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UserGuide
ThinkPadL420,L421,andL520
Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthefollowing:
•SafetyandWarrantyGuide
•ThinkPadRegulatoryNotice
•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi
•AppendixC“Notices”onpage201
TheSafetyandWarrantyGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedontheWebsite.Toreferto
them,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support,andthenclickUserGuides&Manuals.
ThirdEdition(May2012)
©CopyrightLenovo2012.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration
“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Readthisrst..............v
Importantsafetyinformation..........vi
Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii
Safetyguidelines............vii
Chapter1.ProductOverview......1
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,features,
andindicators................1
Frontview................2
Right-sideview..............4
Left-sideview..............5
Bottomview...............7
Rearview................8
Statusindicators.............9
Locatingimportantproductinformation.....11
Machinetypeandmodellabel.......11
FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel..11
CerticateofAuthenticitylabel......13
Features.................13
Specications...............14
Operatingenvironment...........15
ThinkVantageTechnologiesandsoftware....16
AccessingapplicationsinWindows7....16
AccessConnections..........17
ActiveProtectionSystem.........18
FingerprintSoftware...........18
LenovoSolutionCenter.........18
LenovoThinkVantageTools........18
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.......19
MessageCenterPlus..........19
PasswordManager...........19
PowerManager............19
ProductRecovery...........19
PresentationDirector..........20
RescueandRecovery..........20
SimpleTap..............20
SystemUpdate............20
ThinkVantageGPS...........20
ThinkVantageProductivityCenter.....21
Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...23
Registeryourcomputer...........23
Frequentlyaskedquestions.........23
Specialkeysandbuttons..........25
ThinkVantagebutton..........25
Numerickeypad............25
Functionkeycombinations........27
Volumeandmutebuttons........30
WindowskeyandApplicationkey.....31
UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice.......32
UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice....33
Usingthetouchpad...........34
BehavioroftheUltraNavandanexternal
mouse................35
AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray.35
Powermanagement............36
Checkingbatterystatus.........36
Usingtheacpoweradapter........36
Chargingthebattery..........37
Maximizingbatterylife..........37
Managingyourbatterypower.......37
Power-savingmodes..........37
Handlingthebattery...........39
Connectingtothenetwork..........40
Ethernetconnections..........40
Wirelessconnections..........40
Usingaprojectororexternaldisplay......48
Changingdisplaysettings........48
Connectingaprojectororexternaldisplay..49
Settingupapresentation.........53
Usingdualdisplays...........54
Usingacolorprole............55
Usingaudiofeatures............56
Usinganintegratedcamera.........56
Usingopticaldrive.............57
Usingthemediacardreader.........57
InsertinganExpressCard,aSmartcard,ora
FlashMediaCard............58
RemovinganExpressCard,aSmartcard,ora
FlashMediaCard............59
Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..61
Accessibilityandcomfort..........61
Ergonomicinformation..........61
Adjustingyourcomputertotyou.....62
Accessibilityinformation.........63
FullScreenMagnierfunction.......63
Travelingwithyourcomputer.........64
Traveltips...............64
Travelaccessories...........64
Chapter4.Security..........67
Attachingamechanicallock.........67
Usingpasswords..............67
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Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode....68
UsingPassphrase...........68
Power-onpassword...........70
Harddiskpasswords..........71
Supervisorpassword..........73
Harddisksecurity.............75
Settingthesecuritychip...........75
Usingangerprintreader..........76
Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive
orsolidstatedrive.............78
Usingandunderstandingrewalls.......79
Protectingdataagainstviruses........79
Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....81
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......81
Creatingrecoverymedia.........82
Usingrecoverymedia..........82
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...83
Performingabackupoperation......83
Performingarecoveryoperation......83
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...84
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......85
Creatingarescuemedium........85
Usingarescuemedium.........86
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................86
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........87
Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....89
Staticelectricityprevention..........89
Replacingthebattery............89
Replacingthememory...........91
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........93
Replacingthesolidstatedrive........97
InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstate
drive...................101
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........103
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........104
Replacingthepalmrest...........106
ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LAN/WiMAXconnection...........110
InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessWANconnection.........111
Replacingtheintegratedcamera.......114
Chapter7.Enhancingyour
computer..............119
FindingThinkPadoptions..........119
ThinkPadportreplicatoranddockingstation...119
Frontview...............120
Rearview...............122
AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror
dockingstation.............125
DetachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror
dockingstation.............127
Securityfeature............128
Usingthesystemlockkey........129
Chapter8.Advanced
conguration............131
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......131
Beforeyoubegin............131
InstallingWindows7..........132
InstallingWindowsVista.........132
InstallingWindowsXP..........133
Installingdevicedrivers...........135
Installingdriverforthe4-in-1Mediacard
reader................135
InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............136
InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............137
Installingotherdevicedrivers.......137
BIOSSetupUtility.............138
Congmenu..............139
Dateandtimemenu...........139
Securitymenu.............139
Startupmenu.............140
Restartmenu.............142
BIOSSetupUtilityitems.........143
UpdatingyoursystemBIOS.......148
Usingsystemmanagement..........149
Systemmanagement..........149
Settingmanagementfeatures.......150
Chapter9.Preventingproblems..151
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......151
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....152
GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite..152
GettingthelatestdriversusingThinkVantage
SystemUpdate............152
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........153
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....154
Chapter10.Troubleshooting
computerproblems.........157
Diagnosingproblems............157
UsingtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram..157
UsingLenovoThinkVantageToolbox....157
UsingtheLenovoSupportWebsite....158
Troubleshooting..............158
Computerstopsresponding.......158
Spillsonthekeyboard..........159
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Errormessagesandbeeperrors......159
Errorswithoutmessages.........161
Memoryproblems...........162
Networking..............163
Keyboardandotherpointingdevices....167
Displayandmultimediadevices......168
Fingerprintreaderproblems........178
Batteryandpower...........178
Drivesandotherstoragedevices.....182
Softwareproblems...........184
Portsandconnectors..........184
Chapter11.Gettingsupport....187
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........187
Registeryourcomputer.........187
Downloadsystemupdates........187
Recordinformation...........187
Gettinghelpandservice...........188
Usingdiagnosticprograms........188
LenovoSupportWebsite.........188
CallingLenovo.............188
Purchasingadditionalservices........189
AppendixA.Regulatory
information.............191
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........191
LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............192
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....193
Exportclassicationnotice..........193
Electronicemissionnotices..........193
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........193
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............194
EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...194
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...194
KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....195
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..195
Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper
phase................195
Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor
Taiwan................195
Additionalregulatoryinformation.......195
AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling
statements.............197
ImportantWEEEInformation.........197
Japanrecyclingstatements.........197
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........198
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates
andCanada................198
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean
Union..................199
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....199
AppendixC.Notices.........201
Trademarks................202
AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous
SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....203
ChinaRoHS................203
TurkishRoHS...............203
UkraineRoHS...............203
IndiaRoHS................204
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ivUserGuide
Readthisrst
Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretocontinuetogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyour
computer.Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.
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.
•Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfrom
yourcomputer.
•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.
Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.
•Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfrom
yourcomputer.
Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.
Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.
•Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a
keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbe
walkedon,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orin
anywaysubjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationof
yourcomputer.
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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.
Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe
following,andmakesurethatthe“powerswitch”onpage9isofforisblinking:
•Turnitoff.
•PressFn+F4toputitinsleep(standby)mode
•PressFn+F12toputitinhibernationmode.
Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.
Handleyourcomputergently.
•Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectson
yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.
Carryyourcomputercarefully.
•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.
•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.
•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep
(standby)mode(Fn+F4),orinhibernationmode(Fn+F12).Donotputacomputer
inacarryingcasewhileitisturnedon.
Importantsafetyinformation
Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationrst.
Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookpersonalcomputer.Followandretainallinformation
includedwithyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchase
agreementortheLenovo®LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,seetheSafetyandWarrantyGuide
camewithyourcomputer.ThelatestSafetyandWarrantyGuidehasbeenuploadedontheWebsite
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal
computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential
safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducethese
risks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandinthe
operatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowing
theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourself
fromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.
Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebook
computers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhave
suchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-sized
internalbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothe
batterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.
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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction
Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough
thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby
anauthorizedservicer.
Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare
occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou
mighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthatan
internalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner.Or,theymightindicate
apotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.
ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphone
numbers,seethefollowingWebsite:
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.
Formoreinformation,seetheSafetyandWarrantyGuidecamewithyourcomputer.ThelatestSafetyand
WarrantyGuidehasbeenuploadedontheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Serviceandupgrades
DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.
Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare
referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor
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customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake
surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Formore
informationonCRUs,refertotheReplacingdevicesforthisproduct.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns,
contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.
Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.
DANGER
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.
CAUTION:
BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputer
coolbeforeopeningthecover.
Powercordsandpoweradapters
DANGER
Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.
Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F,3G,0.75mm2,or
better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.
Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin
waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.
Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.
Protectpowercordandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercordor
poweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronoorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.Liquids
cancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressedby
misuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnector
terminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.
Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.
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DonotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheACinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheACinputoranywhereonthepoweradapter.
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
circuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads
andbranchcircuitratings.
Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose
totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.
Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare
installing.
Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.
Powersupplystatement
DANGER
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
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Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Externaldevices
CAUTION:
DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)and
1394cableswhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoid
possibledamagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdownto
disconnectexternaldevices.
Batteries
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.
Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeable
batteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadischargedstatecould
increasetheriskofabatteryshortcircuit,whichcouldshortenthelifeofthebatteryandcanalso
poseasafetyhazard.DonotletrechargeableLithium-Ionbatteriescompletelydischargeorstore
thesebatteriesinadischargedstate.
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Rechargeablebatterynotice
DANGER
Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.Attemptingtodosocancausean
explosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.Abatterypackotherthantheonespeciedby
Lenovo,oradisassembledormodiedbatterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:
•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.
CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:
ProductscontainingCR(manganesedioxide)lithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.
PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply.Goto:
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
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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.
•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.
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•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Liquidcrystaldisplaynotice
CAUTION:
Forproductswithmercury-containinguorescentlamps(i.e.,non-LED)
•Theuorescentlampintheliquidcrystaldisplaycontainsmercury;disposeaccordingtolocal,
state,orfederallaws.
•TheLiquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)ismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputer
cancausetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternaluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyour
hands,immediatelywashtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptoms
arepresentafterwashing,getmedicalcare.
Usingheadphonesorearphones
Ifyourcomputerhasbothaheadphoneconnectorandanaudio-outconnector,alwaysusetheheadphone
connectorforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)orearphones.
CAUTION:
Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof
theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphonesandheadphonesoutputvoltageandthereforethe
soundpressurelevel.
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.
NoticeforTabletPCusers
SafetyNoticeforusersinAustralia:
xivUserGuide
DANGER
Donotconnectphonelinewhileusingtabletmode.
NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.
ManyPCproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsorcordstoconnect
theaccessorytoaPC.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,thenthefollowingwarningapplies:
WARNING
Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproductwillexpose
youtolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
Savetheseinstructions.
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Chapter1.ProductOverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locatingimportantproductinformation,
computerfeatures,specications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledsoftwareprograms.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,features,andindicators”onpage1
•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage11
•“Features”onpage13
•“Specications”onpage14
•“Operatingenvironment”onpage15
•“ThinkVantageTechnologiesandsoftware”onpage16
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,features,andindicators
Thissectionintroducesyoutothehardwarefeaturesofyourcomputer,andthengivesyouthebasic
informationyou'llneedtostarttakingadvantageofitsfunctions.
•“Frontview”onpage2
•“Right-sideview”onpage4
•“Left-sideview”onpage5
•“Rearview”onpage8
•“Bottomview”onpage7
•“Statusindicators”onpage9
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Frontview
Figure1.ThinkPadL420andL520frontview
1Computerdisplay2Powerswitch
3Built-instereospeakers4TrackPointpointingstick
5TrackPointbuttons6Built-instereospeakers
7UltraConnectwirelessantennas(left)8Integratedcamera
9Built-inmicrophone10UltraConnectwirelessantennas(right)
11ThinkVantagebutton12System-statusindicators
13Fingerprintreader14Power-statusindicators
15Bluetoothantenna16PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLAN/WiMAX
17Touchpad18Touchpadbuttons
19Fnkey20Volumecontrolbuttons
1Computerdisplay
Thehigh-resolution,thin-lmtransistor(TFT)displayprovidesclearandbrillianttextandgraphics.
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Changingdisplaysettings”onpage48.
2Powerswitch
Thepowerswitchislitwheneverthecomputerisonandisnotlitwhenthecomputerisinsleep(standby)
mode.
Usethepowerswitchtoturnonthecomputer.Toturnoffyourcomputer,usetheStartmenushutdown
options.
Ifyoucannotturnoffthecomputerbythismethod,pressandholdthepowerswitchfor2seconds.
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Ifyourcomputerstopsresponding,andyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerswitchfor4seconds
ormore.Ifthesystemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.
ThepowerswitchcanalsobeprogrammedviaPowerManagertoshutdownthecomputerorputitinto
sleep(standby)orhibernationmode.
36Built-instereospeakers
Thestereospeakersarebuiltintoyourcomputer.
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Volumeandmutebuttons”onpage30.
UltraNav®
4TrackPoint®pointingstick5TrackPointbuttons
17Touchpad18Touchpadbuttons
ThekeyboardcontainstheuniqueTrackPointpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareallpart
ofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourngersfromtypingposition.
MoveyourngertipacrosstheUltraNavtouchpadtomovethepointer.
TheTrackPointandTrackPointbuttonsprovidefunctionssimilartothoseofamouseanditsbuttons.
710UltraConnect™wirelessantennas
Thebuilt-inantennasforthewirelesscommunicationarelocatedatthetopleftandtoprightportionsof
yourcomputerdisplay.
8Integratedcamera(somemodels)
Somemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Byusingthiscamera,youcantakepicturesorholdavideo
conference.
9Built-inmicrophone
Thebuilt-inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenusedwithanapplicationprogramcapableof
handlingaudio.
11ThinkVantage®button
YoucanusetheThinkVantagebuttontointerruptthestartupsequenceofyourcomputerandstartthe
RescueandRecovery®workspace,whichrunsindependentlyoftheWindows®operatingsystemand
ishiddenfromit.
12System-statusindicators
YourcomputerhasaharddiskdriveaccessindicatorandaCapsLockindicator.
IfyourcomputerisshippedwithawirelessLANfeature,awirelessWiMAXfeature,awirelessWANfeature,
andaBluetooth,italsohasaWirelessLAN/WAN/WiMAXstatusindicatorandaBluetoothstatusindicator.
13Fingerprintreader(somemodels)
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingangerprintreader”onpage76.
14Power-statusindicators
Thepower-statusindicatorsshowwhetherthecomputerisinsleep(standby),hibernation,ornormalmode
andshowthechargelevelofthebattery.
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15Bluetoothantenna(somemodels)
IfyourcomputercomeswiththeIntegratedBluetoothfeatures,theantennaislocatedundertheright
sideofthepalmrest.
16PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessLAN/WiMAX(somemodels)
YourcomputermightincludeaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXinthePCIExpressMiniCard
slotwhichenableswirelessLAN/WiMAXcommunications.
19Fnkey
UsetheFnkeytotakeadvantageofThinkPad®functions.TouseThinkPadfunctions,pressFn+therequired
functionkeymarkedinblue.
20Volumecontrolbuttons
Thebuilt-involumebuttonsenableyoutoquicklyadjustthevolumeofthesoundfromyourcomputer,mute
thesoundentirely,orsetthemicrophonetomute.
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Volumeandmutebuttons”onpage30.
Right-sideview
Figure2.ThinkPadL420andL520right-sideview
1Powerjack2Opticaldrive
3Mediacardreader4USBconnectors(right)
5Wirelessradioswitch
1Powerjack
Theacpoweradaptercableconnectstothecomputerpowerjacktoprovidepowertothecomputerand
chargethebattery.
2Opticaldrive
Yourcomputerhasaslotforanopticaldrive.
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3Mediacardreader
YoucaninstallanSDCard,anSDXCCard,aSDHCCard,andanMMCCard(MultiMediaCard),inthe
Mediacardreaderofyourcomputer.
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage57.
4USBconnectors(right)
TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorsareusedforconnectingUSBinterface-compatibledevices,such
asaprinterordigitalcamera.
Note:YourcomputeriscompatiblewithUSB1.1andUSB2.0.
5Wirelessradioswitch
Youcanusethisswitchtodisablethewirelessradioofallthewirelessdevicesonyourcomputer.
Left-sideview
Figure3.ThinkPadL420andL520left-sideview
1Fanlouvers(left)2Monitorconnector
3Ethernetconnector4eSATA/USBcomboconnector(left)
5DisplayPortconnector654mm-wideExpressCardslot
7Comboaudiojack
1Fanlouvers(left)
Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.
Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
2Monitorconnector
Youcanattachanexternalmonitororaprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaycomputerinformation.
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage49.
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3Ethernetconnector
ConnectyourcomputertoaLANwiththeEthernetconnector.
Twoindicators,tothelowerleftandthelowerrightoftheconnector,showthestatusofthenetwork
connection.WhenyourcomputerconnectstoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkisavailable,thelower
leftindicatorissolidgreen.Whiledataisbeingtransmitted,thelowerrightindicatorblinksyellow.
DANGER
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.
4eSATA/USBcomboconnector(left)
TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorsareusedforconnectingUSBinterface-compatibledevices,such
asaprinterordigitalcamera.
Note:YourcomputeriscompatiblewithUSB1.1orUSB2.0.
YoucanalsoconnectanexternalSATAdevice,suchasanexternalharddiskdrive,tothisconnector.
Note:Toavoiddamagingtheconnector,becarefulwhenyouattachacablefromtheexternalSATAdevice
totheconnector.
5DisplayPortconnector
YourcomputermayhaveaDisplayPortconnector,thelatestdigitaldisplayinterfaceforconnectionto
variousexternaldevices.
TheDisplayPortconnectorsupportsadaptersthatcanplugintoDVIorVGAport.
654mm-wideExpressCardslot
Yourcomputerhasa54mm-wideExpressCardslot.
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage57.
7Comboaudiojack
Yourcomputerhasacomboaudiojack.Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneor
aheadset,thathasa3.5mm4-poleplug,tothecomboaudiojack.
Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformationabouttheaudio
devicessupportedbythecomboaudiojackofyourcomputer,see“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage56.
Note:
Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhone®mobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupressit,theheadsetmicrophonewill
bedisabled,andtheinternalmicrophonewillbeenabledinstead.
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Bottomview
Figure4.ThinkPadL420andL520bottomview
1Battery2Dockingconnector(somemodels)
3Harddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive4Memory-upgradeslotd
5PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANcardor
mSATAsolidstatedrive(somemodels)d
6SIMcardslot
1Battery
Useyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpoweradapterisunavailable.
Byinstallinganextendedlifebatteryavailableasanoptionyoucanextendtheoperatingtimeofthe
computer.
YoucanalsousePowerManagertoadjustyourpowersettingasneeded.Fordetails,refertotheinstructions
in“PowerManager”onpage19.
2Dockingconnector(somemodels)
Dependingonmodels,yourcomputermayequippedwithadockingconnector.Thedockingconnectorcan
extendthecomputercapabilitieswhenyouareinyourofceorhomewithaThinkPadportreplicatoror
aThinkPaddockingstation.
Note:Ifyourcomputerhasadockingconnector,itsupportsThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPad
MiniDockSeries3,andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
3Harddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive
Yourcomputermayhavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdrivethatcanmeetavariety
ofstoragedemands.Tokeepthedataonyourdrivesafe,ActiveProtectionSystem™isinstalledonyour
computer.Fordetails,referto“ActiveProtectionSystem”onpage18.
WithLenovotechnologiesadvancingtoprovideyouwiththebestengineeredsystems,somemodels
areequippedwithasolidstatedrivefordatastorage.Thiscutting-edgetechnologyenablesnotebook
computerstobelighterandfaster.
Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourhard
diskdrive.
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4Memory-upgradeslot
Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthememory
bay.Memorymodulesareavailableasoptions.
5PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANcardormSATAsolidstatedrive(somemodels)
YourcomputermightincludeaPCIExpressMiniCardinthePCIExpressMiniCardslotwhichenables
wirelessWANcommunications.
WithLenovotechnologiesadvancingtoprovideyouwiththebestengineeredsystems,somemodelsare
equippedwithamSATAsolidstatedrivefordatastorage.
6SIMcardslot(somemodels)
IfyourcomputerhasawirelessWAN(WideAreaNetwork)feature,itmayrequireaSIM(Subscriber
IdenticationModule)cardtoestablishawirelessWANconnection.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,
theSIMcardmaybealreadyinstalledintheSIMcardslot.
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage104.
Rearview
Figure5.ThinkPadL420andL520rearview
1AlwaysonUSBconnector2Securitykeyhole
3Fanlouvers(rear)
1AlwaysonUSBconnector
TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorisusedforconnectingUSBinterface-compatibledevices,such
asaprinterordigitalcamera.
Bydefault,evenwhenyourcomputerisinsleep(standby)mode,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorstillenables
youtochargesomedevices,suchasiPod®andiPhoneandBlackBerry®smartphones,byattachingthe
devicestotheconnector.
However,withtheacpoweradapterattached,ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputer
isinhibernationmodeorpoweredoff,youwillneedtoopenthePowerManagerprogramandcongure
correspondingsettingstoenabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorfunction.Fordetailsabouthowtoenable
theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorfunction,refertotheonlinehelpofthePowerManagerprogram.
Note:YourcomputeriscompatiblewithUSB1.1orUSB2.0.
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2Securitykeyhole
Yourcomputercomeswithasecuritykeyhole.Youcanpurchaseasecuritycableandlocktotthiskeyhole.
Note:Forsomemodels,thesecuritykeyholeisattherightsideofthecomputer.
3Fanlouvers(rear)
Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.
Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
Statusindicators
Thestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.
System-statusindicators
Yourcomputerhassystem-statusindicators.Thefollowingshowsthelocationandthemeaningofeach
indicator:
1PowerOn
Thecomputerisonandreadytouse.Thepowerswitchstayslitwheneverthecomputerisonandisnot
litwhenthecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.
2Numericlock
Bydefault,whenthenumericlockison,thenumericlockindicatorisdisplayedonthescreen.Tochangethe
settingsofthenumericlockindicator,see“Changingdisplaysettings”onpage48.
3DeviceAccess
Aharddiskdriveisbeingusedtoreadorwritedata.Whenthisindicatorisblinking,donotputthe
computerintosleep(standby)modeorturnitoff.
4CapsLock
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CapsLockmodeisenabled.Youcanenterallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)inuppercasewithoutpressing
theShiftkey.
Note:Anothermodeavailableforyourcomputer,thoughthereisnoindicatorforit,isScrollLockmode.
Whenthismodeisenabled,thearrowkeyscanbeusedasfunctionkeysforscreen-scrolling,butnotfor
movingthecursor.Toenableordisablethismode,presstheScrLkkey.Notallapplicationprograms
supportthisfunction.
Power-statusindicators
Thecomputerhasstatusindicatorsthatshowthemode(sleep/standby,hibernation,ornormal)andthe
statusofthebattery.Thefollowingshowsthelocationandthemeaningoftheindicators:
1Batterystatus
•Green:Thebatteryhasmorethan20%charge.
•Orange:Thebatteryhasbetween5%and20%charge
•Fastblinkingorange:Thebatteryhaslessthan5%charge.
Note:Thebatterymaybecharging.
•Slowblinkingorange:Thebatteryisbeingcharged.Whenitreaches20%,theblinkingcolorchangesto
green.
•Slowblinkinggreen:Thebatteryhasbetween20%and80%charge,andchargingiscontinuing.
Whenthebatteryreaches80%charge,blinkingstops,butthechargingmaycontinueuntilthebatteryis
100%charged.
•Quickblinkingorange:Anerrorhasoccurredinthebattery.
•Thebatterystatusindicatorisoff:Thebatteryisfullychargedorthebatteryisdetached.
Note:Ifthecomputerisoperatingonbatterypower,thebatterystatusindicatordoesnotworkwhilethe
computeristurnedofforisinsleep(standby)modeorhibernationmode.
2Sleep(standbyinWindowsXP)status
•Green:Thecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.
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•Blinkinggreen:Thecomputerisenteringsleep(standby)orhibernationmode,orisresumingnormal
operation.
IfyourcomputerisshippedwithawirelessLANfeature,awirelessWANfeature,aWiMAXfeature,anda
Bluetoothfeature,youcanusethefollowingindicators:
3WirelessLAN/WAN/WiMAXstatus
•Green:ThewirelessLAN/WANorWiMAXfeatureison,andtheradiolinkisreadyforuse.
•Blinkinggreen:Dataisbeingtransmittedinsomemodels.
4Bluetoothstatus
•Green:Thefeatureison,andtheradiolinkisreadyforuse.
•Blinkinggreen:Dataisbeingtransmitted.
Locatingimportantproductinformation
Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourmachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandIC
Certicationlabel,andtheMicrosoft®CerticateofAuthenticity(COA)label.
Machinetypeandmodellabel
Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.IfyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelnumberwillhelpsupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidethehighest
levelofservice.
Youcanndthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputerinthelabelasshownbelow:
FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel
ThereisnoFCCIDorICCerticationnumberforthePCIExpressMiniCardshownontheenclosureof
yourcomputer.TheFCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabelisafxedonthecardinstalledintheMini
PCIExpressCardslotofyourcomputer.
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IfnointegratedwirelessPCIExpressMiniCardhasbeenpreinstalledinyourcomputer,youcaninstall
one.Todothis,followtheprocedurein“ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX
connection”onpage110or“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN
connection”onpage111.
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CerticateofAuthenticitylabel
TheMicrosoftCerticateofAuthenticitylabelforthepreinstalledoperatingsystemisattached.Printedonthis
labelaretheproductIDandtheproductkeyinformationforyourcomputer.Recordthisinformationandkeep
itinasafeplace.Youmightneedthesenumbers,tostartyourcomputerorreinstalltheoperatingsystem.
ThelocationoftheCerticateofAuthenticitylabelofyourcomputerisshownasbelow:
Features
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures.
Processor
•Seethesystempropertiesofyourcomputer.Youcandothisasfollows:ClickStart,right-clickComputer
(inWindowsXP ,MyComputer),thenfromthepulldownmenuselectProperties.
Memory
•Doubledataratethree(DDR3)synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory
Storagedevice
•2.5-inch(7mmheightor9.5mmheight)harddiskdrive(somemodels)
•2.5-inch(7mmheight)solidstatedrive(somemodels)
•mSATAsolidstatedrive(somemodels)
Display
ThecolordisplayusesTFTtechnology:
•Size:14.0inch(355mm)model
–Resolution:
–LCD:Upto1366-by-768
–Externalmonitor:Upto2048-by-1536
•Size:15.6inch(396mm)model
–Resolution:
–LCD:Upto1366-by-768or1600-by-900,dependingonthemodel
–Externalmonitor:Upto2048-by-1536
•Brightnesscontrol
•Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)
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Keyboard
•84-key,85-key,or89-key
•UltraNav(TrackPointandtouchpad)
•Fnkeyfunction
•ThinkVantagebutton
•Volumecontrolbuttons
•Speakermutebutton
•Microphonemutebutton
Interface
•External-monitorconnector
•DisplayPortconnector
•Comboaudiojack
•2UniversalSerialBus(USB)connectors
•1eSATA/UniversalSerialBus(USB)connector
•1AlwaysOnUSBconnector
•Ethernetconnector
•Dockingconnector(onsomemodels)
Cardslot
•54mm-wideExpressCardslot
•Mediacardreader
Opticaldrive
•MultiBurnerDrive,DVD-ROMDrive
Wirelessfeatures
•IntegratedwirelessLAN
•IntegratedBluetooth(onsomemodels)
•IntegratedwirelessWAN(onsomemodels)
•IntegratedWiMAX(onsomemodels)
Securityfeatures
•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)
Specications
Size
•14.0inch(355mm)model
–Width:344mm(13.5inch)
–Depth:233mm(9.2inch)
–Height:32.0to36.0mm(1.26inchto1.41inch)
•15.6inch(396mm)model
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–Width:380mm(15inch)
–Depth:247mm(9.7inch)
–Height:32.0to36.0mm(1.26inchto1.41inch)
Heatoutput
•65W(222Btu/hr)maximumor90W(307Btu/hr)maximum(dependingonthemodel)
Powersource(acpoweradapter)
•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz
•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240VAC,50to60Hz
Batterypack
•Lithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack
Batterylife
•Forpercentageofremainingbatterypower,seethePowerManagerBatteryGaugeinthetaskbar.
PowerManageralsodisplaysagreen,yellowandredindication.Abatteryunderwarrantywithared
indicationiseligibleforawarrantyreplacement.
Operatingenvironment
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutyourcomputeroperatingenvironment.
Environment
•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10,000ft)
•Temperature
–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)Operating:5.0degreesto35.0degreesCelsius(41degreesto95
degreesFahrenheit)Non-operating:5.0degreesto43.0degreesCelsius(41degreesto109degrees
Fahrenheit)
–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurized
condition:31.3degreesCelsius(88degreesFahrenheit)
Note:Whenyouchargethebatterypack,itstemperaturemustbeatleast10degreesCelsius(50degrees
Fahrenheit).
•Relativehumidity:
–Operating:8%to80%
–Non-operating:5%to95%
Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.
Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and
microwaveovenawayfromyourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbythese
appliancescandamagethemonitoranddataontheharddiskorsolidstatedrive.
Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.
Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.
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ThinkVantageTechnologiesandsoftware
LenovopreinstallsonyourPCusefulandhelpfulsoftwareapplicationstohelpyougetstarted,tostay
productivewhileonthemoveandtokeepyouandyourcomputerworking.Lenovooffersenhancedsecurity,
wirelesscomputing,data-migrationandothersolutionsforyourcomputer.
FollowingsectionsprovideinformationaboutThinkVantagetechnologyandothercomputingsolutions,
offeredbyLenovo.
Note:TolearnmoreaboutThinkVantagetechnologiesandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,
gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
AccessingapplicationsinWindows7
IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessapplicationsbyfollowingoneofthe
methodsbelow:
•YoucangettheapplicationsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageTools.
ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools.Thendependingontheapplicationyou
wanttoaccess,double-clickthecorrespondingicon.
Note:IfanapplicationiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsapplicationnavigationwindowisdimmed,
itindicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheapplicationmanually.Toinstalltheapplication,double-clickthe
applicationicon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,
theapplicationiconwillbeactivated.
Table1.ApplicationsonLenovoThinkVantageTools
ApplicationIconname
AccessConnectionsInternetConnection
ActiveProtectionSystemAirbagProtection
FingerprintSoftwareFingerprintReader
LenovoSolutionCenter
or
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
SystemHealthandDiagnostics
MobileBroadbandActivate3GMobileBroadband
PasswordManagerPasswordVault
PowerManagerPowerControls
RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks
RescueandRecoveryEnhancedBackupandRestore
SimpleTapSimpleTap
SystemUpdateUpdateandDrivers
ThinkVantageGPSGPS
•YoucanalsogettheapplicationsfromtheControlPanel.
ClickStart➙ControlPanel.Dependingontheapplicationyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorresponding
sectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.
Note:IfyoudonotndtheapplicationyouneedinControlPanel,opentheLenovoThinkVantageTools
applicationnavigationwindowanddouble-clickthedimmedicontoinstalltheapplicationyouneed.
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Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theapplicationicon
willbeactivatedandyoucanndtheapplicationinControlPanel.
ThesectionsinControlPanel,thegreentexts,andtheapplicationsarelistedinthefollowingtable.
Table2.ApplicationsinControlPanel
ApplicationControlPanelsectionGreentextintheControlPanel
AccessConnectionsNetworkandInternetLenovo-InternetConnection
ActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurity
HardwareandSound
Lenovo-AirbagProtection
CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing
FingerprintSoftwareSystemandSecurity
HardwareandSound
Lenovo-FingerprintReader
or
Lenovo-NotebookFingerprint
Reader
LenovoSolutionCenter
or
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
SystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand
Diagnostics
MobileBroadbandActivateNetworkandInternetLenovo-3GMobileBroadband
PasswordManagerSystemandSecurity
UserAccountsandFamilySafety
Lenovo-PasswordVault
PowerManagerHardwareandSound
SystemandSecurity
Lenovo-PowerControls
RecoveryMediaSystemandSecurityLenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks
SimpleTapProgramsLenovo’sSimpleTap
SystemUpdateSystemandSecurityLenovo-UpdateandDrivers
RescueandRecoverySystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedBackupand
Restore
ThinkVantageGPSNetworkandInternet
SystemandSecurity
Lenovo-GPS
AccessConnections
AccessConnections™isaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocationproles.Each
locationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork
infrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.
Byswitchingbetweenlocationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyand
easilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthecomputer
eachtime.
ToopentheAccessConnectionsprogram,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16.
•ForWindowsVista®andWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙Access
Connections.
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ActiveProtectionSystem
TheActiveProtectionSystemprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputer
detectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.Thehard
diskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating;sothesystemstopsitfromspinning,and
mayalsomovetheread/writeheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshock
sensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),it
turnstheharddiskdriveon.
