Important safety information
Chapter 1. Product overview
Chapter 2. Using your computer
Chapter 3. Enhancing your computer
- Finding ThinkPad options
- ThinkPad Basic Dock, ThinkPad Pro Dock, and ThinkPad Ultra Dock
Chapter 4. Accessibility, ergonomic, and maintenance information
Chapter 5. Security
Chapter 6. Advanced configuration
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting computer problems
Chapter 8. Recovery information
Chapter 9. Replacing devices
Chapter 10. Getting support
Appendix A. Supplemental information about the Ubuntu operating system
Appendix B. Regulatory information
Appendix C. WEEE and recycling statements
Appendix D. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
Appendix E. ENERGY STAR model information
Appendix F. Notices
Appendix G. Trademarks

Lenovo T470p User Manual

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T470pUserGuide

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport

Websiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

FirstEdition(February2017)

©CopyrightLenovo2017.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices

Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.

GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Importantsafetyinformation......v

Readthisﬁrst................v

Importantinformationaboutusingyourcomputer..v

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction....vii

Serviceandupgrades............vii

Powercordsandpoweradapters.......viii

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......ix

Plugsandoutlets...............ix

Powersupplystatement............ix

Externaldevices...............x

Generalbatterynotice.............x

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery.....xi

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery...xi

Heatandproductventilation..........xi

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation......xii

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice.......xiii

Usingheadphonesorearphones.......xiii

Plasticbagnotice.............xiii

Glasspartsnotice.............xiv

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Computercontrols,connectors,andindicators...1

Frontview................1

Left-sideview..............2

Right-sideview..............3

Bottomview...............5

Statusindicators.............5

Importantproductinformationlabels.......7

Machinetypeandmodellabel........7

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumber.....8

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems...9

Computerfeatures.............10

Computerspeciﬁcations...........11

Operatingenvironment...........11

Lenovoprograms.............12

AccessingLenovoprograms.......12

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....12

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...15

Registeringyourcomputer..........15

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........15

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

system..................16

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........16

Usingthespecialkeys...........18

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice......20

ThinkPadpointingdeviceoverview.....20

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice....21

Usingthetrackpad...........22

Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures.....23

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..23

Replacingthecaponthepointingstick...24

Powermanagement............24

Usingtheacpoweradapter........24

Usingthebattery............25

Managingthebatterypower.......26

Power-savingmodes..........26

CabledEthernetconnections.........26

Wirelessconnections............27

Usingthewireless-LANconnection.....27

Usingthewireless-WANconnection....27

UsingtheBluetoothconnection......28

UsingtheAirplanemode.........28

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature...29

Usingaudiofeatures............29

Usingthecamera.............29

Usingamediacardorasmartcard......30

Usinganexternaldisplay..........31

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........33

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

computer...............35

FindingThinkPadoptions..........35

ThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,and

ThinkPadUltraDock............35

Controls,connectors,andindicators....35

Attachingadockingstationtoyour

computer...............40

Detachingadockingstationfromyour

computer...............40

Guidelinesonconnectingmultipleexternal

displaystothedockingstation......41

Chapter4.Accessibility,ergonomic,

andmaintenanceinformation....43

Accessibilityinformation...........43

Ergonomicinformation...........45

Cleaningandmaintenance..........46

Chapter5.Security..........49

Usingpasswords..............49

Passwordsintroduction.........49

Setting,changing,orremovingapassword.50

Harddisksecurity.............50

Settingthesecuritychip...........51

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Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........52

Deletingdatafromyourstoragedrive......54

Usingﬁrewalls...............54

Protectingdataagainstviruses........55

Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration..57

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem...57

Installingdevicedrivers...........58

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......58

ConﬁguringThinkPadSetup.......59

Changingthestartupsequence......59

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........60

BIOSmenu..............60

Usingsystemmanagement..........69

Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............73

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......73

DiagnosingproblemswithLenovoCompanion..73

Troubleshooting..............74

Computerstopsresponding.......74

Spillsonthekeyboard..........75

Errormessages............75

Beeperrors..............76

Memorymoduleproblems........78

Ethernetproblems...........78

Wireless-LANproblem..........79

Wireless-WANproblem.........79

Bluetoothproblem...........79

ThinkPadpointingdeviceproblems.....80

Keyboardproblems...........80

Computerscreenproblems........80

Externalmonitorproblems........82

Audioproblems............83

Fingerprintreaderproblems........85

Batteryproblems............85

acpoweradapterproblem........85

Powerproblems............86

Bootproblems.............86

Sleepandhibernationproblems......86

Harddiskdriveproblems.........87

Solid-statedriveproblem.........88

Softwareproblem............88

USBproblem.............88

Dockingstationproblem.........88

Chapter8.Recoveryinformation...91

Resettingyourcomputer...........91

Usingadvancedstartupoptions........91

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows10

failstostart................91

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive....91

Chapter9.Replacingdevices.....93

Staticelectricityprevention..........93

Replacingtheremovablebattery.......93

ReplacingthemicroSIMcard.........95

Replacingthebasecoverassembly......96

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........98

Replacingthekeyboard...........100

Replacingtheinternalstoragedrive......107

Replacingthewireless-WANcard.......112

Replacingamemorymodule.........113

Chapter10.Gettingsupport....115

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........115

Gettinghelpandservice...........115

LenovoSupportWebsite.........116

CallingLenovo.............116

Purchasingadditionalservices........117

AppendixA.Supplemental

informationabouttheUbuntu

operatingsystem..........119

AppendixB.Regulatory

information.............121

Certiﬁcation-relatedinformation........121

Wireless-relatedinformation.........121

Wirelessinteroperability.........121

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth....121

LocatingtheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............122

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...122

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....123

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........123

Electronicemissionnotices..........123

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........123

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............123

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive

orRadioEquipmentDirective.......124

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...124

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....125

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..125

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................125

Japannoticeforacpowercord......125

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................125

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Eurasiancompliancemark..........125

Brazilaudionotice.............125

AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............127

Generalrecyclinginformation.........127

ImportantWEEEinformation.........127

Japanrecyclingstatements.........128

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........128

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................129

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....130

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................130

RecyclinginformationforChina........130

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive....131

AppendixE.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............135

AppendixF.Notices.........137

AppendixG.Trademarks......139

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Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationﬁrst.

Readthisﬁrst

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded

withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement

ortheLimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see"WarrantyInformation"intheSafety,Warranty,andSetup

Guidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personal

computersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotential

safetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducethese

risks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandinthe

operatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowing

theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourself

fromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.

Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebook

computers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhave

suchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-sized

internalbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothe

batterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.

Importantinformationaboutusingyourcomputer

Ensurethatyoufollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.

Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethecomputertofail.

Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.

Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalm

rest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreach

dependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcause

discomfortorevenaskinburn.

•Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyin

contactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.

•Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfrom

thepalmrest.

Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.

Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyour

computer,itgeneratesheat.

Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskin

burn.

•Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbody

whileitisinuse.

•Neveruseittowarmyourbody.

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Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour

computer.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a

keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked

on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway

subjecttotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.

Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe

following:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thishelpstopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectson

yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep

mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit

isturnedon.

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough

thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby

anauthorizedservicer.

Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare

occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou

mighthearsoundslikepopping,cracking,orhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthatan

internalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner.Or,theymightindicate

apotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.

ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphone

numbers,seethefollowingWebsite:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

Frequentlyinspectyourcomputeranditscomponentsfordamageorwearorsignsofdanger.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionabouttheconditionofacomponent,donotusetheproduct.Contact

theCustomerSupportCenterortheproductmanufacturerforinstructionsonhowtoinspectthe

productandhaveitrepaired,ifnecessary.

Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafety

concernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceand

telecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.

•Powercords,plugs,poweradapters,extensioncords,surgeprotectors,orpowersuppliesthatare

cracked,broken,ordamaged.

•Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orﬁre.

•Damagetoabattery(suchascracks,dents,orcreases),dischargefromabattery,orabuildupofforeign

substancesonthebattery.

•Acracking,hissing,orpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercord,or

poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufactured

fororbyLenovo®,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurther

instructions,oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror

yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare

referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer

ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor

customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor

replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea

productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake

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surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave

anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the

followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe

computeriscool.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH03VV-F,3G,0.75mm2,or

better.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.

Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordin

waysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.

Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.

Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercord

orpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronﬂoorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.

Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressed

bymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnector

terminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.

Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof

overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor

overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects

whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices

Ensurethatextensioncords,surgeprotectors,uninterruptiblepowersupplies,andpowerstripsthatyouuse

areratedtohandletheelectricalrequirementsoftheproduct.Neveroverloadthesedevices.Ifpowerstrips

areused,theloadshouldnotexceedthepowerstripinputrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformation

ifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads,powerrequirements,andinputratings.

Plugsandoutlets

DANGER

Ifareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobe

damagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbyaqualiﬁedelectrician.

Donotbendormodifytheplug.Iftheplugisdamaged,contactthemanufacturertoobtain

areplacement.

Donotshareanelectricaloutletwithotherhomeorcommercialappliancesthatdrawlargeamounts

ofelectricity;otherwise,unstablevoltagemightdamageyourcomputer,data,orattacheddevices.

Someproductsareequippedwithathree-prongedplug.Thisplugﬁtsonlyintoagrounded

electricaloutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Donotdefeatthissafetyfeaturebytryingtoinsertitinto

anon-groundedoutlet.Ifyoucannotinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectricianforan

approvedoutletadapterortoreplacetheoutletwithonethatenablesthissafetyfeature.Never

overloadanelectricaloutlet.Theoverallsystemloadshouldnotexceed80percentofthebranch

circuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloads

andbranchcircuitratings.

Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisproperlywired,easilyaccessible,andlocatedclose

totheequipment.Donotfullyextendpowercordsinawaythatwillstressthecords.

Besurethatthepoweroutletprovidesthecorrectvoltageandcurrentfortheproductyouare

installing.

Carefullyconnectanddisconnecttheequipmentfromtheelectricaloutlet.

Powersupplystatement

DANGER

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

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Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel

attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith

oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Externaldevices

CAUTION:

DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUniversalSerialBus(USB)and

1394cableswhilethecomputerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoid

possibledamagetoattacheddevices,waitatleastﬁvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdownto

disconnectexternaldevices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand

shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespeciﬁedbyLenovo,ora

disassembledormodiﬁedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.Toavoidpossible

injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromﬁre.

Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign

materialsonthebatteryleads.

Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom

temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe

chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply

withlocalordinancesorregulations.

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Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Ifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontainsasmall

amountofharmfulsubstance.

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Ifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontains

asmallamountofharmfulsubstance.

Donotheattomorethan100°C(212°F).

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

Computers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhen

batteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasigniﬁcantamountofheatduetotheir

compactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsome

otherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyour

bodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyou

usethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime.

Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependson

theamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,

eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaks

fromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottouse

thekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearﬂammablematerialsorinexplosive

environments.

•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and

reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton

abed,sofa,carpet,orotherﬂexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.

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•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgenerates

heat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusethe

acpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,

maycauseaskinburn.

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe

requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafﬁcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airﬂowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconﬁguration

ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofﬁre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,battery,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthedevice

covers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconﬁgurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse

thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,

oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

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Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother

electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical

cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable

toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:

Theliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)ismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercan

causetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalﬂuidgetsintoyoureyesoronyour

hands,immediatelywashtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsare

presentafterwashing,getmedicalcare.

Note:Forproductswithmercury-containingﬂuorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),theﬂuorescentlamp

intheliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

CAUTION:

Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof

theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound

pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe

outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspeciﬁcationsofEN50332-2.The

headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspeciﬁcation

limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainst

hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7

limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN

50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationof

theheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespeciﬁcationsofEN50332-1.

Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5

LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousdueto

excessivesoundpressurelevels.

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger

ofsuffocation.

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Glasspartsnotice

CAUTION:

Somepartsofyourproductmaybemadeofglass.Thisglasscouldbreakiftheproductisdropped

onahardsurfaceorreceivesasubstantialimpact.Ifglassbreaks,donottouchorattempttoremove

it.Stopusingyourproductuntiltheglassisreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesbasicinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourcomputer.

Computercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroduceshardwarefeaturesofthecomputer.

Frontview

1Camera(availableonsomemodels)2Microphones(availableonsomemodels)

3Powerbutton4Fingerprintreader

5TrackPoint®pointingstick6Trackpad

7Media-cardslot8TrackPointbuttons

9Screen(multi-touchavailableonsomemodels)

1Camera(availableonsomemodels)

Thecameraenablesyoutotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Using

thecamera”onpage29.

2Microphones(availableonsomemodels)

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

3Powerbutton

Youcanpressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.

Toturnoffthecomputer,opentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

Ifyourcomputerisunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonfor

fourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstopsresponding”onpage74.

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Youalsocandeﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn

offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton

does,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall

icons.

2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4Fingerprintreader

Fingerprintauthenticationprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprintwitha

password.Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage52.

ThinkPad®pointingdevice

5TrackPointpointingstick

8TrackPointbuttons

6Trackpad

YourcomputerisequippedwiththeLenovo-uniqueThinkPadpointingdevice.Formoreinformation,see

“ThinkPadpointingdeviceoverview”onpage20.

7Media-cardslot

Youcaninsertaﬂashmediacardintothemedia-cardslotfordataaccessorstorage.Formoreinformation,

see“Usingamediacardorasmartcard”onpage30.

9Screen(multi-touchavailableonsomemodels)

Themulti-touchscreenenablesyoutouseyourcomputerwithsimpletouchgestures.Formoreinformation,

see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage16.

Left-sideview

1acpowerconnector2AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

3Fanlouvers4Audioconnector

5Smart-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)

1acpowerconnector

Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge

thebattery.

2AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorenablesyoutochargeUSB-compatibledevicesinthe

followingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisofforinhibernationmode,butconnectedtoacpower

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Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

Tochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisofforinhibernationmode,andthecomputerisnotconnected

toacpower,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12.

2.ClickPOWER.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentomakeyourpreferredsetting.

3Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especially

thecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:Toensureproperairﬂow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

4Audioconnector

Youcanconnectheadphonesoraheadsetwitha3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto

listentothesoundfromthecomputer.

Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyou

presstheswitch,theheadsetmicrophoneisdisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputeris

enabledinstead.

Note:Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using

audiofeatures”onpage29.

5Smart-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)

Youcanusesmartcardsforauthentication,datastorage,andapplicationprocessing.Withinlarge

organizations,youmightalsousesmartcardsforstrongsecurityauthenticationofsinglesign-on(SSO).For

moreinformation,see“Usingamediacardorasmartcard”onpage30.

Right-sideview

1Micro-SIM-cardslot2USB3.0connectors

3Ethernetconnector4MiniDisplayPort®connector

5HDMI™connector6Security-lockslot

1Micro-SIM-cardslot

Ifthecomputersupportswirelesswideareanetwork(WWAN),amicroSubscriberIdentiﬁcationModule

(SIM)cardmightberequiredtoestablishconnections.Forinformationaboutreplacingorinstallingthemicro

SIMcard,see“ReplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage95.

2USB3.0connectors

YoucanusetheUSB3.0connectorstoconnectUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,USB

mouse,USBstoragedevice,orUSBprinter.

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Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

3Ethernetconnector

TheEthernetconnectorenablesyoutoconnectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN).

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwonetworkstatusindicators.Whenthegreenindicatorison,thecomputeris

connectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,dataisbeingtransmitted.

Note:Ifthecomputerisconnectedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectoronthedockingstation

insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

4MiniDisplayPortconnector

TheMiniDisplayPortconnectorenablesyoutoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,external

monitor,orhigh-deﬁnitiontelevision(HDTV).Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetup

andsupportsadaptersthatcanplugintoDigitalVisualInterface(DVI),videographicsarray(VGA),or

High-DeﬁnitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI™)connectors.TheMiniDisplayPortconnectorsupportsaudio

aswellasvideostreaming.

5HDMIconnector

TheHDMIconnectorisadigitalaudioandvideointerface.Itenablesyoutoconnectyourcomputertoa

compatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasaDVDplayeroranHDTV.

Note:IfyouconnectthecomputertoasupportedThinkPadOneLink+Dock,usetheHDMIconnectoronthe

ThinkPadOneLink+Dock,nottheoneonthecomputer.

6Security-lockslot

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,lockyourcomputertoadesk,table,orotherﬁxturesthroughasecurity

cablelockthatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslot.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity

feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

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Bottomview

1Removablebattery2Dockingstationconnector(availableonsomemodels)

3Keyboarddrainageholes4Speakers

1Removablebattery

Youcanusethecomputerwithbatterypowerwheneveracpowerisunavailable.

2Docking-stationconnector(availableonsomemodels)

Youcanconnectthecomputertoasupporteddockingstationtoextendthecomputercapabilities.

3Keyboarddrainageholes

Ifyouaccidentallyspillwaterordrinkoverthekeyboard,thekeyboarddrainageholescanhelpdrainout

liquidfromyourcomputer.

4Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

Statusindicators

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutlocatingandidentifyingthevariousstatusindicatorsonyourcomputer.

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Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

1Camerastatusindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.

27Systemstatusindicators

TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoonthecomputerlidandtheindicatorinthepowerbuttonshowthe

systemstatusofyourcomputer.

•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.

•On:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

•Blinksquickly:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.

•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

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3CapsLockindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,youcantypeuppercaselettersbydirectlypressingtheletterkeys.

4FnLockindicator

ThisindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthespecialkeys”

onpage18.

5Speaker-muteindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.

6Microphone-muteindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.

8acpowerstatusindicator

Thisindicatorshowstheacpowerandbatterypowerstatusofthecomputer.

•Green:connectedtoacpower(batterypower80%–100%)

•Yellow:connectedtoacpower(batterypower0%–80%)

•Off:notconnectedtoacpower

Importantproductinformationlabels

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethefollowinglabels:

•Machinetypeandmodellabel

•FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationlabel

•LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Machinetypeandmodellabel

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetypeandmodelinformationhelpsthetechniciansto

identifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

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Thefollowingillustrationshowswheretoﬁndthelabelthatcontainsthemachinetypeandmodelinformation

ofyourcomputer.

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumber

TheFCCandICCertiﬁcationinformationisidentiﬁedbyalabelonthecomputerasshowninthefollowing

illustration.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Thecontentofthislabeldiffersdependingonthewirelessmodulesthatcomewithyourcomputer:

•Forapreinstalledwirelessmodule,thislabelidentiﬁestheactualFCCIDandICcertiﬁcationnumberfor

thewirelessmoduleinstalledbyLenovo.

Note:Donotremoveorreplaceapreinstalledwirelessmodulebyyourself.Forreplacement,youmust

contacttheLenovoserviceﬁrst.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyunauthorized

replacement.

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•Forauser-installablewirelessWANmodule,thislabeldirectsyoutoconsultthisuserguidefortheactual

FCCIDandICcertiﬁcationnumber.

TheFCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumberlabelisafﬁxedtothewirelessWANmodule1(availableon

somemodels)installedinthecomputer.

Note:Fortheuser-installablewirelessmodule,ensurethatyouuseonlyaLenovo-authorizedwireless

moduleforthecomputer.Otherwise,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedandthecomputerwillbeep

whenyouturnonthecomputer.

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Windows®10GenuineMicrosoft®label:YourcomputermighthaveaGenuineMicrosoftlabelafﬁxedtoits

coverdependingonthefollowingfactors:

•Yourgeographiclocation

•Datewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured

•VersionofWindows10thatispreinstalled

Gotohttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspxforillustrationsofthevarioustypes

ofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.

•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels

preinstalledwithanyversionofWindows10.

•Inothercountriesandregions,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonlyoncomputermodelslicensed

forWindows10Pro.

TheabsenceofaGenuineMicrosoftlabeldoesnotindicatethatthepreinstalledWindowsversionisnot

genuine.FordetailsonhowtotellwhetheryourpreinstalledWindowsproductisgenuine,refertothe

informationprovidedbyMicrosoftat:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/default.aspx

Therearenoexternal,visualindicatorsoftheProductIDorWindowsversionforwhichthecomputeris

licensed.Instead,theProductIDisrecordedinthecomputerﬁrmware.WheneveraWindows10product

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isinstalled,theinstallationprogramchecksthecomputerﬁrmwareforavalid,matchingProductIDto

completetheactivation.

Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows10Pro

licensedowngraderights.

Computerfeatures

Thecomputerfeaturesintroducedinthistopiccovervariousmodels.Somecomputerfeaturesmight

beavailableonlyonspeciﬁcmodels.

