Lenovo B575e Notebook User Manual

UserGuideLenovoB475eandB575e

Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeablebatteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadis

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoincellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingma

ElectricalcurrentsafetyinformationDANGERElectriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidashockhazard:•Donotuseyourcomputer

DANGERSomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywith

WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproductwillexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocause

Chapter1.GettingtoknowyourcomputerThischapterintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneedtostartusingthecomputer.•“Top

4Speakers9Numerickeypad(onsomemodels)5Powerbutton10Statusindicators1Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.2Wi

Left-sideview1 2 3 4 5 6 7Figure2.LenovoB475eleft-sideview1Securitykeyhole5Ethernetconnector2acpowerconnector6HDMIport3Fanlouvers7USB3.0connector4VGAp

7USB3.0connectorConnectaUSB1.1,2.0,or3.0device,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfac

Right-sideviewFigure4.LenovoB475eright-sideview1Headphonejack3USB2.0connectors2Microphonejack4Opticaldrive(onsomemodels)1HeadphonejackConnectstoextern

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide•RegulatoryNotice•“Importantsafe

2MicrophonejackConnectstoexternalmicrophones.3USB2.0connectorsConnectaUSB1.1or2.0device,suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcablet

Bottomview241 3Figure7.LenovoB475ebottomview1 2 34Figure8.LenovoB575ebottomview1Batterylock3Batterylatch2Battery4BottomslotcoverChapter1.Gettingtoknow

1BatterylockKeepsthebatterysecuredinplace.2BatteryUseyourcomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingtheacpow

1CapsLockindicatorWhentheindicatorison,theCapsLockmodeisenabled.Youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)inuppercasewithoutpressingtheShiftkey.2NumericLo

–FortheWindows8operatingsystem:Fromthedesktop,movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.Me

Powersource(acpoweradapter)•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100to240Vac,50to60HzBatterypack•Lithium-ion(Li-ion)batterypackChap

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Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage13•“Tipsonusingyourcompute

Solution:Acompatibledevicedriverisarequirementtoensurecorrectoperationandperformanceofeachcomponentinyourcomputer.Ifyourcomputerispreinstalledwithanop

PuttingthecomputerintosleepmodeorshuttingitdownToconservepower,putthecomputerintosleepmodeorshutitdownwhenthecomputerisnotinuse.Puttingyourcomputerint

ContentsReadthisrst...iiiImportantsafetyinformation...ivConditionsthatrequireimmediateaction...ivSafetyguidelines...vChapt

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdrive,howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.UsingtheacpoweradapterThepowertorunyourcomputercancomee

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinkingorange.•Rechargethebatterycompletelyb

B575e12 3Figure11.LenovoB475eandB575etouchpad1Touchpad:Tomovethecursoronthescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthecursortomo

UsingtherecoverybuttonB575eFigure12.LenovoB475eandB575erecoverybuttonNote:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheaboveillustration.Recoverybutton:Therec

ForLenovoB475emodelsThekeyboardhaskeysthatcanworkasa10-keynumerickeypadwhenenabled.Toenableordisablethekeypad,pressFn+F8.ForLenovoB575emodelsThekeyboa

Displaybacklightcontrol(Fn+F2)PressFn+F2toenableordisablethedisplaybacklightfeature.Switchingthedisplayoutputlocation(Fn+F3)Pressthisfunctionkeycombin

UsingthemediacardreaderYourcomputersupportsSecureDigital(SD)cardsonly.Note:WhentransferringdatatoorfromanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerinsleeporhibernati

Chapter3.ConnectingtothenetworkAsaglobalnetwork,theInternetconnectscomputersworldwide,providingservicessuchase-mailing,informationsearching,electronic

DSLB575e1231Telephoneline(notsupplied)2Splitter(notsupplied)3DSLmodem(notsupplied)Note:Yourwiredconnectionmightlookdifferentfromtheaboveillustration.S

SoftwarecongurationConsultyourInternetServiceProviderandsearchtheWindowsHelpandSupportCenterfordetailsonhowtocongureyourcomputerforwirelessconnectio

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)DeclarationofConformity...62AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements...65ChinaWEEEstatement...