ToopenActiveProtectionSystem,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:Toconguretheprotectionsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms
➙ThinkVantage➙ActiveProtectionSystem.
FingerprintSoftware
Ifyoursystemcomeswithangerprintreader,theFingerprintSoftwareprogramisinstalledandenables
youtoenrollyourngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thengerprint
authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
Toopenthengerprintsoftware,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ThinkVantage
FingerprintSoftware.
LenovoSolutionCenter
Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith
eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageToolbox”onpage19.
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage157fordetailed
information.
LenovoThinkVantageTools
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramprovidesyoueasyaccesstovarioustechnologies,suchas:
•LenovoSolutionCenterorLenovoThinkVantageToolbox(dependingonthedateofmanufacture)
•PowerManager
•RescueandRecovery
•SystemUpdate
ToaccesstheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantage
Tools.
Note:LenovoThinkVantageToolsisavailableonlyonmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating
system.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeprogram,youcandownloaditfrom
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
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LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith
eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“LenovoSolution
Center”onpage.
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxisadiagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperating
system.Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludes
automaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,andadvanceddiagnosticsand
diagnostichistory.
ToopenLenovoThinkVantageToolbox,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageToolbox.
ForadditionalinformationaboutrunningtheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,refertotheLenovo
ThinkVantageToolboxhelpsystem.
MessageCenterPlus
TheMessageCenterPlusdisplaysmessagestoinformyouabouthelpfulsoftwarethathasbeenpreinstalled
onyourcomputer.Thesoftwareenablesyoutomanagewiredandwirelessconnections,protectyourdata
intheeventofaproblemandautomaticallydiagnoseandresolvepotentialproblemswithyourcomputer.
TheMessageCenterPluscanalsoprovidemessagesaboutnewupdatesavailabletokeepyourcomputer
current.
PasswordManager
ThePasswordManagerprogramenablesuserstomanageandrememberalltheirsensitiveand
easy-to-forgetapplicationandWebsitelogininformation,suchasuserIDs,passwords,andotherpersonal
information.
ToopenPasswordManager,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙Password
Manager.
PowerManager
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour
computer.ByusingthePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyourpowersettingstogiveyouthebest
balancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.
ToopenPowerManager,dothefollowing
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PowerManager.
ProductRecovery
Thisprogramenablesyoutocreaterecoverymediatorestorethecontentsofthesystemdriveorharddisk
drivetothesamestateaswhenthecomputerwasoriginallyshippedfromthefactory.
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Forinformationabouthowtoopenandusethisprogram,referto“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”
onpage81.
PresentationDirector
PresentationDirectorisadisplaycongurationutilitythatenablesyoutogivepresentationsconveniently.It
alsoenablesyoutocreateandmanagethedisplayschemes.However,bydefault,PresentationDirectorhas
somepredenedpresentationschemes.Youcanapplythemtoyourpresentationwithnoneedtosetupa
newscheme.Toapplyapresentationscheme,youcanalsousetheFn+F7keycombination.
ToopenPresentationDirector,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector.
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,PresentationDirectorisnotsupportedbecausetheWindows
7operatingsystemhandlestheexternaldisplaysinstead.
RescueandRecovery
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof
self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙Rescueand
Recovery.
SimpleTap
TheSimpleTapprogramprovidesyouwithaquickwaytocustomizesomebasiccomputersettingssuchas
mutingthespeakers,adjustingthevolume,lockingthecomputeroperatingsystem,launchingaprogram,
openingaWebpage,openingale,andsoon.
TostarttheSimpleTapprograminaquickway,doanyofthefollowing:
•ClicktheSimpleTapicononthedesktop.
•Double-taponthetouchpadusingtwongers.
Note:TheSimpleTapprogramisonlyavailableoncertainmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating
system.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeSimpleTapprogram,youcandownloadit
fromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
SystemUpdate
TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloading
andinstallingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageapplications,devicedrivers,BIOSupdates,andotherthird
partyapplications).Someexamplesofsoftwarethatyoushouldkeepupdatedareprogramsprovidedby
Lenovo,suchastheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
ToopenSystemUpdate,dothefollowing:
•Windows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙SystemUpdate.
ThinkVantageGPS
IfthePCIExpressMiniCardinstalledinyourcomputersupportsGPS,yourcomputercanreceivesignals
fromGPSsatellitesanddetermineitslocation.IfyourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet,youcannd
yourlocationonareal-timemapprovidedbyGoogleMapsorMicrosoftBing™Maps.
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ToopenThinkVantageGPS,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ThinkVantage
GPS.
ThinkVantageProductivityCenter
TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogramprovidesanintegrateduserinterfacetohelpyousetup,
understand,andenhanceyourcomputer.Itisacomprehensive,on-boardhelpandinformationcenterfor
thecomputer.ItenablesyoutoaccessotherThinkVantageTechnologies,viewmessagesfromLenovo,and
performthemostfrequentlyusedtaskssuchasdeviceconguration,wirelessnetworkconguration,and
computermanagementandmaintenance.
ToopentheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprograminWindowsXPorWindowsVista,clickStart➙All
Programs➙ThinkVantage➙ProductivityCenter.
Note:TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogramisavailableonmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows
XPorWindowsVistaoperatingsystem.
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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer
Yourcomputerispowerfulandisloadedwithfeaturesandapplications.Useittoaccomplishanything,
anyday,anytime.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Registeryourcomputer”onpage23
•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage23
•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage25
•“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage32
•“Powermanagement”onpage36
•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage40
•“Usingaprojectororexternaldisplay”onpage48
•“Usingacolorprole”onpage55
•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage56
•“Usinganintegratedcamera”onpage56
•“Usingopticaldrives”onpage57
•“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage57
Registeryourcomputer
Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.
WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youwillalsoreceivethefollowingbenets:
•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp
•Automaticnoticationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers
ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gototheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Thenfollow
theinstructionsonthescreen.
Frequentlyaskedquestions
HereareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofThinkPadNotebook.
Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetond
informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq
CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?
•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollow
theinstructionsonthescreen.
©CopyrightLenovo201223
Onthegoandneedtousebatterypowermoreeffectively?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingapplicationsorsavingles,seethe
explanationabout“power-savingmodes”onpage37.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans(in
WindowsXP,powerschemes)byuseofPowerManager.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom
drainingbyremovingthebattery.Formoreinformationaboutusingthebattery,see“Powermanagement”
onpage36.
Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskorsolid
statedrive?
•StudytheSecuritysectiontondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskorthesolidstatedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon
deletingdatafromyourharddiskorsolidstatedrive”onpage78.
Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?
•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesbyuseofAccessConnections.
•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page40.
•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage64.
•PressFn+F5,orusethewirelessradioswitchtoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.
Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?
•UsePresentationDirectortosetupapresentation.
•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage49.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.
Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?
•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage89formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof
yourcomputer.
•SeeChapter7“Enhancingyourcomputer”onpage119formoreinformationaboutenhancingthe
featuresofyourcomputer.
You'vebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage151.
•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalledsoftware.
•AlsoRecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputerharddiskorsolidstatedrive.Formoreinformation,
seeChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage81.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage131.
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage158.
•“Powerproblems”onpage179.
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Specialkeysandbuttons
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttons.
ThinkVantagebutton
YoucanusetheThinkVantagebuttontointerruptthestartupsequenceofyourcomputerandstartthe
RescueandRecoveryworkspace,whichrunsindependentlyoftheWindowsoperatingsystemandishidden
fromit.IfWindowsisnotrunningproperly,youmayneedtodothefollowing:
•Getthecurrentsysteminformation.
•RescuealefromyourWindowsenvironmentorrestoreback-uples,providedyouhavemadebackups
byuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
•CongureyourcomputerorstarttheBIOSSetupUtility.
AllthiscanbeachievedfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Turnonthecomputer,then,whilethe
“Tointerruptnormalstartup,presstheblueThinkVantagebutton”messageisdisplayedatthelower-leftof
thescreen,presstheThinkVantagebutton.TheRescueandRecoveryscreenopens.
Numerickeypad
Thekeyboardhaskeysthat,whenenabled,workasa10-keynumerickeypad.
Toenableordisablethenumerickeypad,pressandholdShiftorFnandthenpressNmLk(F10).
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Note:Thenextdrawingshowsthelocationsofthekeysthatserveasthe10-keynumerickeypad.The
locationsofthesekeysarethesameoneverykeyboard,thoughforcomputersusingdifferentlanguages,
differentcharactersareprintedonthekeytops.
Ifthenumerickeypadisenabled,pressandholdShifttousethecursor-andscreen-controlkeystemporarily.
Note:Thefunctionsofthecursor-andscreen-controlkeysarenotprintedonthekeys.
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Functionkeycombinations
Bysettingthefunctionkeys,youcanchangeoperationalfeaturesinstantly.Tousethisfunction,pressand
holdtheFnkey1,thenpressoneofthefunctionkeys2.
Powerconservation
•Fn+F3
Selectapowerplan(inWindowsXP,powerscheme)thathasbeencreatedbyPowerManager,oradjust
thepowerlevelbyusingtheslidercontrol.Whenyoupressthiscombinationofbuttons,awindowfor
choosingapowerplan(inWindowsXP,powerscheme)appears.
Note:IfyouhaveloggedonwithanadministratoruserIDinWindowsXP ,andyoupressFn+F3,the
windowforselectingapowerschemeappears.IfyouhaveloggedonwithanotheruserIDinWindows
XP,andyoupressFn+F3,thewindowdoesnotappear.
•Fn+F4
Putyourcomputerinsleep(standby)mode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly,without
pressingafunctionkey.
Note:Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmodeordo-nothingmode
(inWindowsXP,shutthecomputerdownorshowthepanelforturningoffthecomputer),changethe
settingsinPowerManager.
•Fn+F12
Putyourcomputerinhibernationmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,pressthepowerbuttonforless
thanfourseconds.
Note:
ThoughthescreenfadesoutimmediatelyafterFn+F12arepressed,thecomputerdoesnotenterthe
hibernationmodeimmediately.DonotmovethesystemuntiltheSleep(standby)statusindicatorstops
blinking.Movingthecomputerwhenitisenteringhibernationmaycausecorruptionoftheharddrive.
TouseFn+F3,Fn+F4,andFn+F12keycombinations,youmusthavetheThinkPadPMdevicedriver
installedonyourcomputer.
Forinformationonthepowermanagementfunction,referto“Powermanagement”onpage36.
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Applyingapresentationscheme
•Fn+F7
ApplyapresentationschemedirectlywithoutstartingPresentationDirector.
TodisablethisfunctionandusetheFn+F7keycombinationforswitchingadisplayoutputlocation,start
PresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.
ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector.
Forinformationonapplyingapresentationscheme,referto“PresentationDirector”onpage20.
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportpresentationschemes,howeverthe
Fn+F7keycombinationmaystillbeusedtoswitchdisplayoutputlocation.
Switchingadisplayoutputlocation
•Fn+F7
ForWindows7:
Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Windowswillshowthesedisplayoptions:
–Computerdisplayonly(LCD)
–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)
–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(extendeddesktopfunction)
–Externalmonitoronly
Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWin+Pkeycombination
isalsoavailable.
ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:
Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Ifanexternalmonitorisattached,
computeroutputisdisplayedinthefollowingthreepatternsbyturns:
–Externalmonitor(CRTdisplay)
–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(LCD+CRTdisplay)
–Computerdisplay
Notes:
–Thisfunctionisnotsupportedifdifferentdesktopimagesaredisplayedonthecomputerdisplayand
theexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction).
–ThisfunctiondoesnotworkwhileaDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying.
Toenablethisfunction,startPresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.
ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector,andchangetheFn+F7Settings.
Note:MultipleuserscanlogontoasingleoperatingsystembyusingdifferentuserIDs.Eachuser
needstodothefollowing:
Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures
•Fn+F5
Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.IfyoupressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesis
displayed.Youcanquicklychangethepowerstateofeachfeatureinthelist.
Notes:IfyouwanttouseFn+F5toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,thefollowingdevicedrivers
mustbeinstalledonyourcomputerbeforehand:
–PowerManagementdriver
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–OnScreenDisplayUtility
–Wirelessdevicedrivers
Forinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage40.
Launchingthecameraandaudiosettings
•Fn+F6
IfyoupressFn+F6,thecameraandaudiosettingswindowisopenedandthecamerapreviewisturnedon.
Fromthiswindow,youcanchangethecameraandaudiosettings.
Note:TheCamerasettingsareaonlyappearsifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera.Formore
information,see“Usingcamera”onpage56.
Otherfunctions
•Fn+Home:Thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.
Thepurposeofthismethodistochangethebrightnessleveltemporarily.OnWindowsVista,thedefault
brightnesslevelisloadedaftersleep(standby),hibernation,reboot,ordetachingorattachinganac
poweradapter.Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,changethesettingsofthePowerOptioninthe
ControlPanelorusethePowerManager.
•Fn+Delete:Thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.
Thepurposeofthismethodistochangethebrightnessleveltemporarily.OnWindowsVista,thedefault
brightnesslevelisloadedaftersleep(standby),hibernation,reboot,ordetachingorattachinganac
poweradapter.Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,changethesettingsofthePowerOptioninthe
ControlPanelorusethePowerManager.
•Fn+Spacebar:EnabletheFullScreenMagnierfunction.
•Fn+F1:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.
•Fn+F2:Lockyourcomputer.
•Fn+F8:ChangethesettingsoftheUltraNavpointingdevice.
•Fn+NmLk:Enableordisablethenumerickeypad.Theindicatorofnumericlockisdisplayedonthe
screen.
•Fn+PgUp:Hasthesamefunctionasthebackarrowinthebrowserthatmovesyoubacktopagesyou
haveviewedintheorderthatyouopenedthem.
•Fn+PgDn:Hasthesamefunctionastheforwardarrowinthebrowserthatmovesyouforwardtopages
youhaveviewedintheorderthatyouopenedthem.
•Fn+Esc:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.
•Fn+cursorkeys:ThesekeycombinationsareforusewithWindowsMediaPlayer.Theyhavethe
followingfunctions:
–Fn+downarrowkey:PlayorPause
–Fn+uparrowkey:Stop
–Fn+rightarrowkey:NextTrack
–Fn+leftarrowkey:PreviousTrack
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Volumeandmutebuttons
Youcanadjustthesoundlevelofthebuilt-inspeakersbyusingthefollowingthreebuttons:
1Microphonemutebutton
2Volumeupbutton
3Volumedownbutton
4Speakermutebutton
Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour
computeragain.Toturnonthesound,presstheVolumeuporVolumedownbutton.
Settingthevolume
Eachdevicehasvolumecontrols,whichyoucanset.
Toopenthewindowforadjustingtheoutputvolumeortherecordingvolume,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Sound.TheSoundwindowappears.
2.ClickthePlaybacktaborRecordingtab,andthenclickadevice,whichyouwanttocustomize.
3.ClickthePropertiesbutton.
4.ClicktheLevelstab,andthenchangethevolumebymovingtheslider.
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙Sounds,Speech,andAudioDevices➙SoundsandAudioDevice.
TheSoundsandAudioDevicePropertieswindowappears.
2.ClicktheAudiotab,andthenclicktheVolumebuttoninSoundPlaybackorSoundRecording.
Notes:
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•Youcanalsogetaccesstothedesktopvolumecontrolbyusingthevolumeiconinthetaskbaratthe
lowerrightofthescreen.ToopentheVolumeControlwindow,clickthevolumeicon.Tocontrolthe
volume,movethevolumecontrolsliderupordown.Toturnoffthesound,selectMutespeakers(in
WindowsVistaandWindowsXP ,Mute).
•Thenamesofwindowsoreldsareslightlydifferentdependingontheoperatingsystemyouuse.
•Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowsonlinehelp.
SettingthemicrophonemutebuttoninWindows7andWindowsVista
Whenyoupressthemicrophonemutebutton,alloftherecordingdevicesaresetonmuteorunmute;
thisisthedefaultsetting.
Tochangethesetting,dothefollowing:
1.PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.
2.ClicktheManageSettingsbutton.TheCommunicationsUtilitywindowopens.
3.OntheVoIPCallSettingstab,clickMicrophonemutebuttonsettings.TheSettingforMicrophone
Mutewindowopens.
4.SelectOnlytherecordingdeviceselectedbelow:.Thenselecttherecordingdevicefromthe
drop-downlistbox.
5.ClickOK.
WindowskeyandApplicationkey
Thefollowingtwokeysareonyourcomputerkeyboard:
1Windowskey
Ifyoupressthiskey,theStartmenuofWindowsisdisplayedorhidden.
Ifyoupressthiskeyandanotherkeyatthesametime,theSystemPropertieswindowortheComputer(in
WindowsXP,MyComputer)windowisdisplayed.Fordetails,refertotheHelpinWindowsoperatingsystem.
2Applicationkey
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Todisplaytheshortcutmenuforanobject,selecttheobjectonthedesktoporwithinanapplicationand
thenpressthiskey.
UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice
YourcomputermaycomewiththeUltraNavpointingdevice.TheUltraNavconsistsoftheTrackPointand
thetouchpad,eachofwhichisitselfapointingdevicewithbothbasicandextendedfunctions.Youcan
congurebothdevicesbychoosingthesettingsyouprefer,asfollows:
•SetboththeTrackPointandthetouchpadaspointingdevices.
ThissettingenablestheuseofallthebasicandextendedfunctionsoftheTrackPointandthetouchpad.
•SettheTrackPointasthemainpointingdeviceandthetouchpadforextendedfunctionsonly.
ThissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththeTrackPointwhilelimitingtheuse
ofthetouchpadtoscrolling,tapzones,andslow-motionpointerfunctions.
•SetthetouchpadasthemainpointingdeviceandtheTrackPointfortheextendedfunctionsonly.
Thissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththetouchpadwhilelimitingthe
useoftheTrackPointtoscrollingandMagnifyingGlassfunctions.
•SettheTrackPointasthemainpointingdevice,anddisablethetouchpad.
•Setthetouchpadasthemainpointingdevice,anddisabletheTrackPoint.
ChangingtheUltraNavsettings
YoucanchangeyoursettingsofUltraNavintheUltraNavtaboftheMousePropertieswindow.Toopenit,
useoneofthefollowingmethods:
•PressFn+F8,andtheUltraNavDeviceSettingswindowisdisplayed.InthiswindowclickManage
Settings.Amousepropertieswindowisdisplayed.ClicktheUltraNavtab.
•UsetheStartmenuofyourcomputerasfollows:
–ForWindows7andWindowsVista:ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙
Mouse➙UltraNavtab.
–ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙PrintersandOtherHardware➙Mouse➙
UltraNavtab.
YoucanalsochangetheUltraNavsettingsbyclickingtheUltraNavicononthesystemtray.Todisplaythe
UltraNavicononthesystemtray,see“AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray”onpage35.
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UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice
TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe
bottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe
pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat
whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheright
2andleft4clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.
TheTrackPointcenterbutton3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany
directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.
IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTrackPoint,readtheinstructionsthatwillhelpyougetstarted.
1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywitheitherindexngeronthepointingstickin
thedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.
Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit
down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.
Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheTrackPointforafewseconds,the
pointerwillstopmoving.
2.Toselectanddragasrequiredbyyoursoftware,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumb
andmovetheTrackPointpointingstick.
CustomizingtheTrackPoint
YoucancustomizetheTrackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:
•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons.
•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPoint.
•EnabletheMagnifyingGlass.
•EnabletheTrackPointscrollingfunction.
•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.
TocustomizetheTrackPoint,doasfollows:
•PressFn+F8.ApanelforUltraNavDeviceSettingspopsup.
•ClickManageSettingstoopentheMousepropertieswindow.
•ClicktheUltraNavtab.UnderTrackPoint,proceedtochangingthesettings.
Fordetails,refertotheHelpintheUtility.
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Changingthecap
Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Youcanreplaceitasshownin
thedrawing.
Note:Ifyoureplacethekeyboard,anewkeyboardisshippedwiththedefaultcap.Ifyouwish,youcan
keepthecapfromyouroldkeyboardanduseitonthenewone.
Usingthetouchpad
Thetouchpadconsistsofapad1andtwoclickbuttonsbelowtheTrackPointbuttonsatthebottomofthe
keyboard.Tomovethepointer4onthescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhich
youwantthepointertomove.Thefunctionsoftheleft3andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseof
theleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.
Usingthemulti-touchtouchpad
Thetouchpadofyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchwithwhichyoucanzoomin,zoomout,scrollorrotate
onthescreenwhilebrowsingtheInternetorreadingoreditingadocument.
Fordetails,refertotheHelpintheUltraNav.
Customizingthetouchpad
Tocustomizethetouchpad,doasfollows:
1.PressFn+F8.ApanelforUltraNavDeviceSettingspopsup.
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2.ClickManageSettingstoopentheMousepropertieswindow.
3.ClicktheUltraNavtabandproceedtocustomizingthetouchpad.
Fordetails,refertotheHelpintheUtility.
BehavioroftheUltraNavandanexternalmouse
IfyouattachanexternalmousetoaUSBconnector,youcanusetheexternalmousesimultaneouslywiththe
TrackPointandthetouchpad.
DisablingtheTrackPointorthetouchpad
IfyouwanttodisabletheTrackPointorthetouchpad,doeitherofthefollowing:
UsetheFn+F8keycombination:
1.PressFn+F8.ApanelforUltraNavDeviceSettingspopsup.
2.TodisabletheTrackPoint,selectEnabletouchpadonly(disableTrackPoint).
Todisablethetouchpad,selectEnableTrackPointonly(disabletouchpad).
3.ClickClose.
ConguresettingsinUltraNavpropertieswindow:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse.
2.ClickUltraNavtab.
3.TodisabletheTrackPoint,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint.
Todisablethetouchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnabletouchpad.
4.ClickOK.
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙PrintersandOtherHardware➙Mouse.
2.ClickUltraNavtab.
3.TodisabletheTrackPoint,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint.
Todisablethetouchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnabletouchpad.
4.ClickOK.
Note:YoucanalsoopentheUltraNavpropertieswindowbyclickingtheUltraNaviconinthetaskbar.For
details,refertotheinstructionsin“AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray”onpage35.
AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray
ForeasyaccesstotheUltraNavproperties,youcanaddtheUltraNavicononthesystemtray.
TodisplaytheUltraNavicononthesystemtray,doasfollows:
1.PressFn+F8.ApanelheadedUltraNavDeviceSettingspopsup.
2.ClickManageSettingstoopentheMousepropertieswindow.
3.ClicktheUltraNavtab.
4.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.
5.ClickOKorApply.
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6.IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,clickShowhiddeniconsinthetaskbar.TheUltraNaviconis
displayed.Toaddittothetaskbarpermanently,clickCustomizeandproceedtocustomizethesettings.
YoucannowchangethepropertiesofUltraNavbyclickingtheUltraNavicononthesystemtray.
Powermanagement
Whenyouneedtouseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeep
yourcomputerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyou
usethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.
Domore,savemoreandspendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionized
businessbyallowingyoutotakeyourworkwhereeveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeableto
worklongerwithoutbeingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.
Checkingbatterystatus
ThePowerManagerBatteryGaugeinthetasktraydisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifculttopredicthow
longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrive,how
brightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
Usingtheacpoweradapter
Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ion(Li-ion)batterypackprovidedwithit,
orfromacpowerthroughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.
Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:
1.Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpoweradapterforusewiththecomputer.
2.ThepowercordthatplugsintotheACoutletandintothetransformerpack.
Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.
Tousetheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing.Besuretotakethesestepsintheorderinwhichtheyare
givenhere.
1.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjackofthecomputer.
2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.
3.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.
Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomofyour
display.
Notes:
•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.
•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpowertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedtothe
transformer.
•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis
installed.Youneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:
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–Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery
–Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking
–Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime
Beforeyouchargethebattery,makesurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).
Chargingthebattery
Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower
alarmalertsyouthatremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwithacharged
battery.
Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer.
Thebatterywillchargeinaboutthreetosixhours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthephysical
environment.Thebatterystatusindicatorwillletyouknowthatthebatteryischarging,andwillalsonotify
youwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.
Note:Toincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.
Maximizingbatterylife
Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:
•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepletedorthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking
orange.
•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows
greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.
•Foranewbatteryorabatterythatyouhavenotusedrecently,dooneofthefollowing:
1.Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedwhentheacpower
adapterispluggedinandthebatteryindicatorisgreen.
2.Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted—untilthebatterystatusindicatorstarts
blinkingorange.
•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspowermodes,screenblank,sleep(standby),and
hibernation.
Managingyourbatterypower
WithPowerManager,youcanadjustyourpowersettingstogiveyouthebestbalancebetweenperformance
andpowersaving.
Tostarttheutilityprogram,doasfollows:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PowerManager.
FormoreinformationaboutthePowerManagerprogram,refertotheon-linehelpoftheprogram.
Power-savingmodes
Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.
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Introducingthepower-savingmodes
•Screenblank.Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffpowertothe
display,doasfollows:
1.PressFn+F3.Apanelforselectingapowerplan(inWindowsXP,powerscheme)appears.
2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan)(inWindowsXP,keepcurrentpowerscheme).
Notes:Youcanalsoturnoffthecomputerdisplayasfollows:
1.PressFn+F3.Apanelforselectingapowerplan(inWindowsXP,powerscheme)appears.
2.SelectFn+F3Settings.
3.SelectPoweroffdisplay.
4.ClickOK.ThenexttimeyoupressFn+F3,youcanturnoffthecomputerdisplay.
•Sleep(standbyinWindowsXP).Insleep(standby)mode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthe
solidstatedriveortheharddiskdriveandthecomputerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputer
wakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.
Toputyourcomputerintosleep(standby)mode,pressFn+F4.Toreturnfromsleep(standby)mode,
presstheFnkey.
•Hibernation.Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavinglesor
exitingfromanyapplicationsthatarerunning.Whenyouenterhibernation,allopenapplications,folders,
andlesaresavedtotheharddisk,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.Toenterhibernation,pressFn+F12.
Toresumeyoursession,pressthepowerbuttonfornomorethan4seconds.
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thiswill
helpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressFn+F5.
Enablingthewakeupfunction
Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmode,andthewakeupfunctionisdisabled(thisisthedefault
setting),thecomputerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,itconsumesasmall
amountofpower.Toenablethefunction,doasfollows:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity(inWindowsVista,SystemandMaintenance).
2.ClickAdministrativeTools.
3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.
4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.
5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.
6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙PerformanceandMaintenance.
2.ClickScheduledT asks.Thescheduledtasksaredisplayed.
3.Right-clickonascheduledtask.
4.ClickProperties.
5.ClicktheSettingstab.
6.UnderPowerManagement,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.
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Enablingthebatteryalarm
Youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfallsbelowacertainlevel,threeevents
occur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDisturnedoff.Doasfollows:
1.StartPowerManager.
2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.
3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.
Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleep(standby)orhibernationmodewhenthebatteryislow,butthealarm
messagehasnotyetappeared,themessagewillappearwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormal
operation,pressOK.
Handlingthebattery
DANGER
Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.
Attemptingtodosocancauseanexplosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.
AbatterypackotherthantheonespeciedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodiedbattery
packisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
DANGER
Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:
•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.
•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.
•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.
•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.
•Donotshort-circuitit.
•Storeitinacooldryplace.
•Keepitawayfromchildren.
Thebatterypackisaconsumablesupply.
Ifyourbatterybeginstodischargetooquickly,replacethebatterypackwithanewoneofthetype
recommendedbyLenovo.Formoreinformationonreplacingthebatterypack,contactyourCustomer
SupportCenter.
DANGER
Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcancause
thebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorameto“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoin
cell.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildup
offoreignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthebatteryandobtainareplacementfrom
thebatterymanufacturer.
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DANGER
Onlyrechargethebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproduct
documentation.
DANGER
Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,
complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.
DANGER
Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery
containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha
batteryofthesametype.T oavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,Donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater,
(2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof
itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.
Connectingtothenetwork
YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkadaptersforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany's
wiredLANorwirelessLANnetwork.
Note:SomeThinkPadNotebookscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishwireless
connectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.
AccessConnectionsisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocationproles.Each
locationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork
infrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.
Formoreinformation,referto“AccessConnections”onpage17.
Ethernetconnections
Youcanconnecttoyournetworkorabroadbandconnection,suchasDSLorCATV,byuseoftheEthernet
featurebuiltintoyourcomputer.Thisfeatureenablesyoutodo1Gbpshalforfullduplexdatatransmission.
ToconnecttoanetworkviaEthernet,youcanuseAccessConnections.
Wirelessconnections
Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthefrequencyusedfordatatransmission,theareacovered,orthetypeofthedeviceusedfor
datatransfer,thefollowingcategoriesofwirelessnetworksmaybeavailabletoyou:
WirelessLAN
Awirelesslocalareanetworkcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingorahouse.
Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.
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WirelessWAN
Awirelesswideareanetworkcoversabroadergeographicarea.Cellularnetworksareusedfordata
transmission,andaccessisprovidedbyawirelessservicecarrier.
Bluetooth
Oneofanumberoftechnologiesusedtocreateawirelesspersonalareanetwork.Bluetoothcanconnect
devicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheraldevicestoa
computer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandPC,orremotelycontrollingandcommunicating
withdevicessuchasmobilephones.
WiMAX(WorldwideInteroperabilityforMicrowaveAccess)
Thislong-rangewirelessdatatransmissiontechnologybasedonthe802.16standard,isexpectedtoprovide
theusera“lastmile”broadbandconnectivitysimilartothatprovidedbycableorADSL,butwithouttheneed
tophysicallyconnectacabletothePC.
MakingwirelessLANconnections
Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkingcardandacongurationutilitytohelpyoumake
wirelessconnectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnectedtoyour
networkwhileyouareintheofce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.
Attention:
•IfyoucarryyourcomputerwiththewirelessLANfeatureintoanairplane,checktheserviceswiththe
airlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.
•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputersonanairplanewiththewirelessfeature,youneedto
disableitbeforeboarding.Todisableit,refertotheinstructionsin“Enablingordisablingthewireless
feature”onpage47.
Note:Youcanpurchaseawirelessnetworkingcardasanoption.Formoreinformation,referto“Finding
ThinkPadoptions”onpage119.
TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature
•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.
•ForthebestconnectionofthewirelessLANfeature,openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightly
morethan90degrees.
•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
Wirelessnetworkingsetup
Tousethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingcard(the802.11standard)tocommunicate,startAccessConnections.
Note:BeforeyoustartsettingupwirelessnetworkingconnectionsbyusingAccessConnections,obtaina
NetworkName(SSID)andyourencryptioninformationfromyournetworkadministrator.
AccessConnections,aconnectivityassistantprogram,caneasilyenableonenetworkadapteranddisable
theotheradaptersondemand.Aftersettingupyourwirelessnetworkingconnection,youcanusethe
programtoquicklyswitchthenetworksettings.Formoreinformation,referto“AccessConnections”on
page17
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WirelessupgradeableThinkPadmodels
Yourcomputercanbewirelessupgradeable.Thismeansthatyourcomputerhasanantennathatcan
supportwirelessLANaccesswhenwirelessLANaccesspointsareavailable.Wirelessdevicesareavailable
fromLenovo,see“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage119.
UsingwirelessWANconnections
WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN)enablesyoutoestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremote
publicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbemaintainedoveralargegeographicalarea,suchas
acityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantennasitesorsatellitesystemsmaintainedbywireless
serviceproviders.
SomeThinkPadNotebookscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratingsomewirelessWAN
technologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3GorGPRS.YoucanconnecttotheInternetoryourcompany
networkwiththebuilt-inwirelessWANcardandthecongurationutilitytomakeawirelessWANconnection
andmonitoritsstatus.
Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.
TondthelocationofthewirelessWANantennaonyourcomputer,referto“LocationoftheUltraConnect
wirelessantennas”onpage192.
TousethewirelessWANfeature,startAccessConnections.
UsingBluetooth
ForWindows7andWindowsVista
IfyourcomputerisequippedwiththeIntegratedBluetoothfeatures,youcanenableordisablethefeatures
bypressingFn+F5.IfyoupressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Youcanenableordisablethe
Bluetoothfeatureswithasingleclick.
TocongureaBluetoothdeviceormanageconnectionsettings,youcanuseBluetoothDevicesinControl
Panel.
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDevicesandPrinters(inWindowsVista,BluetoothDevices).
TosenddatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice,doasfollows:
1.Right-clickdatathatyouwanttosend.
2.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.
Fordetails,refertotheWindowsonlinehelp.
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
ForWindowsXP
IfyourcomputerisequippedwiththeIntegratedBluetoothfeatures,youcanenableordisablethefeatures
bypressingFn+F5.
IfyoupressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.YoucanenableordisabletheBluetoothfeatures
withasingleclick.
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InWindowsXP,youcanuseeitherThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,ortheMicrosoft
Bluetoothsoftware.Bydefault,ThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftwareisinstalledonyour
computer.
UsingBluetoothforthersttimeonyourcomputer
IfthisisthersttimeBluetoothhasbeenusedonyourcomputer,useeitherofthefollowingprocedures:
1.Double-clicktheMyBluetoothPlacesicononthedesktop,ortheBluetoothiconinthetaskbar.The
StartUsingBluetoothwindowopens,andsomevirtualdevicedriversareinstalledautomatically.
