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User Manual: Lenovo E49 Ug En User Guide - Lenovo E49 E49 Laptop (Lenovo) Lenovo E49 Notebook

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Read this first
- Important safety information
  - Conditions that require immediate action
  - Safety guidelines
Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer
Chapter 2. Using your computer
Chapter 3. Connecting to the network
- Ethernet connection
- Wireless connection
Chapter 4. You and your computer
- Accessibility and comfort
  - Ergonomic information
Chapter 5. Security
Chapter 6. Recovery overview
- Using the OneKey Recovery Pro program on the Windows 7 operating
  - Solving recovery problems on the Windows 7 operating system
- Using the Windows recovery program on the Windows 8 operating sy
Chapter 7. Replacing devices
Chapter 8. Preventing problems
- General tips for preventing problems
- Taking care of your computer
Chapter 9. Troubleshooting computer problems
- Troubleshooting
Appendix A. Regulatory information
Appendix B. WEEE and recycling statements
Appendix C. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)
Appendix D. Notices
- Trademarks

UserGuide

LenovoE49andZhaoYangE49

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiv

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage63

TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.To

refertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

ThirdEdition(December2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2012.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

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

Contents

Readthisrst.............iii

Importantsafetyinformation..........iv

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction...iv

Safetyguidelines.............v

Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyour

computer................1

Topview..................1

Left-sideview................2

Right-sideview...............3

Frontview.................4

Rearview..................5

Bottomview................5

Statusindicators...............6

Features..................7

Specications................8

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...11

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........11

Tipsonusingyourcomputer.........12

Readingthemanuals..........12

Connectingtopower..........12

Turningonthecomputer.........12

Conguringtheoperatingsystem.....12

Puttingthecomputerintosleepmodeor

shuttingitdown............13

Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack.13

Checkingthebatterystatus........13

Usingtheacpoweradapter........14

Chargingthebattery..........14

Maximizingthebatterylife........14

Handlingthebattery...........15

Usingthetouchpad............15

Usingthekeyboard.............16

Numerickeypad............16

Usingtherecoverybutton........17

Functionkeycombinations........17

Connectingtoexternaldevices........19

Usingthemediacardreader.......19

UsingUSBconnectors..........19

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature...20

Chapter3.Connectingtothe

network................21

Ethernetconnection............21

Wirelessconnection............21

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..23

Accessibilityandcomfort..........23

Ergonomicinformation..........23

Chapter5.Security..........25

Attachingamechanicallock.........25

Usingpasswords..............25

Usingangerprintreader..........25

Chapter6.Recoveryoverview....27

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramonthe

Windows7operatingsystem.........27

SolvingrecoveryproblemsontheWindows7

operatingsystem............27

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramonthe

Windows8operatingsystem.........28

Chapter7.Replacingdevices.....31

Staticelectricityprevention..........31

Replacingthebattery............31

Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........32

Replacingthekeyboard...........34

Replacingamemorymodule.........37

ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

LAN/WiMAXconnection...........38

Replacingtheopticaldrive..........40

Chapter8.Preventingproblems...41

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......41

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........42

Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............45

Troubleshooting..............45

Batteryandpowerproblems.......45

Computerscreenproblems........46

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................47

OneKeyRecoveryProprogramproblems..48

Apasswordproblem..........48

Asoundproblem............49

Otherproblems............49

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............51

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......51

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........52

Exportclassicationnotice..........53

Electronicemissionnotices..........53

©CopyrightLenovo2012i

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

DeclarationofConformity........53

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements..............57

ChinaWEEEstatement...........57

ImportantWEEEinformation.........57

Japanrecyclingstatements.........57

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........58

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................59

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................59

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....59

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....61

ChinaRoHS................61

TurkishRoHS...............61

UkraineRoHS...............61

IndiaRoHS................62

AppendixD.Notices..........63

Trademarks................64

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Readthisrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretocontinuetogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyour

computer.Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalm

rest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreach

dependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause

discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin

contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom

thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour

computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin

burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody

whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour

computer.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a

keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked

on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway

subjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe

following,andmakesurethatthepowerswitchisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectson

yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep

mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit

isturnedon.

Importantsafetyinformation

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookpersonalcomputer.Followandretainallinformation

includedwithyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchase

agreementortheLenovo®LimitedWarranty.

Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal

computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential

safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducethese

risks,followtheinstructionsinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowingtheinformationcontainedin

thisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourselffromhazardsandcreatea

safercomputerworkenvironment.

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough

thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby

anauthorizedservicer.

Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare

occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou

mighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthatan

internalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner.Or,theymightindicate

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apotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.

ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphone

numbers,gotothefollowingWebsite:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Frequentlyinspectyourcomputeranditscomponentsfordamageorwearorsignsofdanger.Ifyou

haveanyquestionabouttheconditionofacomponent,donotusetheproduct.ContacttheCustomer

SupportCenterortheproductmanufacturerforinstructionsonhowtoinspecttheproductand

haveitrepaired,ifnecessary.

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafetyconcerns

withyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceandtelecommunication

linesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

•Powercords,plugs,poweradapters,extensioncords,surgeprotectors,orpowersuppliesthatare

cracked,broken,ordamaged.

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orre.

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

substancesonthebattery.

•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor

poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufacturedfor

orbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions,

oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror

yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare

referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer

ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor

customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor

replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea

productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake

surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave

anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputer

coolbeforeopeningthecover.

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Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F ,3G,0.75mm2,or

better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin

waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercord

orpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronoorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.

Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressed

bymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnector

terminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord

connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof

overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor

overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

Ensurethatextensioncords,surgeprotectors,uninterruptiblepowersupplies,andpowerstripsthatyouuse

areratedtohandletheelectricalrequirementsoftheproduct.Neveroverloadthesedevices.Ifpowerstrips

areused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation

ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe

damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain

areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts

ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugtsonlyintoagrounded

electricaloutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Donotdefeatthissafetyfeaturebytryingtoinsertitinto

anon-groundedoutlet.Ifyoucannotinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectricianforan

approvedoutletadapterortoreplacetheoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Never

overloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystemloadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranch

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circuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads

andbranchcircuitratings.

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose

totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare

installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel

attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith

oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Externaldevices

CAUTION:

DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)

cablewhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoid

possibledamagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdownto

disconnectexternaldevices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

PersonalcomputersmanufacturedbyLenovocontainacoincellbatterytoprovidepowerto

thesystemclock.Inaddition,manymobileproducts,suchasnotebookcomputers,utilizea

rechargeablebatterypacktoprovidesystempowerwheninportablemode.Batteriessuppliedby

Lenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityandshouldonlybereplaced

withapprovedparts.

Neverattempttoopenorserviceanybattery.Donotcrush,puncture,orincineratebatteriesor

shortcircuitthemetalcontacts.Donotexposethebatterytowaterorotherliquids.Onlyrecharge

thebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorame

to“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoincell.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeany

dischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthe

batteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

©CopyrightLenovo2012vii

Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeable

batteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadischargedstatecould

increasetheriskofabatteryshortcircuit,whichcouldshortenthelifeofthebatteryandalsocan

poseasafetyhazard.DonotletrechargeableLithium-Ionbatteriescompletelydischargeorstore

thesebatteriesinadischargedstate.

Rechargeablebatterynotice

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.Attemptingtodosocancausean

explosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.Abatterypackotherthantheonespeciedby

Lenovo,oradisassembledormodiedbatterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery

packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotattempttodisassembleit.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

•Donotdropthebatterypack.

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,

complywithlocalordinancesorregulations.

Thebatterypackshouldbestoredatroomtemperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%

ofcapacity.Werecommendthatbatterypackbechargedaboutonceperyeartoprevent

overdischarge.