Microprocessor

Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,right-clicktheStartbuttonandthenselect

System.

Memory

•Doubledatarate4(DDR4)smalloutlinedualin-linememorymodule(SODIMM)

Storagedevice

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mm(0.28-inch)or9.5-mm(0.38-inch)heightharddiskdrive(availableonsome

models)

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mm(0.28-inch)heightsolid-statedrive(availableonsomemodels)

•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheighthybriddrive(availableonsomemodels)

•M.2solid-statedrive(availableonsomemodels)

•Intel®Optane™memory

Display

•Brightnesscontrol

•ColordisplaywithIn-planeSwitching(IPS)technology

•Displaysize:355.6mm(14inches)

•Displayresolution:1920x1080pixelsor2560x1440pixels

•Multi-touchtechnology(availableonsomemodels)

•NVIDIA®discretegraphics

Keyboard

•Six-rowkeyboard(traditionalorbacklight)

•Functionkeys

•ThinkPadpointingdevice(includingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceandtrackpadwithbuttons)

Connectorsandslots

•acpowerconnector

•Audioconnector

•Docking-stationconnector(availableonsomemodels)

•Ethernetconnector

•AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

•HDMIconnector

•Media-cardslot(4-in-1)

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•Micro-SIM-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)

•MiniDisplayPortconnector

•Smart-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)

•USB3.0connectors

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader

•Security-lockslot

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

Wirelessfeatures

•Bluetooth

•WirelessLAN

•WirelessWAN(availableonsomemodels)

Others

•Camera

•Microphones

Computerspeciﬁcations

Size

•Width:339mm(13.35inches)

•Depth:235mm(9.25inches)

•Thickness:24mm(0.95inches)or24.4mm(0.96inches)

Maximumheatoutput(dependingonthemodel)

•90W(307Btu/hr)

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50Hzto60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100Vto240Vac,50Hzto60Hz

Operatingenvironment

Maximumaltitude(withoutpressurization)

•3048m(10000ft)

Temperature

•Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

–Operating:5°Cto35°C(41°Fto95°F)

–Storage:5°Cto43°C(41°Fto109°F)

•Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

–Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingundertheunpressurizedcondition:31.3°C(88°F)

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Note:Whenyouchargethebattery,itstemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F).

Relativehumidity

•Operating:8%to95%atwet-bulbtemperature23°C(73°F)

•Storage:5%to95%atwet-bulbtemperature27°C(81°F)

Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

Attention:

•Keepelectricalappliancessuchaselectricfans,radio,airconditioners,andmicrowaveovensaway

fromthecomputer.Thestrongmagneticﬁeldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitor

anddataontheinternalstoragedrive.

•Donotplaceanybeveragesontopoforbesidethecomputerorotherattacheddevices.Ifliquidisspilled

onorinthecomputeroranattacheddevice,ashortcircuitorotherdamagemightoccur.

•Donoteatorsmokeoveryourkeyboard.Particlesthatfallintoyourkeyboardcancausedamage.

Lenovoprograms

YourcomputercomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.

AccessingLenovoprograms

ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheStartmenuandlocateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.Ifyoudonotﬁndtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof

theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Tolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandother

computingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

ActiveProtectionSystem™Thisprogramprotectsyourinternalstoragedrivewhentheshocksensorinside

yourcomputerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive.Sucha

conditionincludessystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.

Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.

Thisisbecausethedrivestopsspinning,andthereadandwriteheadsofthe

drivemightalsobemovedtoareaswithoutdata.

Whendetectingthattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystem

tilt,vibration,orshock),theshocksensorenablestheinternalstoragedrive.

HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationHotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand

installutilitiesspeciﬁcallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyourcomputer.

Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityandusability

requirements.Installingrelatedutilitiesenablesfullfunctionalityofthespecial

keysandbuttons.

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LenovoCompanionYourcomputer’sbestfeaturesandcapabilitiesshouldbeeasytoaccessand

understand.WithLenovoCompanion,theyare.

UseLenovoCompaniontodothefollowing:

•Optimizeyourcomputerperformance,monitoryourcomputerhealth,and

manageupdates.

•Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessories

customizedforyourcomputer.

•Readhow-toarticles,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateon

technologynewswitharticlesandblogsfromtrustedsources.

TheLenovoCompanionprogramisﬁlledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelp

youlearnmoreaboutwhatyoucandowithyourLenovocomputer.

LenovoIDThisprogramenablesyoutocreateandmanageyourLenovoID.WithaLenovo

ID,youcanconnecttoeverythingLenovothroughasingleaccount.Useyour

LenovoIDforquickandsimpleauthenticationandthenenjoythevarious

servicesprovidedbyLenovo.Suchservicesincludeonlineshopping,app

download,personalizeddevicesupport,specialpromotionaloffers,Lenovo

forums,andsoon.

LenovoSettingsThisprogramenhancesyourcomputingexperiencebyprovidingthefollowing

features:

•Turningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot

•Conﬁguringcameraandaudiosettings

•Optimizingyourpowersettings

•Creatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkproﬁles

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Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyouusethevariousfeaturesprovidedbyyourcomputer.

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact

youifthereisarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand

servicestoregisteredusers.

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbeneﬁts:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnotiﬁcationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionson

thescreen.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThistopicprovidesafewtipstohelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputers.

Toensurethebestcomputerperformance,gotothefollowingWebsitetoﬁndinformationsuchasaidsfor

troubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

Right-clicktheStartbutton,andthenclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving

modes”onpage26.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplyanappropriate

powerplan.See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage26.

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom

drainingbyremovingthebattery.

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheinternalstoragedrive?

•Study“Security”onpage49toﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorized

use.

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•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheinternalstoragedrive,ensurethatyouread“Deletingdatafrom

yourstoragedrive”onpage54.

HowdoIattachanexternaldisplay?

•Referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage31.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal

display.

HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?

Refertotheappropriatetopicin“Replacingdevices”onpage93.

Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,andisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage73.

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems

withLenovoCompanion”onpage73.

•Checkforrecoverysolutionsin“Recoveryinformation”onpage91.

Printthefollowingtopicsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis

electronicuserguidewhennecessary.

•“InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem”onpage57

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage74

•“Powerproblems”onpage86

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows

operatingsystemsothatyoucangetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation

system,opentheStartmenuandclickGetStarted.Additionally,youcanusetheCortana®personal

assistanttosearchforhelp,apps,ﬁles,settings,andsoon.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.

Notes:

•Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

•Dependingontheprogramyouuse,somegesturesmightnotbeavailable.

Thefollowingtableintroducessomefrequentlyusedgestures.

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Touchgesture(touchmodels

only)

Description

Touch:Tap.

Mouseaction:Click.

Function:Openanapporperformanactiononanopenapp,suchasCopy,

Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.

Touch:Tapandhold.

Mouseaction:Right-click.

Function:Openamenuwithmultipleoptions.

Touch:Slide.

Mouseaction:Scrollthemousewheel,movethescrollbar,orclickthescroll

arrow.

Function:Scrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.

Touch:Draganitemtothelocationyouwant.

Mouseaction:Click,hold,anddraganitem.

Function:Moveanobject.

Touch:Movetwoﬁngersclosertogether.

Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelbackward.

Function:Zoomout.

Touch:Movetwoﬁngersfartherapart.

Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelforward.

Function:Zoomin.

Touch:Puttwoormoreﬁngersonanitemandthenrotateyourﬁngersclockwise

orcounterclockwise.

Mouseaction:Iftheappsupportsrotation,clicktherotationicon.

Function:Rotateanitem.

Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.

Mouseaction:ClicktheactioncentericonintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

Function:Opentheactioncentertoseeyournotiﬁcationsandquickactions.

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Touchgesture(touchmodels

only)

Description

Touch:Swipeinfromtheleftedge.

Mouseaction:Clickthetask-viewicononthetaskbar.

Function:Viewallyouropenwindowsintaskview.

•Shortswipeforfull-screenedapporwhenyourcomputerisinthetablet

mode

Touch:Swipedownwardsshortlyfromthetopedge.

Mouseaction:Moveyourpointertothetopedgeofthescreen.

Function:Showahiddentitlebar.

•Longswipewhenyourcomputerisinthetabletmode

Touch:Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottomedge.

Mouseaction:Fromthetopedgeofthescreen,clickandhold,movethe

pointertothebottomofthescreen,andthenrelease.

Function:Closethecurrentapp.

Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen

•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticﬁlm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany

metallicobjectonthescreen,whichmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.

•Donotuseﬁngernails,glovedﬁngers,orinanimateobjectsforinputonthescreen.

•Regularlycalibratetheaccuracyoftheﬁngerinputtoavoidadiscrepancy.

Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen

•Turnoffthecomputerbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.

•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremoveﬁngerprintsordustfromthe

multi-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.

•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.

Usingthespecialkeys

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

1Windowslogokey

PresstheWindowslogokeytoopentheStartmenu.ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowslogokeywith

otherkeys,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

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23Fnkeyandfunctionkeys

YoucanconﬁguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall

icons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeystab.

3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

•+SwitchthekeyfunctionbetweenthestandardF1–F12functionandthespecialfunction

printedasanicononeachkey.WhentheFnLockindicatorisoff,youcanusethedefaultfunction.You

canchangethedefaultfunctionintheKeyboardPropertieswindow.

•Muteorunmutethespeakers.

Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour

computer.Toturnonthesound,pressor.

•Decreasethespeakervolume.

•Increasethespeakervolume.

•Muteorunmutethemicrophones.

•Darkenthecomputerdisplay.

•Brightenthecomputerdisplay.

•Manageexternaldisplays.

•Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessfeatures.

•OpentheSettingswindow.

•Enableordisablethebuilt-inBluetoothfeatures.

•Openakeyboardsettingpage.

•Invokethefunctiondeﬁnedbyyourself.Ifnofunctionisdeﬁned,pressthiskeytoopenthe

Cortanapersonalassistant.

TodeﬁneorchangetheactionfortheF12key,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheLenovoSettingsprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12.

2.Clicktheinputicon.

3.LocatetheKEYBOARD:USER-DEFINEDKEYsectionandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreento

completethesetting.

OntheInputpage,youcanalsodeﬁnedifferentfunctionsforthekeycombinationswithF12,suchas

Shift+F12,Alt+F12,orCtrl+F12.

