Lenovo T430 Users Manual

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Read this first
- Important safety information
  - Conditions that require immediate action
  - Safety guidelines
Chapter 1. Product overview
Chapter 2. Using your computer
Chapter 3. You and your computer
- Accessibility and comfort
- Traveling with your computer
  - Travel tips
  - Travel accessories
Chapter 4. Security
Chapter 5. Recovery overview
- Recovery overview for Windows 7 models
- Recovery overview for Windows 8 models
Chapter 6. Replacing devices
Chapter 7. Enhancing your computer
Chapter 8. Advanced configuration
Chapter 9. Preventing problems
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting computer problems
- Diagnosing problems
- Troubleshooting
Chapter 11. Getting support
Appendix A. Regulatory information
Appendix B. WEEE and recycling statements
Appendix C. Notices
- Trademarks
Appendix D. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)

UserGuide

ThinkPadT430andT430i

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

following:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage171

TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.

Torefertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides.

ThirdEdition(November2012)

©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,and

indicators..................1

Frontview................1

Right-sideview..............4

Left-sideview..............5

Bottomview...............6

Rearview................7

Statusindicators.............8

Locatingimportantproductinformation.....10

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......10

FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel..11

CerticateofAuthenticitylabel......12

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

Specications...............14

Operatingenvironment...........14

Lenovoprograms.............15

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem...........15

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8operatingsystem...........17

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....17

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...21

Registeryourcomputer...........21

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........21

Specialkeysandbuttons..........22

Functionkeycombinations........22

Volumeandmutebuttons........25

Windowskey.............26

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice.......26

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice....26

Usingthetouchpad...........28

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdeviceandan

externalmouse.............28

AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray.29

Powermanagement............29

Checkingthebatterystatus........29

Usingtheacpoweradapter........29

Chargingthebattery..........30

Maximizingbatterylife..........30

Managingyourbatterypower.......31

Power-savingmodes..........31

Handlingthebattery...........32

Connectingtothenetwork..........34

Ethernetconnections..........34

Wirelessconnections..........34

Usingaprojectororanexternaldisplay.....38

Changingdisplaysettings........38

Connectingaprojectororanexternal

monitor................38

Settingupapresentation.........41

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction.....42

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature...43

Usingaudiofeatures............43

Usingtheintegratedcamera.........43

UsingtheThinkLightlightfeature.......44

Usingtheopticaldrive...........44

UsinganExpressCardmodule,aashmediacard,

orasmartcard..............45

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..47

Accessibilityandcomfort..........47

Ergonomicinformation..........47

Adjustingyourcomputertotyou.....48

Accessibilityinformation.........49

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........49

Traveltips...............49

Travelaccessories...........50

Chapter4.Security..........51

Attachingamechanicallock.........51

Usingpasswords..............51

Passwordsandsleepmode........51

Typingpasswords...........51

Power-onpassword...........52

Harddiskpasswords..........52

Supervisorpassword..........54

Harddisksecurity.............56

Settingthesecuritychip...........57

Usingthengerprintreader..........58

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive

orsolidstatedrive.............61

Usingrewalls...............62

Protectingdataagainstviruses........62

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....63

RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models...63

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....63

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Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.64

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.65

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....66

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand

devicedrivers.............67

Solvingrecoveryproblems........68

RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models....68

Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....71

Staticelectricityprevention..........71

Replacingthebattery............71

Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........75

Replacingthekeyboard...........78

Replacingthememorymodule........82

ReplacingthewirelessLAN/WiMAXcard....86

InstallingandreplacingthewirelessWANcard..92

ReplacingtheSIMcard...........96

ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice........97

Chapter7.Enhancingyour

computer...............99

FindingThinkPadoptions..........99

UsingtheSerialUltrabayEnhancedfeature...99

Performingahotorawarmswap.....99

Installingasecondaryharddiskdrive....100

ThinkPadportreplicatorsanddockingstations..102

Frontview...............102

Rearview...............104

AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror

dockingstation.............106

DetachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror

dockingstation.............109

Securityfeature............109

Usingthesystemlockkey........110

Chapter8.Advanced

conguration............111

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......111

Beforeyoubegin............111

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..112

InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem..113

Installingdevicedrivers...........113

ThinkPadSetup..............115

Mainmenu..............115

Congmenu..............116

DateandTimemenu..........122

Securitymenu.............122

Startupmenu.............126

Restartmenu.............128

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....128

Usingsystemmanagement..........129

Systemmanagement..........129

Settingmanagementfeatures.......129

Chapter9.Preventingproblems..131

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......131

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....132

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........133

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....135

Chapter10.Troubleshooting

computerproblems.........137

Diagnosingproblems............137

Troubleshooting..............137

Computerstopsresponding.......137

Spillsonthekeyboard..........138

Errormessages............138

Errorswithoutmessages.........140

Beeperrors..............141

Memorymoduleproblems........141

Networkingproblems..........141

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................143

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................144

Fingerprintreaderproblems........149

Batteryandpowerproblems.......150

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................153

Softwareproblems...........154

Problemswithportsandconnectors....155

AUSBproblem............155

Adockingstationorportreplicator

problem...............155

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....157

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........157

Gettinghelpandservice...........157

Usingdiagnosticprograms........158

LenovoSupportWebsite.........158

CallingLenovo.............158

Purchasingadditionalservices........159

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............161

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........161

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............162

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....163

Exportclassicationnotice..........163

Electronicemissionsnotices.........163

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........163

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IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............164

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...164

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...164

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....165

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....165

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................165

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................165

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............167

ImportantWEEEinformation.........167

BatteryrecyclinginformationforJapan.....167

BatteryrecyclinginformationforBrazil.....168

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................168

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................169

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....169

AppendixC.Notices.........171

Trademarks................172

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....173

ChinaRoHS................173

TurkishRoHS...............173

UkraineRoHS...............173

IndiaRoHS................174

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ivUserGuide

Readthisrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.

Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalm

rest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreach

dependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause

discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin

contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom

thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour

computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin

burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody

whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour

computer.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a

keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked

on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway

subjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe

following,andmakesurethatthepowerswitchisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep

mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit

isturnedon.

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationrst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded

withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement

ortheLenovo®LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafetyand

WarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

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,see“Importantsafetyinformation”intheSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomes

withyourcomputer.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror

yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare

referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer

ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor

customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor

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replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea

productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake

surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave

anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the

followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

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.

Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercord

orpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronoorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.

Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressed

bymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnector

terminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord

connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof

overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

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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:

DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBwhilethecomputerpoweris

on;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoidpossibledamagetoattacheddevices,wait

atleastvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

PersonalcomputersmanufacturedbyLenovocontainacoincellbatterytoprovidepowerto

thesystemclock.Inaddition,manymobileproducts,suchasnotebookcomputers,utilizea

rechargeablebatterypacktoprovidesystempowerwheninportablemode.Batteriessuppliedby

Lenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityandshouldonlybereplaced

withapprovedparts.

Neverattempttoopenorserviceanybattery.Donotcrush,puncture,orincineratebatteriesor

shortcircuitthemetalcontacts.Donotexposethebatterytowaterorotherliquids.Onlyrecharge

thebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorame

to“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoincell.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeany

dischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthe

batteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeable

batteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadischargedstatecould

increasetheriskofabatteryshortcircuit,whichcouldshortenthelifeofthebatteryandalsocan

poseasafetyhazard.DonotletrechargeableLithium-Ionbatteriescompletelydischargeorstore

thesebatteriesinadischargedstate.

Rechargeablebatterynotice

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.Attemptingtodosocancausean

explosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.Abatterypackotherthantheonespeciedby

Lenovo,oradisassembledormodiedbatterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery

packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotattempttodisassembleit.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

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•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:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

Computers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhen

batteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasignicantamountofheatduetotheir

compactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsome

otherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyour

bodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyou

usethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime.

Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependson

theamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,

eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaks

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fromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottouse

thekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearammablematerialsorinexplosive

environments.

•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and

reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton

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

•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgenerates

heat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusethe

acpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,

maycauseaskinburn.

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe

requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

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

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconguration

ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,batterypack,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthe

devicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse

thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

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DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,

oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother

electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical

cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

Lasercompliancestatement

CAUTION:

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

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical

instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:

TheLCDismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDtobreak.

IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternaluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediatelywashthe

affectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsarepresentafterwashing,get

medicalcare.

Note:Forproductswithmercury-containinguorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),theuorescentlamp

intheliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

Ifyourcomputerhasbothaheadphoneconnectorandanaudio-outconnector,alwaysusetheheadphone

connectorforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)orearphones.

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CAUTION:

Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof

theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound

pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe

outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecicationsofEN50332-2.The

headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecication

limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainst

hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7

limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN

50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationof

theheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespecicationsofEN50332-1.

Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5

LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousdueto

excessivesoundpressurelevels.

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger

ofsuffocation.

Noticefortabletpersonalcomputerusers

SafetynoticeforusersinAustralia

DANGER

Donotconnectphonelinewhileusingtabletmode.

NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

Manypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsor

cordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,then

thefollowingwarningapplies:

WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct

willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor

otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels,

computerfeatures,specications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledThinkVantage®Technologies

andothersoftware.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage10

•“Features”onpage12

•“Specications”onpage14

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage14

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage15

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed

tostartusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadT430andT430ifrontview

1Statusindicators2Powerbutton

3Built-instereospeaker(right)4TrackPoint®pointingstick

5Fingerprintreader6Touchpad

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7Touchpadbuttons8TrackPointbuttons

9Fnkey10Built-instereospeaker(left)

11Volumecontrolbuttons12Blackbutton

13Built-inmicrophone(left)14Integratedcamera

15ThinkLight®light16Built-inmicrophone(right)

1Statusindicators

Yourcomputerhasseveralstatusindicators.Forthedetailedinformationaboutthelocationandmeaningof

eachindicator,see“System-statusindicators”onpage9.

2Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheWindows®7operatingsystem.For

theWindows8operatingsystem,movethecursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthe

charms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour

secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery

toresetthecomputer.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthe

computerorputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youneedtochangeyourpowerplan

settings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating

system”onpage15.

•ForWindows8:ClickthebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea,andthen,clickMorepower

options➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3Built-instereospeaker(right)

10Built-instereospeaker(left)

Fordetails,referto“Volumeandmutebuttons”onpage25.

UltraNav®pointingdevice

4TrackPointpointingstick

6Touchpad

7Touchpadbuttons

8TrackPointbuttons

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueUltraNavpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareall

partofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourngersfromatypingposition.

5Fingerprintreader

Somemodelshaveangerprintreader.Thengerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyour

ngerprinttostartthecomputer,entertheThinkPadSetupprogram,orentertheWindows®operatingsystem.

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9Fnkey

UsetheFnkeytotakeadvantageofThinkPad®functionkeys,suchasturningontheThinkLightlight,

lockingthecomputer,managingthewirelessconnections,andsoon.

11Volumecontrolbuttons

Thevolumecontrolbuttonsenableyoutoquicklyadjustthesoundvolume,mutethespeakers,ormutethe

microphonesofyourcomputer.

12Blackbutton

Whentheoperatingsystemisworkingnormally,pressingtheblackbuttonlaunchestheSimpleTapprogram

ontheWindows7operatingsystemortheLenovoPCDeviceExperienceprogramontheWindows8

operatingsystem.

IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanusethisbuttontointerruptthestartup

sequenceofyourcomputertostarttheRescueandRecovery®workspace.ToaccesstheRescueand

Recoveryworkspace,turnonyourcomputerandpressthisbuttonwhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed

onthescreen.FormoreinformationaboutRescueandRecovery,see“UsingtheRescueandRecovery

workspace”onpage65.

13Built-inmicrophone(left)

16Built-inmicrophone(right)

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithanapplicationprogramcapableof

handlingaudio.

14Integratedcamera

Somemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.

15ThinkLightlight

TheThinkLightlightenablesyoutouseyourcomputerwhenthelightingconditionisnotideal.Toturnonthe

ThinkLightlight,presstheFnkeyandthespacekeytogether.Toturnitoff,pressthecombinationagain.

CAUTION:

Avoidusingyourcomputerindarkconditionsforprolongedperiods.Itisbadforyoureyes.

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Right-sideview

Figure2.ThinkPadT430andT430iright-sideview

1Securitykeyhole2USB2.0connector

3Wirelessradioswitch4ExpressCardslot

5Mediacardreaderslot6SerialUltrabay™enhancedbay

7Smartcardslot

1Securitykeyhole

Purchaseasecuritycablelockthattsthiskeyholetolockyourcomputertoastationaryobjecttoprotect

yourcomputerfromtheft.

2USB2.0connector

TheUSB2.0connectorisusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSB

printeroradigitalcamera.

Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

3Wirelessradioswitch

Usethisswitchtoquicklyturnonorturnoffallwirelessconnections.

4ExpressCardslot

YourcomputerhasanExpressCardslotfora34mm-wideExpressCard.

5Mediacardreaderslot

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveamediacardreaderslot.

6SerialUltrabayenhancedbay

YourcomputerhasabayforSerialUltrabayEnhanceddevices.Somemodelshaveanopticaldiskdrive

installedinthebay.Forcertainmodels,a9.5mmharddiskdriveisinstalledthroughtheThinkPad12.7

mmSerialHardDriveBayAdapterIII.

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7Smartcardslot

Somemodelshaveasmartcardslot.

Left-sideview

Figure3.ThinkPadT430andT430ileft-sideview

1Fanlouvers(left)2Monitorconnector

3Comboaudiojack4MiniDisplayPortconnector

5USB3.0connectors

1Fanlouvers(left)

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

2Monitorconnector

Youcanattachanexternalmonitororaprojectortoyourcomputertodisplaycomputeroutput.

Note:Ifyouattachyourcomputertoaportreplicatororadockingstationanduseamonitorconnector,use

themonitorconnectorontheportreplicatorordockingstation,nottheoneonthecomputer.

Fordetails,referto“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage39.

3Comboaudiojack

Tolistentothesoundfromyourcomputer,connectaheadphoneoraheadsetthathasa3.5mm4-pole

plugtothecomboaudiojack.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhone®mobiledigital

device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupressit,theheadsetmicrophonewillbe

disabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.

•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

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4MiniDisplayPortconnector

UsetheMiniDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or

high-denitiontelevision.

5USB3.0connectors

TheUSB3.0connectorsareusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasa

USBprinteroradigitalcamera.

Note:TheUSB3.0functiononlyworksintheWindows7operatingsystem.IfyouareusingotherWindows

operatingsystemratherthanWindows7,theconnectorworksasaUSB2.0connector.

Bottomview

Figure4.ThinkPadT430andT430ibottomview

1SIMcardslot2Battery

3Portreplicatorordockingstationconnector4Harddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive

5Memory-upgradeslot6PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANcardor

mSATAsolidstatedrive

1SIMcardslot

IfyourcomputerhasawirelessWANfeature,itmightrequireaSubscriberIdenticationModule(SIM)card

toestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIMcardmightbe

alreadyinstalledintheSIMcardslot.

2Battery

Useyourcomputerwiththebatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

3Portreplicatorordockingstationconnector

Dependingonmodels,yourcomputermightsupportoneofthefollowingportreplicatorsordockingstations:

•ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3

•ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3

•ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

•ThinkPadMiniDockPlusforMobileWorkstationsSeries3(170W)

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Connectyourcomputertothesupporteddockingstationtoextendthecomputercapabilitieswhenyou

areinyourofceorathome.

4Harddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive

Dependingonmodels,yourcomputermighthavealarge-capacity,customer-upgradableharddiskdrive

thatcanmeetavarietyofstoragedemands.

Ifyouwish,youcanpurchaseanotherharddiskdriveandinstallitintheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbay.

Somemodelsareequippedwithasolidstatedrivefordatastorage,makingyourcomputerlighter,smaller,

andfaster.

Note:Thehiddenservicepartitionisthereasonwhythereislessfreespacethanexpectedonyourhard

diskdriveorsolidstatedrive.Thisreductionismorenoticeableonthesolidstatedrivebecauseofits

smallercapacity.

5Memory-upgradeslot

Youcanincreasetheamountofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingamemorymoduleinthe

memory-upgradeslot.MemorymodulesareavailableasoptionsfromLenovo.

6PCIExpressMiniCardslotforwirelessWANcardormSATAsolidstatedrive

Yourcomputermighthaveawirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)cardinstalledinthePCIExpressMini

CardslotforwirelessWANconnections.

Forsomemodels,anmSATAsolidstatedrivemightbeinstalledinsteadofthewirelessWANcard.

Rearview

Figure5.ThinkPadT430andT430irearview.

1AlwaysOnUSBconnector2Ethernetconnector

3Powerjack4Fanlouvers(rear)

1AlwaysOnUSBconnector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB2.0connectorenablesyoutochargesomedevices,suchasiPod®,iPhone,

andBlackBerry®smartphones,evenwhenyourcomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputeristurnedoff,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthecomputertoanacpowersupply.

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2.GotoThinkPadSetupandenableAlwaysOnUSBChargeinoffmode.Formoreinformation,see

“Congmenu”onpage116.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Then

selecttheEnableAlwaysOnUSBcheckbox.

•ForWindows8:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.

ThenselecttheEnablewhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox.

2Ethernetconnector

ConnectyourcomputertoaLANwiththeEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

Twoindicators,totheupperrightandleftoftheconnector,showthestatusofthenetworkconnection.

WhenyourcomputerconnectstoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkisavailable,theupperleftindicator

issteadygreen.Whiledataisbeingtransmitted,theupperrightindicatorblinksyellow.

Note:Ifyouattachyourcomputertoaportreplicatorordockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectoronthe

portreplicatorordockingstationtoconnecttoaLAN,nottheoneonthecomputer.

3Powerjack

Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjacktoprovideacpowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.

4Fanlouvers(rear)

Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandcoolthecentralprocessor.

Note:Toavoidimpedingairow,donotplaceanyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

Statusindicators

Yourcomputerhassystem-statusindicatorsandpower-statusindicators.Thestatusindicatorsshowthe

currentstatusofyourcomputer.

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System-statusindicators

1WirelessLAN/WAN/WiMAX/Bluetoothstatusindicator

•Green:ThewirelessLAN,WAN,Bluetooth,orWiMAXfeatureison.

•Off:Wirelessnetworkdevicesaredisabledorthewirelessradioisturnedoff.

2Deviceaccessstatusindicator

Theharddiskdrive,solidstatedrive,mSATAsolidstatedrive,orthesecondharddiskdriveintheSerial

UltrabayEnhancedbayisreadingorwritingdata.

Note:Whenthisindicatorisblinking,donotputthecomputerintosleepmode,removethesecondhard

diskdrive,orturnoffthecomputer.

3CapsLockindicator

Whentheindicatorison,theCapsLockmodeisenabled.Youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)in

uppercasewithoutpressingtheShiftkey.

4Poweronstatusindicator

Thepowerbuttonstayslitwheneverthecomputerison,blinkswhenthecomputerisinsleepmode,and

isoffwhenthecomputeristurnedoff.

Powerstatusindicators

Thecomputerhaspowerstatusindicatorsthatshowpowermode(sleep,hibernation,ornormal),acpower

status,andbatterystatus.Thefollowingshowsthelocationandthemeaningoftheindicators.

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1Sleepstatusindicator

•Green:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Blinkinggreen:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode,orisresumingnormaloperation.

2Batterystatusindicator

•Green:Thebatterychargelevelis20%ormore.

•Orange:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%.

•Fastblinkingorange:Thebatterychargelevelis5%orless,orthebatteryischarging.

•Slowblinkingorange:Thebatteryisbeingcharged.Whenthechargelevelreaches20%,theblinking

colorchangestogreen.

•Slowblinkinggreen:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,andchargingiscontinuing.

Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches80%,thebatterystatusindicatorstopsblinking,butthecharging

mightcontinueuntilthebatteryis100%charged.

•Quickblinkingorange:Anerrorhasoccurredwiththebattery.

•Off:Thebatteryisdetachedorthecomputerispoweredoff.

Locatingimportantproductinformation

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourmachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandIC

Certicationlabel,andtheMicrosoft®CerticateofAuthenticity(COA)label.

Machinetypeandmodellabel

Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.IfyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine

typeandmodelnumberwillenablesupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidethehighest

levelofservice.

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Youcanndthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputerinthelabelasshownbelow:

FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel

ThereisnoFCCIDorICCerticationnumberforthePCIExpressMiniCardshownontheenclosureof

yourcomputer.TheFCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabelisafxedonthecardinstalledinthePCI

ExpressMiniCardslotofyourcomputer.

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CerticateofAuthenticitylabel

TheMicrosoftCerticateofAuthenticitylabelforthepreinstalledoperatingsystemisattached.Printedonthis

labelaretheproductIDandtheproductkeyinformationforyourcomputer.Recordthisinformationandkeep

itinasafeplace.Youmightneedthesenumberstostartyourcomputerorreinstalltheoperatingsystem.

TheWindowsCerticateofAuthenticityofyourcomputerisshownasbelow:

Note:TheCerticateofAuthenticitylabelappliesonlytocomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows7

operatingsystem.

Features

Processor

•Toviewtheprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickStart,right-clickComputer.ThenclickProperties.

–ForWindows8:Movethecursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.

ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Memory

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•Doubledatarate3synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(DDR3SDRAM)

Storagedevice

•2.5-inchsolidstatedriveor2.5-inchharddiskdrive

Systemperformancefeature

•mSATAsolidstatedrive(onsomemodels)

Display

ThecolordisplayusesTFTtechnology.

•Size:14.0inches(355.6mm)

•Resolution:

–LCD:Upto1600-by-900,dependingonthemodel

–Externalanalogmonitor:Upto2048-by-1536,dependingonthemodel

–Externaldigitalmonitor:Upto2536-by-1600,dependingonthemodel

•Brightnesscontrol

•ThinkLightlight

•Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)

•Built-inmicrophones

Keyboard

•6-rowstandardkeyboardor6-rowbacklitkeyboard(dependingonthemodel)

•84-key,85-key,or89-key

•UltraNavpointingdevice(TrackPointpointingdeviceandtouchpad)

•Fnkeyfunction

•Volumecontrolbuttons

•Speakermutebutton

•Microphonemutebutton

Interface

•Externalmonitorconnectors(VGAandMiniDisplayPort)

•Comboaudiojack

•TwoUSB3.0connectors

•OneUSB2.0connector

•OneAlwaysOnUSBconnector

•RJ45Ethernetconnector

•SerialUltrabayenhancedbay

•ExpressCardslot

•Mediacardreaderslot

•Smartcardreaderslot(onsomemodels)

•Dockingstationconnector

Opticaldrive

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•MultiBurnerdriveorDVD-ROMdrive(dependingonmodel)

Wirelessfeatures

•IntegratedwirelessLAN

•IntegratedBluetooth(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedwirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

•IntegratedWiMAX(onsomemodels)

Securityfeature

•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Specications

Size

•Width:340.5mm(13.4inches)

•Depth:232mm(9.13inches)

•Height:29.5mm(1.16inches)

Heatoutput

•65W(222Btu/hr)maximum,90W(307Btu/hr)maximum

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz

Batterypack

•Lithium-ion(Li-Ion)batterypack

Batterylife

•Forthepercentageofremainingbatterypower,checkthebatterystatusicononthetaskbar.

Operatingenvironment

Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutyourcomputeroperatingenvironment.

Environment:

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•Temperature

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

–Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)

–Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)

Note:Whenyouchargethebatterypack,itstemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).

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•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%

–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenawayfrom

yourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitor

anddataontheharddiskdrive.

Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon

orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Dependingon

theWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalled,theprogramsmightvary.

TolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/support.

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsfromeithertheLenovoThinkVantage

ToolsprogramorfromControlPanel.

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙

LenovoThinkVantageTools.Thendouble-clickaprogramicontoaccesstheprogram.

Note:IfaprogramiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramnavigationwindowisdimmed,it

indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheprogrammanually.Toinstalltheprogrammanually,double-clickthe

programicon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,the

programiconwillbeactivated.

Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram

ProgramIconname

AccessConnections™InternetConnection

ActiveProtectionSystem™AirbagProtection

ClientSecuritySolutionEnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityWebConferencing

FingerprintSoftwareFingerprintReader

GPSEnablerGPS

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemHealthandDiagnostics

MobileBroadbandConnect3GMobileBroadband

PasswordManagerPasswordVault

PowerManagerPowerControls

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Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram(continued)

ProgramIconname

RecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisks

RescueandRecovery®EnhancedBackupandRestore

SimpleTapSimpleTap

SystemUpdateUpdateandDrivers

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessingLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel

ToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,clickStart➙ControlPanel.Thendependingonthe

programyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorrespondingsectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.

Note:IfyoudonotndtheprogramyouneedinControlPanel,opentheLenovoThinkVantageTools

programnavigationwindowanddouble-clickthedimmedicontoinstalltheprogramyouneed.Then,

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogramiconwillbe

activated,andyoucanndtheprograminControlPanel.

TheprogramsandthecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanelarelistedinthefollowing

table.

Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel

ProgramControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel

AccessConnectionsNetworkandInternetLenovo-InternetConnection

ActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurity

HardwareandSound

Lenovo-AirbagProtection

ClientSecuritySolutionSystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedSecurity

CommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencing

FingerprintSoftwareSystemandSecurity

HardwareandSound

Lenovo-FingerprintReader

Lenovo-NotebookFingerprint

Reader

GPSEnablerNetworkandInternetLenovo-GPS

LenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthand

Diagnostics

MessageCenterPlusProgramsMessagesfromLenovo

MobileBroadbandConnectNetworkandInternetLenovo-3GMobileBroadband

PasswordManagerSystemandSecurity

UserAccountsandFamilySafety

Lenovo-PasswordVault

PowerManagerHardwareandSound

SystemandSecurity

Lenovo-PowerControls

RecoveryMediaSystemandSecurityLenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks

SimpleTapProgramsLenovo-SimpleTap

SystemUpdateSystemandSecurityLenovo-UpdateandDrivers

RescueandRecoverySystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedBackupand

Restore

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Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem

IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsby

doingeitherofthefollowing:

•ClicktheLenovoQuickLaunchiconfromthetaskbar.Alistofprogramsisdisplayed.Double-clicka

Lenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifadesiredprogramisnotinthelist,clicktheplusicon+.

•PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotnd

theprogramyouneed,movethecursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.

ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.

YourcomputersupportsthefollowingLenovoprograms:

•ActiveProtectionSystem

•FingerprintSoftware

•LenovoCompanion

•LenovoSettings

•LenovoMobileAccess

•LenovoSolutionCenter

•LenovoQuickLaunch

•LenovoSupport

•PasswordManager

•SystemUpdate

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

•AccessConnections

TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation

proles.EachlocationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededfor

connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.

Byswitchingbetweenlocationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquickly

andeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthe

computereachtime.

•ActiveProtectionSystem

TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour

computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or

shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen

theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread

andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses

thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsthe

harddiskdriveon.

•ClientSecuritySolution

TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeecting

securitybreachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword,

monitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhanceyourcomputersecurity.

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•CommunicationsUtility

UsetheCommunicationsUtilityprogramtoconguresettingsfortheintegratedcameraandaudiodevices.

•FingerprintSoftware

Ifyoursystemcomeswithangerprintreader,theFingerprintSoftwareprogramenablesyoutoenroll

yourngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thengerprintauthentication

canreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

•GPSEnabler

IfthePCIExpressMiniCardinstalledinyourcomputersupportsGPS,yourcomputercanreceivesignals

fromGPSsatellitesanddetermineitslocation.IfyourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet,youcannd

yourlocationonareal-timemapprovidedbyGoogleMapsorMicrosoftBing™Maps.

•LenovoCompanion

ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyour

computer,viewbolgsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.

•LenovoSettings

UsetheLenovoSettingsprogramtoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyourcomputerintoa

portablehotspot,conguringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreating

andmanagingmultiplenetworkproles.

•LenovoMobileAccess

TheLenovoMobileAccessprogramenablesyoutomanageyourmobilebroadbandconnection.You

cancreateanaccount,addmoneytotheaccount,andpurchasemobilebroadbandsessionsusing

youraccount.

•LenovoSolutionCenter

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along

withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

•LenovoQuickLaunch

TheLenovoQuickLaunchprogramprovidesyouwithquickaccesstoprogramsinstalledonyour

computer,includingLenovoprograms,Microsoftprograms,andotherthirdpartyprograms.

•LenovoSupport

TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer

healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanualsforyourcomputer,getthewarranty

informationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.

•LenovoThinkVantageT ools

TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasy

accesstovariousprograms,suchasFingerprintSoftware,LenovoSolutionCenter,andsoon.

•MessageCenterPlus

TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinformyouaboutimportantnotices

fromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.

•MobileBroadbandConnect

TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyourcomputertoconnecttothemobilebroadband

(3G)networkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

•PasswordManager

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationfor

WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

•PowerManager

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ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour

computer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween

performanceandpowersaving.

•RecoveryMedia

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory

defaultsettings.

•RescueandRecovery

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof

self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,

evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

•SimpleTap

TheSimpleTapprogramprovidesyouwithaquickwaytocustomizesomebasiccomputersettingssuch

asmutingthespeakers,adjustingthevolume,lockingthecomputeroperatingsystem,launchinga

program,openingaWebpage,openingale,andsoon.YoualsocanusetheSimpleTapprogramto

accesstheLenovoAppShop,fromwhichyoucandownloadvariousprogramsandcomputersoftware.

TostarttheSimpleTapprograminaquickway,doanyofthefollowing:

–ClicktheredSimpleTaplaunchpointonthedesktop.Theredlaunchpointisavailableonthedesktop

afteryouhavelaunchedtheSimpleTapprogramforthersttime.

–Presstheblackbuttononthekeyboard(nexttothevolumecontrolbuttons).

Note:TheSimpleTapprogramisonlyavailableoncertainmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7

operatingsystem.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeSimpleTapprogram,youcan

downloaditfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

•SystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloading

andinstallingsoftwareupdatepackages(Lenovoprograms,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSupdates,and

otherthirdpartyprograms).

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Registeryourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact

youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteredyourcomputerwithLenovo,youwill

alsoreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextended

privilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,dooneofthefollowing:

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

•ConnectyourcomputertotheInternetandregisteryourcomputerthroughapreinstalledregistration

program:

–ForWindows7:ThepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryou

haveusedyourcomputerforatime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogram.ThenclickRegistrationandfollowtheinstructions

onthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

HereareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofThinkPadnotebook.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetond

informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollow

theinstructionsonthescreen.

Onthegoandneedtousebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingapplicationsorsavingles,seethe

explanationabout“power-savingmodes”onpage31.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.

See“Managingyourbatterypower”onpage31.

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower

fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power

management”onpage29.

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskorsolid

statedrive?

•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage51tondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand

unauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.

©CopyrightLenovo201221

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon

deletingdatafromyourharddiskorsolidstatedrive”onpage61.

Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?

•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.

•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesprovidedbytheAccessConnectionsprogram(onthe

Windows7operatingsystem)orLocationAwarenessintheLenovoSettingsprogram(ontheWindows8

operatingsystem).

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on

page34.

•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage49.

•PressFn+F5,orusethewirelessradioswitchtoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.

Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•UsethePresentationDirectorprogramtosetupapresentation.

•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage39.

•UsetheExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal

monitor.

Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage71formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

yourcomputer.

•SeeChapter7“Enhancingyourcomputer”onpage99formoreinformationaboutenhancingthefeatures

ofyourcomputer.

Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Readthetopic“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage131.

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.

•Alsorecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputerharddiskorsolidstatedrive.Formoreinformation,

see“Recoveryoverview”onpage63.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis

onlinehelpwhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage111

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage137

•“Powerproblems”onpage151

Specialkeysandbuttons

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

Functionkeycombinations

Tousethefunctionkeycombinations,pressandholdtheFnkey1,thenpressoneofthefunctionkeys2.

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Powerconservation

Fn+F4

Putyourcomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.

Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmode,youneedtochangeyour

powerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating

system”onpage15.

•ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandclickPower

Options.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.

Switchingadisplayoutputlocation

•Fn+F7

Switchthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitorbyselecting

oneofthefollowingoptions:

–Computerdisplayonly

–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)

–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction)

–Externalmonitoronly

Note:TheWindows+PkeycombinationhasthesamefunctionalityasFn+F7.

Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures

•Fn+F5

Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Changingthecameraandaudiosettings

•Fn+F6

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–ForWindows7:OpentheCommunicationssettingswindow,inwhichyoucanpreviewyourvideo

image,takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage,andchangethecameraandaudiosettings.

–ForWindows8:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.Tousethecameraorchangethecamerasettings,

clickCamera.Toadjusttheaudiosettings,clickAudio.

Adjustingthebrightnesslevelofthecomputerdisplay

•Fn+F8:Thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

•Fn+F9:Thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

Thisfunctionchangesthebrightnessleveltemporarily.

Multimediacontrols

•Fn+F10:Previoustrack/scene

•Fn+F11:Playorpause

•Fn+F12:Nexttrack/scene

Otherfunctions

•Fn+Spacebar:ControlthekeyboardbacklightandtheThinkLightlight.

–Pressonce:Turnonthekeyboardbacklighttolowbrightnesslevel.

–Pressagain:Adjustthekeyboardbacklighttohighbrightnesslevel.

–Pressthethirdtime:TurnoffthekeyboardbacklightandturnontheThinkLightlight.

–Pressthefourthtime:TurnofftheThinkLightlight.

Note:Ifyourcomputerdoesnothaveabacklitkeyboard,theFn+Spacebarcombinationcontrolsonlythe

ThinkLightlight.

Tochangethefunctionalityofthiscombination,see“Congmenu”onpage116.

•Fn+F3:Lockyourcomputer.

•Fn+B:HavethesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HavethesamefunctionasthePausekeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HavethesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HavethesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

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Volumeandmutebuttons

Youcanadjustthesoundlevelofthebuilt-inspeakersbyusingthefollowingthreebuttons:

1Speakermutebutton

2Volumecontrolbutton

3Microphonemutebutton

Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour

computeragain.Toturnonthesound,presstheplus(+)orminus(-)button.

Settingthevolume

Toadjusttheoutputvolumeortherecordingvolume,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Sound.TheSoundwindowopens.

2.ClickthePlaybacktaborRecordingtab,andthenclickadevice,whichyouwanttocustomize.

3.ClickthePropertiesbutton.

4.ClicktheLevelstab,andthenchangethevolumebymovingtheslider.

Youalsocangetaccesstothedesktopvolumecontrolbyusingthevolumeicononthetaskbaratthelower

rightofthescreen.Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowshelpinformationsystem.

SettingthemicrophonemutebuttonontheWindows7operatingsystem

Bydefault,whenyoupressthemicrophonemutebutton,alloftherecordingdevicesaresetonmute

orunmute.

Ifyouwanttotoggleoneoftherecordingdevicesbetweenthemutestateandtheun-mutestate,do

thefollowing:

1.PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.

2.ClicktheManageSettingsbutton.TheCommunicationsUtilitywindowopens.

3.OntheVoIPCallSettingstab,clickMicrophonemutebuttonsettings.TheSettingforMicrophone

Mutewindowopens.

4.SelectOnlytherecordingdeviceselectedbelow:.Thenselecttherecordingdevicefromthe

drop-downlistbox.

5.ClickOK.

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Windowskey

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.OntheWindows8

operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.

YoualsocanusetheWindowskeytogetherwithanotherkeytoachieveotherfunctions.Fordetails,referto

thehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice

YourcomputercomeswiththeUltraNavpointingdevice.TheUltraNavpointingdeviceconsistsofthe

TrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad,eachofwhichisitselfapointingdevicewithbothbasicand

extendedfunctions.Youcancongurebothdevicesbychoosingthesettingsyouprefer.

•SetboththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpadaspointingdevices.

ThissettingenablestheuseofallthebasicandextendedfunctionsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice

andthetouchpad.

•SettheTrackPointpointingdeviceasthemainpointingdeviceandthetouchpadforextended

functionsonly.

ThissettingenablestheuseofallbasicandextendedfunctionswiththeTrackPointpointingdevicewhile

limitingtheuseofthetouchpadtoscrolling,tapzones,orslow-motioncursorfunctions.

•SettheTrackPointpointingdeviceasthemainpointingdevice,anddisablethetouchpad.

•Setthetouchpadasthemainpointingdevice,anddisabletheTrackPointpointingdevice.

ChangingtheUltraNavpointingdevicesettings

TochangeyourUltraNavpointingdevicesettings,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙

Mouse➙UltraNav.Thenchangethesettingsasdesired.

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofapointingstick1onthekeyboardandthreeclickbuttonsatthe

bottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer5onthescreen,youapplypressuretothenonslipcaponthe

pointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard;thepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedat

whichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thefunctionsoftheleft4

andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.

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TheTrackPointcenterbutton3,calledthescrollbar,enablesyoutoscrollWebpagesordocumentsinany

directionwithnoneedtousethegraphicscrollbarsonthesideofthewindow.

IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththeTrackPoint,theseinstructionswillhelpyougetstarted:

1.Placeyourhandsinthetypingposition,andpressgentlywitheitherindexngeronthepointingstickin

thedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.

Tomovethepointer,pressthepointingstickawayfromyoutomoveitup,towardyoutomoveit

down,toonesideortheothertomoveitsideways.

Note:Thepointermightdrift.Thisisnotadefect.StopusingtheTrackPointpointingdevicefora

fewseconds,thenthepointerwillstopmoving.

2.Toselectanddrag,presstheleftorrightclickbuttonwitheitherthumbandmovetheTrackPoint

pointingstick.

ByenablingPress-to-Select,youcanmaketheTrackPointpointingstickfunctionthesameasthe

leftorrightclickbutton.

CustomizingthesettingsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheTrackPointpointingdeviceanditsbuttonsasfollows:

•Switchthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons.

•ChangethesensitivityoftheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•EnablethePress-to-Selectfunction.

•EnabletheTrackPointScrollingTips.

TocustomizethesettingsoftheTrackPointpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.UnderTrackPoint,proceedtochangingthesettings.

Replacingthecap

Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Youcanreplaceitasshownin

thedrawing.

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Note:Ifyoureplacethekeyboard,anewkeyboardisshippedwiththedefaultcap.Ifyouwish,youcan

keepthecapfromyouroldkeyboardanduseitonthenewone.

Usingthetouchpad

Thetouchpadconsistsofapad1andtwoclickbuttonsbelowtheTrackPointbuttonsatthebottomofthe

keyboard.Tomovethepointer4onthescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhich

youwantthepointertomove.Thefunctionsoftheleft3andright2clickbuttonscorrespondtothoseof

theleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.

Customizingthetouchpad

Tocustomizethetouchpad,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.UnderTouchPad,proceedtochangingthesettings.

UsingtheUltraNavpointingdeviceandanexternalmouse

IfyouattachanexternalmousetoaUSBconnector,youcanusetheexternalmousesimultaneouslywith

theTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad.

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DisablingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthetouchpad

TodisabletheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthetouchpad,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.TodisabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint.Todisablethe

touchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnableTouchPad.

3.ClickOK.

AddingtheUltraNavicontothesystemtray

ForeasyaccesstotheUltraNavproperties,youcanenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindows

noticationarea.

ToenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindowsnoticationarea,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.

2.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.

3.ClickOK.YoucannowchangethepropertiesoftheUltraNavpointingdevicebyclickingtheUltraNav

iconintheWindowsnoticationarea.

Note:IfyoucannotseetheUltraNavicon,clickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnoticationarea

toshowhiddenicons.

Powermanagement

Whenyouneedtouseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeep

yourcomputerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyou

usethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.

Checkingthebatterystatus

ThebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnoticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer

betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifculttopredicthow

longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdrive.

–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.

–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.

•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogramandclickBatteryHealth,oropentheLenovo

SettingsprogramandclickPower.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ion(Li-ion)batterypackprovidedwithit,

orfromacpowerthroughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.

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Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:

•Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.

•Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Tousetheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing.Besuretotakethesestepsintheorderinwhichtheyare

givenhere.

1.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.

3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjackofthecomputer.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomofyour

display.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto

thetransformer.

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

•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis

installed.Youneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:

–Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery

–Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking

–Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower

alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwitha

chargedbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer.

Thebatterywillbefullychargedinabout3to6hours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthephysical

environment.Thebatterystatusindicatorwillletyouknowthatthebatteryischarging,andwillalsonotify

youwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.

Note:Toincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining

powerisgreaterthan95%.

Maximizingbatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus

indicatorstartsblinkingorange.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows

greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.

•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspowermodes,screenblank,sleep(standby),and

hibernation.

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Managingyourbatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.

Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating

system”onpage15.

•ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandclickPower

Options.ThenclickChangeplansettings.

Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach

modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.

Understandingthepower-savingmodes

•Screenblank(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)

Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffpowertothedisplay,right-clickthe

batterygaugeiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandselectPoweroffdisplay.

•Sleep

Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolidstatedriveortheharddiskdriveandthe

computerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+F4.Toreturnfromsleepmode,presstheFnkey.

Dependingonthecomputermodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe30DayStandbyfunction.Whenthis

functionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesevenlesspowerinsleepmodeandtakesonlyseconds

toresumenormaloperationwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.Formoreinformationaboutthe30Day

Standbyfunction,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:RefertothehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.Forinstructions

onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7

operatingsystem”onpage15.

–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.

•Hibernation

Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavinglesorexitingfromany

programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernation,allopenprograms,folders,andles

aresavedtotheharddisk,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplan

settings,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructions

onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7

operatingsystem”onpage15.

–ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandclickPower

Options.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.

•Wirelessoff

Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thiswill

helpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressFn+F5orusethewirelessradioswitch.

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Enablingthewakeupfunction

Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmode,andthewakeupfunctionisdisabled(thisisthedefault

setting),thecomputerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,itconsumesasmall

amountofpower.Toenablethewakeupfunction,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity➙AdministrativeTools.

2.Double-clickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type

thepasswordorprovideconrmation.

3.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The

scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

4.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

5.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.

EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls

belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:

•Thealarmgoesoff.

•Awarningmessageisdisplayed.

•TheLCDisturnedoff.

Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset

theaction.

Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatteryislow,butthealarmmessage

hasnotyetbeendisplayed,themessagewillbedisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormal

operation,clickOK.

Handlingthebattery

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecicsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo

oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother

systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill

notcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and

providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

Note:Ifanunauthorizedbatteryisinstalled,thefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed:“Thebatteryinstalled

isnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.PleasereplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovo

batteryforthissystem.”

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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.

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproduct

documentation.

DANGER

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,

complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer33

DANGER

Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery

containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha

batteryofthesametype.Toavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater,

(2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof

itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards.

Connectingtothenetwork

YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsforconnectingtotheInternetandtoyourcompany'swired

LANorwirelessLANnetwork.

Note:Somemodelscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardenablingyoutoestablishwirelessconnections

overremotepublicorprivatenetworks.

TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation

proles.EachlocationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnecting

toanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.

Ethernetconnections

YoucanconnecttoyourlocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyuseoftheEthernetfeaturebuiltinto

yourcomputer.IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsprogramalso

enablesyoutomanageyourlocationproles.Formoreinformation,see“AccessingLenovoprograms

ontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage15.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect

thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Dependingonthewirelessdeviceusedinyourcomputer,youmightbeabletoconnecttothefollowing

categoriesofwirelessnetworks.

WirelessLAN

Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingora

house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.

Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandacongurationutilitytohelpyoumake

wirelessconnectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnectedtoyour

networkwhileyouareintheofce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess

pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

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•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth

option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe

degraded.

WirelessWAN

WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN),usingcellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyou

toestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbe

maintainedoveralargegeographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantenna

sitesorsatellitesystemsmaintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratingsomewireless

WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3G,GPRSorLTE.Byusingthebuilt-inwirelessWANcardand

thecongurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWANconnectionsand

monitorthestatusofyourconnection.

Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.

TipsforusingthewirelessWANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.

•Placeyourcomputeronaatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerdisplaytoanangelofslightlymore

than90degrees.

•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.

•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe

strongest.

WiMAX

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardintegratingWiMAXtechnology.

Thislong-rangewirelessdatatransmissiontechnologybasedonthe802.16standardisexpectedtoprovide

theusera“lastmile”broadbandconnectivitysimilartothatprovidedbycableorADSL,butwithouttheneed

tophysicallyconnectacabletothepersonalcomputer.

Bluetooth

Bluetoothisoneofanumberoftechnologiesusedtocreateawirelesspersonalareanetwork.Bluetooth

canconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheral

devicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,orremotely

controllingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.

Establishingwirelessconnections

Toestablishawirelessconnection,dothefollowing:

1.PressFn+F5toturnonthewirelessfeature.

2.ClickthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Alistofavailable

wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.

3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwareto

managemultiplenetworkprolessothatthecomputerconnectstoanavailablenetworkautomaticallywhen

thelocationchanges:

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•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheAccess

Connectionsprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage15.

•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.See“Accessing

LenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage17.

Attention:

•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checkthewirelessserviceswiththeairlinebefore

boardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisableyour

computerwirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.Todisablethewirelessfeatures,see“Enablingordisabling

thewirelessfeatures”onpage38.

Attention:

•IfyoucarryyourcomputerwiththewirelessLANfeatureintoanairplane,checktheserviceswiththe

airlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputersonanairplanewiththewirelessfeature,youneed

todisableitbeforeboarding.

Note:YoucanpurchaseawirelessnetworkcardasanoptionfromLenovoat

http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.

TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature

•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess

pointandthecomputer.

•Toachievethebestwirelessconnection,openyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleslightlygreaterthan

90degrees.

•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth

option,datatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe

degraded.

UsingBluetooth

SomemodelsareequippedwithaBluetoothcardthatiscompliantwithBluetoothSpecication4.0.

ToenabletheBluetoothfeatureontheWindows7operatingsystem,pressFn+F5toopenthewireless

radioswitchboard.ThenturnontheBluetoothradio.FortheWindows8operatingsystem,theBluetooth

featureisonbydefault.

SendingdatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice

TosenddatatoaBluetooth-enableddevice,dothefollowing:

1.EnabletheBluetoothfeature.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdeviceandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth

option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe

degraded.

FormoreinformationaboutusingtheBluetoothfeature,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemand

theBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.

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Checkingthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatus

Youcancheckyourcomputerwirelessnetworkconnectionstatusandwirelesssignalstrengththroughthe

wirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,the

betterthesignal.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess

Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconinthe

Windowsnoticationarea.

AccessConnectionsgauge

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theAccessConnectionsgaugeintheWindowsnoticationarea

displaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection.

Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection

byopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbyright-clickingtheAccessConnectionsgaugeinthe

WindowsnoticationareaandselectingViewStatusofWirelessConnection.

•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessLAN

–Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To

improvethesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection

ismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionis

excellent.

•AccessConnectionsgaugestates:wirelessWAN

–Nosignal

–Signallevel1

–Signallevel2

–Signallevel3

AccessConnectionsstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionsstatusicondisplaysgeneralconnectionstatus.

•AccessConnectionsstatusiconstates

–Nolocationproleisactiveornoneexists.

–Currentlocationproleisdisconnected.

–Currentlocationproleisconnected.

Note:Ifyouhavetroubleinmakingaconnection,trymovingyourcomputerclosertoyourwirelessaccess

point.

AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon

TheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusicondisplaysthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwireless

connection.

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Youcanndmoredetailedinformationaboutthestatusandsignalstrengthofyourwirelessconnection

eitherbyopeningtheAccessConnectionsprogramorbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionswireless

statusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessLAN

–Powertothewirelessradioisoff.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.

–Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove

signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.

•Wirelessstatusiconstates:wirelessWAN

–PowertotheWANradioisoff

–Noassociation

–Nosignal

–Signallevel1

–Signallevel2

–Signallevel3

Enablingordisablingthewirelessfeatures

Toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressFn+F5toopenthewirelessradioswitchboard.Turnonorturnoffthewireless

featureasdesired.

•ForWindows8:PressFn+F5toenableordisabletheAirplanemode.WhentheAirplanemodeisenabled,

allofyourwirelessdevicesareturnedoff.

Youalsocanusethewirelessradioswitchtoturnonorturnoffthewirelessradiosofallthewirelessdevices

onyourcomputer.

Usingaprojectororanexternaldisplay

Youcanconnectyourcomputertoaprojectortogivepresentationsoryoucanconnectyourcomputer

toanexternalmonitortoexpandyourworkspace.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasthedisplayresolution,fontsize,andsoon.

Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanelandclickAppearanceandPersonalization.

2.ClickDisplayforfurtherconguration.

Connectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutconnectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor.

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Attachinganexternalmonitor

Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2048x1536(withanexternalmonitor

attachedtotheVGAconnector)orupto2560x1600(withanexternalmonitorattachedtotheMini

DisplayPortconnector),providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoredetails,

refertothemanualsprovidedwithyourmonitor.

Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2048x1536,providedthattheexternal

monitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoredetails,refertothemanualsprovidedwithyourmonitor.

Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothatthe

sametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,you

canseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.YoucanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththeTrackPoint

pointingdeviceoranotherpointingdevice.

Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothintheDisplay

Settingswindow.

Connectinganexternalmonitor

Toattachanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingFn+F7.Thisenablesyoutoswitchbetweenviewing

outputontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,andbothmonitors.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen

resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.

Notes:

•Donotchangethedisplayoutputlocationwhileamovingpictureisbeingdrawn,forexample,while

playingamovieoragame,orviewingabusinesspresentation.Closetheapplicationbeforechangingthe

displayoutputlocation,orchangethedisplaymodebeforeyouopenanMPEGletoplay.

•IfyouareattachinganexternalmonitorthatsupportsonlyVGAmode(640x480resolution),donotview

outputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor.Doingsowouldcausetheexternalmonitor

screentobescrambledandtheoutputnottobedisplayed;inaddition,itcouldcausedamagetothe

screen.Usetheexternalmonitoronly.

•IftheexternalTFTmonitoryouconnecthasananaloginterface,ickersorripplesmightappearonsome

displays,suchastheshutdownscreenoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisiscausedbytheexternal

TFTmonitor,andcannotbexedbyadjustingtheexternalTFTmonitororthecomputersidesettings.

Settingthemonitortype

Tosetyourmonitortype,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical

outlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.SetResolution.

5.ClickAdvancedSettings.

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6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeis

correct.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.

7.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP

Monitor.

8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepassword

orprovideconrmation.

9.ClicktheDrivertab.

10.ClickUpdateDriver.

11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice

driversonmycomputer.

12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

13.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitoronthelist,stopthe

installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.

15.ClickOK.

Note:FortheWindows7operatingsystem,tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,and

clickScreenresolution.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.

Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor

•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied

withthecomputer,andthemonitorINFlethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.

•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthecomputermonitor,andusean

externalmonitorthatdoesnotsupportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction,

whichenablesyoutodisplayonlyapartofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces.

YoucanseeotherpartsoftheimagebymovingthescreenwiththeTrackPointpointingdeviceoranother

pointingdevice.

•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemightbelimited.

UsingtheDVImonitor

Ifyourcomputerhasoneofthefollowingoptionalexpansionunits,youcanusetheDVImonitorthrough

theDVIconnectorofthatunit:

•ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3

•ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3withUSB3.0

•ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

•ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0

Notes:

•ThescreenmodethatcanbeuseddependsonthespecicationsoftheDVImonitor.

•BeforeyouattachtheDVImonitor,makesurethatthecomputerisattachedtotheexpansionunitand

thesystemworksproperly.

ToattachtheDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnectoroftheexpansionunit,andthenconnectthemonitor

toanelectricaloutlet.

3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthecomputer.

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IfthecomputeroutputdoesnotappearontheDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

•ForacomputerthatsupportsNVIDIAOptimusGraphics:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectNVIDIAControlPanel.TheNVIDIAControlPanelwindow

opens.

2.IntheSelectaTasknavigationpaneatleftunderDisplay,clickSetupmultipledisplays.

3.Right-clickVerifyyourdisplayconguration,andthenright-clickonthemonitoriconandselect

eitherCloneModeorExtendedMode.

4.ClickOK.

•ForacomputerthatsupportstheIntel®graphicscard:

–ForWindows7:

1.PressCtrl+Alt+F12.TheIntelGraphicsandMediaControlPanelwindowopens.

2.SelectAdvancedModeandclickOK.

3.SelectMultipleDisplays.

4.IntheOperatingModeeld,selectanyofthefollowingoptions.

–SingleDisplay:Dependingonyourconguration,thecomputeroutputisdisplayedoneither

thecomputerdisplayortheDVImonitor.

–CloneDisplays:Thesamecomputeroutputisdisplayedonboththecomputerdisplayand

theDVImonitor.

–ExtendedDesktop:Differentcomputeroutputisdisplayedonthecomputerdisplayand

theDVImonitor.

–ForWindows8:

1.Movethecursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreenandclicktheDevicescharm.

2.ClickSecondscreenandselectDuplicateorExtend.

ConsiderationsforattachingaDVImonitor

ConnecttheDVImonitortotheexpansionunit,andturnitonbeforeyouturnonthecomputer.Otherwise

thesystemcannotrecognizethatthemonitorthatisconnected.IftheoptionforenablingtheDVImonitor

intheDisplayPropertieswindowisnotdisplayed,tryclosingthewindowandopeningitagain.Ifthe

optionstillisnotdisplayed,makesurethattheconnectorofthemonitorisattachedrmly,andrepeat

theprocedureforattachingthemonitor.

UsingtheMiniDisplayPortconnector

YourcomputerhasaMiniDisplayPortconnector,adigitaldisplayinterfaceforconnectiontovariousexternal

devices,suchasCRTmonitors,projectors,orevenhigh-denitiontelevisions.Thiscompactconnector

enablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthatcanplugintoDVI,VGA,orHDMIconnectors.

TheMiniDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellasvideostreaming.

Settingupapresentation

Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportPresentationDirector,buttheFn+F7or

Win+Pkeycombinationisavailableforswitchingdisplayoutputtoaconnectedprojector.

PresentationDirectorprovidesaneasywaytosetupyourcomputertohelpyougivepresentations,even

whenyouareawayfromyourofce.

UsePresentationDirectortoadjustresolutionsettingsandtemporarilydisablepowermanagementtimersto

ensureanuninterruptedpresentation.

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PresentationDirectorhassomepredenedpresentationschemes.Toapplyapresentationscheme,press

Fn+F7.

TostartthePresentationDirectorprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating

system”onpage15.

Projectingvideo

Todisplayinformationandmakepresentations,youcanattachadataprojectortoyourcomputer.Attachthe

dataprojectortothemonitorconnectoronyourcomputer.

Note:Itmighttakeseveralsecondsbeforetheprojectordisplaystheimage.Ifyoudonotseeyourdesktop

displayedafter60seconds,trypressingFn+F7toswitchbetweendifferentdisplayoutputlocations.

YoucancreateapresentationschemebyfollowingtheinstructionsofPresentationDirector,withtheprojector

attachedtoyourcomputer.Youcansavetheschemeforafuturepresentationwiththesameequipment.

Playingsound

Yourprojectormighthaveoneormoreaudio-inputconnectors.Toprojectsound,youwillneedtoattachthe

comboaudiojackonyourcomputertotheseconnectorsbyusinganaudiocable(commerciallyavailable).

UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction

YourcomputersupportsafunctionnamedtheExtenddesktopfunction.WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,

youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Youalsocandisplaydifferent

desktopimagesoneachmonitor.

ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction

•WhenaprogramusingDirectDraworDirect3Displayedinfull-screenmode,itisshownonlyonthe

primarydisplay.

•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileintheExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshows

DOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.

•IfyourcomputerhastheIntelgraphicscard,youcandesignatetheotherdisplayastheprimarydisplay

bydoingthefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolution.

2.ClickthedesireddisplayimageandselecttheMakethismymaindisplaycheckbox.

3.ClickOK.

EnablingtheExtenddesktopfunction

ToenabletheExtenddesktopfunction,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.PressFn+F7,thenselectExtend.

Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

2.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).

3.Settheresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(forthesecondarydisplay,theexternaldisplay).

5.Settheresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

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6.ClickAdvancedsettingsandsetupthecolorqualityontheMonitortab.

7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerssupportNVIDIAOptimusGraphics.

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenthecomputerperformanceandalongbatterylife,dependingonthe

graphicsqualitydemandoftherunningprogramandthesettingsofthepowerplanyouuse,theNVIDIA

OptimusGraphicsfeatureautomaticallyswitchesbetweenHighPerformanceGraphicsandEnergySaving

Graphics.Thedynamicswitchallowsswitchingwithouthavingtorestartyourcomputer,closeprograms,

orintervenemanually.

Note:TheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeatureisonlysupportedinWindows7operatingsystem.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:

•Comboaudiojack,1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter

•Built-inspeakers

•Built-inmicrophone

Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothejacksonyourcomputeror

dockingstationaresupported.

Table3.Audiofeaturelist

Headsetwitha3.5mm

4-poleplug

ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone

ComboaudiojackHeadphoneand

microphonefunctions

supported

Headphonefunction

supported

Notsupported

Headphonejackofthe

dock

Onlyheadphonefunction

supported

Microphonefunctionnot

supported

Headphonefunction

supported

Notsupported

Microphonejackofthe

dock

NotsupportedNotsupportedMicrophonefunction

supported

Conguringforsoundrecording

Tocongurethemicrophoneforoptimizedsoundrecording,usetheRealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.To

starttheprogram,gototheControlPanel,andclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.

Usingtheintegratedcamera

Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageand

takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage.

Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettingswindow.

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•ForWindows8:PressFn+F6tostarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.ThenclickCamera.

Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.Youcanpreviewyourvideo

imageandtakeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage.

Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,

videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneofthe

programsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamera

willstartautomaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnon.Formoreinformationaboutusing

thecamerawithaprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Conguringcamerasettings

Youcancongurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Tocongurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:PressFn+F6.TheCommunicationssettingswindowopens.ClicktheManageSettings

buttonandcongurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows8,dooneofthefollowing:

–Congurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Fordetails,seethe

helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartscreen.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentocongurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

UsingtheThinkLightlightfeature

YoucanuseyourcomputerunderlessthanperfectlightingconditionsbyenablingtheThinkLightlight

feature.YoucanturnontheThinkLightlightbypressingFn+Spacebartoilluminatethekeyboard.

Note:Avoidusingyourcomputerindarkconditionsforprolongedperiods.Itisbadforyoureyes.

Usingtheopticaldrive

YourcomputersupportsDVD-ROMDriveandMultiBurnerDrive.

DVD-ROMDrive

ThisdrivecanreadDVD-ROMdiscsandalltypesofCDs,suchasCD-ROMdiscs,CD-RWdiscs,CD-R

discs,andaudioCDs.Thisdrivehasnorecordingcapability.

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.

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UsinganExpressCardmodule,aashmediacard,orasmartcard

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveanExpressCardslotfora34mm-widecard,amedia

cardreaderslot,orasmartcardreaderslot.

Ifyourcomputerhasamediacardreaderslot,itsupportsthefollowingcards:

•SecureDigital(SD)cards

•High-Capacity(SDHC)cards

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)cards

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)modules

Notes:

•YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheCPRMfeaturefortheSDcard.

•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin

sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyour

data.

InstallinganExpressCardmodule,aashmediacard,orasmartcard

Attention:

•Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany

staticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

•DonotinsertanExpressCardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,the

computermightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeusingit.

Toinstallacard,dothefollowing:

1.Locatetheappropriatetypeofslotforyourcard.See“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,

andindicators”onpage1.

2.Makesurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented:

•ForExpressCard:Thenotchededgeofthecardisfacingupwardandpointingtowardtothecardslot.

•Forashmediacard:Themetalcontactsarefacingdownandpointingtowardthecardslot.

•Forsmartcard:Themetalcontactsarefacingupwardandpointingtowardthecardslot.

3.Pressthecardrmlyintothecardslot.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledExpressCardmodule,ashmediacard,or

smartcard,dothefollowingtoenablethefeature:

1.OpenControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe

passwordorprovideconrmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RemovinganExpressCardmodule,aashmediacard,orasmartcard

Attention:Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardrst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightbecorruptedorlost.

Toremoveacard,dothefollowing:

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1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnoticationareatoshowhiddenicons.

2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperating

system,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitrst,theninsertitagain.

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Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesyouinformationaboutaccessibilityandtravelingwithyourcomputer.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage47

•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage49

Accessibilityandcomfort

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.

Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork

thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile

usingyourcomputer.

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer

equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.

Refertoouraccessibilityinformationwhichoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.

Ergonomicinformation

Workinginthevirtualofcemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample,

adaptingtothesurroundinglightsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware

canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.

Note:Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan

followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

Generalposture:Thefollowingaresomegeneralrecommendationsforassumingahealthyworkingposture.

Itisbesttoperiodicallymakeminormodicationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort

causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequentshortbreaksfromyourworkwillalsohelp

topreventanyminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

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

glareorreectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplayscreen

cleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressFn+F8orFn+F9

toadjustdisplaybrightness.

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourdesiredposture.

Armandhandposition:Ifavailable,utilizechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide

weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)

position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheoorandyourfeetatontheoororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputer

whileonthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsas

possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevels

ofcomfortandperformance.

Questionsaboutvision?

ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandards

andtoprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyonthe

eyes.Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneye

fatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.

Adjustingyourcomputertotyou

Becauseyourcomputerenablesyoutoworkinsomanyplaces,itisimportantthatyouremainattentive

togoodposture,goodlightingandproperseating.Refertothefollowingtipstoimproveperformance

andachievegreatercomfort:

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputerthemoreimportantitisto

observeyourworkingposture.FollowingErgonomicinformationandpracticing“activesitting”arethebest

waystoavoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchanges

andtakingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Yourcomputerisalight

andmobilesystem;rememberthatitcaneasilyberepositionedonyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodate

manyposturemodicationsyoumightwishtomake.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofcefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust

yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork

areaisnotinanofcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandutilizingwork

breaks.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpand

yourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.AccessthefollowingWebsitetoviewsomeoftheseoptions:

http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsand

externalproductsthatcanprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

ThinkPadfeaturesthatpromotecomfort:Thereareeasy-to-useThinkPadfeaturesthatcanhelpmake

yourcomputermorecomfortabletouse.

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Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.

Asaresult,thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobility

limitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.

Assistivetechnologiesenableuserstoaccessinformationinthemostappropriateway.Someofthese

technologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem.Otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors,or

accessedthroughtheWorldWideWebhttp://www.lenovo.com/healthycomputing.

Assistivetechnologies

SomeaccessibilitytechnologiesareavailablethroughtheAccessibilityOptionsprogram.Depending

onyouroperatingsystem,thenumberofaccessibilityoptionsavailablevaries.Ingeneral,accessibility

optionsenhancethewayuserswithhearing,vision,ormobilitylimitationsnavigateandusetheircomputer.

Forexample,someusersmightnothavethenemotorskillsrequiredtouseamouseorselectkey

combinations.Otherusersmightrequirelargerfontsorhigh-contrastdisplaymodes.Insomecases,

magniersandbuilt-inspeechsynthesizersareavailable.Fordetailedinformationabouteachofthese

features,consulttheMicrosofthelpinformationsystem.

TousetheAccessibilityOptionsprogram,openControlPanelandclickEaseofAccess➙Easeof

AccessCenter.

TheMicrosofthelpinformationsystemsupportstheaccessibilityfeaturesprovidedbyyourWindows

operatingsystem,screenreadersdesignedtooperateintheWindowsenvironment,andWindowskeyboard

navigation.ForacompletelistingoftheMicrosoftWindowsKeyboardGuide,goto:

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/Products/altkeyboard.aspx

Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareapplicationinterfaces,helpinformation

systems,andavarietyofonlinedocuments.However,inthecasewhereascreenreadercannotread

documents,thedocumentmustrstgothroughaconversionprocess.OnesolutionconvertsAdobe

PDFlesintoaformatthatisreadbythescreen-readerprograms.ThissolutionisaWeb-basedservice

providedbyAdobeSystemsIncorporated.Throughhttp://access.adobe.com,AdobePDFdocumentscan

beconvertedtoHTMLorplaintextinmanylanguages.OneconversionoptionconvertsPDFdocuments

ontheInternet.AsecondoptionenablesuserstosubmittheURLofanAdobePDFlethroughe-mailto

convertittoHTMLorASCIItext.AdobePDFlesonalocalharddiskdrive,localCD-ROM,orLANalsocan

beconvertedbyattachingtheAdobePDFletoane-mailmessage.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretravelingwithyour

computerabroad.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmorecondentlyandefcientlywithyourcomputer.

1.Whileitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis

importanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

2.Considerbringinganairplaneorautomobileadapterforyourcomputer.

3.Becauseyoumightneedtouseyourcomputerinlessthanperfectlightingconditions,turnonthe

ThinkLightlightbypressingFn+Spacebartoilluminatethekeyboard.

4.Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Note:IfyouusetheThinkLightlight,thebatterylifeisslightlyreduced.

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Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,checkthetraveltips.

Notes:

•Forusingonboardcomputerorwireless(suchasInternetandBluetooth)services,checktheserviceswith

theairlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,youneed

todisableitbeforeboarding.

Followthetipsbelow:

1.Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnot

getcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

2.Remembertohibernateorturnoffyourcomputerwhentakingoff.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeoutoftheofce:

Travelessentials:

•ThinkPadacpoweradapter

•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone

•Ethernetcable

•Extrabattery,charged

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsidertheseitems:

•Anacpoweradapterforthecountrythatyouaretravelingto

Otheritemsyoumightwishtoconsider:

•ThinkPadAC/DCComboAdapter

•Externalstoragedevice

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Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour

permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary

object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity

features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta

password,apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat

theprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Passwordsandsleepmode

IfyouhavesetpasswordsandyouputyourcomputerintosleepmodebypressingFn+F4,youwillbe

promptedtoenterthepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

Ifanyharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrivehasaharddiskpassword,itisunlockedautomaticallywhen

youresumeoperation.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddisk

password,dothefollowing:

1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:

2.Typethemasterharddiskpassword.

Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeasupervisorpassword.

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Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe

computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Settingapower-onpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.theThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectPower-onPassword.

8.Chooseyourpower-onpassword,andtypeitwithinthebracketsintheEnterNewPasswordeld.

9.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustentered,toverifyit.

10.Commityourpasswordtomemory.

Attention:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.

11.PressF10toexit.

12.SelectYesintheSetupNoticewindow.

Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword

Tochangethepower-onpassword,followsteps1through7.Enteryourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnter

NewPasswordeldisdisplayed,typeanewpasswordintheeldandthenretypeittoverify.Toremove

thepassword,followsteps1through7.Typeyourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnterNewPasswordeld

isdisplayed,leaveitblankandpressEntertwice.

Harddiskpasswords

Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter

theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstolesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.

Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe

administratortogetaccesstoanyharddiskdriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;

nooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,and

tellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordas

desired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk

password.

Settingaharddiskpassword

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

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3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.theThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectHardDisk1Password.

8.Apasswordwindowopens.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyouwant

tosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.Ifyouareanadministratororsupervisor,youcanselectUser+

Mastertosettwopasswords.(Theusercanchangetheuserpasswordlater.)

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewuserharddiskpasswordopens,typeyournewpassword

intheEnterNewPasswordeld.

b.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

c.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.ClickContinue.

d.Awindowfortypingthenewmasterharddiskpasswordopens.Typeyournewpasswordinthe

EnterNewPasswordeld.

e.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

•IfyouselectUseronly,dothefollowing:

a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew

Passwordeld.

Notes:

–YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.

–Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonly

withacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyouthen

installtheharddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthat

containsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.

b.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

9.Commitanypasswordtomemory.

Attention:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyou

forgettheuserpassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsor

recoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketing

representativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbe

chargedforpartsandservice.

10.PressF10toexit.IntheSetupNoticewindow,selectYes.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin

ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage52,typingyourpasswordtogetaccess

totheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Tochangeorremovetheuserharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•Tochangetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then

typethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredto

verifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.Press

F10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordwillbechanged.

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•Toremovetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.

ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,andpressEnter.A

SetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserhard

diskpasswordwillberemoved.

TochangeorremovetheUser+Masterharddiskpasswords,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.

IfyouchooseUserHDP,dothefollowing:

•Tochangetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordorthecurrentmaster

harddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Thentypethenewuserharddiskpasswordin

theEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNew

Passwordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetup

Noticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordischanged.

•Toremovetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrent

Passwordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,and

pressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

Theuserharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

IfyouchooseMasterHDP,dothefollowing:

•Tochangethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter

CurrentPasswordeld.ThentypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPassword

eld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.Press

Enter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.The

masterharddiskpasswordischanged.

•Toremovethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter

CurrentPasswordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,

andpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

Boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredinThinkPadSetup.Withoutit,noonecan

changethecongurationofthecomputer.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetup

program.Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstocongurationdata.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstoacomputereveniftheuserof

thatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou

havethesupervisorpassword:

–Deletingthepower-onpassword

–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword

–EnablingordisablingtheWakeonLANfeature

–EnablingordisablingtheInternalNetworkOptionROMfeature

–Changingdateandtime

–EnablingordisablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeature

–EnablingordisablingthePasswordatunattendedbootfeature

–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords

–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip

–EnablingordisablingtheBootDeviceListF12Optionfeature

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–EnablingordisablingtheBootOrderLockfeature

–EnablingordisablingtheFlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Usersfeature

–Enablingordisablingtheinternalnetworkdevice

–Enablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessdevice

–EnablingordisablingtheinternalBluetoothdevice

–EnablingordisablingtheinternalwirelessWANdevice

–EnablingordisablingtheSecuritymode

–Enablingordisablingthengerprintreaderpriority

–Erasingthengerprintdata

Notes:

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers

tomakeadministrationeasier.

•ByenablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsfeatureonthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisor

password,youmakeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.theThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectSupervisorPassword.

