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UserGuide

LenovoZhaoYangK29andK49

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiv

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage55

TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidehasbeenuploadedtotheWebsite.Torefertoit,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

ThirdEdition(December2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2012.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:Ifproducts,data,computersoftware,andservicesaredeliveredpursuant

aGeneralServicesAdministration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforth

inContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Readthisrst.............iii

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction...iv

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

Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyour

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

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

Left-sideview................4

Right-sideview...............6

Frontview.................8

Rearview..................8

Bottomview................9

Statusindicators..............10

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

Specications...............13

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...15

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........15

Tipsonusingyourcomputer.........16

Readingthemanuals..........16

Connectingtopower..........16

Turningonthecomputer.........16

Conguringtheoperatingsystem.....16

Puttingthecomputerintosleepmodeor

shuttingitdown............16

Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack.17

Checkingthebatterystatus........17

Usingtheacpoweradapter........18

Chargingthebattery..........18

Maximizingthebatterylife........18

Handlingthebattery...........19

Usingthetouchpad............20

Usingtherecoverybutton..........21

Usingthekeyboard.............22

Numerickeypad............22

Functionkeycombinations........22

Usingthemediacardreader.........25

Insertingaashmediacard........25

Removingaashmediacard.......25

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature...26

Chapter3.Connectingtothe

network................27

Wiredconnection.............27

Hardwareconnection..........27

Softwareconguration..........29

Wirelessconnection............29

Hardwareconnection..........29

Softwareconguration..........30

Chapter4.Y ouandyourcomputer..31

Accessibilityandcomfort..........31

Ergonomicinformation..........31

Chapter5.Security..........33

Attachingamechanicallock.........33

Usingpasswords..............33

Usingangerprintreader..........33

UsingtheActiveProtectionSystemprogram...33

Chapter6.Recoveryoverview....35

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramonthe

Windows7operatingsystem.........35

SolvingrecoveryproblemsontheWindows7

operatingsystem............35

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramonthe

Windows8operatingsystem.........36

Chapter7.Preventingproblems...39

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......39

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........40

Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............43

Troubleshooting..............43

Batteryandpowerproblems.......43

Computerscreenproblems........44

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................45

OneKeyRecoveryProprogramproblems..46

Apasswordproblem..........46

Asoundproblem............46

Otherproblems............47

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............49

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........49

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements..............51

ChinaWEEEstatement...........51

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....53

ChinaRoHS................53

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AppendixD.Notices..........55Trademarks................56

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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/phone

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.Y oumustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor

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.

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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.

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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.

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

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.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.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:

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•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

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.

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer

Thischapterintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed

tostartusingthecomputer.

•“Topview”onpage1

•“Left-sideview”onpage4

•“Right-sideview”onpage6

•“Frontview”onpage8

•“Bottomview”onpage9

•“Statusindicators”onpage10

•“Features”onpage12

•“Specications”onpage13

Topview

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Figure1.LenovoZhaoYangK29topview

1Integratedcamera7Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

2Keyboardlight8Touchpad

3Wirelessmoduleantennas9Built-inmicrophone

4Computerdisplay10Recoverybutton

5APSbutton11Powerbutton

6Mutebutton

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1Integratedcamera

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.

2Keyboardlight

Usethekeyboardlightwhenthelightingconditionisnotideal.

3Wirelessmoduleantennas

Thebuilt-inantennasensureoptimalreceptionofwirelessradio.

4Computerdisplay

TheLCDdisplayprovidesbrilliantvisualoutput.

5APSbutton

PressthisbuttontoturntheActiveProtectionSystem™(APS)onandoff.

6Mutebutton

Pressthisbuttontomutethecomputer.

7Fingerprintreader

Thengerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyourngerprinttostartthecomputer.

8T ouchpad

Moveyourngertipacrossthetouchpadtomovethepointer.Thetouchpadbuttonsprovidefunctions

similartothoseofamouseanditsbuttons.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetouchpad”onpage20.

9Built-inmicrophone

Thebuilt-inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisusedwithanapplicationprogramcapable

ofhandlingaudio.

10Recoverybutton

OntheWindow®operatingsystem,pressthisbuttontolaunchtherecoveryprogrampreinstalledonyour

computer.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingtherecoverybutton”onpage21.

11Powerbutton

Pressthisbuttontoturnonthecomputer.Toturnoffthecomputer,refertotheinstructionsin“Puttingthe

computerintosleepmodeorshuttingitdown”onpage16.

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Figure2.LenovoZhaoYangK49topview

1Integratedcamera7Mutebutton

2Keyboardlight8Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

3Wirelessmoduleantennas9Touchpad

4Computerdisplay10Built-inmicrophone

5Built-instereospeakers11Recoverybutton

6APSbutton12Powerbutton

1Integratedcamera

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.