Lithiumcoincellbatterynotice

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis

recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly

used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

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CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

ProductscontainingCR(manganesedioxide)lithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

Computers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhen

batteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasignicantamountofheatduetotheir

compactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsome

otherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyour

bodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyou

usethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime.

Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependson

theamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,

eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaks

fromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottouse

thekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearammablematerialsorinexplosive

environments.

•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and

reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton

abed,sofa,carpet,orotherexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgenerates

heat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusethe

acpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,

maycauseaskinburn.

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe

requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

©CopyrightLenovo2012ix

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconguration

ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,batterypack,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthe

devicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyoucomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse

thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,

oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother

electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical

cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

Lasercompliancestatement

CAUTION:

Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

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DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical

instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:

Forproductswithmercury-containinguorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED)

•Theuorescentlampintheliquidcrystaldisplaycontainsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,

state,orfederallaws.

•TheLCDismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDto

break.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternaluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediately

washtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsarepresentafter

washing,getmedicalcare.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

CAUTION:

Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof

theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound

pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe

outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecicationsofEN50332-2.The

headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecication

limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainst

hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7

limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN

50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationof

theheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespecicationsofEN50332-1.

Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5

LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousdueto

excessivesoundpressurelevels.

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger

ofsuffocation.

©CopyrightLenovo2012xi

xiiUserGuide

Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer

Thischapterintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed

tostartusingthecomputer.

•“Topview”onpage1

•“Left-sideview”onpage2

•“Right-sideview”onpage3

•“Frontview”onpage4

•“Bottomview”onpage5

•“Statusindicators”onpage6

•“Features”onpage7

•“Specications”onpage8

Topview

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure1.LenovoE49andZhaoYangE49topview

1Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)6Recoverybutton

2Wirelessmoduleantennas7Built-inmicrophone

3Computerdisplay8Touchpad

4Speakers9Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

5Powerbutton10Mutebutton(onsomemodels)

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1Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.

2Wirelessmoduleantennas

Thebuilt-inantennasensureoptimalreceptionofwirelessradio.

3Computerdisplay

TheLCDdisplayprovidesbrilliantvisualoutput.

4Built-instereospeakers

Toadjustthesoundlevelofthebuilt-inspeakers,referto“Functionkeycombinations”onpage17.

5Powerbutton

Pressthisbuttontoturnonthecomputer.Toturnoffthecomputer,referto“Puttingthecomputerintosleep

modeorshuttingitdown”onpage13.

6Recoverybutton

OntheWindows®operatingsystem,pressthisbuttontolaunchtherecoveryprogrampreinstalledonyour

computer.Formoreinformation,refertoChapter6“Recoveryoverview”onpage27.

7Built-inmicrophone

Thebuilt-inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisusedwithanapplicationprogramcapable

ofhandlingaudio.

8T ouchpad

Moveyourngertipacrossthetouchpadtomovethepointer.Thetouchpadbuttonsprovidefunctions

similartothoseofamouseanditsbuttons.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetouchpad”onpage15.

9Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Thengerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyourngerprinttostartthecomputer.

10Mutebutton(onsomemodels)

Pressthisbuttontomuteorunmutethecomputer.

Left-sideview

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

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Figure2.LenovoE49andZhaoYangE49left-sideview

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1Securitykeyhole4Ethernetconnector

2Fanlouvers5HDMIport

3Monitorconnector6USB3.0connectors

1Securitykeyhole

Purchaseasecuritycablelockthattsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect

yourcomputerfromtheft.Formoreinformation,referto“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage25.

2Fanlouvers

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

3Monitorconnector

Themonitorconnectorisusedtoconnectanexternalmonitororprojectortoyourcomputer.

4Ethernetconnector

Connectyourcomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

Formoreinformation,referto“Ethernetconnection”onpage21.

5HDMIport

Usethehigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)porttoconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceor

videomonitorsuchasahigh-denitiontelevision(HDTV).

6USB3.0connectors

ConnectaUSB1.1,2.0,or3.0device,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.Formoreinformation,refer

to“UsingUSBconnectors”onpage19.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

Right-sideview

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

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Figure3.LenovoE49andZhaoYangE49right-sideview

Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer3

1Comboaudiojack3Opticaldrive

2USB2.0connector4USB2.0connector(onsomemodels)

1Comboaudiojack

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole

plugtothecomboaudiojack.

2USB2.0connector

ConnectaUSB1.1or2.0device,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.Formoreinformation,referto

“UsingUSBconnectors”onpage19.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

3Opticaldrive

Theopticaldrivereadsorburnsopticaldiscs.

4USB2.0connector(onsomemodels)

ConnectaUSB1.1or2.0device,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.Formoreinformation,referto

“UsingUSBconnectors”onpage19.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

Frontview

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure4.LenovoE49andZhaoYangE49frontview

1Statusindicators2Mediacardreaderslot

1Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,referto“Status

indicators”onpage6.

2Mediacardreaderslot

Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage19.

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Rearview

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure5.LenovoE49andZhaoYangE49rearview

1Powerjack

Theacpoweradaptercableconnectstothecomputerpowerjacktoprovidepowertothecomputerand

chargethebattery.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack”

onpage13.

Bottomview

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure6.LenovoE49andZhaoYangE49bottomview

1Batterylock3Batterylatch

2Battery4Bottomslotcover

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1Batterylock

Keepsthebatterysecuredinplace.

2Battery

Useyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.Formoreinformation,referto

“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack”onpage13.

3Batterylatch

Keepsthebatterysecuredinplace.

4Bottomslotcover

Theharddiskdrive,memorymodule,andmini-PCIExpressCardareplacedunderneath.

Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

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Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

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Figure7.StatusindicatorsofLenovoE49andZhaoYangE49

1Batterystatusindicator

•Blue:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween80%and100%,orthebatterydischargelevelisbetween

20%and100%.

•Slowblinkingblue:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,andchargingiscontinuing.

Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches80%,thebatterystatusindicatorstopsblinking,butthecharging

mightcontinueuntilthebatteryis100%charged.

•Slowblinkingamber:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%,andchargingiscontinuing.

Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches20%,theblinkingcolorchangestoblue.

•Amber:Thebatterydischargelevelisbetween5%and20%.

•Fastblinkingamber:Thebatterychargeordischargelevelis5%orless.

•Off:Thebatteryisdetachedorthecomputerispoweredoff.

2Deviceaccessstatusindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,theharddiskdriveoropticaldriveisreadingorwritingdata.

Attention:

•Whentheindicatorison,donotputthecomputerintosleepmodeorturnoffthecomputer.

•Whentheindicatorison,donotmovethecomputer.Suddenphysicalshockmightcausedriveerrors.

3Wirelesscommunicationindicator

•Blue:Thewirelessnetworkfeatureison.

•Off:Wirelessnetworkdevicesaredisabledorthewirelessradioisturnedoff.

Features

Thistopicliststhephysicalfeaturesforyourcomputer.

Processor

•Toviewtheprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,doeitherofthefollowing:

–Windows7:ClickStart,right-clickComputer.ThenclickProperties.

–Windows8:Fromthedesktop,movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreento

displaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Memory

•Doubledatarate3(DDR3)synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(SDRAM)

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Storagedevice

•2.5-inch(7mmheightor9.5mmheight)harddiskdrive

Display

•Size:14.0inches(356mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:1366-by-768

–Externalmonitor:Maximum2048-by-1536

•Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)

Keyboard

•Fnkey

•Recoverybutton

•Speakermutebutton(onsomemodels)

Interface

•Comboaudiojack(stereoheadphoneorheadset)

•OneortwoUSB2.0connectors

•TwoUSB3.0connectors

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•HDMIport

•Externalmonitorconnector

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreaderslot

Opticaldrive

•12.7mmRamboopticaldrive(onsomemodels)

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•100/1000MbpsEthernetcommunication

Securityfeature

•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Specications

Thistopicliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.

