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Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,thefollowingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.CAUTION:Hazardousmovingpa

Table5.SecuritymenuitemsMenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsSupervisorPassword•Disabled•EnabledReferto“Supervisorpassword”onpage68.LockUEFIBIOSSetting

Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsPower-OnPassword•Disabled•EnabledReferto“Power-onpassword”onpage67.HardDisk1Pas

Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsdisplayedwhenprovisioningthesecuritychip.IfyouselectDisabled,nouserconfirmations

Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsIntel(R)VirtualizationTechnology•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,aVirtualMac

Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsSecureBoot•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisabletheSecureBootfeature.IfyouenabletheSe

StartupmenuTochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.Attention:•Afteryouchangethestartupsequence,ensurethat

Table6.Startupmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSelectionCommentsBootMode•Quick•DiagnosticsQuick:ThediagnosticsplashscreenwillnotbedisplayedunlessyoupressEs

Thefollowingsubmenuitemsaredisplayed:•ExitSavingChanges:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.•ExitDiscardingChanges:Discardthechangesandrestartthecompu

Oncethecomputerisconfiguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyusingthesoftwareandthemanageabilityfeaturesthatarealreadyintegratedintotheclientcomputerandth

Chapter7.PreventingproblemsAnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadnotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcanavoidcommonproblems.Thechapterprovidesin

ExtensioncordsandrelateddevicesEnsurethatextensioncords,surgeprotectors,uninterruptiblepowersupplies,andpowerstripsthatyouuseareratedtohandletheelectr

–AccessThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings.–Restartthecomputerandstarttherecoveryoperation.–Ifyourcomputerusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,donotremoveth

scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates)sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatar

•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskdrivesoropticaldrivesinappropriatecontainersorpackagingwhentheyarenotbeingused.•Beforeyouinstallamemorycardsucha

CleaningyourcomputerdisplayTocleanthecomputerdisplay,dothefollowing:1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,softlint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdi

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Chapter8.TroubleshootingcomputerproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.Thischaptercontainsthefollowin

Note:Ifyoucannotturnoffyourcomputer,orifyoucannotrestartit,continuewithstep2.2.Removetheacpoweradapterfromthecomputer,andresetthesystembyinsertingastr

•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDconfigurationinformationarea.Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Resettheblock#0and1,forexampletheboxSerialNum

Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:FanerrorSolution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.•Message:Thermalsensingerr

ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedtotheRJ45connectorofthesupporteddock.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertothehubis100meters(328feet).Ifth

ExternaldevicesCAUTION:DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBcablewhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.

Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,clickShowhiddeniconsonthewindowsnotificationarea.TheAccessConnectionsiconisdisplayed.Formoreinformationabo

3.Turnonthecomputerandtryusingthekeyboardagain.Ifthekeyboardproblemisresolved,carefullyreconnecttheexternalnumerickeypadandtheexternalkeyboard.Ensuret

deviceisworkingcorrectly.Ifthedeviceisnotworkingcorrectly,clicktheTroubleshootbuttonandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Note:Thedevicedrivernamedepend

Solution:Ifyouhavemodifiedapartitiononyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,informationaboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmightha

•Problem:Wrongcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.Solution:Didyoufollowthecorrectprocedurewheninstallingtheoperatingsystemorapplicationprogram?Ifyoudid,

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.4.Double-clickSound,videoandgamecontr

3.Lookatthetabsofplaybackdevices.Ifyouhaveattachedaheadphone,theheadphonewillbeautomaticallysetasthedefaultdevice,andtheheadphonetabiconwillbechecked.