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Chapter4.YouandyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibilityandcomfort.AccessibilityandcomfortGoodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthem

cleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressFn+up/downarrowtoadjustdisplaybrightness.Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinaco

Chapter5.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationaboutprotectingyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage29•“Usingpasswo

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Chapter6.RecoveryoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsforyourcomputer.•“UsingOneKeyRecoveryProprogramontheWindows7operatings

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefa

Formoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedonyourcomputer,refertotheonlinehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.Chapter6.Recoveryo

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Chapter7.ReplacingdevicesThischapterprovidesCRUinstructionsforyourcomputer.•“Replacingthebattery”onpage35•“Replacingthebackupbattery”onpage36•“Replaci

ReadthisrstBesuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretocontinuetogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,o

PrerequisitesfortheprocedureDANGERIftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterypackcontainsasmallamountofhar

PrerequisitesfortheprocedureDANGERIfthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebackupbatterycontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubs

6.Installanewbackupbattery.Thenattachtheconnectortosecurethebattery.7.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrews.8.Reinstallthebattery.See“Re

36.Placeanewbackupbatteryintoplace.7.Reinstallthecomputercover,andthenreinstallthescrewstosecurethecover.8.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery

4.Loosenorremovethescrews1,andthenremovethecover2.1a21b1a5.Removethescrew3.36.Pullouttheharddiskdrive4.47.Removetheharddiskdrivebyliftingthetab5.40Use

58.Removethescrewsanddetachthebracketsfromtheharddiskdrive.9.Attachthebrackettoanewharddiskdriveandreinstallthescrewstosecurethebracket.10.Placethenew

36.Pullouttheharddiskdrive4.47.Removetheharddiskdrivebyliftingthetab5.58.Removethescrewsanddetachthebracketsfromtheharddiskdrive.9.Attachthebrackettoa

ReplacingamemorymoduleBeforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.PrerequisitesfortheprocedureNote:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesyste

6.Findthenotchonthecontactedgesideofthememorymoduleyouareinstalling.Attention:Toavoiddamagingthememorymodule,donottouchitscontactedge.7.Withthenotched

5.Ifonememorymodulesisalreadyinthememoryslot,pressoutonthelatchesonbothedgesofthesocketatthesametime3,andthenremovethememorymodule4tomakeroomforthenew

Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthefollowing,andmakesurethatthepowerswitchisofforisblink

PrerequisitesfortheprocedureDANGERDuringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.DANGERElectriccurrentfrom

436.Removethecard5.57.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket.8.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplace.Thensecuretheca

2115.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthecables3fromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecable

11.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage35.12.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.RemovingtheopticaldriveBefore

2115.Removethescrew3.Insertascrewdriverintothescrewhole,andthenpushtheopticaldrive5.4346.Insertanewopticaldrive,andthenreinstallthescrewtosecurethedri

Chapter8.PreventingproblemsAnimportantpartofowningaLenovonotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcanavoidcommonproblems.Thechapterprovidesinfo

TakingcareofyourcomputerAlthoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtousecommonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingthesei

•BesuretoturnoffthepowerandclosetheLCDwhennotinuse.•Whenyouleavethecomputerinyourcar,placeitonthebackseattoavoidbeinginsolated.•Carrytheacpoweradapter

8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanybersfromthecloth.Note:Shutdownthecomputerandthendisco

Chapter9.TroubleshootingcomputerproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.NoticeforusersinU.S.A•Ifyourpr

apotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServic

Thebatterypackcannotbecharged.Youcannotchargethebatterywhenitistoohot.Ifthebatteryfeelshot,removeitfromthecomputerandallowittocooltoroomtemperature.Af

•Ifthepowerindicatorisinblinking,pressthepowerbuttontoresumefromthesleepmode.•PressFn+F2toconrmwhethertheLCDscreenhasbeenturnedoff.Iftheproblempersis

Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveandisnotadefect.Theharddiskdrivedoesnotwork.GototheStartupmenuoftheBIOS,andthenselecttheBootmenutomakesuret

AsoundproblemPrinttheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.Nosoundcanbeheardfromthespeakerevenwhenthevolumeisturnedup.Makesureth

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AppendixA.RegulatoryinformationWirelessrelatedinformationWirelessinteroperabilityTheWirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywir

•BatteryStatusProleUsageenvironmentandyourhealthIntegratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,thelevelo

Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspeciedorrecommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodic

Deutschland:EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmittelnDiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeV

AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatementsLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.Len

PowercordsandpoweradaptersDANGERUseonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,its

RecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,visittheLenovoWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/services_w

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnionNotice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).Batteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabel

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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)ChinaRoHSTurkishRoHSTheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRe

IndiaRoHSRoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.70UserGuide

AppendixD.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

ENERGYSTARmodelinformationENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingt

WindowsOthercompany,products,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.AppendixD.Notices73

circuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloadsandbranchcircuitratings.Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisprop