User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- About this guide
- Chapter 1. Meet your computer
- Chapter 2. Get started with your computer
- Chapter 3. Explore your computer
- Chapter 4. Help and support
- Appendix A. Accessibility and ergonomic information
- Appendix B. Compliance information
- Appendix C. Notices and trademarks
Step 1. Right-click the battery status icon in the Windows notification area.
Step 2. Select Power Options ➙ Change plan settings.
You may select a different power plan or you can customize a plan by selecting Change plan settings.
Set performance mode
Your computer can work in different performance modes. The performance and power consumption of the
computer vary in different performance modes.
Press Fn + Q to cycle through different performance modes.
Change settings in UEFI/BIOS setup utility
This section introduces what is UEFI/BIOS and the operations you can perform in its setup utility.
What is UEFI/BIOS setup utility
UEFI/BIOS is the first program that runs when a computer starts. UEFI/BIOS initializes hardware components
and loads the operating system and other programs. Your computer may include a setup program (setup
utility) with which you can change certain UEFI/BIOS settings.
Open the UEFI/BIOS setup utility
Step 1. Turn on or restart the computer.
Step 2. When the Lenovo logo appears on the screen, press F2 repeatedly.
Note: For computers with hotkey mode enabled, press Fn + F2.
Change the startup sequence
You may need to change the startup sequence to allow the computer to start from another device or a
network location.
Step 1. Open the UEFI/BIOS setup utility.
Step 2. Navigate to the Boot menu.
Step 3. Follow on-screen instructions to change the order of devices under Boot Priority Order.
Note: You can also change startup sequence temporarily without opening the setup utility. To do so, start
the computer. When the Lenovo logo appears, press F12 (or Fn + F12) repeatedly.
Enable or disable always-on
For some Lenovo computers with always-on connectors, the always-on function can be enabled or disabled
in the UEFI/BIOS setup utility.
Step 1. Open the UEFI/BIOS setup utility.
Step 2. Select Configuration ➙ Always On USB and press Enter.
Step 3. Change the setting to Disabled or Enabled.
Step 4. Select Exit ➙ Exit Saving Changes.
Set passwords in UEFI/BIOS setup utility
This section introduces the types of passwords that you can set in the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface) or BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) setup utility.
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