Realtek Semiconductor RTL8192EEBT 802.11b/g/n RTL8192EE Combo module User Manual

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802.11b/g/n RTL8192EE Combo module

User Manual

Lenovo(Japan), Ltd., Date: April 17, 2013 Document Number: UY152-0007-01-71 User’s Manual The attachment is the user’s manual for the specific Lenovo host PC device in this application that consists of the following two sections. The regulatory notice concerning the FCC Part 2 /15B /15C and IC RSS-102/210, ICES-003 for the applying WLAN transmitter device (FCC ID: TX2RTL8192EEBT, IC: 6317A-RTL8192EEBT). 1. The electronic user’s guidance referred to in the above regulatory notices, which are displayed on the LCD screen of the host PC device.
1. Regulatory notice for WLAN / Bluetooth transmitter devices
ThinkPadRegulatoryNoticeAboutthismanualThismanualcontainsregulatoryinformationforthefollowingThinkPadproducts:•ThinkPad11e•ThinkPadYoga11eReadfirst—regulatoryinformationReadthisdocumentbeforeusingyourcomputer.Thiscomputercomplieswiththeradiofrequencyandsafetystandardsofanycountryorregioninwhichithasbeenapprovedforwirelessuse.Installanduseyourcomputeraccordingtothefollowinginstructions.ThelatestRegulatoryNoticehasbeenuploadedontheWebsite.Torefertoit,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/think/support,andthenclickGuides&Manuals.Veuillezlireleprésentdocumentavantd'utiliservotreordinateur.Cetordinateurestconformeauxnormesdefréquenceradioetdesécuritédetouslespaysourégionsdanslesquelssonutilisationsansfilaétéhomologuée.Installezetutilisezl'ordinateurenrespectantlesinstructionsquisuivent.LaversionlaplusrécentedelaNoticerelativeàlaréglementationaétéchargéesurlesiteWeb.Pourlaconsulter,http://www.lenovo.com/think/support,puissurGuides&Manuals.USA—FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)I.ApprovedwirelessdevicesThissectionpresentstheFCCIDandmodelnumberofeachwirelessdevice.i)UserinstallablewirelessLANandBluetoothcombocardFCCID:PD97260NGU(Model:7260NGWAN)FCCID:TX2RTL8192EEBT(Model:RTL8192EEBT)1
Notes:•Either7260NGWANorRTL8192EEBTisinstalledintothecomputer.•ThewirelessLANandtheBluetoothfeaturesoperateatdifferentfrequenciesexclusively,andtransmitradiofrequenciessimultaneously.•ThewirelessLANcardsmarketedintheUSAandCanadadonotsupportorfunctionintheextendedchannels(12ch,13ch).II.UserinstallablewirelessLANandBluetoothcombocardi)UseofthewirelessLANandBluetoothcombocardIfnointegratedwirelessLANandBluetoothcombocardhasbeenpreinstalledinyourcomputer,youcaninstallone,providedbyLenovo®asanoption.PlugthewirelessLANcardintothewirelessLANcardslot.Fortheinstallationprocedure,see“Replacingthewireless-LANcard”inUserGuide.Attention:Thecomputercontainsanauthenticationmechanism.Ifyouinstallanunauthorizedwirelesscommunicationcardthatisnotapprovedforuseinyourcomputer,thecomputerwillnotstart,butonlydisplaysanerrormessageandemitsaudiblebeeps.ii)FCCIDlocationThereisnoFCCIDforthewirelessLANcardshownontheenclosureofyourcomputer.InsteadyouwillfindanindicatorpointingtothelocationoftheFCCIDonthebottomofyourcomputer.TheFCCIDisaffixedontheapprovedcardinstalledinthewirelessLANcardslot,andtheFCCIDisvisiblepriortoinstallation.ForthelocationoftheFCCIDindicatorandtheslot,see“FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel”inUserGuide.iii)FCCRFExposurecomplianceTheradiatedoutputpowerofthewirelessLANcardauthorizedtouseforyourcomputerisfarbelowtheFCCradiofrequencyexposurelimits.Nevertheless,itshallbeusedinsuchamannerthatthepotentialforhumancontactduringnormaloperationisminimizedasfollows:2
CAUTION:ForThinkPad11e:TocomplywithFCCRFexposurecompliancerequirements,aseparationdistanceofatleast20cm(8inches)mustbemaintainedbetweentheantennasconnectedtothewirelesscardsandallpersons.Ifthisdistancecannotbemaintainedwhilethecomputerlidisclosed,youmustselectfirstselectsleepasthepowermodepriortoclosingthedisplaylid.ForThinkPadYoga11e:TheradiatedenergyfromtheantennasconformstotheFCClimitoftheSAR(SpecificAbsorptionRate)requirementregarding47CFRPart2Section1093,whenthecomputeroperatesintheconventionalsetting.TheSARisdeterminedtomeasureatthehighestpowerlevelineachfrequencyband.TheThinkPadYoga11ehasbeentestedandfoundtomeettheFCCRFexposureguidelines.ThetransmissionantennasforthewirelessLANcardarelocatedintheLCDcover.See“LocatingtheUltraConnectwirelessantennas”inUserGuide.iv)RadioFrequencyinterferencerequirementsEachdevicehasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevicepursuanttoFCCPart15SubpartB.Referto“Electronicemissionnotices”onpage7.WhenyouuseawirelessLANcardinthe802.11a/ntransmissionmode,notethefollowing:•Eachdeviceisrestrictedtoindooruseduetoitsoperationinthe5150to5250MHzfrequencyrange.FCCrequirestheseproductstobeusedindoorsforthefrequencyrange5150to5250MHztoreducethepotentialforharmfulinterferencetoco-channelMobileSatellitesystems.•Highpowerradarsareallocatedasprimaryusersofthe5250to5350MHzand5650to5850MHzbands.Theseradarstationscancauseinterferencewithand/ordamagethisdevice.Canada—IndustryCanada(IC)ICCertificationnumberI.ApprovedwirelessdevicesThissectionpresentstheICCertificationandmodelnumberofeachwirelessdevice.3
i)UserinstallablewirelessLANandBluetoothcombocardIC:1000M-7260NG(Model:7260NGWAN)IC:6317A-RTL8192EEBT(Model:RTL8192EENF[NGFF])Notes:•Either7260NGWANorRTL8192EEBTisinstalledintothecomputer.•ThewirelessLANcardmarketedintheUSAandCanadadoesnotsupportorfunctionintheextendedchannels(12ch,13ch).II.UserinstallablewirelessLANandBluetoothcombocardThereisnocertificationnumberofIndustryCanadaforthewirelesscommunicationcardshownontheenclosureofyourcomputer.InsteadyouwillfindanindicatorpointingtothelocationoftheICCertificationnumberonthebottomofyourcomputer.TheICcertificationnumberisaffixedontheapprovedcardinstalledinthecorrespondingslot,andtheICCertificationnumberisvisiblepriortoinstallation.ForthelocationoftheICCertificationnumberindicatorandtheslot,see“FCCIDandICCertificationnumberinformation”inUserGuide.Attention:Thecomputercontainsanauthenticationmechanism.Youcaninstallorremoveeachwirelesscardbyyourself.Ifyouinstallanunauthorizedwirelesscardthatisnotapprovedforuseinthecomputer,thecomputerwillnotstart,butonlydisplaysanerrormessageandemitsaudiblebeeps.V.Lowpowerlicense-exemptradiocommunicationdevices(RSS-210)Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthedevice.Thetransmitterdeviceshavebeendesignedtooperatewiththeantennasintegratedinthecomputer,andhavingamaximumgainofwithin3dBi.Themaximumantennagainpermittedfordevicesinthe5250-5350MHz,5470-5725MHz,and5725-5825MHzbandscomplieswiththee.i.r.p.limitinsectionA9.2ofRSS-210.WhenyouuseawirelessLANcardinthe802.11a/ntransmissionmode:•Thedevicesfortheband5150–5250MHzareonlyforindoorusagetoreducepotentialforharmfulinterferencetoco-channelMobileSatellitesystems.•Highpowerradarsareallocatedasprimaryusers(meaningtheyhavepriority)of5250–5350MHzand5650–5850MHzandtheseradarscouldcause4
interferenceand/ordamagetoLELAN(Licence-ExemptLocalAreaNetwork)devices.VI.ExposureofhumanstoRFfields(RSS-102)ThecomputersemploylowgainintegralantennasthatdonotemitRFfieldinexcessofHealthCanadalimitsforthegeneralpopulation;consultSafetyCode6,obtainablefromHealthCanada’sWebsiteathttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/.TheradiatedenergyfromtheantennasconnectedtothewirelesscardsconformstotheIClimitoftheRFexposurerequirementregardingICRSS-102,Issue2clause4.2.Numérod’homologationICI.PériphériquessansfilhomologuésCettesectionprésentelenumérod’homologationICetlenumérodemodèledechaquepériphériquesansfil.i)Cartesansfilinstallableparl’utilisateurIC:1000M-7260NG(Model:7260NGWAN)IC:6317A-RTL8192EEBT(Model:RTL8192EENF[NGFF])Remarques:•LesfonctionsderéseaulocalsansfiletBluetoothsontopérationnellesàdesfréquencesdifférentesexclusivementetémettentdesfréquencesradiosimultanément.•LescartesderéseaulocalsansfilcommercialiséesauxEtats-UnisetauCanadaneprennentpasenchargelescanauxétendus(12ch,13ch)etnefonctionnentdoncpassurdetelscanaux.II.Cartesansfilinstallableparl’utilisateurLenumérodecertificationIC(IndustrieCanada)pourlacartedecommunicationsansfilnefigurepassurleboîtierdevotreordinateur.Enrevanche,sousvotreordinateur,voustrouverezuneindicationvousprécisantl'emplacementdunumérodecertificationIC.LenumérodecertificationICfiguresurlacartehomologuéeinstalléedanslelogementcorrespondantetestvisibleavantl’installation.Pourconnaîtrel’emplacementdunumérodecertificationICetdulogement,reportez-vousàlasection«Etiquetted’identificationFCCetdunumérodecertificationIC»duGuided’utilisation.5
Attention:L’ordinateurcontientunmécanismed'authentification.Vouspouvezinstalleroudésinstallertoutdispositifsansfil.Sivousinstallezunecartesansfilquin’estpashomologuéedansvotreordinateur,l’ordinateurnedémarrerapasmaisafficheraunmessaged’erreuretgénéreradesbipssonores.V.Remarquerelativeauxappareilsdecommunicationradiodefaiblepuissancesanslicence(CNR-210)Lefonctionnementdecetyped’appareilestsoumisauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:1.Cetappareilnedoitpasperturberlescommunicationsradio,et2.Cetappareildoitsupportertouteperturbation,ycomprislesperturbationsquipourraientprovoquersondysfonctionnement.Lespériphériquesd’émissionsontconçuspourfonctionneravecdesantennesintégréesàl’ordinateuretayantungainmaximaldemoinsde3dBi.Legaind’antennemaximalpourlespériphériquesdanslesbandesdefréquence5250-5350MHz,5470-5725MHz,et5725-5825MHzestconformeàlalimitep.i.r.eénoncéedanslasectionA9.2delaCNR-210.Lorsquevousutilisezlacartepourréseaulocalsansfilenmodedetransmission802.11a/n:•Toutappareildestinéàlabande5150-5250MHzdevraêtreexclusivementutiliséenintérieurafinderéduirelesrisquesdeperturbationsélectromagnétiquesgênantessurlessystèmesdesatellitemobiledansunmêmecanal.•Lesradarsàfortepuissancesontdésignéscommelesutilisateursprincipaux(c’est-à-direqu'ilssontprioritaires)desbandes5250-5350MHzet5650-5850MHz.IlspeuventprovoquerdesperturbationsélectromagnétiquessurlesappareilsdetypeLELAN(réseaudecommunicationlocalsanslicence)oulesendommager.VI.Expositiondesêtreshumainsauxchampsradioélectriques(RF)(CNR-102)L’ordinateurutilisedesantennesintégralesàfaiblegainquin’émettentpasunchampélectromagnétiquesupérieurauxnormesimposéesparleMinistéredelasantécanadienpourlapopulation.ConsultezleSafetyCode6surlesiteWebduMinistéredelasantécanadienàl'adressehttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/.L’énergieémiseparlesantennesreliéesauxadaptateurssansfilrespectelalimited’expositionauxradiofréquencestellequedéfinieparIndustrieCanadadanslaclause4.2dudocumentCNR-102.6
ElectronicemissionnoticesFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)DeclarationofConformity•Model:7260NGWAN•Model:RTL8192EEBTThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyunauthorizedchangesormodificationstothisequipment.Unauthorizedchangeormodificationscouldavoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.ResponsibleParty:Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOneMorrisville,NC27560Telephone:1-919-294-5900IndustryCanadaClassBEmissionComplianceStatementThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.7
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementationd’IndustrieCanadaCetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.UsageenvironmentandyourhealthWirelessfeature(suchaswirelessWAN,wirelessLAN,andBluetoothandsoon)emitsradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,thelevelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdeviceslikeforexamplemobilephones.Duetothefactthatwirelessfeatureoperateswithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafetystandardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievesthewirelessfeatureissafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsandrecommendationsreflecttheconsensusofthescientificcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanelsandcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.Insomesituationorenvironment,theuseofwirelessfeaturemightberestrictedbytheproprietorofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmayforexampleinclude:•Usingthewirelessfeatureonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blastingareas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices,suchaspacemakers.•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedoridentifiedasharmful.Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliesontheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecificorganization(suchasairportorhospital),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtousewirelessfeaturepriortoturningonthetablet.8
TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoThinkPadUltraConnectOthercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.9
FirstEdition(May2014)©CopyrightLenovo2014.LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.PrintedinChina(1P)P/N:SP40F29946*1PSP40F29946*
2. The electronic user’s guidance
UserGuideThinkPad11eandThinkPadYoga11e
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide•RegulatoryNotice•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi•AppendixE“Notices”onpage141ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/UserManualsSecondEdition(May2014)©CopyrightLenovo2014.LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
ContentsReadthisfirst..............vImportantsafetyinformation..........viConditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..viiServiceandupgrades..........viiPowercordsandpoweradapters.....viiiExtensioncordsandrelateddevices.....ixPlugsandoutlets.............ixPowersupplystatement..........ixExternaldevices.............xGeneralbatterynotice...........xLithiumcoin-cellbatterynotice.......xNoticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebatteries....xiHeatandproductventilation........xiElectricalcurrentsafetyinformation....xiiLiquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice.....xiiUsingheadphonesorearphones......xiiiAdditionalsafetyinformation.......xiiiChapter1.Productoverview......1Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators..................1Frontview................1Right-sideview..............3Left-sideview..............5Rearview................7Statusindicators.............7Locatingimportantproductinformation......9Machinetypeandmodellabel........9FCCIDandICCertificationnumberinformation..............10GenuineMicrosoftlabel.........10Features.................11Specifications...............12Lenovoprograms.............13AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem...........13AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystem..........15Lenovoprogramsoverview........15Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...19Registeringyourcomputer..........19Specialkeys...............19Usingthetouchpad............21UsingtheThinkPadYoga11eindifferentmodes.21Rotatingthecomputerdisplay.......22Notebookmode............22Standmode..............23Tabletmode..............24Tentmode..............25Usingthetabletbuttons.........26Usingthemulti-touchscreen.......27Powermanagement............31Usingtheacpoweradapter........31Checkingthebatterystatus........31Chargingthebattery..........32Managingthebatterypower.......32Power-savingmodes..........32Maximizingthebatterylife........33Connectingtothenetwork..........34Ethernetconnections..........34Wirelessconnections..........34Presentationsandmultimedia.........36Changingdisplaysettings........36Usinganexternalmonitor........36Usingaprojector............38Usingdualdisplays...........38Usingaudiofeatures............39Usingthecamera.............39Usingaflashmediacard...........40Installingaflashmediacard.......40Removingaflashmediacard.......41Frequentlyaskedquestions.........41Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..45Accessibilityandcomfort..........45Ergonomicinformation..........45Comfort...............46Accessibilityinformation.........46Travelingwithyourcomputer.........50Traveltips...............50Travelaccessories...........50Chapter4.Security..........51Attachingamechanicallock.........51Usingpasswords..............51Typingpasswords...........51Power-onpassword...........51Supervisorpassword..........52Harddiskpasswords..........54Harddisksecurity.............55Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.............56Usingfirewalls...............57©CopyrightLenovo2014i
Protectingdataagainstviruses........57Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration..59Installinganewoperatingsystem.......59InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..59InstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.60Installingdevicedrivers...........61UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......61Mainmenu..............62Configmenu..............62Date/Timemenu............65Securitymenu.............65Startupmenu.............69Restartmenu.............71UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........71Usingsystemmanagement..........71Settingmanagementfeatures.......72Chapter6.Preventingproblems...75Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......75Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....76Takingcareofyourcomputer.........77Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....78Chapter7.Troubleshootingproblems...............81Diagnosingproblems............81Troubleshooting..............81Computerstopsresponding.......81Spillsonthekeyboard..........82Errormessages............82Errorswithoutmessages.........83Beeperrors..............84Memorymoduleproblems........85Networkingproblems..........85Keyboardproblems...........87Problemswiththedisplayandmultimediadevices................87Batteryandpowerproblems.......92Problemswithdrivesandotherstoragedevices................94Asoftwareproblem...........95AUSBproblem............95Chapter8.Recoveryinformation...97RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem..................97Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....97Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.98UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.99Creatingandusingarescuemedium....100Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers.............101Solvingrecoveryproblems........102RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8.1operatingsystem..............102Refreshingyourcomputer........102Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings................102Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....103RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostart.............103Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....103Chapter9.Replacingdevices....105Staticelectricityprevention..........105Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries.........105Replacingthememorymodule........106Replacingthewireless-LANcard.......108Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........111Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive...................113Replacingthekeyboard...........117Chapter10.Gettingsupport....123BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........123Gettinghelpandservice...........123Usingdiagnosticprograms........124LenovoSupportWebsite.........124CallingLenovo.............124FindingThinkPadoptions........125Purchasingadditionalservices........125AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation.............127Wirelessrelatedinformation.........127LocatingtheUltraConnectwirelessantennas...............128Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....128Exportclassificationnotice..........129Electronicemissionnotices..........129FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity........129IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement...............129EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...129GermanClassBcompliancestatement...130KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....130JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..131Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase................131iiUserGuide
LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan................131Eurasiancompliancemark..........131Brazilregulatorynotice...........131Mexicoregulatorynotice...........131AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclinginformation.............133ImportantWEEEinformation.........133RecyclinginformationforChina........133RecyclinginformationforJapan........133BatteryrecyclinginformationforBrazil.....134BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....134BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion..................135BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada................135AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)....137EuropeanUnionRoHS...........137ChinaRoHS................137IndiaRoHS................137TurkishRoHS...............137UkraineRoHS...............138AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.............139AppendixE.Notices.........141Trademarks................142©CopyrightLenovo2014iii
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ReadthisfirstBesuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreachdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest.Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgeneratesheat.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskinburn.•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileitisinuse.•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyourcomputer.Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,akeyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalkedon,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanywaysubjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.©CopyrightLenovo2014v
Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,dooneofthefollowing:•Turnitoff.•Putitinsleepmode.•Putitinhibernationmode.Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.Handleyourcomputergently.Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectsonyourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.Carryyourcomputercarefully.•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileitisturnedon.ImportantsafetyinformationNote:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincludedwithyourcomputer.TheinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreementortheLenovo®LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personalcomputersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotentialsafetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducetheserisks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandintheoperatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowingtheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourselffromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebookcomputers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhavesuchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-sizedinternalbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothebatterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.viUserGuide
ConditionsthatrequireimmediateactionProductscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenoughthattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedbyanauthorizedservicer.Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrareoccasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryoumighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthataninternalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner.Or,theymightindicateapotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphonenumbers,seethefollowingWebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneFrequentlyinspectyourcomputeranditscomponentsfordamageorwearorsignsofdanger.Ifyouhaveanyquestionabouttheconditionofacomponent,donotusetheproduct.ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterortheproductmanufacturerforinstructionsonhowtoinspecttheproductandhaveitrepaired,ifnecessary.Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafetyconcernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceandtelecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.•Powercords,plugs,poweradapters,extensioncords,surgeprotectors,orpowersuppliesthatarecracked,broken,ordamaged.•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orfire.•Damagetoabattery(suchascracks,dents,orcreases),dischargefromabattery,orabuildupofforeignsubstancesonthebattery.•Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordorpoweradapter.•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions,oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.ServiceandupgradesDonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteroryourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyarereferredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomerReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.LenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriateforcustomerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingorreplacingparts.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmakesurethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,thefollowingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.©CopyrightLenovo2014vii
CAUTION:Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.CAUTION:BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeopeningthecover.PowercordsandpoweradaptersDANGERUseonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F,3G,0.75mm2,orbetter.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordinwaysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercordorpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronfloorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressedbymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnectorterminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsofoverheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionoroverheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjectswhenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.viiiUserGuide
ExtensioncordsandrelateddevicesEnsurethatextensioncords,surgeprotectors,uninterruptiblepowersupplies,andpowerstripsthatyouuseareratedtohandletheelectricalrequirementsoftheproduct.Neveroverloadthesedevices.Ifpowerstripsareused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.PlugsandoutletsDANGERIfareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtainareplacement.Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamountsofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugfitsonlyintoagroundedelectricaloutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Donotdefeatthissafetyfeaturebytryingtoinsertitintoanon-groundedoutlet.Ifyoucannotinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectricianforanapprovedoutletadapterortoreplacetheoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Neveroverloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystemloadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranchcircuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloadsandbranchcircuitratings.Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclosetotheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouareinstalling.Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.PowersupplystatementDANGERNeverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabelattached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwithoneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.©CopyrightLenovo2014ix