Heatoutput

•65W(222Btu/hr)or90W(307Btu/hr)maximumheatoutput(dependingonthemodel)

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

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Batterypack

•Lithium-ion(Li-ion)batterypack

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage11

•“Tipsonusingyourcomputer”onpage12

•“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack”onpage13

•“Usingthetouchpad”onpage15

•“Usingthekeyboard”onpage16

•“Connectingtoexternaldevices”onpage19

•“UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature”onpage20

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

•Question:CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

Solution:Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•Question:WhatsafetyprecautionsshouldIfollowwhenusingmycomputer?

Solution:See“Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiv.

•Question:HowcanIpreventproblemswithmycomputer?

Solution:SeeChapter8“Preventingproblems”onpage41.

•Question:Whatarethemainhardwarefeaturesofmycomputer?

Solution:SeeChapter1“Gettingtoknowyourcomputer”onpage1.

•Question:WherecanIndthedetailedspecicationsformycomputer?

Solution:Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

•Question:WherecanIndtheinstructionsonupgradingorereplacingadevice?

Solution:SeeChapter7“Replacingdevices”onpage31.

•Question:Wherearetherecoverydiscs?

Solution:Yourcomputerdoesnotcomewitharecoverydisc.Foranexplanationofthealternative

recoverysolutionsforyourcomputer,seeChapter6“Recoveryoverview”onpage27.

•Question:HowcanIcontacttheCustomerSupportCenter?

Solution:See“ServiceandSupportinformation”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomes

withyourcomputer.

•Question:WherecanIndthewarrantyinformation?

Solution:Forthewarrantyapplicabletoyourcomputer,includingthewarrantyperiodandtypeof

warrantyservice,seetheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

•Question:WherecanIdownloadthelatestdrivers?

Solution:ThelatestdriversforyourcomputerareavailablefromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.To

downloadthelatestdriversforyourcomputer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

•Question:HowcanIinstallthedevicedrivers?

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Solution:Acompatibledevicedriverisarequirementtoensurecorrectoperationandperformanceof

eachcomponentinyourcomputer.Ifyourcomputerispreinstalledwithanoperatingsystem,Lenovo

providesalldevicedriversthatyouneedontheharddiskdrive.

•Question:WhatcanIdoifthebackupprocessfails?

Solution:Ifyoucanstartthebackupfeaturewithoutaproblem,butitfailsduringthebackupprocess,

trythefollowing:

1.Closeotherapplications,thenrestartthebackupprocess.

2.Checkifthedestinationmediumisdamaged,trytoselectanotherlepathandthentryagain.

•Question:WhendoIneedtorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings?

Solution:Youcanrestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingswhenitfailsorwhenyouneed

toreinstalltheoperatingsystem.Thiswillrestoreyourcomputerbacktotheinitialstatewhenyourst

starteditupafterreceivingitfromtheshore.Ensurethatyouhavebackedupyourcriticaldatabefore

doingthistoavoiddataloss.

Tipsonusingyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidestipsonusingyourcomputerforthersttime.

Readingthemanuals

Readthemanualsthatcomewithyourcomputerbeforeusingthecomputer.

Connectingtopower

Thesuppliedbatterypackisnotfullychargedatpurchase.Tochargethebatteryandbegintouseyour

computer,installthebatterypack,connectthecomputertoanelectricaloutlet,andthenthebatterywillbe

chargedautomatically.

Installingthebatterypack

Forinstructionsoninstallingthebatterypack,refertotheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomes

withyourcomputer.

Connectingthecomputertoanelectricaloutlet

Toconnectthecomputertoanelectricaloutlet,dothefollowing:

1.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpowerconnectorofthecomputer.

Turningonthecomputer

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Conguringtheoperatingsystem

Youmightneedtoconguretheoperatingsystemwhenyouusethecomputerforthersttime.The

congurationprocessmightincludethefollowingsteps:

•Acceptingtheenduserlicenseagreement

•ConguringtheInternetconnection

•Registeringtheoperatingsystem

•Creatingauseraccount

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Puttingthecomputerintosleepmodeorshuttingitdown

Toconservepower,putthecomputerintosleepmodeorshutitdownwhenthecomputerisnotinuse.

Puttingyourcomputerintosleepmode

Ifyouwillbeawayfromyourcomputerforashorttime,putthecomputerintosleepmode.Whenthe

computerisinsleepmode,youcanquicklywakeituptoresumeuseandbypassthestartupprocess.

Toputthecomputerintosleepmode,doeitherofthefollowing:

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:

1.ClickStart.

2.SelectSleepfromtheShutdownmenuoptions.

FortheWindows8operatingsystem:

1.Moveyourcursortothelower-rightcornerofthescreen,andthenthecharmsisdisplayed.

2.ClickSettings.

3.SelectSleepfromthePowermenuoptions.

•PressFn+F1.

Note:Waituntilthepowerindicatorstartsblinking(indicatingthatthecomputerisinsleepstate)before

youmovethecomputer.Movingthecomputerwhiletheharddiskdriveisspinningcandamagethe

harddiskdrive,causinglossofdata.

Towakeupthecomputer,doeitherofthefollowing:

•Pressthepowerbutton.

•PresstheFnkeyonthekeyboard.

Shuttingdownthecomputer

Ifyouarenotgoingtousethecomputerforadayortwo,shutitdown.

Toshutdownthecomputer,doeitherofthefollowing:

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:ClickStart➙Shutdown.

•FortheWindows8operatingsystem:

1.Moveyourcursortothelower-rightcornerofthescreen,andthenthecharmsisdisplayed.

2.ClickSettings.

3.SelectShutdownfromthePowermenuoptions.

Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack

Thistopicprovidesinformationabouthowtousetheacpoweradapterandthebatteryforyourcomputer.

Checkingthebatterystatus

ThebatterygaugeintheWindowsnoticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatterybetweencharges.

Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifculttopredicthowlongabattery

chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

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•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdrive,howbrightyoumakethe

computerdisplay.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ionbatterypackprovidedwithit,orfrom

acpowerthroughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.

Theacpoweradapterhastwobasiccomponents:

1.Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.

2.Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetothecomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Toconnecttheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpowerconnectorofthecomputer.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

Whenusingtheacpoweradapter,observethefollowingguidelines:

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpowertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedtothe

transformer.

•Beforeyouchargethebattery,makesurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebattery

isinstalled.

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoundthatthebatterypowerislow,youneedtochargethebatteryorreplaceitwithafully

chargedone.

Youarerecommendedtochargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery

•Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking

•Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Notes:

•Youareadvisedtoinstallthebatterypackwhenusingyourcomputertopreventsmallparticlesfrom

enteringtheinsideofyourcomputer.

•Tomaximizethebatterylife,donotstartrechargingthebatteryimmediatelyafteritdropsfromfullcharge.

•Chargethebatteryatatemperaturebetween50°Fand86°F(10°C-30°C).

•Fullchargeordischargeisnotrequired.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofanewbatteryorabatterythatyouhavenotusedrecently,doeitherofthefollowing:

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•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus

indicatorstartsblinkingorange.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows

greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.

Handlingthebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.

Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.

AbatterypackotherthantheonespeciedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodiedbattery

packisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery

packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Storeitinacooldryplace.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

Usingthetouchpad

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrolsonthetouchpad.Toenableordisablethetouchpad,press

Fn+F8.

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

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1Touchpad:Tomovethecursoronthescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhich

youwantthecursortomove.

2Left-clickbutton:Functionsthesameastheleftbuttononaconventionalmouse.

3Right-clickbutton:Functionsthesameastherightbuttononaconventionalmouse.

Usingthekeyboard

Yourcomputerhasanumerickeypadandfunctionkeysincorporatedinitsstandardkeyboard.

Numerickeypad

Thekeyboardhaskeysthatcanworkasa10-keynumerickeypadwhenenabled.Toenableordisable

thekeypad,pressFn+Insert.