8.Awindowopens,promptingyoutoenteranewpassword.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthe

following:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:

a.ChooseyoursupervisorpasswordandtypeitintheEnterNewPasswordeld;thenpressEnter.

b.PressEntertomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

b.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword

youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.

9.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

Attention:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour

supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo

reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis

required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

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10.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithms

areintegratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebookcomputers.

Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:

1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolidstatedriveorharddisk

drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage52and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage

52.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.

2.ToprovidereliablesecurityforUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwithaTrusted

PlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage57.

Note:TheWindows7andWindows8operatingsystemssupporttheTPMmanagementfeature.

3.IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolidstatedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besure

toprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryption

software,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker®DriveEncryption,whichissupportedintheUltimate

andEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7operatingsystem,andtheProfessionalandEnterpriseeditions

oftheWindows8operatingsystem.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage56.

4.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,makesuretodeletedatastoredonit.Referto

“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage61.

Notes:ThefollowingdrivescanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS:

•Theharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputer.

•TheharddiskdriveinstalledinaSerialUltrabayEnhancedbay.

Note:Youcaninstalla9.5-mm-thickSerialUltrabaySlimdeviceora12.7-mm-thickSerialUltrabay

EnhanceddeviceinaSerialUltrabayEnhancedbay.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,besuretousedriveencryptionsoftware,such

asWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureoftheWindows7andWindows8

operatingsystems.ItissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7andProfessional

andEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystem

anddatastoredonyourcomputer,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingall

userandsystemles,includingtheswapandhibernationles.

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly

bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdenedasaV1.2TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive

Encryption.

FordetailsaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows

operatingsystem,,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”on

theMicrosoftWebsite.

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DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolidstatedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolidstatedrive.Thisfeature

helpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDashordevicecontrollersbyuse

ofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,besuretosetaharddisk

passwordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransfercondentialinformation

electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecurity

chip,acryptographicmicroprocessor.Withthesecuritychip,youcandothefollowing:

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

•Securecommunications

Settingthesecuritychip

ThechoicesofferedontheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuofThinkPadSetuparethe

following:

•SecurityChip:activate,inactivate,ordisablethesecuritychip.

•SecurityReportingOptions:enableordisableeachsecurityreportingoption.

•ClearSecurityChip:cleartheencryptionkey.

Notes:

1.BesurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchange

thesettingsforthesecuritychip.

2.IfyouareusingClientSecuritySolution,handlethesecuritychipbydoingthefollowing:

•Donotclearthesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,thefunctionsassignedtothekeyswillbeerased.

•Donotdisablethesecuritychip.Ifyoudo,ClientSecuritySolutionwillnotwork.

3.Ifthesecuritychipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thecomputerwillnotstart.

Youwillhearfourcyclesoffourbeepseach.

4.Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

5.Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,besuretoturnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagainafteryou

setthesecuritychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.theThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurityChip,andpressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

8.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

9.PressF10tosavechangesandexit.

10.PressEnterintheSetupConrmationwindowtoconrmtheexit.

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Usingthengerprintreader

Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanintegratedngerprintreader.By

enrollingyourngerprintandassociatingitwithapower-onpassword,aharddiskpassword,orboth

passwordsbeforehand,youcanstartthecomputer,logontothesystem,andentertheThinkPadSetupby

swipingyourngeroverthereader,withouttypingapassword.Thusngerprintauthenticationcanreplace

passwordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

Enrollingyourngerprint

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.TostartLenovoFingerprintsoftware,referto“Lenovoprograms”onpage15.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourngerprint.Fordetails,refertotheHelpforthe

program.

LEDbehaviorofthengerprintreader

Table4.LEDbehaviorlist_ngerprintreader

IndicatorDescription

SteadygreenThengerprintreaderisreadytoswipe.

BlinkinggreenonceThengerprintisbeingauthenticatedorhasbeen

authenticated.

BlinkinggreenThengerprintreaderisreadytoswipeinpower-on

authenticationstate.

BlinkingamberThengerprintcouldnotbeauthenticated.

Steadyamberfor15secondsThepower-onauthenticationfeatureisdisabledafter

threebadngerprintswipes.

Swipingyourngeroverthereader

Toswipeyourngeroverthereader,dothefollowing:

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1.Placetheballofyournger—thatis,thecentralpartofthengerprint—onthesmallcircleabovethe

reader.Makesurethattheentiretopjointofthengerisonthereader.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourngeracrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.

Loggingontothesystem

Afteryouenrollyourngerprint,logontothesystemthefollowing:

1.Setapower-onpasswordoraharddiskpassword,orboth.

2.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

3.Whenprompted,swipeyourngeroverthereader.

4.Onrequest,typeyourpower-onpassword,yourharddiskpassword,orboth.Theenrolledngerprintis

nowassociatedwithyourpower-onpassword,yourharddiskpassword,orboth.

Thenexttimeyoustartthecomputer,youcanlogontothesystembyswipingyourngeroverthe

readeronce.

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Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourngerprinttologontothesystem,youmightforgetyourpassword.Write

downyourpassword,andkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetitandforsomereasonyoucannotswipeyour

ngeracrossthereader-forexample,ifyouinjurethatnger-youcannotstartthecomputerorchange

thepassword.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword,youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorized

serviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepasswordcanceled.

Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecoverdatafromthehard

disk.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe

harddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Settingthengerprintreader

Ifyouwanttochangethesettingsofthengerprintreader,followtheprocedurebelow.

ThengerprintsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetupoffersthefollowingchoices:

•PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesngerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem

isloaded.

•ReaderPriority:Denesthepriorityforngerprintreadersifanexternalngerprintreaderisattached.

•SecurityMode:Speciesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.

•PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablespasswordauthentication.

Note:ThisitemappearsifHighsecuritymodeisselected.

•ResetFingerprintData:Bychoosingthisitem,youeraseallofthengerprintdatastoredineitherthe

internalorexternalngerprintreader.

Tosetaniteminthengerprintsubmenu:

1.Printtheseinstructions.Tocongurethengerprintreader,youmustturnyourcomputeroffand

thenonagain.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.

5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity,andpressEnter.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoFingerprint,andpressEnter.TheFingerprintsubmenuopens.

7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whenthatitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

8.Settheitemsyouwanttoset.

9.PressF10toexit.

10.IntheSetupConrmationwindow,selectYes.

Careforthengerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free

cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

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•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.

Ifyourngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•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,someofwhichmightbesensitive,isstoredonaharddiskdrive.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,or

handoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.

Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperating

systemsandapplicationsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Youareadvisedtocheckthe

termsandconditionsofthoselicenseagreements.

Therearemethodsthatseemtodeletethedata:

•Movethedatatotherecyclebin,andthenclickEmptyrecyclebin.

•UsetheDeleteoption.

•Formatyourharddiskdrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.

•Usingtherecoveryprogramtosettheharddiskdrivebacktothefactorydefaultsettings.

Theseoperations,however,onlychangetheleallocationofthedata,theydonotdeletethedataitself.In

otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The

dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof

specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecritical

dataonharddiskdrivesforunexpectedpurposes.

Topreventleakageofdata,itbecomesveryimportantthatyoutakeresponsibilityfordeletingallthedata

fromtheharddiskdrivewhenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedata

physicallybysmashingtheharddiskdrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagnetic

power,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butwerecommendthatyoumakeuseofthesoftware(payware)or

service(payservice)specicallydevelopedforthepurpose.

Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.Todownload

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

Note:Runningtheapplicationwilltakeacoupleofhours.

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IfanEncryptionsolidstatedriveoraDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveissupportedandinstalledinyour

computer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinaveryshorttimebyerasingthe

cryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;

however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisenabledbyThinkPadSetupMenu

ExtensionUtilityandisavailableasamenuiteminThinkPadSetup.

Usingrewalls

Ifyoursystemispreintalledwitharewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,

unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat

comeswiththeprogram.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The

antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After

30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemof

yourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter5.Recoveryoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.

•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models”onpage63

•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models”onpage68

RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovooncomputers

preinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem.

Notes:

1.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa

software-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperating

system.

2.Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer

•Reinstalltheproduct

•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles

Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew

harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:

•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.3orlater(forWindows7)

•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater

Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.

2.Typecmdintheeld.ThenclickOK.

3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.

•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater

•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suiteorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia

areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe

computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,

itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.

Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating

systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium

andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis

importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.

Creatingrecoverymedia

Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB

storagedevices.

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Tocreaterecoverymedia,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecovery

Disks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingrecoverymedia

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactory

defaultsettingsonly.Youcanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterall

othermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthe

lescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB

storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu

opens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers

forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage67.

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover

orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce

CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft

OfceorMicrosoftWorks.

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe

operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe

RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:

•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe

harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.

Performingabackupoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery

program.

ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced

BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

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3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson

thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.

Performingarecoveryoperation

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery

program.

ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced

BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.

FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see

“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage65.

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat

operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery

operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery

operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:

•Rescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup

TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatelesonyourharddiskdriveandtransfer

themtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionis

availableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourlesorifchangesweremadetothelessinceyourlastbackup

operation.Youalsocanrescueindividual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.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedoff.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor

seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.

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3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue

andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage68.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuelesandfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive

tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.

Notes:

1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice

driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage67.

2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover

orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce

CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft

OfceorMicrosoftWorks.

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures

thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.

Notes:

1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating

system.

2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.

Creatingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemedium.

Tocreatearescuemedium,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙Enhanced

BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.

4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreatea

rescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.

5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.

Usingarescuemedium

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:

1.Turnoffyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuis

displayed,releasetheF12key.

3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastherstbootdevice.Then,insertthe

rescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.

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•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto

usetherescuemedium:

1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu

windowopens,releasetheF12key.

3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter.

Therescuemediumstarts.

•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingthesecondaryinternalharddiskdrive,setthesecondary

internalharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequencetostarttherescuemedium.

Note:Ifyouwanttoinstallasecondaryharddiskdrive,see“UsingtheSerialUltrabayEnhancedfeature”

onpage99.

Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor

eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete

therecoveryprocess.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedapplicationsanddevice

drivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledapplications

Toreinstallselectedapplicationprograms,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.

3.OpentheAPPSfolder.Initareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledapplications.

4.Openthesubfolderfortheapplicationyouarereinstalling.

5.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers

Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentcongurationofyourcomputer.

Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.

3.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.WithintheDRIVERSfolderareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevarious

devicesinstalledinyourcomputer(forexample,AUDIOandVIDEO).

4.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.

5.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextle(alewiththeextension.txt).Thetextlecontains

informationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.

•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsaleofsetupinformation(alewiththeextension.inf),you

canusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver.

Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram,

whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselect

thedevicedriverlefromthedevicesubfolder.

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•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookfortheexecutablele(alewiththeextension.exe).Double-click

thele,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedrivers,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.

ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage132.

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone

ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue

medium”onpage66.

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk

drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage63.

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom

arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,a

disc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice

sequence.Youmustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartup

devicesequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.GototheBootMenutotemporarilyorpermanently

changethestartupdevicesequence.FormoreinformationabouttheThinkPadSetupprogram,see

“ThinkPadSetup”onpage115.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem

inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedoncomputerspreinstalledwiththe

Windows8operatingsystem.

Refreshingyourcomputer

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,

youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonallesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat

youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings

Youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstallthe

operatingsystem,andreinstallalltheprogramsandsettingsthatcamewithyourcomputer.

Attention:Ifyouresetyourcomputer,allyourpersonallesandsettingswillbedeleted.Toavoiddataloss,

makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

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2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.

Advancedstartupoptions

AdvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutochangethestartupsettingsofyourWindowsoperatingsystem,

startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Restartyourcomputerfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoredetailsabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows8

operatingsystem,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.

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Chapter6.Replacingdevices

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage71

•“Replacingthebattery”onpage71

•“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage75

•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage78

•“Replacingthememorymodule”onpage82

•“ReplacingthewirelessLAN/WiMAXcard”onpage86

•“InstallingandreplacingthewirelessWANcard”onpage92

•“ReplacingtheSIMcard”onpage96

•“ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice”onpage97

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.

Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoptionor

aCRU,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.

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecicsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo

oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother

systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill

notcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and

providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

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Note:Ifanunauthorizedbatteryisinstalled,thefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed:“Thebatteryinstalled

isnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.PleasereplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovo

batteryforthissystem.”

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery

packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcan

causethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorameto“vent”fromthebattery

packorcoincell.

Replacingthebatteryinstalledinthebatteryspaceofyourcomputer

Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer,orenterhibernationmode.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables

fromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Unlockthebatterylatchbyslidingittotheunlockedposition1.Holdingthelatchintheunlocked

position,removethebattery2.

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4.Installafullychargedbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace.

5.Slidethebatterylatchtothelockedposition.

6.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Reconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Usingtheextendedlifebattery

Forlongerbatterylife,anextendedlifebatteryisavailableasanoption.Youcanattachittothedocking

stationconnectorofyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer,orenterhibernationmode.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables

fromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Aligntheextendedlifebatterywiththebottomsideofthecomputerasshownandrmlyattachthe

battery.

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4.Slidethebatterylatchtothelockedposition.

5.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Reconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Toremovetheextendedlifebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer,orenterhibernationmode.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables

fromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

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3.Unlockthebatterylatch.

4.Pressthelatchasshownanddetachthebattery.

5.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Reconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheharddiskdrive

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Notes:Theharddiskdriveorsolidstatedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageand

permanentlossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:

•Replacetheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectors

andslotoftheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.

•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that

absorbsanyphysicalshocks.

•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.

•Donottouchtheconnector.

•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturn

thecomputeroff.

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•Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

Toreplacetheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

4.Loosenthescrewthatsecuresthecoveroftheslot.

5.Removetheslotcover.

6.Removetheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrivebypullingoutthetab.

7.Detachthesiderubberrailsfromtheharddiskdriveorthesidespacerrailsfromthesolidstatedrive.

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8.Attachthesiderubberrailstothenewharddiskdriveorthesidespacerrailstothenewsolidstatedrive.

9.Inserttheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedriveintotheslot;thenpressitrmlyintoplace.

10.Reinstallthecoveroftheslot.

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11.Reinstallthescrew.

12.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Reconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthekeyboard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock

hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Removingthekeyboard

Toremovethekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait

threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

4.Loosenthescrewsonthememoryslotcover1,thenremovethecover2.

5.Removethescrewsthatsecurethekeyboard.

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6.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.

7.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows1tounlatchthefrontsideofthekeyboard.The

keyboardwillopenupslightly2.

8.Carefullyliftthekeyboarduntilyoucanseehowitisconnected.Holdthekeyboardabovethecomputer,

andthendetachtheconnector1.Removethekeyboard2.

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Installingthekeyboard

Toinstallthekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Attachtheconnector.

2.Insertthekeyboard.Makesurethattherearedgesofthekeyboardareundertheframe,asshownby

thearrows.

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3.Slidethekeyboardinthedirectionshownbythearrows.

4.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.Reinstallthescrews.

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5.Putthememoryslotcoverbackinplace1,closethecover2,andthentightenthescrews3.

6.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Reconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthememorymodule

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Youcanincreasetheamount

ofmemoryinyourcomputerbyinstallingaadoubledataratethree(DDR3)synchronousdynamicrandom

accessmemory(SDRAM)unbufferedsmalloutlinedualinlinememorymodule(SO-DIMM),availableasan

option,inthememoryslotofthecomputer.

Whenreplacingthememory,besuretofollowtheprecautions.

Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconguration.Insome

conditions,thememoryinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.This

actionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.

UseaPC3-12800DDR3synchronousDRAMunbufferedmemorymoduleinyourcomputer.Ifyouinstalla

memorymodulethatisnotsupportedbyyourcomputer,thecomputermightbeep,andthesystemmight

notstartormightnotworkproperly.YoucanpurchasetheappropriatememoryoptionfromyourLenovo

reselleroramarketingrepresentative.

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Replacingmemoryintheslotontheundersideofthecomputer

Yourcomputerhastwomemoryslots:oneunderthekeyboardandanotherontheundersideofthe

computer.Toreplacethememorymodule,followtheprocedurebelow:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

4.Loosenthescrewsonthememoryslotcover1,andthenremovethecover2.

Ifamemorymoduleisalreadyinthememoryslot,removeittomakeroomforthenewonebypressing

outonthelatchesonbothedgesofthesocketatthesametime1.Besuretosaveitforfutureuse2.

5.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.

Note:Toavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.

6.Withthenotchedendofthememorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,insertthe

memorymoduleintothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees1;thenpressitinrmly2.

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7.Pivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

8.Makesurethatthememorymoduleisrmlyxedintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

9.Putthememoryslotcoverbackinplace1,closethecover2,andthentightenthescrews3.

10.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

Replacingmemoryintheslotunderthekeyboard

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

4.Removethekeyboard.See“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage78.

5.Liftuptheinsulationsheet1torevealthememoryslot.Ifamemorymoduleisalreadyinthememory

slot,pressoutonthelatchesonbothedgesofthesocketatthesametime2andremoveit3tomake

roomforthenewone.Besuretosaveitforfutureuse.

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6.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.

Attention:Toavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.

7.Withthenotchedendofthememorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,insertthe

memorymodule1intothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees;thenpressitinrmly2.

Note:Ifyouinstallamemorymoduleinonlyoneofthetwomemoryslots,installitintheslotlocated

underthekeyboard.

8.Pivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.

9.Makesurethatthememorymoduleisrmlyxedintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

10.Reinstallthekeyboard.See“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage78.

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

Tomakesurethatthememorymoduleisinstalledcorrectly,dothefollowing:

1.Turnthecomputeron.

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2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF1key.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

TheInstalledmemoryitemshowsthetotalamountofmemoryinstalledinyourcomputer.

ReplacingthewirelessLAN/WiMAXcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock

hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal

object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardwithtwoconnectors

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait

threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

4.Removethekeyboard.See“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage78.

5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe

cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors

withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.

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6.Removethescrew1.Thecardpopsup2.

7.Removethecard.

8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocketcontactofthe

computer.

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Note:IfthenewPCIExpressMiniCardhastwoconnectors,asinthenextdrawing,putthewhitecable

inthecableprotectiontube.

9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideoftheconnectors1.Secure

thecardwiththescrew2.

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10.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletotheconnector

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

Note:IfthenewPCIExpressMiniCardhasthreeconnectors,besuretoattachthegraycabletothe

connectormarked“TR1”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“TR2”.Ifyouattach

eithercabletothecenterconnector,theconnectionspeedwillbelower.

11.Reinstallthekeyboard.See“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage78.

12.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Reconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardwiththreeconnectors

IfyourcomputerhasaMultipleInputMultipleOutput(MIMO)feature,aPCIExpressMiniCardthathasthree

connectorscomeswiththecomputer.ToreplacethecardfortheMIMOfeature,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait

threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

4.Removethekeyboard.See“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage78.

5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe

cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors

withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.

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6.Removethescrew1.Thecardpopsup2.Thenremovethecard.

7.Removethecard.

8.Alignthecontactedgeofthenewcardwiththecorrespondingsocketcontactofthecomputer1.

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Note:IfthenewPCIExpressMiniCardhastwoconnectors,asinthenextdrawing,putthewhitecable

inthecableprotectiontube.

9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideoftheconnectors1.Secure

thecardwiththescrew2.

10.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletotheconnector

marked“TR1”onthecard,thewhitecabletotheconnectormarked“RO”or“TR3”(center),andthe

blackcabletotheconnectormarked“TR2”.

11.Reinstallthekeyboard.See“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage78.

12.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

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13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Reconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

InstallingandreplacingthewirelessWANcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshock

hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.

Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingawirelessWANcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.

Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

ToreplaceorinstallthewirelessWANcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Wait

threetoveminutestoletthecomputercool.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

4.Loosenthescrewsonthememoryslotcover1,thenremovethecover2.

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5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe

cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors

withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.

6.Removethescrew1.Thecardpopsup2.

Note:Dependingonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer,thecardmighthaveonlyoneconnector.

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7.Removethecard.

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8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewwirelessWANcardwiththecorrespondingsocket.

9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideofeachconnector1.Secure

thecardwiththescrew2.

Note:Dependingonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer,thecardmighthaveonlyoneconnector.

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10.ConnectthecablestothenewwirelessWANcard.

11.Putthememoryslotcoverbackinplace1,closethecover2,andthentightenthescrews3.

12.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Reconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

ReplacingtheSIMcard

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

YourcomputermightrequireaSIMcardtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountry

ofdelivery,theSIMcardmightbealreadyinstalledinyourcomputerorispartoftheshippingcontents

thatcomewithyourcomputer.

IfyoundaSIMcardincludedintheshippingcontents,adummycardisinstalledintheSIMcardslot.Then

proceedwiththefollowinginstructions.

Note:TheSIMcardisidentiedbytheICchipmountedononesideofthecard.

ToreplacetheSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.

3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

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4.LocatetheSIMcardslotinsidethebatterycompartment.Gentlypullthetabextendingfromtheslot

untilitstops1.Thecardcomespartwayoutoftheslot.Removethecard2.

5.Holdthenewcardwiththemetalcontactfacingupwardandgoingintotheslotrst.Then,insert

thecardrmlyintotheslotuntilyouhearaclick.

Note:MakesurethatyouinserttheSIMcardallthewayintotheslot.

6.Putthebatterybackinplace,turnthecomputeroveragain,andreconnectthecables.Formore

informationabouthowtoreinstallthebattery,referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage71.

ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ToreplacetheUltrabaydevice,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

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2.Unlockthebaylocklatch1byslidingittothetop.Whileholdingthebaylocklatchintheunlocked

position,slidethebayejectlatch2totheleft,thenpullouttheUltrabaydevice3.

3.Insertthereplaceabledeviceintothebay;thenpressthedevicermlyintotheconnector.

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Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thissectionprovidesinformationoninstallingdevicesandtakingadvantageofyourcomputer's

high-technologyfeatures.

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage99

•“UsingtheSerialUltrabayEnhancedfeature”onpage99

•“ThinkPadportreplicatorsanddockingstations”onpage102

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessories

andupgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,port

replicators,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan

Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

ToshopatLenovo,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

UsingtheSerialUltrabayEnhancedfeature

UsetheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbayforinstallingdevices,suchasaMultiBurnerdrive,aDVD-ROM

drive,andaharddiskdrive.VariousSerialUltrabayEnhanceddevicesareavailableasoptionsat

http://www.lenovo.com/accessories.

Notes:

•Dependingonyourcomputermodel,theSerialUltrabayEnhancedbayofyourcomputersupports:

–9.5-mm-thickSerialUltrabaySlimdevice

–12.7-mm-thickSerialUltrabayEnhanceddevice

•YoucaninserteitheroftheabovedeviceintotheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbayofyourcomputerinone

ofthefollowingconditions:

–Thecomputeristurnedoff.See“ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice”onpage97.

–Thecomputerisworkingorinsleepmode.See“Performingahotorawarmswap”onpage99.

Performingahotorawarmswap

YourcomputersupportsbothhotswapandwarmswapfortheUltrabaydevices.

Performingahotswap

Todoahotswapistoconnect,remove,orreconnectadevicewhilethecomputerisoperating.

Notes:

•Hot-swapisnotsupportedwhenyourcomputerisdockedorwhentheextendedlifebatteryisinstalled.

•Ifaharddiskpasswordisset,youcannothot-swapthedrive.Firstremovetheharddiskpassword,and

thendothehotswap.