ExternaldevicesCAUTION:DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBand1394cableswhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoidpossibledamagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastfivesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.GeneralbatterynoticeDANGERPersonalcomputersmanufacturedbyLenovocontainacoin-cellbatterytoprovidepowertothesystemclock.Inaddition,manymobileproducts,suchasnotebookcomputers,utilizearechargeablebatterypacktoprovidesystempowerwheninportablemode.BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityandshouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.Neverattempttoopenorserviceanybattery.Donotcrush,puncture,orincineratebatteriesorshortcircuitthemetalcontacts.Donotexposethebatterytowaterorotherliquids.Onlyrechargethebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorflameto“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoincell.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthebatteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeablebatteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadischargedstatecouldincreasetheriskofabatteryshortcircuit,whichcouldshortenthelifeofthebatteryandalsocanposeasafetyhazard.DonotletrechargeableLithium-Ionbatteriescompletelydischargeorstorethesebatteriesinadischargedstate.Lithiumcoin-cellbatterynoticeDANGERDangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Whenreplacingthelithiumcoin-cellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatisrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.Donot:•Throworimmerseintowater•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)•RepairordisassembleDisposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:xUserGuide
Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,Seewww.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorateNoticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebatteriesDANGERDonotattempttoreplacetheinternalrechargeableorlithiumcoin-cellbatteries.ContactLenovoSupportforfactoryreplacement.HeatandproductventilationDANGERComputers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhenbatteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasignificantamountofheatduetotheircompactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyouusethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime.Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaksfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottousethekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearflammablematerialsorinexplosiveenvironments.•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,andreliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproductonabed,sofa,carpet,orotherflexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgeneratesheat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusetheacpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskinburn.Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightberequiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).©CopyrightLenovo2014xi
ElectricalcurrentsafetyinformationDANGERElectriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidashockhazard:•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfigurationofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.•Disconnecttheattachedpowercordsandallthecablesbeforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconfigurationprocedures.•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neverusethecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.DANGERConnectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.Toconnect:1.TurneverythingOFF.2.First,attachallcablestodevices.3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.5.TurndevicesON.Todisconnect:1.TurneverythingOFF.2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallotherelectricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectricalcableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)noticeCAUTION:Theliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)ismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalfluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediatelywashtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsarepresentafterwashing,getmedicalcare.Note:Forproductswithmercury-containingfluorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),thefluorescentlampintheLiquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.xiiUserGuide
UsingheadphonesorearphonesCAUTION:Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentoftheequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesoundpressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.ExcessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousiftheoutputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecificationsofEN50332-2.TheheadphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecificationlimitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainsthearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationoftheheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespecificationsofEN50332-1.Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.AdditionalsafetyinformationPlasticbagnoticeDANGERPlasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddangerofsuffocation.PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnoticeManypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsorcordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,thenthefollowingwarningapplies:WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproductwillexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.©CopyrightLenovo2014xiii
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Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels,computerfeatures,specifications,andpreinstalledprograms.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage9•“Features”onpage11•“Specifications”onpage12•“Lenovoprograms”onpage13Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicatorsThistopicintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationthatyouneedtostartusingthecomputer.FrontviewThinkPad11efrontview1Microphone2Camera-in-useindicator3Camera 4Speakers5System-statusindicator6Touchpad1MicrophoneThemicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.©CopyrightLenovo20141
2Camera-in-useindicatorWhenthecameraisstarted,thecamera-in-useindicatorturnsoningreen.3CameraUsethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”onpage39.4SpeakersYourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.5System-statusindicatorTheilluminateddotintheThinkPad®logoonthepalmrestfunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Formoreinformation,see“Statusindicators”onpage7.6TouchpadYourcomputerisequippedwithatouchpadunderthebottomedgeofthekeyboard.Thetouchpadenablesyoutomovethepointer,withouttheuseofaconventionalmouse.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthetouchpad”onpage21.ThinkPadYoga11efrontview1Proximitysensor 2Microphone3Camera-in-useindicator 4Camera5Speakers 6System-statusindicator7Touchpad 8Windowsbutton9Multi-touchscreen2UserGuide
1ProximitysensorTheproximitysensorisdesignedtoworkwhenyourcomputerisintabletmode.Iftheproximitysensordetectsyourhandsnearby,theActiveProtectionSystem™programwillbedisabledautomatically.Afteryourhandsleavethedetectingareaoftheproximitysensor,theActiveProtectionSystemwillbere-enabled.2MicrophoneThemicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.3Camera-in-useindicatorWhenthecameraisstarted,thecamera-in-useindicatorturnsoningreen.4CameraUsethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”onpage39.5SpeakersYourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.6System-statusindicatorTheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoonthepalmrestfunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Formoreinformation,see“Statusindicators”onpage7.7TouchpadYourcomputerisequippedwithatouchpadunderthebottomedgeofthekeyboard.Thetouchpadenablesyoutomovethepointer,withouttheuseofaconventionalmouse.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthetouchpad”onpage21.8WindowsbuttonPresstheWindowsbuttontoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen;orpresstheWindowsbuttontowakeupthecomputerfromsleepmode.9Multi-touchscreenYourcomputercomeswithamulti-touchscreen.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage27.Right-sideviewNote:Yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.Chapter1.Productoverview3
1Powerbutton 2Volume-controlbuttons3USB3.0connector4HDMI™connector5Security-lockslot1PowerbuttonUsethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheMicrosoft®Windows®7operatingsystem.FortheMicrosoftWindows8.1operatingsystem,movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.Ifthecomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormoretoresetthecomputer.Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatyoucanturnoffthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmodebypressingthepowerbutton.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.IntheEventsarea,selecttheactionthatyouwantthepowerbuttontoperform.ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.•ForWindows8.1:Gotothedesktopandright-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea,andthenclickPoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttondoes.2Volume-controlbuttonsUsethevolume-controlbuttonstoadjustthevolume.3USB3.0connectorTheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorisusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.Attention:WhenyouconnectaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.4UserGuide
4HDMIconnectorYourcomputerhasaHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector.Thisconnectorcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasahigh-definitiontelevision(HDTV).Youalsocanconnectyourcomputertoacompatiblevideographicsarray(VGA)videodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor,byusinganHDMI-to-VGAmonitorcable.5Security-lockslotToprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthesecurity-lockslottolockthecomputertoastationaryobject.Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformanceofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.Left-sideviewNote:Yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.1Powerconnector 2Ethernetconnector3Always-onUSBconnector(USB2.0connector)4Audioconnector5Mediacardslot1PowerconnectorConnecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.2EthernetconnectorConnectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.Chapter1.Productoverview5
DANGERToavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whentheleftindicatorissolidgreen,itindicatesthatthecomputerconnectstoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkisavailable.Whentherightindicatorblinksinyellow,itindicatesthatdataisbeingtransmitted.Note:Ifyouattachthecomputertoadockingstationorportreplicator,usetheEthernetconnectoronthedockingstationorportreplicatortoconnecttoaLAN,nottheoneonthecomputer.3Always-onUSBconnector(USB2.0connector)Bydefault,theAlways-onUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinthefollowingsituations:•Thecomputerisonorinsleepmode.•Thecomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower.Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthecomputerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:•ForWindows71.StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.2.SelectbothEnableAlwaysOnUSBandEnableevenwhenthecomputerisoff.3.ClickOK.•ForWindows8.11.PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.2.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.3.IntheEnableAlwaysOnUSBarea,slidethecontroltotherighttoenabletheAlways-onUSBconnector.Then,selectEnableevenwhenthecomputerisoff.4.ClickOK.4AudioconnectorConnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectortolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.Note:Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,theaudioconnectormightnotfullysupportthefunctionswitch.5MediacardslotYourcomputerhasamediacardslot.Insertyourflashmediacardintothisslottoreadthedataonthecard.Formoreinformationaboutthesupportedcards,see“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage40.6UserGuide
Rearview1FanlouversThefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputer,whichinturnensurespropercooling,especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.Notes:•Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.•Thefanlouversofyourcomputermightgettoohotwhenthecomputerisrunningheavytasks.Whenyouareusingorcarryingthecomputer,takecaretoavoiddirectcontacttothefanlouvers.StatusindicatorsThestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.Note:Yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.Chapter1.Productoverview7
1FnLockindicatorTheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys”onpage19.2Speaker-muteindicatorWhenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.3Microphone-muteindicatorWhenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,themicrophoneismuted.4Camera-in-useindicatorWhenthecameraisstarted,thecamera-in-useindicatorturnsoningreen.5 6 System-statusindicatorsTherearetwoThinkPadlogosonyourcomputer,oneonthepalmrestandtheotherontheouterlid.TheilluminateddotineachThinkPadlogoworksasasystem-statusindicatorandhelpsyouidentifythestatusofyourcomputer.•Solidon:Thecomputerison(innormaluse).8UserGuide
•Blinksfast:Thecomputerisenteringhibernationmode.•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.7Wireless-statusindicatorThewireless-statusindicatorislocatedontheouterlidofthecomputerandithelpsyouidentifythewirelessstatusofyourcomputer.•Solidgreen:Thewirelessfeaturesofthecomputerareon.•Off:Thewirelessfeaturesofthecomputerareoff.LocatingimportantproductinformationThissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodellabel,FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel,andtheGenuineMicrosoftlabel.MachinetypeandmodellabelThemachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetypeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer.Chapter1.Productoverview9
FCCIDandICCertificationnumberinformationTheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberfortheinstalledwirelesscommunicationcardsarenotshownontheenclosureofyourcomputer.However,LenovoprovidesinformationonthebackcoverassemblyofyourcomputerasshowntoinstructyouhowtolocatetheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberinsideyourcomputer.TheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelsareaffixedonthewirelessLANcard 1installedinyourcomputer.Note:UseonlyLenovo-authorizedwirelesscommunicationcardsforthecomputer.Ifyouinstallanunauthorizedwirelesscommunicationcardthatisnotapprovedforuseinyourcomputer,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedandthecomputerwillbeepwhenyouturnonthecomputer.GenuineMicrosoftlabelTheGenuineMicrosoftlabelisprovidedonmodelsthatarelicensedtouseaWindows8.1operatingsystem.TheversionoftheWindows8.1operatingsystemisprintedonthelabel.LenovocomputersthatarelicensedforusewithaWindows8.1operatingsystemareshippedwiththeWindows8.1licensekeydigitallyencodedintothecomputerhardware.Dependingonthecomputermodel,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelcanbeonthecomputercover,underthebattery,oronthepoweradapter.FormoreinformationabouttheGenuineMicrosoftlabel,goto:http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx10UserGuide
ThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationoftheGenuineMicrosoftlabelonthebackcoverofthecomputer.FeaturesThistopicprovidesgeneralinformationaboutthecomputerfeaturesforvariousmodels.Dependingonyourspecificmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.MicroprocessorToviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClickStart,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.•ForWindows8.1:Gotothedesktopandmovethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.MemoryDoubledatarate3lowvoltagesmalloutlinedualin-linememorymodules(DDR3LVSODIMM)Thememorycapacityvariesdependingonyourcomputermodel.Toviewthememoryinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClickStart,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.•ForWindows8.1:Gotothedesktopandmovethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.BatteryToviewthebatteryinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,andthenclicktheBatterytab.ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.•ForWindows8.1:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage15.Storagedevice•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightharddiskdrive•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightsolid-statedriveChapter1.Productoverview11
Display•Size:11.6inches(294.64mm)•Resolution:–LCD:Upto1366x768–Externalmonitor:Upto1920x1080(HDMI)•Colordisplaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology•Brightnesscontrol•IntegratedcameraPowersource(acpoweradapter)•Sine-waveinputat50–60Hz•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100–240Vac,50–60HzKeyboard•6-rowkeyboard•Fnkey•TouchpadInterface•Oneaudioconnector•OneHDMIconnector•OneUSB3.0connector•OneAlways-onUSBconnector•OneRJ45Ethernetconnector•One4-in-1digitalmedia-card-readerslotWirelessfeatures•IntegratedwirelessLAN•IntegratedBluetoothFeaturesforThinkPadYoga11eonly:•Accellerometer•Digitalcompass•Gyrometer•Multi-touchscreen•Proximitysensor•WindowsbuttonSpecificationsThistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.12UserGuide
Dimensions•Width:300mm(11.81inches)•Depth:216mm(8.50inches)•Height:–ThinkPad11e:22.30mm(0.88inch)–ThinkPadYoga11e:22.90mm(0.90inch)Weight•ThinkPad11e:1.49kg(3.28lb)•ThinkPadYoga11e:1.59kg(3.50lb)Environment•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)•Temperature–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)–Operating:From5.0°C(41°F)to35.0°C(95°F)–Storage:From5.0°C(41°F)to43.0°C(109°F)–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)Note:Whenyouchargethebattery,thebatterytemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).•Relativehumidity:–Operating:From8%to80%–Storage:From5%to95%Heatoutput•45W(154Btu/hr)maximumAttention:•Keepyourcomputerawayfromelectricalappliancessuchasanairconditioner,anelectricfan,amicrowaveoven,andaradio.Thestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemotoranddataontheharddiskdrive.•Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledonorinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.•Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.LenovoprogramsYourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.TheavailableprogramsmightvarydependingonthepreinstalledWindowsoperatingsystem.TolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystemOntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsfromeithertheLenovoThinkVantage®ToolsprogramorfromControlPanel.Chapter1.Productoverview13
AccessingLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageT oolsprogramToaccessLenovoprogramsfromtheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools.Thendouble-clickaprogramicontoaccesstheprogram.Note:IfaprogramiconisdimmedinthenavigationwindowoftheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,itindicatesthatyouneedtomanuallyinstalltheprogram.Tomanuallyinstalltheprogram,double-clicktheprogramicon.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogramiconwillbeactivated.ThefollowingtableliststheprogramsandthecorrespondingiconnamesonthenavigationwindowoftheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram.Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.Table1.ProgramsintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramProgramIconnameAccessConnections™InternetConnectionActiveProtectionSystemAirbagProtectionClientSecuritySolutionEnhancedSecurityCommunicationsUtilityWebConferencingLenovoQuickCastLenovoQuickCastLenovoQuickControlLenovoQuickControlLenovoSolutionCenterSystemHealthandDiagnosticsPasswordManagerPasswordVaultPowerManagerPowerControlsRecoveryMediaFactoryRecoveryDisksRescueandRecovery®EnhancedBackupandRestoreSystemUpdateUpdateandDriversAccessingLenovoprogramsfromControlPanelToaccessLenovoprogramsfromControlPanel,clickStart➙ControlPanel.Thendependingontheprogramyouwanttoaccess,clickthecorrespondingsectionandthenclickthecorrespondinggreentext.Note:IfyoucannotfindtheprogramyouneedinControlPanel,openthenavigationwindowoftheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramanddouble-clickthecorrespondingdimmedicontoinstalltheprogramyouneed.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theprogramiconwillbeactivated,andyoucanfindtheprograminControlPanel.ThefollowingtableliststheprogramsandthecorrespondingsectionsandgreentextsinControlPanel.Notes:•Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.•TheLenovoQuickCastprogramandtheLenovoQuickControlprogramarenotlistedinControlPanel.UsetheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramtoaccessthem.14UserGuide
Table2.ProgramsinControlPanelProgramControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanelAccessConnectionsNetworkandInternetLenovo-InternetConnectionActiveProtectionSystemSystemandSecurityHardwareandSoundLenovo-AirbagProtectionClientSecuritySolutionSystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedSecurityCommunicationsUtilityHardwareandSoundLenovo-WebConferencingLenovoSolutionCenterSystemandSecurityLenovo-SystemHealthandDiagnosticsMessageCenterPlusProgramsMessagesfromLenovoPasswordManagerSystemandSecurityUserAccountsandFamilySafetyLenovo-PasswordVaultPowerManagerHardwareandSoundSystemandSecurityLenovo-PowerControlsRecoveryMediaSystemandSecurityLenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisksRescueandRecoverySystemandSecurityLenovo-EnhancedBackupandRestoreSystemUpdateSystemandSecurityLenovo-UpdateandDriversAccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystemIfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8.1operatingsystem,toaccessLenovoprograms,presstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreenandthenclickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotfindtheprogramyouneed,movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclicktheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.YourcomputersupportsthefollowingLenovoprograms:•ActiveProtectionSystem•LenovoCloudStorage•LenovoCompanion•LenovoQuickCast•LenovoQuickControl•LenovoSettings•LenovoSolutionCenter•LenovoSupport•LenovoTools•PasswordManager•SystemUpdateNotes:•Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.•ThePasswordManagerprogramisnotpreinstalledonyourWindows8.1computers.YoucandownloaditfromtheLenovoSupportWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.LenovoprogramsoverviewThistopicprovidesinformationaboutsomeLenovoprograms.Chapter1.Productoverview15
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.•AccessConnections(Windows7)TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocationprofiles.EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtomanuallyreconfigureyoursettingsandrestartthecomputereachtime.•ClientSecuritySolution(Windows7)TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeflectingsecuritybreachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword,monitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhancethecomputersecurity.•LenovoThinkVantageTools(Windows7)TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccesstovariousprogram,suchasLenovoSolutionCenter,SystemUpdate,andsoon.•MessageCenterPlus(Windows7)TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinformyouaboutimportantnoticesfromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.•PowerManager(Windows7)ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepowermanagementforthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.•RecoveryMedia(Windows7)TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.•RescueandRecovery(Windows7)TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolution.Itincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.•LenovoCloudStorage(Windows8.1)TheLenovoCloudStorageprogramenablesyoutouploadandstoreyourlocalfilesonaremoteLenovoserver,andenablesyoutoviewanddownloadthestoredfilesatanytime.•LenovoCompanion(Windows8.1)ThroughtheLenovoCompanionprogram,youcangettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyourcomputer,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourcomputer,andcheckforotherrecommendedprograms.•LenovoSettings(Windows8.1)TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot,configuringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.•LenovoSupport(Windows8.1)TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputerhealthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanuals,getthewarrantyinformationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.•LenovoTools(Windows8.1)TheLenovoToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccesstovariousprogram,suchasLenovoSolutionCenter,SystemUpdate,andsoon.16UserGuide
•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhentheharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsontheharddiskdrive.•LenovoQuickCast(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheLenovoQuickCastprogramenablesyoutosharefiles,videos,pictures,computerdesktop,anduniformresourcelocator(URLs)betweentwodevices.•LenovoQuickControl(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheLenovoQuickControlprogramenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerremotelythroughyoursmartphone,suchascontrollingthepointer,enteringtext,controllingmoviesandmusic,andgivingpresentations.•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.•PasswordManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsinauthenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.•SystemUpdate(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputerup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.Chapter1.Productoverview17
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Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.Tocreateamorecomfortableconditionforyouruseofthecomputer,seeChapter3“Youandyourcomputer”onpage45first.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage19•“Specialkeys”onpage19•“Usingthetouchpad”onpage21•“UsingtheThinkPadYoga11eindifferentmodes”onpage21•“Powermanagement”onpage31•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage34•“Presentationsandmultimedia”onpage36•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage39•“Usingthecamera”onpage39•“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage40•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage41RegisteringyourcomputerWhenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenefits:•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp•AutomaticnotificationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffersToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogram.TheprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryouconnectthecomputertotheInternetandyouhaveusedthecomputerforaperiodoftime.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.SpecialkeysYourcomputerkeyboardfeaturesseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofthespecialkeys.Note:Yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.©CopyrightLenovo201419
1WindowskeyPresstheWindowskeytoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen.ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowskeywithotherkeys,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.2Functionkeys•Fn+Esc:PressFn+EsctoenableordisabletheFnLockfunction.WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,pressthecorrespondingfunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1-F12,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:ToinputF1-F12,pressthecorrespondingfunctionkeydirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.•F1:Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.•F2:Decreasesthespeakervolume.•F3:Increasesthespeakervolume.•F4:Mutesorunmutesthemicrophone.Note:Ifyoumutethemicrophoneandturnoffyourcomputer,themicrophonewillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyourcomputeragain.Tounmutethemicrophone,pressF4.•F5:Darkensthedisplay.•F6:Brightensthedisplay.YoucantemporarilychangethecomputerdisplaybrightnessbypressingF5orF6.Tochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.ThenclickAdjustscreenbrightnessandmakechangesasdesired.•F7:Switchesthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Note:YoualsocanpressWindows+Ptoswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.•F8:Enablesordisablesthewirelessnetworkingfeatures.Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage34.•F9:ForWindows7:OpensControlPanel.ForWindows8.1:OpenstheSettingscharm.20UserGuide
•F10:ForWindows7:OpensWindowsSearch.ForWindows8.1:OpenstheSearchcharm.•F11:Viewstheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.•F12:ForWindows7:OpensComputer.ForWindows8.1:Viewalltheprograms.•Fn+4:Putsyourcomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekey.•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkey.•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkey.UsingthetouchpadNote:Yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.Yourcomputerisequippedwithatouchpad 1underthebottomedgeofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer2onthescreen,slideyourfingertipoverthetouchpadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.Theleftandrightbottomofthetouchpadworkasclickbuttons.Thefunctionscorrespondtothoseoftheleftandrightmousebuttonsonaconventionalmouse.CustomizingthetouchpadTocustomizethetouchpad,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Mouse➙ThinkPad.2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.UsingtheThinkPadYoga11eindifferentmodesTheThinkPadYoga11ecomputerfeaturesdifferentmodesandprovidessometabletfeaturestohelpyouworkmoreflexiblyandconveniently.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer21
Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Rotatingthecomputerdisplay”onpage22•“Notebookmode”onpage22•“Standmode”onpage23•“Tabletmode”onpage24•“Tentmode”onpage25•“Usingthetabletbuttons”onpage26•“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage27RotatingthecomputerdisplayYoucanopenthecomputerdisplayofyourThinkPadYoga11ecomputertoanyanglewithinarangeofupto360degreesasshowninthefollowingillustration.Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplayorhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerofthecomputerdisplay.NotebookmodeYoucanusetheThinkPadYoga11ecomputerinnotebookmodeinscenariosthatrequireusingakeyboardandamouse,suchaseditingdocumentsandwritinge-mails.Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplayorhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerofthecomputerdisplay.22UserGuide
Openthecomputerdisplayslowlytoanyanglewithinarangeoflessthan190degreesasshowninthefollowingillustration.Yourcomputerisnowinnotebookmode.Note:ThedegreesreferstotheangledegreesbetweentheLCDandthekeyboard.Innotebookmode,thekeyboardandthetouchpadareenabled.Youalsocancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthetabletbuttonsandthemulti-touchscreen,withouttheuseofthekeyboardandthetouchpad.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetabletbuttons”onpage26and“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage27.StandmodeYoucanusetheThinkPadYoga11ecomputerinstandmodeinscenariosthatrequirelimitedinteractionwiththescreen,suchasviewingphotosandplayingvideos.Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplayorhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerofthecomputerdisplay.Ifyourcomputerisinnotebookmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromnotebookmodeintostandmode:Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer23
1.Slowlyrotatethecomputerdisplayclockwisetoanyanglewithinarangeof190degreesto359degrees.Note:ThedegreesreferstotheangledegreesbetweentheLCDandthekeyboard.2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowinstandmode.Instandmode,thekeyboardandthetouchpadareautomaticallydisabled.However,youcancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthetabletbuttonsandthemulti-touchscreen,withouttheuseofthekeyboardandthetouchpad.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetabletbuttons”onpage26and“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage27.TabletmodeYoucanusetheThinkPadYoga11ecomputerintabletmodeinscenariosthatrequirefrequentinteractionwiththescreen,suchasbrowsingtheWebsite.Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplayorhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerofthecomputerdisplay.Ifyourcomputerisinstandmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromstandmodeintotabletmode:24UserGuide
1.Positionyourcomputerasshownandslowlyrotatethecomputerdisplayclockwisetotheangleof360degrees.Note:ThedegreesreferstotheangledegreesbetweentheLCDandthekeyboard.2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowintabletmode.Intabletmode,thekeyboardandthetouchpadareautomaticallydisabled.However,youcancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthetabletbuttonsandthemulti-touchscreen,withouttheuseofthekeyboardandthetouchpad.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetabletbuttons”onpage26and“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage27.TentmodeYoucanusetheThinkPadYoga11ecomputerintentmodeinscenariosthatrequirelimitedinteractionwiththescreen,suchasviewingphotosandmakingapresentation.Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplayorhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupper-leftcornerofthecomputerdisplay.Ifyourcomputerisintabletmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromtabletmodeintotentmode:Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer25
1.Slowlyrotateyourcomputerdisplayanticlockwisetoanyanglewithinarangeof190degreesto359degrees.Note:ThedegreesreferstotheangledegreesbetweentheLCDandthekeyboard.2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowintentmode.Intentmode,thekeyboardandthetouchpadareautomaticallydisabled.However,youcancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthetabletbuttonsandthemulti-touchscreen,withouttheuseofthekeyboardandthetouchpad.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingthetabletbuttons”onpage26and“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage27.UsingthetabletbuttonsTheThinkPadYoga11ecomputerisequippedwithtabletbuttonsasshowninthefollowingillustration.Youcancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputerthroughthetabletbuttons,withouttheuseofthekeyboard.26UserGuide
1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.2Speakervolume-upbutton:Pressthespeakervolume-upbuttontoincreasethespeakervolume.3Speakervolume-downbutton:Pressthespeakervolume-downbuttontodecreasethespeakervolume.4Windowsbutton:PresstheWindowsbuttontoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceandtheStartscreen;ortowakeupthecomputerfromsleepmode.Usingthemulti-touchscreenTheThinkPadYoga11ecomputerisequippedwithamulti-touchscreen,whichenablesyoutoperformsomeactionswithouttheuseofthetouchpadoraconventionalmouse.TouchgesturesandmouseactionsfortheWindows8.1operatingsystemThefollowingtablelistssometouchgesturesandthecorrespondingmouseactionsthatareapplicabletotheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Note:Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer27
TasksTouchgestures(touchmodelsonly)MouseactionsStartanapplicationorperformanactiononastartedapplication,suchasCopy,Save,andDelete,dependingontheapplication.Tap.Click.Scrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.Slide. Scrollthemousewheel,movethescrollbar,orclickthescrollarrow.Moveanobject.Draganitemtothedesiredlocation.Click,hold,anddraganitem.Zoomout.Movetwofingersclosertogether.PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelbackward.Zoomin.Movetwofingersfartherapart.PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelforward.Rotateanitem.Puttwoormorefingersonanitem,andthenrotateyourfingers(supportedonlyonsomemodels).Iftheapplicationsupportsrotation,clicktherotationicon.28UserGuide
TasksTouchgestures(touchmodelsonly)MouseactionsOpenamenuwithmultipleoptions.Tapandhold.Double-click.Displaythecharmsthatcontainsystemcommands,suchasStart,Settings,Search,Share,andDevices.Swipeinfromtherightedge.Movethepointertothebottom-rightortop-rightcornerofyourscreen.Cyclethroughandswitchtostartedapplications.Swipeinfromtheleftedge.Movethepointertothetop-leftcornerofyourscreen,andthenclick.Keepclickingtocyclethroughthestartedapplications.Viewtherecentlyusedapplicationsorselectanactiveapplicationfromthelist.Swipeinandoutontheleftedge.Movethepointertothetop-leftcornerofthescreen,andthenmovethepointerdownwardalongtheleftedge.Tomakeaselection,clickthedesiredapplication.ViewallapplicationsontheStartscreen.•Swipeuptothetopedge.•Tapthedownwardarrowlocatednearthebottom-leftcorneroftheStartscreen.Clickthedownwardarrowlocatednearthebottom-leftcorneroftheStartscreen.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer29
TasksTouchgestures(touchmodelsonly)MouseactionsCustomizetilesontheStartscreen,oruninstallanapplication.•Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedge.TapCustomize,andthentapthedesiredicon.•Pressandholdthedesiredicon.•Right-clickablankareaontheStartscreen,clickCustomize,andthenclickthedesiredicon.•Right-clickthedesiredicon.Viewtheapplicationcommandsonastartedapplication,suchasCopy,Save,andDelete,dependingontheapplication.Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedge.Right-clickastartedapplication.Closethecurrentapplication.Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottom.Movethepointertothetopedgeofthescreen,clickandholdtheleftbuttononyourmouse,thenmovethepointertothebottomofthescreen.Releasetheleftbuttonwhenyoureachthebottomofthescreen.Tipsforusingthemulti-touchscreen•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceanymetallicobjectonthescreen,whichmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsforinputonthescreen.•Regularlycalibratetheaccuracyofthefingerinputtoavoidadiscrepancy.Tipsforcleaningthemulti-touchscreen•Turnoffthecomputerbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthemulti-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.30UserGuide
PowermanagementThepowertorunyourcomputercomeseitherfromtheacpowerprovidedbytheacpoweradapterofyourcomputer,orfromthelithium-ion(Li-ion)batteryprovidedwithyourcomputer.Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyourcomputerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.UsingtheacpoweradapterTheacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:•Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.•Thepowercordthatconnectstotheacoutletandtothetransformerpack.Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldseverelydamageyourcomputer.ConnectingtheacpoweradapterToconnecttheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.1.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.Tipsforusingtheacpoweradapter•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundthetransformerpackwhenthepowercordisconnectedtothetransformerpack.•Ifthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsthatthebatterypowerremainingislow,youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.Note:Beforeyouchargethebattery,makesurethatthebatterytemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).CheckingthebatterystatusThebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputerbetweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthowlongabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:–Howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer31
•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.•ForWindows8.1:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.ForinstructionsonhowtostarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage15.EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystemFortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfallsbelowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:analarmisinitiated,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDturnsoff.Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:1.StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.2.IntheAlarmsarea,setthepowerlevelpercentageandtheactionintheLowbatteryalarmsectionandCriticallylowbatteryalarmsection.Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatterypowerislow,butthealarmmessagehasnotyetbeendisplayed,themessagewillbedisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.Toreturntonormaloperation,whenthemessageisdisplayed,clickOK.ChargingthebatteryItisrecommendedthatyouchargethebatterywhenthebatterypowerremainingislow.Forexample:•Whenyoufindthatthepercentageoftheremainingpowerislow.•Whenthepoweralarmalertsyou.Ifanacoutletisconvenient,connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandtheacoutlet.Dependingonthebatterysizeandthephysicalenvironment,thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthreetosixhours.Thebattery-statusiconhelpsyouidentifythatthebatteryischarging,andthatthebatteryisfullycharged.Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremainingpowerisgreaterthan95%.ManagingthebatterypowerToachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.ForinstructionsonhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.•ForWindows8.1:Right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaandclickPowerOptions.ThenclickChangeplansettingsnexttoyourpowerplan.Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.Power-savingmodesThereareseveralpower-savingmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseachmodeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.32UserGuide
•Screen-blankmode(forWindows7only)Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffthepowertothedisplayandmakethecomputerenterscreen-blankmode,right-clickthebatterygaugeiconintheWindowsnotificationareaandthenselectPoweroffdisplay.•SleepmodeInsleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthentheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveandthecomputerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerresumestonormaloperation,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartmenushutdownoptionandthenselectSleep.–ForWindows8.1:Movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Sleep.•HibernationmodeByusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingfilesorexitingfromanyprogramsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,andfilesaresavedtotheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettingsbydoingthefollowing:–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartmenushutdownoptionandthenselectHibernate.–ForWindows8.1:Gotothedesktop.Right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaandclickPowerOptions.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity➙AdministrativeT ools.2.Double-clickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.3.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.Thescheduledtasksaredisplayed.4.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.5.InthePowerarea,selectWakethecomputertorunthistask.•WirelessoffWhenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thishelpsconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressF8.MaximizingthebatterylifeTomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted.•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.•Takeconsiderationofusingpower-savingmodes,suchassleepmodeandhibernationmode.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer33
ConnectingtothenetworkYourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternetandothernetworkconnections.EthernetconnectionsYoucanconnecttoyourlocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernetfeatureofyourcomputer.DANGERYourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.WirelessconnectionsWirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.Attention:•Ifyouwanttousethewirelessfeaturesonanairplane,checkthewirelessserviceswiththeairlinebeforeboardingtheairplane.•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,disablethewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputerbeforeboarding.Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowingwirelessnetworks:•WirelessLANconnection•BluetoothconnectionUsingthewirelessLANconnectionAwirelessLANcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofficebuildingorahouse.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconfigurationutilitytohelpyouestablishwirelessconnectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.Thisenablesyoutostayconnectedtoyournetworkwhileyouareattheoffice,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.ToestablishawirelessLANconnection,dothefollowing:ForWindows7:1.PressF8andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenablethewirelessfeature.2.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailablewirelessnetworksisdisplayed.3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.ForWindows8.11.Gotothedesktopandclickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailablewirelessnetworksisdisplayed.34UserGuide
Note:Todisplaythelist,ensurethatairplanemode(flightmode)issettooff.2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.Ifyouneedtoconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usethefollowingsoftwaretomanagemultiplenetworkprofilessothatthecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablenetworkwhenthelocationchanges:•ForWindows7:UsetheAccessConnectionsprogram.Formoreinformation,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage13.•ForWindows8.1:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickLocationAwareness.Formoreinformation,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage15.TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeatureToachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccesspointandthecomputer.•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standard)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetoothoption,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbedegraded.CheckingthewirelessLANconnectionstatusYoucancheckthewirelessLANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccessConnectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswireless-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.AccessConnectionsgauge:•Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprovesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.AccessConnectionsstatusicon:•Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.•Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.AccessConnectionswireless-statusicon:•Powertothewirelessradioisoff.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer35
• Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprovesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.UsingtheBluetoothconnectionBluetoothcanconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,orremotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.TotransferdatathroughtheBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.IfyouareusingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem,theintegratedBluetoothfeatureisenabledbydefault.IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,toenabletheBluetoothfeature,pressF8andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.3.SelectSendT o➙BluetoothDevices.4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetoothoption,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbedegraded.Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformationsystem.PresentationsandmultimediaYoucanconnectyourcomputertoaprojectortogivepresentationsoryoucanconnectyourcomputertoanexternalmonitortoexpandyourworkspace.ChangingdisplaysettingsYoucanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasthedisplayresolution,fontsize,andsoon.Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanelandclickAppearanceandPersonalization.2.ClickDisplayforfurtherconfiguration.3.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.UsinganexternalmonitorNote:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2560x1600(withanexternalmonitorconnectedtotheHDMIconnector),providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoreinformationabouttheexternalmonitor,refertothemanualsprovidedwiththeexternalmonitor.Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothatthesametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,youcanseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.Youcanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththepointingdevice.36UserGuide
Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothintheDisplaySettingswindow.ConnectinganexternalmonitorToconnectanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnectorofyourcomputer.2.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanelectricaloutlet.3.Turnontheexternalmonitor.4.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingF7.Thisenablesyoutoswitchbetweenviewingoutputontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,andbothmonitors.Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreenresolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.SettingtheexternalmonitortypeAftertheexternalmonitorisconnectedtoyourcomputer,youcansettheexternalmonitortype.Tosettheexternalmonitortype,dothefollowing:1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.2.SelecttheexternalmonitorandthensetthescreenresolutionasdesiredintheResolutionarea.3.ClickAdvancedSettings.4.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationtoensurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.Note:Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnPMonitor.5.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.6.ClicktheDrivertab.ThenclickUpdateDriver.7.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevicedriversonmycomputer.8.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.9.Selectthecorrectmanufacturerandmodelfortheexternalmonitor.Ifyoucannotfindyourmonitoronthelist,stoptheinstallationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.10.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.ChangingthecolorsettingsTochangethecolorsettings,dothefollowing:ForWindows7:1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.2.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetthecolorfromtheColorsdrop-downlistbox.3.ClickOK.ForWindows8.1:1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer37
2.ClickAdvancedSettings,andthenclicktheColorManagementtab.3.ClickColorManagement,andthenclicktheAdvancedtab.4.Changethecolorsettingsasyoudesired,andthenclickClose.Considerationsforconnectinganexternalmonitor•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatisprovidedwiththecomputer,andthemonitorINFfilethatisprovidedwiththeexternalmonitor.•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthecomputermonitor,anduseanexternalmonitorthatdoesnotsupportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction,whichenablesyoutodisplayonlyapartofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces.Youcanseeotherpartsoftheimagebymovingthescreenwiththepointingdevice.•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemightbelimited.UsingaprojectorTomakepresentations,youcanconnectaprojectortoyourcomputerthroughtheHDMIconnectoronyourcomputerbyusinganHDMI-to-VGAmonitorcable.Note:Itmighttakeseveralsecondsbeforetheprojectordisplaystheimage.Ifyoudonotseeyourdesktopdisplayedafter60seconds,pressF7toswitchamongdifferentdisplayoutputlocations.Yourprojectormighthaveoneormoreaudio-inputconnectors.Toprojectsound,youneedtoconnecttheaudioconnectoronyourcomputertotheseconnectors,usinganaudiocable(commerciallyavailable).UsingdualdisplaysThissectionintroducestheDuplicateandExtenddesktopfunctionsthatenableyoutodisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.UsingtheDuplicateorExtenddesktopfunctionWiththeDuplicatedesktopfunction,youcandisplaythesameoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternaldisplay.YoualsocandisplaydifferentdesktopimagesoneachmonitorwiththeExtenddesktopfunction.YoucanusetheDuplicateorExtenddesktopfunctionwithoutchanginganysettings.Ifthefunctiondoesnotwork,refertothefollowingtopiconhowtoenabletheDuplicateorExtenddesktopfunction.EnablingtheDuplicateorExtenddesktopfunctionToenabletheDuplicateorExtenddesktopfunction,dothefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.3.PressF7,thenselectDuplicateorExtend.Tochangetheresolutionforeachmonitor,dothefollowing:1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.2.ClicktheMonitor-1icon,whichisfortheprimarydisplay(thecomputerdisplaybydefault).3.Settheresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon,whichisforthesecondarydisplay(theexternaldisplaybydefault).5.Settheresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.6.ClickAdvancedsettingsandsetupthecolorqualityontheMonitortab.38UserGuide
7.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.ConsiderationsforusingtheExtenddesktopfunction•IfyouwanttoshowDOSfull-screenwhileinExtenddesktopmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshowsDOS;theotherdisplayisblackedout.•IfyourcomputerhastheIntel®graphicscard,youcandesignatetheprimarydisplaybydoingthefollowing:1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenresolution.2.ClickthedesireddisplayimageandselectMakethismymaindisplay.3.ClickOK.•WhenanapplicationusingDirectDraworDirect3Disrunninginfull-screenmode,onlytheprimarydisplayshowstheoutput.•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareinExtenddesktopmode.UsingaudiofeaturesYourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:•Microphone•Speakers•Audioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameterYourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures:•CompliantwithIntelHighDefinitionAudio•Playbackofmusicalinstrumentdigitalinterface(MIDI)andmovingpictureexpertsgroupaudiolayer-3(MP3)files•Recordingandplaybackofpulse-codemodulation(PCM)andwaveformaudiofileformat(WAV)files•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattachedThefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyourcomputeraresupported.Table3.AudiofeaturelistConnectorHeadsetwitha3.5mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophoneAudioconnectorHeadphoneandmicrophonefunctionssupportedHeadphonefunctionsupportedNotsupportedToconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheDolbyAdvancedAudiov2program.Tostarttheprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound.ThenclicktheiconoftheDolbyAdvancedAudiov2program.UsingthecameraYourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera.Youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage.Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer39
