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4 AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinthefollowingsituation:
Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode
Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower
Tochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeorturnedoff,andthecomputerisnot
connectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPower,andthenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,seeAccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.
5 Smartcardslot(availableonsomemodels)
Yourcomputermighthaveasmartcardslot.Smartcardscanbeusedforauthentication,datastorage,and
applicationprocessing.Smartcardsalsomightprovidestrongsecurityauthenticationforsinglesign-on
(SSO)withinlargeorganizations.Formoreinformation,see“Usingasmartcard”onpage46.
Bottomview
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.
1 Emergency-resethole 2 Keyboarddrainageholes
1 Emergency-resethole
Ifthecomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removethe
acpoweradapterfirst.Theninsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthe
computer.
2 Keyboarddrainageholes
Ifyouaccidentallyspillwaterordrinkoverthekeyboard,thekeyboarddrainageholescanhelpdrainout
liquidfromyourcomputer.
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