2.Waituntiltheinstallationofthedriversiscomplete.
OR
1.Right-clicktheMyBluetoothPlacesicononthedesktop,ortheBluetoothiconinthetaskbar.
2.SelectStartUsingBluetooth.TheStartUsingBluetoothwindowopens,andsomevirtualdevice
driversareinstalledautomatically.
3.Waituntiltheinstallationofthedriversiscomplete.
SomeothervirtualdevicedriverswillbeinstalledondemandwhenyouusecertainBluetoothproles
forthersttime.
UsingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftware
IfyouareusingWindowsXPandwanttousetheMicrosoftstandardBluetoothfeatures,installthesoftware
byfollowingtheinstructionsin“InstallingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareinWindowsXP”onpage44.
ForinformationabouthowtousetheBluetoothfunction,doasfollows:
1.PressFn+F5toturnonBluetooth.
2.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
3.ClickPrintersandOtherHardware.
4.ClickBluetoothDevices.
5.ClicktheOptionstab.
6.ClickLearnmoreaboutBluetoothSettings.
UsingThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware
IfThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftwareisinstalledonyourcomputer,twoiconsare
displayedonthescreen:
•TheMyBluetoothPlacesicononthedesktop
•TheBluetoothCongurationiconinthesystemtrayofthetaskbar
MyBluetoothPlaces
TousetheBluetoothfeatures,dothefollowing:
1.Double-clicktheMyBluetoothPlacesicononthedesktoptoopentheMyBluetoothPlaceswindow.
2.GotoBluetoothTasks(ontherightsideofthewindow)anddouble-clickViewdevicesinrange.A
listofthedevicesonwhichBluetoothhasbeenenabledappears.
3.Clickthedevicetowhichyouwantaccess.Alistoftheservicesavailableonthatdeviceappears,
asfollows:
•Bluetoothkeyboardandmouse(Humaninterfacedevices)
•Printer(HCRP)
•Audiogateway
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•Headset
•PIMsynchronization
•Fax
•Filetransfer
•PIMitemtransfer
•Dial-upnetworking
•Networkaccess
•Bluetoothserialport
•BluetoothImaging
•HandsFree
•AVprole
4.Clicktheserviceyouwant.
Formoreinformation,presstheF1keytoopentheonlinehelpforBluetooth.
BluetoothConguration
TousethecongurationfeaturesofBluetooth,right-clicktheicon.Apop-upmenuappears.Select
BluetoothSetupWizardorAdvancedConguration.
TheBluetoothSetupWizardhasthefollowingcapabilities:
•FindingallBluetooth-enableddevicesthatcanprovideservices
•FindingaspecicBluetooth-enableddevicethatyouwanttouse,andconguringtheservicesonthat
device
•ConguringtheBluetooth-enabledservicesonyourcomputerthatareprovidedforremotedevices
•Conguringthenameanddevicetypeofyourcomputer
TheAdvancedCongurationhasthefollowingfunctions:
•Conguringthenameanddevicetypeofyourcomputer
•ConguringyourcomputersettingssothatremoteBluetooth-enableddevicescanndyourcomputer
•ConguringyourcomputersettingssothatyourcomputercanndremoteBluetooth-enableddevices
•Conguring,onyourcomputer,theBluetooth-enabledservicesprovidedforremotedevices
•ConguringtheservicesonremoteBluetooth-enableddevices
•DisplayinginformationaboutBluetoothhardware
Fordetails,refertothehelpforBluetooth.Toseethehelp,right-clickMyBluetoothPlacesinthesystem
trayofthetaskbar,andclickHelpandthenBluetoothhelp.Anotherwaytostartthehelpistoright-click
BluetoothCongurationinthesystemtrayofthetaskbar,andclickAdvancedCongurationandthen
Help.
InstallingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareinWindowsXP
IfyouwanttousetheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftware,doasfollows:
FirstuninstalltheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware.
1.TurnBluetoothpoweroff.
2.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
3.ClickAddorRemovePrograms.
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4.SelectThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,thenclickChange/Removeto
uninstallthesoftware.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
NextinstalltheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftware,asfollows:
1.TurnBluetoothpoweron.MicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareisloadedautomatically.
2.IftheFoundNewHardwareWizardwindowpopsup,dothefollowing:
a.SelectNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.
b.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),thenclickNext.
c.SelectSearchforthebestdriverinthoselocations.
d.SelectIncludethislocationinthesearch:,andtypeC:\SWTOOLS\Drivers\MSBTooth,orspecifythe
locationinwhichyouplacedtheextractedINFle.ThenclickNext.
3.ClickFinish.
InstallingThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftwareinWindowsXP
IfyouareusingtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareandwanttouseThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedData
RateSoftwareinstead,replacetheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwarewithThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhanced
DataRateSoftwareasfollows:
1.PressFn+F5toturntheBluetoothpoweron.
2.ClickStart➙Run.
3.TypeC:\SWTOOLS\Drivers\TPBTooth\Setup.exe(orspecifythefullpathtothesetup.exeleyouhave
downloadedfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/think/support),thenclickOK.
4.ClickNext.
5.SelectIacceptthetermsinthelicenseagreement,thenclickNext.
6.ClickNexttoselectthedefaultdestinationfolder.
Ifyouneedtochangethedestinationfolder,clickChange,selectorenterthenameofthedestination
folderintheChangecurrentdestinationfolderwindow,andclickOK.
7.ClickInstalltobegininstallation.
8.ClickOKtoacceptthedriversignature.
9.ClickFinish.
10.Restartthecomputerifnecessary.
IfyoudidnotturntheBluetoothpoweronbeforeinstallingThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRate
Software,thatis,ifyouskippedstep1,replacetheBluetoothdriverasfollows:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance,thenclickSystem.
3.ClicktheHardwaretab,thenclickDeviceManager.
4.Double-clickBluetoothRadiostoextracttheBluetoothRadiosdevicetree.
5.Double-clicktheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateicontoopenthePropertieswindow.
6.ClicktheDrivertab,thenclickUpdateDriver.
7.ClickNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.
8.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.
9.SelectDon'tsearch.Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall,thenclickNext.
10.Selectthedriverthathasno“DigitalSigned”icon,thenclickNext.
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11.ClickFinish.
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
UsingWiMAX
SomeThinkPadNotebookscomewithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardintegratingWiMAXtechnology.
WiMAX,along-rangewirelessdatatransmissiontechnologybasedonthe802.16standard,providesyou
witha“lastmile”broadbandconnectivitysimilartothatofferedbycableorADSL,butwithouttheneedto
physicallyconnectacabletothePC.
TousetheWiMAXfeature,startAccessConnections.
Checkingwirelessconnectionstatus
AccessConnectionsGauge(Windows7)
IfyourcomputerisrunningWindows7,theAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbardisplaysthesignal
strengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.
Note:TodisplayAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbar,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.
Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
byopeningAccessConnectionsorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsGaugeinthetaskbarand
selectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.
•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessLAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis
excellent.
•AccessConnectionsGaugestates:wirelessWAN
–Nosignal
–Signallevel1
–Signallevel2
–Signallevel3
Note:FormoreinformationaboutAccessConnectionsGauge,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.
AccessConnectionsiconandwirelessstatusicon
TheAccessConnectionsicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.
Thewirelessstatusicondisplaysthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection.
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Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthesignalstrengthandstatusofyourwirelessconnection
eitherbyopeningAccessConnectionsorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswirelessstatus
iconinthetaskbar.
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,todisplaytheAccessConnectionsstatusiconandthe
wirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray,refertotheAccessConnectionson-linehelp.
•AccessConnectionsiconstates
–Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.
–Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.
–Currentlocationproleisconnected.
•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN
–Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.
–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove
signalstrength,moveyoursystemclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessWAN
–PowertotheWANradioisoff
–Noassociation
–Nosignal
–Signallevel1
–Signallevel2
–Signallevel3
Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinmakingaconnection,trymovingyourcomputerclosertoyourwirelessaccess
point.
Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeature
Toenableordisablethewirelessfeature,pressFn+F5.Alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Youcanturn
thefeatureonandoffwithasingleclick.
Youcanalsoenableordisablethefeaturebythefollowingprocedures.
Toenablethewirelessfeature,doasfollows:
1.ClicktheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray.
2.ClickPowerOnWirelessRadio.
Todisablethewirelessfeature,doasfollows:
•ClicktheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray.
•ClickPowerOffWirelessRadio.
Note:Youcanusethewirelessradioswitchtodisablethewirelessradioofallthewirelessdevicesonyour
computer.
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Usingaprojectororexternaldisplay
Yourcomputercomeswithmanyfeaturestoincreasetheenjoymentofyourcomputerandhelpyougive
presentationswithcondence.Someoftheseoptionsareasfollows:
•“Changingdisplaysettings”onpage48
•“Connectingaprojectororexternaldisplay”onpage49
•“Settingupapresentation”onpage53
•“Usingdualdisplays”onpage54
Changingdisplaysettings
Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasfontsizeorcolormode.
Fontsize
Tochangethefontsize,doasfollows:
ForWindows7:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplayattheleft.
3.SelecttheSmaller,Medium,orLargerradiobutton.
4.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.
ForWindowsVista:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickAdjustfontsize(DPI)underTasksattheleft.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpassword
orconrmation,typethepasswordorprovideconrmation.
3.SelecttheLargerscale(120DPI)-maketextmorereadablecheckbox.
4.ClickOK.Thechangewilltakeeffectafterthecomputerrestarts.Youarepromptedtorestartthe
computerafteryouclickOKorApply.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickProperties.TheDisplayPropertieswindowopens.
2.ClicktheAppearancetab.
3.UnderFontSize,clickLargeFontsorExtraLargeFonts.
4.ClickApplytoapplythesettings.
5.ClickOK.IfyouarepromptedtorestartthecomputerafteryouclickOKorApply,thechangewill
takeeffectafterthecomputerrestarts.
Numericlock
Tochangethenumericlocksetting,doasfollows:
ForWindows7:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplayattheleft.
3.ClickChangedisplaysettings.
4.ClickAdvancedsettings,selecttheOnScreenDisplaytab,andthenclickNumLockSettings.
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5.Thesettingwindowopens.
6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForWindowsVista:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplaySettings.
3.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheOnScreenDisplaytab,andthenclickNumLockSettings.
4.Thesettingwindowopens.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickProperties.TheDisplayPropertieswindowopens.
2.ClicktheSettingstab.
3.ClickAdvanced,selecttheOnScreenDisplaytab,andthenclickNumLockSettings.
4.Thesettingwindowopens.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Connectingaprojectororexternaldisplay
Thissectionincludesthefollowingtopics:
•“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage49
•“UsingtheDVImonitor”onpage52
•“UsingtheDisplayPortconnector”onpage53
Attachinganexternalmonitor
Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2048x1536,providedthattheexternal
monitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoredetails,refertothemanualsprovidedwithyourmonitor.
Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothat
thesametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,
youcanseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.Youcanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththe
TrackPointoranotherpointingdevice.
Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothintheDisplay
Settingswindow(inWindowsXPDisplayPropertieswindow).
Connectinganexternalmonitor
Toattachanexternalmonitor,doasfollows:
ForWindows7:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingFn+F7.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetweenviewing
outputontheexternaldisplay,thecomputerdisplay,andbothdisplays.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen
resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.
ForWindowsVista:
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1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.Ifthisisthersttimetheexternalmonitorhasbeenconnected,theNewDisplayDetecteddialogbox
opens.Selectoneofthefollowing,andthenclickOK.
•Duplicatemydesktoponalldisplays(mirrored)
•Showdifferentpartsofmydesktoponeachdisplay(extended)
•Showmydesktopontheexternalmonitoronly
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,theNewDisplayDetecteddialogboxdoesnot
open.Fordetails,refertotheWindowsonlinehelp.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
3.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
4.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingFn+F7.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetweenviewing
outputontheexternaldisplay,thecomputerdisplay,andbothdisplays.
Notes:
•Donotchangethedisplayoutputlocationwhileamovingpictureisbeingdrawn--forexample,while
playingamovieoragame,orviewingabusinesspresentation.Closetheapplicationbeforechangingthe
displayoutputlocation,orchangethedisplaymodebeforeyouopenanMPEGletoplay.
•IfyouareattachinganexternalmonitorthatsupportsonlyVGAmode(640x480resolution),donotview
outputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor.Doingsowouldcausetheexternalmonitor
screentobescrambledandtheoutputnottobedisplayed;inaddition,itcouldcausedamagetothe
screen.Usetheexternalmonitoronly.
•IftheexternalTFTmonitoryouconnecthasananaloginterface,ickersorripplesmayappearonsome
displays,suchastheshutdownscreenofWindows.ThisiscausedbytheexternalTFTmonitor,and
cannotbexedbyadjustingtheexternalTFTmonitororthecomputersidesettings.
Settingthemonitortypes
Tosetyourmonitortype,doasfollows:
ForWindows7:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).
5.SetResolution.
6.ClickAdvancedSettings.
7.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeis
correct.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedoasfollows.
8.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.
9.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepassword
orprovideconrmation.
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10.ClicktheDrivertab.
11.ClickUpdateDriver.
12.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.
13.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
14.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitorinthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
15.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
16.ClickOK.
Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvanced
Settings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.
ForWindowsVista:
Note:IfyouselectShowdifferentpartsofmydesktoponeachdisplay(extended),referto“Usingthe
Extenddesktopfunction”onpage54.
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.PressFn+F7tochangethedisplayoutputlocationtotheexternalmonitor.
4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
5.ClickDisplaySettings.TheDisplaySettingswindowopens.
6.ClickAdvancedSettings.
7.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeis
correct.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedoasfollows.
8.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.
9.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepassword
orprovideconrmation.
10.ClicktheDrivertab.
11.ClickUpdateDriver.
12.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.
13.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
14.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitorinthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
15.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
16.SetResolutionandColorsintheDisplaySettingswindow.
17.ClickOK.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
3.PressFn+F7tochangethedisplayoutputlocationtotheexternalmonitor.
4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.
5.ClicktheSettingstab.
6.ClickAdvanced.
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7.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeis
correct.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedoasfollows.
8.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectDefaultMonitor.
9.ClickProperties.
10.ClicktheDrivertab.
11.ClickUpdateDriver.TheHardwareUpdateWizardappears.
12.ClickNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.
13.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.
14.SelectDon'tsearch.Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall,andthenclickNext.
15.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
16.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitorinthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
17.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickOKtoclosethePropertieswindow.
18.SetColorsandScreenareaintheDisplayPropertieswindow.
19.ClickOK.
Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor
•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied
withthecomputer,andtheMonitorINFlethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.
•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthepanel,anduseapanelthatdoesnot
supportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction,whichenablesyoutodisplayonlya
partofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces.Youcanseeotherpartsoftheimage
bymovingthescreenwiththeTrackPointorotherpointingdevice.
•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemaybelimited.
UsingtheDVImonitor
Ifyourcomputerhasoneoftheoptionalexpansionunits,aThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3oraThinkPad
MiniDockSeries3,youcanusetheDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)monitorthroughtheDVIconnector
ofthatunit.
Notes:
•ThescreenmodethatcanbeuseddependsonthespecicationsoftheDVImonitor.
•BeforeyouattachtheDVImonitor,makesurethatthecomputerisattachedtotheexpansionunitand
thesystemworksproperly.
ToattachtheDVImonitor,doasfollows:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnectoroftheexpansionunit,andthenconnectthemonitor
toanelectricaloutlet.
3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthecomputer.Thesystemstarts.
IfthecomputeroutputdoesnotappearontheDVImonitor,doasfollows:
ForacomputerthathastheIntel®displayadapter:
1.PressCtrl+Alt+F12.The“IntelGraphicsMediaAcceleratorDriverformobile”windowappears.
2.SelectDigitalDisplay,IntelDualDisplayClone,orExtendedDesktop.IfyouselectDigitalDisplay,
thecomputeroutputappearsontheDVImonitoronly.IfyouselectIntelDualDisplayCloneor
ExtendedDesktop,theoutputappearsbothonthecomputerdisplayandontheDVImonitor.
3.ClickOK.
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ForacomputerthathastheAMD®displayadapter:
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectAMDCatalystControlCenterfromthepopupmenu.The“ATI
CatalystControlCenter”windowopens.
2.ClickGraphics➙DesktopandDisplays➙DesktopManagement➙CreatingandArranging
Desktops.The“CreatingandArrangingDesktops”windowwillopen.
3.SelectDisableLCD,DuplicateorExtend.IfyouselectDisableLCD,thecomputeroutputappears
ontheDVImonitoronly.IfyouselectDuplicateorExtend,thecomputeroutputappearsbothon
thecomputerdisplayandontheDVImonitor.
4.ClickYestoapplythesetting.
ConsiderationsforattachingaDVImonitor
ConnecttheDVImonitortotheexpansionunit,andturniton,beforeyouturnonthecomputer.Otherwise
thesystemcannotrecognizethatthemonitorisconnected.IftheoptionforenablingtheDVImonitorinthe
DisplayPropertieswindowdoesnotappear,tryclosingthewindowandopeningitagain.Iftheoptionstill
doesnotappear,makesurethattheconnectorofthemonitorisattachedrmly,andrepeattheprocedure
forattachingthemonitor.
UsingtheDisplayPortconnector
YourcomputerhasaDisplayPortconnector,thelatestdigitaldisplayinterfaceforconnectiontovarious
externaldevices,suchasCRTmonitors,projectors,orevenHDTV.
Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptorsthatcanplugintoDVIor
VGAport.
Settingupapresentation
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportPresentationDirector,buttheFn+F7or
Win+Pkeycombinationisavailableforswitchingdisplayoutputtoaconnectedprojector.
PresentationDirectorprovidesaneasywaytosetupyourcomputertohelpyougivepresentationswith
condence,evenwhenyouareawayfromyourofce.
UsePresentationDirectortoadjustresolutionsettingsandtemporarilydisablepowermanagementtimersto
ensureanuninterruptedpresentation.
PresentationDirectorhassomepredenedpresentationschemes.Toapplyapresentationscheme,youcan
usetheFn+F7keycombination.
TostartPresentationDirector,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector,and
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Projectingvideo
Todisplayinformationandmakepresentations,youcanattachadataprojectortoyourcomputer.Attachthe
dataprojectortothemonitorconnectoronyourcomputer.
Note:Itmaytakeseveralsecondsbeforetheprojectordisplaystheimage.Ifyoudonotseeyourdesktop
displayedafter60seconds,trypressingFn+F7toswitchbetweendifferentdisplayoutputlocations.
IfyourcomputerisrunningWindowsVistaorWindowsXP,youcancreateapresentationschemeby
followingtheinstructionsofthePresentationDirector,withtheprojectorattachedtoyourcomputer.Youcan
savetheschemeforafuturepresentationwiththesameequipment.
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Playingsound
Yourprojectormighthaveoneormoreaudio-inputconnectors.Toprojectsound,youwillneedtoattachthe
comboaudiojackonyourcomputertotheseconnectors,usinganaudiocable(commerciallyavailable).
Usingdualdisplays
ThissectionintroducestheExtenddesktopfunctionwhichenablesyoutodisplayoutput(thesameor
different)onboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.
UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction
YourcomputersupportsafunctionnamedtheExtenddesktop.Withit,youcandisplayoutputonboththe
computerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Youcanalsodisplaydifferentdesktopimagesoneachmonitor.
YoucanusetheExtenddesktopfunctionwithoutchanginganysettings.Ifthefunctiondoesnotwork,refer
to“EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction”onpage54toenableit.
ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction
•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileintheExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows
DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.
IfyourcomputerhastheInteldisplayadapter,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay.
Dothefollowing:
1.PressCtrl+Alt+F12.TheIntelCUIwindowopens.
2.SelectExtendedDesktop.
3.Changethesettingtodesignatetheprimarydisplay.
•WhenanapplicationusingtheDirectDrawortheDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshown
onlyontheprimarydisplay.
•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareintheExtenddesktopmode.
EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction
ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,doasfollows:
ForWindows7:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.PressFn+F7,thenselectExtend.
Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,doasfollows:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.
2.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).
3.SelecttheResolutionoftheprimarydisplay.
4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(forthesecondarydisplay,theexternaldisplay).
5.SelecttheResolutionofthesecondarydisplay.
6.Placetheiconsforthemonitorssothattheytouch.
Note:Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.
7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.
Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvanced
Settings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors
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ForWindowsVista:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.Ifthisisthersttimetheexternalmonitorhasbeenconnected,theNewDisplayDetecteddialogbox
opens.SelectShowdifferentpartsofmydesktoponeachdisplay(extended),andthenclickOK.
Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,doasfollows:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplaySettings.TheDisplaySettingswindowopens.
3.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).
4.SelecttheResolutionandtheColorsoftheprimarydisplay.
5.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(forthesecondarydisplay,theexternaldisplay).
6.SelecttheResolutionandtheColorsofthesecondarydisplay.
7.Placetheiconsforthemonitorssothattheytouch.
Note:Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.
8.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
3.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.
5.ClicktheSettingstab,andclicktheMonitor-2icon.
6.SelecttheExtendmyWindowsdesktopontothismonitorcheckboxandclickApply.(IftheMonitor
Settingswindowopens,clickYes.)
Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,doasfollows:
1.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).
2.Selectthecolorqualityandthescreenresolutionoftheprimarydisplay.
3.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(forthesecondarydisplay,theexternaldisplay).
4.Selectthecolorqualityandthescreenresolutionofthesecondarydisplay.
5.Placetheiconsforthemonitorssothattheytouch.
Note:Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.
6.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.
Usingacolorprole
ThedisplayprovidesacolorprolethatcanworkwiththeMicrosoftImageColorManagement(ICM)
function.IfthegraphicssoftwareyouareusingiscompatiblewithICM,youcandisplayacolorimageon
yourmonitorandmatchit,withthesamequality,onanotherdevice,suchasascanneroraprinter.
FordetailsonMicrosoftICM,refertothemanualsprovidedwiththeWindowsoperatingsystem.
Note:ThecolorproleforThinkPadLCDhasbeenpre-installedinyourcomputeralready.Ifyouneedto
installadifferentcolorprole,seeInstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.
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Usingaudiofeatures
Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:
•Comboaudiojack,1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter
•Built-instereospeakers
•Built-inmonauraldigitalmicrophone
Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures:
•CompliantwithIntelHighDenitionAudio.
•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVlesin16-bitor24-bitformat.
•PlaybackofaWAVleatasamplerateof44.1KHzto192KHz.
•PlaybackofMIDIlesthroughaWavetablesynthesizerunderMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystems.
•PlaybackofMP3lesthroughtheWindowsMediaPlayerorasoftwareMP3player.
•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattachedeithertothecomboaudiojackof
yourcomputerortothemicrophonejackoftheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDock
Series3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothejacksonyourcomputeror
dockingstationaresupported.
Table3.Audiofeaturelist
AudiodeviceHeadsetwitha3.5mm
4-poleplug
ConventionalheadphoneConventional
microphone
ComboaudiojackHeadphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported
Headphonefunction
supported
Notsupported
Headphonejackofthe
dockingstation
Onlyheadphonefunction
supported.Microphone
functionnotsupported
Headphonefunction
supported
Notsupported
Microphonejackofthe
dockingstation
NotsupportedNotsupportedMicrophonefunction
supported
Conguringforsoundrecording
Tocongurethemicrophoneforoptimizedsoundrecording,opentheRealtekHDsoundEffectManager
asfollows:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙RealtekHD
soundEffectManager.TheRealtekHDsoundEffectManagerwindowopens.
ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙ControlPanel.SwitchtoClassicViewandclickRealtekHDsoundEffect
Manager.TheRealtekHDsoundEffectManagerwindowopens.
Usinganintegratedcamera
Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,youcanpressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettings
window,thecamerawillbelaunchedandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnonautomatically.
Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,whenyoupressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettings
window,thecamerawillbelaunchedandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnonautomatically.In
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theCommunicationssettingswindow,youcanpreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshotofyour
currentimage.
Youcanalsousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,
videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneofthe
programsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamerawill
startautomaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnon.Formoreinformationaboutusingthe
camerawithaprogram,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeprogram.
IfyoudonotwantthecameratobelaunchedautomaticallywhenyoupressFn+F6orwhenyouusea
program,pressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettingswindowandclicktheHidemycameraimage
buttontodisablethecamera.
Conguringcamerasettings
Youcancongurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.
Tocongurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:
1.PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.
2.ClicktheManageSettingsbutton.TheCommunicationsUtilitywindowisdisplayed.
3.IntheCommunicationsUtilitywindow,congurethecamerasettingsdependingonyourindividual
needs.
Usingopticaldrive
YourcomputersupportMultiBurnerDriveandDVD-ROMDrive.
MultiBurnerDrive
ThisdrivecanreadDVD-ROMdiscs,DVD-Rdiscs,DVD-RAMdiscs,DVD-RWdiscs,andalltypesofCDs,
suchasCD-ROMdiscs,CD-RWdiscs,CD-Rdiscs,andaudioCDs.Inaddition,itcanrecordonDVD-R
discs,DVD-RWdiscs,typeIIDVD-RAMdiscs,CD-RWstandardandhighspeeddiscs,andCD-Rdiscs.
DVD-ROMDrive
ThisdrivecanreadDVD-ROMdiscsandalltypesofCDs,suchasCD-ROMdiscs,CD-RWdiscs,CD-R
discs,andaudioCDs.Thisdrivehasnorecordingcapability.
Usingthemediacardreader
Yourcomputerhasthefollowingcardslots:
•One54mm-wideExpressCardslot
•OneMediacardreaderslot
The54mm-wideExpressCardslotsupportsthefollowingcards:
•34mm-wideExpressCard
•54mm-wideExpressCard
•Smartcard
TheMediacardreaderslotsupportsthefollowingcards:
•SDCard
•SDHCCard
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•SDXCCard
•MMC(MultiMediaCard)
Note:WhentransferringdatatoorfromaFlashMediaCard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputer
insleep(standby)orhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamageto
yourdata.
InsertinganExpressCard,aSmartcard,oraFlashMediaCard
Attention:
•DonotinsertanExpressCardwhilethecomputerisinsleep(standby)modeorhibernationmode.Ifyou
do,thecomputermaynotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeusingit.
•Beforeyoustartinstallinganyofthefollowingcards,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.This
actionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.
–34mm-wideExpressCard
–54mm-wideExpressCard
–Smartcard
–FlashMediaCard,suchasanSDCard,anSDHCCard,anSDXCCard,andaMultiMediaCard
ForinformationaboutthelocationoftheExpressCardslot,ashmediacardreaderslot,andsmartcardslot,
see“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,features,andindicators”onpage1.
Toinserta34mm-wideExpressCardora54mm-wideExpressCard,dothefollowing:
1.Makesurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.
2.Insertthecardintotheslotwiththenotchededgefacingupward.Thenpressthecardrmlyintothe
connector.
ToinsertaSmartcardintotheExpressCardslot,dothefollowing:
1.InserttheSmartcardreaderintothe54mm-wideExpressCardslot.
2.InserttheSmartcardintotheSmartcardreader.MakesurethattheSmartcardiscorrectlyoriented.
Notes:
•TheSmartcardmustbeinstalledwithaSmartcardreader.TheSmartcardreadershouldbein
compliancewiththeFIPS2.0.
•YoucangetaSmartcardreaderfromLenovo.See“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage119.
ToinsertaFlashMediaCardintothe4-in-1Mediacardreader,doasfollows:
1.Makesurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.
2.InsertthecardrmlyintotheMediacardreaderslot.Thecardmaystopbeforeitiscompletely
installedintotheslot.
IftheExpressCard,FlashMediaCard,orSmartcardisnotPlug-and-Play,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:
1.OpenControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.
4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.
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5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:
1.OpenControlPanelandswitchtoClassicview.
2.Double-clicktheAddHardwareicon.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
RemovinganExpressCard,aSmartcard,oraFlashMediaCard
Attention:
•BeforeremovingastorageExpressCard,suchasaashmemoryExpressCard,asolidstateExpressCard,
oramemorycardreaderExpressCard,fromanExpressCardslot,youmuststoptheExpressCard.
Otherwise,dataontheExpressCardmightbecorruptedorlost.
•DonotremoveanExpressCardwhilethecomputerisinsleep(standby)modeorhibernationmode.Ifyou
do,thesystemwillnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.
ForinformationaboutthelocationoftheExpressCardslot,ashmediacardreaderslot,andsmartcardslot,
see“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,features,andindicators”onpage1.
ToremoveanExpressCard,oraFlashMediaCard,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:
1.ClickShowhiddeniconsinthetaskbar.
2.Right-clicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.
3.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.
4.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.
5.Removethecardfromyourcomputerandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.
ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:
1.ClicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareiconinthetaskbar
2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.
3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.
4.Removethecardfromyourcomputerandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.
ToremoveaSmartcard,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:
1.ClicktheShowhiddeniconsinthetaskbar.
2.Right-clickSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.
3.SelecttheitemforSmartcardtostopit.
4.PullthecardoutoftheSmartcardreader.
5.PresstheSmartcardreadertoejectitfromyourcomputer.
6.StoretheSmartcardandtheSmartcardreadersafelyforfutureuse.
ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:
1.ClicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareiconinthetaskbar.
2.SelecttheitemforSmartcardtostopit.
3.PulltheSmartcardoutoftheSmartcardreader.
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4.PresstheSmartcardreadertoejectitfromyourcomputer.
5.StoretheSmartcardandtheSmartcardreadersafelyforfutureuse.
Note:Ifyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryoustopthecard,thecardcannolongerbe
accessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitrst,theninsertitagain.
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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer
Thischapterprovidesyouinformationaboutaccessibilityandtravelingwithyourcomputer.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage61
•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage64
Accessibilityandcomfort
Becauseyourcomputerenablesyoutoworkinsomanyplaces,itisimportantthatyouremainattentive
togoodposture,goodlightingandproperseating.Bykeepingtheseconsiderationsinmind,youcan
improveperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.
Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.
Ergonomicinformation
Workinginthevirtualofcemaymeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Followingsome
simpleruleswillmakethingseasierandbringyouthemaximumbenetsofyourcomputer.Keepinginmind
suchbasicsasgoodlightingandproperseating,forexample,canhelpyouimproveyourperformance
andachievegreatercomfort.
Note:Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan
followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.
GeneralPosture:Belowaresomegeneralrecommendationsforassumingahealthyworkingposture.It
isbesttoperiodicallymakeminormodicationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort
causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkwillalsohelp
topreventanyminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.
Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30in).Avoid
glareorreectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplayscreen
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cleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressFn+HomeorEnd
toadjustdisplaybrightness.
HeadPosition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.
Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto
bestsuityourdesiredposture.
ArmandHandPosition:Ifavailable,utilizechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide
weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)
position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.
LegPosition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheoorandyourfeetatontheoororonafootrest.
Whatifyouaretraveling?
Itmaynotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputerwhileon
themoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsaspossible.
Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevelsofcomfort
andperformance.
Questionsaboutvision?
ThinkPadNotebook'svisualdisplayscreensaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandardsandtoprovideyou
withclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyontheeyes.Ofcourse,
anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneyefatigueorvisual
discomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.
Adjustingyourcomputertotyou
Becauseyourcomputerenablesyoutoworkinsomanyplaces,itisimportantthatyouremainattentive
togoodposture,goodlightingandproperseating.Refertothefollowingtipstoimproveperformance
andachievegreatercomfort:
Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputerthemoreimportantitis
toobserveyourworkingposture.Followinggeneralrecommendationsformaintainingahealthyworking
postureandpracticing“activesitting”arethebestwaystoavoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworking
postures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesandtakingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekey
ingredientsforhealthycomputing.Yourcomputerisalightandmobilesystem;rememberthatitcaneasilybe
repositionedonyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodicationsyoumightwishtomake.
Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofcefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandutilizingwork
breaks.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyour
computertobestsuityourneeds.AccessthefollowingWebsitetoviewsomeoftheseoptions:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.htmlExploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsand
externalproductsthatcanprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.
ThinkPadfeaturesthatpromotecomfort:ThereareeasytouseThinkPadfeaturesthatcanhelpmake
yourcomputermorecomfortabletouse.
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Accessibilityinformation
Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility
limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.
Assistivetechnologiesenableuserstoaccessinformationinthemostappropriateway.Someofthese
technologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem,otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors,or
accessedthroughtheWorldWideWeb.
Assistivetechnologies
SomeaccessibilitytechnologiesareavailablethroughtheAccessibilityOptionsprogram.Depending
onyouroperatingsystem,thenumberofaccessibilityoptionsavailablevaries.Ingeneral,accessibility
optionsenhancethewayuserswithhearing,vision,ormobilitylimitationsnavigateandusetheircomputer.
Forexample,someusersmightnothavethenemotorskillsrequiredtouseamouseorselectkey
combinations.Otherusersmightrequirelargerfontsorhigh-contrastdisplaymodes.Insomecases,
magniersandbuilt-inspeechsynthesizersareavailable.Fordetailedinformationabouteachofthese
features,consulttheMicrosofthelpsystem.
TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,doasfollows:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
2.ClickEaseofAccess.
3.ClickEaseofAccessCenter.
