ThinkPadT460sUserGuide
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide
•RegulatoryNotice
•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi
•AppendixF“Notices”onpage163
ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport
Websiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
FifthEdition(June2017)
©CopyrightLenovo2015,2017.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.
GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Readthisfirst..............v
Importantsafetyinformation..........vi
Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii
Safetyguidelines............vii
Chapter1.Productoverview......1
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators..................1
Frontview................1
Right-sideview..............2
Left-sideview..............5
Bottomview...............6
Statusindicators.............7
Locatingimportantproductinformation......8
Machinetypeandmodelinformation.....8
FCCIDandICCertificationinformation....9
LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems..10
Features.................11
Specifications...............12
Operatingenvironment...........12
Lenovoprograms.............13
AccessingLenovoprograms.......13
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....13
Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17
Registeringyourcomputer..........17
Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17
GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating
system..................18
Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........18
Specialkeys...............21
ThinkPadpointingdevice..........22
TrackPointpointingdevice........23
Trackpad...............24
Trackpadtouchgestures.........25
CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..25
Replacingthecapofthepointingstick...26
Powermanagement............26
Usingtheacpower...........26
Usingthebatterypower.........27
Connectingtothenetwork..........29
Ethernetconnections..........29
Wirelessconnections..........29
Usinganexternaldisplay..........32
Connectinganexternaldisplay......33
Choosingadisplaymode........33
Changingdisplaysettings........34
Usingaudiofeatures............34
Usingthecamera.............34
Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard....35
Chapter3.Enhancingyour
computer...............37
FindingThinkPadoptions..........37
ThinkPaddockingstations..........37
ThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,
andThinkPadUltraDock.........37
ThinkPadWiGigDock..........46
Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..51
Accessibilityandcomfort..........51
Ergonomicinformation..........51
Comfort...............52
Accessibilityinformation.........52
Travelingwithyourcomputer.........55
Traveltips...............55
Travelaccessories...........55
Chapter5.Security..........57
Usingpasswords..............57
Typingpasswords...........57
Power-onpassword...........57
Supervisorpassword..........58
Harddiskpasswords..........59
Harddisksecurity.............61
Settingthesecuritychip...........62
Usingthefingerprintreader..........63
Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstorage
devices.................66
Usingfirewalls...............66
Protectingdataagainstviruses........66
Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration..69
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......69
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..69
InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem.70
Installingdevicedrivers...........71
UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......71
Mainmenu..............72
Configmenu..............72
DateandTimemenu..........77
Securitymenu.............77
Startupmenu.............82
Restartmenu.............83
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UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........84
Usingsystemmanagement..........84
Settingmanagementfeatures.......85
Chapter7.Preventingproblems...87
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......87
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....88
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........89
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....90
Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer
problems...............93
Diagnosingproblems............93
Troubleshooting..............93
Computerstopsresponding.......93
Spillsonthekeyboard..........94
Errormessages............94
Errorswithoutmessages.........96
Beeperrors..............97
Memorymoduleproblems........97
Networkingproblems..........97
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing
devices................99
Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia
devices................100
Fingerprintreaderproblems........106
Batteryandpowerproblems.......106
Asolid-statedriveproblem........109
Asoftwareproblem...........109
Problemswithportsandconnectors....109
Chapter9.Recoveryoverview...111
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating
system..................111
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....111
Performingbackupandrecovery
operations..............112
UsingtheRescueandRecovery
workspace..............113
Creatingandusingarescuemedium....114
Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice
drivers................115
Solvingrecoveryproblems........116
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating
system..................116
Resettingyourcomputer.........116
Usingadvancedstartupoptions......116
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows
10failstostart.............117
CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..117
Chapter10.Replacingdevices...119
Staticelectricityprevention..........119
Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries.........119
InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard....120
Replacingthebottomcover.........121
Replacingthedc-incableanddc-inbracket...122
ReplacingtheUSBsubcardassembly.....124
ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive......126
Replacingamemorymodule.........128
ReplacingthewirelessWANcard.......129
Replacingthekeyboard...........132
Chapter11.Gettingsupport....139
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........139
Gettinghelpandservice...........139
Usingdiagnosticprograms........140
LenovoSupportWebsite.........140
CallingLenovo.............140
Purchasingadditionalservices........141
AppendixA.Supplemental
informationabouttheUbuntu
operatingsystem..........143
AppendixB.Regulatory
Information.............145
LocatingtheUltraConnectwirelessantennas...145
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........146
Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...147
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....148
Certificationrelatedinformation........148
Exportclassificationnotice..........148
Electronicemissionnotices..........148
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........148
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............149
EuropeanUnionconformity........149
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...149
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..150
Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper
phase................150
Japannoticeforacpowercord......150
Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor
Taiwan................150
Eurasiancompliancemark..........150
Brazilaudionotice.............151
AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling
statements.............153
ImportantWEEEinformation.........153
RecyclinginformationforChina........154
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Japanrecyclingstatements.........154
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........155
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....155
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean
Union..................155
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates
andCanada................156
AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous
Substances(RoHS)Directive....157
EuropeanUnionRoHS...........157
TurkishRoHS...............157
UkraineRoHS...............157
IndiaRoHS................157
ChinaRoHS................158
TaiwanRoHS...............159
AppendixE.ENERGYSTARmodel
information.............161
AppendixF.Notices.........163
Trademarks................164
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Readthisfirst
Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.
Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.
Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.
Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalm
rest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreach
dependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.
Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause
discomfortorevenaskinburn.
•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin
contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.
•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom
thepalmrest.
Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.
Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour
computer,itgeneratesheat.
Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin
burn.
•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody
whileitisinuse.
•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.
Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.
Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour
computer.
Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.
Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.
Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a
keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked
on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway
subjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.
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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.
Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe
following,andmakesurethatthepowerbuttonisofforisblinking:
•Turnitoff.
•Putitinsleepmode.
•Putitinhibernationmode.
Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.
Handleyourcomputergently.
Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectson
yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.
Carryyourcomputercarefully.
•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.
•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.
•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep
mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit
isturnedon.
Importantsafetyinformation
Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.
Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded
withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement
ortheLenovo
®
LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty,
andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.
Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal
computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential
safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducethese
risks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandinthe
operatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowing
theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourself
fromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.
Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebook
computers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhave
suchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-cell
batterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothebattery
safetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.
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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction
Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough
thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby
anauthorizedservicer.
Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare
occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou
mighthearsoundslikepopping,cracking,orhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthatan
internalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner.Or,theymightindicate
apotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.
ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphone
numbers,seethefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone
Frequentlyinspectyourcomputeranditscomponentsfordamageorwearorsignsofdanger.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionabouttheconditionofacomponent,donotusetheproduct.Contact
theCustomerSupportCenterortheproductmanufacturerforinstructionsonhowtoinspectthe
productandhaveitrepaired,ifnecessary.
Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafety
concernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceand
telecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.
•Powercords,plugs,poweradapters,extensioncords,surgeprotectors,orpowersuppliesthatare
cracked,broken,ordamaged.
•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orfire.
•Damagetoabattery(suchascracks,dents,orcreases),dischargefromabattery,orabuildupofforeign
substancesonthebattery.
•Acracking,hissing,orpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.
•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercord,or
poweradapter.
•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.
•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.
•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.
Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufactured
fororbyLenovo
®
,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurther
instructions,oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.
Safetyguidelines
Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.
Serviceandupgrades
DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror
yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.
Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare
referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer
ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor
customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor
replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea
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productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake
surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave
anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.
Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the
followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.
CAUTION:
BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputer
coolbeforeopeningthecover.
Powercordsandpoweradapters
DANGER
Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.
Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH03VV-F ,3G,0.75mm
2
,or
better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.
Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin
waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.
Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.
Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercord
orpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronfloorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.
Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressed
bymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnector
terminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.
Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord
connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.
Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof
overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.
Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor
overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.
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Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects
whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.
Extensioncordsandrelateddevices
Ensurethatextensioncords,surgeprotectors,uninterruptiblepowersupplies,andpowerstripsthatyouuse
areratedtohandletheelectricalrequirementsoftheproduct.Neveroverloadthesedevices.Ifpowerstrips
areused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation
ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.
Plugsandoutlets
DANGER
Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe
damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.
Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain
areplacement.
Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts
ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.
Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugfitsonlyintoagrounded
electricaloutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Donotdefeatthissafetyfeaturebytryingtoinsertitinto
anon-groundedoutlet.Ifyoucannotinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectricianforan
approvedoutletadapterortoreplacetheoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Never
overloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystemloadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranch
circuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads
andbranchcircuitratings.
Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose
totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.
Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare
installing.
Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.
Powersupplystatement
DANGER
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
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Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Externaldevices
CAUTION:
DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)and
1394cableswhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoid
possibledamagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastfivesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdownto
disconnectexternaldevices.
Generalbatterynotice
DANGER
BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand
shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,ora
disassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.Toavoidpossible
injury,dothefollowing:
•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.
•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.
•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.
•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren.
•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.
Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign
materialsonthebatteryleads.
Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom
temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe
chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.
Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulations.
Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery
DANGER
Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe
donebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.
Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.
TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal
lawsandregulations.
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Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery
DANGER
Donotattempttoreplacethenon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery.Replacementofthebatterymust
bedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.
TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal
lawsandregulations.
ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.
CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:
Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.
PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate
Heatandproductventilation
DANGER
Computers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhen
batteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasignificantamountofheatduetotheir
compactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:
•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsome
otherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyour
bodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyou
usethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime.
Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependson
theamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,
eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaks
fromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottouse
thekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.
•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearflammablematerialsorinexplosive
environments.
•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and
reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton
abed,sofa,carpet,orotherflexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.
•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgenerates
heat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusethe
acpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,
maycauseaskinburn.
Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:
•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.
•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.
•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe
requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafficareas.
•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.
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•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.
•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).
Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation
DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse
thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.
DANGER
Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,
oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
Toconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.
5.TurndevicesON.
Todisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother
electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.
Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical
cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.
DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable
toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.
Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice
CAUTION:
Theliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)ismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercan
causetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalfluidgetsintoyoureyesoronyour
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hands,immediatelywashtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsare
presentafterwashing,getmedicalcare.
Note:Forproductswithmercury-containingfluorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),thefluorescentlamp
intheliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.
Usingheadphonesorearphones
CAUTION:
Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof
theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound
pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.
Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe
outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecificationsofEN50332-2.The
headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecification
limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainst
hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7
limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN
50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.
IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationof
theheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespecificationsofEN50332-1.
Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5
LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousdueto
excessivesoundpressurelevels.
Additionalsafetyinformation
Plasticbagnotice
DANGER
Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.
Glasspartsnotice
CAUTION:
Somepartsofyourproductmaybemadeofglass.Thisglasscouldbreakiftheproductisdropped
onahardsurfaceorreceivesasubstantialimpact.Ifglassbreaks,donottouchorattempttoremove
it.Stopusingyourproductuntiltheglassisreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.
Savetheseinstructions.
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Chapter1.Productoverview
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1
•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage8
•“Features”onpage11
•“Specifications”onpage12
•“Operatingenvironment”onpage12
•“Lenovoprograms”onpage13
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators
Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed
tostartusingthecomputer.
Frontview
1Camera
2Microphones
3Powerbutton
4Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
5TrackPoint
®
pointingstick6Trackpad
7TrackPointbuttons
8Screen(multi-touchscreenavailableonsomemodels)
1Camera
Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”
onpage34.
2Microphones
Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.
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3Powerbutton
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forinformationabout
howtoturnoffthecomputer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17
.
Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops
responding”onpage93formoreinformation.
Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn
offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton
does,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.
2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprint
withpasswords.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage63.
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®
pointingdevice
5TrackPointpointingstick
6Trackpad
7TrackPointbuttons
ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovo-uniqueThinkPadpointingdevices.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare
allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.For
moreinformation,see“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage22
.
8Screen(multi-touchscreenavailableonsomemodels)
Yourcomputerhasa355.6-mm(14-inch)displaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology.Formore
information,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage18.
Right-sideview
1Smart-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)2USB3.0connector
3MiniDisplayPort
®
connector4HDMI
™
connector
5AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
6Ethernetconnector
7Micro-SIM-cardtray(availableonsomemodels)8Security-lockslot
1Smart-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)
Yourcomputermighthaveasmart-cardslot.Formoreinformation,see“Usingaflashmediacardora
smartcard”onpage35.
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2USB3.0connector
TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasa
USBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSBstoragedevice,oraUSBprinter.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheUSB3.0connector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacing
upward.Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.
3MiniDisplayPortconnector
UsetheMiniDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or
high-definitiondigitaltelevision(HDTV).Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupports
adaptersthatcanplugintoDigitalVisualInterface(DVI),videographicsarray(VGA),orHigh-Definition
MultimediaInterface(HDMI)connectors.TheMiniDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudio
aswellasvideostreaming.Formoreinformation,see“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32
.
4HDMIconnector
High-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connectorisadigitalaudioandvideointerfacethatcanconnect
acompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasaDVDplayerorHDTV.
5AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:
•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode
•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower
Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe
computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows
®
7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•ForWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPower,andthenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage13
.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.
6Ethernetconnector
Connectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.
DANGER
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.
TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenthe
greenindicatorison,thecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,dataisbeing
transmitted.
Note:Ifthecomputerisconnectedtoasupporteddockingstationorasupporteddock,usetheEthernet
connectoronthedockingstationorthedockinsteadoftheoneonthecomputer.
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7Micro-SIM-cardtray(availableonsomemodels)
Ifyourcomputerhasawirelesswideareanetwork(wirelessWAN)feature,amicroSubscriberIdentification
Module(SIM)cardmightberequiredtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountry
orregionofdelivery,themicroSIMcardmightbealreadyinstalledintheMicro-SIM-cardtray.Formore
information,see“InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage120
.
8Security-lockslot
Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthesecurity-lock
slottolockthecomputertoastationaryobject.
Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity
feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.
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Left-sideview
1Powerconnector
2USB3.0connector
3Fanlouvers4Audioconnector
5Media-cardslot
1Powerconnector
Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge
thebattery.
2USB3.0connector
TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,aUSB
mouse,aUSBstoragedevice,oraUSBprinter.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheUSB3.0connector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacing
upward.Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.
3Fanlouvers
Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especially
thecoolingofthemicroprocessor.
Note:Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.
4Audioconnector
Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto
listentothesoundfromthecomputer.
Notes:
•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.
•Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using
audiofeatures”onpage34
.
5Media-cardslot
Yourcomputerhasamedia-cardslot.Insertyourflashmediacardintothisslottoreadthedataonthecard.
Formoreinformationaboutthesupportedcards,see“Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard”onpage35.
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Bottomview
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheaboveillustration.
1Dockingstationconnector2Keyboardlock
3Speakers
4Emergency-resethole
1Dockingstationconnector
Dependingonthemodel,thecomputermighthaveadockingstationconnector.Youcanusetheconnector
toconnectthecomputertoasupporteddockingstationtoextendthecomputercapabilitieswhenyou
areattheofficeorathome.Formoreinformationaboutthesupporteddockingstations,see“ThinkPad
dockingstations”onpage37
.
2Keyboardlock
Unlockthekeyboardlockbeforeyoureplacethekeyboard.
3Speakers
Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.
4Emergency-resethole
Ifthecomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removethe
acpoweradapterfirst.Theninsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthe
computer.
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Statusindicators
Thistopichelpsyoulocateandidentifythevariousstatusindicatorsonyourcomputer.
Note:Yourcomputermighthaveslightvariationsfromthefollowingillustrations.
1FnLockindicator
TheFnLockindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Specialkeys”
onpage21
.
2Speaker-muteindicator
Whenthespeaker-muteindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.
3Microphone-muteindicator
Whenthemicrophone-muteindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.
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4Camera-statusindicator
Whenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.
57System-statusindicators
TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoonthelidandtheindicatorinthecenterofthepowerbuttonshowthe
system-statusofthecomputer.
•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.
•Solidon:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).
•Blinksfast:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.
•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.
•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.
6CapsLockindicator
WhentheCapsLockindicatorison,allthetypedlettersareuppercasebydefault.
8acpower-satusindicator
Theacpower-statusindicatorshowstheacpowerchargingstatusofthecomputer.
•Green:Connectedtoacpower(charging80%–100%)
•Amber:Connectedtoacpower(charging1%–80%)
•Off:Notconnectedtoacpower(nocharging)
Locatingimportantproductinformation
Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodellabel,theFCCIDandIC
Certificationlabel,theWindowsCertificateofAuthenticitylabel,andtheGenuineMicrosoft
®
label.
Machinetypeandmodelinformation
Themachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachine
typeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.
Thefollowingfigureshowsthelocationofthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer.
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FCCIDandICCertificationinformation
TheFCCandICCertificationinformationisidentifiedbyalabellocatedonthecomputerasshowninthe
followingfigure.
Thecontentofthislabeldiffersdependingonthewirelessmodulesthatcomewithyourcomputer:
•Forapreinstalledwirelessmodule,thislabelidentifiestheactualFCCIDandICcertificationnumberfor
thewirelessmoduleinstalledbyLenovo.
Note:Donotremoveorreplaceapreinstalledwirelessmodulebyyourself.Formodulereplacement,you
mustcontactLenovoservicefirst.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyunauthorized
replacement.
•Forauser-replaceablewirelessWANmodule,thislabeldirectsyoutoconsultthisuserguidefortheactual
FCCIDandICcertificationnumber.
TheFCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabelfortheuser-replaceablewirelessWANmoduleisaffixedto
thewirelessmodule1(availableonsomemodels)installedinyourcomputer.
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Note:Fortheuser-replaceablewirelessmodule,ensurethatyouuseonlyLenovo-authorizedwireless
modulesforthecomputer.Otherwise,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedandthecomputerwillbeep
whenyouturnonthecomputer.
LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems
Windows7CertificateofAuthenticity:ComputermodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating
systemhaveaCertificateofAuthenticitylabelaffixedtothecomputercoverorinsidethebattery
compartment.TheCertificateofAuthenticityisyourindicationthatthecomputerislicensedforaWindows7
productandispreinstalledwithaWindows7genuineversion.Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversion
mightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows7Professionallicensedowngraderights.Printedon
theCertificateofAuthenticityistheWindows7versionforwhichthecomputerislicensedandtheProduct
ID.TheProductIDisimportantincaseyouneedtoreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemfromasource
otherthanaLenovoproductrecoverydiscset.
Windows10GenuineMicrosoftlabel:Dependingonyourgeographiclocation,thedatewhenyour
computerwasmanufactured,andtheversionofWindows10thatispreinstalled,yourcomputermighthavea
GenuineMicrosoftlabelaffixedtoitscover.Seehttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx
forillustrationsofthevarioustypesofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.
•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels
preinstalledwithanyversionofWindows10.
•Inothercountriesandregions,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonlyoncomputermodelslicensed
forWindows10Pro.
TheabsenceofaGenuineMicrosoftlabeldoesnotindicatethatthepreinstalledWindowsversionisnot
genuine.FordetailsonhowtotellwhetheryourpreinstalledWindowsproductisgenuine,refertothe
informationprovidedbyMicrosoftathttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/default.aspx.
UnlikeWindows7products,therearenoexternal,visualindicatorsoftheProductIDorWindowsversionfor
whichthecomputerislicensed.Instead,theProductIDisrecordedinthecomputerfirmware.Whenever
aWindows10productisinstalled,theinstallationprogramchecksthecomputerfirmwareforavalid,
matchingProductIDtocompletetheactivation.
Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows10Pro
licensedowngraderights.
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Features
Thecomputerfeaturesintroducedinthissectioncoveravarietyofmodels.Foryourspecificcomputer
model,somefeaturesmightvaryornotapply.
Microprocessor
Toviewthesystempropertiesofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.
•ForWindows10:Doeitherofthefollowing:
–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙System➙About.
–Right-clicktheStartbuttonandthenselectSystem.
Memory
•Doubledatarate4(DDR4)synchronousdynamic(SD)randomaccessmemory(RAM)
Storagedevice
•M.2solid-statedrive
Display
•Colordisplaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology
•Displaysize:355.6mm(14inches)
•Displayresolution:1920x1080pixelsor2560x1440pixels
•Brightnesscontrol
•Integratedmicrophones
•Integratedcamera
•Multi-touchtechnology(availableonsomemodels)
Keyboard
•Six-rowkeyboard(backlightfunctionavailableonsomemodels)
•Functionkeys
•ThinkPadpointingdevice
Interface
•4-in-1digitalmediacardreader
•Audioconnector
•Micro-SIM-cardtray
•MiniDisplayPortconnector
•HDMIconnector
•ThreeUSB3.0connectors(includingoneAlwaysonUSB3.0connector)
•RJ45Ethernetconnector
•Smart-cardreader(availableonsomemodels)
•Dockingstationconnector
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GNSSandwirelessfeatures
•IntegratedBluetooth
•IntegratedwirelessLAN
•IntegratedwirelessWAN(availableonsomemodels)
•GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS)satellitereceiver(availableonmodelswithwirelessWAN)
•WirelessGigabitAlliance(WiGig)(availableonsomemodels)
Securityfeature
•Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
Specifications
Size
•Width:331mm(13inches)
•Depth:226.8mm(8.9inches)
•Height:16.9mm(0.67inch)to18.8mm(0.74inch)
Heatoutput
•45W(154Btu/hr)maximum
•65W(222Btu/hr)maximum
Powersource(acpoweradapter)
•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz
•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60Hz
Operatingenvironment
Environment
•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)
•Temperature
–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)
–Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)
–Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)
–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)
Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)
Note:Whenyouchargethebattery,thetemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).
•Relativehumidity:
–Operating:8%to95%atwetbulb:23°C(73°F)
–Storage:5%to95%atwetbulb:27°C(81°F)
Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.
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Attention:Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,
andmicrowaveovenawayfromyourcomputer.Thestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbyelectrical
appliancescandamagethemotoranddataonthestoragedevices.
Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilledon
orinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.
Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.
Lenovoprograms
YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.
Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
TolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
AccessingLenovoprograms
ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.
2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,clickAllprograms(Windows7)orAllapps(Windows
10)todisplayallprograms.
3.Ifyoustilldonotfindtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.
Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,someLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled.
Youcannotfindtheseprogramsthroughtheabovemethodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemfirst.Toinstall
theseLenovoprograms,accesstheLenovoPCExperienceprogram,clickLenovoTools,andthenfollow
theinstructionsonthescreen.
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms
ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof
theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
AccessConnections™
(Windows7)
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramfor
creatingandmanaginglocationprofiles.Eachlocationprofilestoresallthe
networkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetwork
infrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.
Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplace
toplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedto
manuallyreconfigureyoursettingsandrestartthecomputereachtime.
ActiveProtectionSystem™
(Windows7andWindows10)
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourinternalstoragedrive(such
assolid-statedrive)whentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputerdetectsa
conditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,
orshock.
Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.