Keycombinations

•+:Openthecalculator.

•+:Putyourcomputerintosleepmode.

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•+:OpentheSnippingToolprogram.

•Fn+Spacebar:Ifyourcomputersupportskeyboardbacklight,pressFn+Spacebartoswitchbetweenthe

differentkeyboardbacklightstatus(off,low,orhigh).

Note:IfyourcomputerisinstalledwiththeLenovoSettings3.0programorlaterversion,therearefour

modesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,High,andAuto.

•Fn+B:ThiskeycombinationhasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalexternalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:ThiskeycombinationhasthesamefunctionastheScrLKorScrollLockkeyonaconventional

externalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:ThiskeycombinationhasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyonaconventionalexternalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:ThiskeycombinationhasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalexternalkeyboard.

•Fn+4:PressFn+4toputthecomputerintosleepmode.Towakeupthecomputer,pressanykeyor

thepowerbutton.

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutusingtheThinkPadpointingdevice.

ThinkPadpointingdeviceoverview

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas

pointing,clicking,andscrolling.WiththeThinkPadpointingdevice,youalsocanperformvarioustouch

gestures,suchasrotatingandzoominginorout.

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingdevices:

1TrackPointpointingdevice

2Trackpad

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadmightlookdifferent

fromtheillustrationinthistopic.

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Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled.

Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage23.

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas

pointing,clicking,andscrolling.

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:

1Pointingstick

2Left-clickbutton(primary-clickbutton)

3Right-clickbutton(secondary-clickbutton)

4Scrollbar

TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,seethefollowinginstructions:

Note:Placeyourhandsinthetypingpositionanduseyourindexﬁngerormiddleﬁngertoapplypressureto

thepointing-sticknonslipcap.Useeitherthumbtopresstheleft-clickbuttonorright-clickbutton.

•Point

Usethepointingstick1tomovethepointeronthescreen.Tousethepointingstick,applypressureto

thepointing-sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thepointermovesaccordingly

butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthe

amountofpressureyouapplytothepointingstick.

•Left-click

Presstheleft-clickbutton2toselectoropenanitem.

•Right-click

Presstheright-clickbutton3todisplayashortcutmenu.

•Scroll

Pressandholdthedottedscrollbar4whileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickintheverticalor

horizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.

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Usingthetrackpad

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetoﬁngertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform

allthepointing,clicking,andscrollingfunctionsofatraditionalmouse.

Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozones:

1Left-clickzone(primary-clickzone)

2Right-clickzone(secondary-clickzone)

Tousethetrackpad,seethefollowinginstructions:

•Point

Slideoneﬁngeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadtomovethepointeraccordingly.

•Left-click

Presstheleft-clickzone1toselectoropenanitem.

Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithoneﬁngertoperformtheleft-clickaction.

•Right-click

Presstheright-clickzone2todisplayashortcutmenu.

Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithtwoﬁngerstoperformtheright-clickaction.

•Scroll

Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpadandmovethemintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thisactionenables

youtoscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.Ensurethatyoupositionyourtwoﬁngersslightly

apartfromeachother.

Withthetrackpad,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Forinformationaboutusingthetouch

gestures,see“Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures”onpage23.

Ifthetrackpadsurfaceisstainedwithoil,turnoffthecomputerﬁrst.Thengentlywipethetrackpadsurface

withasoftandlint-freeclothmoistenedwithlukewarmwaterorcomputercleaner.

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Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetoﬁngertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform

thesamepointandclickactionsasyouwoulduseatraditionalmouse.Youalsocanusethetrackpadto

performvarioustouchgestures.

Thefollowingsectionintroducessomefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,and

scrolling.Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.

Notes:

•Whenusingtwoormoreﬁngers,ensurethatyoupositionyourﬁngersslightlyapart.

•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.

•Dependingonthemodel,thetrackpadonyourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsin

thistopic.

Tap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpad

withoneﬁngertoselectoropen

anitem.

Two-ﬁngertap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpadwith

twoﬁngerstodisplayashortcut

menu.

Two-ﬁngerscroll

Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpad

andmovethemintheverticalor

horizontaldirection.Thisaction

enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe

document,Website,orapps.

Two-ﬁngerzoomout

Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpadand

movethemclosertogethertozoom

out.

Two-ﬁngerzoomin

Puttwoﬁngersonthetrackpad

andmovethemfartherapartto

zoomin.

Swipethreeﬁngersup

Putthreeﬁngersonthetrackpad

andmovethemuptoopenthetask

viewtoseeallyouropenwindows.

Swipethreeﬁngersdown

Putthreeﬁngersonthetrackpad

andmovethemdowntoshow

thedesktop.

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesoyoucanuseitmorecomfortablyandefﬁciently.For

example,youcanchoosetoenabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,thetrackpad,orboth.Youalsocan

disableorenablethetouchgestures.

TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons.ClickMouse.TheMousePropertieswindowis

displayed.

3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethecustomization.

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Replacingthecaponthepointingstick

Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you

mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Powermanagement

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtouseacpowerandbatterypowertoachievethebestbalance

betweenperformanceandpowermanagement.

Usingtheacpoweradapter

Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthebatteryorfromacpower.Whileyouuseac

power,thebatterychargesautomatically.

Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.

•acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.

•Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.

Connectingtheacpoweradapter

Toconnectthecomputertoacpower,ensurethatyoufollowthestepsinorder:

Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightseverelydamageyourcomputer.

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.

3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.

Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter

•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.

•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto

thetransformer.

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Usingthebattery

Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyour

computerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethe

power-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.

SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenablingyou

totakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youareabletoworklongerwithoutbeingtied

toanelectricaloutlet.

Checkingthebatterystatus

Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatocheckthebatterystatus.

Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse

yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer

betweencharges.Becauseeverycomputeruserhasindividualhabitsandneeds,itisdifﬁculttopredicthow

longabatterychargelasts.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer,forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive

–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay

–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeature

Chargingthebattery

Whenyouﬁndthattheremainingbatterypowerislow,chargeyourbatteryorreplacethebatterywitha

chargedbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,connectthecomputertoacpower.Thebatteryisfullychargedinabout

fourtoeighthours.Theactualchargingtimedependsonthebatterysize,thephysicalenvironment,and

whetheryouareusingthecomputer.Youcancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthe

battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining

powerisgreaterthan95%.

Tipsonchargingthebattery

•Beforeyouchargethebattery,ensurethatthebatterytemperatureislowerthan10°C(50°F).

•Chargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingconditions:

–Anewbatteryisinstalled.

–Thepercentageofpowerremainingislow.

–Thebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeisdepleted.

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe

battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspower-savingmodes.

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Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.

Toadjustpowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall

icons.

2.ClickPowerOptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach

modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.

•Sleepmode

Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthestoragedriveandthecomputerdisplayare

turnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,opentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickSleep.

•Hibernationmode

Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingﬁlesorexitingany

programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and

ﬁlesaresavedtothestoragedrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,deﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoesﬁrst,andthenpressthe

powerbuttontoputthecomputerintohibernationmode.

Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoes

notconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerinto

hibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanel,viewControlPanelbyCategory,andthenclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeT ools.

3.Double-clickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,

typethepasswordorprovideconﬁrmation.

4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The

scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectWakethecomputertorunthistask.

•Wirelessoff

Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemofftohelp

conservepower.

CabledEthernetconnections

WithanEthernetcable,youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkthroughtheEthernetconnector

onyourcomputer.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwonetworkstatusindicators.Whenthegreenindicatorison,thecomputeris

connectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,dataisbeingtransmitted.

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Note:Ifthecomputerisconnectedtoasupporteddockingstationorasupporteddock,usetheEthernet

connectoronthedockingstationorthedockinsteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

DANGER

YourcomputerhasanEthernetconnector.T oavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnect

thetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

Wirelessconnections

Wirelessconnectionisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.

Usingthewireless-LANconnection

Awirelesslocalareanetwork(LAN)coversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofﬁcebuildingora

house.Devicesbasedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothistypeofnetwork.

Yourcomputercomeswithabuilt-inwirelessnetworkcardtohelpyouestablishwirelessconnectionsand

monitortheconnectionstatus.

Toestablishawireless-LANconnection,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthewirelessfeature.See“Usingthespecialkeys”onpage18.

2.Clickthewireless-network-connection-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Alistofavailable

wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.

3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.

Thecomputerautomaticallyconnectstoanavailableandrememberedwirelessnetworkwhenthelocation

changes.Iftheavailablewirelessnetworkissecured,providethepasswordasrequired.Formore

information,seetheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Tipsonusingthewireless-LANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Placeyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewireless-LANaccess

pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputercovertoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus

Youcancheckthewireless-LANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin

theWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.

Usingthewireless-WANconnection

Wirelesswideareanetwork(WAN),whichusescellularnetworksfordatatransmission,enablesyou

toestablishwirelessconnectionsoverremotepublicorprivatenetworks.Theseconnectionscanbe

maintainedoveralargegeographicalareabyuseofmultipleantennasitesorsatellitesystemsmaintained

bywirelessserviceproviders.

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithawireless-WANcardinstalled,whichprovidessome

wireless-WANtechnologies,suchas1xEV-DO,HSPA,3G,GPRS,orLTE.Byusingthewireless-WAN

card,youcanestablishwireless-WANconnections.

Note:Thewireless-WANserviceisprovidedbyauthorizedserviceprovidersinsomecountriesorregions.

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Tipsforusingthewireless-WANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.

•Placeyourcomputeronaﬂatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightlymore

than90degrees.

•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.

•Bestreceptionisavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe

strongest.

Checkingthewireless-WANconnectionstatus

Youcancheckthewireless-WANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin

theWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.

UsingtheBluetoothconnection

Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesthatarewithinashortdistancefromoneanother.Bluetoothiscommonly

usedinthefollowingscenarios:

•Connectingperipheraldevicestoacomputer

•Transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer

•Remotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.Totransferdatathrough

theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:

Note:Itisnotrecommendedtousethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputer

simultaneouslywithaBluetoothoption.Thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformance

ofthewirelessfeaturecanbedegraded.

1.Dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheBluetooth-controlkeyandturnontheBluetoothfeature.

•OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.The

Bluetoothfeatureisenabled.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpinformationsystemandthehelpinformationsystemofthe

Bluetoothdevice.

UsingtheAirplanemode

TheAirplanemodeissupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.IftheAirplanemodeisenabled,all

wirelessfeaturesaredisabled.

ToenableordisabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheStartmenu.

2.ClickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.

3.SlidethecontrolforAirplanemodetoturnitonoroff.

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UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature

SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerssupportNVIDIAOptimusGraphics.

Therunningprogramandpowerplansettingsthatyouuseonyourcomputerhavespeciﬁcgraphicsquality

demand.Toachievethebestbalancebetweenthecomputerperformanceandalongbatterylife,theNVIDIA

OptimusGraphicsfeatureautomaticallyswitchesbetweenHighPerformanceGraphicsandEnergySaving

Graphics.Youdonothavetorestartyourcomputer,closeprograms,orintervenemanually.

Usingaudiofeatures

Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:

•Audioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inches)indiameter

•Microphones

•Speakers

Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such

asthefollowing:

•CompliantwithHighDeﬁnitionAudio

•PlaybackofMIDIandMP3ﬁles

•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVﬁles

•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached

Thefollowinglistprovidesinformationaboutsupportedfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothe

connectorsonyourcomputerorthedockingstation.

•Headsetwitha3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplug:Headphoneandmicrophonefunctions

•Conventionalheadphone:Headphonefunction

Note:Theconventionalmicrophoneisnotsupported.

Usingthecamera

Ifyourcomputerhasacamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshot

ofyourcurrentimage.

Tostartthecamera,opentheStartmenuandclickCamera.

Whenthecameraisstarted,theindicatoristurnedoningreen,indicatingthatthecameraisinuse.

Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,

videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneofthe

programsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamera

startsautomaticallyandthegreencamerastatusindicatorturnson.Formoreinformationaboutusingthe

camerawithaprogram,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Conﬁguringcamerasettings

Youcanconﬁgurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconﬁgurethecamerasettings,dooneofthefollowing:

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•OpentheCameraapp,andclickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconﬁgurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•OpentheStartmenuandthenclickLenovoSettings➙Camera.Followtheinstructionsonthescreento

conﬁgurethecamerasettings.

Usingamediacardorasmartcard

Yourcomputerhasamedia-cardslot.Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightalsohavea

smart-cardslot.

Supportedmediacardtypes

Themedia-cardreaderonyourcomputeronlysupportsthefollowingmediacards:

Note:Yourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)feature

fortheSDcard.

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Supportedsmartcardtype

Youcanusesmartcardsforauthentication,datastorage,andapplicationprocessing.Withinlarge

organizations,youmightalsousesmartcardsforstrongsecurityauthenticationofsinglesign-on(SSO).The

smart-cardreaderonyourcomputeronlysupportsthesmartcardofthefollowingspeciﬁcations:

•Length:85.60mm(3.37inches)

•Width:53.98mm(2.13inches)

•Thickness:0.76mm(0.03inches)

Attention:Smartcardswithslitsarenotsupported.Donotinsertsuchasmartcardintothesmart-card

readerofyourcomputer.Otherwisethereadermightgetdamaged.

Installingamediacardorasmartcard

Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

Toinstallthecard,dothefollowing:

1.Locatetheappropriatetypeofslotforyourcard.

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2.Ensurethatthecardiscorrectlyoriented:

•Forthemediacard:Themetalcontactsarefacingdownandpointingtowardthecardslot.

•Forthesmartcard:Themetalcontactsarefacingupwardandpointingtowardthecardslot.

3.Pressthecardﬁrmlyintothecardslot.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledmediacardorsmartcard,dothefollowing

toenablethefeature:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelbyCategory.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethe

passwordorprovideconﬁrmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingamediacardorasmartcard

Attention:

•Beforeremovingacard,stopthecardﬁrst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightgetcorruptedorlost.

•Whiletransferringdatatoorfromamediacardorasmartcard,donotputyourcomputerintosleepor

hibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscompleted;otherwise,yourdatamightgetdamaged.

•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystem

mightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveacard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatoshowhiddenicons.Then,right-clickthe

SafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

2.SelectthecorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

3.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

4.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows

operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitﬁrst,

andtheninsertitagain.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,and

changedisplaysettings.

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour

workspace.

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,iftheexternaldisplayalsosupportsthatresolution.

•Upto4096x2304pixels/60Hz,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheMiniDisplayPortconnector

•Upto4096x2160pixels/24Hz,or3840x2160pixels/30Hzwithanexternaldisplayconnected

totheHDMIconnector

Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,seethemanualsthatcomewithit.

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Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.Thewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtoavideo

connectorsuchastheHDMIconnectorandMiniDisplayPortconnectorbyacable.Thewirelessdisplaycan

beaddedthroughtheMiracast®function.

•Connectingawireddisplay

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchasthe

HDMIconnectororMiniDisplayPortconnector.

2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.

Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,right-clickonthedesktop,andthenclickScreen

resolution/Displaysettings➙Detect.

•Connectingawirelessdisplay

Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe

Miracastfeature.

Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.

–ClicktheactioncentericonintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.ClickConnect.Selectthewireless

displayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Choosingadisplaymode

Youcandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoose

howtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeyandthenselectadisplay

modeyouprefer.

Therearefourdisplaymodes:

•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.

Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeDisconnect,PCscreenonly,Computeronly,or

Disconnectprojector.

•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.

•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragand

moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.

•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.

Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.

IfyoushowprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D®infull-screenmode,onlythemaindisplayshows

thevideooutput.

Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you

candeﬁnewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Youalsocanchange

theresolutionandorientation.

Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

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1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectDisplaysettings.

2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconﬁgure.

3.Changedisplaysettingsasyouwant.

Note:Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplaythantheexternaldisplay,onlypartofthescreen

canbeshownontheexternaldisplay.

Travelingwithyourcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithyourcomputerwhenyouaretraveling.

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconﬁdentlyandefﬁcientlywithyourcomputer.

•Whenyourcomputergoesthroughthex-raymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itisimportanttokeep

youreyesonthecomputeratalltimestopreventtheft.

•Considerbringinganelectricaladapterforuseonanairplaneorautomobile.

•Ifyoucarryanacpoweradapter,detachtheaccordfromittoavoiddamagingthecord.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourcomputerontoanairplane,observethefollowingtips:

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourcomputerdisplaysothatitdoesnotget

caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

•Whentakingoff,remembertoturnoffyourcomputerorputitintohibernationmode.

•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe

airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictionson

theuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.

TheAirplanemodeissupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.IntheAirplanemode,allwireless

featuresaredisabled.

ToenabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.

2.SlidetheAirplanemodecontroltoturniton.

Travelaccessories

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryorregion,youmightwanttoconsideranappropriateacpoweradapter

forthecountryorregiontowhichyouaretraveling.

Topurchasetravelaccessories,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/accessories

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Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessories

andupgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,port

replicatorsordockingstations,batteries,poweradapters,keyboards,mice,andmore.

ToshopatLenovo,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

ThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,andThinkPadUltraDock

ThissectionintroduceshowtousetheThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,andThinkPadUltraDock.

Controls,connectors,andindicators

ThinkPadBasicDock

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.

2Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoejectthecomputerfromthedockingstation.

3Adjuster:Usetheadjusterasaguidetoalignthecomputerwiththedockingstation.

4Dockingstationconnector:Connectthedockingstationtothecomputer.

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1AlwaysOnUSB2.0connector:ConnectUSB-compatibledevicesorchargesomemobiledigitaldevices

andsmartphones.

2USB2.0connectors

3USB3.0connector

ConnectUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSBstoragedevice,ora

USBprinter.

4Ethernetconnector:ConnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.

Note:Whenyourcomputerisattachedtothedockingstation,alwaysusetheEthernetconnectororthe

externalmonitorconnectoronthedockingstation.Donotusetheonesonthecomputer.

5acpowerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

6VGAconnector:ConnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

ThinkPadProDock

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.

2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenthesystemlockisinthelockedposition.

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3Dockingstatusindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenthecomputerisattachedtothedocking

stationproperly.

4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoejectthecomputerfromthedockingstation.

5Adjuster:Usetheadjusterasaguidetoalignthecomputerwiththedockingstation.

6Dockingstationconnector:Connectthedockingstationtothecomputer.

7Systemlock:Usethesystemlocktolockorunlocktheejectbutton.

•Whenthesystemlockisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonislocked,andyoucannotattachor

detachyourcomputer.

•Whenthesystemlockisintheunlockedposition,theejectbuttonisunlocked,andyoucanattachor

detachyourcomputer.

1AlwaysOnUSB2.0connector:ConnectUSB-compatibledevicesorchargesomemobiledigitaldevices

andsmartphones.

2USB2.0connectors

3USB3.0connectors

ConnectUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSBstoragedevice,ora

USBprinter.

4Ethernetconnector:ConnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.

Note:Whenyourcomputerisattachedtothedockingstation,alwaysusetheEthernetconnectororthe

externalmonitorconnectoronthedockingstation.Donotusetheonesonthecomputer.

5acpowerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

6DisplayPort®connector:Connectahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices

thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

7DVIconnector:ConnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer

thatsupportsDVIconnection.

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ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnector.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthenthecomputer.

8VGAconnector:ConnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

9Audioconnector:Connectheadphonesoraheadsetwitha3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplug.

10Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockingstationfromtheft,lockyourdockingstationtoadesk,table,

orothernon-permanentﬁxture.Useasecuritycablelockthatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslot.

ThinkPadUltraDock

1Powerbutton:Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputer.

2Keylockindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.

3Dockingstatusindicator:Thisindicatorturnsonwhenthecomputerisattachedtothedocking

stationproperly.

4Ejectbutton:Presstheejectbuttontoreleasethecomputerfromthedockingstation.

5Slidingadjuster:Usetheslidingadjusterasaguidetoalignthedockingstationconnectoronyour

computerwhenyouattachthedockingstation.

6Dockingstationconnector:Connectthedockingstationtothecomputer.

7Systemlock:Usethesystemlocktolockorunlocktheejectbutton.

•Whenthesystemlockisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonislocked,andyoucannotattachor

detachyourcomputer.

•Whenthesystemlockisintheunlockedposition,theejectbuttonisunlocked,andyoucanattachor

detachyourcomputer.

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1AlwaysOnUSB2.0connector:ConnectUSB-compatibledevicesorchargesomemobiledigitaldevices

andsmartphones.

2USB2.0connectors

3USB3.0connectors

ConnectUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSBstoragedevice,ora

USBprinter.