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
2.ClickAccessibilityOptions.
ThishelpsystemsupportstheaccessibilityfeaturesprovidedbyyourWindowsoperating
system,screenreadersdesignedtooperateintheWindowsenvironment,andWindows
keyboardnavigation.ForacompletelistingofMicrosoftWindowsKeyboardGuide,goto
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/Products/altkeyboard.aspx
Screenreadertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareapplicationinterfaces,helpsystems,anda
varietyofonlinedocuments.However,inthecasewhereascreenreadercannotreaddocuments,the
documentmustrstgothroughaconversionprocess.OnesolutionconvertsAdobePDFlesintoaformat
thatisreadbythescreen-readerprograms.ThissolutionisaWeb-basedserviceprovidedbyAdobe
SystemsIncorporated.Throughhttp://access.adobe.com,AdobePDFdocumentscanbeconvertedto
HTMLorplaintextinmanylanguages.OneconversionoptionsconvertsPDFdocumentsontheInternet.A
secondoptionenablesuserstosubmittheURLofanAdobePDFlethroughe-mailtoconvertittoHTMLor
ASCIItext.AdobePDFlesonalocalharddiskdrive,localCD-ROM,orlocalareanetwork(LAN)canalso
beconvertedbyattachingtheAdobePDFletoane-mailmessage.
FullScreenMagnierfunction
SomemodelssupporttheFullScreenMagnierfunction,whichenlargestheactivewindowandmakesit
easierforyoutousethecomputerdisplay.
ToenabletheFullScreenMagnierfunction,pressFn+Spacebar.Theactivewindowismagniedandthe
FullScreenMagniericonisdisplayedinthesystemtrayatbottomrightofyourscreen.Thenyoucan
changethezoomresolution.ClicktheFullScreenMagniericonandmakeyourchoice.
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TodisabletheFullScreenMagnierfunction,clicktheFullScreenMagniericonandselectExitorpress
Fn+Spacebar.
Travelingwithyourcomputer
Whenyoutravelabroad,yourcomputercanhelpyoufeelmoreathomeandatease.Withyourowncomputer
anditsles,youcanbecondentaboutgatheringandofferinginformationtoclientsandcoworkers.
Attendingtosomeimportantdetailsthatcanhelpforeigntravelgosmoothly:
•“Traveltips”onpage64
•“Travelaccessories”onpage64
Traveltips
Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmorecondentlyandefcientlywithyourcomputer.
1.Whileitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis
importanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.
2.Considerbringinganairplaneorautomobileadapterforyourcomputer.
3.Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.
Traveltipsonairplanes
Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,checkthetraveltips.
Attention:
•Forusingonboardcomputerorwireless(suchasInternet,Bluetooth,etc.)service,checktheservices
withtheairlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.
•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,youneedto
disableitbeforeboarding.Todisableit,refertotheinstructionsinEnablingordisablingthewireless
feature.
Followthetipsbelow.
1.Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnot
getcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.
2.Remembertohibernateorturnoffyourcomputerwhentakingoff.
Travelaccessories
Hereisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeawayfromtheofce:
TravelEssentials
•ThinkPadacpoweradapter
•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone
•Ethernetcable
•Extrabattery,charged
•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection
Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryyoumightwanttoconsidertheseitems
•Anacpoweradapterforthecountrythatyouaretravelingto
•Anadaptertoconnecttoaphonelineinthatcountry
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Otheritemsyoumaywishtoconsider
•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter
•Externalstoragedevice
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Chapter4.Security
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage67
•“Usingpasswords”onpage67
•“Harddisksecurity”onpage75
•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage75
•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage76
•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage78
•“Usingandunderstandingrewalls”onpage79
•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage79
Attachingamechanicallock
Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.
Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer,thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.
Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity
features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.
Usingpasswords
Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta
password,apromptappearsonthescreeneachtimeyoupoweronthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat
theprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.
Makesurethatonlyauthorizedindividualsaccessyourcomputer.Establishingdifferentkindsofpasswords
requiresthatotherpossibleusersknowtheproperpasswordsinordertoaccessyourcomputeroryourdata.
Ifthisiconappears,enterPower-onpasswordorSupervisorpassword.
Ifthisiconappears,enterHarddiskpassword.
Note:Ifthisiconappears,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddiskpassword,
pressF1andtypeamasterharddiskpassword.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“UsingPassphrase”
onpage68.
Ifthisiconappears,enterSupervisorpassword.
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Clickontheitemsbelowtondoutmoreaboutpasswordsandhowtousethemtoprotectyourcomputer.
“Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode”onpage68
“UsingPassphrase”onpage68
“Power-onpassword”onpage70
“Harddisksecurity”onpage75
“Supervisorpassword”onpage73
Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode
Ifyouhavesetpasswordsandyouputyourcomputerintosleep(standby)modebypressingFn+F4,the
procedureforresumingoperationisasfollows:
•Youarenotpromptedtotypethepasswordwhenresumingoperation.
•Ifanyharddiskorthesolidstatedrivehasaharddiskpassword,itisunlockedautomaticallywhen
youresumeoperation.
UsingPassphrase
WhenthePassphrasefunctionisenabled,youcansetapower-onpassword,harddiskpasswords,anda
supervisorpassword,eachcontainingupto64characters.
EnablingthePassphrasefunctionimprovestheprotectionoftheharddiskpasswordandthusimproves
thesecurityofyourcomputer.
ThePassphrasefunctionisenabledbydefault.
FormoreinformationaboutusingthePassphrasefunctionseethefollowingsections.
TipsonusingthePassphrasefunction
IfthePassphrasefunctionisenabledonyourcomputer,andyousettheharddiskpassword,andthen
removetheharddiskdrivefromyourcomputerandinstallitononeofthecomputerslistedabove,that
computerwillnotaccepttheharddiskpassword.
IfthePassphrasefunctionisenabledonyourcomputer,andyousettheharddiskpassword,andthen
removetheharddiskdrivefromyourcomputerandinstallitonacomputerthatisnotoneofthemodels
listedabove,buthasthePassphrasefunctiondisabled,youwillnotbeabletochangetheharddisk
passwordonthatcomputer.Ifyouneedtochangetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing.
1.Removetheharddiskdrive.
2.Removethepower-onandsupervisorpasswordsiftheyhavebeensetonthatcomputer.
3.EnablingthePassphrasefunction.
4.Reinstalltheharddiskdrive.Nowyoucanchangetheharddiskpassword.
IfthePassphrasefunctionisdisabledonyourcomputer,andyousettheharddiskpassword,andthen
removetheharddiskdrivefromyourcomputerandinstallitonacomputerthatisnotoneofthemodels
listedabove,buthasthePassphrasefunctionenabled,youwillnotbeabletochangetheharddisk
passwordonthatcomputer.Ifyouneedtochangetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing.
1.Removetheharddiskdrive.
2.Removethepower-onandsupervisorpasswordsiftheyhavebeensetonthatcomputer.
3.DisablethePassphrasefunction.
4.Reinstalltheharddiskdrive.Nowyoucanchangetheharddiskpassword.
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DisablingthePassphrasefunction
TodisablethePassphrasefunction,usetheBIOSSetupUtilityasfollows.
Note:Beforeenablingordisablingthefunction,removethepower-on,allharddiskandsupervisor
passwords.Ifanypasswordisset,youcannotenableordisablethefunction.Refertotheprocedures
in“Power-onpassword”onpage70,“Harddiskpasswords”onpage71,and“Supervisorpassword”
onpage73
1.Turnyourcomputeroff,andthenturnitonagain.
2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheBIOSSetupUtilitywindowopens.
3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectUsingPassphrase.
6.SelectDisabled.Anoticeisdisplayed,sayingthatthechangeshavebeensaved.
7.SelectContinue.
8.PressF10toexit.
9.IntheSetupConrmationwindow,clickY es.
EnablingthePassphrasefunction
ToenablethePassphrasefunction,usetheBIOSSetupUtilityasfollows.
Note:Beforeenablingordisablingthefunction,removethepower-on,allharddiskandsupervisor
passwords.Ifanypasswordisset,youcannotenableordisablethefunction.Refertotheprocedures
in“Power-onpassword”onpage70,“Harddiskpasswords”onpage71,and“Supervisorpassword”
onpage73
1.Turnyourcomputeroff,andthenturnitonagain.
2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheBIOSSetupUtilitywindowopens.
3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectUsingPassphrase.
6.SelectEnabled.Awarningmessageisdisplayed,sayingthatifthePassphrasefunctionisenabled,
yourcomputerwillhaveonlylimitedinteroperabilitywithanycomputersthatarenotcompatiblewith
computersthatdonothavethatfunction.
7.SelectYes.
8.PressF10toexit.
9.IntheSetupConrmationwindow,clickY es.
Settingapower-onpassword,aharddiskpasswords,andasupervisorpassword
IfyouenablethePassphrasefunction,youcansetapasswordcontaining64characters.Tosetapassword,
youcanusealphanumericcharacterkeysandthespacebar.
Note:Ifthefunctionisdisabled,apower-onpasswordandaharddiskpasswordcancontainonly12
charactersandasupervisorpasswordcancontainonly7characters,allalphanumeric;youcannotusethe
spacebar.
Tosetapower-onpassword,harddiskpasswords,andasupervisorpassword,refertotheprocedures
in“Power-onpassword”onpage70,“Harddiskpasswords”onpage71,and“Supervisorpassword”
onpage73.
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Typingpasswords
Ifthisiconappears,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.
Ifthisiconappears,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddiskpassword,
dothefollowing:
1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:
2.Nowtypethemasterharddiskpassword.
Note:Toreturntothersticon,pressF1again.
Ifthisiconappears,typeasupervisorpassword.
Note:YoucanpressBackspaceifyoupressawrongkeywhileyouaretypingyourpassword.
Power-onpassword
Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.
Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptappearsonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.
Settingapower-onpassword
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheBIOSSetupUtilitywindowopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectPower-onPassword.
8.TypeyourpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld.
Notes:
•IfthePassphrasefunctionisenabled,yourpower-onpasswordcanconsistof1to64charactersin
anycombination.IfthePassphrasefunctionisdisabled,yourpasswordcanbefromonetotwelve
alphanumericcharactersinanycombination.Fordetails,referto“UsingPassphrase”onpage68.
•Youcansettheminimumlengthofapower-onpasswordintheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.For
details,referto“Securitymenu”onpage139.
9.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
10.Commityourpasswordtomemory.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.
Note:Youmightwanttonoteyourpower-onpasswordinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetit,you
havetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword
canceled.
11.PressF10toexit.
12.SelectYesintheSetupConrmationwindow.
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Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword
Tochangeorremovethepower-onpassword,followthesteps1through7abovein“Settingapower-on
password”onpage70.
Note:WhenyoupressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtility,thesystemwillrequirethepower-onpassword.
Typeyourpower-onpasswordandpressenter,thentheBIOSSetupUtilitywindowopens.
Tochangethepower-onpassword,dothefollowing:
1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpassword.
2.WhentheEnterNewPasswordeldopens,typeanewpasswordintheeldandthenretypeittoverify.
Toremovethepower-onpassword,doasfollows:
1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpassword.
2.WhentheEnterNewPasswordeldopens,leaveitblankandpressEntertwice.
Harddiskpasswords
Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddisk:
•Userharddiskpassword
•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword
Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstolesandapplicationsontheharddisk.
Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe
administratortogetaccesstoanyharddriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;no
oneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,andtells
eachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,
buttheadministratorcanstillgetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.
Settingaharddiskpassword
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheBIOSSetupUtilityopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectHardDiskxPassword,wherexisthenumberoftheharddiskdriveforwhichyouwantto
setapassword.
8.Apasswordwindowopens.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyouwant
tosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.Ifyouareanadministratororsupervisor,youcanselectUser+
Mastertosettwopasswords.(Theusercanchangetheuserpasswordlater.)
9.IfyouselectUser+Master,gotostep12.
10.IfyouselectUseronly,anew-passwordwindowopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew
Passwordeld.
Notes:
•IfthePassphrasefunctionisenabled,youcanchooseyourharddiskpassword,whichcanconsistof
1to64charactersinanycombination.IfthePassphrasefunctionisdisabled,youcanchooseahard
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diskpassword,whichcanbefromonetotwelvealphanumericcharactersinanycombination.For
details,referto“UsingPassphrase”onpage68.
•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordintheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.Fordetails,
referto“Securitymenu”onpage139.
•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha
computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe
harddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan
sevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.
11.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.Goto
step18tocompletetheprocedure.
12.IfyouselectUser+Master,amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetupauserharddisk
passwordrst.ClickContinue.
13.Anewharddiskuserpasswordwindowopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNewPassword
eld.
14.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
15.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.ClickContinue.
16.Anewmasterhard-diskpasswordwindowopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew
Passwordeld.
17.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
18.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.
Attention:Youmightwanttonoteyourpasswordsandkeeptheminasafeplace.Otherwise,if
youforgettheuser-onlypassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyour
passwordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee
willbechargedforpartsandservice.
19.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.
Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin
ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.
Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword
IfthePassphrasefunctionisenabledonyourcomputer,andyousettheharddiskpassword,andthen
removetheharddiskdrivefromyourcomputerandinstallitonacomputerthathasthePassphrasefunction
disabled,youwillnotbeabletochangetheharddiskpasswordonthatcomputer.Ifyouneedtochange
theharddiskpassword,removetheharddiskdrive,removethepower-onandsupervisorpasswords
iftheyhavebeensetonthatcomputer,disablethePassphrasefunction,andthenreinstalltheharddisk
drive.Referto“UsingPassphrase”onpage68.
IfthePassphrasefunctionisdisabledonyourcomputer,andyousettheharddiskpassword,andthen
removetheharddiskdrivefromyourcomputerandinstallitonacomputerthathasthePassphrasefunction
enabled,youwillnotbeabletochangetheharddiskpasswordonthatcomputer.Ifyouneedtochange
theharddiskpassword,removetheharddiskdrive,removethepower-onandsupervisorpasswords
iftheyhavebeensetonthatcomputer,disablethePassphrasefunction,andthenreinstalltheharddisk
drive.Referto“UsingPassphrase”onpage68.
Followsteps1through7inSettingaharddiskpasswordabove,typingyourpasswordtogetaccesstothe
BIOSSetupUtilityprogram.
TochangeorremovetheUseronlyharddiskpassword,doasfollows:
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•Tochangetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.
ThentypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypeittoverifyitintheConrm
NewPasswordeld.
•Toremovetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then
leavetheEnterNewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.
TochangeorremovetheUser+Masterharddiskpassword,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.
IfyouchooseUserHDP,dooneofthefollowing:
•Tochangetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordorthecurrentmaster
harddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Thentypethenewuserharddiskpasswordin
theEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypeittoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.
•Toremovetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrent
Passwordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.Bothuser
andmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.
IfyouchooseMasterHDP,dooneofthefollowing:
•Tochangethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter
CurrentPasswordeld.ThentypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPassword
eld,andretypeittoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.
•Toremovethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter
CurrentPasswordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.Both
userandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.
Supervisorpassword
ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheBIOSSetupUtility.Withoutit,noone
canchangethecongurationofthecomputer.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:
•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptappearswhenyoutrytostarttheBIOSSetupUtility.
Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstocongurationdata.
•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstoacomputereveniftheuserof
thatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.
•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:
–Changingthebootsequence
–Deletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword
–EnablingordisablingtheWakeonLAN®andFlashoverLANfeatures
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalNetworkOptionROMfeature
–Changingdateandtime
–EnablingordisablingtheLockBIOSSettingfeature
–EnablingordisablingtheBIOSpasswordatunattendedboot
–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords
–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip
–EnablingordisablingtheBootDeviceListF12Option
–EnablingordisablingtheFlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Usersfeature
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalNetworkdevice
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–EnablingordisablingtheInternalWirelessdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalBluetoothdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheInternalWirelessWANdevice
–EnablingordisablingtheSecuritymode
–EnablingordisablingtheReaderpriority
–Erasingthengerprintdata
Notes:
•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadNotebookstomake
administrationeasier.
•ByenablingtheLockBIOSSettingsinthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisorpassword,you
makeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.
Settingasupervisorpassword
Onlyasystemadministratorwillbeabletoapplythisprocedure.
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheBIOSSetupUtilitywindowopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectSupervisorPassword.
8.Awindowopensthatpromptsyoutoenteranewpassword.
9.ChooseyoursupervisorpasswordandtypeitintheEnterNewPasswordeld,thenpressEnter.
Note:IfthePassphrasefunctionisenabled,youcanchooseyoursupervisorpassword,whichcan
consistof1to64charactersinanycombination.IfthePassphrasefunctionisdisabled,thesupervisor
passwordcanbefromonetosevenalphanumericcharactersinanycombination.Fordetails,refer
to“UsingPassphrase”onpage68.
10.PressEntertomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
11.Commityourpasswordtomemory.
Attention:Youmightwanttonoteyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour
supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
12.PressF10toexit.IntheSetupConrmationwindow,clickYes.
ThenexttimeyouopentheBIOSSetupUtilityprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpassword
toproceed.
Changingorremovingthesupervisorpassword
Tochangeorremovethesupervisorpassword,followsteps1through7aboveinSettingasupervisor
password.
Note:WhenyoupressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtility,thesystemwillrequirethesupervisorpassword.
Typethesupervisorpasswordandpressenter,thentheBIOSSetupUtilitywindowopens.
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Tochangethepassword,dothefollowing:
1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.
2.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewsupervisorpassword,thenretypeittoverify.
Toremovethepassword,dothefollowing:
1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.
2.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordeldblank,andthenpressEnter.
3.PressEnteragain.
Harddisksecurity
Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedsecuritysolutionforthesolidstatedriveortheharddiskdrive.To
protectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithmsare
integratedintoBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadNotebooks.
Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:
1.SetUsingPassphrasetoEnabled.See“UsingPassphrase”onpage68.
2.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolidstatedriveorharddisk
drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage70and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage
71.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.
3.IfyourcomputersupporttheTrustedPlatformModule(TPM)managementfeature,useitwiththe
securitychiptoprovidereliablesecurityforBIOS.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage75.
Note:MicrosoftWindows7andWindowsVistasupportTPMmanagementfeature
4.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,makesuretodeletedatastoredonit.Referto
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive”onpage78.
Settingthesecuritychip
Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransfercondentialinformation
electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip,
acryptographicmicroprocessor.WiththesecuritychipandClientSecuritySolution,youcandothefollowing:
•Protectyourdataandsystem
•Strengthenaccesscontrols
•Securecommunications
ClientSecuritySolution
TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramhelpsprotectyourcomputerandyourpersonalinformationsothat
youknowthatyoursensitivedataissecure.Itcanalsohelpmanageyourpasswords,helprecovera
forgottenpassword,orhelpyoumonitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputerandsuggesthowtoenhance
yourcomputersecurity.
Theseconvenientfeaturesaremademoresecurebyabuilt-insecuritychip,apowerfulcomputerchip
dedicatedtothesecurityfunctionsofyourcomputer.
TostarttheClientSecuritySolution,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ClientSecurity
Solution.
Fordetails,refertotheHelpfortheprogram.
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YoucandownloadthelatestClientSecuritySolutionfromthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
SettingtheSecurityChip
ThechoicesofferedintheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheBIOSSetupUtilityare
asfollows:
•SecurityChip:activates,inactivates,ordisablestheSecurityChip.
•SecurityReportingOptions:enablesordisableseachSecurityReportingOption.
•ClearSecurityChip:clearstheencryptionkey.
Notes:
1.BesurethattheSupervisorpasswordhasbeensetintheBIOSSetupUtility.Otherwiseanyonecan
changethesettingsfortheSecurityChip.
2.IfyouareusingClientSecuritySolution,handletheSecurityChipasfollows:
•DonotcleartheSecurityChip.Ifyoudo,thefunctionsassignedtothekeyswillbeerased.
•DonotdisabletheSecurityChip.Ifyoudo,ClientSecuritySolutionwillnotwork.
3.IftheSecurityChipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thecomputerwillnotstart.
Youwillhear4cyclesof4beepseach,oryouseeerrormessage0176or0192.
4.IftheSecurityChipisinactiveordisabled,ClearSecurityChipwillnotbedisplayed.
5.WhenyoucleartheSecuritychip,besuretoturnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagainafteryou
settheSecuritychiptoActive.Otherwise,thechoiceofClearSecurityChipisnotdisplayed.
TosetanitemintheSecurityChipsubmenu:
•Printtheseinstructions.TosettheSecurityChip,youmustturnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.
•Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.
•Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.
•Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheBIOSSetupUtilitywindowopens.
•Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity,andpressEnter.TheSecuritymenuopens.
•Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurityChip,andpressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.
•Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whentheitemyouwantishighlighted,press
Enter.
•Settheitemsyouwanttoset.
•PressF10toexit.
•ClickYesintheSetupConrmationwindow.
TosettheSecurityChip,youhavetoopentheClientSecuritySolution.See“ClientSecuritySolution”
onpage75.
Note:IfClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledinyourcomputer,youcandownloadthelatestversion
ofClientSecuritySolutionfromtheLenovoWebsite.TodownloadClientSecuritySolution,goto
www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingangerprintreader
Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermayhaveanintegratedngerprintreader.By
enrollingyourngerprintandassociatingitwithawindowspassword,youcanlogontothesystemby
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swipingyourngeroverthereader,withouttypingapassword.Thusngerprintauthenticationcanreplace
passwordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
Enrollingyourngerprint
Tousetheintegratedngerprintreader,beginbyenrollingyourngerprintasfollows.
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.StartThinkVantageFingerprintsoftware.SeeFingerprintSoftware.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourngerprint.Fordetails,refertotheHelpforthe
program.
Swipingyourngeroverthereader
Toswipeyourngeroverthereader,doasfollows:
1.Placetheballofyournger,thatis,thecentralpartofthengerprint,onthesmallcircleabovethe
reader.Makesurethattheentiretopjointofthengerisonthereader.
2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourngeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.
Loggingontothesystem
Afteryouenrollyourngerprint,logontothesystemasfollows:
1.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.
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2.Whenprompted,swipeyourngeroverthereader.
3.Onrequest,typeyourwindowspassword.Theenrolledngerprintisnowassociatedwithyourwindows
password.
Thenexttimeyoustartthecomputer,youcanlogontothesystembyswipingyourngeroverthe
readeronce.
Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourngerprinttologontothesystem,youmayforgetyourpassword.Write
downyourpassword,andkeepitinasafeplace.
Careforthengerprintreader
Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:
•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.
•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.
•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.
Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:
•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.
•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.
•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.
Ifyourngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmaynotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:
•Yourngeriswrinkled.
•Yourngerisrough,dry,orinjured.
•Yourngerisverydry.
•Yourngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.
•Thesurfaceofyourngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourngerprint.
•Yourngeriswet.
•Angerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.
Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:
•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthengers.
•Enrollanduseadifferentngerforauthentication.
•Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.
Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive
Ascomputersspreadintoeverycorneroflife,theyprocessmoreandmoreinformation.Thedataonyour
computer,someofwhichissensitive,isstoredonastoragedevice,eitheraharddiskdriveorthesolidstate
drive.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,makesuretodeletedatastoredonit.
Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperating
systemsandapplicationsoftware,mayevenviolateLicenseAgreements.Youareadvisedtocheckthe
termsandconditionsofthoseAgreements.
Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:
•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenchoosetheEmptyrecyclebincommand.
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•UsetheDeletecommand.
•Formatyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.
•Usingtherecoveryprogram,providedbyLenovo,bringtheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedriveback
tofactory-shipstate.
Theseoperations,however,onlychangetheleallocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In
otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The
dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof
specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmayreadandmisusethecritical
dataonharddiskdrivesorsolidstatedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.
Topreventleakageofdata,itbecomesveryimportantthatyoutakeresponsibilityfordeletingallthedata
fromtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrivewhenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcan
destroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddiskdrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansof
strongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butwerecommendthatyoumakeuseofthe
software(payware)orservice(payservice)specicallydevelopedforthepurpose.
Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposaltool.Todownload
thetool,gototheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Note:Runningtheapplicationwilltakeacoupleofhours.
Usingandunderstandingrewalls
Ifyoursystemispreintalledwitharewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.
Formoreinformationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertotheon-linehelpthatcomeswith
theprogram.
Protectingdataagainstviruses
Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.
Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.
Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.
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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview
ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage81
•“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage83
•“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage84
•“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage85
•“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage86
•“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage87
Notes:
1.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperating
system.
2.Theproductontherecoverymediamaybeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:
•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer
•Reinstalltheproduct
•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles
Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew
harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:
•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.23orlater(forWindowsXPandWindowsVista),4.3or
later(forWindows7)
•SymantecNortonGhostversion15.0orlater
Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.
2.Typecmdintheeld.ThenclickOK.
3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.
•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater
•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia
Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia
areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.
Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis
importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.
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Creatingrecoverymedia
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem.
Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB
storagedevices.OntheWindowsVistaandWindowsXPoperatingsystems,youcancreaterecoverymedia
usingonlydiscs,sothisoperationisalsocalled“creatingProductRecoverydiscs”.
•TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•TocreateProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙
ThinkVantage➙CreateProductRecoveryMedia.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•TocreateProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙
ThinkVantage➙CreateRecoveryMedia.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingrecoverymedia
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.
•OntheWindows7operatingsystemandtheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,youcanuserecovery
mediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Youcanuserecoverymediatoputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.
Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthe
lescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.
TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystemortheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,
dothefollowing:
1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB
storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.
3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.
Notes:
1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers
forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage86.
2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.
•OntheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,youcanuseProductRecoverydiscstorestoreyourcomputerto
thefactorydefaultsettings,performacustomfactoryrecovery,orperformotherrescueandrecovery
operationssuchasrescuingindividualles.YouwillbegiventheoptiontoentertheRescueandRecovery
workspaceandchoosefromavarietyofrecoveryoperations.
Attention:WhenyouuseProductRecoverydiscstorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,
allthelescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.
Duringtherestoreprocess,youwillbegiventheoptiontosaveoneormorelescurrentlyonthehard
diskdrivetoothermediabeforethedataisdeleted.
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TouseProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.
2.Insertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.
3.SelecttheopticaldrivewiththebootdiscasthestartupdeviceandpressEnter.Afterashortdelay,
theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.
4.OntheRescueandRecoverymenu,clickRestoreyoursystem.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.InserttheappropriateProductRecoverydiscwhenprompted.
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe
operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe
RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:
•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive
•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive
•Onanetworkdrive
•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)
Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.
Performingabackupoperation
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.
•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.
•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsVistaoperating
systemortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery➙Back
upyourharddrive,andselectbackupoperationoptions.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.
Performingarecoveryoperation
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.
•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:
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1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.
•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsVistaoperating
systemortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery.
3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.
FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage84.
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:
•Rescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatelesonyourharddiskdriveandtransfer
themtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionis
availableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourlesorifchangesweremadetothelessinceyourlastbackup
operation.YoucanalsorescueindividuallesfromaRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocal
harddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.
•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup
IfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestorethe
harddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperating
system.
•Restoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdrive,youhavetheoption
torestorethefactorydefaultsettingstotheC:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact.Becausethe
RescueandRecoveryworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcan
restorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Attention:IfyourestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuporrestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings,alllesontheprimaryharddiskdrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbe
deletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantles.Ifyouareunabletostartthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuelesfeatureoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceto
copylesfromyourharddiskdrivetoothermedia.
TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:
1.Makesurethecomputeristurnedoff.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.
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3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue
andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.
Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage87.
4.Dooneofthefollowing:
•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuelesandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.
•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.
Notes:
1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage86.
2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.
Creatingandusingarescuemedium
Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.
Notes:
1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.
2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.
Creatingarescuemedium
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemediumondifferentoperatingsystems.
•TocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.
4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreate
arescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.
5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.
•TocreatearescuemediumontheWindowsVistaoperatingsystemortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,
dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙CreateRecovery
Media.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.
2.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreate
arescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.
3.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.
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Usingarescuemedium
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.
•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:
1.Turnoffyourcomputer.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.
3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastherstbootdevice.Then,insert
therescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.
•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:
1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.
3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter.
Therescuemediumstarts.
•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingthesecondaryinternalharddiskdrive,setthesecondary
internalharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequencetostarttherescuemedium.
See“Startupmenu”onpage140.
Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor
eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete
therecoveryprocess.
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers
Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedapplicationsanddevice
drivers.
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplications
Toreinstallselectedapplicationprograms,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.UseWindowsExplorerorComputer(inWindowsXP,MyComputer)todisplaythedirectorystructureof
yourharddisk.
3.OpentheC:\SWTOOLSfolder.
4.OpentheAPPSfolder.Initareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledapplications.
5.Openthesubfolderfortheapplicationyouarereinstalling.
6.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.
Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers
Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentcongurationofyourcomputer.
Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.
Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.UseWindowsExplorerorComputer(inWindowsXP,MyComputer)todisplaythedirectorystructureof
yourharddiskdrive.
3.OpentheC:\SWTOOLSfolder.
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4.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.WithintheDRIVERSfolderareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevarious
devicesinstalledinyourcomputer(forexample,AUDIOandVIDEO).
5.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.
6.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:
•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextle(alewiththeextension.txt).Thetextlecontains
informationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.
-OR-
•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsaleofsetupinformation(alewiththeextension.inf),you
canusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver.
Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram,
whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselect
thedevicedriverlefromthedevicesubfolder.
-OR-
•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforthelefortheapplication(alewiththeextension.exe).
Double-clickthele,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedrivers,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.
ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,seeMakingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.
Solvingrecoveryproblems
IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:
•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Usingarescuemedium”
onpage86.
•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Usingrecoverymedia”onpage82.
Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom
arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,a
disc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice
sequence.Youmustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequenceintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“Startupmenu”onpage140fordetailedinformation
abouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.Formoreinformationaboutthe
SetupUtilityprogram,see“BIOSSetupUtility”onpage138.
Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.
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Chapter6.Replacingdevices
Youcanincreasethecapacityofthememoryortheharddiskdrivebyreplacingtheoriginal,built-in
devicewithanoptionalone.Or,ifyouneedto,youcanreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardbyfollowing
theproceduresinthissection.
•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage89
•“Replacingthebattery”onpage89
•“Replacingthememory”onpage91
•“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage93
•“Replacingthesolidstatedrive”onpage97
•“InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive”onpage101
•“Replacingtheopticaldrive”onpage103
•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage104
•“Replacingthepalmrest”onpage106
•“ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage110
•“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”onpage111
•“Replacingtheintegratedcamera”onpage114
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.
ThissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.Thesystemwill
continuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfor
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theperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,andprovidesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamage
arisingoutoftheiruse.
Readthefollowingprerequisitesbeforeyoureplacethebattery.
Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
DANGER
Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:
•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.
•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.
•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.
•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.
•Donotshort-circuitit.
•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcan
causethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorameto“vent”fromthebattery
packorcoincell.
Replacingthebattery
Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay.
3.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
4.Holdthebatteryreleaselatchtotheunlockposition1,andremovethebatteryinthedirectionof2.
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5.Insertafullychargedbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace1asshowninthedrawing,andthenslidethe
batterylatchtothelockedposition2.
6.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer
Replacingthememory
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Youcanincreasetheamount
ofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingadoubledataratethree(DDR3)synchronousdynamicrandom
accessmemory(SDRAM)unbufferedsmalloutlinedualinlinememorymodule(SO-DIMM),availableasan
option,inthememoryslotofthecomputer.SO-DIMMswithdifferentcapacitiesareavailable.Toreplaceor
addmemory,readthefollowingprerequisites,andthentheinstruction.
Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
Whenreplacingthememory,besuretofollowtheprecautions.
Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymoduledependsonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer
anditscombinationwiththememorymoduleinstalledonyourcomputer.Insomeconditions,thememoryin
yourcomputermaynotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.
Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.ThestaticelectricitycoulddamagetheSO-DIMM.
Replacingthememory
ToinstallanSO-DIMM,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.
3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage89.
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4.Loosenthescrews,andthenremovethecover.
Attention:Donottouchanyexposedpartsotherthanthosereferredtointhisprocedure.Unnecessary
contactswiththeelectricandelectroniccomponentsmightcauseyourcomputertomalfunction.
5.IfthetwoSO-DIMMsarealreadyinthememoryslots,releasethelatchesonbothedgesofthesocket
atthesametime,andthenremovetheSO-DIMMtomakeroomforthenewone.Besuretosave
theremovedmemoryforfutureuse.
6.FindthenotchonthecontactedgesideoftheSO-DIMM.
Attention:ToavoiddamagingtheSO-DIMM,donottouchitscontactedge.
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7.WiththenotchedendoftheSO-DIMMtowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,inserttheSO-DIMM
intothesocket,thenpressitrmly.
Note:InserttheSO-DIMMintothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees.
Note:Ifyouinstallamemorymoduleinonlyoneofthetwomemoryslots,installitinthelowerslot.
8.PivottheSO-DIMMdownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.
9.Makesurethatthecardisrmlyxedintheslotanddoesnotmoveeasily.
10.Putthecoverbackinplace,andtightenthescrews.
11.Reinstallthebatteryandturnthecomputeroveragain.Thenreconnecttheacpoweradapterand
thecables.