3.Reconnecttheacpoweradapter,thenturnonthecomputer.4.Ifthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedonthewindowsnotificationareaandthesystem-statusindicatordo

•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmode(thesleepindicatorturnson)immediatelyafterthepower-onself-test.Solution:Ensurethat:–Thebatteryischarged.–Theoperati

harddiskdriveorhybriddriveproblems•Problem:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.Solution:Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:–Whent

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbatteryDANGERIfthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontainsasmallamountofh

AUSBproblemProblem:AdeviceconnectedtotheUSBconnectordoesnotwork.Solution:OpentheDeviceManagerwindow.EnsurethattheUSBdevicesetupiscorrect,andthattheass

Chapter9.RecoveryoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operatingsystem”onpag

Tocreaterecoverymedia,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.UsingrecoverymediaThis

PerformingarecoveryoperationThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram.1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,cl

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage120.4.Dooneofthefollowing:•Torescuefilesfromyourharddiskdrive,yourhyb

•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBopticaldriveoraUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:1.Turnonyourcomputer.WhentheThi

•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookfortheexecutablefile(afilewiththeextension.exe).Double-clickthefile,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Attention:Ifyoune

ResettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsIfyouwanttorecycleyourcomputerorjuststartover,youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.Reset

CreatingrecoverymediaTocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast8GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacitydependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.Attention:

Chapter10.ReplacingdevicesThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.•“Staticelectricityprevention”onpage123•“Disab

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.•Airflowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).Electrica

5.SelectYesintheSetupConfirmationwindow.Thebuilt-inbatteryisdisabledandthecomputerturnsoffautomatically.Waitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.Repla

6.Pivotthekeyboardslightlyupwardasshownbythearrow1.Thenturnoverthekeyboardasshownbythearrow2.7.Detachtheconnectorsandremovethekeyboard.Installingthene

1.Attachtheconnectorsandthenturnoverthekeyboard.2.Insertthekeyboardasshownbythearrows.Ensurethattherearedgeofthekeyboard(theedgethatisclosetothecomput

3.Slidethekeyboardinthedirectionshownbythearrowsuntilthelatchesofthekeyboardarehiddenunderthekeyboardbezel4.Turnthecomputeroverandreinstallthescrews.5

3.Removethescrewcaps1andthescrews2.4.Loosentherestofthescrewsthatsecurethebasecoverassembly.128UserGuide

5.Pryupthelatchesandthenremovethebasecoverassembly.6.Installthenewbasecoverassemblyinplace.Chapter10.Replacingdevices129

7.Tightenthescrewstosecurethebasecoverassembly.8.Resinstalltherestofthescrews1andthescrewcaps2.9.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapteranda

ReplacingthememorymoduleToreplacethememorymodule,dothefollowing:1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage123.2.Closethecomput

•Replacethestoragedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthestoragedrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.•Donot

6.Disconnectthedrivecablefromthestoragedrive.7.Reconnectthedrivecabletothenewstoragedrive.8.Placethenewdriveintothedrivebay.Chapter10.Replacingdevices

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)noticeCAUTION:Theliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)ismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbr

9.Attachtheconnector.10.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.Replacingthebutton

5.RemovethebuttonI/Ocardvertically.6.InsertthenewbuttonI/Ocard.7.Attachtheconnector.8.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.9.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connect

Replacingtheaudio/OneLink/acpower/USBcardBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.Readtheimportantsafetyinformationfirst.See“Importantsafetyinformation”on

6.Removethedc-inbracket.7.Removetheaudio/OneLink/acpower/USBcard.Chapter10.Replacingdevices137

8.Installthenewcardinplace.9.Installthedc-inbracketinplace.138UserGuide

10.Reinstallthescrewstosecuretheaudio/OneLink/acpower/USBcard.11.Reconnectallthecables.12.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Co

4.Detachtheconnector.5.Removethescrews.Thenremovethespeakerassembly.140UserGuide

6.Installthenewspeakerassemblyinplace.Theninstallthescrewstosecurethespeakerassembly.7.Reattachtheconnector.8.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.9.Turnthec

DANGERIfthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thecoin-cellbatterycontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossible

7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.Chapter10.Replacingdevices143

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Chapter11.GettingsupportThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.•“BeforeyoucontactLenovo”onpage145•“Gettinghelpandservice”o