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Usingtherecoverybutton

Recoverybutton:Therecoverybuttonenablesyoutolaunchtherecoveryprogramspreinstalledonyour

computer.

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:

–Whenthecomputeristurnedoff,pressthisbuttonandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionsto

launchtheProductRecoveryprogram.

–WhenthecomputerisstartingupandtheLenovologoisdisplayed,pressthisbuttonandthenfollow

theon-screeninstructionstostarttheProductRecoveryprogram.

–AfteryouhaveenteredtheWindowsoperatingsystem,pressthisbuttontolaunchtheLenovoSolution

Centerprogram.

•FortheWindows8operatingsystem:AfteryouhaveenteredtheWindowsoperatingsystem,pressthis

buttontolaunchtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.

Formoreinformation,refertoChapter6“Recoveryoverview”onpage27.

Functionkeycombinations

Bysettingthefunctionkeys,youcanchangeoperationalfeaturesinstantly.Tousethisfunction,pressand

holdtheFnkey1,thenpressoneofthefunctionkeys2.

Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothefunctionkeycombinations.

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Volumekeys(Fn+left/rightarrow)

Toadjustthesoundvolumefromyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•Fn+leftarrow:Decreasethesoundvolume.

•Fn+rightarrow:Increasethesoundvolume.

Adjustingdisplaybrightnesslevel(Fn+up/downarrow)

Youcantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnesslevelbypressingthetwokeycombinations.

WhenyoupressFn+uparrow,thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.WhenyoupressFn+downarrow,

thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

Powerconservation(Fn+F1)

Putyourcomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.

Displaybacklightfeature(Fn+F2)

PressFn+F2toenableordisablethedisplaybacklightfeature.

Switchingthedisplayoutputlocation(Fn+F3)

Pressthisfunctionkeycombinationtoswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.

Thefollowingoptionswillbedisplayed:

•PCscreenonly

•Duplicate

•Extend

•Secondscreenonly

Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWindows+Pkeycombination

alsoisavailable.

Launchingthecamerasettings(Fn+F4)

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,pressFn+F4toopenthecameraandaudiosettingswindow.The

camerapreviewisturnedon.Changethecameraandaudiosettingsasdesired.

•OntheWindows8operatingsystem,pressFn+F4toenableordisablethecameramutemode.

Wirelessradiocontrol(Fn+F5)

Pressthiskeycombinationtoenableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Touchpadcontrols(Fn+F8)

PressFn+F8toenableordisablethetouchpadfunctiononyourcomputer.

Multimediacontrols

•Fn+F9:PlayorPause

•Fn+F10:Stop

•Fn+F11:Previoustrackorscene

•Fn+F12:Nexttrackorscene.

Numerickeypadcontrols(Fn+Insert)

PressFn+Inserttoenableordisablethenumerickeypad.

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Otherfunctions

•Fn+PrtSc:Activatethesystemrequest.

•Fn+Delete:Activatethescrolllock.

•Fn+PgUp:Activatethehomefunction.

•Fn+Pause:Activatethebreakfunction.

•Fn+PgDn:Activatetheendfunction.

Connectingtoexternaldevices

Yourcomputerhasawiderangeofbuilt-infeaturesandconnectioncapabilities.

Usingthemediacardreader

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingcards:

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHighCapacity(SDHC)card

•SDeXtendedCapacity(SDXC)card

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

Notes:

•YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheContentProtectionforRecordableMedia(CPRM)featurefortheSD

card.

•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin

sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyour

data.

Insertingaashmediacard

Toinsertaashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.

2.Insertthecardrmlyintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslot.Thecardmightstopbeforeitiscompletely

installedintotheslot.

Removingaashmediacard

Toremoveaashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Pushtheashmediacarduntilyouhearaclick.

2.Gentlypulltheashmediacardoutofthememorycardslot.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows

operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitonce,

theninsertitagain.

UsingUSBconnectors

YourcomputerispreinstalledwithUSBconnectorscompatiblewithUSB1.1,2.0,or3.0devices.

Note:WhenusingahighpowerconsumptionUSBdevicesuchasaUSBopticaldrive,usethepower

adapterthatcomeswiththedevice.Otherwise,thedevicemaynotberecognized,andthesystemmightbe

shutdown.

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UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature

SomeLenovonotebookcomputerssupportNVIDIAOptimusGraphics.

NVIDIAOptimusGraphicsenablesadynamicswitch,thatis,aswitchwithnoneedtorestartyourcomputer

betweenHighPerformanceandEnergySaving.

SwitchingtheGraphicsProcessingUnit

IfyourcomputersupportsNVIDIAOptimusGraphics,theGraphicsProcessingUnitisswitchedautomatically

dependingonthepowersettingsyouuse.

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Chapter3.Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsforconnectingtotheInternet.

TheAccessConnectionsprogramortheLenovoSettingsprogrampreinstalledonyourcomputerisa

connectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocationproles.Eachlocationprolestoresall

thenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefrom

aspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Ethernetconnection

YourcomputerhasoneEthernetconnector.Usingtheconnectorandawiredcable,youcanconnecttoyour

networkorabroadbandconnection,suchasdigitalsubscriberline(DSL)orcabletelevision(CATV).This

connectionenablesyoutodo1Gbpshalf-duplexorfull-duplexdatatransmission.

Wirelessconnection

Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

WirelessLAN

AwirelessLANcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingorahouse.Devices

basedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.

Yourcomputercomeswithabuild-inwirelessnetworkcardandacongurationutilitytohelpyoumake

wirelessconnectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnectedtoyour

networkwhileyouareintheofce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.

Establishingawirelessconnection

Toestablishawirelessconnection,dothefollowing:

1.PressFn+F5toturnonthewirelessfeature.

2.ClickthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Alistofavailable

wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.

3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Toconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usetheAccessConnectionsprogramorthe

LenovoSettingsprogramtomanagemultiplenetworkprolessothatthecomputerconnectstoanavailable

networkautomaticallywhenthelocationchanges.

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Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibilityandcomfort.

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.

Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork

thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile

usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer

equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.

Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofcemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Followingsome

simpleruleswillmakethingseasierandbringyouthemaximumbenetsofyourcomputer.Keepinginmind

suchbasicsasgoodlightingandproperseating,forexample,canhelpyouimproveyourperformance

andachievegreatercomfort.

Note:Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan

followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Thefollowingaresomegeneralrecommendationsforassumingahealthyworkingposture.

Itisbesttoperiodicallymakeminormodicationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort

causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkwillalsohelp

topreventanyminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inch).Avoid

glareorreectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplayscreen

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cleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressFn+up/downarrow

toadjustdisplaybrightness.

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

Armandhandposition:Ifavailable,utilizechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide

weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)

position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheoorandyourfeetatontheoororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputer

whileonthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsas

possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevels

ofcomfortandperformance.

Questionsaboutvision?

ThevisualdisplayscreensofLenovonotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandardsand

toprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyontheeyes.

Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneyefatigue

orvisualdiscomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.

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Chapter5.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutprotectingyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage25

•“Usingpasswords”onpage25

•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage25

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputertopreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyourpermission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary

object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity

features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

Usingpasswords

Usingpasswordshelpspreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyousetapasswordand

enableit,apromptappearsonthescreeneachtimeyoupoweronthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordatthe

prompt.Thecomputercannotbeusedunlessyouenterthecorrectpassword.

Note:Thispasswordcanbeacombinationofonetosevenalphanumericcharacters.

Formoreinformationabouthowtosetthepassword,refertotheonlinehelpinformationsystemonthe

rightscreenoftheBIOS.

Note:ToentertheBIOS,pressF1whentheLenovologoisdisplayedonthescreenwhilethecomputeris

startingup.

Usingangerprintreader

Withthengerprintreader,inadditiontoregisteringngerprintinformationandusingitasapasswordfor

WindowsoperatingsystemorWebsitelogon,youalsocanlaunchapplicationsquicklyandencryptprivate

datawithyourngerprinttosecureyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,refertotheonlinehelpinformation

systemofthengerprintsoftware.

