedock,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourdockmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.42UserGuide
Frontview1Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock,suchasaKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdocktoadesk,table,orothernon-permanentfixture.2USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.3AlwaysonUSBconnector:Bydefault,theAlwaysonUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesnomatterwhenyourcomputerisinsleepmode,hibernationmode,orisoff.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththedock.4Comboaudioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplug.5System-statusindicator:TheindicatorontheilluminatedThinkPadlogofunctionsthesameastheonesonthecomputer.Fordetails,see“Statusindicators”onpage6.6Powerbutton:Thepowerbuttononthedockfunctionsthesameastheoneonthecomputer.RearviewChapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer43
1USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.2USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.3Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorsonthisconnectorhavethesamefunctionastheonesonthecomputer.4DisplayPort®connector:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.5Powerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.6DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.7LenovoOneLinkconnector:ConnecttheLenovoOneLinkconnectortothecomputer.44UserGuide
Chapter4.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage45•“Usingpasswords”onpage45•“Harddisksecurity”onpage50•“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage50•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage52•“Usingfirewalls”onpage53•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage53AttachingamechanicallockYoucanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyourpermission.Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationaryobject.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformanceofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.UsingpasswordsYoucanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocksautomaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.TypingpasswordsWhenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto,typethemasterharddiskpasswordNote:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.Power-onpasswordYoucansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess.©CopyrightLenovo201445
Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthecomputer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpasswordBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.4.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewpower-onpasswordandpressEnter;thenretypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandPressEnter.•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchangesandexit.Note:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthepassword,youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepasswordcanceled.SupervisorpasswordThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthecomputerwithoutthepassword.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.UnauthorizeduserscannotaccesstheThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyouhavethesupervisorpassword:–Changingordeletingthepower-onpassword–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword–Changingdateandtime–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip–Erasingthefingerprintdata46UserGuide
–Enablingordisablingthefollowingfeatures:–WakeonLANandFlashoverLAN–LockUEFIBIOSSettings–Passwordatunattendedboot–BootDeviceListF12Option–BootOrderLock–FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users–Internalnetworkdevice–Internalwirelessdevice–InternalBluetoothdevice–InternalNetworkOptionROM–Securitymode–FingerprintreaderpriorityNotes:•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputerstomakeadministrationeasier.•WhenLockUEFIBIOSSettingsoptionisenabled,allBIOSsettingscannotbechanged.Tochangethesettings,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpasswordBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.4.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter;thenretypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchangesandexit.Chapter4.Security47
Note:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyoursupervisorpasswordtoproceed.Ifyouforgetyoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.HarddiskpasswordsThefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive:•UserharddiskpasswordIfauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustentertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.•MasterharddiskpasswordThemasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpasswordisusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.SettingaharddiskpasswordBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Harddisk1Passwordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.4.Apasswordwindowisdisplayed.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyouwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.SelectUser+Masterifyouwanttosetauserharddiskpasswordandamasterharddiskpassword,forexampleifyouareanadministratororasupervisor.•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredandpressEnter.•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserharddiskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchangesandexit.48UserGuide
Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputerandaccesstheoperatingsystem.ChangingorremovingaharddiskpasswordTochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochangethepassword,dependingonyourneeds.–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordischanged.Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordischanged.Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEntertwice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage48,typingyourpasswordtogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetupprogram.2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenewpasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordischanged.Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEntertwice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivecanbeusedonlywithacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstalltheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuserandmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.Chapter4.Security49
HarddisksecurityToprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage45and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage48.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.•IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,DiskEncryptionhybriddrive,oraDiskEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware.•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletethedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation,referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage52.Theharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.DiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,DiskEncryptionhybriddrive,andEncryptionsolid-statedriveSomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,DiskEncryptionhybriddrive,orEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.UsingthefingerprintreaderDependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveafingerprintreader.FingerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourWindowspassword.Inthisway,youcanlogontoyourcomputersimplyandsecurely.Toenablefingerprintauthentication,enrollyourfingerprintsfirst.EnrollingyourfingerprintToenrollyourfingerprints,dothefollowing:1.StarttheLenovoFingerprintManagerprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheFingerprintManagerProprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12.2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.3.Clicktheiconforthefingerthatyouwanttoenroll,andconstantlyswipeyourcorrespondingfingeracrossthefingerprintreaderuntiltheenrollmentcompletes.Formoreinformation,see“Swipingyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader”onpage50.4.ClickFinish.Yourfingerprintisenrolledsuccessfully.Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonefingerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourfingers.SwipingyourfingeroverthefingerprintreaderToswipeyourfingeroverthereader,dothefollowing:50UserGuide
1.Placethetopjointofyourfingeronthesensor.2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourfingertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donotliftyourfingerwhenyouareswipingit.MaintainingthefingerprintreaderThefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger.Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth:•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.Chapter4.Security51
•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:•Yourfingeriswrinkled.•Yourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.•Yourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.•Yourfingeriswet.•Afingerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.•Ifyourhandsaredry,applylotiontothem.Formoreinformationonhowtousethefingerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemoftheLenovoFingerprintManagerprogram.Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveSomeofthedatastoredontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivemightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsandapplicationsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivebeforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive:•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.•Deletethedata.•Formatyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivebacktothefactorydefaultsettings.Theseoperations,however,onlychangethefilelocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.Inotherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.Thedataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseofspecialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecriticaldataonharddiskdrives,hybriddrives,orsolid-statedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromtheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivewhenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developedforthatpurpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttodownloadthesetools.52UserGuide
IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,aDiskEncryptionhybriddrive,oranEncryptionsolid-statedriveorissupportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinashorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisalsoavailablewiththeDriveEraseUtilityforResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.UsingfirewallsIfyoursystemispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthatcomeswiththeprogram.ProtectingdataagainstvirusesYourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.Theantivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemofyourantivirussoftware.Chapter4.Security53
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Chapter5.AdvancedconfigurationThischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfigurethecomputer:•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage55•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage57•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage57InstallinganewoperatingsystemInsomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystemBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.2.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage57.3.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.5.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheexternalopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.6.RestoretheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.7.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage57.8.InstalltheWindows7fixmodules.YoucanfindtheWindows7fixmodulesintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\directory.Formoreinformation,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat:http://support.microsoft.com/9.Installtheregistrypatches,forexampletheEnablingWakeonLANfromStandbyforENERGYSTARpatch.Todownloadandinstalltheregistrypatches,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/supportNote:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettingintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregioncodes:©CopyrightLenovo201455
CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCodeChinaSCNetherlandsNLDenmarkDKNorwayNOFinlandFISpainSPFranceFRSwedenSVGermanyGRTaiwanandHongKongTCItalyITUnitedStatesUSJapanJPInstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystemBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.ToinstalltheWindows8.1operatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage57.2.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.3.SelectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8.1operatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexampleUSBHDD.4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.5.ConnectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8.1operatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer,andrestartthecomputer.6.InstalltheWindows8.1fixmodules.GototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/.Typethenumberofthefixmoduleinthesearchfield,thenclickSearch.7.Installtheregistrypatches,forexampletheEnablingWakeonLANfromStandbyforENERGYSTARpatch.Todownloadandinstalltheregistrypatches,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/support8.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage57.Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettingintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwise,theoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.WhenyouinstalltheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregioncodes:CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCodeChinaSCNetherlandsNLDenmarkDKNorwayNOFinlandFISpainSPFranceFRSwedenSVGermanyGRTaiwanandHongKongTCItalyITUnitedStatesUSJapanJP56UserGuide
InstallingdevicedriversDevicedriveristheprogramthatoperatesaparticularhardwaredeviceofthecomputer.Ifadevicedoesnotperformwelloryouinstallanewdevice,youneedtoinstallorupdatethecorrespondingdevicedriver.Forexample,ifyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,tousetheUSB3.0connector,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheUSB3.0driver.Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,dothefollowing:1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.2.Selectyourproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.3.Selectthedevicedriversyouthatyouneed,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Attention:DonotdownloadthedevicedriversfromtheWindowsUpdateWeb.Alwaysdownloadthedevicedriversfrom:http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversIfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanfindthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectoryonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage97.UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogramTheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectvarioussetupconfigurationsforyourcomputerthroughconfiguringtheBIOS.ToconfiguretheBIOSofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:1.Turnonthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogramstarts.Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.YoualsocanpressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthepassword,youcannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage45.2.Usethecursorkeystoselectatab;orusethecursorkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselectit.Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:•PresstheF6keytochangetoahighervalue.•PresstheF5keytochangetoalowervalue.Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.4.Tochangeotherconfigurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.5.Whenyoucompletetheconfiguration,presstheF10keytosaveandexit.YoualsocanselecttheRestarttabintheThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.Note:YoucanpresstheF9keytorestoretothedefaultsettings.MainmenuWhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillfirstseetheMainmenuasfollows:•UEFIBIOSVersionChapter5.Advancedconfiguration57
•UEFIBIOSDate(Year-Month-Day)•EmbeddedControllerVersion•MEFirmwareVersion(availableonmodelswiththeIntelCPU)•MachineTypeModel•System-unitserialnumber•Systemboardserialnumber•AssetTag•CPUType•CPUSpeed•Installedmemory•UUID•MACaddress(InternalLAN)•PreinstalledOSLicense•UEFISecureBootConfigmenuTochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selecttheConfigtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurationsmightcauseunexpectedresults.Table3.ConfigmenuitemsMenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsWakeOnLAN•Disabled•ACOnly•ACandBatteryEnablethecomputertopoweronwhentheEthernetcontrollerreceivesamagicpacket(aspecialnetworkmessage).IfyouselectACOnly,WakeonLANisenabledonlywhentheacpoweradapterisattached.IfyouselectACandBattery,WakeonLANisenabledwithanypowersources.Notes:•ThemagicpackettypeWakeonLANrequiresacpower.•TheWakeonLANfunctiondoesnotworkwhenaharddiskpasswordisset.EthernetLANOptionROM•DisabledLoadstheEthernetLANOptionROMtoenableNetwork58UserGuide