2Keyboardlight

Usethekeyboardlightwhenthelightingconditionisnotideal.

3Wirelessmoduleantennas

Thebuilt-inantennasensureoptimalreceptionofwirelessradio.

4Computerdisplay

TheLCDdisplayprovidesbrilliantvisualoutput.

5Built-instereospeakers

Toadjustthesoundlevelofthebuilt-inspeakers,referto“Functionkeycombinations”onpage22.

6APSbutton

PressthisbuttontoturntheAPSonandoff.

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7Mutebutton

Pressthisbuttontomutethecomputer.

8Fingerprintreader

Thengerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyourngerprinttostartthecomputer.

9T ouchpad

Moveyourngertipacrossthetouchpadtomovethepointer.Thetouchpadbuttonsprovidefunctions

similartothoseofamouseanditsbuttons.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetouchpad”onpage20.

10Built-inmicrophone

Thebuilt-inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisusedwithanapplicationprogramcapable

ofhandlingaudio.

11Recoverybutton

OntheWindowsoperatingsystem,pressthisbuttontolaunchtherecoveryprogrampreinstalledonyour

computer.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingtherecoverybutton”onpage21.

12Powerbutton

Pressthisbuttontoturnonthecomputer.Toturnoffthecomputer,refertotheinstructionsin“Puttingthe

computerintosleepmodeorshuttingitdown”onpage16.

Left-sideview

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Figure3.LenovoZhaoYangK29left-sideview

1Securitykeyhole4HDMIport

2Fanlouvers5USB3.0connector

3Monitorconnector6USB/eSATAcomboconnector

1Securitykeyhole

Purchaseasecuritycablelockthattsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect

yourcomputerfromtheft.Formoreinformation,referto“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage33.

2Fanlouvers

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

3Monitorconnector

Themonitorconnectorisusedtoconnectanexternalmonitororprojectortoyourcomputer.

4UserGuide

4HDMIport

Usethehigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)porttoconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceor

videomonitorsuchasanHDTV.

5USB3.0connector

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

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

6USB/eSATAcomboconnector

TheUSBconnectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSB

printeroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

YoucanalsoconnectanexternalSATAdevice,suchasanexternalharddiskdrive,tothisconnector

onsomemodels.

Note:Toavoiddamagingtheconnector,becarefulwhenyouattachacablefromtheexternalSATAdevice

totheconnector.

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Figure4.LenovoZhaoYangK49left-sideview

1Securitykeyhole4Ethernetconnector

2Fanlouvers5HDMIport

3Monitorconnector6USB3.0connectors

1Securitykeyhole

Purchaseasecuritycablelockthattsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect

yourcomputerfromtheft.Formoreinformation,referto“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage33.

2Fanlouvers

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

3Monitorconnector

Themonitorconnectorisusedtoconnectanexternalmonitororprojectortoyourcomputer.

4Ethernetconnector

ConnectyourcomputertoaLANwiththeEthernetconnector.

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DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

Formoreinformation,referto“Wiredconnection”onpage27.

5HDMIport

UsetheHDMIporttoconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitorsuchasanHDTV.

6USB3.0connectors

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

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

Right-sideview

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Figure5.LenovoZhaoYangK29right-sideview

1Comboaudiojack3Ethernetconnector

2USB3.0connector4acpowerconnector

1Comboaudiojack

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole

plugtothecomboaudiojack.

2USB3.0connector

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

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

3Ethernetconnector

ConnectyourcomputertoaLANwiththeEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

6UserGuide

Formoreinformation,referto“Wiredconnection”onpage27.

4acpowerconnector

Theacpoweradaptercableconnectstothecomputeracpowerconnectortoprovidepowertothe

computerandchargethebattery.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthe

batterypack”onpage17

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Figure6.LenovoZhaoYangK49right-sideview

1Comboaudiojack3Opticaldrive

2USB/eSATAcomboconnector4USBconnector

1Comboaudiojack

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole

plugtothecomboaudiojack.

2USB/eSATAcomboconnector

TheUSBconnectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSB

printeroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

YoucanalsoconnectanexternalSATAdevice,suchasanexternalharddiskdrive,tothisconnector

onsomemodels.

Note:Toavoiddamagingtheconnector,becarefulwhenyouattachacablefromtheexternalSATAdevice

totheconnector.

3Opticaldrive

Theopticaldrivereadsorburnsopticaldiscs.

4USBconnector

TheUSBconnectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSB

printeroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

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Frontview

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Figure7.LenovoZhaoYangK29frontview

1Statusindicators2Mediacardreaderslot

1Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,referto“Status

indicators”onpage10.

2Mediacardreaderslot

Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage25.