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Tohot-swaptheUltrabaydevice,dothefollowing:

1.Clickthetriangularicononthetaskbartoshowhiddenicons,thenclickSafelyRemoveHardware

andEjectMediaicon,andthenstopthedevice.

2.RemoveandinserttheUltrabaydeviceasintroducedin“ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice”onpage97.

Performingawarmswap

Todoawarmswapistoconnect,remove,orreconnectadevicewhilethecomputerisinsleepmode.

Towarm-swaptheUltrabaydevice,dothefollowing:

1.PressFn+F4toputthecomputerintosleepmode.

2.RemoveandinserttheUltrabaydeviceasintroducedin“ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice”onpage97.

3.PresstheFnkeytoreturnfromsleepmode.

Installingasecondaryharddiskdrive

YoucanupgradethecapacityofyourcomputerbyinstallingasecondaryharddiskdriveusingtheThinkPad

12.7mmSerialATAHardDriveBayAdapterIII.

TheThinkPad12.7mmSerialATAHardDriveBayAdapterIII,availableasanoption,supportsthefollowing

drives:

•2.5-inchharddiskdrive(9.5mmheightor7mmheight)

•2.5-inchsolidstatedrive(7mmheight)

Toinstallasecondaryharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

Attention:Replaceaharddiskdriveonlyifyouareupgradingitorhavingitrepaired.Frequentreplacement

oftheharddiskdrivemightdamagethedriveandbay.

1.RemovetheSerialUltrabaySlimdeviceorSerialUltrabayEnhanceddevicefromyourcomputer.See

“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage75.

2.OpentheharddiskdrivestopperontheThinkPad12.7mmSerialATAHardDriveBayAdapterIII.

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3.Inserttheharddiskdrivewiththelabelfacingupward.

Note:Ifyourharddiskdrivehasastrap,besurenottoleaveitunderthedrive.

4.Ensurethattheharddiskdriveisconnectedrmly.

5.Closetheharddiskdrivestopper.

6.InserttheThinkPad12.7mmSerialATAHardDriveBayAdapterIIIintotheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbay.

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Notes:Ifyouinstallthesecondaryharddiskdriveusinghotswaporwarmswap,andtheharddisk

driveisprotectedbyapassword,youcannotgetaccesstothedriverightafterinsertingtheadapterinto

thebay.Togetaccesstoit,dothefollowing:

a.Putyourcomputerintohibernationmode.Youmighthavetowaitforawhiletillthecomputer

entershibernationmode.

b.Pressthepowerbuttontoreturntonormaloperation.Theharddiskpasswordiconisdisplayed

onthescreen.

c.Typethepassword.Nowyoucangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.

ThinkPadportreplicatorsanddockingstations

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthefollowingportreplicatorsordockingstations:

•ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3

•ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3withUSB3.0

•ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3

•ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3withUSB3.0

•ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

•ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0

Attachyourcomputertooneoftheportreplicatorsordockingstationstoexpandtheworkingcapability.

Whenthecomputerisattachedtoaportreplicatorordockingstation,neverpickuptheassemblybytaking

holdofthecomputeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

Frontview

ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3andThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3withUSB3.0

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnthecomputeronoroff.

2Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromtheportreplicator.

3Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerasyouattachtheportreplicator.

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4Dockingstationconnector:Thisiswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3andThinkPadMiniDockSeries3withUSB3.0

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnthecomputeronoroff.

2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthe

systemlockkeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked;youcannot

attachorremoveyourcomputer.

3Dockingstationindicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerasyouattachthedockingstation.

6Dockingstationconnector:Thisiswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

7Systemlockkey:Usethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whentheejectbuttonislocked,you

cannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.

ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0

Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer103

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnthecomputeronoroff.

2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthe

systemlockkeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked;youcannot

attachorremoveyourcomputer.

3Dockingstationindicator:Thisindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.

4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerasyouattachthedockingstation.

6Dockingstationconnector:Thisiswhereyouattachyourcomputer.

7Systemlockkey:Usethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whentheejectbuttonislocked,you

cannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.

8Microphonejack:1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter.Useittoconnectanexternalmicrophone.

9Headphonejack:1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter.Useittoconnectanexternalheadphone.

Rearview

ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3andThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3withUSB3.0

1Powerjack:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

2Ethernetconnector:ConnecttheportreplicatortoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorontheconnector

isthesameasthatonthecomputer.

3USB2.0connectors:ConnectUSB2.0compatibledevices.

4USB2.0connector(ontheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3)orUSB3.0connector(ontheThinkPad

PortReplicatorSeries3withUSB3.0):ConnectcompatibleUSBdevices.

5Externalmonitorconnector:Connectanexternalmonitor.

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6Securitykeyhole:Useasecuritycablelockthattsthiskeyholetolockyourportreplicatortoa

stationaryobjecttoprotectitfromtheft.

ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3andThinkPadMiniDockSeries3withUSB3.0

1Powerjack:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

2DisplayPortconnector:Connectadisplaydevice.

3DVIconnector:ConnectamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer

thatsupportsDVIconnectionestablishedthroughdockingstations.

4Headphonejack:1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter.Useittoconnectanexternalheadphone.

5Microphonejack:1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter.Useittoconnectanexternalmicrophone.

6Ethernetconnector:ConnecttheportreplicatortoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorontheconnector

isthesameasthatonthecomputer.

7USB2.0connectors:ConnectUSB2.0compatibledevices.

8USB2.0connector(ontheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3)orUSB3.0connector(ontheThinkPadMini

DockSeries3withUSB3.0):ConnectcompatibleUSBdevices.

9Externalmonitorconnector:Connectanexternalmonitor.

10Securitykeyhole:Useasecuritycablelockthattsthiskeyholetolockyourportreplicatortoa

stationaryobjecttoprotectitfromtheft.

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ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0

13DisplayPortconnector:Connectadisplaydevice.

24DVIconnector:ConnectamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer

thatsupportsDVIconnectionestablishedthroughdockingstations.

5Ethernetconnector:ConnecttheportreplicatortoanEthernetLAN.Theindicatorontheconnector

isthesameasthatonthecomputer.

6USB2.0connectors:ConnectUSB2.0compatibledevices.

7Powerjack:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

Note:FortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3(170W)andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB

3.0(170W),usetheacpoweradaptershippedwithyourcomputer.

8eSATAconnectororUSB3.0connector:FortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,thisisaneSATA

connectorforconnectinganeSATAdevice.FortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0,this

isaUSB3.0connectorforconnectingaUSBcompatibledevices.

9Externalmonitorconnector:Connectanexternalmonitor.

10Securitykeyhole:Useasecuritycablelockthattsthiskeyholetolockyourportreplicatortoa

stationaryobjecttoprotectitfromtheft.

Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertoaportreplicatorordockingstationanduseanEthernetconnectoror

anexternalmonitorconnector,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternalmonitorconnectorontheport

replicatorordockingstation,nottheoneonthecomputer.

AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation

ToattachyourcomputertoasupportedThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation,dothefollowing:

Notes:

•BeforeyouattachthecomputertoasupportedThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation,disconnect

theacpoweradapterfromthecomputer.

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•Ifyourcomputerisoperating,makesurethatithasnishedanyoperationsinvolvingdevicesthatare

connectedtoaUSBconnector.AlsomakesurethatanyconnectiontoanEthernetconnectorhas

beendisconnected.

•ThefollowingillustrationsarefortheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3.Theprocedureisthesameforother

dockingstations.Forportreplicators,startwithstep2.

1.Makesurethatthesystemlockkeyisinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)position.

2.Pressandpulltheslidingadjusterasshown.

Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer107

3.Putyourcomputerontheplatformofthedockingstation,makingsurethatthetop-leftcornerofthe

computerisalignedtotheguideplate.

4.Insertyourcomputerintothedockingstationuntilyouhearaclick.Thecomputerisattachedtothe

dockingstation.

Note:Ifthedockingstationindicatorisnotlightedafteryouattachthedockingstation,yourcomputer

isnotcorrectlyconnected.Checktheacpoweradapterofthedockingstation,ordisconnectand

re-attachtheacpoweradapter.Thenattachyourcomputertothedockingstation.

Notes:

•Ifyouattachtheportreplicatorordockingstationtoyourcomputer,butdonotconnecttheacpower

adapterofthatattachmenttothepowerjack,yourcomputergoesintobatterymode.

•Ifyourcomputerandtheportreplicatorordockingstationareconnectedtoseparateacpoweradapters,

yourcomputergoesintobatterymoderst,andthenshiftsintoacpowermode.

•Ifineitheroftheabovetwoprecedingsituationsthebatteryofyourcomputerisdetached,orhasno

batterycharge,yourcomputershutsdown.

ConnectinganexternaldisplaytotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3andtheThinkPadMiniDock

PlusSeries3withUSB3.0

Group1(topgure)andGroup2(lowergure)areindependentofeachother.EachhasaDisplayPort

connectorandaDVIconnector.IfyouconnectadisplaytoaDisplayPortconnectorandaDVIconnector

thatareinthesamegroup,theDisplayPortconnectorisinactive.

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DetachingaThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation

Todetachyourcomputerfromtheportreplicatorordockingstation,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethat:

•ThedevicesconnectedtoUSBconnectorsarenotinuse.

•TheconnectiontoanEthernetconnectorhasbeenended.

•Thesystemlockkeyofthedockingstationisinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)positionfor:

–ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3

–ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3withUSB3.0

–ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3

–ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0

2.Presstheejectbuttonuntilthecomputermovesup.Then,graspbothsides,andremovethecomputer.

Securityfeature

UsethesecuritykeyholeontheThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstationtoattachamechanicallock.By

attachingamechanicallock,youcansecuretheportreplicatorordockingstationtoastationaryobject,

suchasadesk,toprotectyourportreplicatorordockingstationfromtheft.Mechanicallocksindifferent

sizesareavailablefromLenovoasoptions.

Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer109

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity

feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

ofthelockingdeviceorsecurityfeature.

FortheThinkPaddockingstations,inadditiontoattachingamechanicallocktothedockingstation,youalso

canusethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whentheejectbuttonislocked,thecomputercannot

bedetachedfromthedockingstation.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthesystemlockkey”onpage110.

Usingthesystemlockkey

Thesystemlockkeyhastwopositions,unlockedandlocked.

Whenthekeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked,andyoucannot

removeyourcomputer.Thekeylockindicatorlightswhentheejectbuttonislocked.

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Chapter8.Advancedconguration

Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskdrive,youalsomight

needtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,or

recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand

keepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage111

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage113

•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage115

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage129

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstallthesupplementlesandThinkPad

devicedriversforitatthesametime.

•IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectories

ofyoursolidstate-driveorharddiskdrive:

–ThesupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.

–ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.

–ThepreloadedsoftwareprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.

Note:Ifyoucannotndthesupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andprogramsoftwareyouneedon

yourharddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.

•IfyouinstallanewWindows8operatingsystem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthe

latestdevicedrivers,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdrive,

includingbackupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseofarecoveryprogram.

Beforeyoubegin

Note:IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolidstatedrive,youare

notrecommendedtousethemSATAsolidstatedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolidstatedriveis

designedanddevelopedfor“cache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusethemSATAsolidstatedriveasa

bootabledevice,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.

Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

•IfyouinstallanewWindows7operatingsystem,copyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLS

directorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoidlosinglesduringtheinstallation.

•Printtheinstructionsyouwilluse.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:

–“InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage112

–“InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage113

Notes:

–TheUEFIBIOSfeaturesaresupportedonlyonthe64-bitversionoftheWindows7andWindows8

operatingsystem.

©CopyrightLenovo2012111

–BesuretosetapreferredsettingfortheUEFI/LegacyBootoptioninThinkPadSetup.

–Afterinstallingthenewoperationsystem,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsetting

inThinkPadSetup.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindows

operatingsystemimagewasinstalled.Otherwise,thenewoperatingsystemwillnotbootproperly.

–BeforeyouupgradeyouroperatingsystemfromWindows7toWindows8,ordowngradeyour

operatingsystemfromWindows8toWindows7,youneedtoupdateyourUEFIBIOStothe

versionthattstheoperatingsystemyouaregoingtoinstall.ToupdateyourUEFIBIOS,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:

Countryorregion:Code

China:SC

Denmark:DK

Finland:FI

France:FR

Germany:GR

Italy:IT

Japan:JP

Netherlands:NL

Norway:NO

Spain:SP

Sweden:SV

TaiwanandHongKong:TC

UnitedStates:US

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.StartThinkPadSetup.

2.SelectBoot.

3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.

4.Dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows7(32–bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows7(64–bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows7(64–bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

5.PressF10.

6.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheDVDdrive,andrestartthecomputer.

7.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.

8.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,runSetup.exein

C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINF\innst_autol.

9.InstallThinkPadAMDSMBusDriverforWindows7andThinkPadAMDSATAControllerDriverfor

Windows7.

10.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage113.

InstallingtheregistrypatchesforWindows7

Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandinstallthefollowingregistrypatches:

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•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar

•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection

InstallingtheWindows7updatemodulepackage

TheWindows7updatemodulesareinthefollowingdirectory:

C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\

Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofaxmodule.Forinformationabouteachxmodule,goto

theMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://www.lenovo.com/support,typethenumberofthex

moduleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclickSearch.

Toinstallaxmodule,runtheEXEleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona

computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is

nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona

computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.

InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

ToinstalltheWindows8operatingsystemanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.StartThinkPadSetup.

2.SelectStartup➙Boot.

3.ChangethebootpriorityordertobootyourcomputerfromthedrivethatcontainstheWindows

8operatingsysteminstaller.

4.PressF10.

5.ConnectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8operatingsysteminstallertoyourcomputer,and

restartthecomputer.

6.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7/8.

7.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage113.

InstallingtheWindows8updatemodulepackage

Forinformationabouteachxmodule,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat

http://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthexmoduleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclick

Search.

Installingdevicedrivers

Thedevicedriversareavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.Selecttheproductnameof

yourcomputerintheCurrentThinkPadsystemslisttoseeallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.

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

downloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.

Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacardreader

Tousethe4-in-1mediacardreader,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheRicohMultiCardReaderDriver

fromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

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InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0ontheWindows7operatingsystem

IfyourcomputerisinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,itsupportsUSB3.0functions.Touse

theUSB3.0connectors,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheUSB3.0driverafteryoureinstalledthe

Windows7operatingsystembydoingthefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Findyourmodelanddisplaythedriverlinks.

2.SelecttheUSB3.0driverforthe32-bitor64-bitoperatingsystemandextractittoyourlocalhard

diskdrive.

3.Double-clicktheSetup.exeleintheC:\DRIVERS\WIN\USB3.0\directory.

4.ClickNext.Ifthedevicedriverisalreadyinstalled,clickCancel.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen

untiltheinstallationisnished.

InstallingtheThinkPadmonitorleforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7/8ontheWindows7operatingsystem

TheThinkPadmonitorleforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7/8isinthefollowingdirectory:

C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR

Note:Ifyoucannotndthisdirectoryonyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,downloadtheThinkPad

monitorleforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7/8fromtheThinkPadWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

Note:Beforeyouinstallthisle,makesurethatthecorrectvideodriverhasbeeninstalled.

Toinstallthecorrectvideodriver,dothefollowing:

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.SpecifypathC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITORtothismonitorINFle.Then,clickOpen.

12.ClickOK.

13.Conrmthecorrectdisplaytype,thenclickNext.

14.Wheninstallationcompletes,clickClose.

15.ClickClosetoclosetheDisplayPropertieswindow.

16.ClickOKontheMonitortab.

17.ClickOKandclosetheDisplaySettingswindow.

InstallingotherdevicedriversandsoftwareontheWindows7operatingsystem

ThedevicedriversareprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectoryonyourharddiskdrive.Youwillalso

needtoinstallprogramsoftware,whichisprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectoryonyourharddiskdrive.

Todothis,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage67.

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Note:IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,devicedrivers,andprogramsoftwareyouneedon

yourharddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.

ThinkPadSetup

YourcomputercomeswiththeThinkPadSetupprogramtoenableyoutoselectvarioussetupparameters.

TostartThinkPadSetup,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF1key.TheThinkPadSetup

programmainmenuopens.

Note:Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuwillbedisplayed

afteryouenterthepassword.YoucanstartThinkPadSetupbypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthe

supervisorpassword.However,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisor

password.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage51.

2.Usethecursorkeystomovetoanitemyouwanttochange.Whentheitemishighlighted,press

Enter.Asubmenuisdisplayed.

3.Changetheitemsyouwishtochange.Tochangethevalueofanitem,pressthefollowingkeys:

•F6orthecombinationofShiftand+:Changetoahighervalue.

•F5or–:Changetoalowervalue.

Iftheitemhasasubmenu,pressEntertodisplayit.

4.PressEsctoexitfromthesubmenu.

5.Ifyouareonanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachtheThinkPadSetupprogram

mainmenu.

Note:Ifyouneedtorestorethesettingstotheiroriginalstateasofthetimeofpurchase,pressF9to

loadthedefaultsettings.YoualsocanselectanoptionontheRestartsubmenutoloadthedefault

settingsordiscardthechanges.

6.SelectRestart.Movethecursortotheoptionyouwantforrestartingyourcomputer,thenpressEnter.

Yourcomputerrestarts.

Note:Dependingontheoperatingsystemyouareusing,somemenuitemsmightnotbeavailable.

Mainmenu

TheMainmenuistherstinterfaceyouseeafteryouenterThinkPadSetup.Itdisplaysthefollowing

congurationofyourcomputer:

•UEFIBIOSVersion

•UEFIBIOSDate(Year-Month-Day)

•EmbeddedControllerVersion

•MachineTypeModel

•System-unitserialnumber

•Systemboardserialnumber

•AssetTag

•CPUType

•CPUSpeed

•Installedmemory

•UUID

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•MACaddress(InternalLAN)

Congmenu

Ifyouneedtochangethecongurationofyourcomputer,selectCongfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheCongmenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsider

changingthecomputerconguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingthecongurationincorrectly

mightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Oneachsubmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoption,ortype

desiredvaluesfromthekeyboarddirectly.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table5.Congmenuitems

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

WakeOnLAN•Disabled

•AConly

•ACandBattery

Enablethesystemtopower

onwhentheEthernet

controllerreceivesamagic

packet(aspecialnetwork

message).

IfyouselectACOnly,

WakeonLANisenabled

onlywhentheacpower

adapterisattached.

IfyouselectACand

Battery,WakeonLANis

enabledwithanypower

sources.

Notes:

•ACpowerisrequired

withmagicpackettype

WakeonLAN.

•TheWakeonLAN

functiondoesnot

workwhenaharddisk

passwordisset.

EthernetLANOptionROM

(forLegacyOnlyboot

modeorBothwithLegacy

rst)

•Disabled

•Enabled

LoadtheEthernetLAN

OptionROMtoenable

startupfromanintegrated

networkdevice.

Network

UEFIIPv4NetworkStack

(forUEFIOnlybootmode

orBothwithUEFIrst)

•Disabled

•Enabled

EnableordisableIPv4

(InternetProtocolVersion4)

networkstackfortheUEFI

environment.

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Table5.Congmenuitems(continued)

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

USBUEFIBIOSSupport•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisableboot

supportforUSBstorage

devices.

AlwaysOnUSB•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,the

externalUSBdevicescan

bechargedthroughUSB

connectorsevenwhenthe

systemisinlowpower

mode(sleep,hibernate,or

power-off).

AlwaysOnUSBChargein

offmode

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,the

AlwaysOnUSBconnector

enablesyoutochargesome

devices,suchasiPod,

iPhone,andBlackBerry

smartphoneswhenthe

computeristurnedoff.

USB

USB3.0Mode•Disabled

•Enabled

•Auto

SettheUSB3.0controller

modefortheportsshared

betweenUSB2.0andUSB

3.0controllers.

IfyouselectAuto,it

enablesyoutoconnectand

routeappropriateUSB3.0

orUSB2.0connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,it

enablesUSB3.0mode

andallowsUSB3.0tobe

supportedintheoperating

system.

IfyouselectDisabled,it

disablesandhidestheUSB

3.0controller,andUSB3.0

connectorswillworkas

USB2.0connectors.

TrackPoint•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablethe

built-inTrackPointpointing

device.

Note:Ifyouwanttouse

anexternalmouse,select

Disabled.

TouchPad•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablethe

built-intouchpad.

Note:Ifyouwanttouse

anexternalmouse,select

Disabled.

FnandCtrlKeyswap•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,the

FnkeyworksastheCtrl

key,andtheCtrlkeyworks

astheFnkey.

Keyboard/Mouse

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Table5.Congmenuitems(continued)

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

Note:EvenwhenEnabled

isselected,youneedto

presstheFnkeytoresume

thecomputerfromsleep

modetonormaloperation.

FnKeyLock•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,

youcanpresstheFnkey

oncetoactivatetheFn

keyfunction,asifthe

keyiskeptinapressed

condition,andthenpress

thedesiredfunctionkey.

Theactionisequivalentto

pressingtheFnkeyand

thedesiredfunctionkey

simultaneously.Ifyoupress

theFnkeytwice,theFn

keyiskeptinapressed

conditionuntilyoupress

theFnkeyagain.

KeyboardIllumination

Control

•ThinkLightOnly

•KeyboardbacklightOnly

•Both

EnabletheThinkLight

lightfeature,thekeyboard

backlightfeature,orboth.

Afteryoumakeaselection,

youcanactivatethe

correspondingfeature(s)by

pressingFn+Spacebar.

BootDisplayDevice•ThinkPadLCD

•Analog(VGA)

•DigitalonThinkPad

•Digital1ondock

•Digital2ondock

Selectthedisplaydevice

thatistobeactivatedat

boottime.Thisselection

iseffectiveforboottime,

passwordprompt,and

ThinkPadSetup.

DigitalonThinkpadisthe

MiniDisplayPortonyour

computer.

Digial1ondockand

Digital2ondock

areDisplayPortorDVI

connectorsonadocking

station.

GraphicsDevice•IntegratedGraphics

•DiscreteGraphics

•NVIDIAOptimus

TheIntegratedGraphics

modewillachievelonger

batterylife.TheDiscrete

Graphicsmodeenhances

graphicsperformance.

WhenNVIDIAOptimus

isselected,thesystem

automaticallyswitches

betweendiscretegraphics

modeandtheintegrated

graphicsmodedepending

ontherunningprogram.

Display

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Table5.Congmenuitems(continued)

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

Note:NVIDIAOptimus

shouldbeselectedonlyif

youareusingaWindows7

model.

OSDetectionforNVIDIA

Optimus

•Disabled

•Enabled

ThesystemBIOS

automaticallyswitches

theGraphicsDevice

settingtoNVIDIAOptimus

iftheoperatingsystem

supportsthefeature,and

toDiscreteGraphicsifthe

operatingsystemdoesnot

supportit.

IntelSpeedStep®

technology

(IntelSpeedStepmounted

modelsonly)

•Disabled

•Enabled

ModeforAC

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

ModeforBattery

•MaximumPerformance

•BatteryOptimized

SelectthemodeofIntel

SpeedSteptechnologyat

runtime.

MaximumPerformance:

Alwayshighestspeed

BatteryOptimized:Always

lowestspeed

Disabled:Noruntime

support,lowestspeed

AdaptiveThermal

Management

SchemeforAC

•MaximizePerformance

•Balanced

SchemeforBattery

•MaximizePerformance

•Balanced

Selectathermal

managementscheme

touse.