•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.•ForWindows8.1:ClickCamerafromtheStartscreen.Whenthecameraisstarted,thecamera-in-useindicatorturnsoningreen.Youalsocanusethecamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousethecamerawithotherprograms,startoneoftheprogramsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamerastartsautomaticallyandthecamera-in-useindicatorturnsoningreen.Formoreinformationaboutusingthecamerawithaprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.ConfiguringcamerasettingsYoucanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.ClicktheManageSettingsbuttonandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.•ForWindows8.1,dooneofthefollowing:–Configurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Fordetails,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartscreen.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.UsingaflashmediacardYourcomputerhasamediacardreaderslot,anditsupportsthefollowingtypesofcards:•MultiMediaCard(MMC)module•SecureDigital(SD)card•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)cardNote:YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheCPRMfeaturefortheSDcard.Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransfercompletes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.InstallingaflashmediacardAttention:Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.Toinstallaflashmediacard,dothefollowing:1.Locatethemediacardslotonyourcomputer.See“Left-sideview”onpage5.2.Ensurethatthemetalcontactsofthecardarefacingdownandpointingtowardthemediacardslot.3.Pressthecardfirmlyintothemediacardslot.Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledflashmediacard,dothefollowingtoenablethefeature:1.GotoControlPanel.40UserGuide
2.ClickHardwareandSound.3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.RemovingaflashmediacardAttention:•Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightgetdamagedorlost.•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystemmightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.Toremoveaflashmediacard,dothefollowing:1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitonce,theninsertitagain.FrequentlyaskedquestionsThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,gotothefollowingWebpagetofindinformationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:http://www.lenovo.com/support/faqCanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.WherecanIfindhelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem?TheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindowsoperatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem,dooneofthefollowing:•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙HelpandSupport.•OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Help.Additionally,theWindows8.1operatingsystemprovidesaHelp+TipsapplicationthatyoucanstartfromtheStartscreenorAppsscreen.CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcansetthecomputertoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartupscreen,dothefollowing:Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer41
1.Onthedesktop,moveyourpointertothetaskbaratthebottomofthescreenandright-clickonthetaskbar.2.ClickProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninorcloseallappsonthescreen,gotodesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.4.ClickOKtosavethesetting.Howtousethebatterypowermoreeffectively?•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-savingmodes”onpage32.•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive?•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage51tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage56.Isgettingconnectedindifferentlocationsachallenge?•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesprovidedbytheAccessConnectionsprogram(ontheWindows7operatingsystem)orLocationAwarenessintheLenovoSettingsprogram(ontheWindows8.1operatingsystem).•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage34.•Totravelmoreconfidently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage50.•PressF8toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Usinganexternalmonitor”onpage36.•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Ihavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?•Follow“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage75.•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter8“Recoveryinformation”onpage97.Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonlineuserguidewhennecessary.42UserGuide
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Chapter3.YouandyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravelingwithyourcomputer.AccessibilityandcomfortGoodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofworkthatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhileusingyourcomputer.Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputerequipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.Refertotheaccessibilityinformationthatoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation”onpage46.ErgonomicinformationWorkinginthevirtualofficemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample,adaptingtothesurroundinglightingsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware,canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.Thefollowingexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollowmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfortcausedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelptopreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplayscreencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.©CopyrightLenovo201445
Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentstobestsuityourdesiredposture.Armandhandposition:Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.Whatifyouaretraveling?Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputerwhileonthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsaspossible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevelsofcomfortandperformance.Questionsaboutvision?ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandardsandtoprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyontheeyes.Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneyefatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavision-carespecialistforadvice.ComfortObservethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitistoobserveyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage45andpractice“activesitting”toavoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesandtakingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Yourcomputerislightandmobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodifications.Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjustyourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourworkareaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandtakingworkbreaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.Youcanfindsomeoftheseoptionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.AccessibilityinformationLenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.Sometechnologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem.Otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors.UsersalsocanusetheEaseofAccessCenterprovidedintheWindowsoperatingsystemtoconfiguretheircomputerstosuittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.TheEaseofAccessCenterisacentrallocationthatyoucanusetoconfiguretheaccessibilitysettingsandprogramsavailableintheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.TousetheEaseofAccessCenter,openControlPanelandclickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.Thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpuserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.46UserGuide
On-screennotificationOn-screennotificationhelpshearing-impairedpeoplebeawareofthestatusoftheircomputer.On-screennotificationreplacessoundswithvisualcuesortextcaptionstoindicatethatactivityishappeningonthecomputer.Asaresult,systemalertsarenoticeableevenwhentheyarenotheard.Forexample,whenyouselectoneobjectwithyourkeyboard,theobjectishighlighted.Whenyoumovethepointertooneobjectwithyourmouse,theintroductorytextoftheobjectisdisplayed.Touseon-screennotification,openControlPanel,clickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter,andthenclickUsetextorvisualalternativeforsounds.AudionotificationAudionotificationhelpsvisuallyimpairedpeopleorpeoplewithweaksightbeawareofthestatusoftheircomputer.Touseaudionotification,openControlPanel,clickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter➙Usethecomputerwithoutadisplay,andthenselectTurnonAudioDescription.NarratorNarratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventslikeerrormessages.ToopenNarrator,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton.Then,typeNarratorintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,clickNarrator.•ForWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandclickSearch.Then,typeNarratorintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,clickNarrator.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureNarrator,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.Screen-readertechnologiesScreen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpinformationsystems,andavarietyofonlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders:http://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader:http://www.freedomscientific.com/jaws-hq.asp•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader:http://www.nvaccess.org/SpeechRecognitionSpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickbuttonsandotherobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextintodocuments,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmousecanbedonewithonlyyourvoice.ToopenSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton.Then,typeSpeechRecognitionintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,clickSpeechRecognition.Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer47
•ForWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandclickSearch.Then,typeSpeechRecognitionintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,clickSpeechRecognition.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureSpeechRecognition,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.CustomizabletextsizeDependingonyourpreference,youcanchangeonlythetextsizeinsteadofchangingthesizeofeverythingonthedesktop.Tochangethetextsize,openControlPanelandclickAppearancesandPersonalization➙Display.Then,gotoChangeonlythetextsizeandsetatextsizethatmeetsyourneeds.MagnifierYourcomputerisequippedwiththeMicrosoftMagnifiertohelpvisuallyimpairedpeopleusethecomputermorecomfortably.Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargespartorallofyourscreensothatyoucanseethewordsandimagesbetter.MagnifierispartoftheEaseofAccessCenter.ToopenMagnifier,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton,clickAllPrograms➙Accessories➙EaseofAccess,andthenclickMagnifier.•ForWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandclickSearch.Then,typeMagnierintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,clickMagnifier.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureMagnifier,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.Note:Fortouch-screencomputermodels,youalsocanzoominandzoomoutbyusingtouchgesturesinsteadofthekeyboard.See“Zoom”onpage48.ZoomYoucanusethezoomfeaturetoenlargeorreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.•Fromthekeyboard:–Zoomin:PresstheWindowslogokey+theplus-signkey(+)toenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.–Zoomout:PresstheWindowslogokey+theminus-sign(-)keytoreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.•Fromthetouchscreen:–Zoomin:Movetwofingersfartherapartonthetouchscreentoenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.–Zoomout:Movetwofingersclosertogetheronthetouchscreentoreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.ScreenresolutionYoucanmakeyourdocumentseasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyourcomputer.Toadjustthescreenresolution,rightclickanywhereonthedesktop,clickScreenresolution,andthenadjustthesettingsasyouprefer.Note:Settingtoolowofaresolutionmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.Foralternativesonincreasingthesizeoftextandotherobjects,seethefollowing:48UserGuide
•“Customizabletextsize”onpage48•“Magnifier”onpage48•“Zoom”onpage48EaseofAccesskeyboardshortcutsKeyboardshortcutsarecombinationsoftwoormorekeysthatyoucanusetoperformataskthatwouldtypicallyrequireamouseorotherpointingdevices.KeyboardshortcutsprovideaneasieralternativetointeractwithyourcomputerasyouworkwiththeWindowsoperatingsystemandmostapplications.Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.KeyboardshortcutFunctionWindowslogokey+UOpentheEaseofAccessCenterRightShiftforeightsecondsTurnFilterKeysonoroffShiftfivetimesTurnStickyKeysonoroffNumLockforfivesecondsTurnToggleKeysonoroffLeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLockTurnMouseKeysonoroffLeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnHighContrastonoroffFormoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthentypeanyofthefollowingkeywordsforsearching:keyboardshortcuts,accesskeys,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.On-ScreenKeyboardIfyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerwithoutusingaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisualkeyboardwithallthestandardkeys.Youcanselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,oryoucantaptoselectthekeysifyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchscreen.ToopenOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbutton.Then,typeOn-ScreenKeyboardintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,clickOn-ScreenKeyboard.•ForWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandclickSearch.Then,typeOn-ScreenKeyboardintothesearchfield.Inthelistofresults,clickOn-ScreenKeyboard.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureOn-ScreenKeyboard,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.PersonalizedkeyboardThetactilebumpsonthekeyboardprovideareferencepointfromwhichyoucaneasilylocateallkeysonthekeyboardwithoutvisualassistance.Toadjustyourkeyboardsettings,openControlPanel,clickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter,andthenclickMakethekeyboardeasiertouse.Industry-standardconnectorsYourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices,ifneeded.Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer49
Formoreinformationonthelocationandfunctionofeachconnector,see“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1.DocumentationinaccessibleformatsLenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats.Lenovoelectronicdocumentation,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesorHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files,isdevelopedtoensurethatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthedocumentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetexttoexplaintheimagesothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandtheimagewhentheyuseascreenreader.TravelingwithyourcomputerThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretraveling.TraveltipsUsethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourcomputer.•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itisimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.TraveltipsonairplanesIfyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththeairlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.Ifnecessary,disablewirelessfeaturesbeforeboarding.•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotgetcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.TravelaccessoriesThefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:•ThinkPadacpoweradapter•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone•Ethernetcable•Externalstoragedevice•HDMIcable•HDMI-to-VGAmonitorcable•AqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotectionIfyouaretravelingtoanothercountry,youmightwanttoconsideranacpoweradapterforthecountrytowhichyouaretraveling.Topurchasetravelaccessories,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.50UserGuide
Chapter4.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage51•“Usingpasswords”onpage51•“Harddisksecurity”onpage55•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage56•“Usingfirewalls”onpage57•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage57AttachingamechanicallockYoucanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputertohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyourpermission.Attachamechanicallocktothesecurity-lockslotofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationaryobject.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformanceoflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.UsingpasswordsYoucanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyouenterthevalidpassword.Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocksautomaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.TypingpasswordsWhenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddiskpassword,PressF1.Whentheiconchangesto,typethemasterharddiskpassword.Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.Power-onpasswordYoucansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess.©CopyrightLenovo201451
Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthecomputer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpasswordBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPasswordbyusingthearrowkeys.4.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewpower-onpasswordandpressEnter;thenretypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandPressEnter.•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchangesandexit.Note:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthepassword,youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepasswordcanceled.SupervisorpasswordThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthecomputerwithoutthepassword.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.UnauthorizeduserscannotaccesstheThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthatcomputerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyouhavethesupervisorpassword:–Changingordeletingthepower-onpassword–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword–Changingdateandtime–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword52UserGuide
–Enablingordisablingthefollowingfeatures:–BootDeviceListF12Option–BootOrderLock–FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users–Internalnetworkdevice–Internalwirelessdevice–InternalBluetoothdevice–InternalNetworkOptionROM–LockUEFIBIOSSettings–Passwordatunattendedboot–Securitymode–WakeonLANNotes:•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputerstomakeadministrationeasier.•WhenLockUEFIBIOSSettingsoptionisenabled,allBIOSsettingscannotbechanged.Tochangethesettings,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpasswordBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPasswordbyusingthearrowkeys.4.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter;thenretypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchangesandexit.Note:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.ThenexttimeyoustarttheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyoursupervisorpasswordtoproceed.IfyouforgetChapter4.Security53
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.HarddiskpasswordsThefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive:•UserharddiskpasswordIfauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustentertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsontheharddiskdriveorthesolid-statedrive.•MasterharddiskpasswordThemasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpasswordisusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.SettingaharddiskpasswordBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.3.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Harddisk1Passwordbyusingthearrowkeys.4.Apasswordwindowisdisplayed.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyouwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.SelectUser+Masterifyouwanttosetauserharddiskpasswordandamasterharddiskpassword,forexampleifyouareanadministratororasupervisor.•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredandpressEnter.•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserharddiskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchangesandexit.Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputerandaccesstheoperatingsystem.54UserGuide
ChangingorremovingaharddiskpasswordTochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochangethepassword,dependingonyourneeds.–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordischanged.Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordischanged.Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEntertwice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:1.Followsteps1through6in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage54,typingyourpasswordtostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenewpasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordischanged.Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEntertwice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.Tipsforusingtheharddiskpasswords•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivecanbeusedonlywithacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstalltheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuserandmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.HarddisksecurityToprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:Chapter4.Security55
•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage51and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage54.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.•IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveoranEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker®DriveEncryption,whichissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7operatingsystemandProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage56.•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation,referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage56.Note:Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionTohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchasWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows7andWindows8.1operatingsystems.ItissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7andProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourcomputer,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingtheswapandhibernationfiles.BitLockerprovidesenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearlybootcomponentintegrity.TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDriveEncryption.FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedriveSomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDflashordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,besuretosetaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveSomeofthedatastoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivemightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsandapplicationsoftware,mightevenviolatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebeforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive:•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.•Deletethedata.•Formatyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebacktothefactorydefaultsettings.56UserGuide
Theseoperations,however,onlychangethefilelocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.Inotherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.Thedataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseofspecialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecriticaldataonharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewhenyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddiskdrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developedforthatpurpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposal™tool.IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveoranEncryptionsolid-statedriveissupportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinashorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisalsoavailablewiththeDriveEraseUtilityforResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttodownloadthesetools.UsingfirewallsIfyoursystemispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,unauthorizedaccesses,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthatcomeswiththeprogram.ProtectingdataagainstvirusesYourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.Theantivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemofyourantivirussoftware.Chapter4.Security57
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Chapter5.AdvancedconfigurationThischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfigurethecomputer:•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage59•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage61•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage61•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage71InstallinganewoperatingsystemInsomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystemBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.2.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage61.3.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.4.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.5.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheexternalopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.6.RestoretheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.7.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage61.8.InstalltheWindows7fixmodules.YoucanfindtheWindows7fixmodulesintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\directory.Formoreinformation,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat:http://support.microsoft.com/9.Installtheregistrypatches,forexampletheEnablingWakeonLANfromStandbyforENERGYSTARpatch.Todownloadandinstalltheregistrypatches,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/supportNote:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettingintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.©CopyrightLenovo201459
WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregioncodes:CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCodeChinaSCDenmarkDKFinlandFIFranceFRGermanyGRItalyITJapanJPNetherlandsNLNorwayNOSpainSPSwedenSVTaiwanandHongKongTCUnitedStatesUSInstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystemBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.ToinstalltheWindows8.1operatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage61.2.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.3.SelectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8.1operatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexampleUSBHDD.4.PressF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.5.ConnectthedrivethatcontainstheWindows8.1operatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer,andrestartthecomputer.6.InstalltheWindows8.1fixmodules.GototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/.Typethenumberofthefixmoduleinthesearchfield,thenclickSearch.7.Installtheregistrypatches,forexampletheEnablingWakeonLANfromStandbyforENERGYSTARpatch.Todownloadandinstalltheregistrypatches,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/support8.Installdevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage61.Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettingintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwise,theoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.WhenyouinstalltheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregioncodes:CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCodeChinaSCDenmarkDKFinlandFIFranceFRGermanyGRItalyITJapanJPNetherlandsNLNorwayNOSpainSP60UserGuide
CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCodeSwedenSVTaiwanandHongKongTCUnitedStatesUSInstallingdevicedriversDevicedriveristheprogramthatoperatesaparticularhardwaredeviceofthecomputer.Ifadevicedoesnotperformwelloryouinstallanewdevice,youneedtoupdateorinstallthecorrespondingdevicedriver.Forexample,ifyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,tousetheUSB3.0connector,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheUSB3.0driver.Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,dothefollowing:1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.2.Selectyourproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.3.Selectthedevicedriversyouthatyouneed,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Attention:DonotdownloadthedevicedriversfromtheWindowsUpdateWeb.Alwaysdownloadthedevicedriverfrom:http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversIfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanfindthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectoryonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage101.UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogramTheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectvarioussetupconfigurationsforyourcomputerthroughconfiguringtheBIOS.ToconfiguretheBIOSofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:1.Turnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogramstarts.Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.YoualsocanpressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthepassword,youcannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage51.2.Usethearrowkeystoselectatab;orusethearrowkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselectit.Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:•PresstheF6keytochangetoahighervalue.•PresstheF5keytochangetoalowervalue.Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.4.Tochangeotherconfigurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.5.Whenyoucompletetheconfiguration,presstheF10keytosaveandexit.YoualsocanselecttheRestarttabintheThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.Note:YoucanpresstheF9keytorestoretothedefaultsettings.Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration61
MainmenuWhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillfirstseetheMainmenuasfollows:•UEFIBIOSVersion•UEFIBIOSDate•EmbeddedControllerVersion•TXEFirmwareVersion•MachineTypeModel•System-unitserialnumber•Systemboardserialnumber•AssetTag•CPUType•CPUSpeed•Installedmemory•UUID•MACaddress(InternalLAN)•PreinstalledOSlicense•UEFISecureBootConfigmenuTochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selecttheConfigtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurationsmightcauseunexpectedresults.Table4.ConfigmenuitemsMenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsWakeOnLAN•Disabled•ACOnly•ACandBatteryEnablethecomputertopoweronwhentheEthernetcontrollerreceivesamagicpacket(aspecialnetworkmessage).IfyouselectACOnly,WakeonLANisenabledonlywhentheacpoweradapterisattached.IfyouselectACandBattery,WakeonLANisenabledwithanypowersources.Notes:•ThemagicpackettypeWakeonLANrequiresacpower.Network62UserGuide
Table4.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments•TheWakeonLANfunctiondoesnotworkwhenaharddiskpasswordisset.EthernetLANOptionROM(forLegacyOnlybootmodeorBothwithLegacyfirst)•Disabled•EnabledLoadtheEthernetLANOptionROMtoenablestartupfromanintegratednetworkdevice.UEFIIPv4NetworkStack(forUEFIOnlybootmodeorBothwithUEFIfirst)•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisableInternetProtocolVersion4(IPv4)networkstackfortheUEFIenvironment.UEFIIPv6NetworkStack(forUEFIOnlybootmodeorBothwithUEFIfirst)•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisableInternetProtocolVersion6(IPv6)networkstackfortheUEFIenvironment.UEFIPXEBootPriority(forBothwithUEFIfirstbootmode,andIPv6andIPv4stacksarebothenabled.)•IPv6First•IPv4FirstSelectnetworkstackpriorityforUEFIprebootexecuteenvironment(PXE)boot.USBUEFIBIOSSupport•Disabled•EnabledEnablesordisablesbootsupportforUSBstoragedevices.AlwaysOnUSB•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,theexternalUSBdevicescanbechargedthroughtheAlways-onUSBconnectorevenwhenthecomputerisinlow-powermode(sleep,hibernate,orpower-off).-ChargeinBatteryOperation•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,theexternalUSBdevicescanbechargedthroughUSBconnectorsevenwhensystemishibernateorpower-offandinbatteryoperation.USBUSB3.0Mode•Disabled•EnabledSettheUSB3.0controllermodefortheconnectorssharedbetweenUSB2.0andUSB3.0controllers.IfyouselectEnabled,itenablesUSB3.0modeandallowsUSB3.0tobesupportedintheoperatingsystem.IfyouselectDisabled,itdisablesandhidestheUSB3.0controller,andtheUSBChapter5.Advancedconfiguration63
Table4.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments3.0connectorwillworkasaUSB2.0connector.Keyboard/MouseFnandCtrlKeyswap•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,theFnkeyworksastheCtrlkey,andtheCtrlkeyworksastheFnkey.Note:EvenwhenEnabledisselected,youneedtopresstheFnkeytoresumethecomputerfromsleepmodetonormaloperation.DisplayBootDisplayDevice•ThinkPadLCD•HDMISelectthedisplaydevicethatistobeactivatedatboottime.Thisselectioniseffectiveforboottime,passwordprompt,andThinkPadSetup.HDMIistheHDMIconnectoronyourcomputer.IntelSpeedStep®technology(IntelSpeedStepmountedmodelsonly)•Disabled•EnabledModeforAC•MaximumPerformance•BatteryOptimizedModeforBattery•MaximumPerformance•BatteryOptimizedSelectthemodeofIntelSpeedSteptechnologyatruntime.MaximumPerformance:AlwayshighestspeedBatteryOptimized:AlwayslowestspeedDisabled:Noruntimesupport,lowestspeedCPUPowerManagement•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisablethepower-savingfeaturethatstopsthemicroprocessorclockautomaticallywhentherearenocomputeractivities.Normally,itisnotnecessarytochangethesetting.PowerDisableBuilt-inBattery•Yes•NoTemporarilydisablebatteryforservicingthecomputer.Afterselectingthisitem,thecomputerwillbeautomaticallypoweredoff.Thecomputeristhenreadytobeserviced.Note:Thebatterywillbeautomaticallyre-enabledwhentheacpoweradapterisreconnectedtothecomputer.64UserGuide
Table4.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsPasswordBeep•Disabled•EnabledEnablethisoptiontohaveabeepsoundwhenthecomputeriswaitingforapower-on,harddisk,orsupervisorpassword.Differentbeepswillsoundwhentheenteredpasswordmatchesordoesnotmatchtheconfiguredpassword.BeepandAlarmKeyboardBeep•Disabled•EnabledEnablesordisablesthekeyboardbeepwhenunmanageablekeycombinationsarepressed.Date/TimemenuTochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.Thendothefollowing:1.UsethearrowkeystoselectSystemDateorSyst emTime.2.Typeadateortime.SecuritymenuTochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurationsmightcauseunexpectedresults.Table5.SecuritymenuitemsMenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsSupervisorPassword•Disabled•EnabledReferto“Supervisorpassword”onpage52.LockUEFIBIOSSettings•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisablethefunctionthatprotectsitemsintheThinkPadSetupprogramfrombeingchangedbyauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisorpassword.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenablethisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangeitemsintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Passwordatunattendedboot•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectandenablePasswordatunattendedboot,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenthecomputeristurnedon,PasswordChapter5.Advancedconfiguration65
Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsfromeitherapower-offstateorhibernationstate,byanunattendedeventsuchasaWakeonLANattempt.IfyouselectDisabled,nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem.Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.Passwordatrestart•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyourestartthecomputer.IfyouselectDisabled,nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem.Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.SetMinimumLength•Disabled•xcharacters(4≤x≤12)Specifyaminimumlengthforthepower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword.Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandspecifyaminimumlengthforpasswords,noonebutyoucanchangethelength.Power-OnPassword•Disabled•EnabledReferto“Power-onpassword”onpage51.HardDisk1Password•Disabled•EnabledReferto“Harddiskpasswords”onpage54.FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,alluserscanupdatetheUEFIBIOS.IfyouselectDisabled,onlythepersonwhoknowsthesupervisorpasswordcanupdatetheUEFIBIOS.UEFIBIOSUpdateOptionSecureRollBackPrevention•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectDisabled,youcanflashtoanearlierversionoftheUEFIBIOS.IfyouselectEnabled,youcannotflashtoanearlierversionoftheUEFIBIOS.66UserGuide
Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsNote:ThisitemissetasDisabledbydefaultwhentheOSOptimizedDefaultsontheRestartmenuissetasDisabled.ThisitemissetasEnabledbydefaultwhentheOSOptimizedDefaultsissetasEnabled.MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled•EnabledSomecomputervirusesandwormscausememorybufferstooverflow.ByselectingEnabled,youcanprotectyourcomputeragainstattacksbysuchvirusesandworms.IfafterchoosingEnabledyoufindthataprogramdoesnotruncorrectly,selectDisabledandresetthesetting.IntelVirtualizationTechnology•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,aVirtualMachineMonitor(VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardwarecapabilitiesprovidedbyIntelVirtualizationTechnology.VirtualizationIntelVT-dFeature•Disabled•EnabledIntelVT-dstandsforIntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/O.Whenenabled,aVMMcanutilizetheplatforminfrastructureforI/Ovirtualization.EthernetLAN•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseEthernetLANdevices.WirelessLAN•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanusewirelessLANdevices.Bluetooth•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseBluetoothdevices.USBPort•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseUSBconnectors.MemoryCardSlot•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethememorycardslot.IntegratedCamera•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheintegratedcamera.I/OPortAccessChapter5.Advancedconfiguration67
Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsMicrophone•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethemicrophones(internal,external,orline-in).Anti-TheftComputrace•Enabled•Disabled•PermanentlyDisabledEnablesordisablestheUEFIBIOSinterfacetoactivatethecomputracemodule.ComputraceisanoptionalmonitoringservicefromAbsoluteSoftware.Note:IfyousetthecomputracemoduleactivationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbeunabletoenablethissettingagain.SecureBoot•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisabletheUEFISecureBootfeature.SelectEnabletopreventunauthorizedoperatingsystemsfromrunningatboottime.SelectDisabledtoallowanyoperatingsystemstorunatboottime.IfyouenabletheSecureBoot,thefollowingitemsettingsontheStartupmenualsowillchangeautomatically:1.TheUEFI/LegacyBootsettingwillchangetoUEFIOnly.2.TheCSMSupportsettingwillchangetoNo.Note:ThisitemissetasDisabledbydefaultwhentheOSOptimizedDefaultsontheRestartmenuissetasDisabled.ThisitemissetasEnabledbydefaultwhentheOSOptimizedDefaultsissetasEnabled.PlatformMode•UserMode•SetupModeSpecifythesystemoperatingmode.SecureBootMode•StandardMode•CustomModeSpecifytheSecureBootmode.ResettoSetupModeThisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatformkeyandputthecomputerintoSecureBoot68UserGuide
Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsSetupMode.YoucaninstallyourownplatformkeyandcustomizetheSecureBootsignaturedatabasesinSetupMode.SecureBootmodewillbesettoCustomMode.RestoreFactoryKeysThisoptionisusedtorestoreallkeysandcertificatesinSecureBootdatabasestofactorydefaultsettings.AnycustomizedSecureBootsettingswillbeerased,andthedefaultplatformkeywillbere-establishedalongwiththeoriginalsignaturedatabasesincludingcertificateforWindows8.1.StartupmenuTochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.Attention:•Afteryouchangethestartupsequence,ensurethatyouselectacorrectdeviceduringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Otherwiseyourdatamightbeerasedoroverwritten.•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdriveencryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer.2.Turnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF12key.3.Selectthedeviceyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevicesortheoperatingsystemcannotbefound.ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration69
Table6.StartupmenuitemsMenuitemValueCommentsBoot•USBCD•USBFDD•ATAHDD0•USBHDD•PCILAN-xxxxxxxxxx•PCILANSelectthebootdevicewhenyoupressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.NetworkBoot•USBCD•USBFDD•ATAHDD0•USBHDD•PCILANSelectthebootdevicewhenthecomputerwakesfromLAN.IfPCILANisenabled,anetworkadministratorcanturnonallofthecomputersinaLANremotelybyuseofnetworkmanagementsoftware.UEFI/LegacyBoot•Both–UEFI/LegacyBootPriority–UEFIFirst–LegacyFirst•UEFIOnly•LegacyOnlyCSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)•Y es•NoSelectsystembootcapability.•Both:SelectpriorityofbootoptionsbetweenUEFIandLegacy.•UEFIOnly:ThesystemwillstartfromtheUEFI-enabledoperatingsystem.•LegacyOnly:ThesystemwillstartfromanyoperatingsystemotherthantheUEFI-enabledone.Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,thecomputercannotstartfromthebootabledevicesthatdonothavetheUEFIenabledoperatingsystem.CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)isrequiredforstartingthelegacyoperatingsystem.IfyouselectUEFIOnly,CSMSupportisselectable.ForBothorLegacyOnlymode,CSMSupportisnotselectable.BootMode•Quick•DiagnosticsScreenduringthePOST:•Quick:TheThinkPadlogoscreenisdisplayed.•Diagnostics:Textmessagesaredisplayed.Note:YoualsocanentertheDiagnosticmodebypressingEscduringthePOST.OptionKeyDisplay•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectDisabled,themessage“Tointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter.”willnotbedisplayedduringthePOST.70UserGuide
Table6.Startupmenuitems(continued)MenuitemValueCommentsBootDeviceListF12Option•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,theF12keyisrecognizedandtheBootMenuwindowisdisplayed.BootOrderLock•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,thebootpriorityorderislockedforyourfutureuse.RestartmenuToexittheThinkPadSetupprogramandrestartthecomputer,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.Thefollowingsubmenuitemsaredisplayed:•ExitSavingChanges:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.•ExitDiscardingChanges:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.Note:EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeetMicrosoftWindows8.1certificationrequirement.Whenyouchangethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically,suchasCSMSupport,UEFI/LegacyBoot,SecureBoot,andSecureRollBackPrevention.•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.UpdatingtheUEFIBIOSTheUEFIBIOSisthefirstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenthecomputeristurnedon.TheUEFIBIOSinitializesthehardwarecomponents,andloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSbystartingyourcomputerfromaflashupdateopticaldiscoraflashupdateprogramrunningintheWindowsenvironment.Whenyouinstallanewprogram,adevicedriver,orhardware,youmightbeinformedtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS.ForinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversUsingsystemmanagementThistopicisprimarilyintendedforthenetworkadministrators.Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreresourcestobettermeetyourbusinessobjectives.Thismanageability,knownasTotalCostofOwnership(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclientcomputersinthesamewayasyouoperateyourowncomputer,suchasturningonaclientcomputer,formattingharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,andinstallingaprogram.Oncethecomputerisconfiguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyusingthesoftwareandthemanageabilityfeaturesthatarealreadyintegratedintotheclientcomputerandthenetwork.Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration71
DesktopManagementInterfaceTheUEFIBIOSofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOS(SMBIOS)ReferenceSpecification,version2.6.1.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.ItistheresponsibilityoftheUEFIBIOStoprovideinformationaboutitselfandthedevicesonthesystemboard.ThisspecificationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOSinformation.PrebooteXecutionEnvironmentThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesthecomputermoremanageablebyenablingthecomputertostartfromaserver.YourcomputersupportsthepersonalcomputerfunctionsthatPXErequires.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard,yourcomputercanbestartedfromthePXEserver.Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RIPLorRPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.WakeonLANThenetworkadministratorcanturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsolebyusingtheWakeonLANfeature.WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabled,manyoperations,suchasdatatransfer,softwareupdates,andFlashupdatesoftheUEFIBIOS,canbedoneremotelywithoutremoteattendance.Theupdatingprocesscanperformafternormalworkinghoursandonweekends,sothattheusersarenotinterruptedduringwork,andtheLANtrafficiskepttoaminimum.Itsavestimeandincreasesproductivity.Note:IfthecomputeristurnedonthroughWakeonLAN,thecomputerstartsfollowtheNetworkBootsequence.AssetIDEEPROMTheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthecomputerconfigurationandtheserialnumbersofthekeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankfieldswhereyoucanrecordinformationabouttheendusersinyournetwork.SettingmanagementfeaturesToenableanetworkadministratortoremotelycontrolyourcomputer,setthefollowingsystem-managementfeaturesintheThinkPadSetupprogram:•WakeonLAN•NetworkBootsequence•FlashupdateNote:Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,youwillberequiredtoenterthesupervisorpasswordwhenyoustarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.EnablingordisablingtheWakeonLANfeatureWhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledandthecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN,thenetworkadministratorcanstartthecomputerremotelyfromamanagementconsole,usingaremotenetwork-managementprogram.ToenableordisabletheWakeonLANfeature,dothefollowing:1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage61.2.SelectConfig➙Network.TheNetworksubmenuisdisplayed.3.SelectacorrespondingoptionfortheWakeonLANfeature.4.PresstheF10keytosaveandexit.72UserGuide
DefiningaNetworkBootsequenceWhenthecomputerwakesonLAN,thecomputerbootsfromthedeviceasspecifiedontheNetworkBootmenu,andthenfollowthebootorderlistontheBootmenu.TodefineaNetworkBootsequence,dothefollowing:1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage61.2.SelectStartup➙NetworkBoot.Thebootdevicelistisdisplayed.3.Selectabootdevicetomakeitasthetopbootpriority.4.PresstheF10keytosaveandexit.Note:YoucanpresstheF9keytorestoretothefactorydefaultsettings.CheckingtherequirementsforflashupdatesAnetworkadministratorcanupdatetheprogramsonyourcomputerfromamanagementconsole,ifthefollowingrequirementsaremet:•ThecomputermustbestartedoverLAN.•ThecomputermustbeengagedinthePXE.•Anetwork-managementprogrammustbeinstalledonthecomputerofthenetworkadministrator.Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration73
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Chapter6.PreventingproblemsAnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadnotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcanavoidcommonproblems.Thischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyoukeepyourcomputerrunningsmoothly.•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage75•“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage76•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage77GeneraltipsforpreventingproblemsThistopicprovidesthefollowingtipstohelpyoupreventcomputingproblems:•Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivefromtimetotime.Iftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivegetstoofull,theWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrors.Tochecktheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivecapacity,dothefollowing:–Windows7:ClickStart➙Computer.–Windows8.1:OpentheFileExplorerandclickComputer.•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.•Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetoimprovedataseekandreadtimes.•Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.Note:Youalsomightwanttolookforprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.•CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.•Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatoperformadailybackupoperation.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.Rewritableopticaldrivesareavailableformostmachinesandareeasilyinstalled.•Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationaboutsystemrestore,seeChapter8“Recoveryinformation”onpage97.•UpdatedevicedriversandtheUEFIBIOSwhenneeded.•Profileyourmachineathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttokeepuptodatewithcurrentdriversandrevisions.•Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Youmightwanttoreadthedevicedriverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.•Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minorissuesyouhaveexperienced,andhowyouresolvedtheminorissues.•Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreinstalledcontentsontothemachine,thefollowingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:–Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinter,keyboard,andsoon.–Makesurethatyourbatteryischargedandyourcomputerhastheacpowerconnected.–AccessThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings.–Restartthecomputerandstarttherecoveryoperation.–Ifyourcomputerusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,donotremovethediscfromthedriveuntilpromptedtodoso.©CopyrightLenovo201475
•Forsuspectedharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveissues,referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage81andrunadiagnostictestforthedrivebeforeyoucalltheCustomerSupportCenter.Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartup,downloadthefilestocreateabootableself-testmediumfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/hddtest.Runthetestandrecordanymessagesorerrorcodes.Ifthetestreturnsanyfailingerrorcodesormessages,calltheCustomerSupportCenterwiththecodesormessagesandthecomputerinfrontofyou.Atechnicianwillassistyoufurther.•Ifrequired,youcanfindthecontactinformationabouttheCustomerSupportCenterforyourcountryorregionathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.WhencallingtheCustomerSupportCenter,makesurethatyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serialnumber,andthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthecomputerisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfultohavetheerrorscreenonorthemessageswrittendown.MakingsuredevicedriversarecurrentDevicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor“drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspecificdriver.Ifyouaddanewcomponent,theoperatingsystemneedstobeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpieceofhardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponentandunderstandhowtouseit.Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherfileonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruptionandmightnotperformcorrectlyifcorruptionoccurs.Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriverforacomponentifyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorifyouaddanewcomponent.Thismighteliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseoftheproblem.GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsiteYoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.2.Selecttheentryforyourcomputerandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstallnecessarysoftware.GettingthelatestdriversusingSystemUpdateTheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.UpdatepackagesarestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackagescancontainapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSflashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdateprogramconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallyrecognizesthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer,theinstalledoperatingsystem,andthelanguageoftheoperatingsystemtodeterminewhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer.TheSystemUpdateprogramthendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,recommended,oroptionaltohelpyouunderstandtheimportance.Youhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownloadandinstall.Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallydownloadsandinstallstheupdateswithoutanyfurtherinterventionfromyou.TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.TheonlyprerequisiteisanactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeaturetoenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspecifiedintervals.Youalsocanpredefinescheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates)sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseSystemUpdate,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.76UserGuide
TakingcareofyourcomputerAlthoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtousecommonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheimportanttipsinthistopic,youwillgetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplasticbags.•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers(morethan13cmor5inches).•Avoidsubjectingyourcomputertoextremetemperatures(below5°C/41°Forabove35°C/95°F).•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpurifiers,canproducenegativeions.Ifacomputerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegativeions,itmightbecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemightbedischargedthroughyourhandswhenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevicesconnectedtothecomputer.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofadischargefromyourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.Yourcomputerisdesignedandmanufacturedtominimizeanyeffectsofelectrostaticcharge.Anelectrostaticchargeaboveacertainlimit,however,canincreasetheriskofESD.Therefore,whenusingthecomputerclosetoanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions,givespecialattentiontothefollowing:•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignificantelectrostaticcharge.Begentlewithyourcomputer•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterisconnected.Thiscouldbreaktheadapterplug.Carryyourcomputerproperly•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnectcordsandcables.•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerbythedisplay.Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly•Wheninstallingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwithyourhardware,andapplypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.•Turnoffyourcomputerifyouarereplacingtheharddiskdriveorthesolid-statedrive.•Afteryoureplacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskdriveoropticaldrivesintheappropriatecontainersorpackagingwhentheyarenotbeingused.•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.Chapter6.Preventingproblems77
–Memorymodule–Memorycard,suchasanSDcard,SDHCcard,SDXCcard,andaMultiMediaCardNote:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer.•Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.Todosomightcausedamagetoyourdata.Takecarewhensettingpasswords•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit,andyoumighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboard,orharddiskdrive,orsolid-statedrive.Registeryourcomputer•RegisteryourThinkPadcomputerwithLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Formoreinformation,see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage19.Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.CleaningthecoverofyourcomputerOccasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent.Thedetergentmustnotcontainabrasivepowderorstrongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline.Usefivepartswatertoonepartdetergent.2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanyfibersfromthecloth.CleaningyourcomputerkeyboardTocleanthecomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,theclothmighthookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsontoorbetweenthekeys.3.Allowtodry.4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrushorcoolairfromahairdryer.CleaningyourcomputerdisplayTocleanthecomputerdisplay,dothefollowing:78UserGuide
1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay,itmightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardwhenthecoverwaspressedfromtheoutside.2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.3.Ifthestainremains,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithwaterora50-50mixtureofisopropylalcoholandwaterthatdoesnotcontainimpurities.Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.Chapter6.Preventingproblems79
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Chapter7.TroubleshootingproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Diagnosingproblems”onpage81•“Troubleshooting”onpage81DiagnosingproblemsIfyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastartingpointforsolvingthem.TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.Notes:•TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramalsoisavailablefordownloadedat:http://www.lenovo.com/diags•IfyouareusingotherWindowsoperatingsystemratherthanWindows7orWindows8.1,youcanfindthelatestinformationaboutdiagnosticsforyourcomputerat:http://www.lenovo.com/diagnoseIfyourcomputerisinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,whenyouaresettingupyourcomputer,theLenovoSolutionCenterprogrampromptsyoutocreaterecoverymedia.Youcanusetherecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultstate.Formoreinformation,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage97.ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage13.Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.Note:IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,saveandprintthelogfilescreatedbytheprogram.YouwillneedthelogfileswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative.TroubleshootingIfyourcomputerhasanerror,ittypicallydisplaysamessageoranerrorcode,ormakesabeepwhenyouturniton.Whenyouexperienceaproblem,refertothecorrespondingsectionsinthistopictotrytosolvetheproblembyyourself.ComputerstopsrespondingPrinttheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive(youcannotusethetouchpadorthekeyboard),dothefollowing:1.Pressandholdthepowerbuttonuntilthecomputerturnsoff.Afterthecomputeristurnedoff,restartthecomputerbypressingthepowerbutton.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnon,continuewithstep2.©CopyrightLenovo201481
2.Whilethecomputerisoff,removetheacpoweradapterfromthecomputer.Holddownthepowerbuttonfor10seconds.Connecttheacpoweradapter.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnbackon,continuewithstep3.3.Whilethecomputerisoff,removetheacpoweradapterfromthecomputer.Removeallexternaldevicesthatareattachedtoyourcomputer(keyboard,mouse,printer,scanner,andsoon).Repeatstep2.Ifstep2isunsuccessful,continuewithstep4.Note:Thefollowingstepsinvolveremovingstaticsensitivecomponentsfromyourcomputer.Makesurethatyouareproperlygroundedandremoveallsourcesofpowerattachedtothecomputer.Ifyouareuncomfortableorunsureaboutremovingcomponents,pleasecalltheCustomerSupportCenterforassistance.4.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerandexternalhardware.Removeanynon-originalmemorymoduleaddedtoyourcomputer.Afterremovingtheextramemorymoduleandreseatingtheoriginalmemorymodule,repeatstep2.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotturnon,consulttheusermanualforothercustomer-replaceablecomponentsthatareattachedtoyourcomputer.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotstartup,calltheCustomerSupportCenterandaCustomerSupportSpecialistwillassistyou.SpillsonthekeyboardWithamobilecomputer,thereareincreasedchancesofspillingliquidsonthekeyboard.Becausemostliquidsconductelectricity,liquidspilledonthekeyboardcouldcreatenumerousshortcircuits,potentiallycausingirreparabledamagetoyourcomputer.Ifyouspillsomethingonyourcomputer:Attention:Ensurethatnoliquidcreatesashortcircuitbetweenyouandtheacpoweradapter(ifinuse).Althoughyoumightlosesomedataorworkbyturningoffthecomputerimmediately,leavingthecomputeronmightmakeyourcomputerunusable.1.Carefullydisconnecttheacpoweradapterimmediately.2.Turnoffthecomputerimmediately.Themorequicklyyoustopthecurrentfrompassingthroughthecomputer,themorelikelyyouwillreducedamagefromshortcircuits.3.Waituntilyouarecertainthatalltheliquidisdrybeforeturningonyourcomputer.Errormessages•Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadSetup.Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetuptocheckthesecuritysettings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserrorSolution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationAreaSolution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.82UserGuide
•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDconfigurationinformationareaSolution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplace,andtheUUIDneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerrorSolution:Thecomputerturnsoffbecausethebatteryislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandchargethebattery.•Message:0191:SystemSecurity-InvalidremotechangerequestedSolution:Thesystemconfigurationchangehasfailed.Confirmtheoperationandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterThinkPadSetup.•Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded.Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.Confirmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterThinkPadSetup.•Message:1802:Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin-Poweroffandremovethenetworkcard.Solution:Thewirelessnetworkcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.•Message:2100:DetectionerroronHDD0(MainHDD)Solution:Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveserviced.•Message:2110:ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD)Solution:Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveserviced.•Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:FanerrorSolution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.•Message:ThermalsensingerrorSolution:Thethermalsensorhasaproblem.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.Errorswithoutmessages•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.Solution:–IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,youcandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerbydoingthefollowing:1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredefinedpowerplans.Chapter7.Troubleshootingproblems83
–IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows8.1operatingsystem,doingthefollowing:1.Gothedesktopandclickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.2.ClickPowerOptions➙Showadditionalplans➙Highperformance.•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnotbeepwhilestartingup.Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Thenturnonthecomputerandlistenagain.Solution:Ensurethat:–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordisconnectedtoaworkingelectricaloutlet.–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconfirmation.)–Thebrightnesslevelofthescreenisappropriatelyset.Ifapower-onpasswordisset,pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpasswordandthentypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter.Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitepointerisdisplayedonablankscreen.Solution:Ifyouhavemodifiedapartitiononyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,informationaboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.Dothefollowingtotrytosolvetheproblem:1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.2.Ifyoustillseeonlythepointeronthescreen,dothefollowing:–Ifyouhaveusedthepartitionsoftware,examinethepartitionontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebyusingthesoftware,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.–Usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemtothefactorydefaultstate.Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:–Touchthetouchpadorpressakeytoexitthescreensaver.–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumethecomputerfromsleeporhibernation.BeeperrorsThefollowingtabledescribesthecommonbeeperrorsandcorrespondingsolutions.Table7.BeeperrorsProblemSolutionOneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,threemoreshortbeeps,andoneshortbeepHavethecomputerserviced.OnelongandtwoshortbeepsThevideofunctionhasaproblem.Havethecomputerserviced.84UserGuide
Table7.Beeperrors(continued)ProblemSolutionFourcyclesoffourshortbeepsShutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.FiveshortbeepsThesystemboardhasaproblem.Havethecomputerserviced.MemorymoduleproblemsPrinttheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.Ifyourmemorymoduleisnotoperatingproperly,checkthefollowingitems:1.Verifythatthememorymoduleisinstalledandseatedcorrectlyinyourcomputer.Itmightbenecessarytoremovealladdedmemorymodulestotestthecomputerwithonlythefactory-installedmemorymodules,andthenreinstallthememorymoduleoneatatimetoensureaproperconnection.2.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup.Followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforpower-onself-test(POST)errormessages.3.VerifythatthelatestUEFIBIOSforyourmodelhasbeeninstalled.4.Verifythatthepropermemoryconfigurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthememoryspeed.5.Rundiagnosticprograms.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage81.NetworkingproblemsThefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems.Ethernetproblems•Problem:Thecomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.Solution:Ensurethat:–Thecableisinstalledcorrectly.ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerandtotheRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis100meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblempersists,tryadifferentcable.–Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.Toinstallthecorrectdriver,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.2.Iftheexclamationmark!isdisplayednexttotheadapternameunderNetworkadapters,youmightnotbeusingthecorrectdriverorthedrivermighthavebeendisabled.Toupdatethedriver,right-clickthehighlightedadapter.3.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.–Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.Ifyouconfiguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesurethattheswitchportalsoisconfiguredforfullduplex.Settingwrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlostconnections.–Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.Chapter7.Troubleshootingproblems85
CheckwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.•Problem:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason.Solution:Thenetworkdriverfilesmightbecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtotheprevioussolutionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalled.•Problem:MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandIuseaspeedof1000Mbps,buttheconnectionfailsorerrorsoccur.Solution:–UseCategory5wiringandmakesurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected.–Connecttoa1000BASE-Thub/switch(not1000BASE-X).•Problem:TheWakeonLANfeatureisnotworking.Solution:EnsurethatWakeonLANisenabledinThinkPadSetup.Ifitis,checkwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarysettings.•Problem:MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,butthecomputercannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.Instead,itconnectsat100Mbps.Solution:–Tryanothercable.–Makesurethatthelinkpartnerissettoauto-negotiate.–Makesurethattheswitchis802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).AwirelessLANproblemProblem:Icannotconnecttothenetworkusingthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkcard.Solution:Makesurethat:•YourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversion.•Yourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.•Thewirelessradioisenabled.Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,clickShowhiddeniconsonthetaskbar.TheAccessConnectionsiconisdisplayed.Formoreinformationabouttheicon,refertotheAccessConnectionshelpinformationsystem.FortheWindows7operatingsystem,checktheNetworkName(SSID)andyourencryptioninformation.UsetheAccessConnectionsprogramtoverifythiscase-sensitiveinformation.BluetoothproblemsNote:CheckyourconnectionanytimeandmakesurethatnootherBluetooth-enableddeviceissearchingforthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.SimultaneoussearchingisnotallowedintheBluetoothconnection.•Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocalspeakereventhoughtheBluetoothheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingaHeadsetprofileorAVprofile.Solution:Dothefollowing:1.Exittheprogramthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMedia®Player).2.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Sound➙Playback.3.IfyouareusingaHeadsetprofile,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.IfyouareusinganAVprofile,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.86UserGuide
4.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.•Problem:PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemscannotbereceivedcorrectlyintotheaddressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.Solution:TheWindows7operatingsystemsendsPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enableddeviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceiveafilethroughBluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromtheWindows7mightbesavedasafilewiththeextension.contact.Keyboardproblems•Problem:Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.Solution:Ifanexternalnumerickeypadisconnected:1.Turnoffthecomputer.2.Removetheexternalnumerickeypad.3.Turnonthecomputerandtryusingthekeyboardagain.Ifthekeyboardproblemisresolved,carefullyreconnecttheexternalnumerickeypad.Makesurethatyouhaveseatedtheconnectorscorrectly.Iftheproblempersists,makesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledbydoingthefollowing:1.GotoControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.2.ClickKeyboard.3.SelecttheHardwaretab.IntheDevicePropertiespane,makesurethatyouseethismessage:DeviceStatus:Thisdeviceisworkingproperly.Ifkeysonthekeyboardstilldonotwork,havethecomputerserviced.•Problem:Anumberisdisplayedwhenyoutypealetter.Solution:Thenumericlockfunctionison.Todisableit,pressShift+ScrLkorFn+NmLk.•Problem:Allorsomekeysontheexternalnumerickeypaddonotwork.Solution:Makesurethattheexternalnumerickeypadiscorrectlyconnectedtothecomputer.ProblemswiththedisplayandmultimediadevicesThistopicincludesthemostcommonproblemswithdisplaysandmultimediadevices,includingthecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,andtheaudiodevices.Computerscreenproblems•Problem:Thescreenisblank.Solution:Dothefollowing:–PressF7tobringuptheimage.–Ifyouareusingtheacpoweradapter,orusingthebatteryandbattery-statusiconshowsthatthebatteryisnotdepleted,pressF6tomakethescreenbrighter.–Ifyourcomputerisinsleepmode,pressFntoresumefromthesleepmode.–Iftheproblempersists,followthesolutionforthefollowingproblem.•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.Solution:Makesurethat:–Thedisplaydevicedriverisinstalledcorrectly.–Thescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.Chapter7.Troubleshootingproblems87
–Themonitortypeiscorrect.Tocheckthesesettings,dothefollowing:1.Right-clickanywhereonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.2.ClickDisplayattheleft.3.SelectChangedisplaysettings.Checkwhetherthescreenresolutioniscorrectlyset.4.ClickAdvancedSettings.5.ClicktheAdaptertab.Ensurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformationwindow.Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.6.ClickthePropertiesbutton.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.ChecktheDevicestatusboxandmakesurethatthedeviceisworkingcorrectly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbuttonandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.7.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkwhetherthecolorqualityiscorrectlyset,andmakesurethattheotherinformationalsoiscorrect.8.ClickthePropertiesbutton.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.ChecktheDevicestatusboxandmakesurethatthedeviceisworkingcorrectly.Ifnot,clicktheTroubleshootbuttonandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.•Problem:Incorrectcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.Solution:Ensurethatyouinstalltheoperatingsystemorprogramcorrectly.Iftheyareinstalledandconfiguredcorrectly,havethecomputerserviced.•Problem:Thescreenstaysonevenafteryouturnoffyourcomputer.Solution:Pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormoretoturnoffyourcomputer;thenturnitonagain.•Problem:Missing,discolored,orbrightdotsappearonthescreeneverytimeyouturnonyourcomputer.Solution:ThisisanintrinsiccharacteristicoftheTFTtechnology.YourcomputerdisplaycontainsmultipleTFTs.Asmallnumberofmissing,discolored,orbrightdotsonthescreenmightexistallthetime.Externalmonitorproblems•Problem:Theexternalmonitorisblank.Solution:Tobringuptheimage,pressF7andselectthedesiredmonitor.Iftheproblempersists,dothefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanothercomputertomakesurethatitworks.2.Reconnecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer.3.Refertothemanualshippedwiththeexternalmonitortochecktheresolutionsandrefreshratesthataresupported.–Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsthesameresolutionasthecomputerdisplayorahigherresolution,viewoutputontheexternalmonitororonboththeexternalmonitorandthecomputerdisplay.–Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsalowerresolutionthanthecomputerdisplay,viewoutputontheexternalmonitoronly.(Ifyouviewoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor,theexternalmonitorscreenwillbeblankordistorted.)•Problem:Youcannotsetahigherresolutionthanthepresentoneonyourexternalmonitor.Solution:Ensurethatthemonitorinformationiscorrect.Dothefollowing:1.Right-clickanywhereonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.88UserGuide
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.2.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).3.ClickAdvancedSettings.4.ClicktheAdaptertab.Makesurethatthecorrectdevicedrivernameisshownintheadapterinformationwindow.Note:Thedevicedrivernamedependsonthevideochipthathasbeeninstalledonyourcomputer.5.ClickOK.Iftheinformationisincorrect,reinstallthedevicedriver.–Checkthemonitortypeand,ifnecessary,updatethedriverbydoingthefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).5.ClickAdvancedSettings.6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedothefollowing.7.Ifmorethanonemonitortypeisdisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnPMonitor.8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.9.ClicktheDrivertab.10.ClickUpdateDriver.11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevicedriversonmycomputer.12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.13.Selectyourmonitormanufacturerandmodel.14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.15.SetResolution.Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.16.ClickOK.•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.Solution:Makesurethat:–Themonitorinformationiscorrectandtheappropriatemonitortypeisselected.Refertothesolutiontothepreviousproblem.–Makesurethatanappropriaterefreshrateisselectedbydoingthefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.Chapter7.Troubleshootingproblems89
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).5.ClickAdvancedSettings.6.ClicktheMonitortab.7.Selectthecorrectscreenrefreshrate.•Problem:Wrongcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.Solution:Ensurethatyoufollowthecorrectprocedurewheninstallingtheoperatingsystemorprogram.Ifyoudid,havetheexternalmonitorserviced.•Problem:TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork.Solution:EnabletheExtenddesktopfunctionbydoingthefollowing:1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.4.ClicktheMonitor-2icon.5.SelectExtendthesedisplaysformultipledisplays.6.ClicktheMonitor-1icon(fortheprimarydisplay,thecomputerdisplay).7.Settheresolutionfortheprimarydisplay.8.ClicktheMonitor-2icon(fortheexternalmonitor).9.Setthescreenresolutionforthesecondarydisplay.10.Settherelativepositionofeachmonitorbydraggingitsicon.Youcansetthemonitorsinanyrelativeposition,buttheiconsmusttoucheachother.11.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.•Problem:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,youcannotsetahigherresolutionorhigherrefreshrateonthesecondarydisplay.Solution:Changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.Refertothesolutiontothepreviousproblem.•Problem:Displayswitchingdoesnotwork.Solution:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,disableit,andchangethedisplayoutputlocation.IfaDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying,stoptheplayback,closetheprogram,andthenchangethedisplayoutputlocation.•Problem:Thescreenpositionontheexternalmonitorisincorrectwhenthatmonitorissetforahighresolution.Solution:Sometimes,whenyouuseahighresolutionsuchas1600x1200,theimageisshiftedtoleftorrightonthescreen.Tocorrectthis,firstmakesurethatyourexternalmonitorsupportsthedisplaymode(theresolutionandtherefreshrate)thatyouhaveset.Ifitdoesnot,setadisplaymodethatthemonitorsupports.Ifitdoessupportthedisplaymodeyouhaveset,gotothesetupmenuforthemonitoritselfandadjustthesettingsthere.Usuallytheexternalmonitorhasbuttonsforaccesstothesetupmenu.Fordetails,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththemonitor.90UserGuide
Audioproblems•Problem:WaveorMIDIsounddoesnotplaycorrectly.Solution:Makesurethatthebuilt-inaudiodeviceisconfiguredcorrectly.1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound.2.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.3.Double-clickSound,videoandgamecontrollers.MakesurethattheDolbyAdvancedAudiov2driverisenabledandconfiguredcorrectly.•Problem:Recordingsmadeusingthemicrophoneinputarenotloudenough.Solution:MakesurethattheMicrophoneBoostfunctionisturnedonandsetbydoingthefollowing:1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Sound.2.ClicktheRecordingtabintheSoundwindow.3.SelectMicrophone,andclickthePropertiesbutton.4.ClicktheLevelstab,andmovetheMicrophoneBoostsliderupwards.5.ClickOK.Note:Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowsonlinehelp.•Problem:Avolumeorbalanceslidercannotbemoved.Solution:Theslidermightbegrayedout.Thismeansthatitspositionisfixedbythehardwareandcannotbechanged.•Problem:Thevolumeslidersdonotstayinplacewhensomeaudioprogramsareused.Solution:Itisnormalforthesliderstochangepositionwhencertainsoundprogramsareused.TheprogramsareawareofthesettingsintheVolumeMixerwindowandareallowedtochangethesettingsthemselves.AnexampleistheWindowsMediaPlayer.Usuallytheapplicationhasslidersavailabletocontrolthesoundfromwithintheprogram.•Problem:Thebalanceslidercannotcompletelymuteonechannel.Solution:Thecontrolisdesignedtocompensateforminordifferencesinbalanceanddoesnotcompletelymuteeitherchannel.•Problem:ThereisnovolumecontrolforMIDIsoundintheVolumeMixerwindow.Solution:Usethehardwarevolumecontrol.Thisisbecausethebuilt-insynthesizersoftwaredoesnotsupportthecontrol.•Problem:ThesoundcannotbeturnedoffevenifyousettheMastervolumecontrolatminimum.Solution:YoustillcanhearsomesoundeventhoughyouhavesettheMastervolumecontrolatminimum.Toturnoffthesoundcompletely,gototheMastervolumecontrolandselectMutespeakers.•Problem:Whenyouconnectaheadphonetoyourcomputerwhileplayingsound,aspeakerdoesnotproducesound.Solution:Oncetheheadphoneisattached,thestreamingisautomaticallyredirectedtoit.Ifyouwanttolistentosoundfromthespeakersagain,besuretosetthosespeakersasthedefaultdevice.Theprocedureisasfollows:1.GotoControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.2.ClickSmartAudio.TheSmartAudiowindowopens.Chapter7.Troubleshootingproblems91