Table3.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionComments(forLegacyOnlybootmodeorBothwithLegacyfirst)•Enabledstartupfromanintegratednetworkdevice.UEFIIPv4NetworkStack(forUEFIOnlybootmodeorBothwithUEFIfirst)•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisableInternetProtocolVersion4(IPv4)networkstackfortheUEFIenvironment.UEFIIPv6NetworkStack(forUEFIOnlybootmodeorBothwithUEFIfirst)•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisableInternetProtocolVersion6(IPv6)networkstackforUEFIenvironment.UEFIPXEBootPriority(forBothwithUEFIfirstbootmode,andIPv6andIPv4stacksarebothenabled.)•IPv6First•IPv4FirstSelectnetworkstackpriorityforUEFIPXEboot.USBUEFIBIOSSupport•Disabled•EnabledEnablesordisablesbootsupportforUSBstoragedevices.AlwaysOnUSB•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectDisabled,theexternalUSBdevicescannotbechargedthroughUSBconnectors.AlwaysOnUSBChargeinbatterymode•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenthecomputerispoweredofforinhibernationmodeontheconditionthattheacpoweradapterisconnected.USBUSB3.0Mode•Disabled•Enabled•AutoSettheUSB3.0controllermodefortheportssharedbetweenUSB2.0andUSB3.0controllers.IfyouselectAuto,itenablesyoutoconnectandrouteappropriateUSB3.0orUSB2.0connectors.IfyouselectEnabled,itenablesUSB3.0modeandallowsUSB3.0tobesupportedintheoperatingsystem.IfyouselectDisabled,itdisablesandhidestheUSB3.0controller,andUSB3.0Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration59
Table3.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsconnectorswillworkasUSB2.0connectors.Keyboard/MouseFnandCtrlKeyswap•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,theFnkeyworksastheCtrlkey,andtheCtrlkeyworksastheFnkey.Note:EvenwhenEnabledisselected,youneedtopresstheFnkeytoresumethecomputerfromsleepmodetonormaloperation.BootDisplayDevice•ThinkPadLCD•Analog(VGA)•HDMI•DisplayonDockSelectthedisplaydevicethatistobeactivatedatboottime.Thisselectioniseffectiveforboottime,passwordprompt,andThinkPadSetup.DisplayTotalGraphicsMemory•256MB•512MBAllocatetotalmemorywhichIntel®internalgraphicsdeviceshares.Notes:•Ifyouselect512MB,themaximumusablememorymaybereducedonthe32-bitoperatingsystem.•Thissub-menuisavailableonmodelswithanIntelCPU.IntelSpeedStep®technology•Disabled•EnabledSelectthemodeofIntelSpeedSteptechnologyatruntime.•MaximumPerformance:Alwayshighestspeed•BatteryOptimized:Alwayslowestspeed•Disabled:Noruntimesupport,lowestspeedNote:Thissub-menuisavailableonmodelswithanIntelCPU.AdaptiveThermalManagementSchemeforAC•MaximizePerformance•BalancedSchemeforBattery•MaximizePerformanceIfyouselectMaximizePerformance,itreducesCPUthrottling.IfyouselectBalanced,itbalancesthefansound,thecomputertemperature,andthecomputerperformance.Power60UserGuide
Table3.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionComments•BalancedNote:Thissub-menuisavailableonmodelswithanIntelCPU.CPUPowerManagement•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisablethepower-savingfeaturethatstopsthemicroprocessorclockautomaticallywhentherearenocomputeractivities.Normally,itisnotnecessarytochangethesetting.Intel(R)RapidStartTechnology•Disabled•EnabledEnterafter:•Immediately•1minute•2minutes•5minutes•10minutes•15minutes•30minutes•1hour•2hours•3hoursTousethisfeature,aspecialpartitiononthesolid-statedriveisrequired.Whenenabled,thecomputerentersalowerpowerstateafterthespecifiedtimeinsleepstate.Andittakesonlysecondstoresumenormaloperation.Note:Thissub-menuisavailableonmodelswithanIntelCPU.DisableBuilt-inBattery•Yes•NoTemporarydisablebatteryforservicingthesystem.Afterselectingthisitem,thesystemwillbeautomaticallypoweredoff,thenreadytobeserviced.Note:thebatterywillbeautomaticallyenabledwhentheACadapterisrecoonected.PasswordBeep•Disabled•EnabledEnablethisoptiontohaveabeepsoundwhenthesystemiswaitingforapower-on,harddisk,orsupervisorpassword.Differentbeepswillsoundwhentheenteredpasswordmatchesordoesnotmatchtheconfiguredpassword.BeepandAlarmKeyboardBeep•Disabled•EnabledEnablethisoptiontohaveabeepsoundwhenunmanageablekeycombinationarepressed.Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration61
DateandTimemenuTochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.Thendothefollowing:1.UsethecursorkeystoselectSystemDateorSystemTime.2.Typeadateortime.SecuritymenuTochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurationsmightcauseunexpectedresults.Table4.SecuritymenuitemsMenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsSupervisorPassword•Disabled•EnabledReferto“Supervisorpassword”onpage46.LockUEFIBIOSSettings•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisablethefunctionthatprotectsitemsinThinkPadSetupfrombeingchangedbyauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisorpassword.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenablethisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangeitemsintheThinkPadSetupprogram.PasswordatUnattendedBoot•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectandenablePasswordatunattendedboot,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenthecomputeristurnedon,fromeitherapower-offstateorhibernationstate.IfyouselectDisabled,nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem.Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.PasswordatRestart•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyourestartthecomputer.IfyouselectDisabled,nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesaheadandPassword62UserGuide
Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsloadstheoperatingsystem.Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.PasswordatBootDeviceList•Disabled•EnabledIftheSecuritypasswordisset,thisoptionisusedtospecifywhethertheSecuritypasswordmustbeenteredtodisplaytheF12bootdevicelist.SelectEnabledtopromptfortheSecuritypassword.SelectDisabledtoproceedwithoutanyuseractionrequired.PasswordCountExceededError•Disabled•EnabledSelectEnabledtoshowthePOST0199errorandpromptfortheSecuritypassword.SelectDisabledtohidethePOST0199errorandproceedwithoutanyuseractionrequired.SetMinimumLength•Disabled•PasswordlengthoptionsSpecifyaminimumlengthforthepower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandspecifyaminimumlengthforpasswords,noonebutyoucanchangethelength.Power-OnPassword•Disabled•EnabledReferto“Power-onpassword”onpage45.HardDisk1Password•Disabled•EnabledReferto“Harddiskpasswords”onpage48.FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,alluserscanupdatetheUEFIBIOS.IfyouselectDisabled,onlythepersonwhoknowsthesupervisorpasswordcanupdatetheUEFIBIOS.UEFIBIOSUpdateOptionSecureRollBackPrevention•Disabled•EnabledDisabledisthedefaultvaluewhenOSOptimisezdissettoDisabled.EnabledisthedefaultvaluewhenOSOptimisezdissettoEnabled.IfyouselectDisabled,youcanflashtheolderversionUEFIBIOS.Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration63
Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsMemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled•EnabledSomecomputervirusesandwormscausememorybufferstooverflowbyrunningcodewhereonlydataisallowed.IftheDataExecutionPreventionfeaturecanbeusedwithyouroperatingsystem,thenbyselectingEnabledyoucanprotectyourcomputeragainstattacksbysuchvirusesandworms.IfafterchoosingEnabledyoufindthataprogramdoesnotruncorrectly,selectDisabledandresetthesetting.IntelVirtualizationTechnology•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,aVirtualMachineMonitor(VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardwarecapabilitiesprovidedbyVirtualizationTechnology.Note:Thissub-menuisavailableonmodelswithanIntelCPU.IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled•EnabledIntelVT-disIntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/O.Whenenabled,aVMMcanutilizetheplatforminfrastructureforI/Ovirtualization.Note:Thissub-menuisavailableonmodelswithanIntelCPU.VirtualizationAMD-V™Technology•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectDisable,aVMMcanutilizetheadditionalhardwarecapabilitiesprovidedbyAMDVirtualizationtechnology.Note:Thissub-menuisavailableonmodelswithanAMDCPU.64UserGuide
Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsEthernetLAN•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheEthernetLANdevice.WirelessLAN•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanusewirelessLANdevices.Bluetooth•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseBluetoothdevices.USBPort•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseUSBconnectors.MemoryCardSlot•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethememorycardslots.IntegratedCamera•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheintegratedcamera.I/OPortAccessMicrophone•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethemicrophones(internal,external,orline-in).Anti-TheftComputraceModuleActivation•Disabled•Enabled•PermanentlyDisabledEnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfacetoactivatethecomputracemodule.ComputraceisanoptionalmonitoringservicefromAbsoluteSoftware.Note:IfyousettheComputracemoduleactivationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbeunabletoenablethissettingagain.SecureBoot•Disabled•EnabledDisabledisthedefaultvaluewhenOSOptimisezdissettoDisabled.EnabledisthedefaultvaluewhenOSOptimisezdissettoEnabled.EnableordisabletheUEFISecureBootfeature.SelectEnabletopreventunauthorizedoperatingsystemsfromrunningatboottime.SelectDisabledtoallowanyoperatingsystemstorunatboottime.Note:ToenableSecureBoot,youneedtosetthestartupsettingasUEFISecureBootChapter5.Advancedconfiguration65
Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsOnlyandsetCSMSupportasNo.PlatformMode•SetupMode•UserModeSpecifythesystemoperatingmode.SecureBootMode•StandardMode•CustomModeSpecifythesystemoperatingmode.ResettoSetupMode•Yes•NoThisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatformkeyandputthesystemintoSetupMode.YoucaninstallyourownplatformkeyandcustomizetheSecureBootsignaturedatabasesinSetupMode.SecureBootmodewillbesettoCustomMode.RestoreFactorykeys•Yes•NoThisoptionisusedtorestoreallkeysandcertificatesinSecureBootdatabasestofactorydefaults.AnycustomizedSecureBootsettingswillbeerased,andthedefaultplatformkeywillbere-establishedalongwiththeoriginalsignaturedatabasesincludingcertificateforWindows8.1operatingsystem.ClearAllSecureBootKeys•Yes•NoThisoptionisusedtoclearallkeysandcertificatesinSecureBootdatabases.Youcaninstallyourownkeysandcertificatesafterselectingthisoption.StartupmenuTochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.Attention:•Afteryouchangethestartupsequence,ensurethatyouselectacorrectdeviceduringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Otherwiseyourdatamightbeerasedoroverwritten.•IfyouareusingtheBitLocker™driveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdriveencryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer.2.Turnonthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,presstheF12key.3.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.66UserGuide
Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevicesortheoperatingsystemcannotbefound.ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.Table5.StartupmenuitemsMenuitemSelectionCommentsBootSelectthebootdevicewhenyoupressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.NetworkBootSelectthebootdevicewhenthecomputerwakesfromLAN.IfWakeOnLANisenabled,anetworkadministratorcanturnonallofthecomputersinaLANremotelybyuseofnetworkmanagementsoftware.UEFI/LegacyBoot•Both•UEFIOnly•LegacyOnlyUEFI/LegacyBootPriority•UEFIFirst•LegacyFirstCSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)•No•YesSelectsystembootcapability.•Both:SelectpriorityofbootoptionsbetweenUEFIandLegacy.•UEFIOnly:ThecomputerwillstartfromtheUEFI-enabledoperatingsystem.•LegacyOnly:ThecomputerwillbootfromanyoperatingsystemotherthantheUEFI-enabledone.Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,thecomputercannotstartfromthebootabledevicesthatdonothavetheUEFI-enabledoperatingsystem.CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)isrequiredforstartingthelegacyoperatingsystem.IfyouselectUEFIOnly,CSMSupportisselectable.ForBothorLegacyOnlymode,CSMSupportisnotselectable.BootMode•Quick•DiagnosticsScreenduringthePOST:•Quick:TheThinkPadLogoscreenisdisplayed.•Diagnostics:Testmessagesaredisplayed.Note:YoucanalsoenterDiagnosticmodebypressingEscduringPOST.OptionKeyDisplay•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectDisabled,thenthemessage“Tointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter”isnotdisplayedduringthePOST.Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration67
Table5.Startupmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSelectionCommentsBootDeviceListF12Option•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,theF12keyisrecognizedandtheBootMenuwindowisdisplayed.BootOrderLock•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectDisabled,yourcomputerwillbootusingthedefaultpriority.IfyouselectEnabled,yourcomputerwillbootusingthepriorityyouhavecustomized.RestartmenuToexittheThinkPadSetupprogramandrestartthecomputer,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.Thefollowingsubmenuitemsaredisplayed:•ExitSavingChanges:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.•ExitDiscardingChanges:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.Note:EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeettheWindows8.1certificationrequirements.Whenyouchangethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically,suchasCSMSupport,UEFI/LegacyBoot,SecureBoot,andSecureRollBackPrevention.•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOSTheUEFIBIOSisthefirstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenthecomputeristurnedon.TheUEFIBIOSinitializesthehardwarecomponents,andloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSbystartingyourcomputerfromaflashupdateopticaldiscoraflashupdateprogramrunningintheWindowsenvironment.Whenyouinstallanewprogram,adevicedriver,orhardware,youmightbeinformedtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS.ForinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers68UserGuide
Chapter6.PreventingproblemsAnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadnotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcanavoidcommonproblems.Thechapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyoukeepyourcomputerrunningsmoothly.•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage69•“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage70•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage71Generaltipsforpreventingproblems•Checkthecapacityofyour,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivefromtimetotime.Ifthe,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivegetstoofull,theWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrors.Tocheckthecapacityoftheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:–ForWindows7:ClickStart➙Computer.–ForWindows8.1:OpentheFileExplorer.•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.•Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetoimprovedataseekandreadtimes.•Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.Note:Youalsomightwanttolookforprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.•CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.•Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatoperformadailybackupoperation.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.Rewritableexternalopticaldrivesareavailableformostmachinesandareeasilyinstalled.•Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationaboutsystemrestore,seeChapter8“Recoveryoverview”onpage93.•UpdatedevicedriversandtheUEFIBIOSwhenneeded.•Profileyourmachineathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttokeepuptodatewithcurrentdriversandrevisions.•Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Youmightwanttoreadthedevicedriverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.•Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minorissuesyouhaveexperienced,andhowyouresolvedtheminorissues.•Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreinstalledcontentsontothemachine,thefollowingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:–Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinter,keyboard,andsoon.–Makesurethatyourbatteryischargedandyourcomputerhastheacpowerconnected.–AccessThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings.–Restartthecomputerandstarttherecoveryoperation.–Ifyourcomputerusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,donotremovethediscfromthedriveuntilpromptedtodoso.©CopyrightLenovo201469
•Forsuspectedharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveissues,referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage75andrunadiagnostictestforthedrivebeforeyoucalltheCustomerSupportCenter.Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartup,downloadthefilestocreateabootableself-testmediumfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/hddtest.Runthetestandrecordanymessagesorerrorcodes.Ifthetestreturnsanyfailingerrorcodesormessages,calltheCustomerSupportCenterwiththecodesormessagesandthecomputerinfrontofyou.Atechnicianwillassistyoufurther.•Ifrequired,youcanfindthecontactinformationabouttheCustomerSupportCenterforyourcountryorregionathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.WhencallingtheCustomerSupportCenter,makesurethatyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serialnumber,andthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthecomputerisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfultohavetheerrorscreenonorthemessageswrittendown.MakingsuredevicedriversarecurrentDevicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor“drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspecificdriver.Ifyouaddanewcomponent,theoperatingsystemneedstobeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpieceofhardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponentandunderstandhowtouseit.Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherfileonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruptionandmightnotperformcorrectlyifcorruptionoccurs.Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriverforacomponentifyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorifyouaddedanewcomponent.Thismighteliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseofaproblem.GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsiteYoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.2.Selecttheentryforyourcomputerandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstallnecessarysoftware.GettingthelatestdriversusingSystemUpdateTheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.UpdatepackagesarestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackagescancontainapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSflashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdateprogramconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallyrecognizesthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer,theinstalledoperatingsystem,andthelanguageoftheoperatingsystemtodeterminewhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer.TheSystemUpdateprogramthendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,recommended,oroptionaltohelpyouunderstandtheimportance.Youhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownloadandinstall.Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallydownloadsandinstallstheupdateswithoutanyfurtherinterventionfromyou.TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.TheonlyprerequisiteisanactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeaturetoenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspecifiedintervals.Youalsocanpredefinescheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates)sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.FormoreinformationabouthowtousetheSystemUpdateprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.70UserGuide
TakingcareofyourcomputerAlthoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtousecommonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheimportanttipsinthistopic,youwillgetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplasticbags.•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers(morethan13cmor5inches).•Avoidsubjectingyourcomputertoextremetemperatures(below5°C/41°Forabove35°C/95°F).•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpurifiers,canproducenegativeions.Ifacomputerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegativeions,itmightbecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemightbedischargedthroughyourhandswhenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevicesconnectedtoit.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofadischargefromyourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.Yourcomputerisdesignedandmanufacturedtominimizeanyeffectsofelectrostaticcharge.Anelectrostaticchargeaboveacertainlimit,however,canincreasetheriskofESD.Therefore,whenusingthecomputerclosetoanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions,givespecialattentiontothefollowing:•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignificantelectrostaticcharge.Begentlewithyourcomputer•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.•Yourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees.Donotopenthedisplaybeyond135degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapterplug.Carryyourcomputerproperly•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnectcordsandcables.•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerbythedisplay.Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly•Wheninstallingtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwithyourhardware,andapplypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.•Afteryoureplacetheprimaryharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.•Whenreplacingtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivereattachthecoverofthedriveslot.•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveintheappropriatecontainersorpackagingwhentheyarenotbeingused.Chapter6.Preventingproblems71
•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer.–Memorymodule–Mini-PCIcard–Memorycard,suchasanSDcard,SDHCcard,SDXCcard,andaMultiMediaCardThisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerinsleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyourdata.Takingcarewhensettingpasswords•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit,andyoumighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboard,harddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.TakingcareofthefingerprintreaderThefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:•Scratchingthesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderwithahard,pointedobject.•Scrapingthesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.•Usingortouchingthefingerprintreaderwithadirtyfinger.Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth:•Thesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderisdirtyorstained.•Thesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderiswet.•Thefingerprintreaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.Registeringyourcomputer•RegisteryourThinkPadcomputerwithLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Formoreinformation,see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17.Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.CleaningthecoverofyourcomputerOccasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent.Thedetergentmustnotcontainabrasivepowderorstrongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline.Usefivepartswatertoonepartdetergent.2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.72UserGuide
8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanyfibersfromthecloth.CleaningyourcomputerkeyboardTocleanthecomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,theclothmighthookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsontoorbetweenthekeys.3.Allowtodry.4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrushorcoolairfromahairdryer.CleaningyourcomputerdisplayTocleanthecomputerdisplay,dothefollowing:1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,softlint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay,itmightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardortheTrackPointpointingstickwhenthecoverwaspressedfromtheoutside.2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.3.Ifthestainremains,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithwaterora50-50mixtureofisopropylalcoholandwaterthatdoesnotcontainimpurities.Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.Chapter6.Preventingproblems73
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Chapter7.TroubleshootingcomputerproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.•“Diagnosingproblems”onpage75•“Troubleshooting”onpage75DiagnosingproblemsIfyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastartingpointforsolvingthem.TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.Notes:•TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramalsoisavailablefordownloadedat:http://www.lenovo.com/diags•IfyouareusingotherWindowsoperatingsystemratherthanWindows7orWindows8.1,youcanfindthelatestinformationaboutdiagnosticsforyourcomputerat:http://www.lenovo.com/diagnoseIfyourcomputerisinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,whenyouaresettingupyourcomputer,theLenovoSolutionCenterprogrampromptsyoutocreaterecoverymedia.Youcanusetherecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultstate.Formoreinformation,see“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage93.ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.Note:IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,saveandprintthelogfilescreatedbytheprogram.YouwillneedthelogfileswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative.TroubleshootingIfyourcomputerhasanerror,ittypicallydisplaysamessageoranerrorcode,ormakesabeepwhenyouturniton.Whenyouexperienceaproblem,refertothecorrespondingsectionsinthistopictotrytosolvetheproblembyyourself.ComputerstopsrespondingPrinttheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive(youcannotusetheThinkPadpointingdeviceorthekeyboard),dothefollowing:©CopyrightLenovo201475
1.PressandholdthepowerbuttoneitheryourcomputerortheconnectedThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDock(hereinaftercalledthedock)untilthecomputerturnsoff.Afterthecomputeristurnedoff,restartbypressingthepowerbutton.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnon,continuewithstep2.Note:Donotremovethebatteryconnectorandtheacpoweradapterorthebatteryconnectorandthedocktoresetthecomputer.2.Whilethecomputeristurnedoff,removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputer(batteryconnectorandtheacpoweradapterorbatteryconnectorandthedock).Holddownthepowerbuttonfor10seconds.Plugintheacpoweradapterorthedockwhilekeepingthebatteryoutofthecomputer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnbackon,continuewithstep3.Note:OncethecomputerstartsupandenterstheWindowsenvironment,usethepropershutdownproceduretoturnthecomputeroff.Oncethecomputerisoff,reattachthebatteryandrestartthecomputer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartwiththebatteryreattached,removethebatteryandagainstartwithstep2.Ifthecomputerstartswithacpowerbutdoesnotstartwhenthebatteryisattached,calltheCustomerSupportCenterforsupport.3.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpower(batteryandtheacpoweradapter).Removeallexternaldevicesthatareattachedtoyourcomputer(keyboard,mouse,printer,scanner,andsoon).Repeatstep2.Ifstep2isunsuccessful,continuewithstep4.Note:Thefollowingstepsinvolveremovingstaticsensitivecomponentsfromyourcomputer.Makesurethatyouareproperlygroundedandremoveallsourcesofpowerattachedtothecomputer.Ifyouareuncomfortableorunsureaboutremovingcomponents,calltheCustomerSupportCenterforassistance.4.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerandexternalhardware.Removeanynon-originalmemorymoduleaddedtoyourcomputer.Afterremovingtheextramemorymoduleandreinstallingtheoriginalmemorymodule,repeatstep2.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotturnon,consulttheusermanualforothercustomer-replaceablecomponentsthatareattachedtoyourcomputer.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotstartup,calltheCustomerSupportCenterandaCustomerSupportSpecialistwillassistyou.SpillsonthekeyboardWithamobilecomputer,thereareincreasedchancesofspillingliquidsonthekeyboard.Becausemostliquidsconductelectricity,liquidspilledonthekeyboardcouldcreatenumerousshortcircuits,potentiallycausingirreparabledamagetoyourcomputer.Ifyouspillsomethingonyourcomputer:Attention:Besurethatnoliquidcreatesashortcircuitbetweenyouandtheacpoweradapter(ifinuse).Althoughyoumightlosesomedataorworkbyturningoffthecomputerimmediately,leavingthecomputeronmightmakeyourcomputerunusable.1.Carefullyunplugtheacpoweradapterimmediately.2.Turnoffthecomputerimmediately.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnoff,removethebattery.Themorequicklyyoustopthecurrentfrompassingthroughthecomputerthemorelikelyyouwillreducedamagefromshortcircuits.3.Waituntilyouarecertainthatalltheliquidisdrybeforeturningonyourcomputer.Note:Ifyouwanttoreplaceyourkeyboard,youcanpurchaseanewone.Errormessages•Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.76UserGuide
Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadSetup.Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetuptochecksecuritysettings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror.Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDconfigurationinformationarea.Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,andtheUUIDneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror.Solution:Thecomputerturnsoff,becausethebatteryislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandchargethebattery,orreplacethebatterywithafullychargedone.•Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested.Solution:Thesystemconfigurationchangehasfailed.Confirmtheoperationandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,entertheThinkPadSetupprogram.•Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded.Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.Confirmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,entertheThinkPadSetupprogram.•Message:0251:SystemCMOSchecksumbad.Solution:ThesystemCMOSmighthavebeencorruptedbyaprogram.Thecomputerusesthedefaultsettings.RunThinkPadSetuptoreconfigurethesettings.Ifyoustillseethesameerrorcode,havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0253:EFIVariableBlockDatawasdestroyed.Solution:ThesystemEFIVariableBlockDatamighthavebeencorrupted.Thecomputerusesthedefaultsettings.RunThinkPadSetuptoreconfigurethesettings.Ifyoustillseethesameerrorcode,havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0271:Realtimeclockerror.Solution:Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:1802:Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin.Solution:Thenetworkcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.•Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalfingerprintreadersareattached.Solution:Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.•Message:2000:ThinkVantageActiveProtectionsensordiagnosticsfailed.Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems77
Solution:ThinkVantageActiveProtectionsensorisnotworkingcorrectly.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:2100:DetectionerroronHDD0(MainHDD).Solution:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveorhybriddriveserviced.•Message:2101:DetectionerroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)).Solution:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveorhybriddriveserviced.•Message:2102:DetectionerroronHDD2(MiniSATA).Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.•Message:2110:ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD).Solution:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveorhybriddriveserviced.•Message:2111:ReaderroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)Solution:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveorhybriddriveserviced.•Message:2112:ReaderroronHDD2(MiniSATA)Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.•Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:FanerrorSolution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.•Message:ThermalsensingerrorSolution:Thethermalsensorisnotfunctioningcorrectly.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.•Message:ThissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.Thesystemwillcontinuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.PresstheESCkeytocontinue.Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,andprovidesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.Solution:ReplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthiscomputer.Ifyoustillseethesameerrormessage,contactLenovoservicetohavethecomputerserviced.•Message:Thebatteryinstalledisnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.PleasereplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthissystem.PresstheESCkeytocontinue.Solution:ReplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthiscomputer.Ifyoustillseethesameerrormessage,contactLenovoservicetohavethecomputerserviced.78UserGuide