Thisisbecausewhentheinternalstoragedriveisnotoperating,thesystem
stopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthe
drivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.
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Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain
(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsontheinternal
storagedrive.
AutoScrollUtility
(Windows7)
Thisprogramenhancesyourexperiencewithwindowoperation.Thewindow
positionofaforegroundapplicationisautomaticallyadjusted.
CommunicationsUtility
(Windows7)
TheCommunicationsUtilityprogramenablesyoutoconfiguresettingsforthe
integratedcameraandaudiodevices.
FingerprintManagerPro,
LenovoFingerprintManager,or
TouchFingerprintManager
(Windows7)
Ifyourcomputercomeswithafingerprintreader,theFingerprintManagerPro
program,LenovoFingerprintManagerprogram,orTouchFingerprintManager
programenablesyoutoenrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyour
passwords.Asaresult,fingerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourpasswords
andenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
HotkeyFeaturesIntegration
(Windows7andWindows10)
HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand
installutilityprogramsspecificallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour
computer.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand
usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality
ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.
LenovoCompanion
(Windows10)
Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.With
Companion,theyare.
UseLenovoCompaniontodothefollowing:
•Optimizeyourcomputer’sperformance,monitoryourcomputer’shealth,
andmanageupdates.
•Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessories
customizedforyourcomputer.
•Readhow-toarticles,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateon
technologynewswitharticlesandblogsfromtrustedsources.
LenovoCompanionisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearn
aboutwhatyoucandowithyourcomputer.
LenovoID
(Windows10)
TheLenovoIDprogramenablesyoutocreateandmanageyourLenovoID.With
aLenovoID,youcanconnecttoeverythingLenovothroughasingleaccount.
UseyourLenovoIDforquickandsimpleauthenticationandthenenjoythe
variousservicesprovidedbyLenovo.Suchservicesincludeonlineshopping,
appdownload,personalizeddevicesupport,specialpromotionaloffers,Lenovo
forums,andsoon.
LenovoPCExperience
(Windows7andWindows10)
TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelyby
providingeasyaccesstovariousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem
andLenovoSolutionCenter.
Note:OntheWindows10operatingsystem,thisprogramcannotbefoundfrom
theallprogramlistorsearchbox.Toaccessthisprogram,gotoControlPanel.
ViewControlPanelbyCategory,clickHardwareandSound➙Devicesand
Printers,andthendouble-clickthedevicewithyourcomputername.
LenovoSettings
(Windows10)
TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputing
experiencebyturningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot,configuring
cameraandaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingand
managingmultiplenetworkprofiles.
LenovoSolutionCenter
(Windows7andWindows10)
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolve
computerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,
securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimal
systemperformance.
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MobileBroadbandConnect
(Windows7andWindows10)
TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthecomputer
tothemobilebroadbandnetworkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.
MessageCenterPlus
(Windows7)
TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagestoinform
youaboutimportantnoticesfromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdates
andalertsonconditionsthatrequireyourattention.
PasswordManager
(Windows7)
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsin
authenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.
PowerManager
(Windows7)
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepower
managementforthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpower
settingstoachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.
RecoveryMedia
(Windows7andWindows10)
TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthe
solid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.
RescueandRecovery
®
(Windows7)
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestore
solution.Itincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputer
problems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstart
theWindowsoperatingsystem.
SystemUpdate
(Windows7)
TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputer
up-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingdevice
drivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem
(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.
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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17
•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17
•“Specialkeys”onpage21
•“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage22
•“Powermanagement”onpage26
•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage29
•“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32
•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage34
•“Usingthecamera”onpage34
•“Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard”onpage35
Registeringyourcomputer
Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.
WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenefits:
•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp
•Automaticnotificationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers
ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
Frequentlyaskedquestions
ThistopicprovidesafewtipsthathelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputers.
Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetofind
informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq
CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?
•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollow
theinstructionsonthescreen.
Howtoturnoffmycomputer?
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickShutdown.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click
Power,andthenclickShutdown.
HowdoIaccessControlPanel?
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickControlPanel.
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•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttonandclickControlPanel.
HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage28
.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage28.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,followtheinstructionsin“Disablingthe
built-inbatteries”onpage119todisablethebuilt-inbatteriessoastopreventbatterypowerfromdraining.
HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredonthestoragedevices?
•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage57tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.
•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,
seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedevices,besuretoreadthetopic“Noticeondeletingdata
fromyourstoragedevices”onpage66
.
HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternaldisplay?
•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32
.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal
monitor.See“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32.
Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage87
.
•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage93.
•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage111.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage69
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage93
•“Powerproblems”onpage107
GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem
TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows
operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation
system,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickGetstarted.Additionally,youcansearchfromthe
taskbartofindhelp,apps,files,settings,andsoon.
Usingthemulti-touchscreen
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.
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Note:Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.
Thefollowingtableintroducessomefrequentlyusedgestures.
Touchgesture(touchmodels
only)
Description
Touch:Tap.
Mouseaction:Click.
Function:Openanapporperformanactiononanopenapp,suchasCopy,
Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.
Touch:Tapandhold.
Mouseaction:Right-click.
Function:Openamenuwithmultipleoptions.
Touch:Slide.
Mouseaction:Scrollthemousewheel,movethescrollbar,orclickthescroll
arrow.
Function:Scrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.
Touch:Draganitemtothedesiredlocation.
Mouseaction:Click,hold,anddraganitem.
Function:Moveanobject.
Touch:Movetwofingersclosertogether.
Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelbackward.
Function:Zoomout.
Touch:Movetwofingersfartherapart.
Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelforward.
Function:Zoomin.
Touch:Puttwoormorefingersonanitemandthenrotateyourfingersclockwise
orcounterclockwise.
Mouseaction:Iftheappsupportsrotation,clicktherotationicon.
Function:Rotateanitem.
Note:ThefollowingtouchgesturesaresupportedonlyontheWindows10operatingsystem.
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Touchgesture(touchmodels
only)
Description
Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.
Mouseaction:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.
Function:Opentheactioncentertoseeyournotificationsandquickactions.
Touch:Swipeinfromtheleftedge.
Mouseaction:Clickthetask-viewicononthetaskbar.
Function:Viewallyouropenwindowsintaskview.
Touch:Swipeinfromthebottomtotopforfull-screenedapp.
Mouseaction:MoveyourcursortotheWindowsnotificationareaatthebottom
ofthescreen.
Function:Viewthetaskbar.
Note:Thefullscreenfeatureisavailableonlyonsomeapps.Toopenanapp
infullscreen,clickonthetitlebar.
•Shortswipeforfull-screenedapporwhenyourcomputerisintabletmode
Touch:Swipedownwardsshortlyfromthetopedge.
Mouseaction:Moveyourpointertothetopedgeofthescreen.
Function:Showahiddentitlebar.
•Longswipewhenyourcomputerisintabletmode
Touch:Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottomedge.
Mouseaction:Fromthetopedgeofthescreen,clickandhold,movethe
pointertothebottomofthescreen,andthenrelease.
Function:Closethecurrentapp.
Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen
•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany
metallicobjectonthescreen,whichmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.
•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsforinputonthescreen.
•Regularlycalibratetheaccuracyofthefingerinputtoavoidadiscrepancy.
Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen
•Turnoffthecomputerbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.
•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthe
multi-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.
•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.
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Specialkeys
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkeasilyandeffectively.
1Windowskey
PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartmenu.ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowskeywithother
keys,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.
2Fnkey
3Functionkeys
YoucanconfiguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.
2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeysorThinkPad
F1–F12keystab.
3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.
•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecialfunction
printedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.ToinputF1–F12,pressthe
functionkeysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,pressFnandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.
Note:Alternatively,youalsocandisableorenabletheFnlockfunctionintheKeyboardProperties
window.SeethePersonalizedkeyboardsectionin“Accessibilityinformation”onpage52
.
•
Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatoronthekeyison.
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Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour
computeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressthevolume-downkeyorvolume-upkey.
•
Decreasesthespeakervolume.
•
Increasesthespeakervolume.
•Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theindicatoronthe
keyison.
•
Darkensthecomputerdisplay.
•Brightensthecomputerdisplay.
•Managesexternaldisplays.Formoreinformation,referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32.
•Enablesordisableswirelessfeatures.Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessfeatures,referto
“Wirelessconnections”onpage29
.
•
–Windows7:OpensControlPanel.
–Windows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.
•
–Windows7:OpensWindowsSearch.
–Windows10:OpenstheCortana
®
searchbox.
•
Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.
•
–Windows7:OpensComputer.
–Windows10:Viewsalltheprograms.
Keycombinations
•Fn+Spacebar:Controlsthekeyboardbacklight.Thekeyboardbacklightfeatureisavailableonsome
models.
Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebartochange
themodeofthekeyboardbacklight.
•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+4:Putsyourcomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.
ThinkPadpointingdevice
TheThinkPadpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas
pointing,clicking,andscrolling.WiththeThinkPadpointingdevice,youalsocanperformvarioustouch
gestures,suchasrotatingandzoominginorout.
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TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingtwodevices:
1TrackPointpointingdevice
2Trackpad
Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled.
Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage25
.
TrackPointpointingdevice
TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas
pointing,clicking,andscrolling.
TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingfourcomponents:
1Pointingstick
2Left-clickbutton(primary-clickbutton)
3Right-clickbutton(secondary-clickbutton)
4Scrollbar
TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,refertothefollowinginstructions:
Note:Placeyourhandsinthetypingpositionanduseyourindexfingerormiddlefingertoapplypressureto
thepointing-sticknonslipcap.Useeitherthumbtopresstheleft-clickbuttonorright-clickbutton.
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•Point
Usethepointingstick
1tomovethepointeronthescreen.Tousethepointingstick,applypressureto
thepointing-sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thepointermovesaccordingly
butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthe
amountofpressureyouapplytothepointingstick.
•Left-click
Presstheleft-clickbutton
2toselectoropenanitem.
•Right-click
Presstheright-clickbutton3todisplayashortcutmenu.
•Scroll
Pressandholdthedottedscrollbar4whileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.
Trackpad
Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform
allthepointing,clicking,andscrollingfunctionsofatraditionalmouse.
Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozones:
1Left-clickzone(primary-clickzone)
2Right-clickzone(secondary-clickzone)
Tousethetrackpad,refertothefollowinginstructions:
•Point
Slideonefingeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadtomovethepointeraccordingly.
•Left-click
Presstheleft-clickzone1toselectoropenanitem.
Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithonefingertoperformtheleft-clickaction.
•Right-click
Presstheright-clickzone2todisplayashortcutmenu.
Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithtwofingerstoperformtheright-clickaction.
•Scroll
Puttwofingersonthetrackpadandmovethemintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thisactionenables
youtoscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.Ensurethatyoupositionyourtwofingersslightly
apartfromeachother.
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Withthetrackpad,youalsocanperformvarioustouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingthetouch
gestures,see“Trackpadtouchgestures”onpage25
.
Ifthetrackpadsurfaceisstainedwithoil,turnoffthecomputerfirst.Thengentlywipethetrackpadsurface
withasoftandlint-freeclothmoistenedwithlukewarmwaterorcomputercleaner.
Trackpadtouchgestures
Thefollowingsectionintroducessomefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,and
scrolling.Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.
Notes:
•Whenusingtwoormorefingers,ensurethatyoupositionyourfingersslightlyapart.
•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheTrackPointpointingdevice.
•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.
Tap
Tapanywhereonthetrackpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.
Two-fingertap
Tapanywhereonthetrackpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.
Two-fingerscroll
Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thisaction
enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe
document,Website,orapps.
Two-fingerzoomout
Puttwofingersonthetrackpadand
movethemclosertogethertozoom
out.
Two-fingerzoomin
Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemfartherapartto
zoomin.
ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows10operatingsystem.
Swipethreefingersup
Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemuptoopenthe
taskviewtoseeallyouropen
windows.
Swipethreefingersdown
Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemdowntoshowthe
desktop.
CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice
YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesoyoucanuseitmorecomfortablyandefficiently.For
example,youcanchoosetoenabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,thetrackpad,orboth.Youalsocan
disableorenablethetouchgestures.
TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound➙Mouse.TheMousePropertieswindowisdisplayed.
3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethecustomization.
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Replacingthecapofthepointingstick
Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you
mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.
Togetanewcap,contactLenovo.ForinformationaboutcontactingLenovo,seeChapter11“Getting
support”onpage139.
Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.
Powermanagement
Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromacpowerorfromthebattery.
Usingtheacpower
Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.
•acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.
•Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.
Whileyouuseacpower,thebatterychargesautomatically.
Connectingtoacpower
Toconnectthecomputertoacpower,dothefollowing:
Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.
Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.
1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.
2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.
3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.
Tipsforusingtheacpoweradapter
•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.
•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetransformer.
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•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.Youneedto
chargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingsituations:
–WhenthebatteryiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsalowpercentageofbatterypower
remaining
–Whenthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime
Usingthebatterypower
Beforeyouusethebatterypower,ensurethatyoureadthefollowingnotices:
•“Generalbatterynotice”onpagex
•“Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery”onpagex
Itishardtopredictthebatterylifebetweencharges.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepowerat
differentrates.Somecomponentsconsumepowerveryquickly,forexample,thecomputerdisplay,the
microprocessor,andthewirelessradios.Themoreyouusethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryour
computerconsumespower.
Thebatteryisaconsumablesupply.Ifyourbatterybeginstodischargetooquickly,youmightconsider
gettinganewonefromLenovo.TocontactLenovo,seeChapter11“Gettingsupport”onpage139
.
Checkingthebatterystatus
Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatocheckthebatterystatus.
Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse
yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteriesofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseofdifferentuserhabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthowlongabattery
chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:
–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures
Chargingthebatteries
Itisrecommendedthatyouchargethebatterywhenthebatterypowerremainingislow.Forexample:
•Whenyoufindthatthepercentageoftheremainingpowerislow
•Whenthepoweralarmalertsyou
Tochargethebattery,see“Usingtheacpower”onpage26
.
Dependingonthebatterysizeandthephysicalenvironment,thebatterywillbefullychargedinaboutthree
tosixhours.Youcancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthebattery-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.
Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.
Maximizingthebatterylife
Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:
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•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeisdepleted.
•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe
battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspower-savingmodeswhenyouareawayfromyour
computer.
Managingthebatterypower
Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.
Toadjustpowerplansettings,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.
2.ClickPowerOptions.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Power-savingmodes
Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanusetoconservepoweraccordingtoyoursituationandcomputing
needs..Thissectionintroduceseachmodeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.
•Screenblankmode(forWindows7only)
Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffthepowertothedisplayandmake
thecomputerenterscreenblankmode,right-clickthebattery-gaugeiconinthewindowsnotificationarea
andselectPoweroffdisplay.
•Sleepmode
Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthesolid-statedriveandthecomputerdisplayare
turnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.
Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+4.
Youalsocanputthecomputerintosleepmodebydoingthefollowing:
–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click
Sleepfromthemenudisplayed.
–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click
Power,andthenclickSleep.
•Hibernationmode
Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingfilesorexitingany
programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and
filesaresavedtothestoragedevices,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click
Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.
–ForWindows10:Definewhatthepowerbuttondoes,andthenpressthepowerbuttontoputthe
computerintohibernationmode.Formoreinformation,see“Frontview”onpage1
.
Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoes
notconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerinto
hibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.
Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.
2.ClickAdministrativeTools.
3.ClickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.
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4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.
5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.
6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.
•Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.Thishelps
conservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressthewireless-radioscontrolkey.
Connectingtothenetwork
YourcomputerhasoneormorenetworkcardsthatenableyoutoconnectyourcomputertotheInternet
orothernetworkconnections.
Ethernetconnections
Youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernet
featureofthecomputer.
DANGER
YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
Wirelessconnections
Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthewirelessdevicesinstalledonyourcomputer,youmightbeabletousethefollowing
wirelessnetworks:
•WirelessLANconnection
•WirelessWANconnection
•Bluetoothconnection
UsingtheAirplanemode
AirplanemodeissupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.IftheAirplanemodeisenabled,all
wirelessfeaturesaredisabled.
ToenableordisabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheStartmenu.
2.ClickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms.
3.ClickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.
4.SlidethecontrolforAirplanemodetoturnitonoroff.
UsingthewirelessLANconnection
Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofficebuildingora
house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.
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Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardandaconfigurationutilitytohelpyouestablish
wirelessconnectionsandmonitortheconnectionstatus.Thisenablesyoutostayconnectedtoyournetwork
whileyouareattheoffice,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.
Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:
1.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Alistofavailable
wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.
2.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.
Thecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailablewirelessnetworkwhenthelocationchanges.Formore
information,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.
TipsforusingthewirelessLANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•PlaceyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewirelessLANaccess
pointandthecomputer.
•Openyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.
•Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywithaBluetooth
option,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeaturecanbe
degraded.
Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus
Youcancheckthewireless-LANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
AccessConnectionsgauge:
•Powertothewirelessradioisoffornosignal.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.To
improvesignalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
ismarginal.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnection
isexcellent.
AccessConnectionsstatusicon:
•Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.
•Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.
•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.
AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon:
•Powertothewirelessradioisoff.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Noassociation.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Nosignal.
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•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionisexcellent.
•Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionismarginal.
•
Powertothewirelessradioison.Thesignalstrengthofthewirelessconnectionispoor.Toimprove
signalstrength,moveyourcomputerclosertothewirelessaccesspoint.
UsingthewirelessWANconnection
Wirelesswideareanetwork(WAN),whichusescellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyou
toestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbe
maintainedoveralargegeographicalarea,suchasacityoranentirecountry,byuseofmultipleantenna
sitesorsatellitesystemsmaintainedbywirelessserviceproviders.
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratedwithsomewireless
WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3G,GPRS,orLTE.Byusingthebuilt-inwirelessWANcardand
theconfigurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWANconnectionsand
monitortheconnectionstatus.
Note:ThewirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.
TipsforusingthewirelessWANfeature
Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.
•Placeyourcomputeronaflatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerlidtoanangleofslightlymorethan
90degrees.
•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.
•Bestreceptionwillbeavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe
strongest.
Checkingthewireless-WANconnectionstatus
Youcancheckthewireless-WANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanchecktheAccessConnectionsgauge,theAccess
Connectionsstatusicon,ortheAccessConnectionswirelessstatusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
AccessConnectionsgauge:
•Nosignal
•Weaksignal
•Mediumsignal
•
Strongsignal
AccessConnectionsstatusicon:
•
Nolocationprofileisactiveornoneexists.
•
Currentlocationprofileisdisconnected.
•Currentlocationprofileisconnected.
AccessConnectionswirelessstatusicon:
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•PowertotheWANradioisoff
•Noassociation
•Nosignal
•Weaksignal
•Mediumsignal
•Strongsignal
UsingtheBluetoothconnection
Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnecting
peripheraldevicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,or
remotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.Totransferdatathrough
theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:
Note:Ifyouusethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputersimultaneouslywitha
Bluetoothoption,thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformanceofthewirelessfeature
canbedegraded.
1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.
•ForWindows7:Pressthewireless-radioscontrolkeyandturnontheBluetoothfeature.
•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:
–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay
allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Bluetooth.TurnontheBluetoothfeature.
–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappsto
displayallprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.Turnon
theBluetoothfeature.
2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.
3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.
4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation
system.
Usinganexternaldisplay
Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour
workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange
displaysettings.
Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthat
resolution:
•Upto3840x2160pixels,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheMiniDisplayPortconnector
•Upto4096x2160pixels,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheHDMIconnector
Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.
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Connectinganexternaldisplay
Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.Thewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtothe
HDMI,orminiDisplayPortconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-Dior
Miracastfunction.
•Connectingawireddisplay
Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.
1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchasthe
miniDisplayPortconnector,orHDMIconnector.
2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.
3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.
Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:Right-clickonthedesktop,andthenclickScreenresolution➙Detect.
–ForWindows10:Right-clickonthedesktop,andthenclickDisplaysettings➙Detect.
•Connectingawirelessdisplay
Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe
Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.
–ForWindows7:StarttheIntel
®
Wi-Diprogram.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayinthelistand
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
–ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:
–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay
allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.
–Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.ClickConnect.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplay
andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystem.
Choosingadisplaymode
Youcandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoose
howtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeyandthenselectadisplay
modeyouprefer.
Therearefourdisplaymodes:
•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.
Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeDisconnect,PCscreenonly,Computeronly,or
Disconnectprojector.
•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.
•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragand
moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.
•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.
Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.
Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D
®
infull-screenmode,onlythemain
displayshowsthevideooutput.
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Changingdisplaysettings
Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you
candefinewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Youalsocanchange
theresolutionandorientation.
Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolution(Windows7)orDisplaysettings(Windows
10).
2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconfigure.
3.Changedisplaysettingsasdesired.
Note:Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplaythantheexternaldisplay,onlypartofthescreen
canbeshownontheexternaldisplay.
Usingaudiofeatures
Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:
•Built-inmicrophones
•Built-inspeakers
•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter
Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such
asthefollowing:
•PlaybackofMIDIandMP3files
•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVfiles
•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached
Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyourcomputer
ordockingstationaresupported.
Table1.Audiofeaturelist
Connector
Headsetwitha3.5mm
(0.14–inch)4-poleplug
ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone
Comboaudioconnector
Headphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported
Headphonefunction
supported
Notsupported
Toconfigurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheRealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.To
starttheprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.
Usingthecamera
Ifyourcomputerhasacamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshot
ofyourcurrentimage.
Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”on
page13
.
•ForWindows10:Openthestartmenu,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms,andthenclickCamera.
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Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.
Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,
videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneofthe
programsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamera
willstartautomaticallyandthegreencamera-in-useindicatorwillturnon.Formoreinformationaboutusing
thecamerawithaprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
Configuringcamerasettings
Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.
Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.
•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:
–OpentheCameraapp,clickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionsonthe
screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.
–ClickLenovoSettingsfromtheStartmenu.ThenclickCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe
screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.
Usingaflashmediacardorasmartcard
Yourcomputerhasamedia-card-readerslot.Itsupportsthefollowingcards:
•MultiMediaCard(MMC)
•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card
•SecureDigital(SD)card
•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card
Note:Yourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)feature
fortheSDcard.
Thesmartcardreaderonyourcomputeronlysupportsthesmartcardofthefollowingspecifications:
•Length:85.60mm(3.37inches)
•Width:53.98mm(2.13inches)
•Thickness:0.76mm(0.03inch)
Donotinsertsmartcardswithslitsintoyourcomputer.Otherwise,thesmartcardreadermightgetdamaged.
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Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,orasmartcard,donotputyourcomputer
intosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscompleted;otherwise,yourdatacouldget
damaged.
Installingaflashmediacardorasmartcard
Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.
Toinstallacard,dothefollowing:
1.Ensurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented.
2.Insertthecardfirmlyintothe4-in-1mediacardreaderslotorsmartcardreaderslot.
Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledflashmediacard,dothefollowingtoenable
thefeature:
1.OpenControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.
