User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Read this first
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Using your computer
- Chapter 3. You and your computer
- Chapter 4. Security
- Chapter 5. Recovery overview
- Chapter 6. Replacing devices
- Chapter 7. Advanced configuration
- Chapter 8. Preventing problems
- Chapter 9. Troubleshooting computer problems
- Diagnosing problems
- Troubleshooting
- Computer stops responding
- Spills on the keyboard
- Error messages
- Errors without messages
- Beep errors
- Memory module problems
- Networking problems
- Problems with the keyboard and other pointing devices
- Problems with the display and multimedia devices
- Battery and power problems
- Problems with drives and other storage devices
- A software problem
- Problems with ports and connectors
- Chapter 10. Getting support
- Appendix A. Regulatory information
- Wireless related information
- Export classification notice
- Electronic emission notices
- Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity
- Industry Canada Class B emission compliance statement
- European Union - Compliance to the Electromagnetic Compatibility
- German Class B compliance statement
- Korea Class B compliance statement
- Japan VCCI Class B compliance statement
- Japan compliance statement for products which connect to the pow
- Lenovo product service information for Taiwan
- Appendix B. WEEE and recycling statements
- Appendix C. ENERGY STAR model information
- Appendix D. Notices
- Appendix E. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)
Ethernetconnections
Youcanconnecttoalocalnetworkorabroadbandconnectionbyusingthebuilt-inEthernetfeatureofyour
computer.
DANGER
YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect
thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.
Wirelessconnections
Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbymeansofradiowavesonly.
Dependingonthewirelessdeviceusedinyourcomputer,youmightbeabletoconnecttothefollowing
categoriesofwirelessnetworks.
WirelessLAN
Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingora
house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.
Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessLANcardandacongurationutilitytohelpyoumakewireless
connectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnectedtoyournetwork
whileyouareintheofce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.
WirelessWAN
WirelessWideAreaNetwork(wirelessWAN)coversabroadergeographicarealikeacityoranentirecountry.
Cellularnetworksareusedforthedatatransmission.
Note:WirelessWANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountries.
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithabuilt-inwirelessWANcardintegratingsomewireless
WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3GorGPRS.Byusingthebuilt-inwirelessWANcardand
thecongurationutilitythatcomeswithyourcomputer,youcanestablishwirelessWANconnectionsand
monitorthestatusofyourconnection.
Bluetooth
Bluetoothisoneofanumberoftechnologiesusedtocreateawirelesspersonalareanetwork.Bluetooth
canconnectdevicesashortdistancefromoneanother,andiscommonlyusedforconnectingperipheral
devicestoacomputer,transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer,orremotely
controllingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones.
UsingthewirelessLANandwirelessWANconnections
Youcancheckyourwirelessconnectionstatusandsignalstrengththroughthewirelessnetworkiconin
theWindowsnoticationarea.
Toenableordisableyourwirelessfeature,pressF8.Whenyoupressthiskey,alistofwirelessconnections
isdisplayed.Youcanquicklyturnonandturnoffallthewirelessnetworkconnections.
TheLocationsAwarenessprogramenablesyoutomanageyourlocationproles.Byswitchingbetween
locationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoa
networkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthecomputereachtime.Toaccess
theLocationAwarenessprogram,opentheLenovoExperienceprogramandclickLocationAwareness.
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