Replacingtheharddiskdrive
YoucanreplacetheharddiskdrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentative.Readthefollowingprerequisitesbeforeyoureplacetheharddiskdrive.
Note:Replacetheharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthe
harddiskdrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.
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Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.
Attention:
•Donotdroptheharddiskdriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoft
cloth,thatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.
•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.
•Donottouchtheconnector.
Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.
Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnthe
computeroff.
Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.
Replacingtheharddiskdrive
Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage89.
4.Loosenthescrewsandremovethecover.
Attention:Donottouchanyexposedpartsotherthanthosereferredtointhisprocedure.Unnecessary
contactswiththeelectricandelectroniccomponentsmightcauseyourcomputertomalfunction.
5.Pulltheharddiskdrivetotheright.
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6.Removetheharddiskdrivebyliftingitsleftside.
7.Turntheharddiskdriveoverandremovethefourscrewsthatsecurethebracket.
8.Liftthedriveoutofthebracket.
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9.Placethenewdriveintothebracketasshowninthedrawing.
10.Reinstallthescrewstosecurethebracket.
11.Turntheharddiskdriveoveragainandplacetheharddiskdrivefromtherightsideasshowninthe
picture.
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12.Pullthenewharddiskdrivetotheleft.
13.Putthecoverbackinplace,andtightenthescrews.
14.Reinstallthebatteryandturnthecomputeroveragain.Thenreconnecttheacpoweradapterand
thecables.
Replacingthesolidstatedrive
YoucanreplacethesolidstatedrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentative.Readthefollowingprerequisitesbeforeyoureplacethesolidstatedrive.
Note:Replacethesolidstatedriveonlyifyouneedtohaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthesolid
statedrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.
Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.
Attention:
•Donotdropthesolidstatedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,such
assoftcloth,thatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.
•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.
•Donottouchtheconnector.
Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.
Beforeremovingthesolidstatedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnthe
computeroff.
Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.
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Replacingthesolidstatedrive
Toreplacethesolidstatedrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage89.
4.Loosenthescrews,andthenremovethecover.
Attention:Donottouchanyexposedpartsotherthanthosereferredtointhisprocedure.Unnecessary
contactswiththeelectricandelectroniccomponentsmightcauseyourcomputertomalfunction.
5.Pullthesolidstatedrivetotheright.
6.Removethesolidstatedrivebyliftingitsleftside.
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7.Turnthesolidstatedriveoverandremovethefourscrewsthatsecurethebracket.
8.Liftthedriveoutofthebracket.
9.Placethenewdriveintothebracketasshowninthedrawing.
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10.Reinstallthescrewstosecurethebracket.
11.Turnthesolidstatedriveoveragainandplacethesolidstatedrivefromtherightsideasshownin
thepicture.
12.Pullthenewsolidstatedrivetotheleft.
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13.Putthecoverbackinplace,andtightenthescrews.
14.Reinstallthebatteryandturnthecomputeroveragain.Thenreconnecttheacpoweradapterand
thecables.
InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive
SomeThinkPadmodelshaveanmSATAsolidstatedrive,whichisinstalledatthePCIExpressMiniCard
slot.YoucanreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyour
Lenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentative.ToreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewithanewone,
readthefollowingprerequisites.
Notes:
•YoucanalsoreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewithaWirelessPCIExpressMiniCardforWirelessWAN.
•ReplacethemSATAsolidstatedriveonlyifyouneedtohaveitrepaired.TheslotofthemSATAsolidstate
drivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.
Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.
Attention:HandlinganmSATAsolidstatedrive
•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.
•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.
Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.
BeforeremovingthemSATAsolidstatedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthen
turnthecomputeroff.
Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.
ReplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
ToreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Before
youstartthefollowingprocedures,waitforafewminutestilltheinsideofthecomputercools.
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2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage89.
4.Loosenthescrewontheslotcoverandremovetheslotcover.
5.RemovethescrewandthemSATAsolidstatedrivepopsup.RemovethemSATAsolidstatedrive.
6.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewmSATAsolidstatedrivewiththecorrespondingsocketandpivot
themSATAsolidstatedriveuntilyoucansnapitintoplace.SecurethemSATAsolidstatedrivewith
thescrew.
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7.Reinstalltheslotcover.
8.Reinstallthebatteryandturnthecomputeroveragain.Thenreconnecttheacpoweradapterand
thecables.
Replacingtheopticaldrive
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Anopticaldriveispreinstalledinthebay.Ifitneedstoberepaired,removeitasfollows:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor
afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.
2.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage89.
3.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
4.Loosenthescrewthatsecuresthedriveandremoveit.
5.Presstheedgeofthedriveoutwards,usingthetipofathinscrewdriverasshowninthedrawing
andthenpulloutthedrive.
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Toinstallarepaireddriveoranewone,doasfollows:
1.Insertthedriveinthebay,andthenpressitrmlytotheconnector.
2.Reinstallthescrewandtightenit.
3.Reinstallthebatteryandturnthecomputeroveragain.Thenreconnecttheacpoweradapterand
thecables.
ReplacingtheSIMcard
YourcomputermayrequireaSIM(SubscriberIdenticationModule)cardtoestablishawirelessWAN(Wide
AreaNetwork)connections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIMcardmaybealreadyinstalledin
yourcomputerorwillbepartoftheshippingcontentsthatcamewithyourcomputer.
IfyoundtheSIMcardsincludedintheshippingcontents,adummycardisinstalledintheSIMcard
slot.Thenproceedtothefollowinginstructions.
Ifyoundthedummycardintheshippingcontents,theSIMcardisalreadyinstalledintheSIMcard
slot,andnofurtherinstallationisneeded.
Note:TheSIMcardisidentiedbytheICchipmountedononesideofthecard.
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Replacingthecard
ToreplacetheSIMcard,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.
3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage89.
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4.Loosenthescrewsecuringtheslotcoverandthenremovetheslotcoveritself.
5.FindtheSIMcardholderinside.Slidethecardholderasshowninthedrawingtounlockit.
6.Liftupthecardholderandthenremovethedummycard.Keepthedummycardforfutureuse.
7.InserttheSIMcardrmlyintothecardholderandpivotthecardholderdownward.
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8.Tolockthecardholder,slideitasshowninthedrawing.
9.Reinstalltheslotcover.
10.Reinstallthebatteryandturnthecomputeroveragain.Thenreconnecttheacpoweradapterand
thecables.
Replacingthepalmrest
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
ToremovesomeofthePCIExpressCards,youmayneedtoremovethepalmrestrst.Readthefollowing
prerequisitesandthentheinstruction.
Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.
DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.
Removingthepalmrest
Toremovethepalmrest,dothefollowing:
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1.Turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor
afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.
2.BesuretoremoveanycardinsertedintheMediacardreader.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthe
computerover.
3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage89.
4.Removetheopticaldrive.See“Replacingtheopticaldrive”onpage103.
5.Removethescrewsthatsecurethepalmrestfromthebottomsideofthecomputer.
6.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.Todetachthepalmrest,presstheareasmarkedinthe
drawingwithyourngerswhileliftingthefrontedgewithyourthumbs.
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7.Detachtheip-lockconnectors1and2.Detachtheconnector3bypullingitoutofthesocket.
8.Releasethepalmrestfromthecomputer.Nowthepalmresthasbeenremoved.
Installingthepalmrest
1.Attachtheip-lockconnectors1and2,andthenattachtheconnector3.
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2.Attachthepalmrestasshowninthedrawing.
3.Pushthefrontsideofthepalmrestuntilitclicksintoplace.
4.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
5.Onthebottomside,reinstallthescrewsforthepalmrest.
6.Reinstalltheopticaldrive.
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7.Reinstallthebatteryandturnthecomputeroveragain.Thenreconnecttheacpoweradapterand
thecables.
ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX
connection
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
YourcomputerhasaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessLAN/WiMAX.ToreplacethePCI
ExpressMiniCardwithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisitesrst.
Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.
DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.
Note:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.
Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.
Replacingthecard
Toreplacethecard,doasfollows:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor
afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage89.
4.Removetheopticaldrive.See“Replacingtheopticaldrive”onpage103.
5.Removethepalmrest.See“Replacingthepalmrest”onpage106.
6.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe
cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors
withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.
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7.Removethescrewsandthecardpopsup.Removethecard.
8.Alignthecontactedgeofthenewcardwiththecorrespondingsocketcontactofthecomputer.Pivot
thecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplaceandsecurethecardwiththetwoscrews.
9.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.
Note:Besuretoattachthegraycabletotheconnectormarked“MAIN”onthecardandtheblack
cabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”.
10.Reinstallthepalmrest.
11.Reinstalltheopticaldrive.
12.Reinstallthebatteryandturnthecomputeroveragain.Thenreconnecttheacpoweradapterand
thecables.
InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN
connection
SomeThinkPadmodelshaveaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessWAN.Toreplacethe
PCIExpressMiniCardwithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisitesrst.
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Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet
onthewall.
DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock
hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.
Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal
object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.
Replacingthecard
ToreplacethePCIExpressMiniCard,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Before
youstartthefollowingprocedures,waitforafewminutestilltheinsideofthecomputercools.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage89.
4.Loosenthescrewandremovethecover.
5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnect
theantennacablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,pickuptheantennacableswithyour
ngersandgentlyunplugthem.
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6.Removethescrewsandthecardpopsup.Removethecard.
7.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket.Pivotthecard
untilyoucansnapitintoplace.Securethecardwiththetwoscrews.
8.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCardasshowninthedrawing.
Note:BesuretoattachtheredcabletotheMainconnector,andthebluecabletotheAUXconnector.
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9.Reinstalltheslotcoverandtightenthescrew.
10.Reinstallthebatteryandturnthecomputeroveragain.Thenreconnecttheacpoweradapterand
thecables.
Replacingtheintegratedcamera
Ifyourcomputerisequippedwithanintegratedcamera,youcanreplaceitifyouneedtohaveitrepaired.
Toreplacetheintegratedcamera,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.LocatethescrewsthatsecuretheLCDbezelassembly.Removethescrewcapsandthenremove
thescrews.
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3.RemovetheLCDbezelassembly.
4.Removethescrewsthatsecurethecamera.
5.Liftthecameraout1anddetachtheconnector2.Thenremovethefailedcamera.
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6.Toinstallanewcamera,attachtheconnector1andpositionthecamerainplace2.
7.Reinstallthescrewstosecurethecamera.
8.ReinstalltheLCDbezelassembly.
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9.ReinstallthescrewstosecuretheLCDbezelassembly.Then,reinstallthefourscrewcaps.
10.Reinstallthebatteryandturnthecomputeroveragain.Thenreconnecttheacpoweradapterand
thecables.
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Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer
Thissectionprovidesinformationoninstallingdevicesandtakingadvantageofyourcomputer's
high-technologyfeatures.
•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage119
•“ThinkPadportreplicatoranddockingstation”onpage119
FindingThinkPadoptions
Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand
upgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememory,storage,modems,networkingadapters,docking
stationsandportreplicators,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.
YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.
ToshopatLenovogoto:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html
ThinkPadportreplicatoranddockingstation
Ifyourcomputerhasadockingconnector,youcanattachittoaThinkPadportreplicatororadocking
station.YourcomputersupportsThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,and
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
WhenthecomputerisattachedtotheThinkPadportreplicatororthedockingstation,neverpickupthe
assemblybytakingholdofthecomputeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.
FormoredetailsabouttheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,andthe
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,refertothefollowing:
•“Frontview”onpage120
•“Rearview”onpage122
•“AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation”onpage125
•“DetachingaThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation”onpage127
•“Securityfeature”onpage128
•“Usingthesystemlockkey”onpage129
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Frontview
ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3
1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronoroff.
2TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3whenpressed.
3Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattach
theThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
4Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.
ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3
1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.
2Thekeylockindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthesystemlock
keyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3islocked;youcannot
attachorremoveyourcomputer.
3Thedockingindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.
4TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3whenpressed.
5Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattach
theThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
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6Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.
7Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3
1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.
2Thekeylockindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthesystem
lockkeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3islocked;you
cannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.
3Thedockingindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.
4TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3whenpressed.
5Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattach
theThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
6Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.
7Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.
8Themicrophonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalmicrophone.
9Theheadphonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalstereoheadphone.
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Rearview
ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3
1Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.
2TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3toanEthernetLAN.
Theindicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.
Notes:
•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.
•Youcanusethisconnectorfora10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TEthernet.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,
usetheEthernetconnectorontheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.
3TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.
4Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3anduseanexternalmonitor
connector,usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,nottheoneonthe
computer.
5Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe
computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
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ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3
1Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.
2TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.
3ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.
Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat
supportsDVIviadockingonly.
4Theheadphonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalstereoheadphone.
5Themicrophonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalmicrophone.
6TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3toanEthernetLAN.The
indicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.
Notes:
•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.
•Youcanusethisconnectorfora10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TEthernet.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,use
theEthernetconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.
7TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.
8Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3anduseanexternalmonitorconnector,
usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.
9Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe
computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3.
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ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3
1TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.
2ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.
Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat
supportsDVIviadockingonly.
3TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.
4ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.
Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat
supportsDVIviadockingonly.
5TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3toanEthernetLAN.
Theindicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.
Notes:
•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.
•Youcanusethisconnectorfora10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TEthernet.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,
usetheEthernetconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.
6TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.
7Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.
8TheeSATAisforconnectingtheeSATA.
9Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3anduseanexternalmonitor
connector,usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,nottheoneonthe
computer.
10Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe
computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
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AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation
Notes:
•BeforeyouattachthecomputertoaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,aThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,or
aThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,disconnectanacpoweradapterfromthecomputer.
•Ifyourcomputerisoperating,makesurethatithasnishedanyoperationsinvolvingdevicesthatare
connectedtoaUSBconnectorandaUSB/eSATAconnector.Alsomakesurethatanyconnectionto
anEthernetporthasended.
•BeforeyouattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,oraThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries
3,makesurethatthesystemlockkeyisinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)position.
ThefollowingdrawingsarefortheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
TheprocedureisthesamefortheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
ToattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,aThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ora
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,dothefollowing:
1.Toattachyourcomputer,makesurethatthesystemlockkeyisinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)
positionfortheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.Makesurethat
themechanicallockisdetachedfortheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
2.Pressthebutton1andpulltheslidingadjusterinthedirectionshownbythearrow2.
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3.PutyourcomputerontheplatformoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlus
Series3,makingsurethatthetop-leftcornerofthecomputerisalignedtotheguideplateonthe
ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
4.InsertyourcomputerintotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,
alongthesurface,untilyouhearaclick.ThecomputerisnowattachedtotheThinkPadMiniDock
Series3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
Note:IfthedockingindicatorisnotlightedafteryouattachtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orthe
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,yourcomputerisnotproperlyconnectedtothedock.Checkthe
acpoweradapterofthedock,ordisconnectandre-attachtheacpoweradapter.Thenattachyour
computertothedock.
Notes:
•IfyouattachtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPad
MiniDockPlusSeries3,butdonotconnecttheacpoweradapterofthatattachmenttothepowerjack,
yourcomputergoesintobatterymode.
•IfyourcomputerandtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orthe
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3areconnectedtoseparateacpoweradapters,yourcomputergoesinto
batterymoderst,andthenshiftsintoacmode.
•Ifineitherofthetwoprecedingsituationsthebatteryofyourcomputerisdetached,orhasnobattery
charge,yourcomputershutsdown.
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ConnectinganexternaldisplaytotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3
Group1(topgure)andGroup2(lowergure)areindependentofeachother.EachhasaDisplayPortanda
digitalvisualinterface.IfyouconnectadisplaytoaDisplayPortandaDVIthatareinthesamegroup,the
DisplayPortisinactive.
DetachingaThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation
TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,
dothefollowing:
1.Makesurethat:
•ThedevicesconnectedtoUSBconnectorsarenotinuse.
•TheconnectiontoanEthernetporthasbeenended.
•ThedevicesconnectedtoaneSATAportarenotinuse.
2.MakesurethatthesystemlockkeyoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDock
PlusSeries3isinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)position.
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3.Presstheejectbutton1untilthecomputermovesup,then,graspingbothsides,removethecomputer
2.
TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,dothefollowing:
Notes:
•Ifyourcomputerisoperating,makesurethatithasnishedoperationsinvolvingdevicesthatare
connectedtotheUSBconnector.AlsomakesurethatanyconnectiontoanEthernetisstopped.
•Makesurethatthebatterypackisfullycharged.
1.MakesurethatallejectabledevicesconnectedtotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3arestopped.
2.Presstheejectbutton1untilthecomputermovesup,then,graspingbothsidesandremovethe
computer2.
Securityfeature
TheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlus
Series3hasasecuritykeyholeforamechanicallock.Byattachingamechanicallockwithcablethere,you
cansecuretheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMini
DockPlusSeries3toaheavyobject,suchasadesk.
IfyouusetheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,andattachamechanicallockwiththeejectbuttonlocked,
thecomputercannotbedetachedfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
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IfyouusetheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,andattacha
mechanicallockwiththeejectbuttonunlocked,tolocktheejectbutton,usethesystemlockkey.See
“Usingthesystemlockkey”onpage129.
Lenovodoesnotofferamechanicallock.Youwillneedtopurchaseoneelsewhere.Youareresponsible
forevaluating,selecting,andimplementinganylockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.Lenovomakesno
comments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformanceofanylockingdeviceor
securityfeatures.
AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3asfollows:
AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3asfollows:
AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3asfollows:
Usingthesystemlockkey
Thesystemlockkeyhastwopositions,unlockedandlocked.
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Whenthekeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPad
MiniDockPlusSeries3islocked,andyoucannotremoveyourcomputer.Thekeylockindicatorlights
whentheejectbuttonislocked.
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Chapter8.Advancedconguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskoronthesolidstatedrive,
youmayalsoneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemBIOS,or
recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand
keepitintopworkingshape.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage131
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage135
•“BIOSSetupUtility”onpage138
•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage149
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstalltheSupplementlesandThinkPad
devicedriversforitatthesametime.Thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectoriesofyoursolid
statedriveorharddiskdrive:
•TheSupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
Notes:
•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddisk,including
backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
•IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,refertothe
ThinkPadWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
Beforeyoubegin
Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid
losinglesduringtheinstallation.
•Printthesectionsyouwillbeusing.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:
“InstallingWindows7”onpage132
“InstallingWindowsVista”onpage132
“InstallingWindowsXP”onpage133
Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:
Countryorregion:Code
China:SC
Denmark:DK
Finland:FI
France:FR
Germany:GR
Italy:IT
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Japan:JP
Netherlands:NL
Netherlands:NL
Norway:NO
Spain:SP
Sweden:SV
TaiwanandHongKong:TC
UnitedStates:US
InstallingWindows7
ToinstallWindows7anditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:
1.InserttheDVDforWindows7intotheDVDdrive,andrestartthecomputer.Followtheinstallinstructions
onthescreen.
2.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.
3.InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.See“InstallingIntelChipsetSupportfor
Windows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage137.
4.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingotherdevicedrivers”onpage137.
InstallingRegistryPatchforWindows7
InstallthefollowingRegistryPatch:
•RegistryPatchforenablingWOLonEnergyStarV4fromS3
ToinstalltheRegistryPatch,refertothefollowingwebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
InstallingtheWindows7UpdateModulePackage
TheWindows7UpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\
Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofaxmodule.Forinformationabouteachxmodule,visitthe
MicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthexmodule
youneedinthesearcheld,andclickSearch.
Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit
fromtheMicrosofttoppage.
Toinstallaxmodule,runthe.exeleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is
nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.
InstallingWindowsVista
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Note:YourcomputersupportsWindowsVistawithServicePack2.BeforeyouinstallWindowsVistaService
Pack2,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack1rst.
ToinstallWindowsVistaanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:
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1.InserttheDVDforWindowsVistaintegratedwithServicePack1intotheDVDdrive,andrestartthe
computer.
2.InstallWindowsVistaServicePack1andcompletetheinstallation.
3.InstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2.YoucaninstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2usingthe
WindowsVistaServicePack2InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenteror
MicrosoftWindowsupdateWebsite.
4.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.
5.InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.See“InstallingIntelChipsetSupportfor
Windows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage137.
6.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingotherdevicedrivers”onpage137.
InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindowsVista
InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:
•RegistryPatchforEnablingDeviceInitiatedPowerManagementonSATAforWindowsVista
•RegistryPatchforWindowsVistaUSBS3PMEnablement
•RegistryPatchforChangingIDLEIRPtimingbyFPRDriverforWindowsVista
•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUPonLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar
•RegistrypatchtoimproveUSBdevicedetectiononresumefromsleep
ToinstalltheseRegistryPatches,refertothefollowingwebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
InstallingtheWindowsVistaUpdateModulePackage
TheWindowsVistaUpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\VISTA
Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofaxmodule.Forinformationabouteachxmodule,visitthe
MicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthexmodule
youneedinthesearcheld,andclickSearch.
Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit
fromtheMicrosofttoppage.
Toinstallaxmodule,runthe.exeleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is
nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.
InstallingWindowsXP
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Note:YourcomputersupportsWindowsXPServicePack3.BeforeyouinstalltheWindowsXPService
Pack3,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsXPServicePack2rst.
YoumustinstallIntelRapidStorageManagerDriverbeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem.Toinstallit,you
mayneedtoattachadiskettedrivetoyourcomputer.Ifyouhaveadiskettedrive,followtheprocedurebelow.
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Beforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem,installIntelRapidStorageManagerDriverasfollows:
Note:BesuretoinstallIntelRapidStorageManagerDriverbeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem.Otherwise
yourcomputerwillnotrespond;itwillonlydisplayabluescreen.
1.Attachadiskettedrivetoyourcomputer.
2.CopyIntelRapidStorageManagerDriverfromC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\IRSTtoadiskette.
3.TomakesurethatSATAAHCIisenabled,starttheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.
4.SelectCong.
5.SelectSerialATA(SATA).
6.SelectAHCI.
7.Changethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.FollowingtheinstructionsontheStartupmenuinthe
BIOSSetupUtility,settheCD-ROMdrivetostartrst.
8.PressF10.
9.InserttheCDforWindowsXPintegratedwithServicePack2intotheCDorDVDdrive,andrestartthe
computer.
10.Toinstallathird-partySCSIorRAIDdriverrst,pressF6.
11.Whenprompted,selectSforSpecifyAdditionalDevice.
12.Whenprompted,insertthediskettethatyoucreatedinstep2,andpressEnter.
13.ScrollthelistofdriverstoselectIntel®MobileExpressChipsetSATAAHCIController(Mobile),
andpressEnter.
14.Tocontinuetheinstallation,pressEnteragain.Leavethedisketteinthedriveuntilthenextreboot;the
softwaremayneedtobecopiedfromthedisketteagainwhenthelesarecopiedduringsetup.
15.CompletetheWindowsXPServicePack2installation.
16.InstallWindowsXPServicePack3byusingMicrosoftWindowsupdate,MicrosoftDownloadCenter,
orWindowsXPServicePack3installationCD.
17.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.
18.ApplythePCMCIAPowerPolicyRegistryPatch.Todothis,gotoC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\PCMCIAPW\,
double-clickinstall.bat.Thenfollowtheinstructionsthatappearonthescreen.
19.InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.See“InstallingIntelChipsetSupportfor
Windows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage137.
20.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingotherdevicedrivers”onpage137.
Ifyoudonothaveadiskettedrive,youcaninstallIntelRapidStorageManagerDriverbythefollowing
alternativeprocedure:
Note:IfyouselectAHCIforSerialATA(SATA)intheBIOSSetupUtilitybeforeinstallingIntelRapidStorage
ManagerDriver,yourcomputerwillnotrespond;itwillonlydisplayabluescreen.
1.StarttheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.
2.SelectCong.
3.SelectSerialATA(SATA).
4.SelectCompatibility.
5.Changethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.FollowingtheinstructionsontheStartupmenuinthe
BIOSSetupUtility,settheCD-ROMdrivetostartrst.
6.PressF10.
7.InserttheinstallationCDforWindowsXPintegratedwithServicePack2intotheCDorDVDdrive,and
restartthecomputer.
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8.CompletetheWindowsXPServicePack2installation.
9.InstallWindowsXPServicePack3.YoucaninstalltheWindowsXPServicePack3usingtheWindows
XPServicePack3InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenterorMicrosoft
WindowsupdateWebsite.
10.GotoC:\DRIVERS\WIN\IRST\PREPARE\PREPAREanddouble-clickinstall.cmdtorunIntelRapidStorage
ManagerDriver.
Note:IfyoucannotndtheIntelRapidStorageManagerDriver,youcandownloaditfromtheLenovo
Website:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix.
11.Turnthecomputeroffandthenonagain.
12.StarttheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.
13.SelectCong.
14.SelectSerialATA(SATA).
15.SelectAHCI.
16.StartWindowsXP.TheWelcometotheFoundNewHardwareWizardappears.
17.ClickNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.
18.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.
19.SelectSearchforthebestdriverintheselocations.ThenselectIncludethislocationinthesearch:,
specifythepath,C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IRST\PREPARE,andclickNext.TheCompletingtheFoundNew
HardwareWizardappears.
20.ClickFinish.
21.WhentheSystemSettingsChangewindowappears,clickYes.Thecomputerrestarts.
22.InthedevicelistingontheDeviceManagerwindow,ayellowmarkmayappearattheleftsideofthe
UniversalSerialBus(USB)controller.Ifitdoesappear,openitspropertiesandclicktheReinstall
driverbuttontoinstalltheUSB2.0driver.
23.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.
24.ApplythePCMCIAPowerPolicyRegistryPatch.Todothis,gotoC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\PCMCIAPW\,
double-clickinstall.bat,andthenfollowtheinstructionsthatappearonthescreen.
25.InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.See“InstallingIntelChipsetSupportfor
Windows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage137.
26.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingotherdevicedrivers”onpage137.
Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is
nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona
computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.
Installingdevicedrivers
Toinstalldevicedrivers,gotothewebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Installingdriverforthe4-in-1Mediacardreader
Tousethe4-in-1Mediacardreader,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheRealtekPCIECardReaderDriver
forWindowsXP/Vistax86/x64.Todownloadit,gotoLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
Toinstallthedriver,doasfollows:
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•ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙Accessories➙CommandPrompt.TheDOSpromptwindowappears.
•Typesetup.exeattheDOSprompt.TheWelcometotheDeviceDriverInstallationWizardfortheRealtek
MediaDriveropens.
•ClickNext.Ifthedevicedriverisalreadyinstalled,clickNo.Otherwise,followtheinstructionsonthe
screen.
InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7
ThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7isusuallyinthedefaultdirectory
C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR.
Note:Ifyoucannotndthisdirectoryonyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,downloadtheThinkPad
MonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7fromtheThinkPadWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
Note:Beforeyouinstallthisle,makesurethatthecorrectvideodriverhasbeeninstalled.
ForWindows7
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplayattheleft.
3.ClickChangedisplaysettings.
4.ClickAdvancedSettings.
5.ClicktheMonitortab.
6.ClickProperties.
7.ClicktheDrivertab.
8.ClickUpdateDriver.
9.SelectBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.
10.ClickHaveDisk.
11.SpecifythepathwherethemonitorINFleissaved,thenclickOpen.
12.ClickOK.
13.Conrmthecorrectdisplaytype,thenclickNext.
14.Windowshasnishedinstalling.ClickClose.
15.ClickCloseforDisplayProperties.
16.ClickOKintheMonitortab.
17.ClickOKandclosetheDisplaySettingswindow.
ForWindowsVista
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplaySettings.TheDisplaySettingswindowopens.
3.ClickAdvancedSettings.
4.ClicktheMonitortab.
5.ClickProperties.(ForWindowsVista,alsoclickContinue.)
6.ClicktheDrivertab.
7.ClickUpdateDriver.
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8.SelectBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.
9.ClickHaveDisk.
10.SpecifythepathwherethemonitorINFleissaved,thenclickOpen.
11.ClickOK.
12.Conrmthecorrectdisplaytype,thenclickNext.
13.Windowshasnishedinstalling.ClickClose.
14.ClickCloseforDisplayProperties.
15.ClickOKintheMonitortab.
16.ClickOKandclosetheDisplaySettingswindow.
ForWindowsXP
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectPropertiesfromthepopupmenu.
2.SelecttheSettingstab.
3.ClicktheAdvancedtab.
4.SelecttheMonitortab.
5.SelectPlugandPlayMonitorfromthemonitortypelist.
6.ClickProperties.
7.SelecttheDrivertabandclickUpdateDriver.TheHardwareUpdateWizardstarts.
8.SelectNo,notthistimeforWindowsUpdateconnection,andthenclickNext.
9.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced).
10.ClickNext.
11.SelectDon'tsearch,Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall.
12.ClickNext.
13.ClickHaveDisk.
14.ClickBrowse.
15.SpecifythepathwherethemonitorINFleissavedandselectTPLCD.INF.
16.ClickOK.
17.SystemwillshowThinkPadDisplay.ClickNext.SystemwillcopyThinkPadMonitorINFleandcolor
prole.
18.ClickFinishandthenClose.
19.ClicktheColorManagementtab.
20.ClickAdd.
21.SelectTPFLX.ICMorTPLCD.ICMandclickAdd.
22.ClickOKandclosetheDisplayPropertieswindow.
InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7
TheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7islocatedintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\CHIPINF
directory.Toinstallit,gotothedirectoryandrunsetup.exe.
Installingotherdevicedrivers
TheotherdevicedriversareprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectoryonyourharddiskdrive.
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Youwillalsoneedtoinstallapplicationsoftware,whichisprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory
onyourharddiskdrive.Todothis,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand
devicedrivers”onpage86.
Note:IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,devicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour
harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,refertotheThinkPad
Website:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
BIOSSetupUtility
Yourcomputerprovidesaprogram,calledBIOSSetupUtility,thatenablesyoutoselectvarioussetup
parameters.
TostartBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:
1.Toprotectyourselfagainstaccidentallossofdata,backupyourcomputerregistry.See“Performing
backupandrecoveryoperations”onpage83.
2.Ifthediskettedriveisconnectedtothecomputer,removeanydiskettefromthediskettedrive,and
thenturnoffthecomputer.
3.Turnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF1key.TheBIOSSetupUtility
opens.Awindowsuchasthefollowingappears:
Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theBIOSSetupUtilitymenuappearsafteryouenterthe
password.YoucanstarttheutilitybypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisorpassword;
however,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.Formore
information,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage67.
4.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttochange.Whentheitemyouwantishighlighted,
pressEnter.Asubmenuisdisplayed.
5.Changetheitemsyouwishtochange.Tochangethevalueofanitem,usetheF5orF6key.Iftheitem
hasasubmenu,youcandisplayitbypressingEnter.
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6.PressF3orEsctoexitfromthesubmenu.
Ifyouareinanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachtheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.
Note:Ifyouneedtorestorethesettingstotheiroriginalstateasofthetimeofpurchase,pressF9key
toloadthedefaultsettings.YoucanalsoselectanoptionintheRestartsubmenutoloadthedefault
settingsordiscardthechanges.
7.SelectRestart,thenpressEnter.Movethecursortotheoptionyouwantforrestartingyourcomputer,
thenpressEnter.Yourcomputerrestarts.
Congmenu
Ifyouneedtochangethecongurationofyourcomputer,selectCongfromtheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.
Notes:
•Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsiderchangingthecomputerconguration,
proceedwithextremecaution.Settingthecongurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.
•Ineachsubmenu,youcanenableafunctionbyselectingEnabled,ordisableitbyselectingDisabled.
Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:
•Network:SettheLANrelatedfunctions.
•USB:EnableordisableUSBrelatedfunctions.
•Keyboard/Mouse:Setthekeyboardandthemouserelatedfunctions.
•Display:Specifythesettingsfordisplayoutput.
•Power:Setpowermanagementrelatedfunctions.
•BeepandAlarm:Enableordisabletheaudiorelatedfunctions.
•Memory:EnableordisabletheExtendedMemoryTest.
•SerialATA(SATA):Specifythesettingsfortheharddiskdrive.
•CPU:SpecifythesettingsfortheCPU.
Dateandtimemenu
Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourcomputer,selectDate/TimefromtheBIOSSetup
Utilitymenu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:
•SystemDate
•SystemTime
Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:
1.Usingtheupanddownarrowkeys,selecttheitemtochange,dateortime.
2.PressTab,ShiftTab,orEntertoselectaeld.
3.Typethedateortime.
Note:AnotherwaytoadjustdateandtimeispresstheF5orF6key.
4.PressF10tosavethechangesandrestartthesystem.
Securitymenu
Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourcomputer,selectSecurityfromtheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.
Notes:
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•Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsiderchangingthecomputerconguration,
proceedwithextremecaution.Settingthecongurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.
•Ineachsubmenu,youcanenableafunctionbyselectingEnabled,ordisableitbyselectingDisabled.
Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:
•Password:Setapasswordrelatedfunctions.
•SecurityChip:Setthesecuritychiprelatedfunctions.
•BIOSUpdateOption:SpecifythesettingsforFlashBIOSupdate.
•MemoryProtection:SpecifythesettingsfortheDataExecutionPreventionfeature.
•I/OPortAccess:EnableordisabletheaccesstoindividualI/Oports.
•Computrace:EnableordisableBIOSinterfacetoactivateComputracemodule.