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Figure8.LenovoZhaoYangK49frontview

1Statusindicators2Mediacardreaderslot

1Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,referto“Status

indicators”onpage10.

2Mediacardreaderslot

Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage25.

Rearview

1

Figure9.LenovoZhaoYangK49rearview

1acpowerconnector

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1acpowerconnector

Theacpoweradaptercableconnectstothecomputeracpowerconnectortoprovidepowertothe

computerandchargethebattery.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthe

batterypack”onpage17

Bottomview

4

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5 5

Figure10.LenovoZhaoYangK29bottomview

1Batterylatch(springloaded)4Bottomslotcover

2Battery5Built-instereospeakers

3Batterylatch(manual)

1Batterylatch(springloaded)

Keepsthebatterysecuredinplace.

2Battery

Useyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.Formoreinformation,referto

“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack”onpage17.

3Batterylatch(manual)

Keepsthebatterysecuredinplace.

4Bottomslotcover

Theharddiskdrive,memorymodule,andmini-PCIExpressCardareplacedunderneath.

Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer9

5Built-instereospeakers

Toadjustthesoundlevelofthebuilt-inspeakers,referto“Functionkeycombinations”onpage22.

2

4

13

Figure11.LenovoZhaoYangK49bottomview

1Batterylatch(manual)3Batterylatch(springloaded)

2Battery4Bottomslotcover

1Batterylatch(manual)

Keepsthebatterysecuredinplace.

2Battery

Useyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.Formoreinformation,referto

“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack”onpage17.

3Batterylatch(springloaded)

Keepsthebatterysecuredinplace.

4Bottomslotcover

Theharddiskdrive,memorymodule,andmini-PCIExpressCardareplacedunderneath.

Statusindicators

Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

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Figure12.LenovoZhaoYangK29statusindicators

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Figure13.LenovoZhaoYangK49statusindicators

1Powerandbatterystatusindicator

•Blue:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween80%and100%,orthebatterydischargelevelisbetween

20%and100%.

•Slowblinkingblue:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,andchargingiscontinuing.

Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches80%,thebatterystatusindicatorstopsblinking,butthecharging

mightcontinueuntilthebatteryis100%charged.

•Slowblinkingamber:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%,andthechargingiscontinuing.

Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches20%,theblinkingcolorchangestoblue.

•Amber:Thebatterydischargelevelisbetween5%and20%.

•Fastblinkingamber:Thebatterychargeordischargelevelis5%orless.

•Off:Thebatteryisdetachedorthecomputerispoweredoff.

2Deviceaccessstatusindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,aharddiskdriveoranopticaldriveisreadingorwritingdata.

Attention:

•Whentheindicatorison,donotputthecomputerintosleepmodeorturnoffthecomputer.

•Whentheindicatorison,donotmovethecomputer.Suddenphysicalshockmightcausedriveerrors.

3Wirelesscommunicationindicator

•Blue:Thewirelessnetworkfeatureison.

•Off:Wirelessnetworkdevicesaredisabledorthewirelessradioisturnedoff.

4APSindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,theAPSisontoprotecttheharddiskdrive.

Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer11

Features

Thistopicliststhephysicalfeaturesforyourcomputer.

Processor

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:ClickStart,rightclickComputer.ThenclickProperties.

•FortheWindows8operatingsystem:Fromthedesktop,movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-right

cornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Memory

•Doubledatarate3(DDR3)synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(SDRAM)

Storagedevice

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

Display

•Size:

–LenovoZhaoYangK29:12.5inch(317.5mm)

–LenovoZhaoYangK49:14.0inch(356mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:1366-by-768

–Externalmonitor:Maximum2048-by-1536

•Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)

Keyboard

•6-rowLenovokeyboard

•Fnkey

•Recoverybutton

•Speakermutebutton(onsomemodels)

•APSbutton(onsomemodels)

Interface

•Comboaudiojack(stereoheadphoneorheadset)

•USBconnectors

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•HDMIport

•Externalmonitorconnector

•4-in-1digitalmediacardreaderslot

Opticaldrive

•12.7mmRamboopticaldrive(onsomemodels)

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

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•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

Batterypack

•Lithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack

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14UserGuide

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage15

•“Tipsonusingyourcomputer”onpage16

•“Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack”onpage17

•“Usingthetouchpad”onpage20

•“Usingthekeyboard”onpage22

•“UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature”onpage26

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

•Question:CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

Solution:Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•Question:WhatsafetyprecautionsshouldIfollowwhenusingmycomputer?

Solution:See“Importantsafetyinformation”onpageiv.

•Question:HowcanIpreventproblemswithmycomputer?

Solution:SeeChapter7“Preventingproblems”onpage39.

•Question:Whatarethemainhardwarefeaturesofmycomputer?