Errorswithoutmessages•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.Solution:IfyoucomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,youcandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerbydoingthefollowing:1.StartPowerManager.2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredefinedpowerplans.•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnotbeepwhilestartingup.Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Thenturnonthecomputerandlistenagain.Solution:Makesurethat:–Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworkingelectricaloutlet.–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconfirmation.)–Thebrightnesslevelofthescreenisappropriatelyset.Ifapower-onpasswordisset,pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpasswordandthentypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter.Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen.Solution:Ifyouhavemodifiedapartitiononyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,informationaboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:–Ifyouhaveusedthepartitionsoftware,examinethepartitionontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivebyusingthesoftware,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.–Usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemtothefactorydefaultstate.Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:–TouchtheTrackPointpointingdeviceortheThinkPadtrackpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver.–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumethecomputerfromsleeporhibernationmode.BeeperrorsTable6.BeeperrorsProblemSolutionOneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,threemoreshortbeeps,andoneshortbeepMakesurethatmemorymodulesareinstalledcorrectly.Iftheyare,andyoustillhearthebeeps,havethecomputerserviced.Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems79
Table6.Beeperrors(continued)Threeshortbeeps,pause,oneshortbeep,pause,onemoreshortbeep,andthreeshortbeepsPCIresourceallocationfailure.PoweroffthecomputerandremovethedevicefromtheExpressCardSlot.Ifthebeepspersist,havethecomputerserviced.Fiveshortbeeps,pause,Fiveshortbeeps,pauseTheSecurityChiphasaproblem.Havethecomputerserviced.FourcyclesoffourshortbeepsTheSecurityChiphasaproblem.Havethecomputerserviced.OnelongandtwoshortbeepsThevideofunctionhasaproblem.Havethecomputerserviced.FiveshortbeepsThesystemboardhasaproblem.Havethecomputerserviced.MemorymoduleproblemsPrinttheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.Ifyourmemorymoduleisnotoperatingproperly,checkthefollowingitems:1.Verifythatthememorymoduleisinstalledandseatedcorrectlyinyourcomputer.Itmightbenecessarytoremovealladdedmemorymodulestotestthecomputerwithonlythefactory-installedmemorymodules,andthenreinstallthememorymoduleoneatatimetoensureaproperconnection.2.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup.Followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforpower-onself-test(POST)errormessages.3.VerifythatthelatestUEFIBIOSforyourmodelhasbeeninstalled.4.Verifythepropermemoryconfigurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthememoryspeed.5.Rundiagnosticprograms.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage75.NetworkingproblemsThefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems:Ethernetproblems•Problem:Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.Solution:Makesurethat:–Thecableisinstalledcorrectly.ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerandtotheRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis100meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblempersists,tryadifferentcable.–Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.Toinstallthecorrectdriver,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.2.Iftheexclamationmark!isdisplayednexttotheadapternameunderNetworkadapters,youmightnotbeusingthecorrectdriverorthedrivermighthavebeendisabled.Toupdatethedriver,right-clickthehighlightedadapter.3.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.80UserGuide
–Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.Ifyouconfiguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesurethattheswitchportalsoisconfiguredforfullduplex.Settingwrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlostconnections.–Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.CheckwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.•Problem:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason.Solution:Thenetworkdriverfilesmightbecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtotheabovesolutionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalled.•Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnectionfailsorerrorsoccur.Solution:–UseCategory5wiringandmakesurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected.–Connecttoa1000BASE-Thub/switch(not1000BASE-X).•Problem:TheWakeonLANfeatureisnotworking.Solution:–MakesurethatWakeonLANisenabledinThinkPadSetup.–Ifitis,checkwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarysettings.•Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,itcannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.Instead,itconnectsat100Mbps.Solution:–Tryanothercable.–Makesurethatthelinkpartnerissettoauto-negotiate.–Makesurethattheswitchis802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).AwirelessLANproblemProblem:Icannotconnecttothenetworkusingthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkcard.Solution:Makesurethat:•YourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversion.•Yourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.•Thewirelessradioisenabled.Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,clickShowhiddeniconsontheWindowsnotificationarea.TheAccessConnectionsiconisdisplayed.Formoreinformationabouttheicon,refertotheAccessConnectionshelpinformationsystem.FortheWindows7operatingsystem,checktheNetworkName(SSID)andyourencryptioninformation.UsetheAccessConnectionsprogramtoverifythiscase-sensitiveinformation.BluetoothproblemsNote:CheckyourconnectionanytimeandmakesurethatnootherBluetooth-enableddeviceissearchingforthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.SimultaneoussearchingisnotallowedintheBluetoothconnection.Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems81
•Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocalspeakereventhoughtheBluetoothheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingaHeadsetprofileorAVprofile.Solution:Dothefollowing:1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).2.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Sound➙Playback.3.IfyouareusingaHeadsetprofile,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.IfyouareusinganAVprofile,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.4.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.•Problem:PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemscannotbereceivedcorrectlyintotheaddressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.Solution:TheWindows7operatingsystemsendsPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enableddeviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceiveafilethroughBluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromtheWindows7mightbesavedasafilewiththeextension.contact.ProblemswiththekeyboardandotherpointingdevicesThefollowingarethemostcommonproblemswithkeyboardsandotherpointingdevices.ThinkPadpointingdeviceproblems•Problem:Thepointerdriftswhenthecomputeristurnedonorafteritresumesnormaloperation.Solution:ThepointermightdriftwhenyouarenotusingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceduringnormaloperation.ThisisanormalcharacteristicoftheTrackPointpointingdeviceandisnotadefect.Pointerdriftingmightoccurforseveralsecondsunderthefollowingconditions:–Whenthecomputeristurnedon–Whenthecomputerresumesnormaloperation–WhentheTrackPointpointingdeviceiskeptpressedforalongtime–Whenthetemperaturechanges•Problem:TheTrackPointpointingdeviceorThinkPadtrackpaddoesnotwork.Solution:MakesurethattheTrackPointpointingdeviceorThinkPadtrackpadisenabledintheThinkPadpointingdevicesettingwindow.Note:ToopentheThinkPadpointingdevicewindow,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse,andthenclicktheThinkPadtab.Keyboardproblems•Problem:Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.Solution:Ifanexternalnumerickeypadisconnected:1.Turnoffthecomputer.2.Removetheexternalnumerickeypad.3.Turnonthecomputerandtryusingthekeyboardagain.Ifthekeyboardproblemisresolved,carefullyreconnecttheexternalnumerickeypadandtheexternalkeyboard.Makesurethatyouhaveseatedtheconnectorscorrectly.Iftheproblempersists,makesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledbydoingthefollowing:1.OpenControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.2.ClickKeyboard.82UserGuide
3.SelecttheHardwaretab.IntheDevicePropertiespane,makesurethatyouseethismessage:DeviceStatus:Thisdeviceisworkingproperly.Ifkeysonthekeyboardstilldonotwork,havethecomputerserviced.•Problem:Anumberisdisplayedwhenyoutypealetter.Solution:Thenumericlockfunctionison.Todisableit,pressFn+NumLock.•Problem:Allorsomekeysontheexternalnumerickeypaddonotwork.Solution:Makesurethattheexternalnumerickeypadiscorrectlyconnectedtothecomputer.ProblemswiththedisplayandmultimediadevicesThistopicincludesthemostcommonproblemswithdisplaysandmultimediadevices,includingthecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,andaudiodevices.Computerscreenproblems•Problem:Thescreenisblank.Solution:Dothefollowing:–PressF7tobringuptheimage.–Ifyouareusingtheacpoweradapter,orusingthebatteryandthebatterygaugeshowsthatthebatteryisnotdepleted,pressF6tomakethescreenbrighter.–Ifyourcomputerisinsleepmode,pressFntoresumefromthesleepmode.–Iftheproblempersists,followthesolutionforthefollowingproblem.•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.Solution:Makesurethat:–Thedisplaydevicedriverisinstalledcorrectly.–Thescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.–Themonitortypeiscorrect.Tocheckthesesettings,dothefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.4.SelecttheexternalmonitorandsetResolution.5.ClickAdvancedSettings.6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationtomakesurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.Ifthemonitortypeiscorrect,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.1.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnPMonitor.2.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.3.ClicktheDrivertab.4.ClickUpdateDriver.Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems83
5.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevicedriversonmycomputer.6.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.7.Selectthecorrectmanufacturerandmodelfortheexternalmonitor.Ifyoucannotfindyourmonitoronthelist,stoptheinstallationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.8.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.9.FortheWindows7operatingsystem,tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.10.ClickOK.•Problem:Incorrectcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.Solution:Didyouinstalltheoperatingsystemorprogramcorrectly?Iftheyareinstalledandconfiguredcorrectly,havethecomputerserviced.•Problem:Thescreenstaysonevenafteryouturnoffyourcomputer.Solution:Pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormoretoturnoffyourcomputer;thenturnitonagain.•Problem:Missing,discolored,orbrightdotsappearonthescreeneverytimeyouturnonyourcomputer.Solution:ThisisanintrinsiccharacteristicoftheTFTtechnology.Yourcomputerdisplaycontainsmultiplethin-filmtransistors(TFTs).Asmallnumberofmissing,discolored,orbrightdotsonthescreenmightexistallthetime.Externalmonitorproblems•Problem:Theexternalmonitorisblank.Solution:Tobringuptheimage,pressF7andselectthedesiredmonitor.Iftheproblempersists,dothefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanothercomputertomakesurethatitworks.2.Reconnecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer.3.Refertothemanualshippedwiththeexternalmonitortochecktheresolutionsandrefreshratesthataresupported.–Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsthesameresolutionasthecomputerdisplayorahigherresolution,viewoutputontheexternalmonitororonboththeexternalmonitorandthecomputerdisplay.–Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsalowerresolutionthanthecomputerdisplay,viewoutputontheexternalmonitoronly.(Ifyouviewoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor,theexternalmonitorscreenwillbeblankordistorted.)•Problem:Youcannotsetahigherresolutionthanthepresentoneonyourexternalmonitor.Solution:Makesurethatthemonitorinformationiscorrect.Dothefollowing:1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.2.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).3.ClickAdvancedSettings.4.ClicktheAdaptertab.5.Makesurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformationwindow.Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.84UserGuide
6.ClickOK.Iftheinformationisincorrect,reinstallthedevicedriver.–Checkthemonitortypeand,ifnecessary,updatethedriverbydoingthefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).5.ClickAdvancedSettings.6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedothefollowing.7.Ifmorethanonemonitortypeisdisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnPMonitor.8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.9.ClicktheDrivertab.10.ClickUpdateDriver.11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevicedriversonmycomputer.12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.13.Selectyourmonitormanufacturerandmodel.14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.15.SetResolution.Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.16.ClickOK.•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.Solution:Makesurethat:–Themonitorinformationiscorrectandtheappropriatemonitortypeisselected.Refertothesolutiontotheaboveproblem.–Makesurethatanappropriaterefreshrateisselectedbydoingthefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).5.ClickAdvancedSettings.6.ClicktheMonitortab.7.Selectthecorrectscreenrefreshrate.Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems85
•Problem:Wrongcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.Solution:Didyoufollowthecorrectprocedurewheninstallingtheoperatingsystemorprogram?Ifyoudid,havetheexternalmonitorserviced.•Problem:TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork.Solution:EnabletheExtenddesktopfunctionbydoingthefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon.5.SelectExtendthesedisplaysformultipledisplays.6.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).7.Settheresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.8.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(fortheexternalmonitor).9.Setthescreenresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.10.Settherelativepositionofeachmonitorbydraggingitsicon.Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.11.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.•Problem:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,youcannotsetahigherresolutionorhigherrefreshrateonthesecondarydisplay.Solution:Changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.Refertothesolutiontotheaboveproblem.•Problem:Displayswitchingdoesnotwork.Solution:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,disableit,andchangethedisplayoutputlocation.IfaDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying,stoptheplayback,closetheprogram,andthenchangethedisplayoutputlocation.•Problem:Thescreenpositionontheexternalmonitorisincorrectwhenthatmonitorissetforahighresolution.Solution:Sometimes,whenyouuseahighresolutionsuchas1600x1200,theimageisshiftedtoleftorrightonthescreen.Tocorrectthis,firstmakesurethatyourexternalmonitorsupportsthedisplaymode(theresolutionandtherefreshrate)thatyouhaveset.Ifitdoesnot,setadisplaymodethatthemonitorsupports.Ifitdoessupportthedisplaymodeyouhaveset,gotothesetupmenuforthemonitoritselfandadjustthesettingsthere.Usuallytheexternalmonitorhasbuttonsforaccesstothesetupmenu.Fordetails,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththemonitor.Audioproblems•Problem:WaveorMIDIsounddoesnotplaycorrectly.Solution:Makesurethatthebuilt-inaudiodeviceisconfiguredcorrectly.1.OpenControlPanel.2.ClickHardwareandSound.86UserGuide
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.4.Double-clickSound,videoandgamecontrollers.5.Makesurethatthefollowingdeviceisenabledandconfiguredcorrectly:–ConexantCX20672SmartAudioHD•Problem:Recordingsmadeusingthemicrophoneinputarenotloudenough.Solution:MakesurethattheMicrophoneBoostfunctionisturnedonandsetbydoingthefollowing:1.OpenControlPanel.2.ClickHardwareandSound.3.ClickSound.4.ClicktheRecordingtabintheSoundwindow.5.SelectMicrophone,andclickthePropertiesbutton.6.ClicktheLevelstab,andmovetheMicrophoneBoostsliderupwards.7.ClickOK.Note:Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowsonlinehelp.•Problem:Avolumeorbalanceslidercannotbemoved.Solution:Theslidermightbegrayedout.Thismeansthatitspositionisfixedbythehardwareandcannotbechanged.•Problem:Thevolumeslidersdonotstayinplacewhensomeaudioprogramsareused.Solution:Itisnormalforthesliderstochangepositionwhencertainsoundapplicationsareused.TheapplicationsareawareofthesettingsintheVolumeMixerwindowandareallowedtochangethesettingsthemselves.AnexampleistheWindowsMediaPlayer.Usuallytheprogramhasslidersavailabletocontrolthesoundfromwithintheprogram.•Problem:Thebalanceslidercannotcompletelymuteonechannel.Solution:Thecontrolisdesignedtocompensateforminordifferencesinbalanceanddoesnotcompletelymuteeitherchannel.•Problem:ThereisnovolumecontrolforMIDIsoundintheVolumeMixerwindow.Solution:Usethehardwarevolumecontrol.Thisisbecausethebuilt-insynthesizersoftwaredoesnotsupportthecontrol.•Problem:ThesoundcannotbeturnedoffevenifyousettheMastervolumecontrolatminimum.Solution:YoustillcanhearsomesoundeventhoughyouhavesettheMastervolumecontrolatminimum.Toturnoffthesoundcompletely,gototheMastervolumecontrolandselectMutespeakers.•Problem:Whenyouconnectaheadphonetoyourcomputerwhileplayingsound,aspeakerdoesnotproducesound.Solution:Oncetheheadphoneisattached,thestreamingisautomaticallyredirectedtoit.Ifyouwanttolistentosoundfromthespeakersagain,besuretosetthosespeakersasthedefaultdevice.Theprocedureisasfollows:1.OpenControlPanel.2.ClickAllControlPanelItems.3.ClicktheSmartAudioicon.TheSmartAudiowindowopens.Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems87