Informationaboutyourcomputerandpreinstalledsoftware,ifany,isavailableinthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourcomputer.Thatdocumentationincludesprintedbooks

Thefollowingitemsarenotcovered:•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedpartsNote:Allwarrantedpartscontaina7-characteridenti

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AppendixA.RegulatoryinformationWirelessrelatedinformationWirelessinteroperabilityThewirelessLANcardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproduc

•FindMeProfile•ImmediateAlertProfile•BatteryStatusProfileUsageenvironmentandyourhealthIntegratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeo

LocatingwirelessregulatorynoticesFormoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwithyourcomputer.Ifyourcomputeri

ResponsibleParty:Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOneMorrisville,NC27560PhoneNumber:919-294-5900IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncomp

ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektrom

Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels,computerfeatures,specifications,o

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AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatementsLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.Len

DisposingofLenovocomputercomponentsSomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorotherenvironmentalsensitivesubstances

Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/ECc

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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)EuropeanUnionRoHSLenovoproductssoldintheEuropeanUnion,onorafter3January2013meettherequirement

ChinaRoHSTurkishRoHSTheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUseofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectrical

UkraineRoHSIndiaRoHSRoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)161

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AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodelinformationENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandp

5System-statusindicator6Trackpad7TrackPointbuttons(availableonsomemodels)8TrackPoint®pointingstick9Windows®Startscreencontrol10Multi-touchscreen1Micro

3.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,expandNetworkadapters.4.Right-clickyournetworkadapterdevice,andclickProperties.5.ClickthePowerManagementtab.6.CleartheAllow

AppendixE.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoAccessConnectionsActiveProtectionSystemRescueandRecovery

Right-sideviewNote:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.Figure2.Right-sideview1Powerbutton2Volume-controlbut

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide•RegulatoryNotice•“Importan

2Volume-controlbuttonsThevolume-controlbuttonsenableyoutoadjustthevolumewhileyouareusingyourcomputerinthetabletmode.3Screen-rotation-lockbuttonUsethes

1acpowerconnector2LenovoOneLinkconnectorWhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtotheacpowerconnector,theacpoweradapterprovidesacpowertothecomputerandchargest

BottomviewNote:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.Figure4.Bottomview1Emergency-resethole2Speakers1Emergenc

Notes:•Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.•Thefanlouversofyourcomputermightgettoohotwhenthecomputerisrunningheavytasks.

4Camera-statusindicatorWhenthecamera-statusindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.56System-statusindicatorsTherearetwoThinkPadlogosonyourcomputer,oneonthepalm

Forapreinstalledwirelessmodule,thislabelidentifiestheactualFCCIDandICcertificationnumberforthewirelessmoduleinstalledbyLenovo.Note:Donotremoveorreplacea

computerhardware.IfyourcomputermodelislicensedtousetheWindows8.1Prooperatingsystem,thatlicensecontainsdowngraderightswhichpermityoutousetheWindows7Pro

•Colordisplaywiththethin-filmtransistor(TFT)technology•Brightnesscontrol•Camera•MicrophonesKeyboard•Functionkeys•Keyboardframetravelfunction•6-rowbackl

Powersource(acpoweradapter)•Sine-waveinputat50-60Hz•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100-240Vac,50-60HzOperatingenvironmentThissectionprovidesinformatio

Note:Ifyoudonotfindtheprogramyouneed,opentheLenovoThinkVantage®Toolsprogramtofindthedimmediconfortheprogram.Thendouble-clicktheicontoinstalltheprogram.T

ContentsReadthisfirst...vImportantsafetyinformation...viConditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..viiServiceandupgrades...viiPower

Note:Ifyoudonotfindtheprogramyouneed,gotoLenovoPCExperience➙LenovoT ools.Thenyoucanfindtheprogramyouneed.Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe

ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,flexible,andcompletepowermanagementforthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingstoachievethebes

•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7andWindows8.1)TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests

Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Registeringyourcomp

•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Howtoturnoffmycomputer?•ForWindows7:O

CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?•OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcansetthecomputertoopeneitherthedeskto

UsingthespecialbuttonsThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethespecialbuttons.Thecomputerisequippedwithspecialbuttonsasshowninthefollowingillustratio

Touchgesture(touchmodelsonly)DescriptionTouch:Tap.Mouseaction:Click.Function:Openanapporperformanactiononanopenapp,suchasCopy,Save,andDelete,depending

Touchgesture(touchmodelsonly)DescriptionTouch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.Mouseaction:Movethepointertothebottom-rightortop-rightcornerofyourscreen.Functio

Touchgesture(touchmodelsonly)DescriptionTouch:Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedgeofanopenapp.Mouseaction:Right-clickanywhereonanopenapp.Function:Viewtheappc

Travelaccessories...65Chapter5.Security...67Usingpasswords...67Typingpasswords...67Power-onpassword...67Supe

•TopurchasetheThinkPadActivePen,gototheLenovoSupportWebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/accessoriesUsingtheThinkPadActivePenTheThinkPadActiveCapacitivePenis

1.InsertthepenholderconnectorintoanavailableUSBconnectoronthecomputer.2.InserttheThinkPadActivePenintoanyofthethreeholesinthepenholder,asshowninthefol

OperatingmodesThissectionprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingmodesofyourcomputer.Yourcomputerprovidesthenotebookmode,standmode,tabletmode,andtentmodet

Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplayorhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupp

Inthenotebookmode,thekeyboard,theThinkPadtrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointingstickareautomaticallyenabled.Bydefault,theautorotatefeatureisenabled.Toavoid

2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.Yourcomputerisnowinthestandmode.Inthestandmode,thekeyboard,theThinkPadtrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointingstickareautomatic

Attention:Donotrotatethecomputerdisplaywithtoomuchforce,otherwisethecomputerdisplayorhingesmightgetdamaged.Donotapplytoomuchforcetotheupper-rightorupp

Inthetabletmode,thekeyboard,theThinkPadtrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointingstickareautomaticallydisabled.However,youcancontrolsomefunctionsofyourcomputer

Ifyourcomputerisinthetabletmode,dothefollowingtoturnthecomputerfromthetabletmodeintothetentmode:Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferen

•Inthenotebookmode,thekeyboard,theThinkPadtrackpad,andtheTrackPointpointingstickareautomaticallyenabled.Inthestandmode,tabletmode,andtentmode,thekeybo

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices...151Certificationrelatedinformation...151Exportclassificationnotice...151Electronicemissionnotices...

CustomizingthekeyboardYoucancustomizethekeyboardtoachievetheextendedfunctionsofthekeyboard.Tocustomizethekeyboard,dothefollowing:1.GotoControlPanel.2.

1Functionkeys•+:PressFn+EsctodisableorenabletheFnLockfunction.WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff(defaultmode).Toinitiatethespecia

•:Enablesordisablesthewirelessnetworkingfeatures.Formoreinformationonthewirelessfeatures,referto“Wirelessconnections”onpage47.•+:Controlsthekeyboardba

•“ThinkPadpointingdevicewithoutTrackPointbuttons”onpage40ThinkPadpointingdevicewithTrackPointbuttonsThistypeofThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollo

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofaTrackPointpointingstickandasetofTrackPointbuttons:1TrackPointpointingstick2Left-clickbutton(primary-clickbutton)

Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozones:1Left-clickzone(primary-clickzone)2Right-clickzone(secondary-clickzone)Tousethetrackpad,refertothefollowinginstruc

ThinkPadpointingdevicewithoutTrackPointbuttonsThistypeofThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:1Pointingstick2TrackpadDependingonyourp

1PointUsethepointingsticktomovethepointeronthescreen.Tousethepointingstick,applypressuretothepointingsticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboar

1PointUsethepointingsticktomovethepointer.Tousethepointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthepointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thep