Solution:SeeChapter1“Gettingtoknowyourcomputer”onpage1.

•Question:WherecanIndthedetailedspecicationsformycomputer?

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

•Question:Wherearetherecoverydiscs?

Solution:Y ourcomputerdoesnotcomewithrecoverydiscs.Foranexplanationoftherecoverysolutions

foryourcomputer,seeChapter6“Recoveryoverview”onpage35.

•Question:HowcanIcontacttheCustomerSupportCenter?

Solution:See“ServiceandSupportinformation”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomes

withyourcomputer.

•Question:WherecanIndthewarrantyinformation?

Solution:Forthewarrantyapplicabletoyourcomputer,includingthewarrantyperiodandtypeof

warrantyservice,seeSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

•Question:HowcanIinstallthedevicedrivers?

Solution:Acompatibledevicedriverisarequirementtoensurecorrectoperationandperformanceof

eachcomponentinyourcomputer.Ifyourcomputerispreinstalledwithanoperatingsystem,Lenovo

providesalldevicedriversthatyouneedontheharddiskdrive.

•Question:WherecanIdownloadthelatestdrivers?

Solution:ThelatestdriversforyourcomputerareavailablefromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.To

downloadthelatestdriversforyourcomputer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Thenfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

•Question:WhatcanIdoifthebackupprocessfails?

©CopyrightLenovo201215

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.Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Insertthepowerjackintothecomputer.

Turningonthecomputer

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Conguringtheoperatingsystem

Youmightneedtoconguretheoperatingsystemwhenyouusethecomputerforthersttime.The

congurationprocessmightincludethefollowingsteps:

•Acceptingtheenduserlicenseagreement

•ConguringtheInternetconnection

•Registeringtheoperatingsystem

•Creatingauseraccount

Puttingthecomputerintosleepmodeorshuttingitdown

Toconservepower,putthecomputerintosleepmodeorshutitdownwhenthecomputerisnotinuse.

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Puttingyourcomputerintosleepmode

Ifyouwillbeawayfromyourcomputerforashorttime,putthecomputerintosleepmode.Whenthe

computerisinsleepmode,youcanquicklywakeituptoresumeuseandbypassthestartupprocess.

Toputthecomputerintosleepmode,doeitherofthefollowing:

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:

1.ClickStart➙Shutdown.

2.SelectSleepfromtheshutdownoption.

FortheWindows8operatingsystem:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.ClickSettings.

3.SelectSleepfromthePowershutdownoption.

•PressFn+F1.

Note:Waituntilthepowerindicatorstartsblinking(indicatingthatthecomputerisinsleepstate)before

youmovethecomputer.Movingthecomputerwhiletheharddiskdriveisspinningcandamagethe

harddiskdrive,causinglossofdata.

Towakeupthecomputer,doeitherofthefollowing:

•Pressthepowerbutton.

•PresstheFnkeyonthekeyboard.

Shuttingdownthecomputer

Ifyouarenotgoingtousethecomputerforadayortwo,shutitdown.

Toshutdownthecomputer,doeitherofthefollowing:

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:ClickStart➙Shutdown.

•FortheWindows8operatingsystem:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.ClickSettings.

3.ClickPower➙Shutdown.

Usingtheacpoweradapterandthebatterypack

Thistopicprovidesinformationabouthowtousetheacpoweradapterandthebatteryforyourcomputer.

Checkingthebatterystatus

ThebatterygaugeintheWindowsnoticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatterybetweencharges.

Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifculttopredicthowlongabattery

chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdrive,howbrightyoumakethe

computerdisplay.

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer17

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ionbatterypackprovidedwithit,orfrom

acpowerthroughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.

Theacpoweradapterhastwobasiccomponents:

1.Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.

2.Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetothecomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Toconnecttheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Insertthepowerjackintothecomputer.

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:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus

indicatorstartsblinkingorange.

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•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.

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•Keepitawayfromchildren.

Usingthetouchpad

ForLenovoZhaoYangK29models:

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23

ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:

1

23

1Touchpad:T omovethecursoronthescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhich

youwantthecursortomove.

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2Leftclickbutton:Functionsthesameastheleftbuttononaconventionalmouse.

3Rightclickbutton:Functionsthesameastherightbuttononaconventionalmouse.

Notes:Toenableordisablethetouchpad,doeitherofthefollowing:

•ForLenovoZhaoYangK29models:PressFn+F6.

•ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:PressFn+F8.

Usingtherecoverybutton

ForLenovoZhaoYangK29models:

ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:

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Recoverybutton:Therecoverybuttonenablesyoutolaunchtherecoveryprogramspreinstalledonyour

computer.

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:

–Whenthecomputeristurnedoff,pressthisbuttonandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionsto

launchtheProductRecoveryprogram.