3.Lookattheplaybackdevices.Ifyouhaveattachedaheadphone,theheadphonewillbeautomaticallysetasthedefaultdevice,andtheiconforthatheadphonewillbechecked.4.Tosetadifferentdeviceasthedefault,double-clicktheiconforthosespeakers.Thaticonwillnowhaveacheckmark.5.PlayanysoundbyuseofamusicprogramsuchasWindowsMediaPlayer.Makesurethatsoundcomesfromthespeakers.Fordetails,refertothehelpinformationsystemforSmartAudio.BatteryandpowerproblemsThistopiccontainsinstructionsontroubleshootingbatteryandpowerproblems.Batteryproblems•Problem:Thebuilt-inbatterycannotbefullychargedinthestandardchargetimewhenthecomputerispoweredoff.Solution:Thebatterymightbeover-discharged.Dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer.2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandletitcharge.Ifthebuilt-inbatterycannotbefullychargedin24hours,haveyourcomputerserviced.•Problem:Yourcomputershutsdownbeforethebattery-statusindicatorshowsempty,oryourcomputeroperatesafterthebattery-statusindicatorshowsempty.Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebuilt-inbattery.•Problem:Theoperatingtimeforafullychargedbuilt-inbatteryisshort.Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebuilt-inbattery.Ifyourbatteryoperatingtimeisstillshort,haveyourcomputerserviced.•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotoperatewithafullychargedbuilt-inbattery.Solution:Thesurgeprotectorinthebuilt-inbatterymightbeactive.Turnoffthecomputerforoneminutetoresettheprotector;thenturnonthecomputeragain.•Problem:Thebuilt-inbatterycannotbecharged.Youcannotchargethebatterywhenitistoohot.Turnoffthecomputerandallowittocooltoroomtemperature.Afterthecomputercools,rechargethebattery.Ifthebatterystillcannotbecharged,haveyourcomputerserviced.PowerproblemsPrinttheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.Ifyourcomputerisgettingnopoweratall,checkthefollowingitems:1.Checkallpowerconnections.Removeanypowerstripsandsurgeprotectorstoconnecttheacpoweradapterdirectlytotheacpoweroutlet.2.Inspecttheacpoweradapter.Checkforanyphysicaldamage,andmakesurethatthepowercableisfirmlyattachedtotheadapterbrickandthecomputer.3.Verifytheacpowersourceisworkingbyattachinganotherdevicetotheoutlet.4.Removealldevicesandthentestforsystempowerwithminimaldevicesattached.92UserGuide
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotrunonbatterypower,checkthefollowingitems:1.Ifthebatteryrunsoutofpower,attachacpoweradaptertorechargethebattery.2.Ifthebatteryischargedbutthecomputerdoesnotrun,callLenovoCustomerServiceCentertohaveyourcomputerserviced.AnacpoweradapterproblemProblem:Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthepoweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea.Solution:Dothefollowing:1.Makesurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonconnectingtheacpoweradapter,seeSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.2.Iftheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect,turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheacpoweradapter.3.Reconnecttheacpoweradapter,thenturnonthecomputer.4.IfthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,havetheacpoweradapterandyourcomputerserviced.Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,todisplaythepoweradapter(powerplug)icon,clickShowhiddeniconsintheWindowsnotificationarea.ApowerbuttonproblemProblem:Thesystemdoesnotrespond,andyoucannotturnoffthecomputer.Solution:Turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Ifthesystemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapter.BootproblemsPrinttheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagebeforetheoperatingsystemloads,followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforPOSTerrormessages.IfyoureceiveanerrormessagewhiletheoperatingsystemisloadingthedesktopconfigurationafterthePOSTiscompleted,checkthefollowingitems:1.GototheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandsearchfortheerrormessage.2.GototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/andsearchfortheerrormessage.Sleepandhibernationproblems•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmodeunexpectedly.Solution:Ifthemicroprocessoroverheats,thecomputerautomaticallyenterssleepmodetoallowthecomputertocoolandtoprotectthemicroprocessorandotherinternalcomponents.Checkthesettingsforsleepmode.•Problem:ThecomputerenterssleepmodeimmediatelyafterthePOST.Solution:Makesurethat:–Thebatteryischarged.–Theoperatingtemperatureiswithintheacceptablerange.Referto“Specifications”onpage12.Chapter7.Troubleshootingproblems93
Ifthebatteryischargedandthetemperatureiswithinrange,havethecomputerserviced.•Problem:Acriticallow-batteryerroroccurs,andthecomputerimmediatelyturnsoff.Solution:Thebatterypowerisgettinglow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandtoanelectricaloutlet.•Problem:ThecomputerdisplayremainsblankafteryoupressFntoreturnfromsleepmode.Solution:Checkwhetheranexternalmonitorwasdisconnectedorturnedoffwhilethecomputerwasinsleepmode.Ifyoudisconnectedorturnedofftheexternalmonitor,connectitorturnitonbeforeresumingthecomputerfromthesleepmode.Whenresumingthecomputerfromthesleepmodewithoutattachingtheexternalmonitororturningiton,andthecomputerdisplayremainsblank,pressF7tobringupthecomputerdisplay.Notes:–IfyouareusingF7toapplyapresentationscheme,youwillneedtopressF7atleastthreetimesinthreesecondstobringupthecomputerdisplay.–IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportthepresentationscheme.•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,andthecomputerdoesnotwork.Solution:Ifthecomputerdoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,itmighthaveenteredsleeporhibernationmodeautomaticallybecausethebatteryisdepleted.Checkthesystem-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo).–Ifthesystem-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)blinksslowly,yourcomputerisinsleepmode.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressFn.–Ifthesystem-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)isoff,yourcomputerisinpower-offstateorinhibernationmode.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressthepowerbuttontoresumeoperation.Ifthesystemstilldoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,yoursystemmightstoprespondingandyoumightnotbeabletoturnoffthecomputer.Inthiscase,youneedtoresetthecomputer.Ifyouhavenotsavedyourdata,itmightbelost.Toresetthecomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Ifthesystemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapter.•Problem:Yourcomputerdoesnotentersleeporhibernationmode.Solution:Checkwhetheranyoptionhasbeenselectedtodisableyourcomputerfromenteringsleeporhibernationmode.Ifyourcomputertriestoentersleepmodebuttherequestisrejected,thedeviceattachedtotheUSBconnectormighthavebeendisabled.Ifthisoccurs,doahot-unplug-and-plugoperationfortheUSBdevice.•Problem:Thebatterydischargesslightlywhilethecomputerisinhibernationmode.Solution:Ifthewake-upfunctionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.Thisisnotadefect.Fordetails,referto“Power-savingmodes”onpage32.ProblemswithdrivesandotherstoragedevicesThissectionincludesharddiskdriveproblemsandasolid-statedriveproblem.Harddiskdriveproblems•Problem:Theharddiskdrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.Solution:Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:94UserGuide
–Whentheharddiskdrivebeginsorfinishesgettingaccesstodata.–Whenyoucarrytheharddiskdrive.–Whenyoucarryyourcomputer.Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveandisnotadefect.•Problem:Theharddiskdrivedoesnotwork.Solution:OntheStartupmenuofThinkPadSetup,makesurethattheharddiskdriveisontheBootpriorityorderlist.IfitisontheExcludedfrombootorderlist,itisdisabled.SelecttheentryforitonthelistandpresstheShift+1key.ThismovestheentrytotheBootpriorityorderlist.•Problem:Aftersettingaharddiskpasswordontheharddiskdriveofthecomputer,youmovedthedrivetoanothercomputer.Nowyoucannotunlocktheharddiskpassword.Solution:Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedpasswordalgorithm.Computersolderthanyoursmightnotsupportsuchasecurityfunction.Asolid-statedriveproblemProblem:WhenyoucompressfilesorfoldersbyuseofthedatacompressionfunctioninWindows,andthendecompressthem,theprocessofwritingtoorreadingfromthefilesorfoldersisslow.Solution:ApplythediskdefragmentationtoolinWindowsforfasteraccesstothedata.AsoftwareproblemProblem:Anapplicationdoesnotruncorrectly.Solution:Ensurethattheproblemisnotbeingcausedbytheapplication.Checkthatyourcomputerhastheminimumrequiredmemorytoruntheapplication.Refertothemanualssuppliedwiththeapplication.Checkthefollowing:•Theapplicationisdesignedtooperatewithyouroperatingsystem.•Otherapplicationsruncorrectlyonyourcomputer.•Thenecessarydevicedriversareinstalled.•Theapplicationworkswhenitisrunonsomeothercomputer.Ifanerrormessageisdisplayedwhileyouareusingtheapplication,refertothemanualssuppliedwiththeapplication.Iftheapplicationstilldoesnotruncorrectly,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraservicerepresentativeforhelp.AUSBproblemProblem:AdeviceconnectedtotheUSBconnectordoesnotwork.Solution:OpentheDeviceManagerwindow.MakesurethattheUSBdevicesetupiscorrect,andthattheassignmentofcomputerresourceandtheinstallationofthedevicedriverarecorrect.ToopentheDeviceManagerwindow,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.Referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage81andrunadiagnostictestoftheUSBconnector.Chapter7.Troubleshootingproblems95
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Chapter8.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.•“RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage97•“RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage102RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystemThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovoontheWindows7operatingsystem.Notes:•Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofasoftware-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperatingsystem.•Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:–Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer–Reinstalltheproduct–ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFilesTopreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenewharddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingsoftwareprogramsforbackup:•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.3orlater•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlaterTostarttheSymantecNortonGhostprogram,dothefollowing:1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.2.Typecmdinthefield.ThenclickOK.3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suiteorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10HomeorlaterCreatingandusingrecoverymediaYoucanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymediaareusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperatingsystemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmediumandadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitisimportantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.CreatingrecoverymediaThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.Note:YoucancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSBstoragedevices.©CopyrightLenovo201497
Tocreaterecoverymedia,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.UsingrecoverymediaYoucanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Youcanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthefilescurrentlyontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSBstoragedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintoanexternalopticaldrive.2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.Notes:1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedriversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage101.2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.IfyouneedtorecoverorreinstallyourMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfficeCDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorks.PerformingbackupandrecoveryoperationsTheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivecontentsincludingtheoperatingsystem,datafiles,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.YoucandesignatewheretheRescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive•Onanetworkdrive•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsoftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,restoreonlytheselectedfiles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.PerformingabackupoperationThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram.1.Fromthedesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramstarts.2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.98UserGuide
PerformingarecoveryoperationThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram.1.Fromthedesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramstarts.2.IntheRescueandRecoveryprogrammainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage99.UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceTheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivethatoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutoperformrecoveryoperationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.YoucanperformthefollowingrecoveryoperationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:•Rescuefilesfromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,orfromabackupTheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatefilesonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveandtransferthemtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionisavailableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourfilesorifchangesweremadetothefilessinceyourlastbackupoperation.YoualsocanrescueindividualfilesfromaRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocalharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.•Restoreyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackupIfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestoretheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.•Restoreyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettingsTheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,youhavetheoptiontorestorethefactorydefaultsettingstotheC:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact.BecausetheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Attention:Ifyourestoretheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuporrestoretheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,allfilesontheprimaryharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbedeletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantfiles.IfyouareunabletostarttheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuefilesfeatureoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacetocopyfilesfromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetoothermedia.TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffyourcomputer.2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsorseealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.Chapter8.Recoveryinformation99
Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage102.4.Dooneofthefollowing:•Torescuefilesfromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,orfromabackup,clickRescuefilesandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.•Torestoreyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.Notes:1.Afterrestoringyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedriversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage101.2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.IfyouneedtorecoverorreinstallyourMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfficeCDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorks.CreatingandusingarescuemediumWitharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailuresthatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Notes:1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperatingsystem.2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofexternalopticaldrives.CreatingarescuemediumTocreatearescuemedium,dothefollowing:1.Fromthedesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramstarts.2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.YoucancreatearescuemediumusingadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive.5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.UsingarescuemediumThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:1.Turnoffyourcomputer.2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectthedesiredopticaldriveasthefirstbootdevice.Then,inserttherescuediscintotheexternalopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.100UserGuide
•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveasthefirstbootdeviceandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.ThehelpinformationforeachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocompletetherecoveryprocess.ReinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedriversYourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstalldesiredfactory-installedapplicationsanddevicedrivers.ReinstallingpreinstalledprogramsToreinstallselectedapplications,dothefollowing:1.Turnonyourcomputer.2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.3.OpentheAPPSfolder.Thefoldercontainsseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalledapplications.4.Openthesubfolderfortheapplicationyouwanttoreinstall.5.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheapplication.ReinstallingpreinstalleddevicedriversAttention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentconfigurationofyourcomputer.Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:1.Turnonyourcomputer.2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.3.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.Thefoldercontainsseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariousdevicesinstalledinyourcomputer(forexample,AUDIOandVIDEO).4.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.5.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextfile(afilewiththeextension.txt).Thetextfilecontainsinformationonhowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsafileofsetupinformation(afilewiththeextension.inf),youcanusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver.Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram,whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselectthedevicedriverfilefromthedevicesubfolder.•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookfortheexecutablefile(afilewiththeextension.exe).Double-clickthefile,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Chapter8.Recoveryinformation101
Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedriversforyourcomputer,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage76.SolvingrecoveryproblemsIfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,dooneofthefollowing:•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage100.•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage97.Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfromarescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequence.YoumustfirstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Fordetailedinformationonhowtotemporarilyorpermanentlychangethestartupdevicesequence,see“Startupmenu”onpage69.Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstoretheminasafeplaceforfutureuse.RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8.1operatingsystemThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsfortheWindows8.1operatingsystem.AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer.TheWindowsrecoveryimageenablesyoutorefreshyourcomputer,orresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withtherecoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourcomputerevenifyoucannotstarttheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Formoreinformation,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage103.RefreshingyourcomputerIfyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthatyouinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ClickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,clickGetstarted.3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourcomputer.ResettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsIfyouwanttorecycleyourcomputerorjuststartover,youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputer,andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.102UserGuide
Attention:Ifyouresetthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingswillbedeleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.Toresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ClickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.ThenclickNexttoconfirmtheoperation.3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:•Toperformaquickformat,clickJustremovemyfilestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltakeseveralminutes.•Toperformacompleteformat,clickFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltakeseveralhours.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.UsingtheadvancedstartupoptionsWiththeadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ClickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostartTheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeriscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows8.1operatingsystemfailstostart.Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Thenyoucanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.CreatingandusingrecoverymediaYoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindowsrecoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthecomputer,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourcomputer.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.CreatingrecoverymediaTocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast8GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacitydependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.Chapter8.Recoveryinformation103
Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms,andclickSearch.2.TyperecoveryintheSearchfieldandclicktheSearchbutton.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.3.ClickY esintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.4.SelecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.ThenclickNext.Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Youstillcanstartthecomputerfromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourcomputeriftherecoverypartitiononyourcomputerisdamaged.5.ConnectaproperUSBdrivethenclickNext.6.ClickCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.7.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymediafinishes,dooneofthefollowing:•Tokeeptherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickFinish.•Todeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickDeletetherecoverypartition.Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,dokeeptherecoverymediainasafeplace.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourcomputeranymore,andyouwillneedtherecoverymediatorefreshorresetyourcomputer.8.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.UsingrecoverymediaIfyoucannotstartyourcomputer,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourcomputer,userecoverymediatorecoveryourcomputer.Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.1.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.2.Selecttherecoverydriveasthebootdevice.3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.5.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyourPCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8.1operatingsystem,goto:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800104UserGuide
Chapter9.ReplacingdevicesThischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage105•“Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries”onpage105•“Replacingthememorymodule”onpage106•“Replacingthecoin-cellbattery”onpage111•“Replacingthewireless-LANcard”onpage108•“Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage113•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage117StaticelectricitypreventionStaticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.WhenyouunpackanoptionoraCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallit.WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautionstoavoidstatic-electricitydamage:•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbytheedges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingtheparttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwoseconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityfromthepackageandyourbody.•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackagingandinstallthepartwithoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackagingonasmooth,levelsurfaceandplacethepartonit.•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.Disablingthebuilt-inbatteriesBeforereplacinganydevices,ensurethatyouhavedisabledthebuilt-inbatteriesbydoingthefollowing:1.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.2.Restartthecomputer.PressF1toenterThinkPadSetupwhenthelogoscreenappears.3.SelectConfig➙Power.Thesubmenuisdisplayed.4.SelectDisableBuilt-inBattery.5.ClickYesintheSetupWarningwindow.Thenthecomputerturnsoffandthebuilt-inbatteriesaredisabled.Waitforafewminutestoletthecomputercool.Note:Thebuilt-inbatterieswillbeautomaticallyenabledagainwhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.©CopyrightLenovo2014105
ReplacingthememorymoduleBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Toreplacethememorymodule,readthefollowingprerequisites,andthentheinstructions.Whenreplacingamemorymodule,besuretofollowtheprecautions.Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconfiguration.Insomeconditions,thememorymoduleinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.3.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover 2.106UserGuide
4.Pressoutonthelatchesonbothedgesofthesocketatthesametime 1,andthenremovethememorymodule2tomakeroomforthenewone.5.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.Withthenotchedendofthememorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,insertthememorymodule1intothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees;thenpivotthememorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace2.Attention:Toavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.Chapter9.Replacingdevices107
6.Installthecover 1andpivotitdownwards 2.Thentightenthescrews 3.7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.Replacingthewireless-LANcardBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.DANGERDuringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.DANGERElectriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshockhazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingawireless-LANcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.Toreplacethewireless-LANcard,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.108UserGuide
3.Loosenthescrews 1,andthenremovethecover 2.4.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthecablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectorswithyourfingersandgentlyunpluggingthem.5.Removethescrew 1.Thecardpopsup 2.6.Removethecard.Chapter9.Replacingdevices109