MaximizePerformance:

ReduceCPUthrottling

Balanced:Balance

sound,temperature,and

performance

Note:Eachschemeaffects

fansound,temperature,

andperformance.

OpticalDriveSpeed•HighPerformance

•Normal

•Silent

Setthespeedofthe

opticaldrivetothedesired

performance.

CPUPowerManagement•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablethepower

savingfeaturethatstops

themicroprocessorclock

automaticallywhenthere

arenosystemactivities.

Normally,itisnotnecessary

tochangethesetting.

PCIExpressPower

Management

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisableafeature

thatautomaticallyadjusts

powermanagementwhen

thereisnoPCIExpress

Power

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Table5.Congmenuitems(continued)

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

activity.Normally,itisnot

necessarytochangethe

setting.

ExpressCardSpeed•Generation1

•Automatic

Setthetransferspeedofthe

ExpressCardtothedesired

levelofperformance.

TheAutomaticoption

enablestheExpressCardto

specifythetransferspeedit

supports.

PowerOnwithACAttach•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisableafeature

thatpowersonthesystem

whentheacpoweradapter

isattached.

IfyouselectEnabled,the

systemispoweredonwhen

theacpoweradapteris

attached.Whenthesystem

isinhibernatestate,the

systemresumes.

IfyouselectDisabled,the

systemisnotpoweredon

norresumedwhentheac

poweradapterisattached.

Intel(R)RapidStart

Technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enterafter:

•Immediately

•1minute

•2minutes

•5minutes

•10minutes

•15minutes

•30minutes

•1hour

•2hours

•3hours

Tousethisfeature,aspecial

partitiononthesolidstate

driveisrequired.

Whenenabled,youcan

enablethe30DayStandby

functionthroughthePower

Managerprogramorthe

LenovoSettingsprogram.

Thefunctionenablesthe

computertoenteralower

powerstateafterthe

speciedtimeinsleep

state.Andittakesonly

secondstoresumenormal

operation.

PasswordBeep•Disabled

•Enabled

Enablethisoptiontohave

abeepsoundwhenthe

systemiswaitingfora

power-on,harddisk,or

supervisorpassword.

Differentbeepswillsound

whentheenteredpassword

matchesordoesnotmatch

theconguredpassword.

BeepandAlarm

KeyboardBeep•Enabled

•Disabled

Enableordisablekeyboard

beepwhenunmanageable

keycombinationsare

pressed.

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Table5.Congmenuitems(continued)

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

SerialATA(SATA)SATAControllerMode

Option

•Compatibility

•AHCI

SelectSATAcontroller

operationmode.

CoreMulti-Processing•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisableadditional

executioncoreunitswithin

aCPU.

Note:Ifyouareusinga

computerwithasingle-core

processor,thisitemisnot

available.

CPU

IntelHyper-Threading

Technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisableadditional

logicalprocessorswithina

processorcore.

IntelAMTControl•Disabled

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

IfyouselectEnabled,Intel

AMT(ActiveManagement

Technology)iscongured

andadditionalsetupitems

areprovidedinMEBx

(ManagementEngineBIOS

Extension)Setup.

IfyouselectPermanently

Disabled,youwillneverbe

abletoenableitagain.Be

cautiouswhenyouwantto

usethisoption.

Note:Youcanenterthe

MEBxSetupmenuby

pressingtheCtrl+Pkey

combinationintheStartup

InterruptMenuwindow.

TodisplaytheStartup

InterruptMenuwindow,

presstheEnterkeyduring

thepower-onself-test

(POST).

CIRATimeout0-255

Note:Thedefaultvalueis

60seconds.

Setthetimeoutoptionfor

CIRAconnectiontobe

established.1though254

secondsareselectable.

Ifyouselect0,use60

secondsasthedefault

timeoutvalue.

Ifyouselect255,the

waitingtimeforestablishing

aconnectionisunlimited.

IntelAMT

ConsoleType•PC-ANSI

•VT100+

•VT-UTF8

Selecttheconsoletypefor

AMT.

Note:Thisconsoletype

shouldmatchtheIntelAMT

remoteconsole.

Chapter8.Advancedconguration121

DateandTimemenu

Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourcomputer,selectDate/TimefromtheThinkPadSetup

menu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•SystemDate

•SystemTime

Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:

1.Usingtheupanddownarrowkeystoselecttheitemtochangethedateortime.

2.PressTab,ShiftTab,orEntertoselectaeld.

3.Typethedateortime.

Securitymenu

Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourcomputer,selectSecurityfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsider

changingthecomputerconguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingthecongurationincorrectly

mightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Ineachsubmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing

cursorkey,ortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboarddirectly.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table6.Securitymenuitems

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

HardwarePassword

Manager

•Disabled

•Enabled

Manageyourpower-onpassword,supervisor

password,andyourharddiskpasswordsbythe

managementserver.

SupervisorPassword•Disabled

•Enabled

See“Supervisorpassword”onpage54.

LockUEFIBIOS

Settings

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablethefunctionthatprotectsitems

inThinkPadSetupfrombeingchangedbyauser

whodoesnothavethesupervisorpassword.By

default,thisissettoDisabled.Ifyousetthe

supervisorpasswordandenablethisfunction,no

onebutyoucanchangeanyitemsinThinkPad

Setup.

SetMinimumLength•Disabled

•xcharacters

(4≤x≤12)

Specifyaminimumlengthforpower-on

passwordsandharddiskpasswords.Ifyouset

thesupervisorpasswordandspecifyaminimum

lengthforpasswords,noonebutyoucanchange

thelength.

Passwordat

unattendedboot

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectandenablePasswordatunattended

boot,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenthe

computeristurnedon,fromeitherapower-off

stateorhibernationstate,byanunattendedevent

suchasWakeonLAN.IfyouselectDisabled,

nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputer

goesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem.

Password

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Table6.Securitymenuitems(continued)

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuser

authenticationontheoperatingsystem.

Passwordatrestart•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart,

apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyou

restartthecomputer.IfyouselectDisabled,no

passwordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputer

goesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem.

Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuser

authenticationontheoperatingsystem.

Power-OnPassword•Disabled

•Enabled

See“Power-onpassword”onpage52.

HardDiskxPassword•Disabled

•Enabled

See“Harddiskpasswords”onpage52.

Notes:

•HardDisk1meanstheharddiskdrivebuilt

intoyourcomputer.

•HardDisk2isdisplayedonthePassword

submenuonlyifasecondaryharddiskdriveis

installedintheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbay.

Predesktop

Authentication

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablengerprintauthentication

beforetheoperatingsystemisloaded.

ReaderPriority•External➙

Internal

•InternalOnly

IfExternal➙Internalisselected,anexternal

ngerprintreaderisusedifattached.Otherwise,

aninternalngerprintreaderisused.IfInternal

Onlyisselected,aninternalngerprintreaderis

used.

SecurityMode•Normal

•High

Ifngerprintauthenticationfails,youcanstillstart

thecomputerbyenteringapassword.Ifyouhave

selectedNormal,enterapower-onpassword

orasupervisorpassword;ifyouhaveselected

High,enterasupervisorpassword.

Password

Authentication

•Disabled

•Enabled

Enableordisablepasswordauthentication.

Ifhighsecuritymodeisselected,thisitemis

displayed.

Fingerprint

ResetFingerprintData•EnterThisoptionisusedtoeraseallngerprintdata

storedinthengerprintreaderandresetsettings

tothefactorystate.Asaresult,anypower-on

securityfeaturespreviouslyenabledwillnotbe

abletoworkuntiltheyarere-enabledinthe

ngerprintsoftware.

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Table6.Securitymenuitems(continued)

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

SecurityChip•Active

•Inactive

•Disabled

IfyouselectActive,thesecuritychipisfunctional.

IfyouselectInactive,theSecurityChipoption

isvisible,butthesecuritychipisnotfunctional.If

youselectDisabled,theSecurityChipoptionis

hiddenandthesecuritychipisnotfunctional.

SecurityReporting

Options

EnableordisablethefollowingSecurityReporting

Options:

•BIOSROMStringReporting:BIOStextstring

•CMOSReporting:CMOSdata

•NVRAMReporting:Securitydatastoredin

theAssetID

•SMBIOSReporting:SMBIOSdata

ClearSecurityChip•EnterCleartheencryptionkey.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave

selectedActivefortheSecurityChipoption.

IntelTXTFeature•Disabled

•Enabled

EnableordisableIntelTrustedExecution

Technology.

PhysicalPresencefor

Provisioning

•Disabled

•Enabled

Thisoptionenablesordisablestheconrmation

messagewhenyouchangethesettingsofthe

securitychip.

SecurityChip

PhysicalPresencefor

Clear

•Disabled

•Enabled

Thisoptionenablesordisablestheconrmation

messagewhenyouclearthesecuritychip.

FlashBIOSUpdating

byEnd-Users

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,alluserscanupdatethe

UEFIBIOS.IfyouselectDisabled,onlythe

personwhoknowsthesupervisorpasswordcan

updatetheUEFIBIOS.

UEFIBIOS

UpdateOption

SecureRollBack

Prevention

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectDisabled,youcanashtothe

previousversionofUEFIBIOS.Ifyouselect

Enabled,youcannotashtotheprevious

versionofUEFIBIOS.

Memory

Protection

ExecutionPrevention•Disabled

•Enabled

Somecomputervirusesandwormscause

memorybufferstooverowbyrunningcode

whereonlydataisallowed.IftheDataExecution

Preventionfeaturecanbeusedwithyour

operatingsystem,thenbyselectingEnabled

youcanprotectyourcomputeragainstattacks

bysuchvirusesandworms.Ifafterchoosing

Enabledyoundthatanprogramdoesnotrun

correctly,selectDisabledandresetthesetting.

IntelVirtualization

Technology

•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,aVirtualMachineMonitor

(VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardware

capabilitiesprovidedbyIntelVirtualization

Technology.

Virtualization

IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled

•Enabled

IntelVT-disIntelVirtualizationTechnologyfor

DirectedI/O.Whenenabled,aVMMcanutilize

theplatforminfrastructureforI/Ovirtualization.

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Table6.Securitymenuitems(continued)

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

EthernetLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheEthernet

LANdevice.

WirelessLAN•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWireless

LANdevice.

WiMAX•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWiMAX

device.

WirelessWAN•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWireless

WANdevice.

Bluetooth•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseBluetooth

devices.

USBPort•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseUSB

connectors.

ExpressCardSlot•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe

ExpressCardslot.

Ultrabay(HDD/Optical)•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseUltrabay

Enhanceddevices.

MemoryCardSlot•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethememory

cardslots.

SmartCardSlot•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethesmart

cardslot.

IntegratedCamera•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheintegrated

camera.

Microphone•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe

microphones(internal,external,orline-in).

I/OPortAccess

FingerprintReader•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethengerprint

reader.

IntelATModule

Activation

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Permanently

Disabled

EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfaceto

activatetheIntelATmodule,whichisanoptional

anti-theftservicefromIntel.

Note:IfyousettheIntelATmoduleactivation

toPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbeunableto

enablethissettingagain.

IntelATSuspend•EnterThisoptionisdisplayedonlywhentheanti-theft

functionisactivated.

TheIntelanti-theftsuspendscreenwillbe

displayedatnextboottoenterthesuspend

mode.

Anti-Theft

Computrace•Disabled

•Enabled

EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfaceto

activatethecomputracemodule.Computrace

Chapter8.Advancedconguration125

Table6.Securitymenuitems(continued)

MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments

•Permanently

Disabled

isanoptionalmonitoringservicefromAbsolute

Software.

Note:Ifyousetthecomputracemodule

activationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbe

unabletoenablethissettingagain.

SecureBoot•Disabled

•Enabled

EnableordisabletheUEFISecureBootfeature.

SelectEnabletopreventunauthorizedoperating

systemsfromrunningatboottime.

SelectDisabledtoallowanyoperatingsystems

torunatboottime.

PlatformMode•UserMode

•SetupMode

Specifythesystemisoperatinginsetupmode

orusermode.

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

•CustomMode

SpecifytheSecureBootmode.

ResettoSetupModeThisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatform

keyandputthesystemintoSetupMode.You

caninstallyourownplatformkeyandcustomize

theSecureBootsignaturedatabasesinSetup

Mode.SecureBootmodewillbesettoCustom

Mode.

SecureBoot

RestoreFactoryKeys

Startupmenu

Youmightneedtochangethecomputerstartupsettings.Todoso,selectStartupfromtheThinkPad

Setupmainmenu.

Attention:

•Afteryouchangeyourstartupsequence,youmustbeextremelycarefulnottospecifyawrongdevice

duringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Ifyouspecifyawrongdevice,yourdataandprograms

mightbeerasedoroverwritten.

•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence.BitLocker

driveencryptiondetectsthechangeofstartupsequenceandlocksthecomputerfrombooting.

Changingthestartupsequence

Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:

1.SelectBootorNetwork,thenpressEnter.Thedefaultbootlistisdisplayed,showingtheorderinwhich

deviceswillbestartedup,evendevicesthatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourcomputerarelisted.

•UsetheBootsubmenutospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnonthepower.

•UsetheNetworksubmenutospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenWakeonLANisenabled.

WakeonLANiscommonlyusedbyLANadministratorsincorporatenetworkstogetremoteaccess

toyourcomputer.

2.Setthestartuporderbyusingthefollowingkeys:

•Usecursorkeystoselectadevice.

•UseF6orthecombinationofShiftand+tomovethedeviceuptoahigherpriority.

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•UseF5or–tomovethedevicedowntoalowerpriority.

•UsethecombinationofShiftand!toexcludeorincludeadevice.

3.PressF10tosavethechangesandrestartthesystem.

Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthesystemstartsupfromadifferentdrive,dothe

following:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer;then,whiletheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF12.

3.Selectthedeviceyouwanttostartrst.

Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedwhenthesystemcannotbootfromanydevicesortheoperating

systemcannotbefound.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

•Ineachsubmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing

cursorkey.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table7.Startupmenuitems

MenuitemValueComments

BootSee“Changingthestartupsequence”on

page126.

NetworkBootSelectthebootdevicewhenthesystem

wakesfromLAN.IfWakeonLANis

enabled,thenetworkadministratorcan

turnonallofthecomputersinaLAN

remotelybyuseofnetworkmanagement

software.

UEFI/LegacyBoot•Both

–UEFI/LegacyBootPriority

–UEFIFirst

–LegacyFirst

–CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)

–Y es

–No

•UEFIOnly

•LegacyOnly

Selectsystembootcapability.

•Both:Thesystemwillbootfollowing

theUEFI/LegacyBootPriority

setting.

•UEFIOnly:Thesystemwillbootfrom

theUEFIenabledoperatingsystem.

•LegacyOnly:Thesystemwillboot

fromanyoperatingsystemotherthan

theUEFIenabledone.

Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the

systemcannotbootfromthebootable

devicesthatdonothavetheUEFI

enabledoperatingsystem.

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Table7.Startupmenuitems(continued)

MenuitemValueComments

BootMode•Quick

•Diagnostics

ScreenduringthePOST:

•Quick:TheThinkPadLogoscreenis

displayed.

•Diagnostics:Textmessagesare

displayed.

Note:YoualsocanenterDiagnostic

modebypressingEscduringthePOST.

OptionKeysdisplay•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectDisabled,the“Tointerrupt

normalstartup,pressEnter.”messageis

notdisplayedduringthePOST.

BootDeviceListF12Option•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,theF12keyis

recognizedandtheBootMenuwindow

isdisplayed.

BootOrderLock•Disabled

•Enabled

IfyouselectEnabled,thebootpriority

orderislockedforyourfutureuse.

Restartmenu

IfyouneedtoclosetheThinkPadSetupandrestartthesystem,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetup

menu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•ExitSavingChanges:Restartthesystemaftersavingthechanges.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Restartthesystemwithoutsavingthechanges.

•LoadSetupDefaults:Loadthedefaultsettingthatwasineffectatthetimeofpurchase.

•OSOptimizedDefaults:EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeettheMicrosoftWindows8certication

requirements.Whenyouchangethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically.Theaffected

settingsareCSMSupport,UEFI/LegacyBoot,SecureBoot,andSecureRollBackPrevention.

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS

TheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BIOSisapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeupthe

basiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourcomputer.TheUEFIBIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromother

softwarelayers.

YourcomputersystemboardhasamodulecalledEEPROM,alsoreferredtoasashmemory.Youcan

updatetheUEFIBIOSandtheThinkPadSetupprogrambystartingyourcomputerwithaashupdate

opticaldiscorashupdateapplicationrunningintheWindowsenvironment.

Insomeinstanceswhenyouaddsoftware,hardware,oradevicedriver,youmightbeinformedthatyou

needtoupdateyourUEFIBIOSinorderforthenewadditiontoworkproperly.

ToupdateyourUEFIBIOS,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

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Usingsystemmanagement

Thissectionisintendedprimarilyfornetworkadministrators.

Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreofyourresourcestobetter

meetyourbusinessobjectives.

Thismanageability,or“TotalCostofOwnership”(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelypoweronyourcomputer,

formattheharddiskdrive,installthesoftwareofyourchoice,andhavethecomputerstartupandfunctionin

thesamewayasanordinarydesktopPC.

Oncethecomputerisconguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyuseofsoftwareandmanageability

featuresalreadyintegratedintotheclientsystemandthenetwork.

Systemmanagement

Readthistopictolearnmoreaboutfeaturesofsystemmanagement.

DesktopManagementInterface

ThesystemUEFIBIOSofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOSReference

Specication(SMBIOS)V2.6.1.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponentsofyour

system.ItistheresponsibilityoftheBIOStosupplythisdatabasewithinformationaboutitselfandthe

devicesonthesystemboard.ThisspecicationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOS

information.

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

ThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesyourcomputermoremanageable(itisPXE

2.1-compliant)byenablingittoboot(loadanoperatingsystemoranotherexecutableimage)froma

server.YourcomputersupportsthepersonalcomputerfunctionsthatPXErequires.Forexample,withthe

appropriateLANcard,yourcomputercanbebootedfromthePXEserver.

Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.

WakeonLAN

AnetworkadministratorcanuseWakeonLANtoturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsole.

WhenWakeonLANisusedwithnetworkmanagementsoftware,manyfunctions,suchasdatatransfer,

softwareupdates,andFlashupdatesofUEFIBIOS,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendance.

Thisupdatingprocesscanbedoneafternormalworkinghoursandonweekends,tosavetimeandincrease

productivity.Usersarenotinterruptedduringnormalworkinghours,andLANtrafciskepttoaminimum.

IfacomputeristurnedonbytheWakeonLANfunction,theNetworkBootsequenceisused.

AssetIDEEPROM

TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthesystem,includingitscongurationandtheserial

numbersofkeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankeldsinwhichyoucanrecordinformation

abouttheendusersinyournetwork.

Settingmanagementfeatures

Toenablethenetworkadministratortocontrolyourcomputerremotely,youmustcongurethenetwork

interfacebysettingthesystem-managementfeaturesintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Youcancongure

thefollowingfunctionsintheprogram:

Chapter8.Advancedconguration129

•WakeonLAN

•NetworkBootsequence

•Flashupdate

Ifanadministratorpassword(supervisorpassword)hasbeenset,youwillneedtospecifyitwhenyoustart

ThinkPadSetuptousethesefunctions.

WakeonLAN

WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministrator

canstartthecomputerremotelyfromamanagementconsole,usingremotenetwork-managementsoftware.

Whenyourcomputerisnotunderthenetworkadministrator'ssystemmanagement,youcandisableWake

onLAN.

ToenableordisableWakeonLAN,dothefollowing:

1.StartThinkPadSetup.

2.SelectCong.TheCongsubmenuisdisplayed.

3.SelectNetwork.TheNetworkitemsubmenuisdisplayed.

4.ForWakeOnLAN,selectoneofthefollowing:ACOnly,ACandBattery,orDisabled.

5.PressF10tosavechangesandexit.

NetworkBootsequence

Whenyourcomputeristurnedonremotely,thesystemwilltrytobootfromthedevicethatisspeciedinthe

NetworkBootsetting,andthenfollowthebootorderlistontheBootmenu.

Todeneasequence,dothefollowing:

1.OnthetheThinkPadSetupprogrammenu,selectBoot.TheBootsubmenuisdisplayed.

2.SelectNetworkBootandpresstheEnterkey.Thebootdevicelistisdisplayed.

3.Selectabootdevicefromthelisttomakeitasthetopbootpriority.

4.PressF10tosavechangesandexit.

Note:Ifyouwanttoinitializethesettingtoreturntothedefaultstartupsequence,pressF9.Thedefault

settingsareautomaticallyreloaded.

Flashupdate

Yournetworkadministratorcanremotelyupdatethesystemprogramsonyourcomputerfromamanagement

console.Thefollowingrequirementsmustbemet:

•YourcomputermustbestartedovertheLAN.

•YourcomputermustbeengagedinaPrebooteXecutionEnvironment.

•Network-managementsoftwaremustbeinstalledontheremoteadministrator'scomputer.

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Chapter9.Preventingproblems

AnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadnotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,you

canavoidcommonproblems.Thischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyoukeepyourcomputer

runningsmoothly.

•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage131

•“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage132

•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage133

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

1.IfyourcomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolidstatedrive,youarenot

recommendedtousethemSATAsolidstatedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolidstatedriveis

designedanddevelopedfor“cache”functionpurposeonly.IfyouusethemSATAsolidstatedriveasa

bootabledevice,itsreliabilityisnotguaranteed.

2.Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdrivefromtimetotime.Iftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull,the

Windowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrors.

Tochecktheharddiskdrivecapacity,clickStart➙ComputerontheWindows7operatingsystem.For

theWindows8operatingsystem,opentheWindowsExplorerandclickComputer.

3.Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

4.Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdrivetoimprovedataseekandreadtimes.

5.Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.

Note:Youalsomightwanttolookforapplicationprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.

6.CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.

7.Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatoperformadaily

backupoperation.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.Rewritableoptical

drivesareavailableformostmachinesandareeasilyinstalled.

8.Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationabout

systemrestore,see“RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models”onpage63.

9.UpdatedevicedriversandUEFIBIOSwhenneeded.

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

revisions.

11.Ensuredevicedriversfornon-Lenovoperipheraldevicesarekeptuptodate.Youmightwanttoreadthe

devicedriverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.

12.Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minor

issuesyouhaveexperienced,andhowyouresolvedtheminorissues.

13.Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreloadontothemachine,the

followingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:

•Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinter,keyboard,andsoon.

•Makesurethatyourbatteryischargedandthatyouhavetheacpowerconnected.

•BootintoThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings.

•Restartthecomputerandstarttherecoveryoperation.

•Ifyourcomputerusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,donotremovethediscfromthedriveuntil

promptedtodoso.

14.Forsuspectedharddiskdriveissues,referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage137andruna

diagnostictestofthedrivepriortocallingtheCustomerSupportCenter.Ifyourcomputerdoes

notstartup,downloadthelestocreateabootableself-testmediafromthefollowingWebsite:

http://www.lenovo.com/hddtest.Runthetestandrecordanymessagesorerrorcodes.Ifthetest

returnsanyfailingerrorcodesormessages,calltheCustomerSupportCenterwiththecodesor

messagesandthecomputerinfrontofyou.Atechnicianwillassistyoufurther.

15.Ifrequired,youcanndyourcountry'sCustomerSupportCenteratthefollowingWebaddress:

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=migr-4hwse3.WhencallingtheCustomer

SupportCenter,makesurethatyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serialnumber,andthecomputerin

frontofyou.Also,ifthecomputerisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfultohavetheerrorscreenonor

themessagewrittendown.