–WhenthecomputerisstartingupandtheLenovologoisdisplayed,pressthisbuttonandthenfollow

theon-screeninstructionstostarttheProductRecoveryprogram.

–AfteryouhaveenteredtheWindowsoperatingsystem,pressthisbuttontolaunchtheLenovoSolution

Centerprogram.

•FortheWindows8operatingsystem:AfteryouhaveenteredtheWindowsoperatingsystem,pressthis

buttontolaunchtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.

Formoreinformation,refertoChapter6“Recoveryoverview”onpage35.

Usingthekeyboard

Yourcomputerhasanumerickeypadandfunctionkeysincorporatedinitsstandardkeyboard.

Numerickeypad

Thekeyboardhaskeysthatcanworkasa10-keynumerickeypadwhenenabled.Toenableordisable

thekeypad,pressFn+Insert.

ForLenovoZhaoYangK29models:

ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:

Functionkeycombinations

Tousethefunctionkeycombinations,pressandholdtheFnkey1,thenpressoneofthefunctionkeys2.

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ForLenovoZhaoYangK29models:

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2

ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:

1

2

2

Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothefunctionkeycombinations.

LenovoZhaoYangK29functionkeycombinations

Keyboardlightcontrol(Fn+Esc)

PressFn+Esctoturnonorturnoffthekeyboardlight.

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+F4toenableordisablethecamera.

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Wirelessradiocontrol(Fn+F5)

Pressthiskeycombinationtoenableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Touchpadcontrol(Fn+F6)

PressFn+F6toenableordisablethetouchpad.

Multimediacontrols

•Fn+F7:PlayorPause

•Fn+F8:Stop

•Fn+F9:Previoustrackorscene

•Fn+F10:Nexttrackorscene.

Numerickeypadcontrol(Fn+Insert)

PressFn+Inserttoenableordisablethenumerickeypad.

Otherfunctions

•Fn+F11:Changesthebootsequencewhenthecomputerisstartingup.

•Fn+PrtSc:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+Pause:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+Delete:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLkkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

LenovoZhaoYangK49functionkeycombinations

Keyboardlightcontrol(Fn+Esc)

PressFn+Esctoturnonorturnoffthekeyboardlight.

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.

Launchingthecameraandaudiosettings(Fn+F4)

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem:PressFn+F4toopenthecameraandaudiosettingswindow.The

camerapreviewisturnedon.Changethecameraandaudiosettingsasdesired.

•OntheWindows8operatingsystem:PressFn+F4toenableordisablethecamera.

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Wirelessradiocontrol(Fn+F5)

Pressthiskeycombinationtoenableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Touchpadcontrol(Fn+F8)

PressFn+F8toenableordisablethetouchpadfunctiononyourcomputer.

Multimediacontrols

•Fn+F9:PlayorPause

•Fn+F10:Stop

•Fn+F11:Previoustrackorscene

•Fn+F12:Nexttrackorscene.

Numerickeypadcontrol(Fn+Insert)

PressFn+Inserttoenableordisablethenumerickeypad.

Otherfunctions

•Fn+Delete:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLkkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+PrtSc:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+Pause:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Usingthemediacardreader

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingcards:

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHighCapacity(SDHC)card

•SDeXtendedCapacity(SDXC)card

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

Note:Whentransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin

sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyourdata.

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.

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UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature

SomeLenovonotebookcomputerssupportNVIDIAOptimusGraphics.

NVIDIAOptimusGraphicsenablesadynamicswitch,thatis,aswitchwithnoneedtorestartyourcomputer

betweenHighPerformanceandEnergySaving.

SwitchingtheGraphicsProcessingUnit

IfyourcomputersupportsNVIDIAOptimusGraphics,theGraphicsProcessingUnitisswitchedautomatically

dependingonthepowersettingsyouuse.

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Chapter3.Connectingtothenetwork

Asaglobalnetwork,theInternetconnectscomputersworldwide,providingservicessuchase-mailing,

informationsearching,electroniccommerce,Webbrowsing,andentertainment.

YoucanconnectthecomputertotheInternetinthefollowingways:

•“Wiredconnection”onpage27

•“Wirelessconnection”onpage29

Wiredconnection

ItisareliableandsafewaytoconnectthecomputertotheInternetusingawiredconnection.

WiredconnectionDescription

CableCableInternetservicesuseacablemodemconnectedtotheresidentialcableTVline.

Digitalsubscriberline(DSL)DSLisafamilyofrelatedtechnologiesthatbringhigh-speednetworkaccessto

homesandsmallbusinessesoverordinarytelephonelines.

Hardwareconnection

ThistopicprovidesinformationabouthowtoconnecttotheInternetthroughhardwareconnection.