Tosetpasswordrelatedfunctions,gototheSecuritymenuandselectPassword.Thefollowingsubmenuis
displayed:
•UsingPassphrase
•SupervisorPassword
•LockBIOSSettings
•SetMinimumLength
•BIOSpasswordatunattendedboot
•Power-OnPassword
•HardDisk1Password
Note:HardDisk1meanstheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputer.
IfyouselectUsingPassphraseandenableit,youcansetapasswordcontainingupto64characters.
Fordetails,refertoUsingPassphrase.
LockBIOSSettingsenablesordisablesthefunctionthatprotectsitemsintheBIOSSetupUtilityfrom
beingchangedbyauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisorpassword.Bydefault,thissettingisdisabled.
Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenablethisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangeanyitemsin
theBIOSSetupUtility.
IfyouselectSetMinimumLength,youcanspecifyaminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandhard
diskpasswords.Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandspecifyaminimumlengthforpasswords,noone
butyoucanchangethelength.
IfyouselectandenableBIOSpasswordatunattendedboot,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenthe
computeristurnedon,fromeitherapower-offstateorhibernation,byanunattendedeventsuchasWakeon
LAN.IfyouselectDisabled,nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesaheadandloadsthe
operatingsystem.Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.
Startupmenu
Youmayneedtochangethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.Forexample,ifyouhavedifferentoperating
systemsondifferentdevices,youcanhavethesystemstartupfromeitherofthem.
Attention:Afteryouchangeyourstartupsequence,youmustbeextremelycarefulnottospecifyawrong
deviceduringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Ifyouspecifyawrongdevice,yourdataandprograms
mightbeerasedoroverwritten.
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Changingthestartupsequence
SelectingtheStartuptodisplaythefollowingsubmenu:
•Boot
•Network
•BootMode
•OptionKeysDisplay
•BootDeviceListF12Option
Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:
1.SelectBootorNetwork,thenpressEnter.
•YoucanusetheBootsubmenutospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnonthe
power.Referto“Bootsubmenu”onpage141.
•YoucanusetheNetworksubmenutospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenWakeonLANis
started.WakeonLANiscommonlyusedbyLANadministratorsincorporatenetworkstogetremote
accesstoyourcomputer.Referto“NetworkBootsubmenu”onpage142.
2.Selectthedeviceyouwanttostartrst.
UsethesekeystosettheorderthattheBIOSwillusewhenstartinganoperatingsystem:
•F6orF5movesthedeviceupordown.
•xexcludesorincludesthedevicetostart.
•1loadsthedefaultstartupsequence.
3.PressF10tosavethechangesandrestartthesystem.
Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthesystemstartsupfromadifferentdrive,dothe
following:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Turnonthecomputer,then,whilethe“Tointerruptnormalstartup,pressthebluebutton”messageis
displayedatthelower-leftofthescreen,pressF12.
3.SelectthedeviceyouwanttostartrstfromtheBootmenu.
Note:TheBootmenuwillbeshownwhenthesystemcannotbootfromanydeviceornooperatingsystem
wasfound.
Bootsubmenu
Thefollowinglist,showingtheorderinwhichdeviceswillbestartedup,isalwaysdisplayed.Evendevices
thatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourcomputerarelisted.Foreachdevicethatisattachedtoor
installedonthecomputer,informationaboutitispresentedafterthecolon.
1.USBFDD:
2.ATAPICD0:
3.USBCD:
4.ATAHDD0:
5.ATAHDD2:
6.PCILAN:
7.USBHDD:
8.ATAHDD4:
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PriorityforbootingUSBdevices
IfyouattachtwoormoreUSBdevicesofthesametypetothecomputer,forexample,twoUSBCD-ROM
drivesortwoUSBdiskettedrives,thecomputerstartsthedevicesinaccordancewiththebootpriority
orderspeciedfortheUSBconnectors.
IfyouareusingUSBconnectorsonyourcomputeronly,withoutattachingthecomputertoaThinkPadPort
ReplicatorSeries3,thebootpriorityorderisasfollows:
1.USBconnector1ontherightside(rear)ofyourcomputer
2.USBconnector2ontherightside(front)ofyourcomputer
3.USBconnector3ontheleftsideofyourcomputer
4.USBconnector4ontherearsideofyourcomputer
NetworkBootsubmenu
UsetheNetworksubmenutoselectthebootdevicewhenthesystemwakesfromLAN.IfWakeonLANis
enabled,thenetworkadministratorcanturnonallofthecomputersinaLANremotelybyuseofnetwork
managementsoftware.
OtheritemsintheStartupmenu
•BootMode:Enableordisablethediagnosticsbootmode.
•OptionKeysDisplay:Choosewhethertoshowtheoptionkeymessagewhenthesystemisbooted.
•BootdeviceListF12Option:Choosewhethertoshowthelistofthebootdevices.
Restartmenu
IfyouneedtoclosetheBIOSSetupUtilityandrestartthesystem,selectRestartfromtheBIOSSetup
Utilitymenu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:
•ExitSavingChanges:Restartthesystemaftersavingthechanges.
•ExitDiscardingChanges:Restartthesystemwithoutsavingthechanges.
•LoadSetupDefaults:Loadthesetupdefaultsettings.
•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.
•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.
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BIOSSetupUtilityitems
ThefollowingtablesshowthecontentsoftheCongmenuitems,theSecuritymenuitems,andtheStartup
menuitemsoftheBIOSSetupUtility.
Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Notes:
•Enabledmeansthatthefunctioniscongured.
•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotcongured.
•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.
Congmenuitems
Table4.Congmenuitems
FunctionSelectionComments
Network
WakeOnLAN•Enabled
•Disabled
EnablesthesystemtoPoweronwhentheEthernet
controllerreceivesamagicpacket.
Note:WakeOnLANfunctiondoesnotworkwhena
harddiskpasswordisset.
EthernetLANOptionROM•Enabled
•Disabled
LoadstheEthernetLANOptionROMtoenable
startupfromanintegratednetworkdevice.
WirelessLANandWiMAX
Radios
•On
•Off
Ifyouselect“On,”theinternalwirelessradioisturned
on.Ifyouselect“Off,”theinternalwirelessradiois
turnedoff.
USB
USBBIOSSupport•Enabled
•Disabled
EnableordisablebootsupportforUSBoppydisk
driveandUSBCD-ROM.
AlwaysOnUSB•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”theexternalUSBdevicescan
bechargedviaUSBportsevenwhenthesystemisin
lowpowermode(standby,hibernation,orpower-off).
AlwaysOnUSBChargeinOff
Mode
•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”theAlwaysOnUSB
connectorenablesyoutochargesomedevices,
suchasiPod,iPhoneandBlackBerrysmartphones.
Note:Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhen
yourcomputerisinhibernationmodeorpowered
off,youwillneedtoopenthePowerManager
programandcongurecorrespondingsettingsto
enabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorfunction.For
detailsabouthowtoenabletheAlwaysOnUSB
connectorfunction,refertotheonlinehelpofthe
PowerManagerprogram.
Keyboard/Mouse
FnKeyLock•Enabled
•Disabled
Whenenabled,youcanpresstheFnkeytokeep
itinapressedcondition,thenpressthedesired
functionkey.Theactionisequivalenttopressingthe
requiredkeyandtheFnkeysimultaneously.When
youpressedtheFnkeytwice,thestateislocked
untilyoupresstheFnkeyagain.
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Table4.Congmenuitems(continued)
FunctionSelectionComments
ThinkPadNumLock•Independent
•Synchronized
Ifyouselect“Independent,”NumLockonyour
computercanbedisabledindependentlyregardless
oftheNumLockstateoftheexternalkeyboard.If
NumLockonthecomputerisenabled,NumLockon
theexternalkeyboardwillalsobeenabled.
Ifyouselect“Synchronized,”NumLockonyour
computerandNumLockontheexternalkeyboard
aresynchronized.
Power-OnNumLock•Auto
•On
•Off
Ifyouselect“Auto”,NumLockisenabledwhenfull
sizekeyboardisattached.
Ifyouselect“On”,NumLockisalwaysenabled.
Ifyouselect“Off”,NumLockisalwaysdisabled.
Note:Power-OnNumlockwillbedisplayedwhen
“Synchronized”isselectedatthe“ThinkPad
NumLock”.
Display
BootDisplayDevice•ThinkPadLCD
•Analog(VGA)
•DigitalonThinkPad
(DisplayPort)
•Digital1ondock
•Digital2ondock
Selectthedisplaydevicethatistobeactiveat
boottime.Thisselectioniseffectiveforboottime,
passwordprompt,andBIOSsetup.
“DigitalonThinkpad”istheDisplayPortonyour
computer.
“Digial1ondock”and“Digital2ondock”arethe
DisplayPortorDVIondockingstation.
Power
TimerWakewithBattery
Operation
•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyoudisablethisfunction,thecomputerignoresany
scheduledwakeupifthecomputerisnotconnected
toanACpowersource.
Ifyouenablethisfunction,thecomputermaywake
upwhileitisbeingcarried,anditsharddiskdrive
maybedamaged.Suchdamagemaynotbecovered
underthewarranty.Also,ifaprogramthatissetto
runafterthescheduledwakeuprequiresyourinput,
thebatterymaybedrainedwhilethecomputeris
waitingforyourinput.
Attention:Ifyouhavesetatimertowakeupthe
computer,andifyoumaycarrythecomputerwhile
itisturnedoff,donotenablethisfunction.Ifthe
computerwakesupwhileyoucarryit,itsharddisk
drivemaybedamaged;anditsbatterymaybe
drainedifitisnotconnectedtoanACpowersource.
Intel®SpeedSteptechnology
(IntelSpeedStepmounted
modelsonly)
•Enabled
•Disabled
SelectthemodeofIntelSpeedSteptechnologyat
runtime.
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Table4.Congmenuitems(continued)
FunctionSelectionComments
CPUPowerManagement•Disable
•Automatic
Unlessthispower-savingfeatureisdisabled,itstops
theprocessorclockautomaticallywhenthereisno
systemactivity.Youusuallydon'tneedtochange
thisfunction.
PCIBusPowerManagement•Disable
•Automatic
Unlessthispower-savingfeatureisdisabled,itstops
thePCIbusclockautomaticallywhenthereisno
systemactivity.Youusuallydon'tneedtochange
thisfunction.
PowerOnwithACAttach•Enabled
•Disabled
Enablesordisablesafeaturethatpowersonthe
systemwhenacpoweradapterisattached.
Ifenabled,thesystemispoweredonwhenacpower
adapterisattached.Whenthesystemisinhibernate
state,thesystemresumes.
Ifdisabled,thesystemisnotpoweredonnor
resumedwhenacpoweradapterisattached.
BeepandAlarm
PowerControlBeep•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifthisfunctionisenabled,abeepsoundswhenthe
computerentersapowermanagementmode,when
itresumesoperationalmode,andwhentheacpower
adapterisconnectedordisconnected.
LowBatteryAlarm•Enabled
•Disabled
EnableordisabletheLowBatteryAlarm.
PasswordBeep•Enabled
•Disabled
Enablethisoptiontohaveabeepsoundwhen
thesystemiswaitingforapower-on,harddisk,
orsupervisorpassword.Differentbeepswillbe
soundedwhentheenteredpasswordmatchesor
doesnotmatchtheconguredpassword.
KeyboardBeep•Enabled
•Disabled
Enableordisablekeyboardbeepwhen
unmanageablekeycombinationsarepressed.
Memory
ExtendedMemoryTest•Enabled
•Disabled
EnableordisabletheExtendedMemoryTestand
initializationduringboot.Enablingthisfunction
willincreaseboottime.Recentoperatingsystems
usuallydonotrequireExtendedMemoryInitialization.
SerialATA(SATA)
SATAControllerModeOption:•AHCI
•Compatibility
Ifyouselect“AHCI,”theSerialATAcontroller
operatesinAHCImode.Ifyouselect“Compatibility,”
theSerialATAcontrolleroperatesincompatibility
mode.
CPU
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Table4.Congmenuitems(continued)
FunctionSelectionComments
CoreMulti-Processing•Enabled
•Disabled
Enablesordisablesadditionalexecutioncoreunits
withinaCPU.
Note:Ifyouareusingacomputerwithasingle-core
processor,thisitemdoesnotappear.
Note:ForCoreMulti-Processing,refertothe
instructionsin“InstallingWindowsXP”onpage133
Intel®VirtualizationTechnology•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”aVMM(VirtualMachine
Monitor)canutilizetheadditionalhardware
capabilitiesprovidedbyIntelVirtualization
Technology.
Securitymenuitems
Table5.Securitymenuitems
FunctionSelectionComments
PasswordReferto“Securitymenu”onpage139and“Usingpasswords”onpage67.
SecurityChip
SecurityChip•Active
•Inactive
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Active,”SecurityChipisfunctional.If
youselect“Inactive,”SecurityChipisvisible,butis
notfunctional.Ifyouselect“Disabled,”SecurityChip
ishiddenandisnotfunctional.
SecurityReportingOptions•Enabled
•Disabled
EnableordisablethefollowingSecurityReporting
Options.
•BIOSROMString:BIOStextstring
•ESCD:Extendedsystemcongurationdata
•CMOS:CMOSdata
•NVRAM:SecuritydatastoredintheAssetID
•SMBIOS:SMBIOSdata
Note:Onlyifyouselect“Active”forSecurityChip,
thisitemappears.
ClearSecurityChip•EnterCleartheencryptionkey.
Note:Onlyifyouselect“Active”forSecurityChip,
thisitemappears.
BIOSUpdateOption
FlashBIOSUpdatingby
End-Users
•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”alluserscanupdatethe
FlashBIOS.Ifyouselect“Disabled,”onlytheperson
whoknowssupervisorpasswordcanupdatethe
FlashBIOS.
MemoryProtection
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Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)
FunctionSelectionComments
ExecutionPrevention•Enabled
•Disabled
Somecomputervirusesandwormscausememory
bufferstooverowbyrunningcodewhereonlydata
isallowed.IftheDataExecutionPreventionfeature
canbeusedwithyouroperatingsystem,thenby
selecting“Enabled”youcanprotectyourcomputer
againstattacksbysuchvirusesandworms.Ifafter
choosing“Enabled”youndthatanapplication
programdoesnotruncorrectly,select“Disabled”
andresetthesetting.
I/OPortAccess
EthernetLAN•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheEthernet
LANdevice.
Note:IfyourcomputersupportsIntelAMTandIntel
AMT'sfunctionisenabled,youcannotchangethe
EthernetLANsettingto“Disable.,”
WirelessLAN•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheWireless
LANdevice.
WiMAX•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheWiMAX
device.
WirelessWAN•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheWireless
WANdevice.
Bluetooth•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheBluetooth
device.
USBPort•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheUSBport.
ExpressCardSlot•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheExpressCard
Slot.
OpticalDevice•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheoptical
device.
MemoryCardSlot•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheMemory
Cardslot.
eSATAPort•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheeSATAport.
IntegratedCamera•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheIntegrated
Camera.
Microphone•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheMicrophone
(Internal/External/Line-In).
FingerprintReader•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”youcanusetheFingerprint
Reader.
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Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)
FunctionSelectionComments
Computrace
ComputraceModuleActivation•Enabled
•Disabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
EnablesordisablestheBIOSinterfacetoactivate
Computracemodule.Computraceisanoptional
monitoringservicefromAbsoluteSoftware.
Note:IfyousettheComputracemoduleactivation
to“PermanentlyDisabled,”youwillbeunableto
enablethissettingagain.
Startupmenuitems
Table6.Startupmenuitems
FunctionSelectionComments
BootReferto“Startupmenu”onpage140.
NetworkReferto“Startupmenu”onpage140.
BootMode•Quick
•Diagnostics
Note:Youcanalsoenter
the“Diagnostic”modeby
pressingEscduringPOST.
ScreenduringPOST:
•Quick:ThinkPadLogoscreenisdisplayed.
•Diagnostics:Testmessagesaredisplayed.
BeepatPOSTcompletion:
•Quick:No.Soundonerrorcaseonly
•Diagnostics:Yes.Alwayssounds.
“Ctrl-S”promptforon-boardEthernet:
•Quick:No.
•Diagnostics:Yes.
MemorytestingduringPOST:
•Quick:Quicktest(ornotest).
•Diagnostics:Fulltest.
TestingotherdevicesduringPOST:
•Quick:Minimumtest(ornotest).
•Diagnostics:Canperformnecessarytestingfor
criticaldevices
OptionKeysDisplay•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Disabled,”the“Tointerruptnormal
startup,pressthebluebutton.”messageisnot
displayedduringPOST.
BootDeviceListF12Option•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”theF12keyisrecognized
andtheBootMenuisdisplayed.
UpdatingyoursystemBIOS
Thebasicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)isapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeupthebasiclayerof
softwarebuiltintoyourcomputer.BIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromothersoftwarelayers.
Yourcomputersystemboardhasamodulecalledelectricallyerasableprogrammableread-onlymemory
(EEPROM,alsoreferredtoasashmemory).YoucanupdateBIOSandtheConguration/SetupUtility
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Programbystartingyourcomputerwithaashupdateopticaldiscorashupdatetoolapplicationrunning
ontheWindowsenvironment.
Insomeinstanceswhenyouaddsoftware,hardware,oradevicedriver,youmaybeinformedthatyouneed
toupdateyourBIOSinorderforthenewadditiontoworkproperly.
ToupdateyoursystemBIOS,visitbelowWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
Usingsystemmanagement
Thissectionisintendedprimarilyfornetworkadministrators.
Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreofyourresourcestobetter
meetyourbusinessobjectives.
Thismanageability,or“TotalCostofOwnership”(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelypoweronyourcomputer,
formattheharddiskdrive,installthesoftwareofyourchoice(forexample,WindowsXPwithuserand
system-managementapplications),andhavethecomputerstartupandfunctioninthesamewayasan
ordinarydesktopPC.
Oncethecomputerisconguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyuseofsoftwareandmanageability
featuresalreadyintegratedintotheclientsystemandthenetwork.
Systemmanagement
CheckthefollowingtopicstolearnmoreaboutfeaturesofSystemManagement:
•DesktopManagementInterface
•PrebooteXecutionEnvironment
•WakeonLAN
DesktopManagementInterface
Thebasicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)ofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagement
BIOSReferenceSpecication(SMBIOS)Version2.4.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardware
componentsofyoursystem.ItistheresponsibilityoftheBIOStosupplythisdatabasewithinformation
aboutitselfandthedevicesonthesystemboard.Thisspecicationdocumentsthestandardsforgetting
accesstothisBIOSinformation.
PrebooteXecutionEnvironment
PrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesyourcomputermoremanageable(itisPXE
2.1-compliant)byenablingittoboot(loadanoperatingsystemoranotherexecutableimage)fromaserver.
YourcomputersupportsthePCfunctionsthatPXErequires.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard,
yourcomputercanbebootedfromthePXEserver.
Note:RemoteProgramLoad(RPL)cannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.
WakeonLAN
AnetworkadministratorcanuseWakeonLANtoturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsole.
WhenWakeonLANisusedwithnetworkmanagementsoftware,manyfunctions,suchasdatatransfer,
softwareupdates,andFlash(POST/BIOS)updates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendance.
Thisupdatingcanbedoneafternormalworkinghoursandonweekends,tosavetimeandincrease
productivity.Usersarenotinterruptedduringnormalworkinghours,andLANtrafciskepttoaminimum.
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IfacomputeristurnedonbytheWakeonLANfunction,theNetworkbootsequenceisused.
Settingmanagementfeatures
Toenablethenetworkadministratortocontrolyourcomputerremotely,youmustcongurethenetwork
interfacebysettingthesystem-managementfeaturesinBIOSSetupUtility.Thatutilitycontainsthefollowing
functions:
•WakeonLAN
•Startupsequence
Ifanadministrator'spassword(supervisorpassword)hasbeenset,youwillneedtospecifyitwhenyoustart
BIOSSetupUtility,sothatyoucanusethesefunctions.
WakeonLAN
WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministrator
canstartthecomputerremotelyfromamanagementconsole,usingremotenetwork-managementsoftware.
SettingupinBIOSSetupUtility
ToenableordisableWakeonLAN,gototheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.Whenyourcomputerisnotunderthe
networkadministrator'ssystemmanagement,youcandisableWakeonLAN.
Tosetthisfunction,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.
2.SelectCong.
3.TheCongsubmenuappears.
4.SelectNetwork.
5.TheNetworkitemsubmenuappears.
6.ForWakeOnLAN,selecteitherEnabledorDisabled.
7.PressF10.
Networkbootsequence
Whenyourcomputeristurnedonremotely,systemwilltrytobootfromthedevicethatisselectedby
Networkbootsetting,thenitwillfollowthebootorderlistintheBootmenu.
Todeneasequence:
1.OntheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu,selectStartup.TheStartupsubmenuappears.
2.SelectNetworkandpressEntertodisplaythebootdevicelist.
3.TosetthestartupsequencethattheBIOSwilluse,pressF5orF6tomovethedeviceupordown.
4.PressF10.
Note:Ifyouwanttoinitializethesettingtoreturntothedefaultstartupsequence,pressF9.Thedefault
settingsareautomaticallyreloaded.
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Chapter9.Preventingproblems
AnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadNotebookismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcanavoid
commonproblems.Thefollowingsectionsprovideinformationthatcanhelpyoutokeepyourcomputer
runningsmoothly.
•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage151
•“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage152
•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage153
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems
1.Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdrivefromtimetotime.Iftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull,Windows
willslowdownandmightproduceerrors.
Note:InWindows7andWindowsVista,clickStart➙Computer.InWindowsXP,clickStart➙
MyComputer.
2.Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.
3.Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdrivetoimprovedataseekandreadtimes.
4.Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.
Note:Youmightalsowanttolookforapplicationprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.
5.CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.
6.Atleastonceaweek,makeapointtobackupyourdata.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodidea
toperformadailybackup.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.Rewritable
opticaldrivesareavailableformostmachinesandareeasilyinstalled.
7.UseorscheduleSystemRestoretotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationabout
SystemRestore,see“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage83.
8.UpdatedevicedriversandBIOSwhenneeded.
9.Proleyourmachineathttp://www.lenovo.com/think/supporttokeepuptodatewithcurrentdrivers
andrevisions.
10.Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Youmightwanttoreadthedevice
driverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.
11.Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minor
issuesyouhaveexperiencedandhowyouresolvedthem.
12.Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreloadontothemachine,the
followingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:
•Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinter,keyboard,etc.
•Makesurethatyourbatteryischargedandthatyouhavetheacpowerconnected.
•BootintotheBIOSandloadthedefaultsettings.
•Restartthemachineandstarttherecovery.
•Ifyourmachineusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,DONOTremovethediscfromthedriveuntil
promptedtodoso.
13.Forsuspectedharddiskdriveissues,referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage157andrunadiagnostic
testofthedrivepriortocallingtheCustomerSupportCenter.Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartup,
downloadthelestocreateabootableself-testmediafromthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/hddtest
Runthetestandrecordanymessagesorerrorcodes.Ifthetestreturnsanyfailingerrorcodesor
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messages,calltheCustomerSupportCenterwiththecodesormessagesandthecomputerinfrontof
you.Atechnicianwillassistyoufurther.
14.Ifrequired,youcanndyourcountry'sCustomerSupportCenteratthefollowingWebaddress:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=migr-4hwse3.When
callingtheCustomerSupportCenter,pleasemakesureyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serial
numberandthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthemachineisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfulto
havetheerrorscreenonorthemessagewrittendown.
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent
Devicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor
“drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspecicdriver.
Ifyouaddanewcomponent,theoperatingsystemneedstobeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpiece
ofhardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponent
andunderstandhowtouseit.
Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherleonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruption
andmightnotperformproperlyifcorruptionoccurs.
Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriver
foracomponentifyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorifyouaddedanewcomponent.
Thismayeliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseoftheproblem.
GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite
YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:
1.ConnecttotheInternet.
2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix.
3.EntertheproductnumberofthecomputerorclickDetectmysystemonthescreen.
4.ClickDownloadsanddrivers.
5.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.
GettingthelatestdriversusingThinkVantageSystemUpdate
TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyoursystemup-to-date.Updatepackagesare
storedonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackagescan
containapplications,devicedrivers,BIOSashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdateprogram
connectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallyrecognizesthe
machinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer,theinstalledoperatingsystem,andthelanguageoftheoperating
systemtodeterminewhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer.TheSystemUpdateprogramthen
displaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,recommended,andoptionalto
helpyouunderstandtheimportance.Youhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownloadandinstall.
Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallydownloadsand
installstheupdateswithoutanyfurtherinterventionfromyou.
TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonlyprerequisiteis
anactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeature
toenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspeciedintervals.Youalsocanpredene
scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates)
sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.
FormoreinformationabouthowtousetheThinkVantageSystemUpdate,refertoThinkVantageSystem
Update.
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Takingcareofyourcomputer
Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse
commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheseimportanttips,youwillgetthemostuseandenjoyment
outofyourcomputer.
Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork
•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic
bags.
•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers
(within13cmor5in).
•Avoidsubjectingyourcomputertoextremetemperatures(below5°C/41°Forabove35°C/95°F).
•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpuriers,canproducenegativeions.Ifa
computerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegative
ions,itmaybecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemaybedischargedthroughyourhands
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.
•Yourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees.
Donotopenthedisplaybeyond180degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.
•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter
plug.
Carryyourcomputerproperly
•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect
cordsandcables.
•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby
thedisplay.
Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly
•Ifyourcomputercomeswithanopticaldrive,donottouchthesurfaceofadiscorthelensonthetray.
•WaituntilyouheartheCD,orDVDclickintothecenterpivotofthedrivebeforeclosingthetray.
•Wheninstallingtheharddiskdrive,solidstatedrive,oropticaldrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwith
yourhardware,andapplypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.
•Turnoffyourcomputerifyouarereplacingtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.
•Whenreplacingtheprimaryharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.
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•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskoropticaldrivesintheappropriatecontainersorpackaging
whentheyarenotbeingused.
•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.
–Memorymodule
–Mini-PCICard
–ExpressCard
–Smartcard
–MemoryCard,suchasSDCard,andMultiMediaCard
Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer.
Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.
•WhentransferringdatatoorfromaFlashMediaCard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputer
insleep(standby)orhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcause
damagetoyourdata.
Takecareinsettingpasswords
•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit,and
youmighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboard,orharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.
Careforthengerprintreader
Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:
•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.
•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.
•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.
Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:
•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.
•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.
•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.
Registeryourcomputer
•RegisteryourThinkPadproductswithLenovo(refertotheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/register).This
canhelpauthoritiesreturnyourcomputertoyouifitislostorstolen.Registeringyourcomputeralso
enablesLenovotonotifyyouaboutpossibletechnicalinformationandupgrades.
Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer
•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.
•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer
Occasionallycleanyourcomputerasfollows:
1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent(onethatdoesnotcontainabrasivepowderor
strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline).Use5partswaterto1partdetergent.
2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.
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3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.
4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.
5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.
6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.
7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.
8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,softlint-freecloth.
9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanybersfromthecloth.
Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard
1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.
2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,
theclothmayhookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsonto
orbetweenthekeys.
3.Allowtodry.
4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush
orcoolairfromahairdryer.
Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothedisplayorthekeyboard.
Cleaningyourcomputerdisplay
1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,softlint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay,
itmightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardortheTrackPointpointingstickwhenthecoverwas
pressedfromtheoutside.
2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.
3.Ifthestainremains,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithwaterora50-50mixtureofisopropylalcoholand
waterthatdoesnotcontainimpurities.
4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.
5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.
6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.
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Chapter10.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems
Thissectiontellswhattodoifyouhaveacomputerproblem.
•“Diagnosingproblems”onpage157
•“Troubleshooting”onpage158
Diagnosingproblems
UsingtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram
Note:TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisavailableonlyonsomemodelsthatarepreinstalledwiththe
Windows7operatingsystem.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeprogram,youcan
downloaditfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.
Whenyouaresettingupyourcomputer,theLenovoSolutionCenterprogrampromptsyoutocreaterecovery
media,whichyoucanusetorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultstate.Formoreinformation,
see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage81.
ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoSolutionCenter.Then
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.
Note:Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprogram,saveandprint
theloglescreatedbytheprogram.YouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical
supportrepresentative.
UsingLenovoThinkVantageToolbox
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandnd
solutionsforthem.Italsoincludesautomaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,
advanceddiagnostics,anddiagnostichistory.
Tostartthisprogram,doasfollows:
ForWindows7:ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙Lenovo-SystemHealthand
Diagnostics.
ForWindowsVistaandXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.
Whentheapplicationislaunched,selectadiagnostictesttorun.Ifthereisanyproblem,besidestheerror
messages,aguidancealsowillbedisplayedtoguideyoutoxtheproblem.
Foradditionalinformation,refertotheThinkVantageToolboxhelpsystem.
Note:Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprogram,saveandprint
theloglescreatedbytheprogram.YouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical
supportrepresentative.
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UsingtheLenovoSupportWebsite
IfyourcomputerhasneithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramnortheLenovoThinkVantageToolbox
programinstalled,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/diagnoseforthelatestinformationondiagnosticsforyour
computer.
Note:Runninganytestmighttakeuptoseveralminutesorlonger.Makesurethatyouhavetimetorunthe
entiretest.Donotinterruptthetestwhileitisrunning.
Troubleshooting
Ifyourcomputerhasanerror,ittypicallydisplaysamessageoranerrorcode,orabeepsoundswhenyou
turniton.Tocorrectanerror,rstndthedescriptionoftheerrorintheleft-handcolumnofthechartthat
applies.Thenclickthatdescriptiontogetatroubleshootingprocedure.
Tomakesurethatyourcomputerhasthefeaturesoroptionsthatareintroducedinthefollowingsections,
consulttheonlinehelporthelistshippedwithyourcomputer.
Computerstopsresponding
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive(youcannotusetheUltraNavpointingdeviceorthekeyboard),
dothefollowingsteps:
1.Pushandholdthepowerswitchuntilthemachineturnsoff.Afterthecomputeristurnedoff,restartby
pressingthepowerswitch.Ifthemachinedoesnotturnon,continuetostep2.
Note:Donotremovethebatteryandacpowertoresetthecomputer.
2.Whilethemachineisturnedoff,removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputer(batteryandacpower).
Holddownthepowerbuttonfor10seconds.Plugintheacpowerwhilekeepingthebatteryoutofthe
computer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnbackon,continuetostep3.
Note:OncethecomputerstartsupandentersWindows,usethepropershutdownproceduretoturn
thecomputeroff.Oncethemachineisoff,reattachthebatteryandrestartthecomputer.Ifthe
computerdoesnotstartwiththebatteryreattached,removethebatteryandagainstartwithstep2.If
thecomputerstartswithacpowerbutdoesnotstartwhenthebatteryisattached,calltheCustomer
SupportCenterforsupport.
3.Whilethemachineisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerfromthemachine(batteryandacpower).Remove
allexternaldevicesthatareattachedtoyourcomputer(keyboard,mouse,printer,scanner,etc.).Repeat
step2.Ifstep2isunsuccessful,continuetostep4.
Note:Thefollowingstepsinvolveremovingstaticsensitivecomponentsfromyourcomputer.Please
makesurethatyouareproperlygroundedandremoveallsourcesofpowerattachedtothecomputer.
IfyouareuncomfortableorunsureaboutremovingcomponentspleasecalltheCustomerSupport
Centerforassistance.
4.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerandexternalhardware.Refertotheprocedure
inReplacingmemoryonhowtoremoveandreseatthememorymodules.Removeanynon-original
memorymoduleaddedtoyourcomputer.Afterremovingtheextramemorymoduleandreseating
theoriginalmemorymodule,repeatstep2.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotturnon,consulttheuser's
referenceguideforothercustomer-replaceablecomponentsthatareattachedtoyourcomputer
Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotstartup,calltheCustomerSupportCenterandaCustomerSupportSpecialist
willassistyou.
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Spillsonthekeyboard
Withamobilecomputer,thereareincreasedchancesofspillingliquidsonthekeyboard.Becausemost
liquidsconductelectricity,liquidspilledonthekeyboardcouldcreatenumerousshortcircuits,potentially
causingirreparabledamagetoyourcomputer.
Ifyouspillsomethingonyourcomputer:
Attention:Besurethatnoliquidcreatesashortcircuitbetweenyouandtheacpoweradapter(ifinuse).
Althoughyoumightlosesomedataorworkbyturningoffthecomputerimmediately,leavingthecomputer
onmightmakeyourcomputerunusable.
1.Carefullyunplugtheacpoweradapterimmediately.
2.Turnoffthecomputerimmediately.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnoff,removethebattery.Themore
quicklyyoustopthecurrentfrompassingthroughthecomputerthemorelikelyyouwillreducedamage
fromshortcircuits.
3.Waituntilyouarecertainthatalltheliquidisdrybeforeturningonyourcomputer.
Note:Ifyouwanttoreplaceyourkeyboard,youcanpurchaseanewone.
Errormessagesandbeeperrors
Error
code
BeepsymptomErrormessageSolution
0182TwoshortbeepsBadCRC2.EnterBIOSSetupand
loadSetupdefaults.
Turnoffthecomputer.Turnonthe
computer.PressF1toenterinto
BIOSSetupUtilitywhenThinkPad
logoappears.PressF9toload
defaultsettings.PressF10toexit.