4Ethernetconnector:ConnectthedockingstationtoanEthernetLAN.

Note:Whenyourcomputerisattachedtothedockingstation,alwaysusetheEthernetconnectororthe

externalmonitorconnectoronthedockingstation.Donotusetheonesonthecomputer.

5acpowerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

6DisplayPortconnectors:Connectahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices

thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

7HDMIconnector:Connectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasaDVDplayer

oranHDTV.

8DVIconnector:ConnectamonitorthatsupportsDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connection.

Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanonlybeusedwithacomputer

thatsupportsDVIconnection.

ToconnectaDVImonitor,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnector.Thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthenthecomputer.

9VGAconnector:ConnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

10Audioconnector:Connectheadphonesoraheadsetwitha3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplug.

11Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockingstationfromtheft,lockyourdockingstationtoadesk,table,

orothernon-permanentﬁxture.Useasecuritycablelockthatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslot.

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Attachingadockingstationtoyourcomputer

Attention:Whenthecomputerisattachedtoadockingstation,donotpickuptheassemblybytakinghold

ofthecomputeronly.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.Otherwisethedockingstationmightdropdown.

Toattachthedockingstationtoyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

Note:TheThinkPadBasicDockdoesnothavethesystemlock.

1.Disconnectallcablesanddevicesfromthecomputer.Ensurethatyouturnthesystemlockkeytothe

unlockedposition(horizontal).

2.Attachyourcomputertothedockingstationasshownuntilyouhearaclick1.Turnthesystemlock

keytothelockedposition(vertical)2.

3.Checkthedockingstatusindicator.Iftheindicatorisoff,yourcomputerisnotattachedtothedocking

stationsuccessfully.Tosolvetheproblem,detachandreattachthecomputer.Iftheproblempersists,

detachandreattachtheacpoweradapterofthedockingstation.

Note:Ifyouattachthecomputertothedockingstation,butdonotconnectthedockingstationtoac

power,yourcomputerconsumesbatterypower.

Detachingadockingstationfromyourcomputer

Attention:Whenthecomputerisattachedtoadockingstation,donotpickuptheassemblybytakinghold

ofthecomputeronly.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.Otherwisethedockingstationmightdropdown.

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Todetachthedockingstationfromyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

Note:TheThinkPadBasicDockdoesnothavethesystemlock.

1.Disconnectallcablesanddevicesfromthecomputerandthedockingstation.

2.Turnthesystemlockkeytotheunlockedposition(horizontal).

3.Presstheejectbuttontoejectthecomputer1,andthengraspbothsidesofthecomputertoremoveit

Guidelinesonconnectingmultipleexternaldisplaystothedocking

station

YoucanconnectmultipleexternaldisplaystoasupportedThinkPaddockingstation.Toensurethat

themultipledisplaysworkcorrectly,observethefollowingguidelinesandconnectthedisplaystothe

appropriateconnectors.

•Donotusetheconnectorsasshowninthefollowingillustrationsatthesametimeforconnectingmultiple

displays.Otherwise,oneofthedisplaysasshownwillnotwork.

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–ThinkPadProDock

–ThinkPadUltraDock

•FortheThinkPadUltraDock,amaximumofthreedisplays(includingyourcomputerdisplay)canworkat

thesametime.Asaresult,ifyouconnectthreeexternaldisplaystotheThinkPadUltraDock,thedisplay

connectedtotheVGAconnectorwillnotworkwhenyourcomputerdisplayison.

–Whenthecomputerdisplayisoff:

–Whenthecomputerdisplayison:

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Chapter4.Accessibility,ergonomic,andmaintenance

information

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,ergonomic,andcleaningandmaintenance.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidinguserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationswithgreater

accesstoinformationandtechnology.Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthewaystheseuserscanget

themostoutoftheircomputerexperience.Youalsocangetthemostup-to-dateaccessibilityinformation

fromthefollowingWebsite:

https://www.lenovo.com/accessibility

Keyboardshortcuts

Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.

Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.

KeyboardshortcutFunction

Windowslogokey+UOpenEaseofAccessCenter

RightShiftforeightsecondsTurnonorturnoffFilterKeys

ShiftﬁvetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys

NumLockforﬁvesecondsTurnonorturnoffToggleKeys

LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLockTurnonorturnoffMouseKeys

LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnonorturnoffHighContrast

Formoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthensearchusinganyofthefollowing

keywords:keyboardshortcuts,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.

EaseofAccessCenter

EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesyoutoconﬁgureyourcomputersto

suittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.

ToaccessEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelusingCategory.

2.ClickEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.

3.Choosetheappropriatetoolbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:

•Magniﬁer

Magniﬁerisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee

theitemsbetter.

•Narrator

Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventssuchas

errormessages.

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•On-ScreenKeyboard

Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourcomputerusingamouse,joystick,orotherpointingdevice

insteadofaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuseOn-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisual

keyboardwithallthestandardkeys.Youcanselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,or

youcantaptoselectthekeysifyourcomputersupportsmulti-touchscreen.

•HighContrast

HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa

result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.

•Personalizedkeyboard

Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard

tocontrolthepointerandmakethekeyboardeasiertotypecertainkeycombinations.

•Personalizedmouse

Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer

appearanceandmakeyourmouseeasiertomanagewindows.

SpeechRecognition

SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerbyvoice.

Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,clickobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextinto

documents,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmousecanbedonewith

onlyyourvoice.

TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickEaseofAccess➙SpeechRecognition.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Screen-readertechnologies

Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpsystems,andvarious

onlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:

•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders:

https://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE

•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader:

http://www.freedomscientiﬁc.com/jaws-hq.asp

•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader:

https://www.nvaccess.org/

Screenresolution

Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyour

computer.

Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectScreenresolution.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Settingaresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromﬁttingonthescreen.

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Customizableitemsize

Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.

•Tochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagniﬁertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.

•Tochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickAppearanceandPersonalization➙Display.

3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4.ClickApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.

–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.

PressandholdCtrl,andthenpresstheplus-signkey(+)toenlargeortheminus-signkey(–)to

reducethetextsize.

–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.

Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows.

Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.

Industry-standardconnectors

Yourcomputerprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.

Documentationinaccessibleformats

Lenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats,suchasproperlytaggedPDFﬁlesor

HyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)ﬁles.Lenovoelectronicdocumentationisdevelopedtoensure

thatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthe

documentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetextsothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandthe

imagewhentheyuseascreenreader.

Ergonomicinformation

Goodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthemostfromyourpersonalcomputerandtoavoiddiscomfort.

Arrangeyourworkplaceandtheequipmentyouusetosuityourindividualneedsandthekindofwork

thatyouperform.Inaddition,usehealthyworkhabitstomaximizeyourperformanceandcomfortwhen

usingyourcomputer.

Workinginthevirtualofﬁcemightmeanadaptingtofrequentchangesinyourenvironment.Adaptingto

thesurroundinglightsources,activeseating,andtheplacementofyourcomputerhardware,canhelpyou

improveyourperformanceandachievegreatercomfort.

Thisexampleshowssomeoneinaconventionalsetting.Evenwhennotinsuchasetting,youcanfollow

manyofthesetips.Developgoodhabits,andtheywillserveyouwell.

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Generalposture:Makeminormodiﬁcationsinyourworkingposturetodetertheonsetofdiscomfort

causedbylongperiodsofworkinginthesameposition.Frequentshortbreaksfromyourworkalsohelp

topreventminordiscomfortassociatedwithyourworkingposture.

Display:Positionthedisplaytomaintainacomfortableviewingdistanceof510mmto760mm(20inchesto

30inches).Avoidglareorreﬂectionsonthedisplayfromoverheadlightingoroutsidesourcesoflight.Keep

thedisplayscreencleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.Pressthe

brightnesscontrolkeystoadjustdisplaybrightness.

Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinacomfortableandneutral(vertical,orupright)position.

Chair:Useachairthatgivesyougoodbacksupportandseatheightadjustment.Usechairadjustmentsto

bestsuityourcomfortposture.

Armandhandposition:Ifavailable,usechairarmrestsoranareaonyourworkingsurfacetoprovide

weightsupportforyourarms.Keepyourforearms,wrists,andhandsinarelaxedandneutral(horizontal)

position.Typewithasofttouchwithoutpoundingthekeys.

Legposition:Keepyourthighsparalleltotheﬂoorandyourfeetﬂatontheﬂoororonafootrest.

Whatifyouaretraveling?

Itmightnotbepossibletoobservethebestergonomicpracticeswhenyouareusingyourcomputer

whileonthemoveorinacasualsetting.Regardlessofthesetting,trytoobserveasmanyofthetipsas

possible.Sittingproperlyandusingadequatelighting,forexample,helpsyoumaintaindesirablelevels

ofcomfortandperformance.Ifyourworkareaisnotinanofﬁcesetting,ensuretotakespecialnoteof

employingactivesittingandtakingworkbreaks.ManyThinkPadproductsolutionsareavailabletohelp

youmodifyandexpandyourcomputertobestsuityourneeds.Youcanﬁndsomeoftheseoptionsat

http://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthat

providetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Questionsaboutvision?

ThevisualdisplayscreensofThinkPadnotebookcomputersaredesignedtomeetthehigheststandards.

Thesevisualdisplayscreensprovideyouwithclear,crispimagesandlarge,brightdisplaysthatareeasyto

see,yeteasyontheeyes.Anyconcentratedandsustainedvisualactivitycanbetiring.Ifyouhavequestions

oneyefatigueorvisualdiscomfort,consultavision-carespecialistforadvice.

Cleaningandmaintenance

Withappropriatecareandmaintenanceyourcomputerwillserveyoureliably.Thefollowingtopicsoffer

informationtohelpyoukeepyourcomputerintopworkingorder.

Basicmaintenancetips

Herearesomebasicpointsaboutkeepingyourcomputerfunctioningproperly:

•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic

bags.

•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers

(morethan13cmor5inches).

•Avoidsubjectingyourcomputertoextremetemperatures(below5°C/41°Forabove35°C/95°F).

•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.

•Yourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees.

Donotopenthedisplaybeyond180degrees.Otherwise,thecomputerhingemightgetdamaged.

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•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin,otherwise,itcouldbreak

theadapterplug.

•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect

cordsandcables.

•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby

thedisplay.

•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.

•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.

•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputerandperipheralstotheairfromanappliancethatcanproduce

negativeions.Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.