Cable

ForLenovoZhaoYangK29models:

1

2

3

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ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:

1

2

3

1TVcable(notsupplied)

2Splitter(notsupplied)

3Cablemodem(notsupplied)

Note:Y ourwiredconnectionmightlookdifferentfromtheaboveillustrations.

DSL

ForLenovoZhaoYangK29models:

1

2

3

ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:

1

2

3

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1Telephoneline(notsupplied)

2Splitter(notsupplied)

3DSLmodem(notsupplied)

Note:Y ourwiredconnectionmightlookdifferentfromtheaboveillustrations.

Softwareconguration

ConsultyourInternetServiceProvider(ISP)fordetailsonhowtocongureyourcomputerforwired

connections.

Wirelessconnection

WirelessconnectionsprovidemobileaccesstotheInternet,enablingyoutostayonlineanywherethe

wirelesssignalcovers.

Dividedbythesignalscales,awirelessconnectiontotheInternetcanbeestablishedusingthefollowing

standards.

WirelessconnectionDescription

Wi-FiWi-Finetworkscoverasmallphysicalarea,likeahome,ofce,orsmallgroupof

buildings.Anaccesspointisnecessaryfortheconnection.

WiMAXWiMAXnetworksconnectseveralWirelessLANsystemstocoverametropolitan

area,providinghigh-speedbroadbandandprovidehigh-speedbroadbandaccess.

Toenablewirelesscommunications,pressFn+F5.

Hardwareconnection

ForLenovoZhaoYangK29models:

1

2

ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:

1

2

1Wirelessaccesspoint(notsupplied)

2Wi-Fi/WiMAXnetwork

Chapter3.Connectingtothenetwork29

Softwareconguration

ConsultyourInternetServiceProviderandsearchtheWindowsHelpandSupportCenterfordetailsonhow

tocongureyourcomputerforwirelessconnections.

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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.

Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow

manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Makeminormodicationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfortcaused

bylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelptoprevent

minordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

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,usechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide

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”onpage33

•“Usingpasswords”onpage33

•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage33

•“UsingtheActiveProtectionSystemprogram”onpage33

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputertohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour

permission.

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

rightscreenofthemenu.

Note:ToentertheBIOSprogram,pressF1whentheLenovologoisdisplayedonthescreenwhilethe

computerisstartingup.

Usingangerprintreader

Withthengerprintreader,inadditiontoregisteringngerprintinformationandusingitasapasswordfor

WindowsoperatingsystemorWebsitelogon,youalsocanlaunchapplicationsquicklyandencryptprivate

datawithyourngerprinttosecureyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,refertotheonlinehelpinformation

systemofthengerprintsoftware.

UsingtheActiveProtectionSystemprogram

SomeLenovomodelshavetheActiveProtectionSystemprogrampreinstalled.

Asareliablesafeguard,theActiveProtectionSystemprogramreducesthepossibilityofshockdamage

totheharddiskdrivethatmayresultindataloss.Whenyourcomputerissubjecttoshockorexcessive

vibration,theshocksensorinthecomputerdetectstheconditionandstopstheharddiskdriveuntilthe

environmentisstableagain.

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Chapter6.Recoveryoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsforyourcomputer.

•“UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage35

•“UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage36

UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramontheWindows7operating

system

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theOneKey®RecoveryProprogramenableyoutodothefollowing:

•Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe

operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Y oucandesignatewherethe

OneKeyRecoveryProprogramstoresthebackup.

•UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace

TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat

operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery

operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowing

recoveryoperationsfromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.

•Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures

thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheOneKeyRecoveryProprogram.

SolvingrecoveryproblemsontheWindows7operatingsystem

ToreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

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:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment

fromarescuemediumorrecoverymedium,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddisk

drive,adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartup

devicesequence.Youmustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthe

startupdevicesequenceintheBIOSprogram.GototheStartupmenu,andthenselecttheBootmenu

totemporarilyorpermanentlychangethestartupdevicesequence.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem

inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramontheWindows8operating

system

YourcomputercomeswitharecoveryprogrampreinstalledontheWindows8operatingsystem.The

recoveryprogramenablesyoutodothefollowing:

•Refreshingyourcomputer

Thisprogramenablesyoutorestoreyourcomputertofactorydefaultsettingswhilepreservingthe

dataontheharddiskdrive.

Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.Thenfollowthe

on-screeninstructionstorefreshyourcomputer.

•Resettingyourcomputer

Whenyouusetherecoveryprogramtoresetyourcomputer,allthedatastoredontheharddiskdrivewill

bedeletedandthecomputerwillberestoredtothefactorydefaultsettings.

Attention:Toavoiddataloss,backupyourdatainadvance.

Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.Thenfollowthe

on-screeninstructionstoresetyourcomputer.

Note:Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallthedrivers

forsomedevices.

•Advancedstartupoptions

Advancedstartupoptionsenableyoutostartupfromanexternaldriveordisc,changeyourcomputer

settings,changethestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,orrestoretheWindowsoperating

systemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoption,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.Then

followtheon-screeninstructionstochangethesettingsasdesired.

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Formoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedonyourcomputer,refertotheonlinehelp

informationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.

Chapter6.Recoveryoverview37

38UserGuide

Chapter7.Preventingproblems

AnimportantpartofowningaLenovonotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcan

avoidcommonproblems.Thechapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyoukeepyourcomputerrunning

smoothly.

•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage39

•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage40

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.Y oumightwanttoreadthedevice

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,placeitonthebackseattoavoidbeingmissed.

•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.

Chapter7.Preventingproblems41

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.

Registeringyourcomputer

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,doeitherofthefollowing:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstoregisteryour

computer.

•ConnectyourcomputertotheInternetandregisteryourcomputerthroughapreinstalledregistration

program.

–FortheWindows7operatingsystem:ThepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogramlaunches

automaticallyafteryouhaveusedyourcomputerforatime.Followtheon-screeninstructionsto

registeryourcomputer.

–FortheWindows8operatingsystem:LaunchtheLenovoSupportprogram.ThenclickRegistration

andfollowtheon-screeninstructionstoregisteryourcomputer.

Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer

•OnlyanauthorizedLenovorepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.

•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.

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Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems

Thischapterprovidesinformationonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Troubleshooting

Tomakesurethatyourcomputerhasthefeaturesthatareintroducedinthefollowingsections,consultthe

onlinehelporthelistshippedwithyourcomputer.

Batteryandpowerproblems

Thistopiccontainsinstructionsontroubleshootingbatteryandpowerproblems.

Batteryproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

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

Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthe

poweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedonthetaskbar.Alsotheacpowerindicatordoes

notlightup.

Dothefollowing:

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1.Makesurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonconnectingtheac

poweradapter,seeSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

2.Iftheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect,turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpower

adapterandremovethemainbattery.

3.Reinstallthebatteryandreconnecttheacpoweradapter,thenturnonthecomputer.

Ifthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedonthetaskbarandtheacpowerindicatordoesnotlightup,

havetheacpoweradapterandyourcomputerserviced.

Astartupproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

TheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.

OntheWindowsoperatingsystem,usetherecoveryprogrampreinstalledonyourcomputertohelpsolveor

identifyyourproblem.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsinChapter6“Recoveryoverview”onpage35

Sleepandhibernationproblems

Thecriticallow-batteryerrormessageappears,andthecomputerimmediatelyturnsoff.

Thebatterypowerisgettinglow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandplugitintoanelectrical

outlet,orreplacethebatterywithachargedone.

ThecomputerenterssleepmodeimmediatelyafterPower-onself-test(POST)

Makesurethat:

•Thebatteryischarged.

•Theoperatingtemperatureiswithintheacceptablerange.refertoChapter7“Preventingproblems”

onpage39.

Computerscreenproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Thescreenisblank.

Doanyofthefollowing:

•Ifyouareusingtheacpoweradapterorusingthebattery,andthebatterystatusindicatorison,press

Fn+uparrowtoincreasethescreenbrightness.

•Ifthepowerindicatorisinblinking,pressthepowerbuttontoresumefromthesleepmode.

•PressFn+F2toconrmwhethertheLCDscreenhasbeenturnedoff.

Iftheproblempersists,followthesolutionto“Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.”onpage44.

Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.

Makesurethat:

•Thedisplaydevicedriverisinstalledcorrectly.

•Thescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.

•Themonitortypeiscorrect.

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Incorrectcharactersappearonthescreen.

Checkwhetheryouhaveinstalledtheoperatingsystemorapplicationscorrectly.Ifyes,havethecomputer

serviced.

WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnotbeep

whilestartingup.

Makesurethat:

•Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.

•Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking

electricaloutlet.

•Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconrmation.)

Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.

WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen.

Restoreyourbackuplesorrestoreyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsusingthepreinstalled

recoveryprogramsonyourcomputer.Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.

Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.

Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmaybeenabled.Dooneofthefollowingtoexitfromthescreen

saverortoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode:

•PresstheFnkey.

•Pressthepowerbutton.

•PressFn+F2toconrmwhethertheLCDscreenhasbeenturnedoff.

Problemswithdrivesandotherstoragedevices

Thissectionincludesharddiskdriveproblemsandopticaldriveproblems.

Harddiskdriveproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Theharddiskdrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.

Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:

•Whentheharddiskdrivebeginsornishesgettingaccesstodata.