Restartthecomputer.
0183Fourshortbeeps,onelongbeepFanerrorCoolingfanhasfailed.Havethe
computerserviced.
0184Fourshortbeeps,pause,three
shortbeeps,pause,oneshort
beep,pause,oneshortbeep
DramisunpluggedMemoryisnotinstalled.Install
memory.
0185Sevenshortbeeps,onelong
beep,fourshortbeeps,one
longbeep,oneshortbeep,one
longbeep,oneshortbeep,one
longbeep.Thecomputerkeeps
beeping.
DramisnotwellpluggedReinstallmemory.
0187Twoshortbeeps0187:EAIAdataaccesserrorTheaccesstoEEPROMhasfailed.
Havethecomputerserviced.
0189Twoshortbeeps0189:InvalidRFIDconguration
informationarea
TheEEPROMchecksumisnot
correct(block#4and5).The
systemboardshouldbereplaced,
andtheUUIDneedstobe
reinstalled.Havethecomputer
serviced.
0190Twoshortbeeps0190:Criticallow-batteryerrorThecomputerturnedoff,because
thebatteryislow.Connecttheac
poweradaptertothecomputer
andchargethebattery,orreplace
thebatterywithafullycharged
one.
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Error
code
BeepsymptomErrormessageSolution
0191noneOperatingsystemnotfound.Makesurethat:
•Theharddiskdriveiscorrectly
installed.
•Astartablediscisinthedrive.
Ifyoustillseethesameerror
message,checktheboot
sequenceusingBIOSSetup
Utility.
0200Twoshortbeeps0200:FailureFixedDiskTheharddiskdriveisnotworking.
Havetheharddiskdriveserviced.
0210Twoshortbeeps0210:StuckKeyReplacethekeyboardandrestart
yourcomputer.
0211Twoshortbeeps0211:KeyboarderrorRuntheinteractivetestsofthe
keyboardandtheauxiliaryinput
device.
0212Twoshortbeeps0212:KeyboardControllerFailedReplacekeyboardcontroller.
0213Twoshortbeeps0213:Keyboardlocked–Unlock
keyswitch
Unlockthesystemtoproceed.
0220Twoshortbeeps0220:Monitortypedoesnot
matchCMOS–RunSETUP.
LoadSetupdefaultsettingsin
BIOSSetupUtility.
0230Twoshortbeeps0230:SystemRAMFailedat
offset:
Systemboard.
0231Twoshortbeeps0231:ShadowRamFailedat
offset:
Memoryisnotworkingcorrectly.
Havethememoryserviced.
Ifyoustillseethesameerror
message,havethecomputer
serviced.
0232Twoshortbeeps0232:ExtendedRAMFailedat
addressline:
Memoryisnotworkingcorrectly.
Havethememoryserviced.
Ifyoustillseethesameerror
message,havethecomputer
serviced.
0250Twoshortbeeps0250:Systembatteryisdead-
ReplaceandrunSETUP
1.Chargethebackupbattery
formorethan8hoursby
connectingtheacpower
adapter.
2.Replacethebackupbattery
andrunBIOSSetupUtilityto
resetthetimeanddate
0251Twoshortbeeps0251:SystemCMOSchecksum
bad-Defaultcongurationused
ThesystemCMOSmighthave
beencorruptedbyanapplication
program.Thecomputerusesthe
defaultsettings.RunBIOSSetup
Utilitytorecongurethesettings.
Ifyoustillseethesameerrorcode,
havethecomputerserviced.
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Error
code
BeepsymptomErrormessageSolution
0254Twoshortbeeps0254:SystemNV7Volume
checksumbad-Default
congurationused
PowerofftodischargeCMOS,and
thenrestartyourcomputer.
0260Twoshortbeeps0260:SystemtimererrorHavethecomputerserviced.
0270Twoshortbeeps0270:RealtimeclockerrorHavethecomputerserviced.
0271Twoshortbeeps0271:Checkdateandtime
settings
PressF1toenterintotheBIOS
Setupmenu,pressF9toloadthe
defultsettings,pressF10toexit
andrestartyourcomputer.
0280Twoshortbeeps0280:Previousbootincomplete-
Defaultcongurationused
LoaddefaultsettingsinBIOS
SetupUtility.
Ifyoustillseethesameerror
message,havethecomputer
serviced.
02D0Twoshortbeeps02D0:Systemcacheerror-Cache
disabled
Thecacheisdisabled.Havethe
computerserviced.
02D2TwoshortbeepsCPUVariableMTRRcongure
failed.
Havethecomputerserviced
02F0none02F0:CPUID:InvalidCPUisinstalled.Install
correctCPU.
Ifyoustillseethesameerror
message,havethecomputer
serviced.
1802Twoshortbeeps1802:Unauthorizednetworkcard
ispluggedin-Poweroffand
removetheminiPCInetworkcard.
Poweroffyourcomputerand
removethePCIExpressMiniCard.
1804TwoshortbeepsUnauthorizedWANcardis
pluggedin-Poweroffandremove
theWANcard.
PoweroffandremovetheWAN
card.
noneTwoshortbeepsSystemCongurationDataRead
Error
PressF1toentertheBIOSSetup
menu.PressF9toloadthedefault
settings.PressF10toexit.Restart
thecomputer.
2200none2200:MachineTypeandSerial
Numberareinvalid.
MachineTypeandSerialNumber
areinvalid.Havethecomputer
serviced
2201none2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethe
computerserviced.
Errorswithoutmessages
•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:Youcandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimer.
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
–StartPowerManager.SwitchtoAdvancedview.
–ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredenedpowerplans.
ForWindowsXP:
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–StartPowerManager.
–ClickthePowerschemetab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredenedpower
schemes.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthemachine,nothingappearsonthescreenandthemachinedoesnotbeep
whilestartingup.
Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholding
thepowerswitchfor4secondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.
–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking
electricaloutlet.
–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Turnthepowerswitchonagainforconrmation.)
Ifapower-onpasswordisset:
–Pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpassword.Ifthebrightnesslevelofthescreenis
low,increaseitbypressingtheFn+Home.
–TypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter(refertoPower-onpassword).
Iftheseitemsareproperlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthemachine,onlyawhitecursorappearsonablankscreen.
Solution:Ifyouhavemodiedapartitiononyourharddiskdrivebyusingapartitionsoftware,information
aboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmayhavebeendestroyed.
1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.
2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:
–Ifyouhaveusedthepartitionsoftware,examinethepartitionontheharddiskdrivebyusingthe
software,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.
–UseeithertheRescueandRecoverworkspaceortherecoverydiscstorestorethesystemtothe
factorystate.Fordetailsaboutrestoringthesystemtothefactorystate,see“Performingbackup
andrecoveryoperations”onpage83.
Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.
Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmaybeenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:
–MovetheTrackPointorthetouchpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver.
–Pressthepowerswitchtoresumefromsleep(standby)orhibernation.
Memoryproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyourmemoryisnotoperatingproperly,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Verifythatthememoryisinstalledandseatedcorrectlyinyourcomputer.
Itmaybenecessarytoremovealladdedmemoriestotestthecomputerwithonlythefactory-installed
memories,andthenreinstallthememoryoneatatimetoensureaproperconnection.Forthe
procedurestoremoveandreinstallamemory,referto“Replacingthememory”onpage91.
2.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup.
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FollowtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforPower-onself-test(POST).See“Errormessagesandbeep
errors”onpage159.
3.VerifythatthelatestBIOSforyourmodelhasbeeninstalled.
4.Verifythepropermemorycongurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthe
memoryspeed.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Replacingthememory”onpage91
5.Rundiagnosticprograms,see“Diagnosingproblems”onpage157.
Networking
Thefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems:
Ethernetproblems
•Problem:Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thecableisinstalledproperly.
ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerand
totheRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis
100meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblem
persists,tryadifferentcable.
–Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type
thepasswordorprovideconrmation.
4.Ifthe!markistotheleftoftheadapternameunderNetworkadapters,youmightnotusethe
correctdriverorthedriverisnotenabled.Toupdatethedriver,right-clickthehighlightedadapter.
5.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance,andthenclickSystem.
3.ClicktheHardwaretab,andclicktheDeviceManagerbutton.
4.IfthexmarkistotheleftoftheadapternameunderNetworkadapter,youmightnotusethe
correctdriverorthedriverisnotenabled.Toupdatethedriver,right-clickthehighlightedadapter.
5.ClickProperties.ThePropertieswindowappears.
6.ClicktheDrivertab.
7.ClicktheUpdateDriverbutton.TheUpdateDeviceDriverwizardappears.Followtheinstructions
onthescreen.
–Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.
Ifyouconguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesuretheswitchportisalsoconguredforfull
duplex.Settingthewrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlost
connections.
–Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.
CheckwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.
•Problem:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason.
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Solution:Thenetworkdriverlesmaybecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtothe
“Solution”descriptionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledinthe
precedingproblem.
•Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouusetheaspeedof1000Mbps,the
connectionfailsorerrorsoccur.
Solution:
–UseCategory5wiringandmakesurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected.
–Connecttoa1000BASE-Thub/switch(not1000BASE-X).
•Problem:YourcomputerisaFastEthernetmodelandyouusethespeedof100Mbps,butthe
connectionfailsorerrorsoccur.
Solution:
–UseCategory5wiringandmakesurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected.
–Connecttoa100BASE-TXhub/switch(not100BASE-T4).
•Problem:TheWakeonLAN(WOL)featureisnotworking.
Solution:
–MakesurethatWOLisenabledintheBIOSSetupUtility.
–Ifitis,checkwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarysettings.
•Problem:Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.Instead,itconnectsat100Mbps.
Solution:
–Tryanothercable.
–Makesurethatthelinkpartnerissettoauto-negotiate.
–Makesurethattheswitchis802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).
AwirelessLANproblem
•Problem:Youcannotconnectusingthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingcard.
Solution:MakesurethatyourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversioninstalled.ChecktheWebsiteand
conrmthedriverversionsupportedbyAccessConnectionsisthelatestdocumentedintheREADMEle.
Makesurethatyourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.
Makesurethatthewirelessradioisenabledbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionsiconinthe
taskbar.
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,clickShowhiddeniconsinthetaskbar.TheAccess
Connectionsiconisdisplayed.Formoreinformationabouttheicon,seetheHelpinAccessConnections.
CheckNetworkName(SSID),andyourencryptioninformation.UseAccessConnectionstoverifythis
case-sensitiveinformation.
AwirelessWANproblem
•Message:UnauthorizedWANcardispluggedin-PoweroffandremovetheWANcard.
Solution:TheWANcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.
Note:Dependingonyourcomputer,somemodelsdonothaveawirelessWAN.
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Bluetoothproblems
ForWindows7andWindowsVista
•Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocal
speakereventhoughtheheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingHeadsetproleorAVprole.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).
2.OpentheControlPanelbyclickingStart➙ControlPanel.
3.ClickHardwareandSound➙Sound.
4.SelectthePlaybacktab.
5.IfyouareusingHeadsetprole,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefault
button.IfyouareusingAVprole,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.
6.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.
•Problem:PIM(PersonalInformationManager)itemssentfromWindows7andWindowsVistacannotbe
receivedcorrectlyintotheaddressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.
Solution:Windows7andWindowsVistasendPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled
deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceiveale
throughBluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromWindows7andWindowsVistamightbesavedasalewith
theextension.contact.
ForWindowsXP
Notes:IfyouareusingtheMicrosoftstandardBluetoothfeaturesandyouwanttoaccessinformationabout
howtousetheBluetoothfunction,dothefollowing:
1.PressFn+F5toturnonBluetooth.
2.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
3.ClickPrintersandOtherHardware.
4.ClickBluetoothDevices.
5.ClicktheOptionstab.
6.ClickLearnmoreaboutBluetoothSettings
Note:IfyouareusingtheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,refertothefollowing
instructions.
Note:CheckyourconnectionanytimeandmakesurethatnootherBluetooth-enableddeviceissearchingfor
thedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.SimultaneoussearchingisnotallowedintheBluetoothconnection.
•Problem:YousearchforaBluetooth-enableddevicebyclickingViewdevicesinrangeinMyBluetooth
Places,butyoucannotndanything.
Solution:MakesurethatthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnectisenabledfortheBluetoothconnection.
Aftermakingsureoftheabove,turntheBluetoothpoweroffandthenonagain,orrestartyourcomputer.
Thensearchforthedeviceagain.
•Problem:YoucannotconnecttoanyBluetooth-enableddevice.
Solution:MakesurethatbothyourcomputerandthedeviceareturnedonandtheirBluetoothantennas
areenabled.
Aftermakingsureoftheabove,turntheBluetoothpoweroffandthenonagain,orrestartyourcomputer.
Thenre-establishyourconnectiontothedevice.
Iftheproblempersists,re-installtheBluetoothsoftwareandreestablishyourconnectiontothedevice.
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•Problem:YourcomputerisconnectedtoaBluetooth-enableddevice,butyoucannotuseanyofthe
servicesofthatdevice.
Solution:MakesurethatthedeviceisenabledfortheBluetoothconnection.
1.Double-clicktheMyBluetoothPlacesicon.
2.GotoBluetoothTasksandclickViewdevicesinrange.
Ifyoucannotndthedevice,itmayhavestoppedresponding.Makesurethatitisenabledforthe
Bluetoothconnection.Ifyoundit,connecttotheservicesyouwant.
Ifyouaresurethatthedeviceisresponding,turntheBluetoothpoweroffandthenonagain,orrestart
yourcomputer.Thentrytoconnectagain.
•Problem:Youcannotpullabusinesscardfromtheconnectedcomputer.
Solution:Makesurethattheconnectedcomputerhasitsowndefaultbusinesscardapplicationandthat
thecardisreadyforcommunication.
Makesurethatthesecuritysettingsontheconnectedcomputerallowyoutodownloadthebusinesscard.
•Problem:Youcannotsendabusinesscardtotheconnectedcomputer.
Solution:Makesurethatyourcomputerhasitsowndefaultbusinesscardapplicationandthatthecard
isreadyforcommunication.
Makesurethatthesecuritysettingsontheconnectedcomputerallowyoutouploadyourbusinesscard.
•Problem:YourcomputerisconnectedtoaBluetooth-enabledcomputerthatworksasanFTPserver,
butyoucannotseeanylesintheFTPserver.
Solution:Checkthenewlysharedlesasfollows:
1.InthemenuofMyBluetoothPlaces,clickView.
2.ClickUpdate.Thestatusisupdatedinthewindow,sothatyoucancheckthenewlysharedles.
Makesurethatthesharedfolderintheconnectedcomputercontainsthelesyouarelookingfor.
Makesurethatthesecuritysettingsontheconnectedcomputerallowyoutoconnectandviewthe
lesinthecomputer.
•Problem:YourcomputerisconnectedtoaBluetooth-enabledcomputer,butyoucannotgainaccess
tothenetwork.
Solution:MakesurethattheBluetooth-enabledcomputerisconnectedtoanetwork.
Makesurethattheconnectedcomputerhasbeensetuptoshareitsnetworkconnectivityandthatthe
securitysettingsallowyoutoconnectandestablishtheremotenetworkaccess.
•Problem:YourcomputercannotconnectaBluetooth-enabledcomputerthatusesserialportapplications.
Solution:ReestablishaconnectionwiththeBluetooth-enabledcomputer,andtrytheserialconnection
again.
•Problem:Bluetoothserialportwasdisconnectedautomatically.
Solution:Whenanyserial-basedconnectionisestablished,aninactivitytimerstarts.Ifnoapplication
openstheport,theconnectionisendedautomatically.Thisisanormalcharacteristicoftheserial-based
connectionandisnotadefect.IfyouneedtheBluetoothserialport,justreconnectit.
•Problem:PIMSynchronizationfailedwithanerrormessage“TheSynchronizationwithxxx(Bluetooth
devicename)failed.PIM(PersonalInformationManager)Interfacefailed.”
Solution:Startamailapplication,andsetupyoure-mailaccount.OR,modifytheBluetoothconguration
soasnottosynchronizee-mailitems,asfollows:
1.Double-clickMyBluetoothPlaces.
2.ClickBluetooth,andselectBluetoothSetupWizard.
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3.SelectIwanttoconguretheBluetoothservicesthatthiscomputerwillprovidetoremote
devices.,andclickNext.
4.SelectPIMSynchronization,andclickCongure.
5.SelectDoNotSynchronizeinthee-mailsynchronizationselection,andclickOK.
6.ClickFinishtoclosetheBluetoothServiceSelectionwindow.
•Problem:ThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftwaredoesnotfunction.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
1.TurnonBluetoothbypressingFn+F5.
2.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
3.ClickthePerformanceandMaintenanceicon.
4.ClicktheSystemicon.
5.ClicktheHardwaretab.
6.ClicktheDeviceManagerbutton.TheDeviceManagerwindowopens.
7.Checkwhetherthewords“BluetoothDevice”appearinthedevicelistinginthewindow.
Ifthewords“BluetoothRadio”appearinthedevicelisting,theMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwareisinstalled
onyourcomputer.IfyouwanttouseThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,youhaveto
installitandthenreplacetheBluetoothdriver.Formoreinformation,seeUsingBluetooth.
•Problem:WhilelookingattheClassicViewoftheControlPanel,youseetwoBluetoothiconsinthe
ControlPanel.
Solution:IfyouhaveinstalledtheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftwarebefore,andyouareusingThinkPad
BluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,youmayndtwoBluetoothiconsintheControlPanel.One
istheBluetoothCongurationiconforThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,andthe
otheristheBluetoothDevicesiconfortheMicrosoftBluetoothsoftware.
•Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocal
speakereventhoughtheheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingHeadsetproleorAVprole.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).
2.OpentheControlPanelbyclickingStart➙ControlPanel.
3.Double-clickSoundsandAudioDevicestoopentheSoundsandAudioDevicesPropertieswindow.
4.SelecttheAudiotab.
5.IfyouareusingHeadsetprole,selectBluetoothAudioforbothSoundplaybackandSound
recording.IfyouareusingAVprole,selectBluetoothHighQualityAudioforbothSoundplayback
andSoundrecording.
6.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundsandAudioDevicesPropertieswindow.
Keyboardandotherpointingdevices
Thefollowingarethemostcommonkeyboardandotherpointingdevicesproblems.
UltraNavproblems
•Problem:Thepointerdriftswhenthecomputeristurnedonorafteritresumesnormaloperation.
Solution:ThepointermightdriftwhenyouarenotusingtheTrackPointduringnormaloperation.This
isanormalcharacteristicoftheTrackPointandisnotadefect.Pointerdriftingmightoccurforseveral
secondsunderthefollowingconditions:
–Whenthecomputeristurnedon.
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–Whenthecomputerresumesnormaloperation.
–WhentheTrackPointispressedforalongtime.
–Whenthetemperaturechanges
•Problem:TheTrackPointortouchpaddoesnotwork.
Solution:MakesurethattheTrackPointortouchpadissettoEnabledintheUltraNavDeviceSetting.
Note:ToopentheUltraNavDeviceSetting,pressFn+F8.
Keyboardproblems
•Problem:Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.
Solution:Ifanexternalnumerickeypadisconnected:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removetheexternalnumerickeypad.
3.Turnonthecomputerandtryusingthekeyboardagain.
Ifthekeyboardproblemisresolved,carefullyreconnecttheexternalnumerickeypad,externalkeyboard,
makingsurethatyouhaveseatedtheconnectorsproperly.
Iftheproblemremains,makesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalled.
ForWindows7:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.ChangetheviewoftheControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeicons
orSmallicons.
2.ClickKeyboard.
3.SelecttheHardwaretab.IntheDeviceProperties,makesurethattheDeviceStatusisThisdevice
isworkingproperly.
ForWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound,andthenclickKeyboard.
3.SelecttheHardwaretab.IntheDeviceProperties,makesurethattheDeviceStatusisThisdevice
isworkingproperly.
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickPrintersandOtherHardware,andthenclickKeyboard.
3.SelecttheHardwaretab.IntheIntheDeviceProperties,makesurethattheDeviceStatusisThis
deviceisworkingproperly.
Ifkeysonthekeyboardstilldonotwork,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Anumberappearswhenyoutypealetter.
Solution:Thenumericlockfunctionison.Todisableit,pressShift+ScrLkorFn+NmLk.
•Problem:Allorsomekeysontheexternalnumerickeypaddonotwork.
Solution:Makesurethattheexternalnumerickeypadiscorrectlyconnectedtothecomputer.
Displayandmultimediadevices
Thissectionincludesthemostcommondisplayandmultimediadevicesproblems.
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Computerscreenproblems
•Problem:Thescreenisblank.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
–PressFn+F7tobringuptheimage.
Note:IfyouusetheFn+F7keycombinationtoapplyapresentationscheme,pressFn+F7atleast
threetimesinthreeseconds,andtheimageisdisplayedonthecomputerscreen.
–Ifyouareusingtheacpoweradapter,orusingthebatteryandthebatterystatusindicatorison(is
green),pressFn+Hometomakethescreenbrighter.
–Ifthesleep(standby)statusindicatorison(isgreen),pressFntoresumefromthesleep(standby)mode.
–Iftheproblempersists,dotheSolutionintheproblembelow.
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportthepresentationscheme.
•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thedisplaydevicedriverisinstalledcorrectly.
–Thescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.
–Themonitortypeiscorrect.
Tocheckthesesettings,doasfollows:
ForWindows7:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplayattheleft.
3.SelectChangedisplaysettings.Checkwhetherthescreenresolutioniscorrectlyset.
4.ClickAdvancedSettings.
5.ClicktheAdaptertab.
6.Makesurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformationwindow.
Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.
7.ClickthePropertiesbutton.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type
thepasswordorprovideconrmation.Checkthe“Devicestatus”boxandmakesurethedeviceis
workingproperly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbutton.ClosethePropertieswindow.
8.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkwhetherthecolorqualityiscorrectlyset,makesureotherinformation
isalsocorrect.
9.ClickthePropertiesbutton.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type
thepasswordorprovideconrmation.Checkthe“Devicestatus”boxandmakesurethedeviceis
workingproperly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbutton.
ForWindowsVista:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplaySettingsandcheckwhetherthescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.
3.ClickAdvancedSettings.
4.ClicktheAdaptertab.
5.Makesurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformationwindow.
Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.
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6.ClickthePropertiesbutton.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type
thepasswordorprovideconrmation.Checkthe“Devicestatus”boxandmakesurethedeviceis
workingproperly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbutton.
7.ClicktheMonitortab.
8.Makesuretheinformationiscorrect.
9.ClickthePropertiesbutton.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type
thepasswordorprovideconrmation.Checkthe“Devicestatus”boxandmakesurethedeviceis
workingproperly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbutton.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.
2.ClicktheSettingstab.
3.Checkwhetherthescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.
4.ClickAdvanced.
5.ClicktheAdaptertab.
6.Makesurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformationwindow.
Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.
7.ClickthePropertiesbutton.Checkthe“Devicestatus”boxandmakesurethedeviceisworking
properly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbutton.
8.ClicktheMonitortab.
9.Makesuretheinformationiscorrect.
10.ClickthePropertiesbutton.Checkthe“Devicestatus”boxandmakesurethedeviceisworking
properly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbutton.
•Problem:Incorrectcharactersappearonthescreen.
Solution:Didyouinstalltheoperatingsystemorapplicationprogramcorrectly?Iftheyareinstalledand
conguredcorrectly,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Thescreenstaysonevenafteryouturnoffyourcomputer.
Solution:Pressandholdthepowerswitchfor4secondsorovertoturnoffyourcomputer,thenturn
itonagain.
•Problem:Missing,discolored,orbrightdotsappearonthescreeneverytimeyouturnonyourcomputer.
Solution:ThisisanintrinsiccharacteristicoftheTFTtechnology.Yourcomputer'sdisplaycontains
multiplethin-lmtransistors(TFTs).Asmallnumberofmissing,discolored,orbrightdotsonthescreen
mightexistallthetime.
Externalmonitorproblems
•Problem:Theexternalmonitorisblank.
Solution:Tobringuptheimage,pressFn+F7andselectthedesiredmonitor.Iftheproblempersists,
dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanothercomputertomakesureitworks.
2.Reconnecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer.
3.Refertothemanualshippedwiththeexternalmonitortochecktheresolutionsandrefreshratesthat
aresupported.
–Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsthesameresolutionasthecomputerdisplayorahigherresolution,
viewoutputontheexternalmonitororonboththeexternalmonitorandthecomputerdisplay.
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–Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsalowerresolutionthanthecomputerdisplay,viewoutputonthe
externalmonitoronly.(Ifyouviewoutputontheboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal
monitor,theexternalmonitorscreenwillbeblankordistorted.)
•Problem:Youcannotsetahigherresolutionthanthepresentoneonyourexternalmonitor.
Solution:
–Makesurethatmonitorinformationiscorrect.Dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
2.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).
3.ClickAdvancedSettings.
4.ClicktheAdaptertab.
5.Makesurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformationwindow.
Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.
6.ClickOK.
Iftheinformationisincorrect,reinstallthedevicedriver.Seebelowformoreinformation.
ForWindowsVista:
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplaySettings.
3.ClicktheAdvancedSettingsbutton.
4.ClicktheAdaptertab.
5.Makesurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformationwindow.
Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.
6.ClickOK.
Iftheinformationisincorrect,reinstallthedevicedriver.Seebelowformoreinformation.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.
2.ClicktheSettingstab.
3.ClickAdvanced.
4.ClicktheAdaptertab.
5.Makesurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformationwindow.
Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.
6.ClickOK.
Iftheinformationisincorrect,reinstallthedevicedriver.Seebelowformoreinformation.
–Checkthemonitortypeand,ifnecessary,updatethedriverbydoingthefollowing:
ForWindows7:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoan
electricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
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3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).
5.ClickAdvancedSettings.
6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortype
iscorrect.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedoasfollows.
7.Ifmorethanonemonitortypeisdisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.
8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.
9.ClicktheDrivertab.
10.ClickUpdateDriver.
11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistof
devicedriversonmycomputer.
12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
13.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.
14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
15.SetResolution.
Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.
16.ClickOK.
ForWindowsVista:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoan
electricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
3.PressFn+F7tochangethedisplayoutputlocationtotheexternalmonitor.
Note:AfterpressingFn+F7,youwillneedtowaitforamomentbeforetheimageappears.
4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
5.ClickDisplaySettings.
6.ClicktheAdvancedSettingsbutton.
7.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortype
iscorrect.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedoasfollows.
8.Ifmorethanonemonitortypeisdisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.
9.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.
10.ClicktheDrivertab.
11.ClickUpdateDriver.
12.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistof
devicedriversonmycomputer.
13.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
14.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.
15.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
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16.SetResolutionandColorsintheDisplaySettingswindow.
17.ClickOK.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoan
electricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
3.PressFn+F7tochangethedisplayoutputlocationtotheexternalmonitor.
Note:AfterpressingFn+F7,youwillneedtowaitforamomentbeforetheimageappears.
4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.
5.ClicktheSettingstab.
6.ClickAdvanced.
7.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortype
iscorrect.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedoasfollows.
8.Ifmorethanonemonitortypeisdisplayed,selectDefaultMonitor.
9.ClickProperties.
10.ClicktheDrivertab.
11.ClickUpdateDriver.TheHardwareUpdateWizardappears.
12.ClickNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.
13.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.
14.SelectDon'tsearch.Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall,andthenclickNext.
15.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
16.SelectManufacturersandModelsforyourmonitor.
17.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickOKtoclosethePropertieswindow.
18.SetColorsandScreenareaintheDisplayPropertieswindow.
19.ClickOK.
•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.
Solution:
–Makesurethatthemonitorinformationiscorrect.(Refertothe“Solution”forsettingahigherresolution
ontheexternalmonitor.)
–Makesurethattheappropriatemonitortypeisselected.(Refertothe“Solution”forsettingahigher
resolutionontheexternalmonitor.)
Makesurethatanappropriaterefreshrateisselectedbydoingthefollowing:
ForWindows7:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).
5.ClickAdvancedSettings.
6.ClicktheMonitortab.
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7.Selectthecorrectscreenrefreshrate.
ForWindowsVista:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
3.PressFn+F7tochangethedisplayoutputlocationtotheexternalmonitor.
Note:AfterpressingFn+F7,youwillneedtowaitforamomentbeforetheimageappears.
4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
5.ClickDisplaySettings.
6.ClicktheAdvancedSettingsbutton.
7.ClicktheMonitortab.
8.Selectthecorrectscreenrefreshrate.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
3.PressFn+F7tochangethedisplayoutputlocationtotheexternalmonitor.
Note:AfterpressingFn+F7,youwillneedtowaitforamomentbeforetheimageappears.
4.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.
5.ClicktheSettingstab.
6.ClickAdvanced.
7.ClicktheMonitortab.
8.Selectthecorrectrefreshrate.
•Problem:Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen.
Solution:Didyoufollowthecorrectprocedureininstallingtheoperatingsystemorapplicationprogram?
Ifyoudid,havetheexternalmonitorserviced.
•Problem:TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork.
Solution:EnabletheExtenddesktopfunctionbydoingthefollowing:
ForWindows7:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.
4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon.
5.SelectExtendthesedisplaysforMultipledisplays.
6.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).
7.SelecttheResolutionoftheprimarydisplay.
8.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(fortheexternalmonitor).
9.SelecttheResolutionofthesecondarydisplay.
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10.Settherelativepositionoftheeachmonitorbydraggingitsicon.Youcansetthemonitorsinany
relativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.
11.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.
Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.Click
AdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.
ForWindowsVista:
1.Attachthecomputertoanexternalmonitor.
2.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
3.ClickDisplaySettings.
4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon.
5.SelecttheExtendthedesktopontothismonitorcheckbox.
6.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).
7.SelecttheResolutionandColorsoftheprimarydisplay.
8.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(fortheexternalmonitor).
9.SelecttheResolutionandColorsofthesecondarydisplay.
10.Settherelativepositionoftheeachmonitorbydraggingitsicon.Youcansetthemonitorsinany
relativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.
11.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Attachthecomputertoanexternalmonitor.
2.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPropertiestoopentheDisplayPropertieswindow.
3.ClicktheSettingstab.
4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon.
5.SelecttheExtendmyWindowsdesktopontothismonitorcheckbox.
6.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).
7.Selectthescreenresolutionandcolorqualityoftheprimarydisplay.
8.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(fortheexternalmonitor).
9.Selectthescreenresolutionandcolorqualityofthesecondarydisplay.
10.Settherelativepositionoftheeachmonitorbydraggingitsicon.Youcansetthemonitorsinany
relativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.
11.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.
•Problem:Displayswitchingdoesnotwork.
Solution:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,disableit,andchangethedisplayoutputlocation.If
aDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying,stoptheplayback,closetheapplication,andthenchangethe
displayoutputlocation.
•Problem:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,youcannotsetahigherresolutionorhigherrefresh
rateonthesecondarydisplay.
Solution:Changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplaybydoing
thefollowing:
ForWindows7:Changetheresolutiondepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.Refertothe
“Solution”for“TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork”above.
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ForWindowsVista:UsingtheDisplaySettingswindow,changetheresolutionandthecolordepthto
lowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.TolaunchtheDisplaySettingswindow,refertothe“Solution”for
“TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork”above.
ForWindowsXP:UsingtheDisplayPropertieswindow,changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolower
settingsfortheprimarydisplay.TolaunchtheDisplayPropertieswindow,refertothe“Solution”for“The
Extenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork”above.
•Problem:Thescreenpositionontheexternalmonitorisincorrectwhenthatmonitorissetforahigh
resolution.
Solution:Sometimes,whenyouuseahighresolutionsuchas1600x1200,theimageisshiftedtoleft
orrightonthescreen.Tocorrectthis,rstmakesurethatyourexternalmonitorsupportsthedisplay
mode,thatis,theresolutionandtherefreshrate,thatyouhaveset.Ifitdoesnot,setadisplaymodethat
themonitorsupports.Ifitdoessupportthedisplaymodeyouhaveset,gotothesetupmenuforthe
monitoritselfandadjustthesettingsthere.Usuallytheexternalmonitorhasbuttonsforaccesstothe
setupmenu.Fordetails,seethereferencemanualforthemonitor.
Audioproblems
•Problem:WaveorMIDIsounddoesnotplaycorrectly.
Solution:Makesurethebuilt-inaudiodeviceisconguredcorrectly.
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.
4.Double-clickSound,videoandgamecontrollers(inWindowsVista,clickthe+markforSound,
videoandgamecontrollers.
5.Makesurethefollowingdeviceisenabledandconguredcorrectly:
–RealtekHighDenitionAudio
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance
3.ClickSystem.
4.ClicktheHardwaretab,andthenclicktheDeviceManagerbutton.
5.Clickthe+markforSound,videoandgamecontrollers.
6.Makesurethefollowingdeviceisenabledandconguredcorrectly:
–RealtekHighDenitionAudio
•Problem:RecordingsmadebyusingtheMicrophoneinputarenotloudenough.
Solution:MakesurethatMicrophoneBoostisturnedonandsetasfollows:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound
3.ClickSound.
4.ClicktheRecordingtabintheSoundwindow.
5.SelectMicrophone,andclickthePropertiesbutton.