4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Removingaflashmediacardorasmartcard
Attention:
•Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightgetdamagedorlost.
•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem
mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.
Toremoveaflashmediacardorasmartcard,dothefollowing:
1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotificationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clickthe
SafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.
2.Selecttheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.
3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.
4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.
Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperating
system,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitfirst,theninsertitagain.
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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer
Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.It
includesthefollowingtopics:
•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage37
•“ThinkPaddockingstations”onpage37
FindingThinkPadoptions
Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand
upgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,docking
stations,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.
YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.
ToshopatLenovo,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials
ThinkPaddockingstations
Youcanattachyourcomputertoasupporteddockingstationtoexpandworkingcapability.Dependingon
themodel,yourcomputermightsupportthefollowingdockingstations:
•ThinkPadBasicDock
•ThinkPadProDock
•ThinkPadUltraDock
•ThinkPadWiGigDock
•ThinkPadUSB3.0Dock
•ThinkPadBasicUSB3.0Dock
FormoreinformationaboutThinkPadUSB3.0DockandThinkPadBasicUSB3.0Dock,refertothemanuals
thatcomewiththedock.
ThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,andThinkPadUltraDock
ThissectionintroduceshowtousetheThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,andThinkPadUltraDock.
CAUTION:
Whenthecomputerisattachedtoadockingstation,neverpickuptheassemblybytakingholdofthe
computeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.
Locatingcontrolsandconnectors
Thissectionintroducesthelocationsofcontrolsandconnectorsonthedockingstations.
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ThinkPadBasicDock
Frontview
1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.
2Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.
3Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour
computerwhenyouattachthedockingstation.
4Dockingstationconnector:Usedtoattachyourcomputer.
Rearview
1AlwaysOnUSBconnector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0orchargesome
mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.
2USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.
3USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0.
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4Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.
Note:IfyouneedtouseanEthernetconnectororanexternalmonitorconnectorwhenyourcomputeris
attachedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternalmonitorconnectoronthedocking
station,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.
5acpowerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.
6VGAconnector:UsedtoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGA
monitor.
ThinkPadProDock
Frontview
1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.
2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.
3Dockingstatusindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenyourcomputerisdocked.
4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.
5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour
computerwhenyouattachthedockingstation.
6Dockingstationconnector:Usedtoattachyourcomputer.
7Systemlock:Usethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whenthesystemlockkeyisinthelocked
position,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked;youcannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.
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Rearview
1AlwaysOnUSBconnector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0orchargesome
mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.
2USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.
3USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0.
4Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.
Note:IfyouneedtouseanEthernetconnectororanexternalmonitorconnectorwhenyourcomputeris
attachedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternalmonitorconnectoronthedocking
station,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.
5acpowerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.
6DisplayPortconnector:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother
devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.
7DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.
Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer
thatsupportsDVIconnection.
ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnector.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthenthecomputer.
8VGAconnector:UsedtoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGA
monitor.
9Audioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch)4-poleplug
totheaudioconnectortolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.
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10Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockingstationfromtheft,youcanuseasecuritycablelock,such
asaKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdockingstationtoadesk,
table,orothernon-permanentfixture.
ThinkPadUltraDock
Frontview
1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.
2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.
3Dockingstatusindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenyourcomputerisdocked.
4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.
5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour
computerwhenyouattachthedockingstation.
6Dockingstationconnector:Usedtoattachyourcomputer.
7Systemlock:Usethesystemlockkeytolocktheejectbutton.Whenthesystemlockkeyisinthelocked
position,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked;youcannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.
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Rearview
1AlwaysOnUSBconnector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0orchargesome
mobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.
2USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.
3USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0.
4Ethernetconnector:UsedtoconnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.
Note:IfyouneedtouseanEthernetconnectororanexternalmonitorconnectorwhenyourcomputeris
attachedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectorortheexternalmonitorconnectoronthedocking
station,insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.
5acpowerconnector:Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.
6DisplayPortconnectors:Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orother
devicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.
7HDMIconnector:Usedtoconnectahigh-definitiontelevision.
8DVIconnector:UsedtoconnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.
Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer
thatsupportsDVIconnection.
ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnector.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthenthecomputer.
9VGAconnector:UsedtoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGA
monitor.
10Audioconnector:Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch)4-poleplug
totheaudioconnectortolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.
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11Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockingstationfromtheft,youcanuseasecuritycablelock,such
asaKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdockingstationtoadesk,
table,orothernon-permanentfixture.
AttachingaThinkPaddockingstation
ToattachyourcomputertoasupportedThinkPaddockingstation,dothefollowing:
Note:TheThinkPadBasicDockdoesnothavethesystemlock.
1.Disconnectallcablesanddevicesfromthecomputer.
2.Ensurethatthesystemlockkeyisturnedtotheunlockedposition(horizontal).
3.Alignthetop-leftcornerofthecomputerwiththepositionmarkofthedockingstation.Attachyour
computertothedockingstationverticallyuntilyouhearaclick1.Thenturnthesystemlockkeyto
thelockedposition2.
4.Checkthedockingstatusindicator.Ifthedockingstatusindicatorisnotturnedon,itindicatesthatyour
computerisnotcorrectlyattachedtothedockingstation.Checktheacpoweradapterofthedocking
station,ordisconnectandreattachtheacpoweradapter.
Note:Thecomputerwillbeinbatterymodeifyouattachittoadockingstationthatisnotconnectedto
acpower.
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DetachingaThinkPaddockingstation
TodetachyourcomputerfromaThinkPaddockingstation,dothefollowing:
Note:TheThinkPadBasicDockdoesnothavethesystemlock.
1.Disconnectallcablesanddevicesfromthecomputer.
2.Ensurethatthesystemlockkeyisturnedtotheunlockedposition(horizontal).
3.Presstheejectbuttonuntilthecomputermovesup.Then,graspbothsidesofthecomputertoremoveit.
Guidelinesonconnectingmultipleexternaldisplaystoadockingstation
YoucanconnectmultipleexternaldisplaystoasupportedThinkPaddockingstation.Toensurethatthe
multipledisplaysworkcorrectly,observethefollowingguidelinesandconnectthedisplaystoappropriate
connectors.
•Donotusetheconnectorsasshowninthefollowingillustrationsatthesametimeforconnectingmultiple
displays.Otherwise,oneofthedisplaysasshownwillnotwork.
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–ThinkPadProDock
–ThinkPadUltraDock
•FortheThinkPadUltraDock,amaximumofthreedisplays(includingyourcomputerdisplay)canworkat
thesametime.Asaresult,ifyouconnectthreeexternaldisplaystotheThinkPadUltraDock,thedisplay
connectedtotheVGAconnectorwillnotworkwhenyourcomputerdisplayison.
–Whenthecomputerdisplayisoff:
–Whenthecomputerdisplayison:
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Securityfeatures
Thesystemlockkeyhastwopositionsasshowninthedrawing.
Thesecurityfeatureisdifferentwhenthekeyisindifferentpositions:
•Whenthekeyisinposition1,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationislocked,andyoucannotremove
yourcomputer.Thekeylockindicatorisonwhentheejectbuttonislocked.Thesecuritycableislocked.
•Whenthekeyisinposition2,theejectbuttonofthedockingstationisunlocked,andyoucanremoveyour
computer.Thekeylockindicatorisoffwhentheejectbuttonisunlocked.Thesecuritycableislocked.
ThinkPadWiGigDock
TheWirelessGigabit(WiGig)technologyenableswirelesscommunicationsbetweennearbydevicesat
multi-gigabitspeeds.SomecomputermodelshaveawirelessLANcardwithbuilt-inWiGigfeature.These
computermodelscanworkwiththeThinkPadWiGigDockwirelesslytoexpandcomputingcapabilities.
Locatingcontrols,connectors,andindicators
ThissectionintroducesthehardwarefeaturesoftheThinkPadWiGigDocktogiveyouthebasicinformation
youneedtostartusingthedock.
Frontview
1Statusindicator:TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoshowsthestatusofthedock.Theindicatorissolid
onwhenthedockison(innormalmode).
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Sideview
12USB2.0connectors:ConnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0,suchasaUSBmouseor
aUSBkeyboard.
3Audioconnector:Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch)4-poleplugtothe
audioconnectortolistentothesoundfromthecomputer.
4Power/Connectionbutton:Turnonorturnoffthedock.Youcanalsopressthebuttontoconfirm
connection.
5USB3.0connector:ConnectUSBcompatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,USBmouse,or
USBstoragedevice.Forfasterandoptimaldatatransfer,ensurethatyouconnectaUSB3.0deviceto
theUSB3.0connector.
68AlwaysOnUSB3.0connectors:ConnectUSBcompatibledevicesorchargesomemobiledigital
devicesandsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.
7Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,purchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthis
security-lockslottolockyourdocktoastationaryobject.
9acpowerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.
10HDMIconnector:Connectahigh-definitiontelevision.
11DisplayPortconnector:Connectahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices
thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.
12Ethernetconnector:ConnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.
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Bottomview
1Emergency-resethole:Ifyourdockstopsresponding,holddownthepowerbuttonforseveralseconds
toturnoffthedock.Ifthedockstillcannotbeturnedoff,removetheacpoweradapterfirst.Theninserta
straightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthedock.
SettinguptheThinkPadWiGigDock
TosetupyourThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:
1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.
2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthedock.
3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.
4.Turnonthedockbypressingthepowerbutton.
5.Ifanexternaldisplayisavailable,connecttheexternaldisplaytotheappropriateconnector(HDMIor
DisplayPortconnector)onthedock.Theexternaldisplayshowssomewirelesspairinginstructionswhen
youconnectyourcomputertotheWiGigdock.
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6.PositionyourcomputerclosetotheThinkPadWiGigDock,within0.9m(3ft).Thedockalsomustbe
withina120-degreesectorregionrelativelytotherearofthecomputerdisplay.Ensurethatnoobjects
arebetweenthedockandthecomputer.
UsingtheThinkPadWiGigDock
Thissectionintroduceshowtouseandmanagethedock.
ConnectingtotheThinkPadWiGigDock
ToconnectyourcomputertotheThinkPadWiGigdock,dothefollowing:
1.Afterthesetupandpreparation,turnonyourcomputerandthedock.Thendothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickAllprograms➙Intel
➙IntelWirelessDockManagertostarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.
•ForWindows10:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.ClickConnect.
2.Selectyourdockfromthelistofavailabledevices.
3.Whenprompted,pressthepower/connectionbuttononthedocktoconfirmthepairing.
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4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheconnection.
Afterestablishingtheinitialconnection,youcanmakeconfigurationssothatwheneverthecomputercomes
withintherequiredrange,itautomaticallygetsconnectedtothedock.
DisconnectingfromtheThinkPadWiGigDock
TodisconnectyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:
1.Dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickAllprograms➙Intel
➙IntelWirelessDockManagertostarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.
•ForWindows10:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.ClickConnecttoopenthe
devicelist.
2.LocatetheThinkPadWiGigDockandclickDisconnect.
3.Holddownthepowerbuttononthedockforseveralsecondsuntilthedockisturnedoff.
ManagingtheThinkPadWiGigDock
TheWirelessDockManagerprogramenablesyoutomanagethedock.Youcanchangethenameofthe
dock,changetheradiochanneltooptimizethesignalstrength,andsetapasswordtomanagethedock
settings.
TomanagetheThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:
1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.ThenclickAllprograms(Windows7)orAllapps
(Windows10)todisplayallprograms.
2.ClickIntel➙IntelWirelessDockManagertostarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.
3.ClickDockManagement.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfigurethesettingsasdesired.
Formoreinformation,refertothemanualsthatcomewiththedockandthehelpinformationsystemof
theWirelessDockManagerprogram.
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Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravelingwithyourcomputer.
•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage51
•“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage55
Accessibilityandcomfort
Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.
Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork
thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhile
usingyourcomputer.
Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationaboutarrangingyourworkarea,settingupyourcomputer
equipment,andestablishinghealthyworkhabits.
Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingthelatestinformationandtechnologytoourcustomerswithdisabilities.
Refertotheaccessibilityinformationthatoutlinesoureffortsinthisarea.See“Accessibilityinformation”
onpage52
.
Ergonomicinformation
Workinginthevirtualofficemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Forexample,
adaptingtothesurroundinglightsources,properseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware,
canhelpyouimproveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.
Thefollowingexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcan
followmanyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.
Generalposture:Makeminormodificationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort
causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequent,shortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp
topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.
Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).
Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keepthedisplay
screencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.Toadjustdisplay
brightness,pressthebrightness-downkey
,orbrightness-upkey.
Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.
Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto
bestsuityourdesiredposture.
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Armandhandposition:Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)position.
Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.
Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltothefloorandyourfeetflatonthefloororonafootrest.
Whatifyouaretraveling?
Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputerwhile
onthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthesetipsas
possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,willhelpyoumaintaindesirablelevels
ofcomfortandperformance.
Questionsaboutvision?
ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandards
andtoprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasytosee,yeteasyonthe
eyes.Ofcourse,anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestionsoneye
fatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavisioncarespecialistforadvice.
Comfort
Observethefollowingguidelinestoachievegreatercomfortandimproveperformance.
Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourcomputer,themoreimportantitisto
observeyourworkingposture.Follow“Ergonomicinformation”onpage51
andpractice“activesitting”to
avoiddiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingpostures.Makingminorvoluntaryposturalchangesand
takingshortfrequentworkbreaksarethekeyingredientsforhealthycomputing.Yourcomputerislightand
mobile;youcaneasilyrepositionyourworkingsurfacetoaccommodatemanyposturemodifications.
Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandtakingwork
breaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyourcomputerto
bestsuityourneeds.Youcanfindsomeoftheseoptionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Exploreyour
optionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.
Accessibilityinformation
Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidinguserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationswithgreater
accesstoinformationandtechnology.Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthewaystheseuserscanget
themostoutoftheircomputerexperience.Youalsocangetthemostup-to-dateaccessibilityinformation
fromthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessibility
Keyboardshortcuts
Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.
Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.
KeyboardshortcutFunction
Windowslogokey+U
OpenEaseofAccessCenter
RightShiftforeightseconds
TurnonorturnoffFilterKeys
ShiftfivetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys
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KeyboardshortcutFunction
NumLockforfivesecondsTurnonorturnoffToggleKeys
LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock
TurnonorturnoffMouseKeys
LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnonorturnoffHighContrast
Formoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthenperformasearchusinganyofthe
followingkeywords:keyboardshortcuts,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.
EaseofAccessCenter
EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesuserstoconfiguretheircomputersto
suittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.
TouseEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.
2.ClickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.
3.Choosetheappropriatetoolbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:
•Magnifier
Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee
theitemsbetter.
•Narrator
Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventssuchas
errormessages.
•On-ScreenKeyboard
Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerusingamouse,joystick,orotherpointingdevice
insteadofaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisual
keyboardwithallthestandardkeys.Youcanselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,or
youcantaptoselectthekeysifyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchscreen.
•HighContrast
HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa
result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.
•Personalizedkeyboard
Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard
tocontrolthepointerandmakethekeyboardeasiertotypecertainkeycombinations.
•Personalizedmouse
Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer
appearanceandmakeyourmouseeasiertomanagewindows.
SpeechRecognition
SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.
Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextinto
documents,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmousecanbedonewith
onlyyourvoice.
TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:
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1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.
2.ClickEaseofAccess➙SpeechRecognition.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Screen-readertechnologies
Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpsystems,andvarious
onlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:
•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders:
https://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE
•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS
•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader:
https://www.nvaccess.org/
Screenresolution
Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyour
computer.
Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectScreenresolution.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Settingaresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.
Customizableitemsize
Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.
•Tochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagnifiertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof
AccessCenter”onpage53.
•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:
–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.
1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.
2.ClickAppearanceandPersonalization➙Display.
3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4.ClickApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.
–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.
PressandholdCtrl,andthenpresstheplus-signkey(+)toenlargeortheminus-signkey(-)to
reducethetextsize.
–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.
Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows.
Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.
Industry-standardconnectors
Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.
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Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionoftheconnectors,see“Locatingcomputercontrols,
connectors,andindicators”onpage1
.
Documentationinaccessibleformats
Lenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesor
HyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files.Lenovoelectronicdocumentationisdevelopedtoensure
thatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthe
documentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetextsothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandthe
imagewhentheyuseascreenreader.
Travelingwithyourcomputer
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretraveling.
Traveltips
Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourcomputer.
•Althoughitissafetoallowyourcomputertogothroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,it
isimportanttokeepyoureyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.
•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseinanairplaneorautomobile.
•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.
Traveltipsonairplanes
Ifyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowingtips:
•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe
airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictions
ontheuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.If
necessary,enabletheAirplanemodebeforeboarding.IntheAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesare
disabled.ToenabletheAirplanemodeintheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheStartmenu.
2.ClickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayallprograms.
3.ClickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.
4.TurnontheAirplanemode.
•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget
caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.
•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.
Travelaccessories
Thefollowingisachecklistofitemstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtotravel:
•ThinkPadacpoweradapter
•MiniDisplayPorttoVGAadapter
•Externalmouse,ifyouareaccustomedtousingone
•Ethernetcable
•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection
•Externalstoragedevice
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Chapter5.Security
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•“Usingpasswords”onpage57
•“Harddisksecurity”onpage61
•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage62
•“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage63
•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedevices”onpage66
•“Usingfirewalls”onpage66
•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage66
Usingpasswords
Youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,
apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.
Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.
Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks
automaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.
Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.
Typingpasswords
Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.
Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,
pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto
,typethemasterharddiskpassword.
Note:Toreturntotheicon
,pressF1again.
Power-onpassword
Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.
Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.
Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.
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3.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:
•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.
•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewpower-onpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype
thepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentpower-onpasswordandpressEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.
4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.
5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Note:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthe
password,youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohave
thepasswordcanceled.
Supervisorpassword
ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Itprovides
thefollowingsecurityfeatures:
•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad
Setupprogram.Unauthorizeduserscannotchangemostofthesystemconfigurationoptionsinthe
ThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.
•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat
computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.
•Ifbothasupervisorpasswordandapower-onpasswordareset,youcandothefollowingonlyifyou
havethesupervisorpassword:
–Changingordeletingthepower-onpassword
–Changingordeletingthesupervisorpassword
–Changingdateandtime
–Specifyingtheminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword
–Changingthesettingforthesecuritychip
–ChangingthesettingfortheVirtualization
–ChangingthesettingfortheI/Oportaccess
–ChangingthesettingfortheAnti-Theft
–ChangingthesettingfortheSecureBoot
–Erasingthefingerprintdata
–Enablingordisablingthefollowingfeatures:
–LockUEFIBIOSSettings
–Passwordatunattendedboot
–BootDeviceListF12Option
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–BootOrderLock
–FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users
–SecureRollBackPrevention
–ExecutionPrevention
–Securitymode
–Fingerprintreaderpriority
Notes:
•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.
•WhenLockUEFIBIOSSettingsoptionisenabled,allBIOSsettingscannotbechanged.Tochange
thesettings,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.
Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.Toset,change,orremovea
supervisorpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.
3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:
•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.
•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter;thenretype
thepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.PressEntertwice.
4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.
5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Note:Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Thenexttimeyouopenthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyoursupervisorpasswordtoproceed.Ifyouforget
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
Harddiskpasswords
Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredonthestoragedevies:
•Userharddiskpassword
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Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust
entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsonthesolid-statedrive.
•Masterharddiskpassword
Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword
isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanysolid-state
driveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauser
passwordforeachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,but
theadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.
Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.
Settingaharddiskpassword
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.SelectSecurity➙Password➙HarddiskxPasswordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.
3.Apasswordwindowisdisplayed.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserif
youwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.SelectUser+Masterifyouwanttosetauserharddisk
passwordandamasterharddiskpassword,forexampleifyouareanadministratororasupervisor.
•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:
a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew
PasswordfieldandpressEnter.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,retypethepasswordyoujustenteredandpressEnter.
•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:
a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserhard
diskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnter
NewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.
b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemaster
harddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.Typeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordinthe
EnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.
4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.
5.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer
andaccesstheoperatingsystem.
Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword
Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange
thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.
–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:
1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethe
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
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3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword
ischanged.
Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.
–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:
1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;then
retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis
changed.
Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.
•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:
1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage60,typingyourpasswordto
starttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.
Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.
Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords
•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.
•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,thesolid-statedrivecanbeusedonlywitha
computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe
solid-statedriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan
sevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.
•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orboth
userandmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromthe
solid-statedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohave
thedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
Note:TheeDrivestoragedrivesorTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)Opal-compliantstoragedrivesprovide
self-encryptioncapabilitiestosecureyourdata.
•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and
theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.
•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,andyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththe
Windows10operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.
Harddisksecurity
Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:
•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalstoragedevice.Refertothe
proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage57and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage59.Forsecurity,
alongerpasswordisrecommended.
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•ToprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwitha
TrustedPlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage62
.
•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour
computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoft
WindowsBitLocker
®
DriveEncryption.See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage62.
•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation,
referto“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedevices”onpage66.
Thesolid-statedrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbytheUEFIBIOS.
UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption
Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofsomeeditionsoftheWindows
operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourcomputer,even
ifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingthe
swapandhibernationfiles.
BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM(Windows732-bit)orV2.0TPM
(Windows764-bitandWindows10).
TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.
FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step
Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.
Encryptionsolid-statedrive
SomemodelscontaintheEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainst
securityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Forthe
efficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.
Settingthesecuritychip
Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransferconfidentialinformation
electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecurity
chip,acryptographicmicroprocessor.Withthesecuritychip,youcandothefollowing:
•Protectyourdataandsystem
•Strengthenaccesscontrols
•Securecommunications
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonyourcomputeragain.
2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
3.SelectSecurity➙SecurityChipbyusingthedirectionalkeys.
4.PressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.
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5.Movetoanitemyouwanttosetbyusingthedirectionalkeys.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.
6.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.
7.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.
Notes:
•EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchangethe
settingsforthesecuritychip.
•Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.
•Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,turnoffyourcomputerandthenturnitonagainafteryousetthe
securitychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.
Usingthefingerprintreader
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveafingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourpasswords,suchastheWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.In
thisway,youcanlogintoyourcomputersimplyandsecurely.
Toenablefingerprintauthentication,enrollyourfingerprintsfirst.Duringtheenrollment,thefingerprintsare
associatedwiththeWindowspasswordautomatically.Toassociateyourfingerprintswithyourpower-on
passwordandharddiskpassword,manuallycreateaconnection.
Enrollingyourfingerprints
Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonefingerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourfingers.To
enrollyourfingerprints,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:
1.Startthefingerprintprogram.Forinstructionsonhowtostartthefingerprintprogram,see“Lenovo
programs”onpage13.
2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheenrollment.
Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefingerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemofthefingerprint
program.
•ForWindows10:
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙Accounts➙Sign-inoptions.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinishtheenrollment.