4.Lookattheplaybackdevices.Ifyouhaveattachedaheadphone,theheadphonewillbeautomaticallysetasthedefaultdevice,andtheiconforthatheadphonewillbechecked.5.Tosetadifferentdeviceasthedefault,double-clicktheiconforthosespeakers.Thaticonwillnowhaveacheckmark.6.PlayanysoundbyuseofamusicprogramsuchasWindowsMediaPlayer.Makesurethatsoundcomesfromthespeakers.Fordetails,refertothehelpinformationsystemforSmartAudio.Fingerprintreaderproblems•Problem:Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet.Solution:Gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.•Problem:Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.Solution:Ifthesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.Fortipsonhowtomaintainthefingerprintreader,refertoMaintainingthefingerprintreader.BatteryandpowerproblemsThistopiccontainsinstructionsontroubleshootingbatteryandpowerproblems.Batteryproblems•Problem:Thebatterycannotbefullychargedinthestandardchargetimewhenthecomputerispoweredoff.Solution:Thebatterymightbeover-discharged.Dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer.2.Makesurethattheover-dischargedbatteryisinthecomputer.3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandletitcharge.Ifaquickchargerisavailable,useittochargetheover-dischargedbattery.Ifthebatterycannotbefullychargedin24hours,useanewbattery.•Problem:YourcomputershutsdownbeforethebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsempty,oryourcomputeroperatesafterthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsempty.Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebattery.•Problem:Theoperatingtimeforafullychargedbatteryisshort.Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebattery.Ifyourbatteryoperatingtimeisstillshort,useanewbattery.•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotoperatewithafullychargedbattery.Solution:Thesurgeprotectorinthebatterymightbeactive.Turnoffthecomputerforoneminutetoresettheprotector;thenturnonthecomputeragain.•Problem:Thebatterycannotbecharged.Solution:Youcannotchargethebatterywhenitistoohot.Ifthebatteryfeelshot,removeitfromthecomputerandallowittocooltoroomtemperature.Afteritcools,reinstallitandrechargethebattery.Ifitstillcannotbecharged,haveitserviced.88UserGuide
AnacpoweradapterproblemProblem:Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthepoweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea.Solution:Dothefollowing:1.Makesurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonconnectingtheacpoweradapter,seeSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.2.Iftheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect,turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandremovethemainbattery.3.Reinstallthebatteryandreconnecttheacpoweradapter,thenturnonthecomputer.4.IfthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationareaandthesystem-statusindicatordoesnotblinkthreetimeswhenanacpowersourceisconnected,havetheacpoweradapterandyourcomputerserviced.Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,todisplaythepoweradapter(powerplug)icon,clickShowhiddeniconsintheWindowsnotificationarea.PowerproblemsPrinttheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.Ifyourcomputerisgettingnopoweratall,checkthefollowingitems:1.Verifythepowerbutton.Thepowerbuttonislitwheneverthecomputerison.2.Checkallpowerconnections.Removeanypowerstripsandsurgeprotectorstoconnecttheacpoweradapterdirectlytotheacpoweroutlet.3.Inspecttheacpoweradapter.Checkforanyphysicaldamage,andmakesurethatthepowercableisfirmlyattachedtotheadapterbrickandthecomputer.4.Verifytheacpowersourceisworkingbyattachinganotherdevicetotheoutlet.5.Removealldevicesandthentestforsystempowerwithminimaldevicesattached.a.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.b.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.c.Removethebottomcoveranddisconnectthebatterycable.Referto“Replacingthestoragedrive”onpage104.d.Removethememorymodule.Referto“Replacingthememorymodule”onpage108.e.RemovetheWirelessLANcard.Referto“ReplacingawirelessLANcard”onpage111.f.Removetheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.Referto“Replacingthestoragedrive”onpage104.g.Waitfor30seconds,andthenreinstallthememorymoduleandtheknowngoodbatteryortheacpoweradaptertotestthecomputerwithminimaldevicesattachedfirst.h.Reinstalleachdeviceoneatatimethatyouhaveremovedintheearliersteps.Ifyourcomputerdoesnotrunonbatterypower,disconnectandreconnectthebatterycable.Referto“Replacingthestoragedrive”onpage104ApowerbuttonproblemProblem:Thesystemdoesnotrespond,andyoucannotturnoffthecomputer.Solution:Turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonfor4secondsormore.Ifthesystemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems89
BootproblemsPrinttheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagebeforetheoperatingsystemloads,followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforPOSTerrormessages.IfyoureceiveanerrormessagewhiletheoperatingsystemisloadingthedesktopconfigurationafterthePOSTiscompleted,checkthefollowingitems:1.GototheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandsearchfortheerrormessage.2.GototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/andsearchfortheerrormessage.Sleepandhibernationproblems•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmodeunexpectedly.Solution:Ifthemicroprocessoroverheats,thecomputerautomaticallyenterssleepmodetoallowthecomputertocoolandtoprotectthemicroprocessorandotherinternalcomponents.Checkthesettingsforsleepmode.•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmode(thesystem-statusindicatorblinksslowlyimmediatelyafterthepower-onself-test.Solution:Makesurethat:–Thebatteryischarged.–Theoperatingtemperatureiswithintheacceptablerange.Referto“Operatingenvironment”onpage12.Ifthebatteryischargedandthetemperatureiswithinrange,havethecomputerserviced.•Problem:Acriticallow-batteryerroroccurs,andthecomputerimmediatelyturnsoff.Solution:Thebatterypowerisgettinglow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandplugitintoanelectricaloutlet,orreplacethebatterywithachargedone.•Problem:ThecomputerdisplayremainsblankafteryoupressFntoreturnfromsleepmode.Solution:Checkwhetheranexternalmonitorwasdisconnectedorturnedoffwhilethecomputerwasinsleepmode.Ifyoudisconnectedorturnedofftheexternalmonitor,connectitorturnitonbeforeresumingthecomputerfromthesleepmode.Whenresumingthecomputerfromthesleepmodewithoutattachingtheexternalmonitororturningiton,andthecomputerdisplayremainsblank,pressF7tobringupthecomputerdisplay.•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,orthesystem-statusindicatorblinksslowlyandthecomputerdoesnotwork.Solution:Ifthesystemdoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,itmighthaveenteredsleeporhibernationmodeautomaticallybecausethebatteryisdepleted.Checkthesystem-statusindicator.–Ifthesystem-statusindicatorblinksslowly,yourcomputerisinsleepmode.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressFn.–Ifthesystem-statusindicatorisoff,yourcomputerisinpower-offstateorhibernationmode.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressthepowerbuttontoresumeoperation.Ifthesystemstilldoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,yoursystemmightstoprespondingandyoumightnotbeabletoturnoffthecomputer.Inthiscase,youneedtoresetthecomputer.Ifyouhavenotsavedyourdata,itmightbelost.Toresetthecomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor4secondsormore.Ifthesystemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.90UserGuide
•Problem:Yourcomputerdoesnotentersleeporhibernationmode.Solution:Checkwhetheranyoptionhasbeenselectedtodisableyourcomputerfromenteringsleeporhibernationmode.Ifyourcomputertriestoentersleepmodebuttherequestisrejected,thedeviceattachedtotheUSBconnectormighthavebeendisabled.Ifthisoccurs,doahot-unplug-and-plugoperationfortheUSBdevice.•Problem:Thebatterydischargesslightlywhilethecomputerisinhibernationmode.Solution:Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.Thisisnotadefect.Fordetails,referto“Power-savingmodes”onpage30.ProblemswithdrivesandotherstoragedevicesThissectionincludesharddiskdriveproblems,hybriddriveproblems,solid-statedriveproblems.Harddiskdriveandhybriddriveproblems•Problem:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.Solution:Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:–Whentheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivebeginsorfinishesgettingaccesstodata.–Whenyoucarrytheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive.–Whenyoucarryyourcomputer.Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveorhybriddriveandisnotadefect.•Problem:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddrivedoesnotwork.Solution:OntheBootmenuofThinkPadSetup,makesurethattheharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisontheBootpriorityorderlist.IfitisontheExcludedfrombootorderlist,itisdisabled.SelecttheentryforitonthelistandpresstheShift+1key.ThismovestheentrytotheBootpriorityorderlist.•Problem:Aftersettingaharddiskpasswordontheharddiskdriveorhybriddriveofthecomputer,youmovedthedrivetoanothercomputer.Nowyoucannotunlocktheharddiskpassword.Solution:Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedpasswordalgorithm.Computersolderthanyoursmightnotsupportsuchasecurityfunction.Asolid-statedriveproblemProblem:WhenyoucompressfilesorfoldersbyuseofthedatacompressionfunctioninWindows,andthendecompressthem,theprocessofwritingtoorreadingfromthefilesorfoldersisslow.Solution:ApplythediskdefragmentationtoolinWindowsforfasteraccesstothedata.AsoftwareproblemProblem:Aapplicationdoesnotruncorrectly.Solution:Makesurethattheproblemisnotbeingcausedbytheapplication.Checkthatyourcomputerhastheminimumrequiredmemorytoruntheapplication.Refertothemanualssuppliedwiththeapplication.Checkthefollowing:•Theapplicationisdesignedtooperatewithyouroperatingsystem.Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems91
•Otherapplicationsruncorrectlyonyourcomputer.•Thenecessarydevicedriversareinstalled.•Theapplicationworkswhenitisrunonsomeothercomputer.Ifanerrormessageisdisplayedwhileyouareusingtheapplication,refertothemanualssuppliedwiththeapplication.Iftheapplicationstilldoesnotruncorrectly,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraservicerepresentativeforhelp.ProblemswithportsandconnectorsThefollowingarethemostcommonproblemswithportsandconnectors.AUSBproblemProblem:AdeviceconnectedtotheUSBconnectordoesnotwork.Solution:OpentheDeviceManagerwindow.MakesurethattheUSBdevicesetupiscorrect,andthattheassignmentofcomputerresourceandtheinstallationofthedevicedriverarecorrect.ToopentheDeviceManagerwindow,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.AdockproblemProblem:Thecomputerdoesnotstartwhenyoutrytoturniton,anddoesnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.Solution:Makesurethat:•TheThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDockisconnectedtopower.•ThecomputeriscorrectlyconnectedtotheThinkPadOneLinkDockorThinkPadOneLinkProDock.92UserGuide
Chapter8.RecoveryoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage93•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operatingsystems”onpage98RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystemThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovoontheWindows7operatingsystem.Notes:•Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofasoftware-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperatingsystem.•Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:–Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer–Reinstalltheproduct–ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFilesTopreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenewharddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingsoftwareprogramsforbackup:•ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery4.52orlater•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlaterTostarttheSymantecNortonGhostprogram,dothefollowing:1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.2.Typecmdinthefield.ThenclickOK.3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10HomeorlaterCreatingandusingarecoverymediaYoucanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymediaareusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperatingsystemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmediumandadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitisimportantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.CreatingrecoverymediaThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.Note:YoucancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSBstoragedevices.©CopyrightLenovo201493
Tocreaterecoverymedia,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.UsingrecoverymediaThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.•Youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Youcanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthefilescurrentlyontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSBstoragedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheexternalopticaldrive.2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.Notes:1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedriversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage97.2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.IfyouneedtorecoverorreinstallyourMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorksprograms,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfficeCDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorks.PerformingbackupandrecoveryoperationsTheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivecontentsincludingtheoperatingsystem,datafiles,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.YoucandesignatewheretheRescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive•Onthesecondaryharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveifasecondaryharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive•Onanetworkdrive•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableexternalopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsoftheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriverestoreonlytheselectedfiles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.PerformingabackupoperationThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram.1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.94UserGuide
3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.PerformingarecoveryoperationThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram.1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.2.IntheRescueandRecoveryprogrammainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage95.UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceTheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivethatoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutoperformrecoveryoperationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.YoucanperformthefollowingrecoveryoperationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:•RescuefilesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackupTheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatefilesonyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveandtransferthemtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionisavailableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourfilesorifchangesweremadetothefilessinceyourlastbackupoperation.YoualsocanrescueindividualfilesfromaRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocalharddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackupIfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestoretheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.•RestoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettingsTheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveyouhavetheoptiontorestorethefactorydefaultsettingstotheC:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact.BecausetheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Attention:Ifyourestoretheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuporrestoretheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,allfilesontheprimaryharddiskdrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbedeletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantfiles.IfyouareunabletostarttheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuefilesfeatureoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacetocopyfilesfromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetoothermedia.TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:1.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedoff.2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsorseealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.Chapter8.Recoveryoverview95