•Whenyoucarrytheharddiskdrive.

•Whenyoucarryyourcomputer.

Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveandisnotadefect.

Theharddiskdrivedoesnotwork.

GototheStartupmenuoftheBIOS,andthenselecttheBootmenu.Makesurethattheharddiskdriveis

ontheBootpriorityorderlist.IfitisontheExcludedfrombootorderlist,itisdisabled.Selecttheentry

foritonthelistandpresstheShift+1key.ThismovestheentrytotheBootpriorityorderlist.

Opticaldriveproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems45

YouhearanoisefromthedrivewhentheCD,DVD,orCD-RWdiscisspinning.

Ifthediscisnotcorrectlyloadedonthecenterpivotofthedrive,itmightrubagainstthedrivecoverand

makeanoise.Makesurethatthediscisloadedcorrectlyinthedrive.

Thetraydoesnotopenevenifyoupresstheejectbutton.

Whenyourcomputerisnotturnedon,pressingtheejectbuttondoesnotcausethedrivetraytoopen.Make

surethatthecomputeristurnedonandthatthedriveconnectorisrmlyconnectedtothecomputer.

Ifthetraystilldoesnotopen,makesurethatthecomputerisrunning,andinserttheendofastraightened

paperclipintotheemergencyejecthole.Thetraywillopen.

OneKeyRecoveryProprogramproblems

Backupcannotbemade.

Makesurethat:

•YouarenotusingaWindowsoperatingsystem.

•Thereisnotenoughspacetostorethebackupdata.Youwillneedtofreemoreharddiskdrivespaceon

yoursystempartition(Cdrive).

Failtorestoresystempartitiontofactorydefault.

Thesystempartition,suchasthepartitionsizeorthedrivecapacityofC,hasbeenmodied.

Apasswordproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Iforgotmypassword.

Doanyofthefollowing:

•Ifyouforgetyouruserpassword,youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedservicerora

marketingrepresentativetohavethepasswordchanged.

•Ifyouforgetyourharddiskdrivepassword,aLenovoauthorizedservicercannotresetyourpasswordor

recoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedservicerora

marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee

willbechargedforpartsandservice.

•Ifyouforgetyoursupervisorpassword,aLenovoauthorizedservicercannotresetyourpassword.Y ou

musttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe

systemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Asoundproblem

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Nosoundcanbeheardfromthespeakerevenwhenthevolumeisturnedup.

Makesurethat:

•Themutefunctionisoff.

•Theheadphonejackisnotused.

•Speakersareselectedastheplaybackdevice.

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Otherproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Yourcomputerdoesnotrespond.

Doeitherofthefollowing:

•Toturnoffyourcomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor4secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstill

doesnotrespond,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.

•Yourcomputermightlockwhenitenterssleepmodeduringacommunicationoperation.Disablethe

sleeptimerwhenyouareworkingonthenetwork.

Thecomputerdoesnotstartfromadeviceyouwant.

Dothefollowing:

1.GototheStartupmenuoftheBIOS,andthenselecttheBootmenu.MakesurethattheBootPriority

Orderoptionstartsfromthedeviceyouwant.

2.Alsomakesurethatthedevicefromwhichthecomputerstartsisenabled.GototheStartupmenuof

theBIOS,andthenselecttheBootmenu.MakesurethatthedeviceisincludedintheBootPriority

Orderlist.

3.PressF12whentheLenovologoappearsonthescreenwhilethecomputerisstartinguptoselect

thedeviceyouwantthecomputerstartsfrom.

Theconnectedexternaldevicedoesnotwork.

Makesurethat:

•DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBcableswhilethecomputeris

turnedon;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.

•WhenusingahighpowerconsumptionexternaldevicessuchasanexternalUSBopticaldrive,use

externaldevicepoweradapter.Otherwise,thedevicemaynotberecognized,orthesystemmightbe

turnedoff.

Formoretechnicalsupport,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

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AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation

Wirelessrelatedinformation

Wirelessinteroperability

TheWirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductthat

isbasedonDSSS,CCK,and/orOFDMradiotechnology,andiscompliantto:

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

theInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.

•TheWiFicerticationasdenedbytheWi-FiAlliance.

YourBluetoothcardiscomplianttoBluetoothSpecication4.0asdenedbytheBluetoothSpecialInterest

GroupSIG,itsupportsthefollowingpro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

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•BatteryStatusProle

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.

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AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment

whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin

recyclingtheirITproducts.InformationonproductrecyclingofferingscanbefoundonLenovo'sInternet

siteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling.

ChinaWEEEstatement

©CopyrightLenovo201251

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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)

ChinaRoHS

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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.Y oucansend

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.

©CopyrightLenovo201255

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Lenovo

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