Scanningyourfinger
Toscanyourfinger,tapthefingerprintreaderwiththetopjointofyourfingerandholdyourfingertherefor
oneortwosecondswithalittlepressure.Thenliftthefingertocompleteonescan.
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Behaviorofthefingerprintreaderindicator
IndicatorbehaviorDescription
Off
Thefingerprintreaderisnotreadyfortapping.
Solidgreen
Thefingerprintreaderisreadyfortapping.
Amber,blinking
Thefingerprintcannotbeauthenticated.
Associatingyourfingerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword
Toassociateyourfingerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffandthenturnonthecomputer.
2.Whenprompted,scanyourfingeronthefingerprintreader.
3.Enteryourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,orbothasrequired.Theconnectioniscreated.
Whenyoustartthecomputeragain,youcanuseyourfingerprintstologintothecomputerwithnoneedto
enteryourWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.
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Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourfingerprinttologintothecomputer,youmightforgetyourpasswords.
Writedownyourpasswords,andkeeptheminasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword,
youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe
passwordcanceled.Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecover
datafromthestoragedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoauthorizedserviceroramarketing
representativetohavethestoragedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbecharged
forpartsandservice.
Settingthefingerprintreader
Youcansetthefingerprintreaderinthefingerprintprogramifavailable.Youalsocanchangethefollowing
settingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram:
•PredesktopAuthentication:Enablesordisablesfingerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystem
isloaded.
•ReaderPriority:Definesthepriorityforthefingerprintreadersifanexternalfingerprintreaderisattached.
•SecurityMode:Specifiesthesettingsofthesecuritymode.
•PasswordAuthentication:Enablesordisablesthepasswordauthentication.
Note:ThisitemisdisplayedonlyifHighsecuritymodeisenabled.
•ResetFingerprintData:Selectthisitemtoeraseallofthefingerprintdatastoredineithertheinternal
orexternalfingerprintreader.
TochangethesettingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram,see“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71.
Maintainingthefingerprintreader
Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:
•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject
•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard
•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger
Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:
•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.
•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.
•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.
Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:
•Yourfingeriswrinkled.
•Yourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.
•Yourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.
•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.
•Yourfingeriswet.
•Yourfingerthatyouarecurrentlyusinghasnotbeenenrolledbefore.
Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:
•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.
•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.
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Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedevices
Someofthedatastoredonthestoragedevicesmightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputerovertosomeone
elsewithoutdeletingtheloadedsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsandapplicationsoftware,mighteven
violatelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredonthestoragedevicesbeforeyoudisposeof,sell,
orhandoveryourcomputer.
Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromthestoragedevices:
•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.
•Deletethedata.
•Formatyourstoragedevices,usingthesoftwareforinitializingit.
•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringthestoragedevicesbacktothefactorydefault
settings.
Theseoperations,however,onlychangethefilelocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.In
otherwords,thedataretrievalprocessingisdisabledunderanoperatingsystemsuchasWindows.The
dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof
specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecritical
dataonstoragedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.
Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromthestoragedeviceswhen
youdisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingthe
storagedeviceswithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedata
unreadable.Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developed
forthatpurpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.
Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe
CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.
IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveissupportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,youcanlogicallydispose
ofallthedataonthedriveinashorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.Thedataencrypted
withtheoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;however,itcannotbedecrypted
withouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisalsoavailablewiththeDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe
CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.
Usingfirewalls
Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccesses,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.
Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystemthat
comeswiththeprogram.
Protectingdataagainstviruses
Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.
Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.
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Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfigurethecomputer:
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage69
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage71
•“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71
•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage84
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson
howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedevices,
includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.
ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.EnsurethatyousetthesecuritychiptoTPM1.2.Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecurity
chip”onpage62.
2.CopyallthesubdirectoriesandfilesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice.
•ThesupplementfilesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
•ThedevicedriversareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
•ThepreinstalledprogramsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71.
4.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.
5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD.
ThenpressEsc.
6.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:
•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
Note:Forcomputerswithanon-volatilememory(NVM)Expressdrive,youcaninstalltheWindows
7operatingsystemontothedriveonlyinUEFImode.Inthiscase,ensurethatyoualwaysselect
UEFIOnly.
7.PresstheF10keytoexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
8.InserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallationDVDintotheopticaldrive,andrestartthecomputer.
Notes:
•IfyouarestartingtheinstallationDVDimagefromanexternalUSBdeviceorifyourcomputerhasan
NVMExpressdriveinstalled,doadditionalconfigurationsbeforeyoustart.Formoreinformation,go
tohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/installwin7viausb3.
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•IfanNVMExpressdriveisinstalled,additionaldriversalsoarerequired.Formoreinformation,goto
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990941.
9.RestoretheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorythatyoubackedupbeforeinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem.
10.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage71.
11.InstalltheWindows7fixmodules.YoucanfindtheWindows7fixmodulesintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\
directory.Formoreinformation,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageat:
http://support.microsoft.com/
12.Installtheregistrypatches,forexampletheEnablingWakeonLANfromStandbyforENERGYSTAR
patch.Todownloadandinstalltheregistrypatches,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.
WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion
codes:
CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode
ChinaSC
NetherlandsNL
DenmarkDKNorway
NO
FinlandFI
SpainSP
FranceFR
SwedenSV
GermanyGR
TaiwanandHongKong
TC
ItalyIT
UnitedStatesUS
JapanJP
InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedevices,
includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.
ToinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.EnsurethatyousetthesecuritychiptoTPM2.0.Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecurity
chip”onpage62
.
2.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer.
3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71.
4.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.
5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD.
ThenpressEsc.
6.SelectRestartandensurethatOSOptimizedDefaultsisenabled.ThenpressF10tosavethesettings
andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
7.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoinstallthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installing
devicedrivers”onpage71.
8.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe
securitypatches.
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9.Dependingonyourpreference,installLenovoprograms.ForinformationaboutLenovoprograms,
see“Lenovoprograms”onpage13
.
Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwise,theoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.
WhenyouinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion
codes:
CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode
ChinaSC
NetherlandsNL
DenmarkDKNorway
NO
FinlandFI
SpainSP
FranceFR
SwedenSV
GermanyGR
TaiwanandHongKong
TC
ItalyIT
UnitedStatesUS
JapanJP
Installingdevicedrivers
Devicedriveristheprogramthatoperatesaparticularhardwaredeviceofthecomputer.Ifadevicedoes
notperformwelloryouinstallanewdevice,youneedtoinstallorupdatethecorrespondingdevicedriver.
Forexample,ifyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,tousetheUSB3.0connector,youneedto
downloadandinstalltheUSB3.0driver.
Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.
2.Selectyourproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourcomputer.
3.Selectthedevicedriversyouthatyouneed,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Attention:DonotdownloadthedevicedriversfromtheWindowsUpdateWeb.Alwaysdownloadthedevice
driversfrom:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
IfyouusetheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanfindthedevicedriversintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS
directoryonyourstoragedevices.Formoreinformation,see“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice
drivers”onpage115.
UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram
TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectvarioussetupconfigurationsforyourcomputerthrough
configuringtheBIOS.
ToconfiguretheBIOSofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Restartthecomputer.WhentheLenovologoisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocan
pressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe
password,youcannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.For
moreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage57.
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2.Usethecursorkeystoselectatab;orusethecursorkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselectit.
Thenasubmenuisdisplayed.
Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:
•PressF6tochangetoahighervalue.
•PressF5tochangetoalowervalue.
Note:Defaultvaluesareinboldface.
4.Tochangeotherconfigurations,presstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.
5.Whenyoucompletetheconfiguration,pressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.ClickYes
tosavetheconfigurationandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.YoualsocanselecttheRestarttabin
theThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.
Note:YoucanpressF9torestoretothedefaultsettings.
Mainmenu
WhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillfirstseetheMainmenuasfollows:
Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvalue
mightvary.
•UEFIBIOSVersion
•UEFIBIOSDate
•EmbeddedControllerVersion
•MEFirmwareVersion
•MachineTypeModel
•System-unitserialnumber
•Systemboardserialnumber
•AssetT ag
•CPUType
•CPUSpeed
•InstalledMemory
•UUID
•MACAddress(InternalLAN)
•Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense
•UEFISecureBoot
•OA3ID
•OA2
Configmenu
Tochangetheconfigurationofyourcomputer,selecttheConfigtabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight
changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.
Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations
mightcauseunexpectedresults.
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Table2.Configmenuitems
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
WakeOnLAN
•Disabled
•AConly
•ACandBattery
Enablethecomputertopoweron
whentheEthernetcontrollerreceives
amagicpacket(aspecialnetwork
message).
IfyouselectACOnly,WakeonLAN
functionisenabledonlywhentheac
poweradapterisattached.
IfyouselectACandBattery,Wake
onLANfunctionisenabledwithany
powersources.
Notes:
•ThemagicpackettypeWakeon
LANrequiresacpower.
•TheWakeonLANfunction
doesnotworkwhenaharddisk
passwordisset.
EthernetLANOption
ROM(forLegacy
Onlybootmodeor
BothwithLegacy
first)
•Disabled
•Enabled
LoadtheEthernetLANOptionROM
toenablestartupfromanintegrated
networkdevice.
UEFIIPv4Network
Stack(forUEFIOnly
bootmodeorBoth
withUEFIfirst)
•Disabled
•Enabled
EnableordisableInternetProtocol
Version4(IPv4)networkstackfor
UEFIenvironment.
UEFIIPv6Network
Stack
(forUEFIOnlyboot
modeorBothwith
UEFIfirst)
•Disabled
•Enabled
EnableordisableInternetProtocol
Version6(IPv6)networkstackfor
UEFIenvironment.
UEFIPXEBoot
Priority
(forUEFIOnlyboot
modeandBothboot
modewithUEFIfirst
bootmode,andIPv6
andIPv4stacksare
bothenabled.)
•IPv6First
•IPv4First
SelectnetworkstackpriorityforUEFI
PXEboot.
Network
WakebyWiGigDock
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethewake-up
featurebytheThinkPadWiGigDock
fromlow-powermode(sleepor
hibernation).IfyouselectEnabled,
thebatterylifemightbecomeshorter.
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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
USBUEFIBIOS
Support
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablebootsupportfor
USBstoragedevices.
AlwaysOnUSB
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,theexternal
USBdevicescanbechargedthrough
USBconnectorsevenwhenthe
computerisinlow-powermode
(sleep,hibernate,orpower-off).
USB
-ChargeinBattery
Mode
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,externalUSB
devicescanbechargedthroughUSB
connectorsevenwhenthesystemis
inhibernationmode,orispower-off
andinbatteryoperation.
TrackPoint•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethebuilt-in
TrackPointpointingdevice.
Note:Ifyouwanttouseanexternal
mouse,selectDisabled.
Trackpad•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethebuilt-in
trackpad.
Note:Ifyouwanttouseanexternal
mouse,selectDisabled.
FnandCtrlKeyswap
•Disabled
•Enabled
EnableexchangesofFnandCtrl
keyactionatthebottom-leftofthe
keyboard.
Disabled:FnkeyandCtrlkey
behaviorisasprintedonthe
keyboard.
Enabled:FnkeyworksasCtrlkey.
CtrlkeyworksasFnkey.
F1–F12asprimary
function
•Disabled
•Enabled
EnabletheF1-F12functionorthe
specialfunctionprintedasaniconon
eachkeyastheprimaryfunction.
Enabled:ExecutestheF1-F12
function.
Disabled:Executesthespecial
function.
Alternatively,youcanpressFn+Esc
totogglebetweentheabovetwo
options.Fn+Esckeycombination
enablesordisablestheFnLock
function.WhentheFnLockfunction
isenabled,theFnLockindicator
(locatedontheFnkeyortheEsckey)
turnson.
Keyboard/Mouse
FnStickykey
•Disabled
•Enabled
Whentheoptionisenabled,you
canpresstheFnkeytokeepitina
pressedcondition;thenpressthe
desiredfunctionkey.Theactionis
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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
equivalenttopressingtherequired
keysimultaneouslywiththeFnkey.
WhenyoupresstheFnkeytwice,the
stateislockeduntilyoupresstheFn
keyagain.
BootDisplayDevice
•ThinkPadLCD
•DisplayPort
•HDMI
•Displayondock
Selectadisplaydeviceforboot.
DisplayPortistheminiDisplayPort
connectoronyourcomputer.
HDMIistheHDMIconnectoronyour
computer.
DisplayondockisDisplayPort,DVI
orVGAconnectorsonadocking
station.
Bootscreenisclonedtoalldisplays
ondock.
SharedDisplay
Priority
•HDMI
•Displayondock
Selecttheprioritybetweenshared
displayoutputs.
HDMIandDockdisplayssharea
singledisplayoutput.Thisoption
chooseswhichoneisprioritized.
IfyourcomputersupportsWiGig
display,itspriorityisnexttoHDMI.
TotalGraphics
Memory
•256MB
•512MB
AllocatetotalmemorywhichIntel
internalgraphicsdeviceshares.
Note:Ifyouselect512MB,the
maximumusablememorymaybe
reducedonthe32-bitoperating
system.
Display
BootTimeExtension•Disabled
•1second
•2seconds
•3seconds
•5seconds
•10seconds
Thisoptiondefinesthetimetoextend
thebootprocess.
Someexternalmonitorsneedafew
secondstobereadysothatthe
computercannotdetectthemat
boot.Trythisoptiontogiveenough
wakeuptimetothesemonitors.
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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
IntelSpeedStep
®
technology
•Disabled
•Enabled
ModeforAC
•Maximum
Performance
•BatteryOptimized
ModeforBattery
•Maximum
Performance
•BatteryOptimized
SelectthemodeofIntelSpeedStep
technologyatruntime.
MaximumPerformance:Alwaysthe
highestspeed.
BatteryOptimized:Alwaysthe
lowestspeed.
Disabled:Thehighestspeed,and
runtimeisnotsupported.
AdaptiveThermal
Management
SchemeforAC
•Maximize
Performance
•Balanced
SchemeforBattery
•MaximizePerformance
•Balanced
Selectathermalmanagement
schemetouse.
MaximizePerformance:Reduce
microprocessorthrottling.
Balanced:Balancesound,
temperature,andperformance.
Note:Eachschemeaffects
fansound,temperature,and
performance.
CPUPower
Management
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethepower-saving
featurethatstopsthemicroprocessor
clockautomaticallywhenthereareno
systemactivities.Normally,itisnot
necessarytochangethesetting.
PowerOnwithAC
Attach
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethefeaturethat
powersonthesystemwhentheac
poweradapterisattached.
IfyouselectEnabled,thesystem
ispoweredonwhentheacpower
adapterisattached.Ifthesystemisin
hibernatestate,thesystemresumes
normaloperation.
IfyouselectDisabled,thesystemis
notpoweredonnorresumedwhen
theacpoweradapterisattached.
Power
DisableBuilt-in
Battery
•Yes
•No
Systemwillbepowered
downifyouselectYes.
Doyouwanttoproceed?
•Yes
•No
Temporarilydisablethebuilt-in
batteryforservicingthecomputer.
Afterselectingthisitem,thecomputer
willbeautomaticallypoweredoff.
Note:Thebatterywillbe
automaticallyre-enabledwhen
theacpoweradapterisreconnected
tothecomputer.
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Table2.Configmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
PasswordBeep•Disabled
•Enabled
Enablethisoptiontohaveabeep
soundwhenthesystemiswaitingfor
apower-on,harddisk,orsupervisor
password.Differentbeepswillsound
whentheenteredpasswordmatches
ordoesnotmatchtheconfigured
password.
BeepandAlarm
KeyboardBeep•Enabled
•Disabled
Enableordisablekeyboard
beepwhenunmanageablekey
combinationsarepressed.
IntelAMTControl
•Disabled
•Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
IfyouselectEnabled,IntelActive
ManagementTechnology(AMT)is
configuredandadditionalsetupitems
areprovidedinManagementEngine
BIOSExtension(MEBx)Setup.
IfyouselectPermanentlyDisabled,
youwillneverbeabletoenableit
again.Becautiouswhenyouwantto
usethisoption.
Note:YoucanentertheMEBxSetup
menubypressingtheCtrl+Pkey
combinationintheStartupInterrupt
Menuwindow.TodisplaytheStartup
InterruptMenuwindow,pressthe
blackbuttonorEnterkeyduringthe
power-onself-test(POST).
CIRATimeout
0-255
Note:Thedefaultvalueis
60seconds.
SetthetimeoutoptionforCIRA
connectiontobeestablished.
Selectablesecondvaluesarefrom1
to254.
Ifyouselect0,use60secondsasthe
defaulttimeoutvalue.
Ifyouselect255,thewaitingtimefor
establishingaconnectionisunlimited.
IntelAMT
ConsoleType•PCANSI
•VT100+
•PC-ANSI
•VT-UTF8
SelecttheconsoletypeforAMT.
Note:Thisconsoletypeshould
matchtheIntelAMTremoteconsole.
DateandTimemenu
Tochangethedateortimeofyourcomputer,selecttheDate/TimetabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Thendothefollowing:
1.UsethecursorkeystoselectSystemDateorSystemTime.
2.Typeadateortime.
Securitymenu
Tochangethesecuritysettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheSecuritytabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
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ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmight
changewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvaluemightvary.
Attention:Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconfigurations
mightcauseunexpectedresults.
Table3.Securitymenuitems
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
Supervisor
Password
•Disabled
•Enabled
Formoreinformation,see“Supervisor
password”onpage58
.
LockUEFIBIOS
Settings
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethefunctionthatprotects
itemsinThinkPadSetupfrombeingchanged
byauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisor
password.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.
Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenable
thisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangethe
itemsinThinkPadSetup.
Passwordat
Unattendedboot
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectandenablePasswordat
unattendedboot,apasswordpromptis
displayedwhenthecomputeristurnedon,from
eitherapower-offstateorhibernationstate,by
anunattendedeventsuchasaWakeonLAN
attempt.IfyouselectDisabled,nopassword
promptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesahead
andloadstheoperatingsystem.Toprevent
unauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthentication
ontheoperatingsystem.
PasswordatRestart•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart,
apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyou
restartthecomputer.IfyouselectDisabled,no
passwordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputer
goesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuser
authenticationontheoperatingsystem.
PasswordatBoot
DeviceList
•Disabled
•Enabled
IftheSecuritypasswordisset,thisoptionis
usedtospecifywhethertheSecuritypassword
mustbeenteredtodisplaytheF12bootdevice
list.SelectEnabledtopromptfortheSecurity
password.SelectDisabledtoproceedwithout
anyuseractionrequired.
PasswordCount
ExceededError
•Disabled
•Enabled
SelectEnabledtoshowthePOST0199error
andpromptfortheSecuritypassword.Select
DisabledtohidethePOST0199errorand
proceedwithoutanyuseractionrequired.
SetMinimumLength
•Disabled
•xcharacters
(4≤x≤12)
Specifyaminimumlengthforpower-on
passwordsandharddiskpasswords.Ifyou
setthesupervisorpasswordandspecifya
minimumlengthforpasswords,noonebutyou
canchangethelength.
Power-OnPassword
•Disabled
•Enabled
Formoreinformation,see“Power-onpassword”
onpage57.
Password
HardDisk1
Password
•Disabled
•Enabled
HardDiskPasswordpreventsunauthorized
usersfromaccessingthedataontheharddisk.
Inadditiontotheuserpassword,anoptional
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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
Masterpasswordcanbeusedtogiveaccessto
anadministrator.
Tohaveabeepsoundwhenthesystemis
waitingforthispassword,enablethePassword
BeepfeatureintheAlarmsubmenu.
Formoreinformation,see“Harddisk
passwords”onpage59
.
Predesktop
Authentication
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablefingerprintauthentication
beforetheoperatingsystemisloaded.
ReaderPriority•External➙
Internal
•InternalOnly
IfExternal➙Internalisselected,anexternal
fingerprintreaderisusedifattached.Otherwise,
aninternalfingerprintreaderisused.IfInternal
Onlyisselected,aninternalfingerprintreader
isused.
SecurityMode
•Normal
•High
Iffingerprintauthenticationfails,youstillcan
startthecomputerbyenteringapassword.If
youhaveselectedNormal,enterapower-on
passwordorasupervisorpassword;ifyouhave
selectedHigh,enterasupervisorpassword.
Password
Authentication
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablepasswordauthentication.This
itemisavailablewhenhighsecuritymodeis
selected.
Fingerprint
ResetFingerprint
Data
•Enter
Thisoptionisusedtoeraseallfingerprintdata
storedinthefingerprintreaderandresetsettings
tothefactorystate.Asaresult,anypower-on
securityfeaturespreviouslyenabledwillnotbe
abletoworkuntiltheyarere-enabledinthe
fingerprintsoftware.
SecurityChip
Selection
•DiscreteTPM
•IntelPTT
IfyouselectDiscreteTPM,youcanusea
discreteTPMchipwithTPM1.2mode.Ifyou
selectIntelPTT,youcanuseIntelPlatform
Trustedtechnology(PTT)withTPM2.0mode.
Note:
IntelPTTcanbeusedwithWindows8orlater
operatingsystem.
•Active
•Inactive
•Disabled
(ForDiscreteTPM)
IfyouselectActive,thesecuritychipis
functional.IfyouselectInactive,theSecurity
Chipisvisible,butthesecuritychipisnot
functional.IfyouselectDisabled,theSecurity
Chipishiddenandthesecuritychipisnot
functional.
SecurityChip
•Enabled
•Disabled
(ForIntelPTT)
IfyouselectEnabled,thesecuritychipis
functional.IfyouselectDisabled,thesecurity
chipishiddenandnotfunctional.
ClearSecurityChip
•Enter
Cleartheencryptionkey.
Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave
selectedActivefortheSecurityChipoption.
SecurityChip
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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
IntelTXTFeature•Disabled
•Enabled
EnableordisabletheIntelTrustedExecution
Technology.
Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhave
selectedActivefortheSecurityChipoption.
PhysicalPresence
forProvisioning
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisabletheconfirmationmessage
whenyouchangethesettingsofthesecurity
chip.
PhysicalPresence
forClear
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisabletheconfirmationmessage
whenyouclearthesecuritychip.
FlashBIOSUpdating
byEnd-Users
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,alluserscanupdatethe
UEFIBIOS.IfyouselectDisabled,onlythe
personwhoknowsthesupervisorpasswordcan
updatetheUEFIBIOS.
UEFIBIOSUpdate
Option
SecureRollBack
Prevention
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectDisabled,youcanflashtheolder
versionUEFIBIOS.
MemoryProtectionExecution
Prevention
•Disabled
•Enabled
Somecomputervirusesandwormscause
memorybufferstooverflow.Byselecting
Enabledyoucanprotectyourcomputeragainst
attacksbysuchvirusesandworms.Ifafter
choosingEnabledyoufindthataprogramdoes
notruncorrectly,selectDisabledandresetthe
setting.