3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage98.4.Dooneofthefollowing:•Torescuefilesfromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveorfromabackup,clickRescuefilesandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.•Torestoreyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.Notes:1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedriversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage97.2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.IfyouneedtorecoverorreinstallyourMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorksprograms,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfficeCDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorks.CreatingandusingarescuemediumWitharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailuresthatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.Notes:1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperatingsystem.2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.CreatingarescuemediumThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemedium.1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreatearescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.UsingarescuemediumThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:1.Turnoffyourcomputer.2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.96UserGuide
3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectthedesiredexternalopticaldriveasthefirstbootdevice.Then,inserttherescuediscintotheexternalopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveasthefirstbootdeviceandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.ThehelpinformationforeachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocompletetherecoveryprocess.ReinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedriversYourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedprogramsanddevicedrivers.ReinstallingpreinstalledprogramsToreinstallsomepreinstalledapplicationprograms,dothefollowing:1.Turnonyourcomputer.2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.3.OpentheAPPSfolder.Thefoldercontainsseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledapplications.4.Openthesubfolderfortheapplicationyouwanttoreinstall.5.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheapplication.ReinstallingpreinstalleddevicedriversAttention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentconfigurationofyourcomputer.Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:1.Turnonyourcomputer.2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.3.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.Thefoldercontainsseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariousdevicesinstalledinyourcomputer(forexample,AUDIOandVIDEO).4.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.5.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextfile(afilewiththeextension.txt).Thetextfilecontainsinformationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsafileofsetupinformation(afilewiththeextension.inf),youcanusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver.Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram,whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselectthedevicedriverfilefromthedevicesubfolder.•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookfortheexecutablefile(afilewiththeextension.exe).Double-clickthefile,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Chapter8.Recoveryoverview97
Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedriversforyourcomputer,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage70.SolvingrecoveryproblemsIfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,dooneofthefollowing:•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage96.•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage93.Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfromarescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequence.YoumustfirstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Fordetailedinformationonhowtotemporarilyorpermanentlychangethestartupdevicesequence,see“Startupmenu”onpage66.Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstoretheminasafeplaceforfutureuse.RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operatingsystemsThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsfortheWindows8.1operatingsystems.AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer.TheWindowsrecoveryimageenablesyoutorefreshyourcomputer,orresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withtherecoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourcomputerevenifyoucannotstarttheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Formoreinformation,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage99.RefreshingyourcomputerIfyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthatyouinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ClickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,clickGetstarted.3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourcomputer.98UserGuide
ResettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsIfyouwanttorecycleyourcomputerorjuststartover,youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputer,andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.Attention:Ifyouresetthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingswillbedeleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.Toresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ClickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.ThenclickNexttoconfirmtheoperation.3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:•Toperformaquickformat,clickJustremovemyfilestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltakeseveralminutes.•Toperformacompleteformat,clickFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltakeseveralhours.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.UsingtheadvancedstartupoptionsWiththeadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ClickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostartTheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeriscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows8.1operatingsystemfailstostart.Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Thenyoucanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.CreatingandusingrecoverymediaYoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindowsrecoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthecomputer,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourcomputer.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.Chapter8.Recoveryoverview99
CreatingrecoverymediaTocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast8GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacitydependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms,andclickSearch.2.TyperecoveryintheSearchfieldandclicktheSearchbutton.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.4.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.ThenclickNext.Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Youstillcanstartthecomputerfromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourcomputeriftherecoverypartitiononyourcomputerisdamaged.5.ConnectaproperUSBdrivethenclickNext.6.ClickCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.7.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymediafinishes,dooneofthefollowing:•Tokeeptherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickFinish.•Todeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickDeletetherecoverypartition.Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,dokeeptherecoverymediainasafeplace.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourcomputeranymore,andyouwillneedtherecoverymediatorefreshorresetyourcomputer.8.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.UsingrecoverymediaIfyoucannotstartyourcomputer,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourcomputer,userecoverymediatorecoveryourcomputer.Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.1.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.2.Selecttherecoverydriveasthebootdevice.3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.5.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyourPCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8.1operatingsystem,goto:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800100UserGuide
Chapter9.ReplacingdevicesThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage101•“Replacingthecoin-cellbattery”onpage101•“Replacingthestoragedrive”onpage104•“Replacingthememorymodule”onpage108•“ReplacingawirelessLANcard”onpage111•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage115StaticelectricitypreventionStaticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.WhenyouunpackanoptionoraCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallthepart.WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbytheedges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheparttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityinthepackageandyourbody.•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackageandinstallthepartwithoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackageonasmooth,levelsurfaceandplacethepartonthepackage.•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.Replacingthecoin-cellbatteryBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructionsandread“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi.DANGERIfthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thecoin-cellbatterycontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.•Donotshort-circuitit.©CopyrightLenovo2014101
•Donotdrop,crush,orpuncturethebattery,ormakeitsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorflameto“vent”fromthebatteryorcoin-cellbattery.Toreplacethecoin-cellbattery,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitseveralminutestoletthecomputercool.2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.3.Loosenthescrews1andthenremovethecover2.4.Disconnectthemainbatteryconnector.102UserGuide
5.Detachtheconnector1.Thenremovethecoin-cellbattery2.6.Installthecoin-cellbattery1.Thenattachtheconnector2.7.Connectthemainbatterycable.Chapter9.Replacingdevices103
8.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3.9.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.ReplacingthestoragedriveBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructionsandread“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi.Attention:Theharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:•Replacetheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotoftheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchangesordriveswapping.•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,thatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.•Donottouchtheconnector.•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitandthenturnoffthecomputer.•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitseveralminutestoletthecomputercool.2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.104UserGuide
3.Loosenthescrews1andthenremovethecover2.4.Disconnectthebatteryconnector.Chapter9.Replacingdevices105
5.Removethescrewsthatsecuretheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.6.Liftthetabandremovetheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.7.Inserttheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedriveintotheslot1andpositiontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivefirmlyintoplace2.106UserGuide
8.Installthescrewstosecuretheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.9.Connectthebatterycable.Chapter9.Replacingdevices107
10.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3.11.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.ReplacingthememorymoduleBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructionsandread“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi.Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconfiguration.Insomeconditions,thememorymoduleinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.Toreplacethememorymodule,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitseveralminutestoletthecomputercool.2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnitover.108UserGuide
3.Loosenthescrews1andthenremovethecover2.4.Disconnectthebatteryconnector.Chapter9.Replacingdevices109
5.Openthelatchesonbothsidesofthememoryslotatthesametime1andthenremovethememorymodule2.6.Placethenotchedendofthenewmemorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthememoryslot,andinsertthememorymodule1intotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees.Pivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace2.Ensurethatthememorymoduleisfirmlyinstalledintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.Attention:Donottouchthecontactedgeofthememorymodule.Otherwisethememorymodulemightgetdamaged.110UserGuide
7.Connectthebatterycable.8.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3.9.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.ReplacingawirelessLANcardBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructionsandread“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi.Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingawirelessLANcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.ToreplacethewirelessLANcard,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitseveralminutestoletthecomputercool.2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.Chapter9.Replacingdevices111
3.Loosenthescrews1andthenremovethecover2.4.Disconnectthebatteryconnector.112UserGuide
5.Ifatoolisprovidedwiththenewcardtohelpyoudisconnectcables,usethetooltodisconnectthecablesfromtheoldcard.Ifnosuchatoolisprovided,holdthecableconnectorwithyourfingersandgentlydisconnecteachcablefromtheoldcard.6.Removethescrew1.Thecardpopsup.Thenremovethecard2.Chapter9.Replacingdevices113
7.Alignthecontactedgeofthenewcardwiththecorrespondingsocket1.Pivotthenewcarddownwardandtheninstallthescrewtosecurethenewcard2.8.Connecttheantennacablestothenewcardasshown.9.Connectthebatterycable.114UserGuide
10.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3.11.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.ReplacingthekeyboardBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructionsandread“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi.RemovingthekeyboardToremovethekeyboard,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitseveralminutestoletthecomputercool.2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.3.Loosenthescrews1andthenremovethecover2.Chapter9.Replacingdevices115
4.Disconnectthebatteryconnector.5.Removethescrewsthatsecurethekeyboard.6.Pushhardinthedirectionshowntounlatchthekeyboard.116UserGuide
7.Pivotthekeyboardslightlyupward1untilyoucanseetheconnectorsonthebottomsideofthekeyboard.Thenturnoverthekeyboardasshown2.8.Gentlyputthekeyboardonthepalmrestanddetachtheconnectors.Thenremovethekeyboard.InstallingthekeyboardToinstallthekeyboard,dothefollowing:Chapter9.Replacingdevices117
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3.Slidethekeyboardinthedirectionshownbythearrows.4.Installthescrewstosecurethekeyboard.5.Connectthebatterycable.Chapter9.Replacingdevices119
6.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3.7.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.120UserGuide
Chapter10.GettingsupportThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.•“BeforeyoucontactLenovo”onpage121•“Gettinghelpandservice”onpage121•“Purchasingadditionalservices”onpage123BeforeyoucontactLenovoOften,youcansolveyourcomputerproblemsbyreferringtotheinformationintheexplanationsoferrorcodes,runningdiagnosticprograms,orbyconsultingtheLenovoWebsite.RegisteringyourcomputerRegisteryourcomputerwithLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17.DownloadingsystemupdatesDownloadingupdatedsoftwaremightresolveproblemsyouexperiencewithyourcomputer.Todownloadupdatedsoftware,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:http://www.lenovo.com/supportRecordinginformationBeforeyoutalktoaLenovorepresentative,recordthefollowingimportantinformationaboutyourcomputer.RecordingproblemsymptomsanddetailsCollecttheanswerstothequestionsbelowbeforeyoucallforhelp.Then,youwillbeabletogethelpasquicklyaspossible.•Whatistheproblem?Isitcontinuousorintermittent?•Isthereanerrormessage?Whatistheerrorcode,ifany?•Whatoperatingsystemareyouusing?Whichversion?•Whichsoftwareprogramswererunningatthetimeoftheproblem?•Cantheproblembereproduced?Ifso,how?RecordingsysteminformationTheserialnumberlabelisonthebottomofyourcomputer.Recordthemachinetypeandtheserialnumber.•WhatisthenameofyourLenovoproduct?•Whatisthemachinetype?•Whatistheserialnumber?GettinghelpandserviceIfyouneedhelp,service,technicalassistance,orjustwantmoreinformationaboutLenovoproducts,youwillfindawidevarietyofsourcesavailablefromLenovotoassistyou.ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutwheretogoforadditionalinformationaboutLenovoandourproducts,whattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer,andwhomtocallforserviceshoulditbenecessary.©CopyrightLenovo2014121