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent

Devicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor

“drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspecicdriver.

Ifyouaddanewcomponent,theoperatingsystemneedstobeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpiece

ofhardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponent

andunderstandhowtouseit.

Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherleonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruption

andmightnotperformcorrectlyifcorruptionoccurs.

Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriver

foracomponentifyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorifyouaddedanewcomponent.

Thismighteliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseoftheproblem.

GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite

YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.

2.EntertheproductnumberofthecomputerorclickDetectmysystemonthescreen.

3.ClickDownloadsanddrivers.

4.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.

GettingthelatestdriversusingSystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyoursystemup-to-date.Updatepackagesare

storedonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackagescan

containapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdate

programconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallyrecognizes

themachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer,theinstalledoperatingsystem,andthelanguageofthe

operatingsystemtodeterminewhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer.TheSystemUpdateprogram

thendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,recommended,oroptionalto

helpyouunderstandtheimportance.Youhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownloadandinstall.

Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallydownloadsand

installstheupdateswithoutanyfurtherinterventionfromyou.

TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonlyprerequisiteis

anactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeature

toenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspeciedintervals.Youalsocanpredene

scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates)

sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseSystemUpdate,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram..

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Takingcareofyourcomputer

Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse

commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheseimportanttips,youwillgetthemostuseandenjoyment

outofyourcomputer.

Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork

•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic

bags.

•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers

(within13cmor5inches).

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

•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpuriers,canproducenegativeions.Ifa

computerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegative

ions,itmightbecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemightbedischargedthroughyourhands

whenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevices

connectedtoit.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofadischargefrom

yourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.

Yourcomputerisdesignedandmanufacturedtominimizeanyeffectsofelectrostaticcharge.Anelectrostatic

chargeaboveacertainlimit,however,canincreasetheriskofESD.Therefore,whenusingthecomputer

closetoanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions,givespecialattentiontothefollowing:

•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.

•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.

•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.

Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignicantelectrostaticcharge.

Begentlewithyourcomputer

•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.

•Yourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees.

Donotopenthedisplaybeyond180degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.

•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter

plug.

Carryyourcomputerproperly

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect

cordsandcables.

•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby

thedisplay.

Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly

•Ifyourcomputercomeswithanopticaldrive,donottouchthesurfaceofadiscorthelensonthetray.

•WaituntilyouheartheCDorDVDclickintothecenterpivotofthedrivebeforeclosingthetray.

•Onyourcomputer,useonlyopticaldrivesdesignedforusewiththeSerialUltrabayEnhancedbay.

Note:Youcaninstalla9.5-mm-thickSerialUltrabaySlimdeviceora12.7-mm-thickSerialUltrabay

EnhanceddeviceintheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbay.

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•Wheninstallingtheharddiskdrive,solidstatedrive,oropticaldrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwith

yourhardware,andapplypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.

•Turnoffyourcomputerifyouarereplacingtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.

•Whenreplacingtheprimaryharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.

•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskdriveoropticaldrivesintheappropriatecontainersor

packagingwhentheyarenotbeingused.

•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

–Memorymodules

–Mini-PCIcards

–ExpressCardmodules

–CompactFlashcards

–Smartcards

–Memorycards,suchasSDcards,SDHCcards,SDXCcards,andMultiMediaCardmodules

Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer.

Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.

•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerin

sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyour

data.

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

•RegisteryourThinkPadcomputerwithLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Thiscanhelp

authoritiesreturnyourcomputertoyouifitislostorstolen.Registeringyourcomputeralsoenables

Lenovotonotifyyouaboutpossibletechnicalinformationandupgrades.

Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer

•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.

•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.

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Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer

Occasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:

1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent(onethatdoesnotcontainabrasivepowderor

strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline).Use5partswaterto1partdetergent.

2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.

3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.

4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.

5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.

6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.

7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.

8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanybersfromthecloth.

Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard

Tocleanthecomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.

2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,

theclothmighthookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsonto

orbetweenthekeys.

3.Allowtodry.

4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush

orcoolairfromahairdryer.

Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothedisplayorthekeyboard.

Cleaningyourcomputerdisplay

Tocleanthecomputerdisplay,dothefollowing:

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

Thischapterprovidesinformationonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.

•“Diagnosingproblems”onpage137

•“Troubleshooting”onpage137

Diagnosingproblems

Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastarting

pointforsolvingthem.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along

withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

Notes:

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

•IfyouareusingtheWindowsoperatingsystemratherthanWindows7andWindows8,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/diagsforthelatestinformationondiagnosticsforyourcomputer.

IfyourcomputerisinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,Wwhenyouaresettingupyour

computer,theLenovoSolutionCenterprogrampromptsyoutocreaterecoverymedia,whichyoucanuse

torestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultstate.Formoreinformation,see“Creatingandusing

recoverymedia”onpage63

ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating

system”onpage15.

Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpinformationsystem.

Note:Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprogram,saveandprint

thelogles.YouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative.

Troubleshooting

Ifyourcomputerhasanerror,ittypicallydisplaysamessageoranerrorcode,orabeepsoundswhenyou

turniton.Tocorrectanerror,rstndthedescriptionoftheerrorintheleft-handcolumnofthechartthat

applies.Thenclickthatdescriptiontogetatroubleshootingprocedure.

Tomakesurethatyourcomputerhasthefeaturesoroptionsthatareintroducedinthefollowingsections,

consulttheonlinehelporthelistshippedwithyourcomputer.

Computerstopsresponding

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive(youcannotusetheUltraNavpointingdeviceorthekeyboard),

dothefollowing:

1.Pressandholdthepowerswitchuntilthecomputerturnsoff.Afterthecomputeristurnedoff,restartby

pressingthepowerswitch.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnon,continuewithstep2.

Note:Donotremovethebatteryandtheacpoweradaptertoresetthecomputer.

2.Whilethecomputeristurnedoff,removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputer(batteryandtheacpower

adapter).Holddownthepowerbuttonfor10seconds.Plugintheacpoweradapterwhilekeepingthe

batteryoutofthecomputer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnbackon,continuewithstep3.

Note:OncethecomputerstartsupandenterstheWindowsenvironment,usethepropershutdown

proceduretoturnthecomputeroff.Oncethecomputerisoff,reattachthebatteryandrestartthe

computer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartwiththebatteryreattached,removethebatteryandagain

startwithstep2.Ifthecomputerstartswithacpowerbutdoesnotstartwhenthebatteryisattached,

calltheCustomerSupportCenterforsupport.

3.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpower(batteryandtheacpoweradapter).Removeall

externaldevicesthatareattachedtoyourcomputer(keyboard,mouse,printer,scanner,andsoon).

Repeatstep2.Ifstep2isunsuccessful,continuewithstep4.

Note:Thefollowingstepsinvolveremovingstaticsensitivecomponentsfromyourcomputer.Makesure

thatyouareproperlygroundedandremoveallsourcesofpowerattachedtothecomputer.Ifyouare

uncomfortableorunsureaboutremovingcomponentspleasecalltheCustomerSupportCenterfor

assistance.

4.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerandexternalhardware.Removeanynon-original

memorymoduleaddedtoyourcomputer.Afterremovingtheextramemorymoduleandreseatingthe

originalmemorymodule,repeatstep2.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotturnon,consulttheusermanual

forothercustomer-replaceablecomponentsthatareattachedtoyourcomputer.

Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotstartup,calltheCustomerSupportCenterandaCustomerSupportSpecialist

willassistyou.

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.

Errormessages

•Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.

Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboard

shouldbereplaced.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadSetup.

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Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetup

tochecksecuritysettings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhavea

problem,havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror

Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea

Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea

Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplace,

andtheUUIDneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror

Solution:Thecomputerturnedoff,becausethebatteryislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothe

computerandchargethebattery,orreplacethebatterywithafullychargedone.

•Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested

Solution:Thesystemcongurationchangehasfailed.Conrmtheoperationandtryagain.Toclearthe

error,enterThinkPadSetup.

•Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded.

Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.

Conrmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterThinkPadSetup.

•Message:1802:Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin-Poweroffandremovethenetworkcard.

Solution:TheminiPCIExpressnetworkcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.

•Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalngerprintreadersareattached.

Solution:Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.

•Message:2000:ThinkVantageActiveProtectionsensordiagnosticsfailed.

Solution:ThinkVantageActiveProtectionsensorisnotworkingcorrectly.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:2100:DetectionerroronHDD0(MainHDD)

Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.

•Message:2101:DetectionerroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)

Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.

•Message:2102:DetectionerroronHDD2(MiniSATA)

Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.

•Message:2110:ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD)

Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.

•Message:2111:ReaderroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)

Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.

•Message:2112:ReaderroronHDD2(MiniSATA)

Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.

•Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.

Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.

Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:Fanerror

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Solution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.

•Message:Thermalsensingerror

Solution:Thethermalsensorhasproblem.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputer

serviced.

•Message:ThissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovomadeorauthorized.The

systemwillcontinuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.PresstheESCkeytocontinue.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and

providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

Solution:ReplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthiscomputer.Ifyoustillseethesame

errormessage,contactLenovoservicetohavethecomputerserviced.

•Message:Thebatteryinstalledisnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.Pleasereplacethe

batterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthissystem.PresstheESCkeytocontinue.

Solution:ReplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthiscomputer.Ifyoustillseethesame

errormessage,contactLenovoservicetohavethecomputerserviced.

Errorswithoutmessages

•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.

Solution:IfyousystemispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,youcandisableanysystem

timers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerbydoingthefollowing:

1.StartPowerManager.

2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredenedpowerplans.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnot

beepwhilestartingup.

Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe

powerswitchforfoursecondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.

Solution:Makesurethat:

–Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.

–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking

electricaloutlet.

–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Turnthepowerswitchonagainforconrmation.)

Ifapower-onpasswordisset:

–Pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpassword.Ifthebrightnesslevelofthescreen

islow,increaseitbypressingHome.

–TypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter.

Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen.

Solution:Ifyouhavemodiedapartitiononyourharddiskdrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,information

aboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.

1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.

2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:

–IfyoursystemisinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,useeithertheRescueand

Recoveryworkspaceortherecoverydiscstorestorethesystemtothefactorystate.

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–IfyoursystemisinstalledwiththeWindows8operatingsystem,useeithertheRemoveeverything

andreinstallWindowsfunctionortherecoverydiscstorestorethesystemtothefactorystate.

Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.

Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:

–TouchtheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthetouchpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver.

–Pressthepowerswitchtoresumefromsleeporhibernation.

Beeperrors

Table8.Beeperrors

ProblemSolution

Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three

moreshortbeeps,andoneshortbeep

Makesurethatmemorymodulesareinstalledcorrectly.If

theyare,andyoustillhearthebeeps,havethecomputer

serviced.

OnelongandtwoshortbeepsThevideofunctionhasaproblem.Havethecomputer

serviced.

FourcyclesoffourshortbeepsTheSecurityChiphasaproblem.Havethecomputer

serviced.

FiveshortbeepsThesystemboardhasaproblem.Havethecomputer

serviced.

Threeshortbeeps,pause,oneshortbeep,pause,one

moreshortbeep,andthreeshortbeeps

PCIresourceallocationfailure.Poweroffandremove

devicefromExpressCardSlot.Ifthebeepspersist,have

thecomputerserviced.

Memorymoduleproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Ifyourmemorymoduleisnotoperatingproperly,checkthefollowingitems:

1.Verifythatthememorymoduleisinstalledandseatedcorrectlyinyourcomputer.

Itmightbenecessarytoremovealladdedmemorymodulestotestthecomputerwithonlythe

factory-installedmemorymodules,andthenreinstallthememorymoduleoneatatimetoensure

aproperconnection.

2.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup.

Followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforpower-onself-test(POST)errormessages.

3.VerifythatthelatestUEFIforyourmodelhasbeeninstalled.

4.Verifythepropermemorycongurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthe

memoryspeed.

5.RuntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.

Networkingproblems

Thefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems:

Ethernetproblems

Problem:Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.

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Solution:Makesurethat:

•Thecableisinstalledcorrectly.

ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerand

totheRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis100

meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblempersists,try

adifferentcable.

•Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.

1.GototheControlPanel.ClickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforan

administratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepasswordorprovideconrmation.

2.Iftheexclamationmark!isdisplayednexttotheadapternameunderNetworkadapters,you

mightnotbeusingthecorrectdriverorthedrivermighthavebeendisabled.Toupdatethedriver,

right-clickthehighlightedadapter.

3.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.

Ifyouconguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesurethattheswitchportalsoisconguredfor

fullduplex.Settingthewrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultin

lostconnections.

•Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.

CheckwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.

Problem:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason.

Solution:Thenetworkdriverlesmightbecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtotheabove

solutionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalled.

Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnection

failsorerrorsoccur.

Solution:

•UseCategory5wiringandmakesurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected.

•Connecttoa1000BASE-Thub/switch(not1000BASE-X).

Problem:TheWakeonLANfeatureisnotworking.

Solution:

•MakesurethatWakeonLANisenabledinThinkPadSetup.

•Ifitis,checkwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarysettings.

Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,itcannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.

Instead,itconnectsat100Mbps.

Solution:

•Tryanothercable.

•Makesurethatthelinkpartnerissettoauto-negotiate.

•Makesurethattheswitchis802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).

AwirelessLANproblem

Problem:Youcannotconnecttothenetworkusingthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkcard.

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Solution:

•IfyoursystemisinstalledwithWindows7operatingsystem,ensurethat:

–YourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversion.ChecktheWebsiteandconrmthatthedriverversion

supportedbytheAccessConnectionsprogramisthelatestdocumentedinthereadmele.

–Yourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.

–Thewirelessradioisenabledbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionsicononthetaskbar.Check

theNetworkName(SSID)andyourencryptioninformation.UsetheAccessConnectionsprogramto

verifythiscase-sensitiveinformation.

•IfyoursystemisinstalledwithWindows8operatingsystem,ensurethat:

–YourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversion.

–Yourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.

–Thewirelessradioisenabled.

–TheAirplanemodeisoff.

AwirelessWANproblem

Problem:AmessageisdisplayedindicatingthatanunauthorizedWANcardisinstalled.

Solution:TheWANcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.

Note:Dependingonyourcomputer,somemodelsdonothaveawirelessWANcard.

Bluetoothproblems

Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocalspeaker

eventhoughtheBluetoothheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingaHeadsetproleorAVprole.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).

2.OpenControlPanel.ClickHardwareandSound➙Sound➙Playback.

3.IfyouareusingaHeadsetprole,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.

IfyouareusinganAVprole,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.

4.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.

Problem:PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemcannotbereceivedcorrectlyintothe

addressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.

Solution:TheWindows7operatingsystemsendsPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled

deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceivealethrough

Bluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromWindows7mightbesavedasalewiththeextension.contact.

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointingdevices

Thefollowingarethemostcommonproblemswithkeyboardsandotherpointingdevices.

UltraNavpointingdeviceproblems

Problem:Thepointerdriftswhenthecomputeristurnedonorafteritresumesnormaloperation.

Solution:ThepointermightdriftwhenyouarenotusingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceduringnormal

operation.ThisisanormalcharacteristicoftheTrackPointpointingdeviceandisnotadefect.Pointer

driftingmightoccurforseveralsecondsunderthefollowingconditions:

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•Whenthecomputeristurnedon

•Whenthecomputerresumesnormaloperation

•WhentheTrackPointpointingdeviceiskeptpressedforalongtime

•Whenthetemperaturechanges

Problem:TheTrackPointpointingdeviceortouchpaddoesnotwork.

Solution:EnsurethattheTrackPointpointingdeviceortouchpadisenabledintheUltraNavDevice

Settingwindow.

Note:ToopentheUltraNavDeviceSettingwindow,openControlPanel.ThenclickHardwareandSound

➙Mouse.ClicktheUltraNavtab.

Keyboardproblems

Problem:Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.

Solution:Ifanexternalnumerickeypadisconnected:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removetheexternalnumerickeypad.

3.Turnonthecomputerandtryusingthekeyboardagain.

Ifthekeyboardproblemisresolved,carefullyreconnecttheexternalnumerickeypadandtheexternal

keyboard.Makesurethatyouhaveseatedtheconnectorscorrectly.

Iftheproblempersists,makesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalled.

1.OpenControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.

3.SelecttheHardwaretab.IntheDevicePropertiespane,makesurethatyouseethismessage:

DeviceStatus:Thisdeviceisworkingproperly.

Ifkeysonthekeyboardstilldonotwork,havethecomputerserviced.

Problem:Allorsomekeysontheexternalnumerickeypaddonotwork.

Solution:Makesurethattheexternalnumerickeypadiscorrectlyconnectedtothecomputer.

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimediadevices

Thistopicincludesthemostcommonproblemswithdisplaysandmultimediadevices,includingthe

computerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,audiodevices,andtheopticaldrive.

Computerscreenproblems

Problem:Thescreenisblank.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

•PressFn+F7tobringuptheimage.

Note:IfyouusetheFn+F7keycombinationtoapplyapresentationscheme,pressFn+F7atleastthree

timesinthreeseconds,andtheimageisdisplayedonthecomputerscreen.

•Ifyouareusingtheacpoweradapter,orusingthebatteryandthebatterystatusindicatorison(is

green),pressFn+F8tomakethescreenbrighter.

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•Ifthesleepstatusindicatorison(isgreen),pressFntoresumefromthesleepmode.

•Iftheproblempersists,followthesolutionforthefollowingproblem.

Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,itdoesnotsupportthepresentationscheme.

Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.

Solution:Makesurethat:

•Thedisplaydevicedriverisinstalledcorrectly.

•Thescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.

•Themonitortypeiscorrect.

Tocheckthesesettings,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.

2.ClickDisplayattheleft.

3.SelectChangedisplaysettings.Checkwhetherthescreenresolutioniscorrectlyset.

4.ClickAdvancedSettings.

5.ClicktheAdaptertab.Ensurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformation

window.

Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.

6.ClickthePropertiesbutton.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type

thepasswordorprovideconrmation.ChecktheDevicestatusboxandmakesurethatthedeviceis

workingcorrectly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbuttonandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

7.ClicktheMonitortab.Ensurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformation

window.

Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.

8.ClickthePropertiesbutton.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type

thepasswordorprovideconrmation.ChecktheDevicestatusboxandmakesurethatthedeviceis

workingcorrectly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbuttonandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

9.ClicktheColorManagementtab.Checkwhetherthecolorqualityiscorrectlyset,andensurethatthe

otherinformationalsoiscorrect.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,

typethepasswordorprovideconrmation.ChecktheDevicestatusboxandensurethatthedeviceis

workingcorrectly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbuttonandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Problem:Incorrectcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.

Solution:Didyouinstalltheoperatingsystemorprogramcorrectly?Iftheyareinstalledandcongured

correctly,havethecomputerserviced.

Problem:Thescreenstaysonevenafteryouturnoffyourcomputer.

Solution:Pressandholdthepowerswitchforfoursecondsormoretoturnoffyourcomputer;thenturn

itonagain.

Problem:Missing,discolored,orbrightdotsappearonthescreeneverytimeyouturnonyourcomputer.

Solution:ThisisanintrinsiccharacteristicoftheTFTtechnology.Yourcomputerdisplaycontainsmultiple

thin-lmtransistors(TFTs).Asmallnumberofmissing,discolored,orbrightdotsonthescreenmight

existallthetime.

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Externalmonitorproblems

Problem:Theexternalmonitorisblank.

Solution:Tobringuptheimage,pressFn+F7andselectthedesiredmonitor.Iftheproblempersists,

dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanothercomputertomakesurethatitworks.

2.Reconnecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer.

3.Refertothemanualshippedwiththeexternalmonitortochecktheresolutionsandrefreshratesthatare

supported.

•Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsthesameresolutionasthecomputerdisplayorahigherresolution,

viewoutputontheexternalmonitororonboththeexternalmonitorandthecomputerdisplay.

•Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsalowerresolutionthanthecomputerdisplay,viewoutputonthe

externalmonitoronly.(Ifyouviewoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor,the

externalmonitorscreenwillbeblankordistorted.)

Problem:Youcannotsetahigherresolutionthanthepresentoneonyourexternalmonitor.

Solution:

•Makesurethatthemonitorinformationiscorrect.Dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

2.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).

3.ClickAdvancedSettings.

4.ClicktheAdaptertab.

5.Makesurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformationwindow.

Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.

6.ClickOK.

Iftheinformationisincorrect,reinstallthedevicedriver.Seebelowformoreinformation.

•Checkthemonitortypeand,ifnecessary,updatethedriverbydoingthefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical

outlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).

5.ClickAdvancedSettings.

6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeis

correct.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedothefollowing.

7.Ifmorethanonemonitortypeisdisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP

Monitor.

8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe

passwordorprovideconrmation.

9.ClicktheDrivertab.

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10.ClickUpdateDriver.

11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice

driversonmycomputer.

12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

13.Selectyourmonitormanufacturerandmodel.

14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.

15.SetResolution.

Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.

16.ClickOK.

Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.

Solution:Makesurethat:

•Themonitorinformationiscorrectandtheappropriatemonitortypeisselected.Refertothesolution

totheaboveproblem.

•Makesurethatanappropriaterefreshrateisselectedbydoingthefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical

outlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.

4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).

5.ClickAdvancedSettings.

6.ClicktheMonitortab.

7.Selectthecorrectscreenrefreshrate.

Problem:Wrongcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.

Solution:Didyoufollowthecorrectprocedurewheninstallingtheoperatingsystemorapplicationprogram?

Ifyoudid,havetheexternalmonitorserviced.

Problem:TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork.

Solution:EnabletheExtenddesktopfunctionbydoingthefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical

outlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.

4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon.

5.SelectExtendthesedisplaysformultipledisplays.

6.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).

7.Settheresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.

8.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(fortheexternalmonitor).

9.Setthescreenresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.

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10.Settherelativepositionofeachmonitorbydraggingitsicon.Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelative

position,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.

11.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.

Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.Click

AdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.

Problem:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,youcannotsetahigherresolutionorhigherrefresh

rateonthesecondarydisplay.

Solution:Changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.Refertothe

solutiontotheaboveproblem.

Problem:Displayswitchingdoesnotwork.

Solution:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,disableit,andchangethedisplayoutputlocation.Ifa

DVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying,stoptheplayback,closetheapplication,andthenchangethedisplay

outputlocation.

Problem:Thescreenpositionontheexternalmonitorisincorrectwhenthatmonitorissetforahigh

resolution.

Solution:Sometimes,whenyouuseahighresolutionsuchas1600x1200,theimageisshiftedtoleftor

rightonthescreen.Tocorrectthis,rstmakesurethatyourexternalmonitorsupportsthedisplaymode

(theresolutionandtherefreshrate)thatyouhaveset.Ifitdoesnot,setadisplaymodethatthemonitor

supports.Ifitdoessupportthedisplaymodeyouhaveset,gotothesetupmenuforthemonitoritselfand

adjustthesettingsthere.Usuallytheexternalmonitorhasbuttonsforaccesstothesetupmenu.Fordetails,

seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththemonitor.

Audioproblems

•Problem:WaveorMIDIsounddoesnotplaycorrectly.

Solution:Makesurethatthebuilt-inaudiodeviceisconguredcorrectly.

1.OpentheControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe

passwordorprovideconrmation.

4.Double-clickSound,videoandgamecontrollers.

5.MakesurethattheRealtekHDAudiodriverisenabledandconguredcorrectly.

•Problem:Recordingsmadeusingthemicrophoneinputarenotloudenough.