Three-fingerswipePutthreefingersonthetrackpadandmovethemlefttoshowthenextitem.Movethemrighttoshowthepreviousitem.Four-fingerswipePutfourfingersonthetrackp

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PowermanagementWhenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyourcomputerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepowe

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandsettheaction.Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhentheb

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremainingpowerisgreaterthan95%.MaximizingthebatterylifeTomaximizeth

programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,andfilesaresavedtothestoragedrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.Ifyoup

•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseofcomputerwirelessfeaturesonanairplane,youneedtodisablethewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputerbeforeboarding.Dependingonthewi

Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatusYoucancheckthewireless-LANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotificati

3.SelectSendT o➙BluetoothDevices.4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.•ForWindows8.1:1.Gotothedesktop,andthenright-clickth

ChoosingadisplaymodeYoucandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoosehowtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplay-m

Note:Thecomboaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyourcom

•SecureDigital(SD)card•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)cardNote:YourcomputerdoesnotsupporttheCPRMfeaturefortheSDcard.Attention:Whiletransferringdatato

ReadthisfirstBesuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyour

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Chapter3.EnhancingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage

2USB3.0connector:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.3AlwaysOnUSBconnector:Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesom

Frontview1Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock,suchasaKensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslott

1USB2.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0.2USB3.0connectors:UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.3Ethernet

Chapter4.YouandyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andtravelingwithyourcomputer.•“Accessibilityandcomfort”onpage59•“T

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510-760mm(20-30inches).Avoidglareorreflectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsid

UsersalsocanusetheEaseofAccessCenterprovidedintheWindowsoperatingsystemtoconfiguretheircomputerstosuittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.TheEaseofAccessCen

SpeechRecognitionSpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickbuttonsandotherobjectso

–Zoomin:Movetwofingersfartherapartonthetouchscreentoenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.–Zoomout:Movetwofingersclosertogetheronthetouchscr

Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaninternalstoragedrive,dooneofthefollowing:•Turnitoff.•Putitinsleepmode.•Putit

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureOn-ScreenKeyboard,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.PersonalizedkeyboardThetactilebumpsonthekeybo

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.TraveltipsonairplanesIfyoucarryyourcomputerintoanairplane,takenoteofthefollowi

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Chapter5.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.•“Usingpasswords”onpage67•“Harddisksecurity”on

4.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typeadesiredpasswordandpressEnter.b.IntheConfirmNe

–InternalNetworkOptionROM–SecuritymodeNotes:•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputerstomakeadministratione

Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpasswordisusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministrato

Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:1.Typethecurre

ProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage72.•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhando

TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffyourcomputer.Waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.2.Whenthelogoscreenisdis

ConditionsthatrequireimmediateactionProductscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenoughthattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainunt

2.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompleteseveralscansuntiltheenrollmentiscompleted.MaintainingthefingerprintreaderThefollowingactionscoulddamagethefing

NoticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedriveSomeofthedatastoredonstoragedrivemightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputerovertosomeoneelsewithoutdeletingtheinstal

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpinformationsystemofyourantivirussoftware.76UserGuide

Chapter6.AdvancedconfigurationWhileitisimportanttoprotectfiles,data,andsettingsthatareonthestoragedrive,youalsomightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,ins

8.InstalltheWindows7fixmodules.YoucanfindtheWindows7fixmodulesintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\directory.Formoreinformation,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepagea

8.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage79.Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe

Note:Somemenuitemsaredisplayedonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.3.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:•PresstheF6keytochangeto

Table4.ConfigmenuitemsMenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsUSBUEFIBIOSSupport•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisablebootsupportfromUSBstoragedevices.AlwaysOnUS

Table4.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentscontroller,andtheUSB3.0connectorswillworkasUSB2.0connectors.Keyboard/MouseFnandCtr

Table4.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsCPUPowerManagement•Enabled•DisabledEnableordisablethepower-savingfeaturethatstopst