Informationaboutyourcomputerandpreinstalledsoftware,ifany,isavailableinthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourcomputer.Thedocumentationincludesprintedbooks,onlinebooks,readmefiles,andhelpfiles.Inaddition,informationaboutLenovoproductsisavailableontheWorldWideWeb.MicrosoftServicePacksarethelatestsoftwaresourceforWindowsproductupdates.TheyareavailablethroughWebdownload(connectionchargesmightapply)orthroughdisc.Formorespecificinformationandlinks,gotohttp://www.microsoft.com.Lenovoofferstechnicalassistancewithinstallationof,orquestionsrelatedto,ServicePacksforyourLenovo-preinstalledMicrosoftWindowsproduct.Forinformation,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.UsingdiagnosticprogramsManycomputerproblemscanbesolvedwithoutoutsideassistance.Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer,thefirstplacetostartisthetroubleshootinginformationinyourcomputerdocumentation.Ifyoususpectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentation,includingreadmefilesandhelpinformationsystems,thatcomeswiththeoperatingsystemorapplicationprogram.ThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyouidentifyhardwareproblems.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage75forinstructionsonhowtousethediagnosticprograms.Thetroubleshootinginformationorthediagnosticprogramsmighttellyouthatyouneedadditionalorupdateddevicedriversorothersoftware.YoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevicedriversandupdatesfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.LenovoSupportWebsiteTechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/supportThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:•Driversandsoftware•Diagnosticsolutions•Productandservicewarranty•Productandpartsdetails•Userguidesandmanuals•KnowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestionsCallingLenovoIfyouhavetriedtocorrecttheproblemyourselfandstillneedhelp,duringthewarrantyperiod,youcangethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupportCenter.Thefollowingservicesareavailableduringthewarrantyperiod:•Problemdetermination-Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhaveahardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytofixtheproblem.•Lenovohardwarerepair-IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.•Engineeringchangemanagement-Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproducthasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineeringChanges(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.Thefollowingitemsarenotcovered:122UserGuide
•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornonwarrantedpartsNote:Allwarrantedpartscontaina7-characteror10-characteridentificationintheformatFRUXXXXXXXorFRUXXXXXXXXXX.•Identificationofsoftwareproblemsources•ConfigurationofUEFIBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade•Changes,modifications,orupgradestodevicedrivers•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)•InstallationandmaintenanceofapplicationprogramsForthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLimitedWarrantythatappliestoyourLenovohardwareproduct,see“Warrantyinformation”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.Ifpossible,benearyourcomputerwhenyoumakeyourcallincasethetechnicalassistancerepresentativeneedstohelpyouresolveacomputerproblem.Ensurethatyouhavedownloadedthemostcurrentdriversandsystemupdates,rundiagnostics,andrecordedinformationbeforeyoucall.Whencallingfortechnicalassistance,havethefollowinginformationavailable:•Machinetypeandmodel•Serialnumbersofyourcomputer,monitor,andothercomponents,oryourproofofpurchase•Descriptionoftheproblem•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages•HardwareandsoftwareconfigurationinformationforyoursystemTelephonenumbersForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneorrefertotheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Thelatestphonenumbersareavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnotprovided,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.PurchasingadditionalservicesDuringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforLenovoandnon-Lenovohardware,operatingsystems,andapplicationprograms;networksetupandconfigurationservices;upgradedorextendedhardwarerepairservices;andcustominstallationsservices.Serviceavailabilityandservicenamemightvarybycountry.Formoreinformationabouttheseservices,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.htmlChapter10.Gettingsupport123
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Chapter11.YouandyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravellingwithyourcomputer.AccessibilityandcomfortGoodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofworkthatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhileusingyourcomputer.Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputerequipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.Refertotheaccessibilityinformationthatoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation”onpage126.ErgonomicinformationWorkinginthevirtualofficemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample,adaptingtothesurroundinglightingsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware,canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.Thefollowingexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollowmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfortcausedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelptopreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplayscreencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.©CopyrightLenovo2014125
Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentstobestsuityourdesiredposture.Armandhandposition:Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.Whatifyouaretraveling?Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputerwhileonthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsaspossible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevelsofcomfortandperformance.Questionsaboutvision?ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandardsandtoprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyontheeyes.Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneyefatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavision-carespecialistforadvice.ComfortObservethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitistoobserveyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage125andpractice“activesitting”toavoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesandtakingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Yourcomputerislightandmobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodifications.Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjustyourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourworkareaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandtakingworkbreaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.Youcanfindsomeoftheseoptionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.AccessibilityinformationLenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.Sometechnologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem.Otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors.UsersalsocanusetheEaseofAccessCenterprovidedintheWindowsoperatingsystemtoconfiguretheircomputerstosuittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.TheEaseofAccessCenterisacentrallocationthatyoucanusetoconfiguretheaccessibilitysettingsandprogramsavailableintheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.TousetheEaseofAccessCenter,openControlPanelandclickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.Thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpuserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.126UserGuide
On-screennotificationOn-screennotificationhelpshearing-impairedpeoplebeawareofthestatusoftheircomputer.On-screennotificationreplacessoundswithvisualcuesortextcaptionstoindicatethatactivityishappeningonthecomputer.Asaresult,systemalertsarenoticeableevenwhentheyarenotheard.Forexample,whenyouselectoneobjectwithyourkeyboard,theobjectishighlighted.Whenyoumovethepointertooneobjectwithyourmouse,theintroductorytextoftheobjectisdisplayed.Touseon-screennotification,openControlPanel,clickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter,andthenclickUsetextorvisualalternativeforsounds.AudionotificationAudionotificationhelpsvisuallyimpairedpeopleorpeoplewithweaksightbeawareofthestatusoftheircomputer.Touseaudionotification,openControlPanel,clickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter➙Usethecomputerwithoutadisplay,andthenselectTurnonAudioDescription.NarratorNarratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventslikeerrormessages.ToopenNarrator,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton.Then,typeNarratorintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,clickNarrator.•ForWindows8.1:ClicktheSearchicononthetop-rightcorneroftheStartscreenandthentypeNarratorintothedisplayedsearchbox.Ifyouareusingakeyboard,youcanjuststarttypingontheStartscreenandthenthesearchboxandsearchresultsaredisplayedautomatically.Inthelistofresults,clickNarrator.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureNarrator,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.Screen-readertechnologiesScreen-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/SpeechRecognitionSpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickbuttonsandotherobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextintodocuments,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmousecanbedonewithonlyyourvoice.ToopenSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton.Then,typeSpeechRecognitionintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,clickSpeechRecognition.Chapter11.Youandyourcomputer127
•ForWindows8.1:ClicktheSearchicononthetop-rightcorneroftheStartscreenandthentypeSpeechRecognitionintothedisplayedsearchbox.Ifyouareusingakeyboard,youcanjuststarttypingontheStartscreenandthenthesearchboxandsearchresultsaredisplayedautomatically.Inthelistofresults,clickSpeechRecognition.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureSpeechRecognition,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.CustomizabletextsizeDependingonyourpreference,youcanchangeonlythetextsizeinsteadofchangingthesizeofeverythingonthedesktop.Tochangethetextsize,openControlPanelandclickAppearancesandPersonalization➙Display.Then,gotoChangeonlythetextsizeandsetatextsizethatmeetsyourneeds.MagnifierYourcomputerisequippedwiththeMicrosoftMagnifiertohelpvisuallyimpairedpeopleusethecomputermorecomfortably.Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargespartorallofyourscreensothatyoucanseethewordsandimagesbetter.MagnifierispartoftheEaseofAccessCenter.ToopenMagnifier,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton,clickAllPrograms➙Accessories➙EaseofAccess,andthenclickMagnifier.•ForWindows8.1:ClicktheSearchicononthetop-rightcorneroftheStartscreenandthentypeMagnierintothedisplayedsearchbox.Ifyouareusingakeyboard,youcanjuststarttypingontheStartscreenandthenthesearchboxandsearchresultsaredisplayedautomatically.Inthelistofresults,clickMagnifier.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureMagnifier,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.Note:Fortouch-screencomputermodels,youalsocanzoominandzoomoutbyusingtouchgesturesinsteadofthekeyboard.See“Zoom”onpage128.ZoomYoucanusethezoomfeaturetoenlargeorreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.•Fromthekeyboard:–Zoomin:PresstheWindowslogokey+theplus-signkey(+)toenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.–Zoomout:PresstheWindowslogokey+theminus-sign(-)keytoreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.•Fromthetouchscreen:–Zoomin:Movetwofingersfartherapartonthetouchscreentoenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.–Zoomout:Movetwofingersclosertogetheronthetouchscreentoreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.ScreenresolutionYoucanmakeyourdocumentseasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyourcomputer.Toadjustthescreenresolution,rightclickanywhereonthedesktop,clickScreenresolution,andthenadjustthesettingsasyouprefer.Note:Settingtoolowofaresolutionmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.128UserGuide
Foralternativesonincreasingthesizeoftextandotherobjects,seethefollowing:•“Customizabletextsize”onpage128•“Magnifier”onpage128•“Zoom”onpage128EaseofAccesskeyboardshortcutsKeyboardshortcutsarecombinationsoftwoormorekeysthatyoucanusetoperformataskthatwouldtypicallyrequireamouseorotherpointingdevices.KeyboardshortcutsprovideaneasieralternativetointeractwithyourcomputerasyouworkwiththeWindowsoperatingsystemandmostapplications.Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.KeyboardshortcutFunctionWindowslogokey+UOpentheEaseofAccessCenterRightShiftforeightsecondsTurnFilterKeysonoroffShiftfivetimesTurnStickyKeysonoroffNumLockforfivesecondsTurnToggleKeysonoroffLeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLockTurnMouseKeysonoroffLeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnHighContrastonoroffFormoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthentypeanyofthefollowingkeywordsforsearching:keyboardshortcuts,accesskeys,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.On-ScreenKeyboardIfyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerwithoutusingaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisualkeyboardwithallthestandardkeys.Youcanselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,oryoucantaptoselectthekeysifyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchscreen.ToopenOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton.Then,typeOn-ScreenKeyboardintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,clickOn-ScreenKeyboard.•ForWindows8.1:ClicktheSearchicononthetop-rightcorneroftheStartscreenandthentypeOn-ScreenKeyboardintothedisplayedsearchbox.Ifyouareusingakeyboard,youcanjuststarttypingontheStartscreenandthenthesearchboxandsearchresultsaredisplayedautomatically.Inthelistofresults,clickOn-ScreenKeyboard.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureOn-ScreenKeyboard,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.PersonalizedkeyboardThetactilebumpsonthekeyboardprovideareferencepointfromwhichyoucaneasilylocateallkeysonthekeyboardwithoutvisualassistance.Toadjustyourkeyboardsettings,openControlPanel,clickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter,andthenclickMakethekeyboardeasiertouse.Chapter11.Youandyourcomputer129
Industry-standardconnectorsYourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices,ifneeded.Formoreinformationonthelocationandfunctionofeachconnector,see“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1.SmartlatchesThesmartlatchesonsomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerlidandtheremovablebatteryenableyoutoopenyourcomputerlidandremovetheremovablebatteryusingonlyonehandwithphysicalstrengthoflessthan22.2N.DocumentationinaccessibleformatsLenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats.Lenovoelectronicdocumentation,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesorHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files,isdevelopedtoensurethatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthedocumentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetexttoexplaintheimagesothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandtheimagewhentheyuseascreenreader.TravelingwithyourcomputerThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretravelling.TraveltipsUsethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourcomputer.•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itisimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.TraveltipsonairplanesIfyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththeairlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.Ifnecessary,disablewirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotgetcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernatemode.TravelaccessoriesThefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:•ThinkPadacpoweradapter•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone•Ethernetcable•Extrabattery,charged130UserGuide
•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection•ExternalstoragedeviceIfyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightalsowanttoconsiderthefollowingitems:•Anacpoweradapterforthecountrytowhichyouaretravelling•Anadaptertoconnecttoaphonelineinthatcountry(formodelsequippedwithamodem)Topurchasetravelaccessories,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Chapter11.Youandyourcomputer131
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AppendixA.RegulatoryinformationWirelessrelatedinformationWirelessinteroperabilityWirelessLANCardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductthatisbasedonDirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS),ComplementaryCodeKeying(CCK),and/orOrthogonalFrequencyDivisionMultiplexing(OFDM)radiotechnology,andiscompliantto:•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/g,802.11n,or802.11aconWirelessLANs,asdefinedandapprovedbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.•TheWirelessFidelity(WiFi)certificationasdefinedbytheWi-FiAlliance.ABluetoothdeviceisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanyBluetoothproductsthatarecomplianttoBluetoothSpecificationSpecification4.0asdefinedbytheBluetoothSIG.ThefollowingprofilesaresupportedbyBluetoothdevices:•AdvancedAudioDistributionProfile(A2DP)•Audio/VideoControlTransportProtocol(AVCTP)•Audio/VideoDistributionTransportProtocol(AVDTP)•A/VRemoteControlProfile(AVRCP)•BasicImagingProfile(BIP)•BasicPrintingProfile(BPP)•Dial-UpNetworkingProfile(DUN)•FileTransferProfile(FTP)•GenericAccessProfile(GAP)•GenericA/VDistributionProfile(GAVDP)•HardcopyCableReplacementProfile(HCRP)•HeadsetProfile(HSP)•Hands-FreeProfile(HFP)•HumanInterfaceDeviceProfile(HID)•MessageAccessProfile(MAP)•ObjectExchangeProtocol(OBEX)•ObjectPushProfile(OPP)•PersonalAreaNetworkingProfile(PAN)•PhoneBookAccessProfile(PBAP)•ServiceDiscoveryProtocol(SDP)•SynchronizationProfile(SYNC)•VideoDistributionProfile(VDP)•GenericAttributeProfile(GATT)•ProximityProfile•FindMeProfile©CopyrightLenovo2014133
•ImmediateAlertProfile•BatteryStatusProfileUsageenvironmentandyourhealthIntegratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,thelevelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdeviceslikeforexamplemobilephones.Duetothefactthatintegratedwirelesscardsoperatewithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafetystandardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievestheyaresafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsandrecommendationsreflecttheconsensusofthescientificcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanelsandcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.Insomesituationorenvironment,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmightberestrictedbytheproprietorofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmightforexampleinclude:•Usingtheintegratedwirelesscardsonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blastingareas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices,suchaspacemakers.•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedoridentifiedasharmful.Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliestotheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecificorganization(suchasairportorhospital),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseintegratedwirelesscardspriortoturningonthecomputer.LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennasThinkPadnotebookcomputersfeatureanintegratedUltraConnect™wirelessantennasystembuiltintothedisplayforoptimalreception,enablingwirelesscommunicationwhereveryouare.Antennalocation1WirelessLANantenna2WirelessLANantennaLocatingwirelessregulatorynoticesFormoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwithyourcomputer.134UserGuide
IfyourcomputerisshippedwithouttheRegulatoryNotice,youcanfinditontheWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/UserManualExportclassificationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassificationControlNumber(ECCN)of4A994.b.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoedcountriesintheEARE1countrylist.ElectronicemissionnoticesFederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformityThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPadE450,machinetype20DC(Tx)and20DD(Rx);ThinkPadE455,machinetype20DE.ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspecifiedorrecommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodificationstothisequipment.Unauthorizedchangesormodificationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.ResponsibleParty:Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOneMorrisville,NC27560PhoneNumber:919-294-5900IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatementThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation135
EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirectiveThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannotacceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanon-recommendedmodificationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationTechnologyEquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederivedfortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensedcommunicationdevices.EUcontact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,SlovakiaGermanClassBcompliancestatementDeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeitDiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)zurAngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-MitgliedsstaatenundhältdieGrenzwertederEN55022KlasseBein.Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzubetreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProduktohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohneEmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.Deutschland:EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmittelnDiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)inderBundesrepublikDeutschland.ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEGRichtlinie2004/108/EC(früher89/336/EWG),fürGerätederKlasseB.DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo(Deutschland)GmbH,Gropiusplatz10,D-70563Stuttgart.InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.136UserGuide
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AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatementsLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.LenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersinrecyclingtheirITproducts.InformationonproductrecyclingofferingscanbefoundonLenovo'sInternetsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/.ImportantWEEEinformationTheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(forexample,EuropeanDirective2002/96/EC,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules,2011).Appliancesarelabeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicablewithineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobethrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendoflifeEEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,recycle,andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.ForadditionalWEEEinformationgoto:http://www.lenovo.com/recyclingJapanrecyclingstatementsCollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitorIfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatisthepropertyofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposedofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertifiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingandRecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,visittheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingofhome-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceisprovidedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.©CopyrightLenovo2014139
DisposingofLenovocomputercomponentsSomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorotherenvironmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuitboardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputersAbutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledinsideyourLenovocomputertoprovidepowertothecomputerclockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouneedtoreplaceitwithanewone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseorcontactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofadisusedlithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoranindustrial-waste-disposaloperator,andfollowtheirinstructions.Disposalofalithiumbatterymustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.DisposingofadisusedbatteryfromLenovonotebookcomputersYourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatteryoranickelmetalhydridebattery.IfyouareacompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabattery,contacttheproperpersoninLenovosales,service,ormarketing,andfollowthatperson'sinstructions.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabattery,youmustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.RecyclinginformationforBrazilDeclaraçõesdeReciclagemnoBrasilDescartedeumProdutoLenovoForadeUsoEquipamentoselétricoseeletrônicosnãodevemserdescartadosemlixocomum,masenviadosàpontosdecoleta,autorizadospelofabricantedoprodutoparaquesejamencaminhadoseprocessadosporempresasespecializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecertificadaspelosorgãosambientais,deacordocomalegislaçãolocal.ALenovopossuiumcanalespecíficoparaauxiliá-lonodescartedessesprodutos.CasovocêpossuaumprodutoLenovoemsituaçãodedescarte,ligueparaonossoSACouencaminheume-mailpara:reciclar@lenovo.com,informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,afimdeenviarmosasinstruçõesparaocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion140UserGuide
Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/ECconcerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminestheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughouttheEuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrownaway,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicatethattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalsoincludeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdforcadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,andtreatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotentialeffectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceofhazardoussubstances.Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environmentBatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwanBatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanadaRecyclinginformationforChinahttp://support.lenovo.com.cn/activity/551.htmAppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements141
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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)EuropeanUnionRoHSLenovoproductssoldintheEuropeanUnion,onorafter3January2013meettherequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronicequipment(“RoHSrecast”or“RoHS2”).FormoreinformationaboutLenovoprogressonRoHS,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/RoHS_Communication.pdf©CopyrightLenovo2014143
ChinaRoHSIndiaRoHSRoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.144UserGuide
TurkishRoHSTheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUseofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment(EEE).UkraineRoHSAppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)145
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AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodelinformationENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefficientproductsandpractices.LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswiththeENERGYSTARqualifieddesignation.Lenovocomputersofthefollowingmachinetypes,iftheENERGYSTARmarkisaffixed,havebeendesignedandtestedtoconformtotheENERGYSTARprogramrequirementsforcomputers.20DC(Tx),20DD(Rx),and20DEByusingENERGYSTARqualifiedproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-managementfeaturesofyourcomputer,youcanhelpreducetheconsumptionofelectricity.Reducedelectricalconsumptioncancontributetopotentialfinancialsavings,acleanerenvironment,andthereductionofgreenhousegasemissions.FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTAR,goto:http://www.energystar.govLenovoencouragesyoutomakeefficientuseofenergyanintegralpartofyourday-to-dayoperations.Tohelpinthisendeavor,Lenovohaspresetthefollowingpower-managementfeaturestotakeeffectwhenyourcomputerhasbeeninactiveforaspecifiedlengthoftime:ByusingENERGYSTARqualifiedproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-managementfeaturesofthecomputer,youcanhelpreducetheconsumptionofelectricity.Reducedelectricalconsumptioncancontributetopotentialfinancialsavings,acleanerenvironment,andthereductionofgreenhousegasemissions.FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTAR,goto:http://www.energystar.govLenovoencouragesyoutomakeefficientuseofenergyanintegralpartofyourday-to-dayoperations.Tohelpinthisendeavor,Lenovohaspresetthefollowingpower-managementfeaturestotakeeffectwhenthecomputerhasbeeninactiveforaspecifiedlengthoftime:Powerplan:EnergySaver(settingswhenpluggedintoacpower)•Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes•Putthecomputerintosleep:After20minutes•Advancedpowersettings:–Turnoffharddisks:After15minutes–Hibernate:Never©CopyrightLenovo2014147
Toawakenthecomputerfromsleepmode,presstheFnkeyonyourkeyboard.Formoreinformationaboutthesesettings,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationonthecomputer.TheWakeonLANfunctionisenabledwhenyourLenovocomputerisshippedfromthefactory,andthesettingremainsvalidevenwhenthecomputerisinsleepmode.IfyoudonotneedtohaveWakeonLANenabledwhilethecomputerisinsleepmode,youcanreducethepowerconsumptionandprolongthetimeinsleepmode,bydisablingthesettingofWakeonLANforsleepmode.TodisablethesettingofWakeonLANforsleepmode,dothefollowing:1.ClickStart➙Controlpanel.2.ClickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.3.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,expandNetworkadapters.4.Right-clickyournetworkadapterdevice,andclickProperties.5.ClickthePowerManagementtab.6.CleartheAllowthisdevicetowakethecomputercheckbox.7.ClickOK.148UserGuide
AppendixE.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyourarea.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythatLenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservicethatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser'sresponsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.Lenovomayhavepatentsorpendingpatentprogramscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthisdocument.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Youcansendlicenseinquiries,inwriting,to:Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc.1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOneMorrisville,NC27560U.S.A.Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensingLENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICATION“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT,MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallowdisclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapplytoyou.Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodicallymadetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.Lenovomaymakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheapplication(s)describedinthispublicationatanytimewithoutnotice.Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupportapplicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecificationsorwarranties.NothinginthisdocumentshalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovoorthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecificenvironmentsandispresentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.Lenovomayuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithoutincurringanyobligationtoyou.Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotinanymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartofthematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysignificantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeenmadeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesameongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthroughextrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheirspecificenvironment.©CopyrightLenovo2014149
TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoAccessConnectionsActiveProtectionSystemSecureDataDisposalThinkPadThinkPadlogoThinkVantageTrackPointUltraConnectIntelandIntelSpeedSteparetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.Microsoft,Windows,Direct3D,andBitLockeraretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.AMDandAMD-VaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarkofAdvancedMicroDevices,Inc.DisplayPortisaTrademarkoftheVideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.150UserGuide

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