IntelVirtualization
Technology
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,aVirtualMachineMonitor
(VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardware
capabilitiesprovidedbyIntelVirtualization
Technology.
Virtualization
IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled
•Enabled
IntelVT-dstandsforIntelVirtualization
TechnologyforDirectedI/O.Whenenabled,a
VMMcanutilizetheplatforminfrastructurefor
I/Ovirtualization.
EthernetLAN•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheEthernet
LANdevice.
WirelessLAN•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWireless
LANconnection.
WirelessWAN•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethewireless
WANdevice.
Bluetooth•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseBluetooth
devices.
USBPort
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheUSB
connectors.
MemoryCardSlot
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethememory
cardslots.
SmartCardSlot
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethesmart
cardslots.
I/OPortAccess
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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
IntegratedCamera
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheintegrated
camera.
Microphone•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
microphones(internal,external,orline-in).
FingerprintReader•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethe
fingerprintreader.
WiGig
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWiGig
feature.
BottomCover
TamperDetection
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethetamperdetection.If
tamperisdetected,SupervisorPasswordis
requiredtobootthesystem.BottomCover
TamperDetectionwillnottakeeffectunless
SupervisorPasswordisenabled.
InternalDevice
Access
InternalStorage
TamperDetection
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,removinganyinternal
storagedevicewhenyourcomputerisinsleep
modewillbedetected.Ifyouremovetheinternal
storagedevicewhilethecomputerisinsleep
mode,thecomputerwillshutdownwhenyou
wakeitup,andanyunsaveddatawillbelost.
Anti-Theft
ComputraceModule
Activation
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Permanently
Disabled
EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfaceto
activatethecomputracemodule.Computrace
isanoptionalmonitoringservicefromAbsolute
Software.
Note:Ifyousetthecomputracemodule
activationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbe
unabletoenablethissettingagain.
SecureBoot
•Disabled
•Enabled
EnableordisabletheUEFISecureBootfeature.
SelectEnabletopreventunauthorizedoperating
systemsfromrunningatboottime.Select
Disabledtoallowanyoperatingsystemstorun
atboottime.
PlatformMode
•SetupMode
•UserMode
Specifythesystemoperatingmode.
SecureBootMode•StandardMode
•CustomMode
SpecifytheSecureBootmode.
ResettoSetupMode
Thisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatform
keyandputthesystemintoSetupMode.You
caninstallyourownplatformkeyandcustomize
theSecureBootsignaturedatabasesinSetup
Mode.
SecureBootmodewillbesettoCustomMode.
RestoreFactory
Keys
Thisoptionisusedtorestoreallkeysand
certificatesinSecureBootdatabasestofactory
defaults.AnycustomizedSecureBootsettings
willbeerased,andthedefaultplatformkey
willbere-establishedalongwiththeoriginal
SecureBoot
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Table3.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
signaturedatabasesincludingcertificateforthe
Windows10operatingsystem.
ClearAllSecure
BootKeys
Thisoptionisusedtoclearallkeysand
certificatesinSecureBootdatabases.You
caninstallyourownkeysandcertificatesafter
selectingthisoption.
IntelSGXControl
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Software
Controlled
ThisoptionenablesordisablesIntelSoftware
GuardExtensions(SGX)function.
IfSoftwareControlledisselected,SGXwillbe
controlledbySGXapplicationforUEFIbootOS.
IntelSGX
ChangeOwner
EPOCH
Enter
ChangeOwnerEPOCHtoarandomvalue.This
optionisusedtoclearuserdataofSGX.
DeviceGuardDeviceGuard
•Disabled
•Enabled
ThisoptionisusedtosupportMicrosoftDevice
Guard.
Whenthisoptionisenabled,IntelVirtualization
Technology,IntelVT-dFeature,SecureBoot,
andOSOptimizedDefaultsareautomatically
enabled.Bootorderisnotselectable,andthe
computeronlystartsfromtheinternalstorage
drive.
TocompletetheconfigurationofDeviceGuard,
youhavetosetasupervisorpassword.
Whenthisoptionisdisabled,thesetupoptions
areconfigurableandyoucanchooseanyboot
optionstostartthecomputer.
Startupmenu
Tochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Attention:
•Afteryouchangethestartupsequence,ensurethatyouselectacorrectdeviceduringacopy,asave,ora
formatoperation.Otherwiseyourdatamightbeerasedoroverwritten.
•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdrive
encryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.
Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Turnonthecomputer.WhentheLenovologoisdisplayed,pressF12.
3.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.
Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevices,ortheoperating
systemcannotbefound.
ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.
Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
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Table4.Startupmenuitems
MenuitemValue
Comments
Boot
Selectthebootdevicewhenyou
pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthe
computer.
NetworkBoot
Selectthebootdevicewhenthesystem
wakesfromLAN.IfWakeOnLANis
enabled,thenetworkadministratorcan
turnonallofthecomputersinaLAN
remotelybyuseofnetworkmanagement
software.
UEFI/LegacyBoot
•Both
–UEFI/LegacyBootPriority
–UEFIFirst
–LegacyFirst
•UEFIOnly
•LegacyOnly
CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)
•Yes
•No
Selectsystembootcapability.
•Both:Selectpriorityofbootoptions
betweenUEFIandLegacy.
•UEFIOnly:Thesystemwillbootfrom
theUEFIenabledoperatingsystem.
•LegacyOnly:Thesystemwillboot
fromanyoperatingsystemotherthan
theUEFIenabledone.
Note:IfyouselectUEFIOnly,the
systemcannotbootfromthebootable
devicesthatdonothavetheUEFI
enabledoperatingsystem.
CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)is
requiredforbootingthelegacyoperating
system.IfyouselectUEFIOnly,CSM
Supportisselectable.ForBothor
LegacyOnlymood,CSMSupportis
notselectable.
BootMode
•Quick
•Diagnostics
ScreenduringthePOST:
•Quick:TheLenovologoscreenis
displayed.
•Diagnostics:Textmessagesare
displayed.
Note:YoualsocanenterDiagnostic
modebypressingEscduringthePOST.
OptionKeyDisplay
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectDisabled,the“Tointerrupt
normalstartup,pressEnter.”messageis
notdisplayedduringthePOST.
BootDeviceListF12Option
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,F12isrecognized
andtheBootMenuwindowisdisplayed.
BootOrderLock
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,thebootpriority
orderislockedforyourfutureuse.
Restartmenu
ToexittheThinkPadSetupprogramandrestartthecomputer,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Thefollowingsubmenuitemsaredisplayed:
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•ExitSavingChanges:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.
•ExitDiscardingChanges:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.
•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.
Note:EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeettheWindows10certificationrequirements.Whenyou
changethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically,suchasCSMSupport,UEFI/Legacy
Boot,SecureBoot,andSecureRollBackPrevention.
•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.
•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.
UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS
TheUEFIBIOSisthefirstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenthecomputeristurnedon.TheUEFIBIOS
initializesthehardwarecomponents,andloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.
YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSbystartingyourcomputerfromaflashupdateopticaldiscoraflashupdate
programrunningintheWindowsenvironment.Whenyouinstallanewprogram,adevicedriver,orhardware,
youmightbeinformedtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS.
ForinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
Usingsystemmanagement
Thistopicisprimarilyintendedforthenetworkadministrators.
Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreresourcestobettermeet
yourbusinessobjectives.
Thismanageability,knownasTotalCostofOwnership(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclient
computersinthesamewayasyouoperateyourowncomputer,suchasturningonaclientcomputer,
formattingasolid-statedrive,andinstallingaprogram.
Oncethecomputerisconfiguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyusingthesoftwareandthe
manageabilityfeaturesthatarealreadyintegratedintotheclientcomputerandthenetwork.
DesktopManagementInterface
TheUEFIBIOSofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOS(SMBIOS)
ReferenceSpecification.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.
ItistheresponsibilityoftheUEFIBIOStoprovideinformationaboutitselfandthedevicesonthesystem
board.ThisspecificationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOSinformation.
PrebooteXecutionEnvironment
ThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesthecomputermoremanageablebyenabling
thecomputertostartfromaserver.YourcomputersupportsthepersonalcomputerfunctionsthatPXE
requires.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard,yourcomputercanbestartedfromthePXEserver.
Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RIPLorRPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.
WakeonLAN
ThenetworkadministratorcanturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsolebyusingtheWakeon
LANfeature.
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WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabled,manyoperations,suchasdatatransfer,softwareupdates,and
FlashupdatesoftheUEFIBIOS,canbedoneremotelywithoutremoteattendance.Theupdatingprocess
canperformafternormalworkinghoursandonweekends,sothattheusersarenotinterruptedduringwork,
andtheLANtrafficiskepttoaminimum.Itsavestimeandincreasesproductivity.
Note:IfthecomputeristurnedonthroughWakeonLAN,thecomputerstartsfollowtheNetworkBoot
sequence.
AssetIDEEPROM
TheAssetIDElectricallyErasableProgrammableRead-OnlyMemory(EEPROM)containsinformationabout
thecomputerconfigurationandtheserialnumbersofthekeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberof
blankfieldswhereyoucanrecordinformationabouttheendusersinyournetwork.
Settingmanagementfeatures
Toenableanetworkadministratortoremotelycontrolyourcomputer,setthefollowingsystem-management
featuresintheThinkPadSetupprogram:
•WakeonLAN
•NetworkBootsequence
•Flashupdate
Note:Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,youwillberequiredtoenterthesupervisorpasswordwhen
youstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
EnablingordisablingtheWakeonLANfeature
WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledandthecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN,thenetworkadministrator
canstartthecomputerremotelyfromamanagementconsole,usingaremotenetwork-managementprogram.
ToenableordisabletheWakeonLANfeature,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71.
2.SelectConfig➙Network.TheNetworksubmenuisdisplayed.
3.SelectacorrespondingoptionfortheWakeonLANfeature.
4.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.ClickYestosavetheconfigurationandexit
theThinkPadSetupprogram.
DefiningaNetworkBootsequence
WhenthecomputerwakesonLAN,thecomputerbootsfromthedeviceasspecifiedontheNetworkBoot
menu,andthenfollowthebootorderlistontheBootmenu.
TodefineaNetworkBootsequence,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71.
2.SelectStartup➙NetworkBoot.Thebootdevicelistisdisplayed.
3.Selectabootdevicetomakeitasthetopbootpriority.
4.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.ClickYestosavetheconfigurationandexit
theThinkPadSetupprogram.
Note:YoucanpressF9torestoretothefactorydefaultsettings.
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Checkingtherequirementsforflashupdates
Anetworkadministratorcanupdatetheprogramsonyourcomputerfromamanagementconsole,ifthe
followingrequirementsaremet:
•ThecomputermustbestartedoverLAN.
•ThecomputermustbeengagedinthePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE).
•Anetwork-managementprogrammustbeinstalledonthecomputerofthenetworkadministrator.
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Chapter7.Preventingproblems
AnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadnotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,you
canavoidcommonproblems.Thischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyoukeepyourcomputer
runningsmoothly.
•“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage87
•“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage88
•“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage89
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems
Thistopicprovidesthefollowingtipstohelpyoupreventcomputingproblems:
•Checkthecapacityofyoursolid-statedrivefromtimetotime.Ifthesolid-statedrivegetstoofull,the
Windowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrors.
Tocheckthesolid-statedrivecapacity,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickStart➙Computer.
–ForWindows10:OpentheFileExplorerandclickThisPC.
•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.
•Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyoursolid-statedrivetoimprovedataseekandreadtimes.
•Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedprograms.
Note:Youalsomightwanttolookforprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.
•CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.
•Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatoperformadaily
backupoperation.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.Rewritableoptical
drivesareavailableformostmachinesandareeasilyinstalled.
•Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationabout
systemrestore,seeChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage111
.
•UpdatedevicedriversandUEFIBIOSwhenneeded.
•Profileyourmachineathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttokeepuptodatewithcurrentdriversand
revisions.
•Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Youmightwanttoreadthedevice
driverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.
•Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minorissues
youhaveexperienced,andhowyouresolvedtheminorissues.
•Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreinstalledcontentsontothemachine,
thefollowingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:
–Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinter,keyboard,andsoon.
–Makesurethatyourbatteriesarechargedandyourcomputerhastheacpowerconnected.
–AccessThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings.
–Restartthecomputerandstarttherecoveryoperation.
–Ifyourcomputerusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,donotremovethediscfromthedriveuntil
promptedtodoso.
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•Forsuspectedsolid-statedriveissues,referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage93andrunadiagnostic
testforthedrivebeforeyoucalltheCustomerSupportCenter.Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartup,
downloadthefilestocreateabootableself-testmediumfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/hddtest.Runthe
testandrecordanymessagesorerrorcodes.Ifthetestreturnsanyfailingerrorcodesormessages,
calltheCustomerSupportCenterwiththecodesormessagesandthecomputerinfrontofyou.A
technicianwillassistyoufurther.
•Ifrequired,youcanfindthecontactinformationabouttheCustomerSupportCenterforyourcountry
orregionathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.WhencallingtheCustomerSupportCenter,make
surethatyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serialnumber,andthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthe
computerisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfultohavetheerrorscreenonorthemessageswrittendown.
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent
Devicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor
“drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspecificdriver.
Ifyouaddanewcomponent,theoperatingsystemneedstobeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpiece
ofhardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponent
andunderstandhowtouseit.
Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherfileonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruption
andmightnotperformcorrectlyifcorruptionoccurs.
Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriver
foracomponentifyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorifyouaddedanewcomponent.
Thismighteliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseofaproblem.
GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite
YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.
2.Selecttheentryforyourcomputerandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadand
installnecessarysoftware.
GettingthelatestdriversusingSystemUpdate
TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.Updatepackages
arestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackages
cancontainapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSflashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdate
programconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallyrecognizes
themachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer,theinstalledoperatingsystem,andthelanguageofthe
operatingsystemtodeterminewhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer.TheSystemUpdateprogram
thendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,recommended,oroptionalto
helpyouunderstandtheimportance.Youhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownloadandinstall.
Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallydownloadsand
installstheupdateswithoutanyfurtherinterventionfromyou.
TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonlyprerequisiteis
anactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeature
toenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspecifiedintervals.Youalsocanpredefine
scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates)
sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.
FormoreinformationabouthowtousetheSystemUpdateprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystem
oftheprogram.
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Takingcareofyourcomputer
Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse
commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheimportanttipsinthistopic,youwillgetthemostuseand
enjoymentoutofyourcomputer.
Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork
•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic
bags.
•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers
(morethan13cmor5inches).
•Avoidsubjectingyourcomputertoextremetemperatures(below5°C/41°Forabove35°C/95°F).
•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpurifiers,canproducenegativeions.Ifa
computerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegative
ions,itmightbecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemightbedischargedthroughyourhands
whenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevices
connectedtothecomputer.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofa
dischargefromyourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.
Yourcomputerisdesignedandmanufacturedtominimizeanyeffectsofelectrostaticcharge.Anelectrostatic
chargeaboveacertainlimit,however,canincreasetheriskofESD.Therefore,whenusingthecomputer
closetoanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions,givespecialattentiontothefollowing:
•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.
•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.
•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.
Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignificantelectrostaticcharge.
Begentlewithyourcomputer
•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.
•Yourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees.
Donotopenthedisplaybeyond180degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.
•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter
plug.
Carryyourcomputerproperly
•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect
cordsandcables.
•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby
thedisplay.
Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly
•Wheninstallingthesolid-statedrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwithyourhardware,andapply
pressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.
•Turnoffyourcomputerbeforeyoureplacethestoragedevices.
•Afteryoureplacetheprimarythestoragedevices,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.
•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskdriveoropticaldrivesintheappropriatecontainersor
packagingwhentheyarenotbeingused.
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•BeforeyouinstallamemorycardsuchasanSDcard,SDHCcard,SDXCcard,andaMultiMediaCard,
touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.
Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.
•Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerinto
sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecome
damaged.
Takecareinsettingpasswords
•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit,and
youmighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboard,orthestoragedevices.
Takingcareofthefingerprintreader
Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:
•Scratchingthesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderwithahard,pointedobject.
•Scrapingthesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.
•Usingortouchingthefingerprintreaderwithadirtyfinger.
Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderwithadry,
soft,lint-freecloth:
•Thesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderisdirtyorstained.
•Thesurfaceofthefingerprintreaderiswet.
•Thefingerprintreaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.
Registeryourcomputer
•RegisteryourThinkPadcomputerwithLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Formoreinformation,
see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17.
Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer
•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.
•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer
Occasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:
1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent.Thedetergentmustnotcontainabrasivepowderor
strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline.Usefivepartswatertoonepartdetergent.
2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.
3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.
4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.
5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.
6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.
7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.
8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.
9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanyfibersfromthecloth.
Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard
Tocleanthecomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:
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1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.
Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.
2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,
theclothmighthookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsonto
orbetweenthekeys.
3.Allowtodry.
4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush
orcoolairfromahairdryer.
Cleaningyourcomputerdisplay
Tocleanthecomputerdisplay,dothefollowing:
1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,softlint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay,it
mightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardortheTrackPointpointingstickwhenthecoverwas
pressedfromtheoutside.
2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.
3.Ifthestainremains,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithwaterora50-50mixtureofisopropylalcoholand
waterthatdoesnotcontainimpurities.
Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.
4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.
5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.
6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.
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Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.
•“Diagnosingproblems”onpage93
•“Troubleshooting”onpage93
Diagnosingproblems
Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastarting
pointforsolvingthem.
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.
Notes:
•TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramalsoisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/diags.
•IfyouareusingotherWindowsoperatingsystemratherthanWindows7andWindows10,youcanfind
thelatestinformationaboutdiagnosticsforyourcomputerat:
http://www.lenovo.com/diagnose
Whenyouaresettingupyourcomputer,theLenovoSolutionCenterprogrampromptsyoutocreaterecovery
media,whichyoucanusetorestorethesolid-statedrivetothefactorydefaultstate.Formoreinformation,
see“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage112
.
ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage13.
Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.
Note:IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoSolutionCenter
program,saveandprintthelogfilescreatedbytheprogram.Youwillneedthelogfileswhenyouspeaktoa
Lenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative.
Troubleshooting
Ifyourcomputerhasanerror,ittypicallydisplaysamessageoranerrorcode,orabeepsoundswhen
youturniton.Whenyouexperienceaproblem,refertothecorrespondingsectionsinthistopictotryto
solvetheproblembyyourself.
Computerstopsresponding
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeeptheinstructionswithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive(youcannotusetheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthe
keyboard),dothefollowing:
1.Pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormoretoturnoffthecomputer.
•Ifthecomputeristurnedoff,restartthecomputerbypressingthepowerbutton.Ifthecomputer
doesnotturnon,continuewithstep2.
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•Ifyoucannotturnoffyourcomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,removeallsources
ofpowerfromthecomputerandresetthesystembyinsertingastraightenedpaperclipintothe
emergency-resethole.Tolocatetheresethole,referto“Bottomview”onpage6
.Afterthecomputer
isoff,restartthecomputerbypressingthepowerbutton.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnon,continue
withstep3.
2.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerfromthecomputerandresetthesystemby
insertingastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.Reattachtheacpoweradapterand
restartthecomputer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnbackon,continuewithstep3.
Note:IfyourcomputerstartsupandenterstheWindowsenvironment,usethepropershutdown
proceduretoturnoffthecomputer.
3.Removeallexternaldevicesthatareattachedtoyourcomputer(keyboard,mouse,printer,scanner,and
soon).Repeatstep2.Ifstep2isunsuccessful,calltheCustomerSupportCenterandaCustomer
SupportSpecialistwillassistyou.
Spillsonthekeyboard
Withamobilecomputer,thereareincreasedchancesofspillingliquidsonthekeyboard.Becausemost
liquidsconductelectricity,liquidspilledonthekeyboardcouldcreatenumerousshortcircuits,potentially
causingirreparabledamagetoyourcomputer.
Ifyouspillsomethingonyourcomputer:
Attention:Besurethatnoliquidcreatesashortcircuitbetweenyouandtheacpoweradapter(ifinuse).
Althoughyoumightlosesomedataorworkbyturningoffthecomputerimmediately,leavingthecomputer
onmightmakeyourcomputerunusable.
1.Carefullyunplugtheacpoweradapterimmediately.
2.Turnoffthecomputerimmediately.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnoff,resetthesystembyinsertingone
endofaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.Tolocatetheresethole,
referto“Bottomview”onpage6.Themorequicklyyoustopthecurrentfrompassingthroughthe
computerthemorelikelyyouwillreducedamagefromshortcircuits.
3.Waituntilyouarecertainthatalltheliquidisdrybeforeturningonyourcomputer.
Note:Ifyouwanttoreplaceyourkeyboard,youcanpurchaseanewone.
Errormessages
•Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.
Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboard
mustbereplaced.Havethecomputerserviced.
•Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadSetup.
Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetup
tochecksecuritysettings.PressF10,andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.Ifyourcomputer
stillhasaproblem,havethecomputerserviced.
•Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror
Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.
•Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea
Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardmustbereplaced,
andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.
•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDconfigurationinformationarea
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Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardmustbereplaced,
andtheUUIDmustbereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.
•Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror
Solution:Thecomputerturnedoff,becausethebatteryislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothe
computerandchargethebattery.
•Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested
Solution:Thesystemconfigurationchangehasfailed.Confirmtheoperationandtryagain.Toclearthe
error,enterThinkPadSetup.
•Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded.
Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.
Confirmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterThinkPadSetup.
•Message:0270:RealTimeClockError
Solution:SystemRealTimeClockisnotfunctional.Havethecomputerserviced.
•Message:0271:CheckDateandTimesettings
Solution:Neitherthedatenorthetimeissetinthecomputer.SetthedateandtimeinThinkPadSetup.
•Message:1802:Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin-Poweroffandremovethenetworkcard.
Solution:Thewirelessnetworkcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.
•Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalfingerprintreadersareattached.
Solution:Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.
•Message:2101:DetectionerroronSSD1(M.2)
Solution:TheM.2solid-satedrivedeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2solid-satedrivedeviceserviced.
•Message:2111:ReaderroronSSD1(M.2)
Solution:TheM.2solid-satedrivedeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2solid-satedrivedeviceserviced.
•Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.
Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.
•Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.
Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.
•Message:Fanerror
Solution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.
•Message:Thermalsensingerror
Solution:Thethermalsensorhasaproblem.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethe
computerserviced.
•Message:Error:Thenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageisnearlyfull.
Note:Thiserrorindicatesthattheoperatingsystemorapplicationscannotcreate,modify,ordeletedata
inthenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageduetoinsufficientstoragespaceafterthePOST.
Thenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageisusedbytheUEFIBIOSandbytheoperatingsystemor
applications.Thiserroroccurswhentheoperatingsystemorapplicationsstorelargeamountsofdata
inthevariablestorage.AlldataneededforthePOST,suchasBIOSsetupsettings,chipsetorplatform
configurationdata,arestoredinaseparateUEFIvariablestorage.