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6.ClicktheLevelstab,andmovetheMicrophoneBoostsliderupwards.
7.ClickOK.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Double-clickthevolumeiconinthetaskbar.TheVolumeControlwindowopens.
2.ClickOptions.
3.ClickProperties.
4.SelectRealtekHDAudioinputintheMixerdevicelist.
5.ClickOK.
6.ClickOptions,andthenclickAdvancedControls.
7.FindtheMicrophonevolumecontrol,andthenclickAdvanced.
8.SelecttheMicrophoneboostcheckbox.
9.ClickClose.
Notes:
–Thenamesofwindowsoreldsareslightlydifferentdependingontheoperatingsystemyouuse.
–Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowsonlinehelp.
•Problem:Avolumeorbalanceslidercannotbemoved.
Solution:Theslidermightbegrayedout.Thismeansthatitspositionisxedbythehardwareand
cannotbechanged.
•Problem:Thevolumeslidersdonotstayinplacewhensomeaudioapplicationsareused.
Solution:Itisnormalforthesliderstochangepositionwhencertainsoundapplicationsareused.The
applicationsareawareoftheVolumeMixerwindow(inWindowsXP,VolumeControlwindow)andare
allowedtochangethesettingsthemselves.AnexampleistheWindowsMediaPlayer.Usuallythe
applicationhasslidersavailabletocontrolthesoundfromwithintheapplication.
•Problem:ThevolumeslidersdonotalltintheVolumeControlwindowinWindowsXP.
Solution:PressCtrl+Skeyswhilethevolumecontrolisinfocus,andtoggletoasmallersize.
•Problem:Thebalanceslidercannotcompletelymuteonechannel.
Solution:Thecontrolisdesignedtocompensateforminordifferencesinbalanceanddoesnot
completelymuteeitherchannel.
•Problem:ThereisnovolumecontrolforMIDIsoundontheVolumeMixerwindow(inWindowsXP,
VolumeControlwindow).
Solution:Usethehardwarevolumecontrol.InWindowsXP,usethehardwarevolumecontrolorthe
WavevolumecontrolontheVolumeControlwindow.ThisisbecausetheBuilt-InSynthesizerSoftware
doesnotsupportthecontrol.
•Problem:ThesoundcannotbeturnedoffcompletelyevenifyousettheMastervolumecontrolat
minimum.
Solution:YoucanstillhearsomesoundeventhoughyouhavesettheMastervolumecontrolatminimum.
Toturnoffthesoundcompletely,gototheMastervolumecontrolandselectMutespeakers(Mute
inWindowsVistaandWindowsXP).
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Fingerprintreaderproblems
•Problem:Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet.
Solution:Gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.
•Problem:Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.
Solution:Ifthesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereader
withadry,soft,lint-freecloth.
Ifyourngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmaynotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:
–Yourngeriswrinkled.
–Yourngerisrough,dry,orinjured.
–Yourngerisverydry.
–Yourngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.
–Thesurfaceofyourngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourngerprint.
–Yourngeriswet.
–Angerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.
Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:
–Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthengers.
–Enrollanduseadifferentngerforauthentication.
–Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.
Batteryandpower
Thissectiontellswhattodoifyouhaveabatteryandpowerproblem.
Batteryproblems
•Problem:Thebatterypackcannotbefullychargedbythepower-offmethodinthestandardcharge
timeforyourcomputer.
Solution:Thebatterypackmightbeover-discharged.Dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Makesurethattheover-dischargedbatterypackisinthecomputer.
3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandletitcharge.
IftheoptionalQuickChargerisavailable,useittochargetheover-dischargedbatterypack.
Ifthebatterypackcannotbefullychargedin24hours,useanewbatterypack.
•Problem:Yourcomputershutsdownbeforethebatterystatusindicatorshowsempty.
OR
Yourcomputeroperatesafterthebatterystatusindicatorshowsempty.
Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebatterypack.
•Problem:Theoperatingtimeforafullychargedbatterypackisshort.
Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebatterypack.Ifyourbattery'soperatingtimeisstillshort,usea
newbatterypack.
•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotoperatewithafullychargedbatterypack.
Solution:Thesurgeprotectorinthebatterypackmightbeactive.Turnoffthecomputerforoneminuteto
resettheprotector,thenturnonthecomputeragain.
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•Problem:Thebatterypackcannotbecharged.
Solution:Youcannotchargethebatterywhenitistoohot.Ifthebatteryfeelshot,removeitfromthe
computerandallowittocooltoroomtemperature.Afteritcools,reinstallitandrechargethebattery.Ifit
stillcannotbecharged,haveitserviced.
ACpoweradapterproblems
•Problem:Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthe
poweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedinthetaskbar.Alsotheacpowerindicatordoes
notlightup.
Solution:Doasfollows:
1.Makesurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forconnectingtheacpower
adapter,seetheSetupInstructionsmanualincludedintheshippingcontentsofyourcomputer.
2.Iftheabovestepiscorrect,turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapteranduninstall
themainbattery.
3.Reinstallthebatteryandreconnecttheacpoweradapter,thenturnonthecomputer.
4.Ifthepoweradaptericonstilldoesnotappearonthetaskbarandtheacpowerindicatordoesnot
lightup,havetheacpoweradapterandyourcomputerserviced.
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,todisplaythepoweradapter(powerplug)icon,click
Showhiddeniconsinthetaskbar.
Powerproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyourcomputerisgettingnopoweratall,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Verifythepowerswitch.Referto“System-statusindicators”onpage9.Thepowerswitchbuttonis
illuminatedwheneverthecomputerison.Itisnotilluminatedinsleep(standby)orhibernationmode.
2.Checkallpowerconnections.Removeanypowerstripsandsurgeprotectorstoconnecttheacpower
adapterdirectlytotheacpoweroutlet.
3.Inspecttheacpoweradapter.Checkforanyphysicaldamage,andmakesurethatthepowercableis
rmlyattachedtotheadapterbrickandthecomputer.
4.Verifytheacpowersourceisworkingbyattachinganotherdevicetotheoutlet.
5.RemovethecomputerfromaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3or
ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
6.Removealldevicesandthentestforsystempowerwithminimaldevicesattached.
a.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
b.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
c.Removethebattery.Referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage89.
d.Removethememory(SO-DIMM).Referto“Replacingthememory”onpage91.
e.RemovethePCIExpressMiniCard.Referto“ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LAN/WiMAXconnection”onpage110and“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardfor
wirelessWANconnection”onpage111.
f.Removetheopticaldrive.Referto“Replacingtheopticaldrive”onpage103
g.Removetheharddiskdriveandsolidstatedrive.Referto“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage
93and“Replacingthesolidstatedrive”onpage97.
h.Waitfor30seconds,andthenreinstalltheSO-DIMMandtheknowngoodbatteryortheacpower
adaptertotestthecomputerwithminimaldevicesattachedrst.
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i.Reinstalleachdeviceoneatatimethatyouhaveremovedintheearliersteps.
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotrunonbatterypower,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Removeandresetthebatterytomakesurethatitisproperlyconnected.Referto“Replacingthe
battery”onpage89.
2.Swapbatterieswithanothersimilarmodel,ifavailable.
IfanothersimilarThinkPadmodelisavailable,thenverifythatthebatterypackworksintheother
computerandthatthebatterypackfortheothermodelworksinthiscomputer.
3.Verifythebattery-statusindicator.Referto“Power-statusindicators”onpage10.
Thebattery-statusindicatorisnormallyilluminatedwheneverthebatteryisinstalledandthecomputeris
on,ortheacpoweradapterisconnectedandthebatteryischarging.Thisindicatormaybeblinkingor
solidineitherorangeorgreencolordependingonthestatusofthebattery.
Apowerbuttonproblem
•Problem:Thesystemdoesnotrespond,andyoucannotturnoffthecomputer.
Solution:Turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonfor4secondsormore.Ifthe
systemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.
Startupproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagebeforetheoperatingsystemloads,checkthefollowingitem:
•FollowtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforPower-onself-test.Referto“Errormessagesandbeep
errors”onpage159.
Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagewhiletheoperatingsystemisloadingthedesktopcongurationafterthe
POSTiscompleted,checkthefollowingitems:
1.VisittheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/think/supportandsearchfortheerror
message.
2.VisittheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/andsearchforthe
errormessage.
Sleep(standby)andhibernationproblems
•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleep(standby)modeunexpectedly.
Solution:Iftheprocessoroverheats,thecomputerautomaticallyentersleep(standby)modetoallow
thecomputertocoolandtoprotecttheprocessorandotherinternalcomponents.Checkthesettings
forsleep(standby)mode,usingPowerManager.
•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleep(standby)mode(thesleep/standbyindicatorturnson)immediately
afterPower-onself-test.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thebatteryischarged.
–Theoperatingtemperatureiswithintheacceptablerange.Referto“Features”onpage13,
“Specications”onpage14,and“Operatingenvironment”onpage15.
Ifthebatteryischargedandthetemperatureiswithinrange,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:The“criticallow-batteryerror”messageappears,andthecomputerimmediatelyturnsoff.
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Solution:Thebatterypowerisgettinglow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandplugit
intoanelectricaloutlet,orreplacethebatterywithachargedone.
•Problem:ThecomputerdisplayremainsblankafteryoupressFntoreturnfromsleep(standby)mode.
Solution:Checkwhetheranexternalmonitorwasdisconnectedorturnedoffwhilethecomputerwas
insleep(standby)mode.Ifyoudisconnectedorturnedofftheexternalmonitor,connectitorturniton
beforeresumingthecomputerfromthesleep(standby)mode.Whenresumingthecomputerfromthe
sleep(standby)modewithoutattachingtheexternalmonitororturningiton,andthecomputerdisplay
remainsblank,pressFn+F7tobringupthecomputerdisplay.
Note:IfyouareusingFn+F7toapplyapresentationscheme,youwillneedtopressFn+F7atleastthree
timesinthreesecondstobringupthecomputerdisplay.
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportthepresentationscheme.
•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotreturnfromsleep(standby)mode,orthesleep(standby)indicatorstays
onandthecomputerdoesnotwork.
Solution:Ifthesystemdoesnotreturnfromsleep(standby)mode,itmayhaveenteredsleep(standby)or
hibernationmodeautomaticallybecausethebatteryisdepleted.Checkthesleep(standby)indicator.
–Ifthesleep(standby)indicatorison,yourcomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.Connecttheac
poweradaptertothecomputer,thenpressFn.
–Ifthesleep(standby)indicatorisoff,yourcomputerisinhibernationmodeorpower-offstate.Connect
theacpoweradaptertothecomputer,thenpressthepowerbuttontoresumeoperation.
Ifthesystemstilldoesnotreturnfromsleep(standby)mode,yoursystemmaystoprespondingandyou
maynotbeabletoturnoffthecomputer.Inthiscase,youneedtoresetthecomputer.Ifyouhavenot
savedyourdata,itmaybelost.Toresetthecomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor4secondsor
more.Ifthesystemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.
•Problem:Yourcomputerdoesnotentersleep(standby)orhibernationmode.
Solution:Checkwhetheranyoptionhasbeenselectedtodisableyourcomputerfromenteringsleep
(standby)orhibernationmode.
Ifyourcomputertriestoentersleep(standby)modebuttherequestisrejected,thedeviceintheUSB
connectormightbedisabled.Ifthisoccurs,doahot-unplug-and-plugoperationfortheUSBdevice.
•Problem:TheFn+F12keycombinationdoesnotmakethecomputerenterhibernationmode.
Solution:Thecomputercannotenterhibernationmode:
–IfthehibernationmodeisnotenabledinWindowsXP.Toenableit,doasfollows:
1.ClickStart➙Controlpanel.
2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance.
3.ClickPowerOptions.
4.ClicktheHibernatetab.
5.ClicktheEnablehibernationcheckbox.
6.ClickOK.
IfyouwanttobeabletoenterhibernationmodebypressingFn+F12,youneedtoinstallThinkPad
PMdriver.
•Problem:Thebatterydischargesslightlywhilethecomputerisinhibernationmode.
Solution:Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,thecomputerconsumessmallamountofpower.Thisisnot
adefect.Fordetails,referto“Power-savingmodes”onpage37.
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Drivesandotherstoragedevices
Thissectionintroducesthecommonproblemsandsolutionsthattheharddiskdrive,thesolidstatedrive,
andtheopticaldrivemightencounter.
Harddiskdriveproblems
•Problem:Theharddiskdrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.
Solution:Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:
–Whentheharddiskdrivebeginsornishesgettingaccesstodata.
–Whenyoucarrytheharddiskdrive.
–Whenyoucarryyourcomputer.
Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveandisnotadefect.
•Problem:Theharddiskdrivedoesnotwork.
Solution:InthestartupmenuintheBIOSSetupUtility,makesurethattheharddiskdriveisincludedin
the“Bootpriorityorder”list.Ifitisincludedinthe“Excludedfrombootorder”list,itisdisabled.Select
theentryforitinthelistandpressthexkey.Thismovestheentrytothe“Bootpriorityorder”list.
•Problem:Aftersettingaharddiskpasswordontheharddiskdriveofthecomputer,youmovedthedrive
toanothercomputer.Nowyoucannotunlocktheharddiskpassword.
Solution:Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedpasswordalgorithm.Computersolderthanyoursmay
notsupportsuchasecurityfunction.
Solidstatedriveproblems
•Problem:WhenyoucompresslesorfoldersbyuseofthedatacompressionfunctioninWindows,and
thendecompressthem,theprocessofwritingtoorreadingfromthelesorfoldersisslow.
Solution:ApplythediskdefragmentationtoolinWindowsforfasteraccesstothedata.
Opticaldriveproblems
•Problem:Theopticaldrive,suchasaCD,DVD,orCD-RWdrive,doesnotwork.
Solution:MakesurethatthecomputeristurnedonandaCD,DVD,orCD-RWisproperlyloadedonthe
centerpivotofthedrive.(Youshouldhearaclick.)
Makesurethatthedriveconnectorisrmlyconnectedtothecomputer.Ifyouuseanoptionthathasabay
forinstallingthedrive,makesurethattheoptionisrmlyconnectedtothecomputerandworksproperly.
Makesurethatthedrivetrayisrmlyclosed.
Makesurethatthedevicedriversarecorrectlyinstalled.
•Problem:YouhearanoisefromthedrivewhentheCD,DVD,orCD-RWisspinning.
Solution:Ifthediscisnotproperlyloadedonthecenterpivotofthedrive,itmayrubagainstthedrive
coverandmakeanoise.Makesurethatthediscisloadedproperlyinthedrive.
•Problem:Thedisctrayoftheopticaldrivedoesnotcomeoutatoncewhenyoupresstheejectbutton.
Solution:Theemptydisctraymaynotcomeoutasquicklyasyouexpect,butthedelayisnormal.When
nodiscisintheopticaldrive,thedriveisautomaticallyturnedofftosaveenergy.Then,whenyoupress
theejectbutton,ittakesalittlewhiletoturnontheopticaldriveandpulloutthedisctray.Ifyouneedto
pulloutthetrayimmediately,presstheejectbuttonagain.
•Problem:Thetraydoesnotopenevenifyoupresstheejectbutton.
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Solution:Whenyourcomputerisnotturnedon,pressingtheejectbuttondoesnotcausethedrivetray
toopen.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedonandthatthedriveconnectorisrmlyconnected
tothecomputer.
Ifthetraystilldoesnotopen,makesurethatthecomputerisrunning,andinserttheendofastraightened
paperclipintotheemergencyejecthole.Thetraywillopen.
•Problem:Anopticalmedium,suchasaCD,aDVD,oraCD-RW,cannotberead.
Solution:Makesurethatthediscisnotdirty.Ifitis,cleanitwithacleanerkit.
Testanotherdisc.Ifthecomputercanreadtheotherdisc,therstonemightbedefective.
Makesurethatthediscisloadedonthecenterpivotofthedrivewiththelabelsideup.(Youshould
hearaclick.)
Makesurethattheformatofthedisciscompatiblewithyouropticaldrive.
•Problem:WhenyoutrytowritetoaDVD-RAMdiscthathasbeenloadedintoaDVD-RAM/CD-RW
combinationdriveonyourcomputer,thefollowingerrormessagemaybedisplayed:“Thediscinthe
driveisnotawritableCDoritisfull.Pleaseinsertablank,writableCDintodriveD:\,orinsertadiscwith
enoughfreespacetoholdallthelesyouhaveselectedforwritingtoCD.”inWindowsXP.
Solution:BeforeyouwritetoaDVD-RAMdisc,enablethewritingfunctionasfollows:
1.ClickStart➙MyComputer
2.Right-clickDVD-RAMdrive.Amenuforthedriveisdisplayed.TheDVD-RAMdriveisdisplayedin
theDeviceswithRemovableStoragecategory.
3.ClickProperties.
4.ClicktheRecordingtab.
5.ClearthecheckboxforEnableCDrecordingonthisdrive.
6.ClickOK.
YoucangetdetailedinformationfromtheMoreInformationsectionoftheMicrosoftKnowledgeBase
826510.VisittheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat:http://support.microsoft.com/,typethe
numberoftheknowledgebasearticleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclicktheSearchbutton.
•Problem:WhenyoutrytowritetoaDVD-RWdiscthathasbeenloadedintoaDVD-RAM/CD-RW
combinationdriveonyourcomputer,youcannotwritetoit,andthefollowingerrormessagemaybe
displayed:“ThediscinthedriveisnotawritableCDoritisfull.Pleaseinsertablank,writableCDinto
driveD:\,orinsertadiscwithenoughfreespacetoholdallthelesyouhaveselectedforwritingto
CD.”inWindowsXP .
Solution:TowritetoaDVD-RWdisc,useapreinstalledsoftwareapplicationsuchasRecordNowonyour
computer.YoucannotwritetothediscwithonlyaWindowsoperatingsystem,becausetheoperating
systemdoesnothavethefunctiontoenablewritingtothedisc.
•Problem:ThecomputercannotplayaCD,orthesoundqualityisnotgood.
Solution:Besurethatthediskmeetsthestandardsforyourcountry.Usually,adiskthatmeetsthelocal
standardsismarkedwithaCDlogoonthelabel.Ifyouuseadiscthatdoesnotmeetthesestandards,we
cannotguaranteethatitwillplay,orthat,ifitdoesplay,thesoundqualitywillbegood.
•Problem:OtherproblemsinWindowsXP.
Solution:ForinformationontheapplicationforrunningaDVD-ROM,refertotheInterVideoWinDVDHelp
Guidelines.Toopentheguidelines,clickStartandmovethepointertoAllProgramsandInterVideo
WinDVD,thenclickInterVideoWinDVD.Youcanclickthe?ontheInterVideoWinDVDwindow.
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Softwareproblems
•Problem:Anapplicationdoesnotruncorrectly.
Solution:Makesurethattheproblemisnotbeingcausedbytheapplication.
Checkthatyourcomputerhastheminimumrequiredmemorytoruntheapplication.Refertothemanuals
suppliedwiththeapplication.
Checkthefollowing:
–Theapplicationisdesignedtooperatewithyouroperatingsystem.
–Otherapplicationsruncorrectlyonyourcomputer.
–Thenecessarydevicedriversareinstalled.
–Theapplicationworkswhenitisrunonsomeothercomputer.
Ifanerrormessageappearswhileyouareusingtheapplicationprogram,refertothemanualssupplied
withtheapplication.
Iftheapplicationstilldoesnotruncorrectly,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraservicerepresentativefor
help.
Portsandconnectors
Thefollowingarethemostcommonportsandconnectorsproblems:
USBproblems
•Problem:AdeviceconnectedtotheUSBconnectordoesnotwork.
Solution:OpentheDeviceManagerwindow.MakesurethattheUSBdevicesetupiscorrect,andthat
theassignmentofcomputerresourceandtheinstallationofthedevicedriverarecorrect.
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance,andclickSystem.
3.ClicktheHardwaretab,andclicktheDeviceManagerbutton.
Referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage157andrunadiagnostictestoftheUSBconnector.
Adockingstationorportreplicatorproblem
•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotstartwhenyoutrytoturniton,anddoesnotrespondwhenyoutry
toresumeoperation.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtotheportreplicator.
–Thecomputerissecurelyattachedtotheportreplicator.
•Problem:Somefunctionsoftheportreplicatordonotwork.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtotheportreplicator.
–Thecomputerissecurelyattachedtotheportreplicator.
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–TheportreplicatorattachedtoyourcomputerisaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,aThinkPadMini
DockSeries3,oraThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
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Chapter11.Gettingsupport
ThereismoretoowningaThinkPadNotebookthanhavingapowerful,portablecomputer.Thischapter
offersinformationaboutwhentocommunicatewithLenovoandhowbesttodoit.
•“BeforeyoucontactLenovo”onpage187
•“Gettinghelpandservice”onpage188
•“Purchasingadditionalservices”onpage189
BeforeyoucontactLenovo
Often,youcansolveyourcomputerproblemsbyreferringtotheinformationintheexplanationsoferror
codes,runningdiagnosticprogramsorbyconsultingtheThinkPadWebsite.
Registeryourcomputer
ToregisteryourThinkPadproductswithLenovo.gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/register.
RegisteringyourcomputerenablesLenovotonotifyyouaboutpossibletechnicalinformationandupgrades.
Formoreinformationaboutregisteringyourcomputer,referto“Registeryourcomputer”onpage23.
Downloadsystemupdates
Downloadingupdatedsoftwaremightresolveproblemsyouexperiencewithyourcomputer.
Todownloadupdatedsoftware,visitbelowWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
Recordinformation
BeforeyoutalktoaLenovorepresentative,recordthefollowingimportantinformationaboutyourcomputer.
Recordproblemsymptomsanddetails
Collecttheanswerstothequestionsbelowbeforeyoucallforhelp.Then,youwillbeabletogethelp
asquicklyaspossible.
•Whatistheproblem?Isitcontinuousorintermittent?
•Isthereanerrormessagethatappears?Whatistheerrorcode,ifany?
•Whatoperatingsystemareyouusing?Whichversion?
•Whichsoftwareapplicationswererunningatthetimeoftheproblem?
•Cantheproblembereproduced?Ifso,how?
Recordsysteminformation
Theserialnumberlabelisonthebottomofyourcomputer.Recordthemachinetypeandtheserialnumber.
•WhatisthenameofyourLenovoproduct?
•Whatisthemachinetype?
•Whatistheserialnumber?
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Gettinghelpandservice
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.
MicrosoftServicePacksarethelatestsoftwaresourceforWindowsproductupdates.Theyareavailablevia
Webdownload(connectionchargesmayapply)orviadisc.Formorespecicinformationandlinks,please
gotohttp://www.microsoft.com.LenovooffersUpandRunningtechnicalassistancewithinstallationof,or
questionsrelatedto,ServicePacksforyourLenovo-preloadedMicrosoftWindowsproduct.Forinformation,
pleasecontacttheCustomerSupportCenter.
Usingdiagnosticprograms
Manycomputerproblemscanbesolvedwithoutoutsideassistance.Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyour
computer,therstplacetostartisthetroubleshootinginformationofyourcomputerdocumentation.Ifyou
suspectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentation,includingREADMElesandonlinehelp,thatcomes
withtheoperatingsystemorapplicationprogram.
ThinkPadNotebookscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyouidentifyhardware
problems.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage157forinstructionsonusingthediagnosticprograms.
TheTroubleshootinginformationorthediagnosticprogramsmighttellyouthatyouneedadditionalor
updateddevicedriversorothersoftware.LenovomaintainspagesontheLenovoSupportWebsitewhere
youcangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevicedriversandupdates.
LenovoSupportWebsite
Technicalsupportinformationisavailableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thisportalisupdatedwiththelatestinformationaboutthefollowingsubjects:
•Downloads&Drivers:Downloaddrivers,ashBIOS,andupdateyoursoftware.
•Warranty:Checkyourwarrantystatusandupgradeyourwarranty.
•TechnicalSupport:ClickNeedHelp?forself-helptipstohelpdiagnoseaproblem.
•ThinkVantage:LearnmoreaboutThinkVantagesoftwaretoimproveproductivityandreducecost.
•LenovoForums:Searchthecommunityknowledgebaseforyourcomputertoshareanddiscover
informationwithotherusers.
•UserGuides&Manuals:Readorprintanypublicationsrelatedtoyourproduct.
CallingLenovo
Ifyouhavetriedtocorrecttheproblemyourselfandstillneedhelp,duringthewarrantyperiod,youcan
gethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupportCenter.Thefollowingservicesare
availableduringthewarrantyperiod:
•Problemdetermination-Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhavea
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytoxtheproblem.
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•Lenovohardwarerepair-IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,
trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.
•Engineeringchangemanagement-Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproduct
hasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineeringChanges
(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.
Thefollowingitemsarenotcovered:
•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornonwarrantedparts
Note:Allwarrantedpartscontaina7-characteridenticationintheformatFRUXXXXXXX.
•Identicationofsoftwareproblemsources
•CongurationofUEFIBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade
•Changes,modications,orupgradestodevicedrivers
•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)
•Installationandmaintenanceofapplicationprograms
ForthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLimitedWarrantythatappliestoyourLenovohardwareproduct,
see“Warrantyinformation”intheSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.
Ifpossible,benearyourcomputerwhenyoumakeyourcallincasethetechnicalassistancerepresentative
needstohelpyouresolveacomputerproblem.Ensurethatyouhavedownloadedthemostcurrentdrivers
andsystemupdates,rundiagnostics,andrecordedinformationbeforeyoucall.Whencallingfortechnical
assistance,havethefollowinginformationavailable:
•Machinetypeandmodel
•Serialnumbersofyourcomputer,monitor,andothercomponents,oryourproofofpurchase
•Descriptionoftheproblem
•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages
•Hardwareandsoftwarecongurationinformationforyoursystem
Telephonenumbers
ForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneorrefertotheSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyour
computer.
Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Thelatestphonenumbersareavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnotprovided,contact
yourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.
Purchasingadditionalservices
Duringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforLenovo
andnon-Lenovohardware,operatingsystems,andapplicationprograms;networksetupandconguration;
upgradedorextendedhardwarerepairservices;andcustominstallations.Serviceavailabilityandservice
namemightvarybycountry.
Formoreinformationabouttheseservices,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html
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AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation
Thissectionintroducesregulatoryinformationforusers.
Wirelessrelatedinformation
Wirelessinteroperability
WirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductthat
isbasedonDirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS),ComplementaryCodeKeying(CCK),and/or
OrthogonalFrequencyDivisionMultiplexing(OFDM)radiotechnology,andiscompliantto:
•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/gor802.11ndraft2.0onWirelessLANs,asdenedandapprovedby
theInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.
•TheWirelessFidelity(WiFi)certicationasdenedbytheWi-FiAlliance.
BluetoothdeviceisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanyBluetoothproductthatiscomplianttoBluetooth
Specication2.1+EDRasdenedbytheBluetoothSIG.FollowingprolesaresupportedbyBluetooth
device:
•GenericAccess
•ServiceDiscovery
•SerialPort
•Dial-upNetworking
•FAX
•LANAccessusingPPP
•PersonalAreaNetwork
•GenericObjectExchange
•GenericObjectPush
•FileTransfer
•Synchronization
•AudioGateway
•Headset
•Printer
•HumanInterfaceDevices(Keyboard/Mouse)
•BasicImage
•Handsfree
•AV
•PhoneBookAccessProle(PBAP)(Windows7andWindowsVistaonly)
•VDP-SyncProle(Windows7andWindowsVistaonly)
Usageenvironmentandyourhealth
WirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCard,WirelessWANPCIExpressMiniCard,andBluetoothdeviceemitradio
frequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,thelevelofenergyemittedisfarmuch
lessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdeviceslikeforexamplemobilephones.
©CopyrightLenovo2012191
Duetothefactthatintegratedwirelesscardsoperatewithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafety
standardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievestheyaresafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsand
recommendationsreecttheconsensusofthescienticcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanels
andcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.
Insomesituationorenvironment,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmayberestrictedbytheproprietor
ofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmayfor
exampleinclude:
•Usingtheintegratedwirelesscardsonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blasting
areas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices,e.g.
pacemakers.
•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor
identiedasharmful.
Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliesontheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecicorganization(e.g.,
airportorhospital),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseWirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCard,
WirelessWANPCIExpressMiniCardorBluetoothdevicepriortoturningonthecomputer.
LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas
ThinkPadmodelsfeatureanintegrateddiversityantennasystembuiltintothedisplayforoptimalreception,
enablingwirelesscommunicationwhereveryouare.
Thefollowingshowsthelocationofeachbuilt-inwirelessantenna.
1WirelessLANandWiMAXcomboantenna(Auxiliary)
TheauxiliaryantennaconnectedtothewirelessLANorWiMAXfeatureislocatedatthetopleftcornerof
thecomputerdisplay.
2WirelessWANantenna(Auxiliary)
IfyourcomputercomeswithawirelessWANfeature,itsauxiliarytransmitterantennaislocatedatthe
topleftsideofthecomputerdisplay.
3WirelessWANantenna(Main)
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IfyourcomputercomeswithawirelessWANfeature,itsmaintransmitterantennaislocatedatthetopright
sideofthecomputerdisplay.
4WirelessLANandWiMAXcomboantenna(Main)
ThemainantennaconnectedtothewirelessLANorWiMAXfeatureislocatedatthetoprightcornerof
thecomputerdisplay.
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices
Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheThinkPadRegulatoryNoticeshipped
withyourcomputer.
IfyourcomputerisshippedwithouttheThinkPadRegulatoryNotice,youcannditontheWebsite
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
ToviewtheThinkPadRegulatoryNoticeontheWebsite,dothefollowing:
1.Goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
2.ClicktheSupport&downloadssection,anewpageisdisplayed.
3.Intherightpane,typeyourcomputernumberintheEnteraproductnumberled,andclickGo.
4.YoucanthenndtheThinkPadRegulatoryNoticeinthedisplayedsearchresults.
Exportclassicationnotice
ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport
ClassicationControlNumber(ECCN)of4A994.b.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed
countriesintheEARE1countrylist.
Electronicemissionnotices
ThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPadL420andL520,machinetype5015,5016,5017,5019,7826,
7827,7829,7853,7854,7856,7859,and7860.
FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity
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.Regulatoryinformation193
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-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibility
Directive
ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EConthe
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannot
acceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanonrecommended
modicationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.
ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationTechnology
EquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederived
fortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensed
communicationdevices.
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“
194UserGuide
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
Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepower
mainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase
LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan
Additionalregulatoryinformation
Foradditionalregulatoryinformation,refertotheThinkPadRegulatoryNoticeshippedwithyourcomputer.
IfyourcomputerisshippedwithouttheThinkPadRegulatoryNotice,youcannditattheWebsite
http://www.lenovo.com/support.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Locatingwirelessregulatory
notices”onpage193.
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AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements
Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment
whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin
recyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment/recycling
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,throughitsPCCollecting
andRecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.
Fordetails,visittheLenovoWebsiteatwww.ibm.com/jp/pc/service/recycle/pcrecycle/.Pursuantto
theLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingofhome-used
computersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceisprovidedfree
ofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,visittheLenovoWebsite
atwww.ibm.com/jp/pc/service/recycle/personal/.
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DisposingofaLenovocomputercomponents
SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother
environmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit
boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.
DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers
Abutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledonthesystemboardofyourLenovocomputertoprovidepower
tothecomputerclockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouwantto
replaceitwithanewone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraskforarepairserviceprovidedbyLenovo.If
youhavereplaceditbyyourselfandwanttodisposeofthedisusedlithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,
contactyourplaceofpurchase,andfollowtheirinstructions.IfyouuseaLenovocomputerathomeand
needtodisposeofalithiumbattery,youmustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.
DisposingadisusedbatterypackfromLenovonotebookcomputers
YourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.Ifyou
areacompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,
contacttheproperpersoninLenovosales,service,ormarketing,andfollowthatperson'sinstructions.You
alsocanrefertotheinstructionsatwww.ibm.com/jp/pc/environment/recycle/battery/.
IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,you
mustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsat
www.ibm.com/jp/pc/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.
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada
198UserGuide
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
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan
AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements199
200UserGuide
AppendixC.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.
©CopyrightLenovo2012201
Trademarks
ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:
AccessConnections
ActiveProtectionSystem
Lenovo
RescueandRecovery
ThinkPad
ThinkVantage
TrackPoint
UltraNav
UltraConnect
AMD,ATI,ATICatalystandCatalystaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofAdvancedMicroDevices,Inc.
WakeonLANisatrademarkoftheInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporationintheUnitedStates,
othercountries,orboth.
IntelandIntelSpeedSteparetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesin
theUnitedStatesandothercountries.
Bing,Microsoft,Windows,WindowsVistaaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupof
companies.
BlackBerry®,RIM®,ResearchInMotion®,SureType®andrelatedtrademarks,namesandlogosarethe
propertyofResearchInMotionLimitedandareregisteredand/orusedintheU.S.andcountriesaroundthe
world.UsedunderlicensefromResearchInMotionLimited.
Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.
202UserGuide
AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective
(RoHS)
ChinaRoHS
TurkishRoHS
TheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUse
ofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment(EEE).
UkraineRoHS
©CopyrightLenovo2012203
IndiaRoHS
RoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.
204UserGuide
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