User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Read this first
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Using your computer
- Chapter 3. Enhancing your computer
- Chapter 4. Security
- Chapter 5. Advanced configuration
- Chapter 6. Preventing problems
- Chapter 7. 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
- Fingerprint reader problems
- Battery and power problems
- Problems with drives and other storage devices
- A software problem
- Problems with ports and connectors
- Chapter 8. Recovery overview
- Chapter 9. Replacing devices
- Chapter 10. Getting support
- Chapter 11. You and your computer
- 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 Directive
- 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 power mains with rated current less than or equal to 20 A per phase
- Lenovo product service information for Taiwan
- Eurasian compliance mark
- Brazil regulatory notice
- Mexico regulatory notice
- Appendix B. WEEE and recycling statements
- Appendix C. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)
- Appendix D. ENERGY STAR model information
- Appendix E. Notices
1Microphones
Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.
Dependingonyourmodel,yourcomputermightcomewithonemicrophone.
2Camera
Somemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.
Fordetails,see“Usingthecamera”onpage37
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3Powerbutton
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forhowtoturnoffthe
computer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17.
Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops
responding”onpage75
formoreinformation.
Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn
offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton
does,dothefollowing:
1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareaonthetaskbar.
2.ClickMorepoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:UseLenovoprogramsforadvancedpowersettings.
•ForWindows7:UsethePowerManagerprogram.
•ForWindows8.1:UsetheLenovoSettingsprogram.
Formoreinformation,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12
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ThinkPadpointingdevice
4TrackPointpointingstick
7ThinkPadtrackpad
ThekeyboardcontainstheThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareallpartofasingle
processthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.Formoreinformation,see
“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage23.
5System-statusindicator
TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Forthedetailedinformation
abouttheindicator,see“Statusindicators”onpage6.
6Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
Somemodelshaveafingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidesasimpleandsecure
useraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprintwithapassword.Formoreinformationaboutthefingerprint
reader,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage50
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8Media-cardslot
Yourcomputerisequippedwithamediacardreader,whichprovidesamedia-cardslot.Insertyourflash
mediacardintothemedia-cardslottoreadthedataonthecard.Formoreinformationaboutthesupported
cards,see“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage38.
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