Solution:EnterThinkPadSetupaftertheerrormessageisdisplayed.Adialogaskstheuserfor
confirmationtocleanupthestorage.IftheuserselectsYes,alldatathatwerecreatedbytheoperating
systemorapplicationsaredeletedexceptglobalvariablesdefinedbytheUnifiedExtensibleFirmware
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InterfaceSpecification.IftheuserselectsNo,alldataiskept,buttheoperatingsystemorapplications
willnotbeabletocreate,modify,ordeletedatainthestorage.
Ifthiserrorhappensataservicecenter,Lenovo-authorizedservicepersonnelwillcleanupthenon-volatile
systemUEFIvariablestorageusingtheabovesolution.
Errorswithoutmessages
•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,youcandisableany
systemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerbydoingthefollowing:
1.StartPowerManager.
2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredefinedpowerplans.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnot
beepwhilestartingup.
Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Thenturnonthecomputerandlistenagain.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking
electricaloutlet.
–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconfirmation.)
–Thebrightnesslevelofthescreenisappropriatelyset.
Ifapower-onpasswordisset,pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpasswordand
thentypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter.
Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitepointerisdisplayedonablankscreen.
Solution:Ifyouhavemodifiedapartitiononyoursolid-statedrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,information
aboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.
Dothefollowingtotrytosolvetheproblem:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.
2.Ifyoustillseeonlythepointeronthescreen,dothefollowing:
–Ifyouhaveusedpartitionsoftware,examinethepartitiononthesolid-statedrivebyusingthe
software,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.
–Usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemtothefactorydefaultstate.
Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.
Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Dooneofthefollowing:
–TouchtheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthetrackpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver.
–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumethecomputerfromsleeporhibernationmode.
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Beeperrors
Table5.Beeperrors
Beeps
Solution
Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three
moreshortbeeps,pause,andoneshortbeep(1-3-3-1
beeps)
Memoryproblem.Shutdownthecomputerimmediately
andhavethecomputerserviced.
OnelongandtwoshortbeepsVideoproblem.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyand
havethecomputerserviced.
Threeshortbeeps,pause,oneshortbeep,pause,one
shortbeep,pause,andthreemoreshortbeeps(3-1-1-3
beeps)
PCIresourceproblem.Shutdownthecomputer
immediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.
Fourcyclesoffourshortbeeps
TCG
*
-compliantfunctionality-relatedproblem(mightbe
theTPMinitializationfailure).Shutdownthecomputer
immediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.
*
TCGistheabbreviationforTrustedComputingGroup.
Fiveshortbeeps
Systemboardproblem.Shutdownthecomputer
immediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.
Fiveshortbeeps,pause,fivemoreshortbeeps,and
pause
TCG-compliantfunctionality-relatedproblem(might
betheBIOScodevalidationfailure).Shutdownthe
computerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.
Memorymoduleproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeeptheinstructionswithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyourmemorymoduleisnotoperatingproperly,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Verifythatthememorymoduleisinstalledandseatedcorrectlyinyourcomputer.
Itmightbenecessarytoremovealladdedmemorymodulestotestthecomputerwithonlythe
factory-installedmemorymodules,andthenreinstallthememorymoduleoneatatimetoensure
aproperconnection.
2.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup.
Followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforpower-onself-test(POST).See“Errormessages”on
page94.
3.VerifythatthelatestUEFIforyourmodelhasbeeninstalled.
4.Verifythepropermemoryconfigurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthe
memoryspeed.
5.Rundiagnosticprograms.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage93.
Networkingproblems
Thefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems.
Ethernetproblems
•Problem:Thecomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thecableisinstalledcorrectly.
ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerand
totheRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis
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100meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblem
persists,tryadifferentcable.
–Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.Toinstallthecorrectdriver,dothefollowing:
1.OpenControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedfor
anadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.
2.Iftheexclamationmark!isdisplayednexttotheadapternameunderNetworkadapters,you
mightnotbeusingthecorrectdriverorthedrivermighthavebeendisabled.Toupdatethedriver,
right-clickthehighlightedadapter.
3.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
–Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.
Ifyouconfiguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesurethattheswitchportalsoisconfiguredforfull
duplex.Settingwrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlost
connections.
–Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.
CheckwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.
•Problem:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason.
Solution:Thenetworkdriverfilesmightbecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtothe
previoussolutionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalled.
•Problem:MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandIuseaspeedof1000Mbps,buttheconnection
failsorerrorsoccur.
Solution:
–UseCategory5wiringandmakesurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected.
–Connecttoa1000BASE-Thub/switch(not1000BASE-X).
•Problem:TheWakeOnLANfeatureisnotworking.
Solution:EnsurethatWakeOnLANisenabledinThinkPadSetup.Ifitis,checkwithyourLAN
administratorforthenecessarysettings.
•Problem:MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,butthecomputercannotconnecttothenetworkat
1000Mbps.Instead,itconnectsat100Mbps.
Solution:
–Tryanothercable.
–Makesurethatthelinkpartnerissettoauto-negotiate.
–Makesurethattheswitchis802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).
AwirelessLANproblem
Problem:Icannotconnecttothenetworkusingthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkcard.
Solution:Makesurethat:
•TheAirplanemodeisoff.
•YourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversion.
•Yourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.
•Thewirelessradioisenabled.
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Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,clickShowhiddeniconsonthetaskbar.The
AccessConnectionsiconisdisplayed.Formoreinformationabouttheicon,refertotheAccessConnections
helpinformationsystem.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,checktheNetworkName(SSID)andyourencryptioninformation.Use
theAccessConnectionsprogramtoverifythiscase-sensitiveinformation.
AwirelessWANproblem
Problem:AmessageisdisplayedindicatingthatanunauthorizedWANcardisinstalled.
Solution:TheWANcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.RemovetheWANcard.
Note:SomemodelsdonothaveawirelessWANcard.
Bluetoothproblems
Note:CheckyourconnectionanytimeandmakesurethatnootherBluetooth-enableddeviceissearchingfor
thedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.SimultaneoussearchingisnotallowedintheBluetoothconnection.
•Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocal
speakereventhoughtheBluetoothheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingaHeadsetprofileorAVprofile.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).
2.OpenControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙Sound➙Playback.
3.IfyouareusingaHeadsetprofile,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefault
button.IfyouareusinganAVprofile,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.
4.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.
•Problem:PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemscannotbereceivedcorrectlyintothe
addressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.
Solution:TheWindows7operatingsystemsendsPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled
deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceiveafilethrough
Bluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromtheWindows7mightbesavedasafilewiththeextension.contact.
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointingdevices
Thefollowingarethemostcommonproblemswithkeyboardsandotherpointingdevices.
TrackPointpointingdeviceproblems
•Problem:Thepointerdriftswhenthecomputeristurnedonorafteritresumesnormaloperation.
Solution:ThepointermightdriftwhenyouarenotusingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceduringnormal
operation.ThisisanormalcharacteristicoftheTrackPointpointingdeviceandisnotadefect.Pointer
driftingmightoccurforseveralsecondsunderthefollowingconditions:
–Whenthecomputeristurnedon
–Whenthecomputerresumesnormaloperation
–WhentheTrackPointpointingdeviceiskeptpressedforalongtime
–Whenthetemperaturechanges
•Problem:TheTrackPointpointingdeviceortrackpaddoesnotwork.
Solution:EnsurethattheTrackPointpointingdeviceortrackpadisenabledintheMouseProperties
window.
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Keyboardproblems
•Problem:Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.
Solution:Ifanexternalnumerickeypadisconnected:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removetheexternalnumerickeypad.
3.Turnonthecomputerandtryusingthekeyboardagain.
Ifthekeyboardproblemisresolved,carefullyreconnecttheexternalnumerickeypadandtheexternal
keyboard.Makesurethatyouhaveseatedtheconnectorscorrectly.
Iftheproblempersists,makesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledbydoingthefollowing:
1.OpenControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.
2.ClickKeyboard.
3.SelecttheHardwaretab.IntheDevicePropertiespane,makesurethatyouseethismessage:
DeviceStatus:Thisdeviceisworkingproperly.
Ifkeysonthekeyboardstilldonotwork,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Allorsomekeysontheexternalnumerickeypaddonotwork.
Solution:Makesurethattheexternalnumerickeypadiscorrectlyconnectedtothecomputer.
Problemswiththedisplayandmultimediadevices
Thistopicincludesthemostcommonproblemswithdisplaysandmultimediadevices,includingthe
computerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,audiodevices,andtheopticaldrive.
Computerscreenproblems
•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,youcandisableany
systemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerbydoingthefollowing:
1.StartPowerManager.
2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredefinedpowerplans.
IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.
2.ClickHardwareandSound➙PowerOptions➙Highperformance.
3.Showtheadditionalplans,thenchooseHighperformance.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnot
beepwhilestartingup.
Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Thenturnonthecomputerandlistenagain.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking
electricaloutlet.
–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconfirmation.)
–Thebrightnesslevelofthescreenisappropriatelyset.
Ifapower-onpasswordisset,pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpasswordand
thentypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter.
Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.
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•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen.
Solution:Ifyouhavemodifiedapartitiononyourstoragedrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,information
aboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.
Dothefollowingtotrytosolvetheproblem:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.
2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:
–Ifyouhaveusedpartitionsoftware,examinethepartitiononthestoragedrivebyusingthe
software,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.
–Usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemtothefactorydefaultstate.
Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.
Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Dooneofthefollowing:
–TouchtheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthetrackpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver.
–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumethecomputerfromsleeporhibernationmode.
•Problem:Thescreenisblank.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
–Pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeytobringuptheimage.
–Ifyouareusingtheacpoweradapter,orusingthebatteriesandthebattery-statusiconshowsthatthe
batteriesarenotdepleted,pressthebrightness-upkeytomakethescreenbrighter.
–Ifyourcomputerisinsleepmode,presspowerbuttontoresumefromthesleepmode.
–Iftheproblempersists,followthesolutionforthefollowingproblem.
•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thedisplaydevicedriverisinstalledcorrectly.
–Thescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.
–Themonitortypeiscorrect.
Tocheckthesesettings,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.Right-clickonthedesktop,anddothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution.
–ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings,showthedisplayedwindowinfullscreen,andthen
clickAdvanceddisplaysettings.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
4.SelecttheexternalmonitorandsetResolution.
5.Dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickAdvancedsettings.
–ForWindows10:ClickDisplayadapterproperties.
6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationtomakesurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.
Ifthemonitortypeiscorrect,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.
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1.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.
2.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.
3.ClicktheDrivertab.
4.ClickUpdateDriver.
5.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.
6.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
7.Selectthecorrectmanufacturerandmodelfortheexternalmonitor.Ifyoucannotfindyourmonitor
onthelist,stoptheinstallationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
8.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
9.FortheWindows7operatingsystem,tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,and
clickScreenresolution.ClickAdvancedSettings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.
10.ClickOK.
•Problem:Incorrectcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.
Solution:Didyouinstalltheoperatingsystemorprogramcorrectly?Iftheyareinstalledandconfigured
correctly,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Thescreenstaysonevenafteryouturnoffyourcomputer.
Solution:Pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormoretoturnoffyourcomputer;then
turnitonagain.
•Problem:Missing,discolored,orbrightdotsappearonthescreeneverytimeyouturnonyourcomputer.
Solution:ThisisanintrinsiccharacteristicoftheTFTtechnology.Yourcomputerdisplaycontains
multiplethin-filmtransistors(TFTs).Asmallnumberofmissing,discolored,orbrightdotsonthescreen
mightexistallthetime.
•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,youcandisableany
systemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerbydoingthefollowing:
1.StartPowerManager.
2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredefinedpowerplans.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnot
beepwhilestartingup.
Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Thenturnonthecomputerandlistenagain.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking
electricaloutlet.
–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconfirmation.)
–Thebrightnesslevelofthescreenisappropriatelyset.
Ifapower-onpasswordisset,pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpasswordand
thentypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter.
Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.
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•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitepointerisdisplayedonablankscreen.
Solution:Ifyouhavemodifiedapartitiononyoursolid-statedrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,information
aboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.
Dothefollowingtotrytosolvetheproblem:
1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.
2.Ifyoustillseeonlythepointeronthescreen,dothefollowing:
–Ifyouhaveusedpartitionsoftware,examinethepartitiononthesolid-statedrivebyusingthe
software,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.
–Usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemtothefactorydefaultstate.
Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.
Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Dooneofthefollowing:
–TouchtheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthetrackpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver.
–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumethecomputerfromsleeporhibernationmode.
Externaldisplayproblems
•Problem:Theexternaldisplayisblank.
Solution:Tobringuptheimage,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkey
andselectthedesired
display.Iftheproblempersists,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanothercomputertomakesurethatitworks.
2.Reconnecttheexternaldisplaytoyourcomputer.
3.Refertothemanualshippedwiththeexternaldisplaytochecktheresolutionsandrefreshratesthat
aresupported.
–Iftheexternaldisplaysupportsthesameresolutionasthecomputerdisplayorahigherresolution,
viewoutputontheexternaldisplayoronboththeexternaldisplayandthecomputerdisplay.
–Iftheexternaldisplaysupportsalowerresolutionthanthecomputerdisplay,viewoutputonthe
externaldisplayonly.(Ifyouviewoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay,
theexternaldisplayscreenwillbeblankordistorted.)
•Problem:Youcannotsetahigherresolutionthanthepresentoneonyourexternalmonitor.
Solution:Makesurethatthemonitortypeandotherinformationiscorrectbydoingthefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical
outlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
3.Right-clickonthedesktop,anddothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution.
–ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings,showthedisplayedwindowinfullscreen,andthen
clickAdvanceddisplaysettings.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
4.Clicktheiconforthedesiredmonitor(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternaldisplay).
5.Dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickAdvancedsettings.
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–ForWindows10:ClickDisplayadapterproperties.
6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationwindowtomakesurethatthemonitortypeis
correct.Ifitis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwisedothefollowing.
7.Ifmorethanonemonitortypeisdisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.
Note:Iftheproblemstillisnotsolved,continuethefollowingstepstoupdatethemonitordriver.
8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.
9.ClicktheDrivertab,andthenclickUpdateDriver.
10.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.
11.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
12.Selectthecorrectmanufacturerandmodelfortheexternaldisplay.Ifyoucannotfindyourmonitoron
thelist,stoptheinstallationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
13.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thedisplayinformationiscorrectandtheappropriatedisplaytypeisselected.Refertothesolution
totheaboveproblem.
–Makesurethatanappropriaterefreshrateisselectedbydoingthefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytothedisplayconnector,andthenconnectthedisplaytoanelectrical
outlet.
2.Turnontheexternaldisplayandthecomputer.
3.Right-clickonthedesktop,anddothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution.
–ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings,showthedisplayedwindowinfullscreen,andthen
clickAdvanceddisplaysettings.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
4.Clicktheiconforthedesireddisplay(theMonitor-2iconisfortheexternaldisplay).
5.Dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickAdvancedsettings.
–ForWindows10:ClickDisplayadapterproperties.
6.ClicktheMonitortab.
7.Selectthecorrectscreenrefreshrate.
•Problem:Wrongcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.
Solution:Didyoufollowthecorrectprocedurewheninstallingtheoperatingsystemorprogram?Ifyou
did,havetheexternaldisplayserviced.
•Problem:TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork.
Solution:EnabletheExtenddesktopfunction.See“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage32
.
•Problem:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,youcannotsetahigherresolutionorhigherrefresh
rateonthesecondarydisplay.
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Solution:Changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.
•Problem:Displayswitchingdoesnotwork.
Solution:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,disableit,andchangethedisplayoutputlocation.If
aDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying,stoptheplayback,closetheprogram,andthenchangethe
displayoutputlocation.
•Problem:Thescreenpositionontheexternaldisplayisincorrectwhenthatdisplayissetforahigh
resolution.
Solution:Sometimes,whenyouuseahighresolution,theimageisshiftedtoleftorrightonthescreen.
Tocorrectthis,firstmakesurethatyourexternaldisplaysupportsthedisplaymode(theresolutionand
therefreshrate)thatyouhaveset.Ifitdoesnot,setadisplaymodethatthedisplaysupports.Ifitdoes
supportthedisplaymodeyouhaveset,gotothesetupmenuforthedisplayitselfandadjustthesettings
there.Usuallytheexternaldisplayhasbuttonsforaccesstothesetupmenu.Formoreinformation,see
thedocumentationthatcomeswiththedisplay.
Audioproblems
•Problem:WaveorMIDIsounddoesnotplaycorrectly.
Solution:Makesurethatthebuilt-inaudiodeviceisconfiguredcorrectly.
1.OpenControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.
4.Double-clickSound,videoandgamecontrollers.
5.MakesurethattheRealtekHDAudiodriverisenabledandconfiguredcorrectly:
•Problem:Sounddoesnotcomefromaheadphoneoraspeaker,oryourcomputercannotrecordsounds.
Solution:Toswitchfromonedevicetoanother(forexample,fromaspeakertoaheadphone,orfrom
anexternalmicrophonetoabuilt-inmicrophone),dothefollowing:
1.OpenControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound.
2.ClicktheRealtekHDManagericon.
3.MakesurethatyouareinMULTI-STREAMmodeintheDeviceadvancedsettingswindow.
4.IntheVolumeMixerwindow,selectthedeviceyouwant-forexample,speakers.
5.Playanysoundviaamusicprogram(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).Makesurethatsound
comesfromspeakersnow.
6.Then,ifyouwouldliketoswitchtoaheadphone,closethemusicprogram.
7.GototheVolumeMixerwindow.Thenselectanotherdevice,whichisnowtheheadphone.
8.Playanysoundviathemusicprogram.Makesurethatsoundcomesfromaheadphoneattached
directlytothesystem.
Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemofRealtekHDManager.
Note:IntheVolumeMixerwindowofRealtekHDManager,acheckmarkbytheentryforadevice,
suchasspeakersforaplaybackdevice,orabuilt-inmicrophoneforarecordingdevice,showsthat
thedevicehasbeenselected.
•Problem:Recordingsmadeusingthemicrophoneinputarenotloudenough.
Solution:MakesurethattheMicrophoneBoostfunctionisturnedonandsetbydoingthefollowing:
1.OpenControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound.
2.ClickSound.
3.ClicktheRecordingtabintheSoundwindow.
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4.SelectMicrophone,andclickthePropertiesbutton.
5.ClicktheLevelstab,andmovetheMicrophoneBoostsliderupwards.
6.ClickOK.
Note:Formoreinformationaboutcontrollingvolume,seetheWindowsonlinehelp.
•Problem:Avolumeorbalanceslidercannotbemoved.
Solution:Theslidermightbegrayedout.Thismeansthatitspositionisfixedbythehardwareand
cannotbechanged.
•Problem:Thevolumeslidersdonotstayinplacewhensomeaudioprogramsareused.
Solution:Itisnormalforthesliderstochangepositionwhencertainsoundprogramsareused.The
programsareawareofthesettingsintheVolumeMixerwindowandareallowedtochangethesettings
themselves.AnexampleistheWindowsMediaPlayer.Usuallytheprogramhasslidersavailableto
controlthesoundfromwithintheprogram.
•Problem:Thebalanceslidercannotcompletelymuteonechannel.
Solution:Thecontrolisdesignedtocompensateforminordifferencesinbalanceanddoesnot
completelymuteeitherchannel.
•Problem:ThesoundcannotbeturnedoffcompletelyevenifyousettheMastervolumecontrolat
minimum.
Solution:YoustillcanhearsomesoundeventhoughyouhavesettheVolumeMixercontrolatminimum.
Toturnoffthesoundcompletely,pressthespeaker-mutekey.
•Problem:Whenyouconnectaheadphonetoyourcomputerwhileplayingsound,aspeakerdoesnot
producesound.
Solution:Oncetheheadphoneisattached,thestreamingisautomaticallyredirectedtoit.Ifyouwantto
listentosoundfromthespeakersagain,besuretosetthosespeakersasthedefaultdevice.Formore
information,seethehelpinformationsystemforRealtekHDAudio.
Fingerprintreaderproblems
•Problem:Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet.
Solution:Gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.
•Problem:Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.
Solution:Ifthesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereader
withadry,soft,lint-freecloth.
Fortipsonhowtomaintainthefingerprintreader,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage63
.
Batteryandpowerproblems
Thistopiccontainsinstructionsontroubleshootingbatteriesandpowerproblems.
Batteryproblems
•Problem:Thebatteriescannotbefullychargedinthestandardchargetimewhenthecomputeris
poweredoff.
Solution:Thebatteriesmightbeover-discharged.Dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandletitcharge.
Ifaquickchargerisavailable,useittochargetheover-dischargedbatteries.
Ifthebatteriescannotbefullychargedin24hours,callLenovoCustomerServiceCentertohave
itserviced.
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•Problem:Yourcomputershutsdownbeforethebattery-statusiconshowsempty,oryourcomputer
operatesafterthebattery-statusiconshowsempty.
Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebatteries.
•Problem:Theoperatingtimeforfullychargedbatteriesisshort.
Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebatteries.Ifyourbatteryoperatingtimeisstillshort,callLenovo
CustomerServiceCentertohaveitserviced.
•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotoperatewithfullychargedbatteries.
Solution:Thesurgeprotectorinthebatteriesmightbeactive.Turnoffthecomputerforoneminuteto
resettheprotector;thenturnonthecomputeragain.
•Problem:Thebatteriescannotbecharged.
Solution:Youcannotchargethebatterieswhentheyaretoohot.Turnoffthecomputerandallowthemto
cooltoroomtemperature.Aftertheycool,rechargethebatteries.Iftheystillcannotbecharged,call
LenovoCustomerServiceCentertohavethemserviced.
Anacpoweradapterproblem
Problem:Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthe
poweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
1.Makesurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonconnectingtheac
poweradapter,seeSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.
2.Iftheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect,turnoffthecomputer,thendisconnecttheac
poweradapter.
3.Reconnecttheacpoweradapter,thenturnonthecomputer.
4.IfthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,havetheacpower
adapterandyourcomputerserviced.
Powerproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyourcomputerisgettingnopoweratall,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Verifythepowerbutton.Referto“Statusindicators”onpage7.Thepowerbuttonisilluminated
wheneverthecomputerison.
2.Checkallpowerconnections.Removeanypowerstripsandsurgeprotectorstoconnecttheacpower
adapterdirectlytotheacpoweroutlet.
3.Inspecttheacpoweradapter.Checkforanyphysicaldamage,andensurethatthepowercableisfirmly
attachedtotheadapterbrickandthecomputer.
4.Verifytheacpowersourceisworkingbyattachinganotherdevicetotheoutlet.
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotrunonbatterypower,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Ifthebatteriesrunoutofpower,attachacpoweradaptertorechargethebattery.
2.Ifthebatteriesarechargedbutthecomputerdoesnotrun,callLenovoCustomerServiceCenterto
haveitserviced.
Apowerbuttonproblem
Problem:Thesystemdoesnotrespond,andyoucannotturnoffthecomputer.
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Solution:Turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Ifthe
systemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandresetthesystembyinsertingoneendofaneedle
orastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,refer
to“Bottomview”onpage6
.
Bootproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagebeforetheoperatingsystemloads,followtheappropriatecorrectiveactions
forpower-onself-test(POST)errormessages.See“Errormessages”onpage94.
Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagewhiletheoperatingsystemisloadingthedesktopconfigurationafterthe
POSTiscompleted,checkthefollowingitems:
1.GototheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandsearchfortheerrormessage.
2.GototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/andsearchforthe
errormessage.
Sleepandhibernationproblems
•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmodeunexpectedly.
Solution:Ifthemicroprocessoroverheats,thecomputerautomaticallyenterssleepmodetoallowthe
computertocoolandtoprotectthemicroprocessorandotherinternalcomponents.Checkthesettings
forsleepmode.
•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmodeimmediatelyafterthepower-onself-test.
Solution:Ensurethat:
–Thebatteriesarecharged.
–Theoperatingtemperatureiswithintheacceptablerange.Referto“Operatingenvironment”onpage
12
.
Ifthebatteriesarechargedandthetemperatureiswithinrange,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Acriticallow-batteryerroroccurs,andthecomputerimmediatelyturnsoff.
Solution:Thebatterypowerisgettinglow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandplugit
intoanelectricaloutlet.
•Problem:ThecomputerdisplayremainsblankafteryoupressFntoreturnfromsleepmode.
Solution:Checkwhetheranexternaldisplaywasdisconnectedorturnedoffwhilethecomputerwasin
sleepmode.Ifyoudisconnectedorturnedofftheexternaldisplay,connectitorturnitonbeforeresuming
thecomputerfromthesleepmode.Whenresumingthecomputerfromthesleepmodewithoutattaching
theexternaldisplayorturningiton,andthecomputerdisplayremainsblank,pressthebrightness-upkey
tobringupthecomputerdisplay.
•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,orthesystem-statusindicator(illuminated
ThinkPadlogo)blinksslowlyandthecomputerdoesnotwork.
Solution:Ifthesystemdoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,itmighthaveenteredsleeporhibernation
modeautomaticallybecausethebatteriesaredepleted.Checkthesystem-statusindicator(illuminated
ThinkPadlogo).
–Ifthesystem-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)blinksslowly,yourcomputerisinsleepmode.
Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressFn.
–Ifthesystem-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)isoff,yourcomputerisinpower-offstateor
inhibernationmode.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressthepowerbutton
toresumeoperation.
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Ifthesystemstilldoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,yoursystemmightstoprespondingandyoumightnot
beabletoturnoffthecomputer.Inthiscase,youneedtoresetthecomputer.Ifyouhavenotsaved
yourdata,itmightbelost.Toresetthecomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsor
more.Ifthesystemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandresetthesystembyinsertinga
straightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,referto
“Bottomview”onpage6
.
•Problem:Yourcomputerdoesnotentersleeporhibernationmode.
Solution:Checkwhetheranyoptionhasbeenselectedtodisableyourcomputerfromenteringsleep
orhibernationmode.
Ifyourcomputertriestoentersleepmodebuttherequestisrejected,thedeviceattachedtotheUSB
connectormighthavebeendisabled.Ifthisoccurs,doahot-unplug-and-plugoperationfortheUSB
device.
•Problem:Thebatteriesdischargeslightlywhilethecomputerisinhibernationmode.
Solution:Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,thecomputerconsumessmallamountofpower.Thisisnota
defect.Formoreinformation,see“Power-savingmodes”onpage28
.
Asolid-statedriveproblem
Problem:WhenyoucompressfilesorfoldersbyuseofthedatacompressionfunctioninWindows,and
thendecompressthem,theprocessofwritingtoorreadingfromthefilesorfoldersisslow.
Solution:ApplythediskdefragmentationtoolinWindowsforfasteraccesstothedata.
Asoftwareproblem
Problem:Anapplicationdoesnotruncorrectly.
Solution:Makesurethattheproblemisnotbeingcausedbytheapplication.
Checkthatyourcomputerhastheminimumrequiredmemorytoruntheapplication.Refertothemanuals
suppliedwiththeapplication.
Checkthefollowing:
•Theapplicationisdesignedtooperatewithyouroperatingsystem.
•Otherapplicationsruncorrectlyonyourcomputer.
•Thenecessarydevicedriversareinstalled.
•Theapplicationworkswhenitisrunonsomeothercomputer.
Ifanerrormessageisdisplayedwhileyouareusingtheapplicationprogram,refertothemanualssupplied
withtheapplication.
Iftheapplicationstilldoesnotruncorrectly,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraservicerepresentative
forhelp.
Problemswithportsandconnectors
Thefollowingarethemostcommonproblemswithportsandconnectors.
AUSBproblem
Problem:AdeviceconnectedtotheUSBconnectordoesnotwork.
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Solution:OpentheDeviceManagerwindow.MakesurethattheUSBdevicesetupiscorrect,andthatthe
assignmentofcomputerresourceandtheinstallationofthedevicedriverarecorrect.ToopentheDevice
Managerwindow,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouare
promptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.
Referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage93
andrunadiagnostictestoftheUSBconnector.
Adockingstationproblem
Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotstartwhenyoutrytoturniton,anddoesnotrespondwhenyoutryto
resumeoperation.
Solution:Makesurethat:
•Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothedockingstation.
•Thecomputerissecurelyattachedtothedockingstation.
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Chapter9.Recoveryoverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.
•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage111
•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operatingsystem”onpage116
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem
ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovoontheWindows7
operatingsystem.
Notes:
•Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-relatedorhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyour
operatingsystem.
•Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:
–Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer
–Reinstalltheproduct
–ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles
Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenewharddisk
drivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:
•RescueandRecovery4.52orlater
•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater
•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suiteorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia
Youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethestoragedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia
areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.
Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis
importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.
Creatingrecoverymedia
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.
YoucancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSBstoragedevices.Tocreaterecoverymedia,
youneedadiscorUSBstoragedevicewithatleast16GBofstorage.TherequireddiscorUSBcapacity
dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.
Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredonthediscorUSBstoragedevice.Toavoid
dataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
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Tocreaterecoverymedia,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoPCExperience➙LenovoTools➙
FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingrecoverymedia
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.
Youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Youcanuse
recoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.
Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthefiles
currentlyonthestoragedeviceswillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.
TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB
storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenuwindow
opens,releasetheF12key.
3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.
Notes:
•Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedriversfor
somedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage115.
•SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecoveror
reinstallyourMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorksprograms,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfficeCDor
MicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoftOfficeor
MicrosoftWorks.
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourstoragedevicescontentsincludingthe
operatingsystem,datafiles,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe
RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:
•Inaprotectedareaofyourstoragedevices
•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive
•Onanetworkdrive
•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)
Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsonthestoragedevices,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
storagedevices,restoreonlytheselectedfiles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandprograms.
Performingabackupoperation
ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoPCExperience➙LenovoT ools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.
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Performingarecoveryoperation
ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoPCExperience➙LenovoT ools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.
FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage113.
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourstoragedrivethatoperates
independentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Itenablesyoutoperformrecoveryoperationsevenif
youcannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecoveryoperationsfrom
theRescueandRecoveryworkspace:
•Rescuefilesfromyourstoragedrivefromabackup
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatefilesonyourstoragedriveandtransfer
themtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionis
availableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourfilesorifchangesweremadetothefilessinceyourlastbackup
operation.YoualsocanrescueindividualfilesfromaRescueandRecoverybackuplocatedonyourlocal
storagedrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.
•RestoreyourstoragedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup
IfyouhavebackedupyourstoragedriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestorethe
storagedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperating
system.
•Restoreyourstoragedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourstoragedrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsonyourstoragedrive,youhavetheoptionto
restorethefactorydefaultsettingstotheC:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact.Becausethe
RescueandRecoveryworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcan
restorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Attention:IfyourestorethestoragedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuporrestorethestorage
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings,allfilesontheprimarystoragedrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbe
deletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantfiles.Ifyouareunabletostartthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuefilesfeatureoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceto
copyfilesfromyourstoragedrivetoothermedia.
TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:
1.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedoff.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.
3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheRescue
andRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.
Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”on
page116
.
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4.Dooneofthefollowing:
•Torescuefilesfromyourstoragedrive,orfromabackup,clickRescuefilesandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.
•TorestoreyourstoragedrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourstoragedriveto
thefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.
Notes:
•Afterrestoringyourstoragedevicestothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage115.
•SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecoveror
reinstallyourMicrosoftOfficeorMicrosoftWorksprograms,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfficeCDor
MicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoftOfficeor
MicrosoftWorks.
Creatingandusingarescuemedium
Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyoursolid-statedrive.
Notes:
1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.
2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.
Creatingarescuemedium
TocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoPCExperience➙LenovoT ools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.
4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreatea
rescuemediumusingadisc,oraUSBharddiskdrive.
5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearescuemedium.
Usingarescuemedium
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.
•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:
1.Turnoffyourcomputer.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu
windowisdisplayed,releasetheF12key.
3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectthedesiredopticaldriveasthefirstbootdevice.Then,insertthe
rescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.
•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:
1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.
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2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.
3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveasthefirstbootdeviceandpressEnter.
Therescuemediumstarts.
Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.Thehelpinformationfor
eachfeatureisavailablefromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Followtheinstructionstocomplete
therecoveryprocess.
Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers
Yourcomputerhasprovisionsthatenableyoutoreinstallselectedfactory-installedprogramsanddevice
drivers.
Reinstallingpreinstalledprograms
Toreinstallselectedprograms,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.
3.OpentheAPPSfolder.Thefoldercontainsseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariouspreinstalled
applications.
4.Openthesubfolderfortheprogramyouarereinstalling.
5.Double-clickSetup,andthenfollowtheon-screenstepstoreinstalltheprogram.
Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers
Attention:Whenyoureinstalldevicedrivers,youarechangingthecurrentconfigurationofyourcomputer.
Reinstalldevicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytocorrectaproblemwithyourcomputer.
Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.
3.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.Thefoldercontainsseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariousdevices
installedinyourcomputer(forexample,AUDIOandVIDEO).
4.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.
5.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:
•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookforatextfile(afilewiththeextension.txt).Thetextfilecontains
informationabouthowtoreinstallthatdevicedriver.
•Ifthesubfolderforthedevicecontainsafileofsetupinformation(afilewiththeextension.inf),you
canusetheAddNewHardwareprogram(intheWindowsControlPanel)toreinstallthedevicedriver.
Notalldevicedriverscanbereinstalledbyuseofthisprogram.IntheAddNewHardwareprogram,
whenpromptedforthedevicedriveryouwanttoinstall,clickHaveDiskandBrowse.Thenselect
thedevicedriverfilefromthedevicesubfolder.
•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookfortheexecutablefile(afilewiththeextension.exe).Double-click
thefile,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedriversforyourcomputer,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindows
UpdateWebsite.ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversare
current”onpage88.
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Solvingrecoveryproblems
IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:
•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue
medium”onpage114
.
•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestorethestorage
devicestothefactorydefaultsettings.
Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom
arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalsolid-statedrive,
adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice
sequence.Youmustfirstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“Startupmenu”onpage82
fordetailedinformation
abouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.Formoreinformationaboutthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram,see“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage71.
Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operatingsystem
TheWindowsrecoveryprogramsenableyoutoresetyourcomputeroruseadvancedstartupoptions.
ItisrecommendedthatyoucreatearecoveryUSBdriveasearlyaspossible.StoretherecoveryUSBdrive
asabackuporreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.
Formoreinformation,see“CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive”onpage117.
Resettingyourcomputer
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwell,youmightconsiderresettingyourcomputer.Intheresettingprocess,
youcanchoosetokeepyourfilesorremovethem,andthenreinstalltheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
Note:Thegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)itemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.
2.IntheResetthisPCsection,clickGetstarted.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputer.
Usingadvancedstartupoptions
Withadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe
Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Touseadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
Note:TheGUIitemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.
2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.
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3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows10failstostart
TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeriscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromthe
Windows10operatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemevenifthe
Windows10operatingsystemfailstostart.
Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.
CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive
YoucancreatearecoveryUSBdriveasabackupfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.Withtherecovery
USBdrive,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsevenifthepreinstalledWindowsrecoveryprograms
aredamaged.
CreatingarecoveryUSBdrive
TheUSBdrivethatyouusetocreatetherecoveryUSBdrivemustbeatleast16GBofstorage.Theactual
USBcapacitythatisrequireddependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.
Attention:ThecreationprocessdeletesanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
TocreatearecoveryUSBdrive,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringthefollowingprocess.
1.ConnectaproperUSBdrive(atleast16GBofstorage).
2.Typerecoveryinthesearchboxonthetaskbar.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.
3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.
4.IntheRecoveryDrivewindow,followtheon-screeninstructionstocreatearecoveryUSBdrive.
UsingtherecoveryUSBdrive
Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,refertothecorrespondinginformationinthetopicChapter8
“Troubleshootingcomputerproblems”onpage93totrytosolvetheproblembyyourself.Ifyoustillcannot
startyourcomputer,usetherecoveryUSBdrivetorecoveryourcomputer.
TousearecoveryUSBdrive,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.
1.ConnecttherecoveryUSBdrivetothecomputer.
2.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12
key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.
3.SelecttherecoveryUSBdriveasthebootdevice.
4.Selectapreferredkeyboardlayout.
5.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.
6.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Thenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletetheprocess.
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Chapter10.Replacingdevices
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage119
•“Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries”onpage119
•“InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage120
•“Replacingthebottomcover”onpage121
•“Replacingthedc-incableanddc-inbracket”onpage122
•“ReplacingtheUSBsubcardassembly”onpage124
•“ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive”onpage126
•“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage128
•“ReplacingthewirelessWANcard”onpage129
•“Replacingthekeyboard”onpage132
TogetnewCustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs),contactLenovo.Formoreinformation,seeChapter11
“Gettingsupport”onpage139
.
Staticelectricityprevention
Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.
Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoptionor
aCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyou
toinstallthepart.
WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions
toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:
•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.
•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe
edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.
•Preventothersfromtouchingcomponents.
•Whenyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthe
parttoametalexpansion-slotcoverorotherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthecomputerforatleasttwo
seconds.Thisreducesstaticelectricityinthepackageandyourbody.
•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackageandinstallthepart
withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackageonasmooth,
levelsurfaceandplacethepartonthepackage.
•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.
Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries
BeforereplacinganyFRU,ensurethatyouhavedisabledthebuilt-inbattery.
ForWindows10,disableFastStartupbeforedisablingthebuilt-inbattery.
TodisableFastStartupforWindows10,dothefollowing:
1.Fromthedesktop,typePowerinthesearchboxonthetaskbar,andselectPowerOptions.
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2.ClickChangewhatthepowerbuttonsdoontheleftpane.
3.ClickChangesettingsthatarecurrentlyunavailableatthetop.
4.IfpromptedbyUserAccountControl(UAC),clickYes.
5.CleartheTurnonfaststartupcheckbox,andthenclickSavechanges.
Todisablethebuilt-inbattery,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Turnonyourcomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1toenterThinkPad
Setup.
3.SelectConfig➙Power.ThePowersubmenuisdisplayed.
4.SelectDisablebuilt-inbatteryandpressEnter.
5.SelectYesintheSetupConfirmationwindow.Thebuilt-inbatteryisdisabledandthecomputerturnsoff
automatically.Waitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.
InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.See“Important
safetyinformation”onpagevi.
MicroSIMcardisasmallplasticcardwithIntegratedCircuit(IC)chipmountedononesideofthecard.
IfyourcomputersupportswirelessWANconnections,yourcomputermightrequireamicroSIMcardto
establishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountryorregionofdelivery,youmightneedto
purchaseamicroSIMcardoramicroSIMcardmightalreadybeinstalledinyourcomputerorispartofthe
shippingcontentsthatcomewithyourcomputer.
ToinstallorreplacethemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:
1.Disablethebuilt-inbatteries.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries”onpage119.
2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.
3.Locatethemicro-SIM-cardtrayattherightsideofthecomputer.
4.Insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheholeinthemicro-SIM-cardtray1.Thetrayejects.Then,slide
thetrayoutofthecomputer.GentlytakethemicroSIMcardoutofthetray2.InstallanewmicroSIM
cardintothetray3.Insertthetrayintothecomputer4.
5.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.
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Replacingthebottomcover
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.See“Important
safetyinformation”onpagevi.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toreplacethebottomcover,dothefollowing:
1.Disablethebuilt-inbatteries.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries”onpage119.
2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.
3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.
4.Loosenthescrews,andthenremovethebottomcover.
5.Installthebottomsideofthenewbottomcoverasshownbythearrow1andensurethatthereisno
gap.Thenclosethetopsideofthebottomcover2.
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6.Pushthebottomcoverasshownuntilyouhearaclicksound.
7.Tightenthescrewsinascendingorderasillustrated.Ensurethatalllatchesarewellassembledand
thereisnoabnormalgap.Otherwise,startoverfromstep4.
Note:Donottrytopushthehookpositionsafterthescrewsaresecured.
8.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.
Replacingthedc-incableanddc-inbracket
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.See“Important
safetyinformation”onpagevi.
Toreplacethedc-incableanddc-inbracket,dothefollowing:
1.Disablethebuilt-inbatteries.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries”onpage119.
2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.
3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.
4.Removethebottomcover.See“Replacingthebottomcover”onpage121.
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9.Installthedc-incabletogetherwiththedc-inbracketinplace1,andtheninstallthescrewtosecure
thedc-incableanddc-inbracket
2.
10.Attachtheconnector.
11.Installthebottomcover.
12.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.
ReplacingtheUSBsubcardassembly
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.See“Important
safetyinformation”onpagevi.
ToreplacetheUSBsubcardassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Disablethebuilt-inbatteries.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries”onpage119.
2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.
3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.
4.Removethebottomcover.See“Replacingthebottomcover”onpage121.
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8.Attachtheconnector.
9.Installthebottomcover.
10.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.
ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.See“Important
safetyinformation”onpagevi
.
Attention:TheM.2solid-statedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanent
lossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:
•ReplacetheM.2solid-statedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthe
M.2solid-statedrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchangesorreplacement.
•DonotdroptheM.2solid-statedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.PuttheM.2solid-statedriveona
material,suchassoftcloth,thatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.
•DonotapplypressuretothecoveroftheM.2solid-statedrive.
•Donottouchthecontactedgeofthedriveandtheslotforthedrive.
•BeforeremovingtheM.2solid-statedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationaboutit,andthen
turnoffthecomputer.
•NeverremovetheM.2solid-statedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernation
mode.
ToreplacetheM.2solid-statedrive,dothefollowing:
1.Disablethebuilt-inbatteries.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries”onpage119.
2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.
3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.
4.Removethebottomcover.See“Replacingthebottomcover”onpage121.
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8.InstallthescrewtosecuretheM.2solid-statedrive.
9.Installthebottomcover.
10.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.
Replacingamemorymodule
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.See“Important
safetyinformation”onpagevi
.
Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Youcanincreasememory
capacitybyreplacingoraddingamemorymodule.
Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconfiguration.Insome
conditions,thememorymoduleinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.
Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamemorymodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.This
actionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethememorymodule.
Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Disablethebuilt-inbatteries.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries”onpage119.
2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.
3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.
4.Removethebottomcover.See“Replacingthebottomcover”onpage121.
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5.Openthelatchesonbothsidesoftheslotatthesametime1,andthenremovethememorymodule2.
Savetheremovedmemorymoduleforfutureuse.
6.Placethenotchedendofthenewmemorymoduletowardthecontactedgesideofthememoryslot.
Insertthememorymodule1intotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees.Pivotthememorymodule
downwarduntilitsnapsintoplace
2.Ensurethatthememorymoduleisfirmlyinstalledintheslot
andcannotbemovedeasily.
Attention:Donottouchthecontactedgeofthememorymodule.Otherwisethememorymodule
mightgetdamaged.
7.Installthebottomcover.
8.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.
ReplacingthewirelessWANcard
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.See“Important
safetyinformation”onpagevi.
Note:Thefollowinginformationisonlyforuser-installablemodules.
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DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable
toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.
Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingthewirelessWANcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.
Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.
SomecomputersmightcomewithawirelessWANcard.ToreplacethewirelessWANcard,dothefollowing:
1.Disablethebuilt-inbatteries.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries”onpage119.
2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.
3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.
4.Removethebottomcover.See“Replacingthebottomcover”onpage121.
5.Ifatoolisprovidedwiththenewcardtohelpyoudisconnectcables,usethetooltodisconnectthe
cablesfromtheoldcard.Ifnosuchatoolisprovided,holdthecableconnectorwithyourfingersand
gentlydisconnecteachcablefromtheoldcard.
6.Removethescrew.Thecardisreleasedfromthesecuredpositionandpivotsupward.
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10.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewwirelessWANcard.Ensurethatyouconnecttheorangecable
tothemainconnectoronthecard,andthebluecabletotheauxiliaryconnectoronthecard.
11.Installthebottomcover.
12.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.
Replacingthekeyboard
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.See“Important
safetyinformation”onpagevi
.
Toremovethekeyboard,dothefollowing:
1.Disablethebuilt-inbatteries.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbatteries”onpage119.
2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.
3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.
4.Loosenthescrewtotheunlockpositiontounlockthekeyboardframe.
5.Turnthecomputerover.
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6.Torevealthescrewheadsbeneaththekeyboardframe,usetheflat-headscrewdriverintheshipping
packageofthenewkeyboardtoslidethekeyboardforwardby0.1inches(2.5mm).
Note:Donotpressandholdthekeyswhileslidingthekeyboardframe,otherwisethekeyboardframe
cannotbemoved.
7.Usethecross-headscrewdrivertoloosenthescrews.
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8.Pivotthekeyboardslightlyupwardasshownbyarrow1untilyoucanseetheconnectorsonthebottom
sideofthekeyboard.Thenturnthekeyboardoverasshownbyarrow
2.
9.Putthekeyboardonthepalmrestanddetachtheconnectors.Thenremovethekeyboard.
Toinstallthenewkeyboard,dothefollowing:
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3.Ensurethatthescrewheadsareexposedcompletely.Otherwise,revealthescrewheadsbyslidingthe
keyboardframeforwardwiththeflat-headscrewdriver.
4.Tightenthescrewswiththecross-headscrewdrivertosecurethekeyboardinplace.
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5.Slidethekeyboardframebackwardby0.1inches(2.5mm)withtheflat-headscrewdrivertohidethe
latchesofthekeyboardframeunderthekeyboardbezel.