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Chapter6.Recoveryoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsforyourcomputer.

•“UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage27

•“UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage28

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramontheWindows7operating

system

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theOneKey®RecoveryProprogramenablesyoutodothefollowing:

•Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe

operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe

OneKeyRecoveryProprogramstoresthebackup.

•UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace

TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat

operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery

operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowing

recoveryoperationsfromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.

•Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures

thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheOneKeyRecoveryProprogram.

SolvingrecoveryproblemsontheWindows7operatingsystem

ToreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Presstherecoverybuttonandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstolaunchtheProductRecovery

program.

•Startthecomputer.WhentheLenovologoisdisplayed,presstherecoverybuttonandthenfollow

theon-screeninstructionstostarttheProductRecoveryprogram.

•Startthecomputer.AfteryouhaveenteredtheWindowsoperatingsystem,presstherecoverybutton

tolaunchtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.

3.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoreinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Notes:

•Youcanchoosetorestoreyoursystempartitiontotheoriginalfactorystateortoapreviouslygenerated

backup.

•Therecoveryprocessisirreversible.Ensurethatyouhavebackedupyourcriticaldatabeforeusingthe

recoveryfeature.

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doeither

ofthefollowing:

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•UsearescuemediumtostarttheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk

drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom

arescuemediumorrecoverymedium,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,

adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice

sequence.Youmustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartup

devicesequenceintheBIOSprogram.GototheStartup➙Bootmenutotemporarilyorpermanently

changethestartupdevicesequence.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem

inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramontheWindows8operating

system

Yourcomputercomewithabuilt-inrecoveryprogramprovidedbyWindows.OntheWindows8operating

system,theprogramenablesyoutodothefollowing:

•Refreshingyourcomputersettings

Therefreshingenablesyoutorestoreyourcomputersettingstofactorycontentsonly,withoutremoving

allthepersonaldataandapplicationsthatyouhaveinstalledfromWindowsStore.

Torefreshyourcomputersettings,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ThenclickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.Thenfollowthe

on-screeninstructionstorefreshyourcomputersettings.

•Resettingyourcomputersettings

Whenyouusetherecoveryprogramtoresetyourcomputersettings,allthedatayouhavestoredonthe

harddiskdrivewillbedeletedandthecomputersettingswillberestoredtothefactorydefaultsettings.

Attention:Toavoiddataloss,backupallthedatathatwillbeinuselater.

Toresetyourcomputersettings,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ThenclickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.Thenfollowthe

on-screeninstructionstoresetyourcomputersettings.

Note:Afterrestoringyourcomputersettingstothefactorycontents,youmightneedtoreinstallthe

driversforsomedevices.

•Advancedstartupoptions

Advancedstartupoptionsenableyoutostartupfromanexternaldriveordisc,changeyourcomputer

settings,changethestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,orrestoretheWindowsoperating

systemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoption,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ThenclickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.Then

followtheon-screeninstructionstochangethesettingsasdesired.

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Formoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedonyourcomputer,refertotheonlinehelp

informationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.

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Chapter7.Replacingdevices

ThischapterprovidesCRUinstructionsforyourcomputer.

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage31

•“Replacingthebattery”onpage31

•“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage32

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage34

•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage37

•“ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage38

•“Replacingtheopticaldrive”onpage40

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.

Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoption

orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou

toinstallit.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions

toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe

edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.

•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthe

parttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwo

seconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityinthepackageandyourbody.

•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackagingandinstallthepart

withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackagingonasmooth,

levelsurfaceandplacethepartonit.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Replacingthebattery

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Note:ThissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.Thesystem

willcontinuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and

providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

Toreplacethebatterywithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites.

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Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery

packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcan

causethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorameto“vent”fromthebattery

packorcoincell.

Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait

threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Unlockthebatterylock1.Holdingthebatterylatchintheunlockedposition2andremovethe

batterypack3.

4.Insertafullychargedbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace.

5.Slidethemanualbatterylatchtothelockedposition.

6.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheharddiskdrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

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Youcanreplacetheharddiskdrivewithanewone,whichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoreseller

oramarketingrepresentative.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

Attention:Theharddiskdriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentloss

ofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:

•Replacetheharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthehard

diskdrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that

absorbsthephysicalshock.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturn

thecomputeroff.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait

threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Removethescrews3,andthenslidetheharddiskdriveout4.

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6.Removetheharddiskdrivebyliftingthetab5.

7.Removethescrewsanddetachthebracketsfromtheharddiskdrive.

8.Attachthebrackettoanewharddiskdriveandreinstallthescrewstosecurethebracket.

9.Placethenewharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebaywiththetabfacingupwardsandthe

connectorsfacingeachother.

10.Slidetheharddiskdrivermlyintoplace,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethedrive.

11.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthentightenthescrewstosecurethecover.

12.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthekeyboard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet

onthewall.

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DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock

hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Toreplacethekeyboard,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait

threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Removethescrews3thatsecurethekeyboard.

6.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.

7.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows4tounlatchthefrontsideofthekeyboard.The

keyboardwillbedetachedslightly5.

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8.Carefullyliftthekeyboarduntilyoucanseehowitisconnected.Holdthekeyboardabovethecomputer

6,andthendetachtheconnector78.

9.Attachtheconnectorofthenewkeyboard.

10.Insertthekeyboard.Makesurethattherearedgesofthekeyboardareundertheframe.

11.Slidethekeyboardintoplace.

12.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.Thenreinstallthescrewstosecurethe

keyboard.

13.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthentightenthescrewstosecurethecover.

14.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

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15.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingamemorymodule

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

Whenreplacingamemorymodule,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymoduledependsonthesystemcongurationofthecomputer

anditscombinationwiththememorymoduleinstalledonthecomputer.Insomeconditions,thememoryin

thecomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.This

actionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.

Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait

threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Iftwomemorymodulesarealreadyinthememoryslots,pressoutonthelatchesonbothedgesof

thesocketatthesametime3,andthenremoveamemorymodule4tomakeroomforthenewone.

Savetheremovedmemorymoduleforfutureuse.

3 3

6.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.

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Attention:Toavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.

7.Withthenotchedendofthememorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,insertthe

memorymodule5intothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees;thenpressitinrmly6.

Note:Ifyouinstallamemorymoduleinonlyoneofthetwomemoryslots,installitinthebottomslot.

8.Pivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

9.Makesurethatthememorymoduleisrmlyinstalledintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

10.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthentightenthescrewstosecurethecover.

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

12.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX

connection

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YourcomputerhasaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessLAN/WiMAX.ToreplacethePCI

ExpressMiniCardwithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisitesrst.

Prerequisitesfortheprocedure

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet

onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock

hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

ToreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardwithanewone,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait

threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

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2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.

5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe

cables3fromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors

withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.Thenremovethescrews4andthecardpopsup.

6.Removethecard5.

7.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket.

8.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplace.Thensecurethecardwiththescrews.

9.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletotheconnector

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

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10.Reinstallthecoverandtightenthescrews.

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

12.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheopticaldrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait

threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

4.Removethescrew1thatsecurestheopticaldrive.

5.Insertascrewdriverintothescrewhole2,andthenpushtheopticaldriveinthedirectionshown

bythearrow3.

6.Installanewopticaldrive,andthenreinstallthescrewtosecurethedrive.

7.Reinstallthecoverandtightenthescrews.

8.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage31.

9.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

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Chapter8.Preventingproblems

AnimportantpartofowningaLenovonotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcan

avoidcommonproblems.Thechapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyoukeepyourcomputerrunning

smoothly.

•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage41

•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage42

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

1.Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdrivefromtimetotime.Iftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull,the

operatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrors.

2.Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

3.Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.

4.CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.

5.Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatoperformadaily

backupoperation.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.CD-RWdrivesand

CD-RW/DVDdrivesareavailableformostcomputersandareeasilyinstalled.

6.Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.

Note:Alwaystakeasystemsnapshotbeforeinstallingnewdrivers,updatingsoftware,orinstalling

newsoftware.

7.UpdatedevicedriversandBIOSwhenneeded.

8.Proleyourmachineathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttokeepuptodatewithcurrentdriversand

revisions.

9.Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Youmightwanttoreadthedevice

driverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.

10.Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minor

issuesyouhaveexperienced,andhowyouresolvedtheminorissues.

11.Ifrequired,youcanndyourcountry'sCustomerSupportCenterathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

WhencallingtheCustomerSupportCenter,makesurethatyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serial

number,andthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthecomputerisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfulto

havetheerrorscreenonorthemessagewrittendown.

Ifyouneedhelp,service,technicalassistance,orjustwantmoreinformationaboutLenovoproducts,you

willndawidevarietyofsourcesavailablefromLenovotoassistyou.Thissectioncontainsinformation

aboutwheretogoforadditionalinformationaboutLenovoandourproducts,whattodoifyouexperiencea

problemwithyourcomputer,andwhomtocallforserviceshoulditbenecessary.

Informationaboutyourcomputerandpreinstalledsoftware,ifany,isavailableinthedocumentationthat

comeswithyourcomputer.Thatdocumentationincludesprintedbooks,onlinebooks,readmeles,and

helples.Inaddition,informationaboutLenovoproductsisavailableontheWorldWideWeb.

Microsoft®ServicePacksarethelatestsoftwaresourceforWindowsproductupdates.Theyareavailable

throughWebdownload(connectionchargesmightapply)orthroughdiscs.Formorespecicinformation

andlinks,gotohttp://www.microsoft.com.Lenovoofferstechnicalassistancewithinstallationof,or

questionsrelatedto,ServicePacksforyourLenovo-preloadedMicrosoftWindowsproduct.Forinformation,

contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

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Takingcareofyourcomputer

Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse

commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheseimportanttips,youwillgetthemostuseandenjoyment

outofyourcomputer.

Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork

•Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic

bags.

•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers

(within13cmor5inch).

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

•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpuriers,canproducenegativeions.Ifa

computerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegative

ions,itmightbecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemightbedischargedthroughyourhands

whenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevices

connectedtoit.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofadischargefrom

yourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.

Yourcomputerisdesignedandmanufacturedtominimizeanyeffectsofelectrostaticcharge.Anelectrostatic

chargeaboveacertainlimit,however,canincreasetheriskofESD.Therefore,whenusingthecomputer

closetoanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions,givespecialattentiontothefollowing:

•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.

•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.

•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.

Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignicantelectrostaticcharge.

Begentlewithyourcomputer

•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.

•Donotopenthedisplaybeyond130degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.

•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter

plug.

Carryyourcomputerproperly

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect

cordsandcables.

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,ensurethatitisinsleeporhibernationmode,orturnedoff.Thiswill

preventdamagetotheharddiskdriveandavoiddataloss.

•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby

thedisplay.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection.Donotpackyourcomputerin

atightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

Foroutdooruse

•Backupyourcriticaldatabeforeyoutakeyourcomputeroutdoors.

•Ensurethatthebatteryisfullycharged.

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•BesuretoturnoffthepowerandclosetheLCDwhennotinuse.

•Whenyouleavethecomputerinyourcar,placeitonthebackseattoavoidbeinginsolated.

•Carrytheacpoweradapterandpowercordwiththecomputer.

Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly

•Ifyourcomputercomeswithanopticaldrive,donottouchthesurfaceofadiscorthelensonthetray.

•WaituntilyouheartheCDorDVDclickintothecenterpivotofthedrivebeforeclosingthetray.

•Wheninstallingtheharddiskdrivesoropticaldrives,followtheinstructionsshippedwithyourhardware,

andapplypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.

•Turnoffyourcomputerifyouarereplacingtheharddiskdrive.

•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskdrivesoropticaldrivesintheappropriatecontainersor

packagingwhennotinuse.

•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

–Memorycards,suchasSDcards,MemoryStickcards,MultiMediaCardmodules,andMemoryStick

Procards

–Memorymodules

Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer.

Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin

sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyour

data.

Dataprotection

•Donotdeleteunknownlesorchangethenameoflesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;

otherwise,yourcomputersoftwaremightfailtowork.

•Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourcomputervulnerabletocomputerviruses,

hackers,spyware,andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourcomputer,software,ordata.

•Itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformofrewalls,antivirus

software,andanti-spywaresoftwareandkeepthesoftwareuptodate.

Takecareinsettingpasswords

Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovoauthorizedservice

providerswillnotresetit,andyoumighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboardorharddiskdrive.

Cleanthecoverofyourcomputer

Occasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:

1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent(onethatdoesnotcontainabrasivepowderor

strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline).Use5partswaterto1partdetergent.

2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.

3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.

4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.

5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.

6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.

7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.

Chapter8.Preventingproblems43

8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanybersfromthecloth.

Note:Shutdownthecomputerandthendisconnectthepowercordbeforecleaningthecomputer.

Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard

Tocleanthecomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.

2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,

theclothmighthookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsonto

orbetweenthekeys.

3.Allowtodry.

4.Toremoveanycrumbsanddustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush

orcoolairfromahairdrier.

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothedisplayorthekeyboard.

Cleaningyourcomputerdisplay

Tocleanyourcomputerdisplay,dothefollowing:

1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay,it

mightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardwhenthecoverwaspressedfromtheoutside.

2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.

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

waterthatdoesnotcontainimpurities.

4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.

5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.

6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.

Registeryourcomputer

RegisteryourLenovoproductswithLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Thiscanhelpauthorities

returnyourcomputertoyouifitislostorstolen.RegisteringyourcomputeralsoenablesLenovotonotify

youaboutpossibletechnicalinformationandupgrades.

Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer

•OnlyanauthorizedLenovorepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.

•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.

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Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems

Thischapterprovidesinformationonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.

NoticeforusersinU.S.A

•Ifyourproductisnotworkingcorrectly,DONOTRETURNITTOTHESTORE.

•Fortechnicalassistance,contactaLenovosupportspecialist24hoursadaybycallingtollfree1-877-4LENOVO

(1-877-453-6686).

•Additionally,youcanndsupportinformationandupdatesontheLenovoWebsitelocatedat

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Troubleshooting

Tomakesurethatyourcomputerhasthefeaturesthatareintroducedinthefollowingsections,consultthe

onlinehelporthelistshippedwithyourcomputer.

Batteryandpowerproblems

Thistopiccontainsinstructionsontroubleshootingbatteryandpowerproblems.

Batteryproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Thebatterypackcannotbefullychargedinthestandardchargetimewhenthecomputerispowered

off.

Thebatterypackmightbeover-discharged.Dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Makesurethattheover-dischargedbatterypackisinthecomputer.

3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandletitcharge.

Ifaquickchargerisavailable,useittochargetheover-dischargedbatterypack.

Ifthebatterypackcannotbefullychargedin24hours,useanewbatterypack.

Yourcomputershutsdownbeforethebatterystatusindicatorshowsempty,oryourcomputer

operatesafterthebatterystatusindicatorshowsempty.

Dischargeandrechargethebatterypack.

Theoperatingtimeforafullychargedbatteryisshort.

Dischargeandrechargethebatterypack.Ifyourbatteryoperatingtimeisstillshort,useanewbatterypack.

Thecomputerdoesnotoperatewithafullychargedbattery.

Thesurgeprotectorinthebatterypackmightbeactive.Turnoffthecomputerforoneminutetoresetthe

protector;thenturnonthecomputeragain.

Thebatterycannotbecharged.