Cleaningyourcomputer

Itisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-free

operation.

Cleaningthecomputercover:Wipeitwithalint-freeclothdampenedinmildsoapandwater.Avoid

applyingliquidsdirectlytothecover.

Cleaningthekeyboard:Wipethekeysonebyonewithalint-freeclothdampenedinmildsoapandwater.

Ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,theclothmighthookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Avoid

sprayingcleanerdirectlyontothekeyboard.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcan

useacamerablowerwithabrushorusecoolairfromahairdryer.

Cleaningthecomputerscreen:Scratches,oil,dust,chemicals,andultravioletlightcanaffectthe

performanceofyourcomputerscreen.Useadry,softlint-freeclothtowipethescreengently.Ifyouseea

scratchlikemarkonyourscreen,itmightbeastain.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.Ifthe

stainremains,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithwateroreyeglasscleaner,butdonotapplyliquidsdirectly

toyourcomputerscreen.Ensurethatthecomputerscreenisdrybeforeclosingit.

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Chapter5.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromunauthorizeduse.

Usingpasswords

Youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Afteryousetapassword,a

promptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.

Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks

automaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youarepromptedtoenteritwhenthecomputerresumes

fromsleepmode.

Passwordsintroduction

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe

computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyouhave

setasupervisorpassword,noonecanchangetheconﬁgurationofthecomputerwithoutthepassword.It

providesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:

•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad

Setupprogram.UnauthorizeduserscannotaccesstheThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat

computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers

tomakeadministrationeasier.

Harddiskpasswords

Settingaharddiskpasswordpreventsunauthorizedaccesstothedataontheharddiskdrive.When

aharddiskpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimeyoutrytoaccessthe

harddiskdrive.

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredonthestoragedrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust

entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessﬁlesandapplicationsonthestoragedrive.

•Masterharddiskpassword

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Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword

issetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanystoragedrivein

asystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignauserpassword

foreachcomputerinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,butthe

administratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,

pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto,typethemasterharddiskpassword.Toreturntotheicon

,pressF1again.

Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords:

•Youcansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpassword.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,thestoragedrivecanbeusedonlywitha

computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe

storagedriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethanseven

characters,youcannotaccessthedrive.

•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser

andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromthestorage

drive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethestorage

drivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Notes:TheeDrivestoragedrivesorTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)Opal-compliantstoragedrivesprovide

self-encryptioncapabilitiestosecureyourdata.

•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and

theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,andyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththe

Windows10operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

Setting,changing,orremovingapassword

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Toset,change,orremoveapassword,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙Passwordbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.Dependingonthepasswordtype,selectPower-onPassword,SupervisorPassword,orHarddiskx

Password.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,orremoveapassword.

Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthepassword,

youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword

canceled.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectthecomputerfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstoenhancesecurity:

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•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpassword.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordis

recommended.

•TheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.Toprovidereliablesecurity,

usethesecuritychipandasecurityprogramwiththeTrustedPlatformModule(TPM)management

feature.See“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage51.

•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,ensuretoprotectthecontentsofyour

computerfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindows

BitLocker®DriveEncryption.

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletethedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation,

see“Deletingdatafromyourstoragedrive”onpage54.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption(referredtoasBitLocker)isanintegralsecurityfeatureofsomeeditions

oftheWindowsoperatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyour

computer,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockercanencryptalluserandsystemﬁles,including

theswapandhibernationﬁles.

BitLockerusestheTPMtoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearlybootcomponent

integrity.AcompatibleTPMisdeﬁnedasaV2.0TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,viewControlPanelbyCategory,andclickSystemand

Security➙BitLockerDriveEncryption.

Formoreinformation,seethehelpsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“Microsoft

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.

DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive,Encryptionsolid-statedrive,orEncryptionhybrid

drive.Thisencryptiontechnologyhelpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NAND

ﬂash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefﬁcientuseoftheencryption

feature,setaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedrive.

Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransferconﬁdentialinformation

electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip

(acryptographicmicroprocessor).Withthesecuritychip,youcandothefollowing:

•Protectyourdataandsystem

•Strengthenaccesscontrols

•Securecommunications

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectSecurity➙SecurityChipbyusingthedirectionalkeys.

3.PressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

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4.Movetoanitemyouwanttosetbyusingthedirectionalkeys.Whentheitemishighlighted,pressEnter.

5.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

6.PressF10.ASetupConﬁrmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconﬁgurationchanges

andexit.

Notes:

•EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetinThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecanchangethe

settingsforthesecuritychip.

•Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,turnoffyourcomputerandthenturnitonagainafteryousetthe

securitychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader

Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermighthaveaﬁngerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcan

replaceyourpasswords,suchastheWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.In

thisway,youcanlogintoyourcomputersimplyandsecurely.

Youcansettheﬁngerprintreaderintheﬁngerprintprogramifavailable.Youalsocanchangethesettings

intheThinkPadSetupprogram.TochangethesettingsintheThinkPadSetupprogram,see“Usingthe

ThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage59.

Enrollingyourﬁngerprints

Toenableﬁngerprintauthentication,enrollyourﬁngerprintsﬁrst.Duringtheenrollment,theﬁngerprintsare

associatedwiththeWindowspasswordautomatically.Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanone

ﬁngerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourﬁngers.

Toenrollyourﬁngerprints,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings➙Accounts➙Sign-inoptions.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoﬁnishtheenrollment.

Scanningyourﬁnger

Toscanyourﬁnger,taptheﬁngerprintreaderwiththetopjointofyourﬁngerandholdyourﬁngertherefor

oneortwosecondswithalittlepressure.Thenlifttheﬁngertocompleteonescan.

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Fingerprintreaderindicator

•1Off:Theﬁngerprintreaderisnotreadyfortapping.

•2Solidgreen:Theﬁngerprintreaderisreadyfortapping.

•3Amber,blinking:Theﬁngerprintcannotbeauthenticated.

Associatingyourﬁngerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword

Toassociateyourﬁngerprintswithyourpower-onpasswordandharddiskpassword,manuallycreatea

connectionbydoingthefollowing:

1.Turnoffandthenturnonthecomputer.

2.Whenprompted,scanyourﬁngerontheﬁngerprintreader.

3.Enteryourpower-onpassword,harddiskpassword,orbothasrequired.Theconnectioniscreated.

Whenyoustartthecomputeragain,youcanuseyourﬁngerprintstologintothecomputerwithnoneedto

enteryourWindowspassword,power-onpassword,andharddiskpassword.

Attention:Ifyoualwaysuseyourﬁngerprinttologintothecomputer,youmightforgetyourpasswords.

Writedownyourpasswords,andkeeptheminasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyourpower-onpassword,

youmusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo-authorizedserviceroramarketingrepresentativetohavethe

passwordcanceled.Ifyouforgetyourharddiskpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordorrecover

datafromthestoragedrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo-authorizedserviceroramarketing

representativetohavethestoragedrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbecharged

forpartsandservice.

Maintainingtheﬁngerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagetheﬁngerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkcorrectly:

•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourﬁngernailoranythinghard

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyﬁnger

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free

cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourﬁngerprint.

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Ifyourﬁngerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Yourﬁngeriswrinkled.

•Yourﬁngerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Yourﬁngerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourﬁngerisdifferentfromtheonewhenyouenrolledyourﬁngerprint.

•Yourﬁngeriswet.

•Yourﬁngerthatyouarecurrentlyusinghasnotbeenenrolledbefore.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromtheﬁngers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentﬁngerforauthentication.

Deletingdatafromyourstoragedrive

Someofthedatastoredonthestoragedrivemightbesensitive.Handingyourcomputerovertosomeone

elsewithoutdeletingtheinstalledsoftware,suchasoperatingsystemsandprograms,mightevenviolate

thelicenseagreements.Besuretodeletedatastoredonthestoragedrivebeforeyoudisposeof,sell,

orhandoveryourcomputer.

Youcanusethefollowingmethodstodeletedatafromthestoragedrive:

•MovethedatatotheRecycleBin,andthenemptytheRecycleBin.

•Formatyourstoragedrive,usingthesoftwaretoinitializeit.

•UsetherecoveryprogramprovidedbyLenovotobringthestoragedrivebacktothefactorydefault

settings.

Theseoperations,however,onlychangetheﬁlelocationofthedata;theydonotdeletethedataitself.The

dataisstillthere,eventhoughitseemstobelost.Thus,itissometimespossibletoreadthedatabyuseof

specialsoftwarefordatarecovery.Thereisariskthatpeopleofbadfaithmightreadandmisusethecritical

dataonstoragedrivesforunexpectedpurposes.

Topreventleakageofdata,itisimportantthatyoudeleteallthedatafromtheharddiskdrivewhenyou

disposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer.Youcandestroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddisk

drivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansofstrongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.

Butitisrecommendedthatyouusethesoftware(payware)orservice(payservice)developedforthat

purpose.Theprocessmighttakeseveralhours.

Fordisposingofdataonthesolid-statedrive,LenovoprovidestheDriveEraseUtilityforResettingthe

CryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.

SomecomputersmightsupportaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolid-statedriveandhave

suchadriveinstalled.Youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonthedriveinashorttimebyerasingthe

cryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;

however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisalsoavailablewiththeDriveEraseUtility

forResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.

Usingﬁrewalls

Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwithaﬁrewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,

unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

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Formoreinformationabouthowtousetheﬁrewallprogram,seethehelpsystemthatcomeswiththe

program.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After

30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationaboutyourantivirussoftware,seethehelpsystemofyourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration

Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoufurtherconﬁgurethecomputer:

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructions

onhowtoinstallaWindows10operatingsystem.

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourinternalstorage

drive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethatyousetthesecuritychiptoTPM2.0.Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecurity

chip”onpage51.

2.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer.

3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage59.

4.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD.

ThenpressEsc.

6.SelectRestartandensurethatOSOptimizedDefaultsisenabled.ThenpressF10tosavethesettings

andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

7.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoinstallthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installing

devicedrivers”onpage58.

8.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe

securitypatches.

9.Dependingonyourpreference,installLenovoprograms.ForinformationaboutLenovoprograms,

see“Lenovoprograms”onpage12.