Note:Donotpressandholdthekeyswhileslidingthekeyboardframe,otherwisethekeyboardframe
cannotbemoved.
6.Inserttheflat-headscrewdriverintothesidesofthekeyboardasshowntopushthekeyboardframe
backward.Ensurethatthereisnogapbetweenthekeyboardframeandkeyboardbezel.
Note:Donotpressandholdthekeyswhileslidingthekeyboardframe,otherwisethekeyboardframe
cannotbemoved.
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7.Turnthecomputeroverandtightenthescrewtothelockpositiontolockthekeyboardframe.
8.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.
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Chapter11.Gettingsupport
ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.
•“BeforeyoucontactLenovo”onpage139
•“Gettinghelpandservice”onpage139
•“Purchasingadditionalservices”onpage141
BeforeyoucontactLenovo
Often,youcansolveyourcomputerproblemsbyreferringtotheinformationintheexplanationsoferror
codes,runningdiagnosticprograms,orbyconsultingtheLenovoWebsite.
Registeringyourcomputer
RegisteryourcomputerwithLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17.
Downloadingsystemupdates
Downloadingupdatedsoftwaremightresolveproblemsyouexperiencewithyourcomputer.
Todownloadupdatedsoftware,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Recordinginformation
BeforeyoutalktoaLenovorepresentative,recordthefollowingimportantinformationaboutyourcomputer.
Recordingproblemsymptomsanddetails
Collecttheanswerstothequestionsbelowbeforeyoucallforhelp.Then,youwillbeabletogethelp
asquicklyaspossible.
•Whatistheproblem?Isitcontinuousorintermittent?
•Isthereanerrormessage?Whatistheerrorcode,ifany?
•Whatoperatingsystemareyouusing?Whichversion?
•Whichsoftwareprogramswererunningatthetimeoftheproblem?
•Cantheproblembereproduced?Ifso,how?
Recordingsysteminformation
Theserialnumberlabelisonthebottomofyourcomputer.Recordthemachinetypeandtheserialnumber.
•WhatisthenameofyourLenovoproduct?
•Whatisthemachinetype?
•Whatistheserialnumber?
Gettinghelpandservice
Ifyouneedhelp,service,technicalassistance,ormoreinformationaboutLenovoproducts,youwillfinda
widevarietyofsourcesavailablefromLenovotoassistyou.
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Informationaboutyourcomputerandpreinstalledsoftware,ifany,isavailableinthedocumentationthat
comeswithyourcomputerorontheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.The
documentationincludesprintedbooks,onlinebooks,readmefiles,andhelpfiles.
MicrosoftServicePacksarethelatestsoftwaresourceforWindowsproductupdates.Theyareavailable
throughWebdownload(connectionchargesmightapply)orthroughdiscs.Formorespecificinformation
andlinks,gotohttps://www.microsoft.com.Lenovoofferstechnicalassistancewithinstallationof,or
questionsrelatedto,ServicePacksforyourLenovo-preinstalledMicrosoftWindowsproduct.Formore
information,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.
Usingdiagnosticprograms
Manycomputerproblemscanbesolvedwithoutoutsideassistance.Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyour
computer,thefirstplacetostartisthetroubleshootinginformationofyourcomputerdocumentation.Ifyou
suspectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentation,includingreadmefilesandhelpinformationsystems,
thatcomeswiththeoperatingsystemorapplicationprogram.
ThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyouidentify
hardwareproblems.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage93
forinstructionsonusingthediagnostic
programs.
Thetroubleshootinginformationorthediagnosticprogramsmighttellyouthatyouneedadditionalor
updateddevicedriversorothersoftware.Youcangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevice
driversandupdatesfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
LenovoSupportWebsite
TechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:
•Driversandsoftware
•Diagnosticsolutions
•Productandservicewarranty
•Productandpartsdetails
•Userguidesandmanuals
•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions
CallingLenovo
Ifyouhavetriedtocorrecttheproblemyourselfandstillneedhelp,duringthewarrantyperiod,youcan
gethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupportCenter.Thefollowingservicesare
availableduringthewarrantyperiod:
•Problemdetermination-Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhavea
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytofixtheproblem.
•Lenovohardwarerepair-IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,
trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.
•Engineeringchangemanagement-Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproduct
hasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineeringChanges
(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.
Thefollowingitemsarenotcovered:
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•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornonwarrantedparts
•Identificationofsoftwareproblemsources
•ConfigurationoftheUEFIBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade
•Changes,modifications,orupgradestodevicedrivers
•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)
•Installationandmaintenanceofapplicationprograms
ForthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLimitedWarrantythatappliestoyourLenovohardwareproduct,
see“Warrantyinformation”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.
Ifpossible,benearyourcomputerwhenyoumakeyourcallincasethetechnicalassistancerepresentative
needstohelpyouresolveacomputerproblem.Ensurethatyouhavedownloadedthemostcurrentdrivers
andsystemupdates,rundiagnostics,andrecordedinformationbeforeyoucall.Whencallingfortechnical
assistance,havethefollowinginformationavailable:
•Machinetypeandmodel
•Serialnumbersofyourcomputer,display,andothercomponents,oryourproofofpurchase
•Descriptionoftheproblem
•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages
•Hardwareandsoftwareconfigurationinformationforyoursystem
Telephonenumbers
ForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneorrefertotheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswith
yourcomputer.
Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Thelatestphonenumbersareavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnotprovided,contact
yourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.
Purchasingadditionalservices
Duringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforLenovo
andnon-Lenovohardware,operatingsystems,andapplicationprograms;networksetupandconfiguration
services;upgradedorextendedhardwarerepairservices;andcustominstallationsservices.Service
availabilityandservicenamemightvarybycountry.
Formoreinformationabouttheseservices,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials
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AppendixA.SupplementalinformationabouttheUbuntu
operatingsystem
Inlimitedcountriesorregions,Lenovoofferscustomersanoptiontoordercomputerswiththepreinstalled
Ubuntu
®
operatingsystem.
IftheUbuntuoperatingsystemisavailableonyourcomputer,readthefollowinginformationbeforeyouuse
thecomputer.IgnoreanyinformationrelatedtoWindows-basedprograms,utilities,andLenovopreinstalled
applicationsinthisdocumentation.
AccessingtheLenovoLimitedWarranty
ThisproductiscoveredbythetermsoftheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW),versionL505-0010-0208/2011.
YoucanviewtheLLWinanumberoflanguagesfromthefollowingWebsite.ReadtheLenovoLimited
Warrantyat:
http://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02
TheLLWalsoispreinstalledonthecomputer.ToaccesstheLLW,gotothefollowingdirectory:
/usr/share/doc/lenovo-doc
IfyoucannotviewtheLLWeitherfromtheWebsiteorfromyourcomputer,contactyourlocalLenovooffice
orresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW.
AccessingtheUbuntuhelpsystem
TheUbuntuhelpsystemprovidesinformationabouthowtousetheUbuntuoperatingsystem.Toaccessthe
helpsystemfromtheUnity,moveyourpointertotheLaunchbar,andthenclicktheHelpicon.Ifyoucannot
findtheHelpiconfromtheLaunchbar,clicktheSearchicon,andtypeHelptosearchit.
TolearnmoreabouttheUbuntuoperatingsystem,goto:
http://www.ubuntu.com
GettingSupportinformation
Ifyouneedhelp,service,technicalassistance,ormoreinformationabouttheUbuntuoperatingsystemor
otherapplications,contacttheprovideroftheUbuntuoperatingsystemortheprovideroftheapplication.If
youneedtheserviceandsupportforhardwarecomponentsshippedwithyourcomputer,contactLenovo.
FormoreinformationabouthowtocontactLenovo,refertotheUserGuideandSafetyandWarrantyGuide.
ToaccessthelatestUserGuideandSafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
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AppendixB.RegulatoryInformation
Thelatestcomplianceinformationisavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/compliance.
LocatingtheUltraConnectwirelessantennas
ThinkPadnotebookcomputersfeatureanintegratedUltraConnect™wirelessantennasystembuiltintothe
displayforoptimalreception,enablingwirelesscommunicationwhereveryouare.
FormodelswithouttheWiGigfeature
1WirelessLANantenna(auxiliary)
2WirelessWANantenna(auxiliary,availableonsomemodels)
3WirelessWANantenna(main,availableonsomemodels)
4WirelessLANantenna(main)
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FormodelswiththeWiGigfeature
1WirelessLANantenna(auxiliary)
2WiGigantenna(availableonsomemodels)
3WirelessLANantenna(main)
Wirelessrelatedinformation
Wirelessinteroperability
TheM.2wirelessLANcardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductthatisbased
onDirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS),ComplementaryCodeKeying(CCK),and/orOrthogonal
FrequencyDivisionMultiplexing(OFDM)radiotechnology,andiscompliantto:
•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/g,802.11n,or802.11aconwireless-LANs,asdefinedandapproved
bytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.
•TheWirelessFidelity(Wi-Fi
®
)certificationasdefinedbytheWi-FiAlliance
®
.
YourBluetoothcardiscompliantwithBluetoothSpecification4.1asdefinedbytheBluetoothSpecial
InterestGroupSIG.ThefollowingprofilesaresupportedbyBluetoothdevices:
Note:DependingontheBluetoothcardandtheoperatingsystemyouuse,someprofilesmightnot
beavailable.
•AudioGateway
•AV
•BasicImage
•Dial-upNetworking
•FileTransfer
•GenericAccess
•ServiceDiscovery
•SerialPort
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•LANAccessusingPPP
•PersonalAreaNetwork
•GenericObjectExchange
•GenericObjectPush
•Synchronization
•Headset
•Printer
•HumanInterfaceDevices(Keyboard/Mouse)
•Handsfree
•PBAP(fortheWindows7andWindowsVistaoperatingsystemsonly)
•VDP-SyncProfile(fortheWindows7andWindowsVistaoperatingsystemsonly)
Usageenvironmentandyourhealth
Thiscomputercontainsintegratedwirelesscardsthatoperatewithintheguidelinesidentifiedbyradio
frequency(RF)safetystandardsandrecommendations;therefore,Lenovobelievesthisproductissafefor
usebyconsumers.Thesestandardsandrecommendationsreflecttheconsensusoftheworldwidescientific
community,andresultfromdeliberationsofpanelsandcommitteesofscientists,whocontinuallyreviewand
interprettheextensiveresearchliterature.
Insomesituationsorenvironments,theuseofwirelessdevicesmightberestrictedbytheproprietorofa
buildingorresponsiblerepresentativesofanorganization.Forexample,thesesituationsandareasmight
includethefollowing:
•Onboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blastingareas(withelectro-explosivedevices),
medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices,suchaspacemakers.
•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor
identifiedasharmful.
Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliestotheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecificarea(suchasan
airportorhospital),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseawirelessdevicepriortoturning
onthecomputer.
Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation
Computermodelsequippedwithwirelesscommunicationscomplywiththeradiofrequencyandsafety
standardsofanycountryorregioninwhichithasbeenapprovedforwirelessuse.
Brazilwireless-radiocomplianceinformation
Esteequipamentooperaemcarátersecundário,istoé,nãotemdireitoaproteçãocontrainterferência
prejudicial,mesmodeestaçõesdomesmotipo,enãopodecausarinterferênciaasistemasoperandoem
caráterprimário.
Thisequipmentisasecondarytypedevice,thatis,itisnotprotectedagainstharmfulinterference,even
iftheinterferenceiscausedbyadeviceofthesametype,anditalsocannotcauseanyinterferenceto
primarytypedevices.
Mexicowireless-radiocomplianceinformation
Advertencia:EnMexicolaoperacióndeesteequipoestásujetaalassiguientesdoscondiciones:(1)es
posiblequeesteequipoodispositivonocauseinterferenciaperjudicialy(2)esteequipoodispositivodebe
aceptarcualquierinterferencia,incluyendolaquepuedacausarsuoperaciónnodeseada.
AppendixB.RegulatoryInformation147
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices
Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwiththe
computer.
IfyourcomputerisshippedwithouttheRegulatoryNotice,youcanfinditontheWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Certificationrelatedinformation
Thefollowingtablecontainsinformationoftheproductname,complianceID,andmachinetypes.
Productname
ComplianceID
Machinetypes
ThinkPadT460sTP00072A20F9and20FA
Exportclassificationnotice
ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport
ClassificationControlNumber(ECCN)of5A992.c.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed
countriesintheEARE1countrylist.
Electronicemissionnotices
FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity
ThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPadT460scomputer,machinetypes20F9and20FA.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant
toPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency
energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterference
toradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe
determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby
oneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.
Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspecifiedor
recommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodificationstothisequipment.
Unauthorizedchangesormodificationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)
thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
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ResponsibleParty:
Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated
1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne
Morrisville,NC27560
PhoneNumber:919-294-5900
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement
CANICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)
EuropeanUnionconformity
EUContact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia
Modelswithoutaradiodevice:ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEU
CouncilEMCDirective2014/30/EUontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingto
electromagneticcompatibility.
Modelswitharadiodevice:Thisproductisinconformitywithalltherequirementsandessentialnormsthat
applytoEUCouncilR&TTEDirective1999/5/EC(untilJune12,2017)andCouncilRadioEquipmentDirective
2014/53/EU(fromJune13,2017)ontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoradio
equipment.ThefulltextofthesystemEUdeclarationofconformityandtheEUwirelessmoduledeclarations
areavailableatthefollowingInternetaddresses:
•Fornotebookcomputers:http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/eu_doc_notebooks/
•Fortablets:http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/eu_doc_tablets/
Lenovocannotacceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfrom
anon-recommendedmodificationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromother
manufacturers.ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBequipment
accordingtoEuropeanStandardsharmonizedintheDirectivesincompliance.ThelimitsforClassB
equipmentwerederivedfortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst
interferencewithlicensedcommunicationdevices.
GermanClassBcompliancestatement
DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:
HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit
DiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2014/30/EUzurAngleichungder
RechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaatenundhältdie
GrenzwertederKlasseBderNormgemäßRichtlinie.
Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzu
betreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.
LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProdukt
AppendixB.RegulatoryInformation149
ohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohne
EmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.
Deutschland:
EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln
DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“
EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungder
EMVEU-Richtlinie2014/30/EUinderBundesrepublikDeutschland.
ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeit
vonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetische
VerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEURichtlinie2014/30/EU,fürGerätederKlasseB.
DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen
-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo
(Deutschland)GmbH,Meitnerstr.9,D-70563Stuttgart.
InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:
DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55032KlasseB.
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement
Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepower
mainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase
Japannoticeforacpowercord
Theacpowercordshippedwithyourproductcanbeusedonlyforthisspecificproduct.Donotusetheac
powercordforotherdevices.
LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan
Eurasiancompliancemark
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AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclingstatements
Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheir
equipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassist
equipmentownersinrecyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationaboutrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling.Thelatestenvironmentalinformationaboutourproductsisavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration
ImportantWEEEinformation
TheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(for
example,theEuropeanWEEEDirective,IndiaE-WasteManagement).Appliancesarelabeledinaccordance
withlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).Theseregulations
determinetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicablewithineach
geography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobethrownaway,
butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.
Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendoflife
EEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,recycle,
andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealth
duetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.Lenovoelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)maycontain
partsandcomponents,whichatend-of-lifemightqualifyashazardouswaste.
EEEandwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)canbedeliveredfreeofchargetotheplaceof
saleoranydistributorthatsellselectricalandelectronicequipmentofthesamenatureandfunctionas
theusedEEEorWEEE.
ForadditionalWEEEinformation,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling
WEEEinformationforHungary
Lenovo,asaproducer,bearsthecostincurredinconnectionwiththefulfillmentofLenovo’sobligations
underHungaryLawNo.197/2014(VIII.1.)subsections(1)-(5)ofsection12.
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RecyclinginformationforChina
http://support.lenovo.com.cn/activity/551.htm
Japanrecyclingstatements
CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor
IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty
ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof
Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed
ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertifiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw
forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingand
RecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,
visittheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan
PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingof
home-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceis
providedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan
DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents
SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother
environmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit
boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.
DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers
Abutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledinsideyourLenovocomputertoprovidepowertothecomputer
clockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouneedtoreplaceitwitha
newone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseorcontactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofadisused
lithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoranindustrial-waste-disposal
operator,andfollowtheirinstructions.
Disposalofalithiumbatterymustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.
DisposingofadisusedbatteryfromLenovonotebookcomputers
YourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatteryoranickelmetalhydridebattery.Ifyouare
acompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabattery,contact
theproperpersoninLenovosales,service,ormarketing,andfollowthatperson'sinstructions.Youalso
canrefertotheinstructionsat:
https://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/
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IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabattery,youmustcomplywith
localordinancesandregulations.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsat:
https://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/
RecyclinginformationforBrazil
DeclaraçõesdeReciclagemnoBrasil
DescartedeumProdutoLenovoForadeUso
Equipamentoselétricoseeletrônicosnãodevemserdescartadosemlixocomum,masenviadosàpontosde
coleta,autorizadospelofabricantedoprodutoparaquesejamencaminhadoseprocessadosporempresas
especializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecertificadaspelosorgãosambientais,de
acordocomalegislaçãolocal.
ALenovopossuiumcanalespecíficoparaauxiliá-lonodescartedessesprodutos.Casovocêpossua
umprodutoLenovoemsituaçãodedescarte,ligueparaonossoSACouencaminheume-mailpara:
[email protected],informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,afimdeenviarmosasinstruções
paraocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion
Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).
BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC
concerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminesthe
frameworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughoutthe
EuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrown
away,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.
InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicate
thattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalso
includeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdfor
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cadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsorted
municipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,and
treatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotential
effectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceof
hazardoussubstances.
Beforeplacingelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)inthewastecollectionstreamorinwastecollection
facilities,theenduserofequipmentcontainingbatteriesand/oraccumulatorsmustremovethosebatteries
andaccumulatorsforseparatecollection.
DisposingoflithiumbatteriesandbatterypacksfromLenovoproducts
Acoin-celltypelithiumbatterymightbeinstalledinsideyourLenovoproduct.Youcanfinddetailsaboutthe
batteryintheproductdocumentation.Ifthebatteryneedstobereplaced,contactyourplaceofpurchaseor
contactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofalithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contact
yourplaceofpurchaseorawaste-disposaloperator,andfollowtheirinstructions.
DisposingofbatterypacksfromLenovoproducts
YourLenovodevicemightcontainalithium-ionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.Youcan
finddetailsonthebatterypackintheproductdocumentation.Ifyouneedtodisposeofabatterypack,
insulateitwithvinyltape,contactLenovosales,service,oryourplaceofpurchase,orawaste-disposal
operator,andfollowtheirinstructions.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsprovidedintheuserguide
foryourproduct.
Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada
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AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)
Directive
Thelatestenvironmentalinformationisavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration.
EuropeanUnionRoHS
ThisLenovoproduct,withincludedparts(cables,cords,andsoon)meetstherequirementsofDirective
2011/65/EUontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronic
equipment("RoHSrecast"or"RoHS2").
FormoreinformationaboutLenovoworldwidecomplianceonRoHS,goto:
https://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/RoHS_Communication.pdf
TurkishRoHS
TheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUse
ofCertainHazardousSubstancesinWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE).
UkraineRoHS
IndiaRoHS
RoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management)Rules.
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ChinaRoHS
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AppendixE.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation
ENERGYSTAR
®
isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.Department
ofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefficientproductsand
practices.
LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswiththeENERGYSTARqualifieddesignation.Youmight
findanENERGYSTARmarkaffixedonthecomputerordisplayedonthepowersettingsinterface.Lenovo
computersofthefollowingmachinetypes,ifcarryanENERGYSTARmark,havebeendesignedandtested
toconformtotheENERGYSTARprogramrequirementsforcomputers.
20F9and20FA
ByusingENERGYSTARqualifiedproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-managementfeatures
ofthecomputer,youcanhelpreducetheconsumptionofelectricity.Reducedelectricalconsumption
cancontributetopotentialfinancialsavings,acleanerenvironment,andthereductionofgreenhousegas
emissions.
FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTAR,goto:
https://www.energystar.gov
Lenovoencouragesyoutomakeefficientuseofenergyanintegralpartofyourday-to-dayoperations.To
helpinthisendeavor,Lenovohaspresetthefollowingpower-managementfeaturestotakeeffectwhenthe
computerhasbeeninactiveforaspecifiedlengthoftime:
Powerplan:Default(whenpluggedintoacpower)
•Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes
•Putthecomputertosleep:After30minutes
Toawakenthecomputerfromsleepmode,presstheFnkeyonyourkeyboard.Formoreinformationabout
thesesettings,seetheWindowshelpinformationonthecomputer.
TheWakeonLANfunctionisenabledwhenyourLenovocomputerisshippedfromthefactory,andthe
settingremainsvalidevenwhenthecomputerisinsleepmode.IfyoudonotneedtohaveWakeonLAN
enabledwhilethecomputerisinsleepmode,youcanreducethepowerconsumptionandprolongthetime
insleepmode,bydisablingthesettingofWakeonLANforsleepmode.
TodisablethesettingofWakeonLANforsleepmode,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.
2.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,expandNetworkadapters.
3.Right-clickyournetworkadapterdevice,andclickProperties.
4.ClickthePowerManagementtab.
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5.CleartheAllowthisdevicetowakethecomputercheckbox.
6.ClickOK.
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AppendixF .Notices
Lenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.Consult
yourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationabouttheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyour
area.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythat
Lenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservice
thatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser's
responsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.
Lenovomayhavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthis
document.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Youcansend
licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:
Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc.
1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne
Morrisville,NC27560
U.S.A.
Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing
LENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICATION“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESS
ORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallow
disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapply
toyou.
Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically
madetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.
Lenovomaymakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheprogram(s)describedinthis
publicationatanytimewithoutnotice.
Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport
applicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis
documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecificationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument
shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo
orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecificenvironmentsandis
presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.
Lenovomayuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithout
incurringanyobligationtoyou.
Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotin
anymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartof
thematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.
Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresult
obtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysignificantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeen
madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame
ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthrough
extrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir
specificenvironment.
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Trademarks
ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:
Lenovo
AccessConnections
ActiveProtectionSystem
RescueandRecovery
theThinkPadlogo
ThinkPad
TrackPoint
UltraConnect
IntelandIntelSpeedSteparetrademarksofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesintheU.S.and/orother
countries.
Microsoft,Windows,Direct3D,BitLocker,andCortanaaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.
MiniDisplayPort(mDP)isaTrademarkoftheVideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.
ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksof
HDMILicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.
UbuntuisaregisteredtrademarkofCanonicalLtd.
WiGig,Wi-Fi,Wi-FiAlliance,andMiracastareregisteredtrademarksofWi-FiAlliance.
Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.
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