Youcannotchargethebatterywhenitistoohot.Ifthebatteryfeelshot,removeitfromthecomputerand

allowittocooltoroomtemperature.Afteritcools,reinstallitandrechargethebattery.Ifitstillcannot

becharged,haveitserviced.

Anacpoweradapterproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthe

poweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedonthetaskbar.Alsotheacpowerindicatordoes

notlightup.

Dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonconnectingtheac

poweradapter,seeSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

2.Iftheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect,turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpower

adapterandremovethemainbattery.

3.Reinstallthebatteryandreconnecttheacpoweradapter,thenturnonthecomputer.

4.Ifthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedonthetaskbarandtheacpowerindicatordoesnotlight

up,havetheacpoweradapterandyourcomputerserviced.

Astartupproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

TheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.

OntheWindowsoperatingsystem,usetherecoveryprogrampreinstalledonyourcomputertohelpsolveor

identifyyourproblem.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsinChapter6“Recoveryoverview”onpage27.

Sleepandhibernationproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Thecriticallow-batteryerrormessageappears,andthecomputerimmediatelyturnsoff.

Thebatterypowerisgettinglow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputer,orreplacethebattery

withachargedone.

Thecomputerenterssleepmodeimmediatelyafterpower-onself-test.

Makesurethat:

•Thebatteryischarged.

•Theoperatingtemperatureiswithintheacceptablerange.refertoChapter8“Preventingproblems”

onpage41.

Computerscreenproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Thescreenisblank.

Doanyofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareusingtheacpoweradapterorusingthebattery,andthebatterystatusindicatorison,press

Fn+uparrowtoincreasethescreenbrightness.

•Ifthepowerindicatorisinblinking,pressthepowerbuttontoresumefromthesleepmode.

46UserGuide

•PressFn+F2toconrmwhethertheLCDscreenhasbeenturnedoff.

Iftheproblempersist,followthesolutionto“Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.”onpage47.

Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.

Makesurethat:

•Thedisplaydevicedriverisinstalledcorrectly.

•Thescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.

•Themonitortypeiscorrect.

Incorrectcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.

Didyouinstalltheoperatingsystemorapplicationprogramcorrectly?Iftheyareinstalledandcongured

correctly,havethecomputerserviced.

WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnotbeep

whilestartingup.

Makesurethat:

•Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.

•Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking

electricaloutlet.

•Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconrmation.)

Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.

WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen.

Restorebacked-uplestoyourWindowsenvironmentortheentirecontentsofyourharddiskdriveto

theoriginalfactorycontentsusingthepreinstalledrecoveryprogramsonyourcomputer.Iftheproblem

persists,havethecomputerserviced.

Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.

Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmaybeenabled.Dooneofthefollowingtoexitfromthescreen

saverortoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode:

•Touchthetouchpad.

•Pressanykeyonthekeyboard.

•Pressthepowerbutton.

•PressFn+F2toconrmwhethertheLCDscreenhasbeenturnedoff.

Problemswithdrivesandotherstoragedevices

Thissectionincludesharddiskdriveproblemsandopticaldriveproblems.

Harddiskdriveproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Theharddiskdrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.

Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:

•Whentheharddiskdrivebeginsornishesgettingaccesstodata.

•Whenyoucarrytheharddiskdrive.

Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems47

•Whenyoucarryyourcomputer.

Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveandisnotadefect.

Theharddiskdrivedoesnotwork.

UndertheStartupmenuofBIOS,makesurethattheharddiskdriveisontheBootpriorityorderlist.Ifitis

ontheExcludedfrombootorderlist,itisdisabled.SelecttheentryforitonthelistandpresstheShift+1

key.ThismovestheentrytotheBootpriorityorderlist.

Opticaldriveproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

YouhearanoisefromthedrivewhentheCD,DVD,orCD-RWdiscisspinning.

Ifthediscisnotcorrectlyloadedonthecenterpivotofthedrive,itmightrubagainstthedrivecoverand

makeanoise.Makesurethatthediscisloadedcorrectlyinthedrive.

Thetraydoesnotopenevenifyoupresstheejectbutton.

Whenyourcomputerisnotturnedon,pressingtheejectbuttondoesnotcausethedrivetraytoopen.Make

surethatthecomputeristurnedonandthatthedriveconnectorisrmlyconnectedtothecomputer.

Ifthetraystilldoesnotopen,makesurethatthecomputerisrunning,andinserttheendofastraightened

paperclipintotheemergencyejecthole.Thetraywillopen.

OneKeyRecoveryProprogramproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Backupcannotbemade.

Makesurethat:

•YouarenotusingaWindowsoperatingsystem.

•Thereisnotenoughspacetostorethebackupdata.Youwillneedtofreemoreharddiskdrivespaceon

yoursystempartition(Cdrive).

Failtorestoresystempartitiontofactorydefault.

Thesystempartition,suchasthepartitionsizeorthedrivecapacityofC,hasbeenmodied.

Apasswordproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Iforgotmypassword.

Doanyofthefollowing:

•Ifyouforgetyouruserpassword,youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedservicerora

marketingrepresentativetohavethepasswordchanged.

•Ifyouforgetyourharddiskdrivepassword,aLenovoauthorizedservicercannotresetyourpasswordor

recoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedservicerora

marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee

willbechargedforpartsandservice.

•Ifyouforgetyoursupervisorpassword,aLenovoauthorizedservicercannotresetyourpassword.You

musttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe

systemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

48UserGuide

Asoundproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Nosoundcanbeheardfromthespeakerevenwhenthevolumeisturnedup.

Makesurethat:

•Themutefunctionisoff.

•Theheadphonejackisnotused.

•Speakersareselectedastheplaybackdevice.

Otherproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Yourcomputerdoesnotrespond.

Doeitherofthefollowing:

•Toturnoffyourcomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor4secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstill

doesnotrespond,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.

•Yourcomputermightlockwhenitenterssleepmodeduringacommunicationoperation.Disablethe

sleeptimerwhenyouareworkingonthenetwork.

Thecomputerdoesnotstartfromadeviceyouwant.

Dothefollowing:

1.CheckthesettingsunderStartupmenuofBIOS.MakesurethattheBootPriorityOrderoptionstarts

fromthedeviceyouwant.

2.Alsomakesurethatthedevicefromwhichthecomputerstartsisenabled.UndertheStartupmenu,

makesurethatthedeviceisincludedintheBootPriorityOrderlist.

3.PressF12whentheLenovologoappearsonthescreenwhilethecomputerisstartinguptoselect

thedeviceyouwantthecomputerstartsfrom.

Theconnectedexternaldevicedoesnotwork.

Makesurethat:

•DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBcableswhilethecomputeris

turnedon;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.

•WhenusingahighpowerconsumptionexternaldevicessuchasanexternalUSBopticaldrive,use

externaldevicepoweradapter.Otherwise,thedevicemaynotberecognized,orthesystemmightbe

turnedoff.

Formoretechnicalsupport,pleasegoto

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems49

50UserGuide

AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation

ENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.Department

ofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefcientproductsand

practices.

LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswiththeENERGYSTARqualieddesignation.Lenovo

computersofthefollowingmachinetype(s),iftheENERGYSTARmarkisafxed,havebeendesignedand

testedtoconformtotheENERGYSTAR5.0programrequirementsforcomputers.

3464,20161,20162and20178

ByusingENERGYSTARqualiedproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-managementfeatures

ofyourcomputer,youcanhelpreducetheconsumptionofelectricity.Reducedelectricalconsumption

cancontributetopotentialnancialsavings,acleanerenvironment,andthereductionofgreenhousegas

emissions.

FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTAR,goto:

http://www.energystar.gov

Lenovoencouragesyoutomakeefcientuseofenergyanintegralpartofyourday-to-dayoperations.To

helpinthisendeavor,Lenovohaspresetthefollowingpower-managementfeaturestotakeeffectwhenyour

computerhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlengthoftime:

Table1.ENERGYSTARpower-managementfeatures

Powerplan:EnergySaver(settingswhenpluggedintoacpower)

•Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes

•Putthecomputertosleep:After25minutes

•Advancedpowersettings:

–Turnoffharddiskdrives:After20minutes

–Hibernate:After1hour

ToawakenyourcomputerfromSleepmode,presstheFnkeyonyourkeyboard.Formoreinformationabout

thesesettings,seeyourWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.

Wirelessrelatedinformation

Wirelessinteroperability

TheWirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductthat

isbasedonDSSS,CCK,and/orOFDMradiotechnology,andiscompliantto:

•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/gor802.1ndraft2.0onWirelessLANs,asdenedandapprovedby

theInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.

•TheWiFicerticationasdenedbytheWi-FiAlliance.

YourBluetoothcardiscomplianttoBluetoothSpecication4.0asdenedbytheBluetoothSpecialInterest

GroupSIG,itsupportthefollowingproles:

•AdvancedAudioDistributionProle(A2DP)

•Audio/VideoControlTransportProtocol(AVCTP)

•Audio/VideoDistributionTransportProtocol(AVDTP)

•A/VRemoteControlProle(AVRCP)

•BasicImagingProle(BIP)

•BasicPrintingProle(BPP)

•Dial-UpNetworkingProle(DUN)

•FileTransferProle(FTP)

•GenericAccessProle(GAP)

•GenericA/VDistributionProle(GAVDP)

•HardcopyCableReplacementProle(HCRP)

•HeadsetProle(HSP)

•Hands-FreeProle(HFP)

•HumanInterfaceDeviceProle(HID)

•MessageAccessProle(MAP)

•ObjectExchangeProtocol(OBEX)

•ObjectPushProle(OPP)

•PersonalAreaNetworkingProle(PAN)

•PhoneBookAccessProle(PBAP)

•ServiceDiscoveryProtocol(SDP)

•SynchronizationProle(SYNC)

•VideoDistributionProle(VDP)

•GenericAttributeProle(GATT)

•ProximityProle

•FindMeProle

•ImmediateAlertProle

•BatteryStatusProle

52UserGuide

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth

Integratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,the

levelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdeviceslike

forexamplemobilephones.

Duetothefactthatintegratedwirelesscardsoperatewithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafety

standardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievestheyaresafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsand

recommendationsreecttheconsensusofthescienticcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanels

andcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.

Insomesituationorenvironment,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmayberestrictedbytheproprietor

ofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmayfor

exampleinclude:

•Usingtheintegratedwirelesscardsonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blasting

areas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices,such

aspacemakers.

•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor

identiedasharmful.

Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliestotheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecicorganization(suchas

airportorhospital),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseintegratedwirelesscardspriorto

turningonthecomputer.

Exportclassicationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport

ClassicationControlNumber(ECCN)of4A994.b.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed

countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Electronicemissionnotices

ThefollowinginformationreferstoLenovoE49andZhaoYangE49,machinetypes3464,20161,20162,

20178.

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)DeclarationofConformity

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant

toPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful

interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency

energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterference

toradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular

installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe

determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby

oneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.

Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspeciedor

recommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodicationstothisequipment.

Unauthorizedchangesormodicationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation53

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)

thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

ResponsibleParty:

Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated

1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne

Morrisville,NC27560

PhoneNumber:919-294-5900

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective

ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EConthe

approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannot

acceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanon-recommended

modicationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.

ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationTechnology

EquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederived

fortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensed

communicationdevices.

EUcontact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia

GermanClassBcompliancestatement

DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:

HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit

DiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)zur

AngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaaten

undhältdieGrenzwertederEN55022KlasseBein.

Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzu

betreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.

LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProdukt

ohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohne

EmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.

Deutschland:

EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln

DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“

54UserGuide

EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungder

EU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)inderBundesrepublikDeutschland.

ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeit

vonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetische

VerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEGRichtlinie2004/108/EC(früher89/336/EWG),für

GerätederKlasseB.

DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen

-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo

(Deutschland)GmbH,Gropiusplatz10,D-70563Stuttgart.

InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:

DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement

Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrent

lessthanorequalto20Aperphase

LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan

AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation55

56UserGuide

AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment

whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin

recyclingtheirITproducts.InformationonproductrecyclingofferingscanbefoundonLenovo'sInternetsite

at:http://www.lenovo.com/recycling.

ChinaWEEEstatement

ImportantWEEEinformation

TheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(forexample,

EuropeanDirective2002/96/EC,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules,2011).Appliancesare

labeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).

Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicable

withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobe

thrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectivesystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.

Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendof

lifeEEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,

recycle,andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentand

humanhealthduetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.ForadditionalWEEEinformationgoto:

http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

Japanrecyclingstatements

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty

ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof

Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed

ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw

forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingand

RecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,

visittheLenovoWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/jp/ja/recycle/pcrecycle/.

PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingof

home-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceis

providedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,visittheLenovo

Websiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/jp/ja/recycle/personal/.

DisposingofaLenovocomputercomponents

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother

environmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit

boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.

DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers

Abutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledonthesystemboardofyourLenovocomputertoprovidepower

tothecomputerclockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouwantto

replaceitwithanewone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraskforarepairserviceprovidedbyLenovo.If

youhavereplaceditbyyourselfandwanttodisposeofthedisusedlithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,

contactyourplaceofpurchase,andfollowtheirinstructions.IfyouuseaLenovocomputerathomeand

needtodisposeofalithiumbattery,youmustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.

DisposingofadisusedbatterypackfromLenovonotebookcomputers

YourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.If

youareacompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabattery

pack,contacttheproperpersoninLenovosales,service,ormarketing,andfollowthatperson'sinstructions.

Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsat:http://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.

IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,you

mustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsat:

http://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.

RecyclinginformationforBrazil

DeclaraçõesdeReciclagemnoBrasil

DescartedeumProdutoLenovoForadeUso

Equipamentoselétricoseeletrônicosnãodevemserdescartadosemlixocomum,masenviadosàpontosde

coleta,autorizadospelofabricantedoprodutoparaquesejamencaminhadoseprocessadosporempresas

especializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecerticadaspelosorgãosambientais,de

acordocomalegislaçãolocal.

ALenovopossuiumcanalespecícoparaauxiliá-lonodescartedessesprodutos.Casovocêpossua

umprodutoLenovoemsituaçãodedescarte,ligueparaonossoSACouencaminheume-mailpara:

reciclar@lenovo.com,informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,amdeenviarmosasinstruções

paraocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.

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BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion

Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).

BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC

concerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminesthe

frameworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughoutthe

EuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrown

away,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.

InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicate

thattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalso

includeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdfor

cadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsorted

municipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,and

treatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotential

effectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceof

hazardoussubstances.Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan

AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements59

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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)

ChinaRoHS

TurkishRoHS

TheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUse

ofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment(EEE).

UkraineRoHS

IndiaRoHS

RoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.

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AppendixD.Notices

Lenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.Consult

yourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyour

area.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythat

Lenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservice

thatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser's

responsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.

Lenovomayhavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthis

document.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Youcansend

licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:

Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc.

1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne

Morrisville,NC27560

U.S.A.

Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing

LENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICATION“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESS

ORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT,

MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallow

disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapply

toyou.

Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically

madetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.

Lenovomaymakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheprogram(s)describedinthis

publicationatanytimewithoutnotice.

Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport

applicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis

documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecicationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument

shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo

orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecicenvironmentsandis

presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.

Lenovomayuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithout

incurringanyobligationtoyou.

Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotin

anymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartof

thematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.

Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresult

obtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysignicantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeen

madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame

ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthrough

extrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir

specicenvironment.

Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:

Lenovo

OneKey

MicrosoftandWindowsaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

Othercompany,products,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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