7.Alignthenotchededgeofthenewwireless-LANcardwiththekeyintheslot.Thencarefullyinsertthecardintotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees.8.Pivotthenewwireless-LANcarddownward 1,andtheninstallthescrewtosecurethecardinplace 2.110UserGuide
9.Connecttheantennacablestothenewcard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletotheconnectormarked“MAIN”onthecard,andattachtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”.10.Installthecover 1andpivotitdownwards 2.Thentightenthescrews 3.11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.Replacingthecoin-cellbatteryBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.DANGERIfthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thecoin-cellbatterycontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.•Keepthebatterypackawayfromfire.•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.•Donotshort-circuitit.Chapter9.Replacingdevices111
•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorflameto“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoincell.Toremovethecoin-cellbattery,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.3.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover 2.4.Detachtheconnector 1.Thenremovethecoin-cellbattery 2.Toinstallthebackupbattery,dothefollowing:112UserGuide
1.Installthecoin-cellbattery 1.Thenattachtheconnector 2.2.Installthecover 1andpivotitdownwards 2.Thentightenthescrews 3.3.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Attention:Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:•Replacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotoftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,thatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.•Donottouchtheconnector.•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnthecomputeroff.Chapter9.Replacingdevices113
•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.Toreplacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.3.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover 2.4.Removethescrewthatsecurestheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.114UserGuide
5.Taketheblacktabandlifttheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.6.Gentlytaketheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveoutofthedrivebaytorevealthedrivecable.Thendisconnectthecablefromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.7.Detachthebracketfromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.8.Attachthebrackettothenewharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Chapter9.Replacingdevices115
9.Connectthedrivecabletotheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.10.Placethenewharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveintotheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivebay.116UserGuide
11.Reinstallthescrewtosecuretheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.12.Installthecover 1andpivotitdownwards 2.Thentightenthescrews 3.13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.ReplacingthekeyboardBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.DANGERDuringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.DANGERElectriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidshockhazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.Chapter9.Replacingdevices117
RemovingthekeyboardToremovethekeyboard,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.3.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethecover 2.4.Removethescrewsthatsecurethekeyboard.5.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.118UserGuide
6.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows 1tounlatchthefrontsideofthekeyboard.7.Pivotthekeyboardslightlyupwardasshownbythearrow 1.Thenturnoverthekeyboardasshownbythearrow2.Chapter9.Replacingdevices119
8.Detachtheconnectorandremovethekeyboard.InstallingthekeyboardToinstallthekeyboard,dothefollowing:1.Attachthecable,andthenturnoverthekeyboard.120UserGuide
2.Insertthekeyboardintothekeyboardbezelasshown.Ensurethatthefrontedgeofthekeyboardisundertheframeofthekeyboardbezel.3.Slidethekeyboardinthedirectionshownbythearrows,untilthelatchesofthekeyboardframearehiddenunderthekeyboardbezelChapter9.Replacingdevices121
4.Closethedisplayandturnthecomputerover.Thenreinstallthescrews.5.Installthecover 1andpivotitdownwards 2.Thentightenthescrews 3.6.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.122UserGuide
Chapter10.GettingsupportThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.•“BeforeyoucontactLenovo”onpage123•“Gettinghelpandservice”onpage123•“Purchasingadditionalservices”onpage125BeforeyoucontactLenovoOften,youcansolveyourcomputerproblemsbyreferringtotheinformationintheexplanationsoferrorcodes,runningdiagnosticprograms,orbyconsultingtheLenovoWebsite.RegisteringyourcomputerRegisteryourcomputerwithLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Formoreinformation,see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage19.DownloadingsystemupdatesDownloadingupdatedsoftwaremightresolveproblemsyouexperiencewithyourcomputer.Todownloadupdatedsoftware,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:http://www.lenovo.com/supportRecordinginformationBeforeyoutalktoaLenovorepresentative,recordthefollowingimportantinformationaboutyourcomputer.RecordingproblemsymptomsanddetailsCollecttheanswerstothequestionsbelowbeforeyoucallforhelp.Then,youwillbeabletogethelpasquicklyaspossible.•Whatistheproblem?Isitcontinuousorintermittent?•Isthereanerrormessage?Whatistheerrorcode,ifany?•Whatoperatingsystemareyouusing?Whichversion?•Whichsoftwareprogramswererunningatthetimeoftheproblem?•Cantheproblembereproduced?Ifso,how?RecordingsysteminformationTheserialnumberlabelisonthebottomofyourcomputer.Recordthemachinetypeandtheserialnumber.•WhatisthenameofyourLenovoproduct?•Whatisthemachinetype?•Whatistheserialnumber?GettinghelpandserviceIfyouneedhelp,service,technicalassistance,orjustwantmoreinformationaboutLenovoproducts,youwillfindawidevarietyofsourcesavailablefromLenovotoassistyou.Thissectioncontainsinformation©CopyrightLenovo2014123
aboutwheretogoforadditionalinformationaboutLenovoandourproducts,whattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer,andwhomtocallforserviceshoulditbenecessary.Informationaboutyourcomputerandpreinstalledsoftware,ifany,isavailableinthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourcomputer.Thatdocumentationincludesprintedbooks,onlinebooks,readmefiles,andhelpfiles.Inaddition,informationaboutLenovoproductsisavailableontheWorldWideWeb.MicrosoftServicePacksarethelatestsoftwaresourceforWindowsproductupdates.TheyareavailablethroughWebdownload(connectionchargesmightapply)orthroughdisc.Formorespecificinformationandlinks,gotohttp://www.microsoft.com.Lenovoofferstechnicalassistancewithinstallationof,orquestionsrelatedto,ServicePacksforyourLenovo-preloadedMicrosoftWindowsproduct.Forinformation,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.UsingdiagnosticprogramsManycomputerproblemscanbesolvedwithoutoutsideassistance.Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer,thefirstplacetostartisthetroubleshootinginformationofyourcomputerdocumentation.Ifyoususpectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentation,includingreadmefilesandhelpinformationsystems,thatcomeswiththeoperatingsystemorprogram.ThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyouidentifyhardwareproblems.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage81forinstructionsonusingthediagnosticprograms.Thetroubleshootinginformationorthediagnosticprogramsmighttellyouthatyouneedadditionalorupdateddevicedriversorothersoftware.YoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevicedriversandupdatesfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.LenovoSupportWebsiteTechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/supportThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:•Driversandsoftware•Diagnosticsolutions•Productandservicewarranty•Productandpartsdetails•Userguidesandmanuals•KnowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestionsCallingLenovoIfyouhavetriedtocorrecttheproblemyourselfandstillneedhelp,duringthewarrantyperiod,youcangethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupportCenter.Thefollowingservicesareavailableduringthewarrantyperiod:•Problemdetermination-Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhaveahardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytofixtheproblem.•Lenovohardwarerepair-IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.124UserGuide
•Engineeringchangemanagement-Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproducthasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineeringChanges(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.Thefollowingitemsarenotcovered:•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedpartsNote:Allwarrantedpartscontaina7-characteridentificationintheformatFRUXXXXXXX.•Identificationofsoftwareproblemsources•ConfigurationofUEFIBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade•Changes,modifications,orupgradestodevicedrivers•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)•InstallationandmaintenanceofprogramsForthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLimitedWarrantythatappliestoyourLenovohardwareproduct,see“Warrantyinformation”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.Ifpossible,benearyourcomputerwhenyoumakeyourcallincasethetechnicalassistancerepresentativeneedstohelpyouresolveacomputerproblem.Ensurethatyouhavedownloadedthemostcurrentdriversandsystemupdates,rundiagnostics,andrecordedinformationbeforeyoucall.Whencallingfortechnicalassistance,havethefollowinginformationavailable:•Machinetypeandmodel•Serialnumbersofyourcomputer,monitor,andothercomponents,oryourproofofpurchase•Descriptionoftheproblem•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages•HardwareandsoftwareconfigurationinformationforyoursystemTelephonenumbersForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneorrefertotheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Thelatestphonenumbersareavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnotprovided,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.FindingThinkPadoptionsIfyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesandupgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,portreplicatorsordockingstations,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.AllyouneedisanInternetconnectionandacreditcard.ToshopatLenovo,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/essentialsPurchasingadditionalservicesDuringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforLenovoandnon-Lenovohardware,operatingsystems,andapplicationprograms;networksetupandconfigurationChapter10.Gettingsupport125
services;upgradedorextendedhardwarerepairservices;andcustominstallationsservices.Serviceavailabilityandservicenamemightvarybycountry.Formoreinformationabouttheseservices,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/essentials126UserGuide
AppendixA.RegulatoryinformationWirelessrelatedinformationWirelessinteroperabilityTheWirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductsthatarebasedonDSSS,CCK,and/orOFDMradiotechnology,andarecompliantto:•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/gor802.11nonWirelessLANs,asdefinedandapprovedbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.•TheWiFicertificationasdefinedbytheWi-FiAlliance.ABluetoothdeviceisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanyBluetoothproductsthatarecomplianttoBluetoothSpecificationasdefinedbytheBluetoothSIG.ThefollowingprofilesaresupportedbyBluetoothdevices:•AudioGateway•AV•BasicImage•Dial-upNetworking•FileTransfer•GenericAccess•ServiceDiscovery•SerialPort•LANAccessusingPPP•PersonalAreaNetwork•GenericObjectExchange•GenericObjectPush•Synchronization•Headset•Printer•HumanInterfaceDevices(Keyboard/Mouse)•Handsfree•PBAP(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)•VDP-SyncProfile(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)UsageenvironmentandyourhealthIntegratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,thelevelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdeviceslikeforexamplemobilephones.Duetothefactthatintegratedwirelesscardsoperatewithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafetystandardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievestheyaresafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsand©CopyrightLenovo20141274.0
recommendationsreflecttheconsensusofthescientificcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanelsandcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.Insomesituationorenvironment,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmightberestrictedbytheproprietorofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmightforexampleinclude:•Usingtheintegratedwirelesscardsonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blastingareas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices,suchaspacemakers.•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedoridentifiedasharmful.Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliestotheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecificorganization(suchasairportorhospital),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseintegratedwirelesscardspriortoturningonthecomputer.LocatingtheUltraConnectwirelessantennasThinkPadnotebookcomputersfeatureanUltraConnect™wirelessantennasystembuiltintothedisplayforoptimalreception,whichenablesyoutoestablishwirelesscommunicationswhereveryouare.Note:Yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.1Wireless-LANantenna(main)2Wireless-LANantenna(auxiliary)LocatingwirelessregulatorynoticesFormoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwithyourcomputer.IfyourcomputerisshippedwithouttheRegulatoryNotice,youcanfinditontheWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals128UserGuide
ExportclassificationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassificationControlNumber(ECCN)of4A994.b.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoedcountriesintheEARE1countrylist.ElectronicemissionnoticesThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPad11eandThinkPadYoga11ecomputers,machinetypes20D9and20DA.FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformityThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspecifiedorrecommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodificationstothisequipment.Unauthorizedchangesormodificationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.ResponsibleParty:Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOneMorrisville,NC27560PhoneNumber:919-294-5900IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatementThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirectiveThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.LenovocannotAppendixA.Regulatoryinformation129
acceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanon-recommendedmodificationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationTechnologyEquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederivedfortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensedcommunicationdevices.EUcontact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,SlovakiaGermanClassBcompliancestatementDeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeitDiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)zurAngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-MitgliedsstaatenundhältdieGrenzwertederEN55022KlasseBein.Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzubetreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProduktohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohneEmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.Deutschland:EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmittelnDiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)inderBundesrepublikDeutschland.ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEGRichtlinie2004/108/EC(früher89/336/EWG),fürGerätederKlasseB.DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo(Deutschland)GmbH,Gropiusplatz10,D-70563Stuttgart.InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.KoreaClassBcompliancestatement130UserGuide
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatementJapancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20AperphaseLenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwanEurasiancompliancemarkМодели,относящиесякнастоящейсерии(семейству)продуктовивпервыевыпущенныевобращениедо14февраля2013года,сертифицированыпотребованиямСистемысертификацииГОСТРи/илипотребованиямединойсистемысертификацииТаможенногоСоюза,действовавшимвмоментсертификации,имаркируютсязнакомсоответствияГОСТР .Модели,относящиесякнастоящейсерии(семейству)продуктовивпервыевыпущенныевобращениепосле14февраля2013года,сертифицированывединойсистемесертификацииТаможенногоСоюзанасоответствиетребованиямприменимыхТехническихРегламентовимаркируютсязнакомEAC.BrazilregulatorynoticeOuvirsonscommaisde85decibéisporlongosperíodospodeprovocardanosaosistemaauditivo.MexicoregulatorynoticeAdvertencia:EnMexicolaoperacióndeesteequipoestásujetaalassiguientesdoscondiciones:(1)esposiblequeesteequipoodispositivonocauseinterferenciaperjudicialy(2)esteequipoodispositivodebeaceptarcualquierinterferencia,incluyendolaquepuedacausarsuoperaciónnodeseada.AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation131
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AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclinginformationLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.LenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersinrecyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/recyclingImportantWEEEinformationTheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(forexample,EuropeanDirective2002/96/EC,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules,2011).Appliancesarelabeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicablewithineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobethrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendoflifeEEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,recycle,andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.ForadditionalWEEEinformationgoto:http://www.lenovo.com/recyclingRecyclinginformationforChinahttp://support.lenovo.com.cn/activity/551.htmRecyclinginformationforJapanCollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitorIfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatisthepropertyofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposedofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertifiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingandRecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,visittheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.©CopyrightLenovo2014133
PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingofhome-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceisprovidedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.DisposingofLenovocomputercomponentsSomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorotherenvironmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuitboardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputersAbutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledinsideyourLenovocomputertoprovidepowertothecomputerclockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouneedtoreplaceitwithanewone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseorcontactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofadisusedlithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoranindustrial-waste-disposaloperator,andfollowtheirinstructions.Disposalofalithiumbatterymustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.DisposingofadisusedbatterypackfromLenovonotebookcomputersYourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.IfyouareacompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,contacttheproperpersoninLenovosales,service,ormarketing,andfollowthatperson'sinstructions.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,youmustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.BatteryrecyclinginformationforBrazilDeclaraçõesdeReciclagemnoBrasilDescartedeumProdutoLenovoForadeUsoEquipamentoselétricoseeletrônicosnãodevemserdescartadosemlixocomum,masenviadosàpontosdecoleta,autorizadospelofabricantedoprodutoparaquesejamencaminhadoseprocessadosporempresasespecializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecertificadaspelosorgãosambientais,deacordocomalegislaçãolocal.ALenovopossuiumcanalespecíficoparaauxiliá-lonodescartedessesprodutos.CasovocêpossuaumprodutoLenovoemsituaçãodedescarte,ligueparaonossoSACouencaminheume-mailpara:reciclar@lenovo.com,informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,afimdeenviarmosasinstruçõesparaocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan134UserGuide
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnionNotice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/ECconcerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminestheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughouttheEuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrownaway,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicatethattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalsoincludeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdforcadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,andtreatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotentialeffectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceofhazardoussubstances.Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environmentBatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanadaAppendixB.WEEEandrecyclinginformation135
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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)EuropeanUnionRoHSLenovoproductssoldintheEuropeanUnion,onorafter3January2013meettherequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronicequipment(“RoHSrecast”or“RoHS2”).FormoreinformationaboutLenovoprogressonRoHS,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/RoHS_Communication.pdfChinaRoHSIndiaRoHSRoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.TurkishRoHSTheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUseofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment(EEE).©CopyrightLenovo2014137
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AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodelinformationENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefficientproductsandpractices.LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswiththeENERGYSTARqualifieddesignation.Lenovocomputersofthefollowingmachinetypes,iftheENERGYSTARmarkisaffixed,havebeendesignedandtestedtoconformtotheENERGYSTARprogramrequirementsforcomputers.20D9and20DAByusingENERGYSTARqualifiedproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-managementfeaturesofyourcomputer,youcanhelpreducetheconsumptionofelectricity.Reducedelectricalconsumptioncancontributetopotentialfinancialsavings,acleanerenvironment,andthereductionofgreenhousegasemissions.FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTAR,goto:http://www.energystar.govLenovoencouragesyoutomakeefficientuseofenergyanintegralpartofyourday-to-dayoperations.Tohelpinthisendeavor,Lenovohaspresetthefollowingpower-managementfeaturestotakeeffectwhenyourcomputerhasbeeninactiveforaspecifiedlengthoftime:Powerplan:EnergySaver(settingswhenpluggedintoacpower)•Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes•Putthecomputerintosleep:After20minutes•Advancedpowersettings:–Turnoffharddisks:After15minutes–Hibernate:NeverToawakenyourcomputerfromsleepmode,presstheFnkeyonyourkeyboard.Formoreinformationaboutthesesettings,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationonyourcomputer.TheWakeonLANfunctionisenabledwhenyourLenovocomputerisshippedfromthefactory,andthesettingremainsvalidevenwhenthecomputerisinsleepmode.IfyoudonotneedtohaveWakeonLANenabledwhilethecomputerisinsleepmode,youcanreducethepowerconsumptionandprolongthetimeinsleepmode,bydisablingthesettingofWakeonLANforsleepmode.TodisablethesettingofWakeonLANforsleepmode,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanel.2.ClickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.©CopyrightLenovo2014139
3.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,expandNetworkadapters.4.Right-clickyournetworkadapterdevice,andclickProperties.5.ClickthePowerManagementtab.6.CleartheAllowthisdevicetowakethecomputercheckbox.7.ClickOK.140UserGuide
AppendixE.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyourarea.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythatLenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservicethatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser'sresponsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.Lenovomayhavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthisdocument.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Youcansendlicenseinquiries,inwriting,to:Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc.1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOneMorrisville,NC27560U.S.A.Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensingLENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICATION“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT,MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallowdisclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapplytoyou.Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodicallymadetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.Lenovomaymakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheprogram(s)describedinthispublicationatanytimewithoutnotice.Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupportapplicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecificationsorwarranties.NothinginthisdocumentshalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovoorthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecificenvironmentsandispresentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.Lenovomayuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithoutincurringanyobligationtoyou.Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotinanymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartofthematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysignificantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeenmadeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesameongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthroughextrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheirspecificenvironment.©CopyrightLenovo2014141
TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:AccessConnectionsActiveProtectionSystemLenovoRescueandRecoverySecureDataDisposalThinkPadThinkVantageUltraConnectBitLocker,Microsoft,Windows,andWindowsMediaaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.IntelandIntelSpeedSteparetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.142UserGuide

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