Solution:MakesurethattheMicrophoneBoostfunctionisturnedonandsetbydoingthefollowing:

1.OpentheControlPanel.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickSound.

4.ClicktheRecordingtabintheSoundwindow.

5.SelectMicrophone,andclickthePropertiesbutton.

6.ClicktheLevelstab,andmovetheMicrophoneBoostsliderupwards.

7.ClickOK.

Note:Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowsonlinehelp.

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•Problem:Avolumeorbalanceslidercannotbemoved.

Solution:Theslidermightbegrayedout.Thismeansthatitspositionisxedbythehardwareand

cannotbechanged.

•Problem:Thevolumeslidersdonotstayinplacewhensomeaudioapplicationsareused.

Solution:Itisnormalforthesliderstochangepositionwhencertainsoundapplicationsareused.The

applicationsareawareofthesettingsintheVolumeMixerwindowandareallowedtochangethesettings

themselves.AnexampleistheWindowsMediaPlayer.Usuallytheapplicationhasslidersavailable

tocontrolthesoundfromwithintheapplication.

•Problem:Thebalanceslidercannotcompletelymuteonechannel.

Solution:Thecontrolisdesignedtocompensateforminordifferencesinbalanceanddoesnot

completelymuteeitherchannel.

•Problem:ThereisnovolumecontrolforMIDIsoundintheVolumeMixerwindow.

Solution:Usethehardwarevolumecontrol.Thisisbecausethebuilt-insynthesizersoftwaredoes

notsupportthecontrol.

•Problem:ThesoundcannotbeturnedoffcompletelyevenifyousettheVolumeMixeratminimum.

Solution:YoustillcanhearsomesoundeventhoughyouhavesettheVolumeMixeratminimum.Toturn

offthesoundcompletely,gototheVolumeMixerbyclickingthespeakericononthetakbar,thenclick

Mixer.ClicktheMuteSpeakericon..

Fingerprintreaderproblems

Problem:Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet.

Solution:Gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

Problem:Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.

Solution:Ifthesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwitha

dry,soft,lint-freecloth.

Ifyourngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourngeriswrinkled.

•Yourngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourngerisverydry.

•Yourngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourngerprint.

•Yourngeriswet.

•Angerthathasnotbeenenrolledisused.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthengers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentngerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaretoodry,applylotiontothem.

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Batteryandpowerproblems

Thistopiccontainsinstructionsontroubleshootingbatteryandpowerproblems.

Batteryproblems

Problem:Thebatterypackcannotbefullychargedinthestandardchargetimewhenthecomputeris

poweredoff.

Solution:Thebatterypackmightbeover-discharged.Dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Makesurethattheover-dischargedbatterypackisinthecomputer.

3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandletitcharge.

Ifaquickchargerisavailable,useittochargetheover-dischargedbatterypack.

Ifthebatterypackcannotbefullychargedin24hours,useanewbatterypack.

Problem:Yourcomputershutsdownbeforethebatterystatusindicatorshowsempty,oryourcomputer

operatesafterthebatterystatusindicatorshowsempty.

Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebatterypack.

Problem:Theoperatingtimeforafullychargedbatterypackisshort.

Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebatterypack.Ifyourbatteryoperatingtimeisstillshort,useanew

batterypack.

Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotoperatewithafullychargedbatterypack.

Solution:Thesurgeprotectorinthebatterypackmightbeactive.Turnoffthecomputerforoneminuteto

resettheprotector;thenturnonthecomputeragain.

Problem:Thebatterypackcannotbecharged.

Solution:Youcannotchargethebatterywhenitistoohot.Ifthebatteryfeelshot,removeitfromthe

computerandallowittocooltoroomtemperature.Afteritcools,reinstallitandrechargethebattery.Ifit

stillcannotbecharged,haveitserviced.

Anacpoweradapterproblem

Problem:Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthe

poweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedonthetaskbar.Alsotheacpowerindicatordoesnot

lightup.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Makesurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonconnectingtheac

poweradatper,seeSetupInstructionsthatcomeswithyourcomputer.

2.Iftheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect,turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpower

adapterandremovethemainbattery.

3.Reinstallthebatteryandreconnecttheacpoweradapter,thenturnonthecomputer.

4.Ifthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedonthetaskbarandtheacpowerindicatordoesnotlight

up,havetheacpoweradapterandyourcomputerserviced.

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Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,todisplaythepoweradapter(powerplug)icon,

clickShowhiddeniconsonthetaskbar.

Powerproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Ifyourcomputerisgettingnopoweratall,checkthefollowingitems:

1.Verifythepowerswitch.Referto“System-statusindicators”onpage9.Thepowerswitchisilluminated

wheneverthecomputerison.

2.Checkallpowerconnections.Removeanypowerstripsandsurgeprotectorstoconnecttheacpower

adapterdirectlytotheacpoweroutlet.

3.Inspecttheacpoweradapter.Checkforanyphysicaldamage,andmakesurethatthepowercableis

rmlyattachedtotheadapterbrickandthecomputer.

4.Verifytheacpowersourceisworkingbyattachinganotherdevicetotheoutlet.

5.RemovethecomputerfromaThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation.Referto“Detachinga

ThinkPadportreplicatorordockingstation”onpage109.

6.Removealldevicesandthentestforsystempowerwithminimaldevicesattached.

a.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

b.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.

c.Removethebattery,memorymodule,PCIExpressMiniCards,Ultrabaydevice,harddiskdriveor

solidstatedriveormSATAsolidstatedrive.SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage71.

d.Waitfor30seconds,andthenreinstallthememorymoduleandtheknowngoodbatteryortheac

poweradaptertotestthecomputerwithminimaldevicesattachedrst.

e.Reinstalleachdeviceoneatatimethatyouhaveremovedintheearliersteps.

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotrunonbatterypower,checkthefollowingitems:

1.Removeandreseatthebatterytomakesurethatitisproperlyconnected.Referto“Replacingthe

battery”onpage71.

2.Swapbatterieswithanothersimilarmodel,ifavailable.

IfanothersimilarThinkPadmodelisavailable,thenverifythatthebatterypackworksintheother

computerandthatthebatterypackfortheothermodelworksinthiscomputer.

3.Verifythebattery-statusindicator.Referto“Powerstatusindicators”onpage9.

Thebattery-statusindicatorisnormallyilluminatedwheneverthebatteryisinstalledandthecomputeris

on,ortheacpoweradapterisconnectedandthebatteryischarging.Thisindicatormightbeblinkingor

solidineitherorangeorgreencolordependingonthestatusofthebattery.

Apowerbuttonproblem

Problem:Thesystemdoesnotrespond,andyoucannotturnoffthecomputer.

Solution:Turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonfor4secondsormore.Ifthe

systemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.

Startupproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagebeforetheoperatingsystemloads,checkthefollowingitem:

•Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagebeforetheoperatingsystemloads,followtheappropriatecorrective

actionsforpower-onself-test(POST)errormessages.See“Errormessages”onpage138

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Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagewhiletheoperatingsystemisloadingthedesktopcongurationafterthe

POSTiscompleted,checkthefollowingitems:

1.GototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/supportandsearchfortheerror

message.

2.VisittheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat:http://support.microsoft.com/andsearchforthe

errormessage.

Sleepandhibernationproblems

•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmodeunexpectedly.

Solution:Ifthemicroprocessoroverheats,thecomputerautomaticallyenterssleepmodetoallowthe

computertocoolandtoprotectthemicroprocessorandotherinternalcomponents.Checkthesettings

forsleepmode.

•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmode(thesleepindicatorturnson)immediatelyafterthepower-on

self-test.

Solution:Makesurethat:

–Thebatteryischarged.

–Theoperatingtemperatureiswithintheacceptablerange.Referto“Operatingenvironment”onpage

14.

Ifthebatteryischargedandthetemperatureiswithinrange,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:Acriticallow-batteryerroroccurs,andthecomputerimmediatelyturnsoff.

Solution:Thebatterypowerisgettinglow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandplugit

intoanelectricaloutlet,orreplacethebatterywithachargedone.

•Problem:ThecomputerdisplayremainsblankafteryoupressFntoreturnfromsleepmode.

Solution:Checkwhetheranexternalmonitorwasdisconnectedorturnedoffwhilethecomputerwas

insleepmode.Ifyoudisconnectedorturnedofftheexternalmonitor,connectitorturnitonbefore

resumingthecomputerfromthesleepmode.Whenresumingthecomputerfromthesleepmodewithout

attachingtheexternalmonitororturningiton,andthecomputerdisplayremainsblank,pressFn+F7to

bringupthecomputerdisplay.

•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,orthesleepindicatorstaysonandthe

computerdoesnotwork.

Solution:Ifthesystemdoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,itmighthaveenteredsleeporhibernationmode

automaticallybecausethebatteryisdepleted.Checkthesleepindicator.

–Ifthesleepindicatorison,yourcomputerisinsleepmode.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothe

computer;thenpressFn.

–Ifthesleepindicatorisoff,yourcomputerisinhibernationmodeorpower-offstate.Connecttheac

poweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressthepowerbuttontoresumeoperation.

Ifthesystemstilldoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,yoursystemmightstoprespondingandyoumightnot

beabletoturnoffthecomputer.Inthiscase,youneedtoresetthecomputer.Ifyouhavenotsavedyour

data,itmightbelost.Toresetthecomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor4secondsormore.If

thesystemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.

•Problem:Yourcomputerdoesnotentersleeporhibernationmode.

Solution:Checkwhetheranyoptionhasbeenselectedtodisableyourcomputerfromenteringsleep

orhibernationmode.

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Ifyourcomputertriestoentersleepmodebuttherequestisrejected,thedeviceattachedtotheUSB

connectormighthavebeendisabled.Ifthisoccurs,doahot-unplug-and-plugoperationfortheUSB

device.

•Problem:Thebatterydischargesslightlywhilethecomputerisinhibernationmode.

Solution:Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.Thisis

notadefect.Fordetails,referto“Power-savingmodes”onpage31.

Problemswithdrivesandotherstoragedevices

Thissectionincludesharddiskdriveproblemsandopticaldriveproblems.

Harddiskdriveproblems

Problem:Theharddiskdrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.

Solution:Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:

•Whentheharddiskdrivebeginsornishesgettingaccesstodata.

•Whenyoucarrytheharddiskdrive.

•Whenyoucarryyourcomputer.

Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveandisnotadefect.

Problem:Theharddiskdrivedoesnotwork.

Solution:OntheBootmenuofThinkPadSetup,makesurethattheharddiskdriveisontheBootpriority

orderlist.IfitisontheExcludedfrombootorderlist,itisdisabled.Selecttheentryforitonthelistand

presstheShift+1key.ThismovestheentrytotheBootpriorityorderlist.

Problem:Aftersettingaharddiskpasswordontheharddiskdriveofthecomputer,youmovedthedriveto

anothercomputer.Nowyoucannotunlocktheharddiskpassword.

Solution:Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedpasswordalgorithm.Computersolderthanyoursmight

notsupportsuchasecurityfunction.

Asolidstatedriveproblem

Problem:WhenyoucompresslesorfoldersbyuseofthedatacompressionfunctioninWindows,andthen

decompressthem,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.

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Problem:YouhearanoisefromthedrivewhentheCD,DVD,orCD-RWdiscisspinning.

Solution:Ifthediscisnotcorrectlyloadedonthecenterpivotofthedrive,itmightrubagainstthedrive

coverandmakeanoise.Makesurethatthediscisloadedcorrectlyinthedrive.

Problem:Thetraydoesnotopenevenifyoupresstheejectbutton.

Solution:Whenyourcomputerisnotturnedon,pressingtheejectbuttondoesnotcausethedrivetrayto

open.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedonandthatthedriveconnectorisrmlyconnectedtothe

computer.

Ifthetraystilldoesnotopen,makesurethatthecomputerisrunning,andinserttheendofastraightened

paperclipintotheemergencyejecthole.Thetraywillopen.

Problem:Anopticalmedium,suchasaCD,DVD,orCD-RWdisccannotberead.

Solution:MakesurethattheCD,DVD,orCD-RWdiscisnotdirty.Ifitis,cleanitwithacleanerkit.

TestanotherCD,DVD,orCD-RWdisc.Ifthecomputercanreadtheotherdisc,therstdiscmightbe

defective.

Makesurethatthediscisloadedonthecenterpivotofthedrivewiththelabelsideup.(Youshouldheara

click.)

Makesurethatthediscisinoneofthefollowingformats:

•MusicCD

•CD-ROMorCD-ROMXA

•MultisessionphotoCD

•VideoCD

•DVD-ROM(DVD-video)

Problem:ThecomputercannotplayaCD,orthesoundqualityisnotgood.

Solution:Besurethatthediscmeetsthestandardsforyourcountry.Usually,adiscthatmeetsthelocal

standardsismarkedwithaCDlogoonthelabel.Ifyouuseadiscthatdoesnotmeetthesestandards,we

cannotguaranteethatitwillplay,orthat,ifitdoesplay,thesoundqualitywillbegood.

Problem:TheHDDVDtabintheWinDVD8programisdimmedandIcannotuseit.

Solution:YourcomputerdoesnotsupportanHDDVDdrive.

Softwareproblems

Problem:Anapplicationdoesnotruncorrectly.

Solution:Makesurethattheproblemisnotbeingcausedbytheapplication.

Checkthatyourcomputerhastheminimumrequiredmemorytoruntheapplication.Refertothemanuals

suppliedwiththeapplication.

Checkthefollowing:

•Theapplicationisdesignedtooperatewithyouroperatingsystem.

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•Otherapplicationsruncorrectlyonyourcomputer.

•Thenecessarydevicedriversareinstalled.

•Theapplicationworkswhenitisrunonsomeothercomputer.

Ifanerrormessageisdisplayedwhileyouareusingtheapplicationprogram,refertothemanualssupplied

withtheapplication.

Iftheapplicationstilldoesnotruncorrectly,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraservicerepresentative

forhelp.

Problemswithportsandconnectors

Thefollowingarethemostcommonproblemswithportsandconnectors.

AUSBproblem

Problem:AdeviceconnectedtotheUSBconnectordoesnotwork.

Solution:OpentheDeviceManagerwindow.MakesurethattheUSBdevicesetupiscorrect,andthatthe

assignmentofcomputerresourceandtheinstallationofthedevicedriverarecorrect.

OpenControlPanel.ClickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforan

administratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepasswordorprovideconrmation.

Referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage137andrunadiagnostictestoftheUSBconnector.

Adockingstationorportreplicatorproblem

Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotstartwhenyoutrytoturniton,anddoesnotrespondwhenyoutryto

resumeoperation.

Solution:Makesurethat:

•Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothedockingstationortheportreplicator.

•Theindicatorofthedockingstationison.

•Thecomputerissecurelyattachedtothedockingstationortheportreplicator.

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Chapter11.Gettingsupport

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.

•“BeforeyoucontactLenovo”onpage157

•“Gettinghelpandservice”onpage157

•“Purchasingadditionalservices”onpage159

BeforeyoucontactLenovo

Often,youcansolveyourcomputerproblemsbyreferringtotheinformationintheexplanationsoferror

codes,runningdiagnosticprograms,orbyconsultingtheLenovoWebsite.

Registeringyourcomputer

RegisteryourcomputerwithLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Registeryourcomputer”onpage21.

Downloadingsystemupdates

Downloadingupdatedsoftwaremightresolveproblemsyouexperiencewithyourcomputer.

Todownloadupdatedsoftware,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Recordinginformation

BeforeyoutalktoaLenovorepresentative,recordthefollowingimportantinformationaboutyourcomputer.

Recordingproblemsymptomsanddetails

Collecttheanswerstothequestionsbelowbeforeyoucallforhelp.Then,youwillbeabletogethelp

asquicklyaspossible.

•Whatistheproblem?Isitcontinuousorintermittent?

•Isthereanerrormessage?Whatistheerrorcode,ifany?

•Whatoperatingsystemareyouusing?Whichversion?

•Whichsoftwareapplicationswererunningatthetimeoftheproblem?

•Cantheproblembereproduced?Ifso,how?

Recordingsysteminformation

Theserialnumberlabelisonthebottomofyourcomputer.Recordthemachinetypeandtheserialnumber.

•WhatisthenameofyourLenovoproduct?

•Whatisthemachinetype?

•Whatistheserialnumber?

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.Theyareavailable

throughWebdownload(connectionchargesmightapply)orthroughdisc.Formorespecicinformationand

links,gotohttp://www.microsoft.com.Lenovoofferstechnicalassistancewithinstallationof,orquestions

relatedto,ServicePacksforyourLenovo-preloadedMicrosoftWindowsproduct.Forinformation,contact

theCustomerSupportCenter.

Usingdiagnosticprograms

Manycomputerproblemscanbesolvedwithoutoutsideassistance.Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyour

computer,therstplacetostartisthetroubleshootinginformationofyourcomputerdocumentation.Ifyou

suspectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentation,includingreadmelesandhelpinformationsystems,

thatcomeswiththeoperatingsystemorapplicationprogram.

ThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyouidentify

hardwareproblems.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage137forinstructionsonusingthediagnostic

programs.

Thetroubleshootinginformationorthediagnosticprogramsmighttellyouthatyouneedadditionalor

updateddevicedriversorothersoftware.Youcangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevice

driversandupdatesfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

LenovoSupportWebsite

TechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:

•Driversandsoftware

•Diagnosticsolutions

•Productandservicewarranty

•Productandpartsdetails

•Userguidesandmanuals

•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions

CallingLenovo

Ifyouhavetriedtocorrecttheproblemyourselfandstillneedhelp,duringthewarrantyperiod,youcan

gethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupportCenter.Thefollowingservicesare

availableduringthewarrantyperiod:

•Problemdetermination-Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhavea

hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytoxtheproblem.

•Lenovohardwarerepair-IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,

trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.

•Engineeringchangemanagement-Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproduct

hasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineeringChanges

(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.

Thefollowingitemsarenotcovered:

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•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

services;upgradedorextendedhardwarerepairservices;andcustominstallationsservices.Service

availabilityandservicenamemightvarybycountry.

Formoreinformationabouttheseservices,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

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AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation

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.

YourBluetoothcardiscomplianttoBluetoothSpecication4.0asdenedbytheBluetoothSpecialInterest

GroupSIG,itsupportthefollowingproles:

•AdvancedAudioDistributionProle(A2DP)

•Audio/VideoControlTransportProtocol(AVCTP)

•Audio/VideoDistributionTransportProtocol(AVDTP)

•A/VRemoteControlProle(AVRCP)

•BasicImagingProle(BIP)

•BasicPrintingProle(BPP)

•Dial-UpNetworkingProle(DUN)

•FileTransferProle(FTP)

•GenericAccessProle(GAP)

•GenericA/VDistributionProle(GAVDP)

•HardcopyCableReplacementProle(HCRP)

•HeadsetProle(HSP)

•Hands-FreeProle(HFP)

•HumanInterfaceDeviceProle(HID)

•MessageAccessProle(MAP)

•ObjectExchangeProtocol(OBEX)

•ObjectPushProle(OPP)

•PersonalAreaNetworkingProle(PAN)

•PhoneBookAccessProle(PBAP)

•ServiceDiscoveryProtocol(SDP)

•SynchronizationProle(SYNC)

•VideoDistributionProle(VDP)

•GenericAttributeProle(GATT)

•ProximityProle

•FindMeProle

•ImmediateAlertProle

•BatteryStatusProle

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth

Integratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,the

levelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdeviceslike

forexamplemobilephones.

Duetothefactthatintegratedwirelesscardsoperatewithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafety

standardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievestheyaresafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsand

recommendationsreecttheconsensusofthescienticcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanels

andcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.

Insomesituationorenvironment,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmightberestrictedbytheproprietor

ofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmightfor

exampleinclude:

•Usingtheintegratedwirelesscardsonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blasting

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

aspacemakers.

•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor

identiedasharmful.

Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliestotheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecicorganization(suchas

airportorhospital),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseintegratedwirelesscardspriorto

turningonthecomputer.

LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas

ThinkPadmodelsfeatureanintegrateddiversityantennasystembuiltintothedisplayforoptimalreception,

enablingwirelesscommunicationwhereveryouare.

1WirelessLANandWiMAXcomboantenna(Main)

162UserGuide

2WirelessWANantenna(Main)

3WirelessLANantenna(Third)

4WirelessLANandWiMAXcomboantenna(Auxiliary)

5WirelessWANantenna(Auxiliary)

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices

Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwithyour

computer.

IfyourcomputerisshippedwithouttheRegulatoryNotice,youcannditontheWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides

Exportclassicationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport

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

countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Electronicemissionsnotices

ThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPadT430andT430i,machinetypes2342,2344,2345,2347,

2349,2350,2351.

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.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)

thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

ResponsibleParty:

Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated

1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne

Morrisville,NC27560

PhoneNumber:919-294-5900

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IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibility

Directive

ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EConthe

approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannot

acceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanon-recommended

modicationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.

ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationTechnology

EquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederived

fortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensed

communicationdevices.

EUcontact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia

GermanClassBcompliancestatement

DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:

HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit

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

AngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaaten

undhältdieGrenzwertederEN55022KlasseBein.

Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzu

betreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.

LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProdukt

ohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohne

EmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.

Deutschland:

EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln

DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“

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.

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DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen

-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo

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

InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:

DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement

Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepower

mainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase

LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan

AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation165

166UserGuide

AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment

whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin

recyclingtheirITproducts.InformationonproductrecyclingofferingscanbefoundonLenovo'sInternetsite

athttp://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/.

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

BatteryrecyclinginformationforJapan

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty

ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof

Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed

ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw

forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingand

RecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,

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

PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingof

home-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisservice

isprovidedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,goto

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

DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother

environmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit

boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.

DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers

Abutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledonthesystemboardofyourLenovocomputertoprovidepower

tothecomputerclockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouwantto

replaceitwithanewone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraskforarepairserviceprovidedbyLenovo.If

youhavereplaceditbyyourselfandwanttodisposeofthedisusedlithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,

contactyourplaceofpurchase,andfollowtheirinstructions.IfyouuseaLenovocomputerathomeand

needtodisposeofalithiumbattery,youmustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.

DisposingofdisusedbatterypacksfromLenovonotebookcomputers

YourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.If

youareacompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabattery

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

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

IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,you

mustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsat

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

BatteryrecyclinginformationforBrazil

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

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BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion

Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).

BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC

concerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminesthe

frameworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughoutthe

EuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrown

away,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.

InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicate

thattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalso

includeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdfor

cadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsorted

municipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,and

treatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotential

effectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceof

hazardoussubstances.Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:

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

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan

AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements169

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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.

Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:

Lenovo

AccessConnections

ActiveProtectionSystem

RescueandRecovery

SecureDataDisposal

ThinkLight

ThinkPad

ThinkVantage

TrackPoint

Ultrabay

UltraConnect

UltraNav

IntelandIntelSpeedSteparetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesin

theUnitedStatesandothercountries.

Microsoft,Windows,Bing,BitLocker,andInternetExploreraretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupof

companies.

BlackBerry®,RIM®,ResearchInMotion®,SureType®andrelatedtrademarks,namesandlogosarethe

propertyofResearchInMotionLimitedandareregisteredand/orusedintheU.S.andcountriesaroundthe

world.UsedunderlicensefromResearchInMotionLimited.

Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective

(RoHS)

ChinaRoHS

TurkishRoHS

TheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUse

ofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment(EEE).

UkraineRoHS

IndiaRoHS

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

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