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe

ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwise,theoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion

codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSCNetherlandsNL

DenmarkDKNorwayNO

FinlandFISpainSP

FranceFRSwedenSV

GermanyGRTaiwanandHongKongTC

ItalyITUnitedStatesUS

JapanJP

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Installingdevicedrivers

Devicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor

“drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspeciﬁc

driver.Ifyouaddacomponent,theoperatingsystemmustbeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpieceof

hardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponentand

understandhowtouseit.

Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherﬁleonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruption

andmightnotperformproperlyifcorruptionoccurs.

Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriverfor

acomponentwhenyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorwhenyouaddedacomponent.

Thisactionmighteliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseofaproblem.

GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite

YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoSupportWebsitebydoingthe

following:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

2.Selecttheentryforyourcomputerandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadand

installnecessarysoftware.

GettingthelatestdriversusingLenovoCompanion

ThesystemupdatefunctionofLenovoCompanionhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputer

up-to-date.UpdatepackagesarestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovo

SupportWebsite.Updatepackagescancontainapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSﬂashes,orsoftware

updates.WhenLenovoCompanionconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theprogramautomatically

recognizesthefollowinginformationanddetermineswhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer:

•Machinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer

•Installedoperatingsystem

•Languageoftheoperatingsystem

LenovoCompanionthendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,

recommended,oroptionaltohelpyouunderstandtheimportance.Youhavecompletecontrolofwhich

updatestodownloadandinstall.Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,LenovoCompanion

automaticallydownloadsandinstallstheupdates.

LenovoCompanionispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonlyprerequisiteisanactive

Internetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeaturetoenable

theprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspeciﬁedintervals.Youalsocanpredeﬁnescheduled

updatestosearchbythecriticalseveritylevelsothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdate

typesthatyouneed.

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseLenovoCompanion,seethehelpsystemoftheprogram.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectthepreferredsettingsforyourcomputerthrough

conﬁguringtheBIOS.

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ConﬁguringThinkPadSetup

TheThinkPadSetupprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutsystemconﬁguration.

Attention:Thedefaultconﬁgurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Improperchangeoftheconﬁgurations

mightcauseunexpectedresults.

ToconﬁgureThinkPadSetup,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogramstarts.

Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocan

pressEntertoskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthe

password,youcannotchangetheconﬁgurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.

2.Usethearrowkeystoselectatab;orusethearrowkeystolocateanitemandpressEntertoselect

it.Thenthesupportedsubmenuisdisplayed.

3.Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Setthevalueofanitembydoingoneofthefollowing:

•PressF6tochangetoahighervalue.

•PressF5tochangetoalowervalue.

4.PresstheEsckeytoexitthesubmenuandreturntotheparentmenu.Thenusethesamemethod

mentionedabovetochangeotherconﬁgurations.

5.Whenyoucompletetheconﬁguration,pressF10tosaveandexit.YoualsocanselecttheRestarttabin

theThinkPadSetupmenu,andrestartyourcomputerwithoneoftheprovidedoptions.

YoucanpressF9torestoretothedefaultsettings.

Changingthestartupsequence

Insomecases,youmighthavetochangethestartupsequencesothatthecomputerstartsfromadesired

devicewhenpoweredon.Readthistopictolearnhowtochangethecomputerstartupsequence.

Attention:

•Afteryouchangethestartupsequence,ensurethatyouselectthecorrectdeviceduringacopy,asave,or

aformatoperation.Ifyouselectthewrongdevice,thedataonthatdevicemightbeerasedoroverwritten.

•IfyouareusingtheWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionfeatureandyourcomputerhasaTrusted

PlatformModule,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerDriveEncryptionlocksthecomputer

whenitdetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.

Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:

1.AccesstheThinkPadSetupprogramandselectStartup➙Boot.ThenpressEnter.Thedefaultdevice

orderlistisdisplayed.

2.Setthestartupsequenceasyoudesired.

3.PressF10tosavethechangesandrestartthesystem.

Youalsocanchangethestartupsequencetemporarilybydoingthefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF12key.

3.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.ThenpressEnter.

Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevicesortheoperating

systemcannotbefound.

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UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS

TheUEFIBIOSistheﬁrstprogramthatthecomputerrunswhenthecomputeristurnedon.TheUEFIBIOS

initializesthehardwarecomponents,andloadstheoperatingsystemandotherprograms.

Whenyouinstallanewprogram,devicedriver,orhardwarecomponent,youmightbeinformedtoupdate

theUEFIBIOS.YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSbystartingyourcomputerfromaﬂashupdatediscoraﬂash

updateprogramrunningintheWindowsenvironment.

Therequirementsforﬂashupdateareasfollows:

•ThecomputermustbestartedoverLAN.

•ThecomputermustbeengagedinthePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE).

•Anetwork-managementprogrammustbeinstalledonthecomputerofthenetworkadministrator.

ForinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheUEFIBIOS,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

BIOSmenu

ThistopicintroducesthefollowingBIOSmenusofyourcomputer:

•Mainmenu

•Conﬁgmenu

•Date/Timemenu

•Securitymenu

•Startupmenu

•Restartmenu

Note:Dependingonthemodelandoperatingsystem,themenuitemsandthedefaultvaluemightchange

withoutnotice.

Mainmenu

WhenyouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,youﬁrstseetheMainmenuasfollows:

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvalue

mightvary.

•UEFIBIOSVersion

•UEFIBIOSDate

•EmbeddedControllerVersion

•MEFirmwareVersion

•MachineTypeModel

•System-unitserialnumber

•Systemboardserialnumber

•AssetTag

•CPUType

•CPUSpeed

•InstalledMemory

•UUID

•MACAddress(InternalLAN)

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•Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense

•UEFISecureBoot

•OA3ID

•OA2

Conﬁgmenu

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvalue

mightvary.

Network

•WakeOnLAN

Values:Disabled,AConly,ACandBattery

Description:Thenetworkadministratorcanturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsolebyusing

theWakeonLANfeature.IfyouselectACOnly,theWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonlywhentheac

poweradapterisattached.IfyouselectACandBattery,theWakeonLANfeatureisenabledwithany

powersources.

Notes:

–ThemagicpackettypeWakeonLANrequiresthattheacpowerisattached.

–TheWakeonLANfeaturedoesnotworkwhentheharddiskpasswordisset.

•EthernetLANOptionROM

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:TheEthernetLANOptionROMenablesthestartupfromanintegratednetworkdevice.This

menuisdisplayedonlyinLegacyOnlybootmodeorBothbootmodewithLegacyﬁrst.

•UEFIIPv4NetworkStack

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:EnableordisableInternetProtocolVersion4(IPv4)networkstackforUEFIenvironment.This

menuisdisplayedonlyinUEFIOnlybootmodeorBothbootmodewithUEFIﬁrst.

•UEFIIPv6NetworkStack

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:EnableordisableInternetProtocolVersion6(IPv6)networkstackforUEFIenvironment.This

menuisdisplayedonlyinUEFIOnlybootmodeorBothbootmodewithUEFIﬁrst.

•UEFIPXEBootPriority

Values:IPv6First,IPv4First

Description:SelectnetworkstackpriorityforUEFIPXEboot.ThismenuisdisplayedonlyinUEFIOnly

bootmodeorBothbootmodewithUEFIﬁrst,whenIPv6andIPv4stacksarebothenabled.

•WirelessAutoConnection

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:EnableordisabletheWirelessAutoConnectionfeature.

•MACaddressPassThru

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:TheMACaddressfortheLENOVOUSBDockwillbechangedtotheInternalMACaddress.

SelectDisabled,theMACaddressfortheLENOVOUSBDockwillremaintheoriginalMACaddress.

SelectEnabled,theMACaddressfortheLENOVOUSBDockwillbechangedtotheInternalMAC

address.

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USB

•USBUEFIBIOSSupport

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:EnableordisablethebootsupportforUSBstoragedevices.

•AlwaysOnUSB

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:SelectEnabledtochargedevicesthroughtheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorsevenwhenthe

computeristurnedoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

Note:USB-wake-upfunctionisnotsupportedonAlwaysOnUSBconnectors.

•ChargeinBatteryMode

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:ItissupportedonlywhenAlwaysOnUSBisEnabled.SelectEnabledtochargedevices

throughtheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorsevenwhenthesystemisinhibernationmode,orispower-off

andinbatteryoperation.

Keyboard/Mouse

•TrackPoint

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:Enableordisablethebuilt-inTrackPointpointingdevice.

Note:Ifyouwanttouseanexternalmouse,selectDisabled.

•Trackpad

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:Enableordisablethebuilt-intrackpad.

Note:Ifyouwanttouseanexternalmouse,selectDisabled.

•FnandCtrlKeyswap

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:IfyouselectEnabled,theFnkeyworksastheCtrlkeyandtheCtrlkeyworksastheFnkey.

•FnStickykey

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:IfyouselectEnabled,youcanpresstheFnkey(insteadofpressandhold)tokeepit

inapressedcondition.Thenpressthefunctionkeyyouwant.Theactionisequivalenttopressing

thefunctionkeysimultaneouslywiththeFnkey.

•F1–F12asprimaryfunction

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:IfyouselectEnabled,pressingthefunctionkeysdirectlyinputsF1–F12.Ifyouselect

Disabled,pressingthefunctionkeysdirectlyinitiatesthespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeach

key.Totemporarilyswitchtheabovetwofunctions,pressFn+Esc.

Display

•BootDisplayDevice

Values:ThinkPadLCD,DisplayPort,HDMI,Displayondock

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Description:Selectthedisplaydevicethatyouwanttoactivateatboottime.Thisselectioniseffectivefor

boottime,passwordprompt,andThinkPadSetup.DisplayPortcorrespondstotheMiniDisplayPort

onyourcomputer.HDMIcorrespondstotheHDMIconnectoronyourcomputer.Displayondock

correspondstothevideoconnectors(suchastheDisplayPort,DVI,orVGAconnectors)onadocking

station.Bootscreenisclonedtoalldisplaysondock.

•TotalGraphicsMemory

Values:256MB,512MB

Description:AllocatethetotalmemorywhichIntelinternalgraphicsshares.

Note:Ifyouselect512MB,themaximumusablememorymightbereducedonthe32–bitoperating

system.

•BootTimeExtension

Values:Disabled,1second,2seconds,3seconds,5seconds,10seconds

Description:Duringthebootprocess,thecomputermightnotdetecttheexternalmonitorsthatneed

moretimetogetready.Selecthowlongyouwanttoextendthebootprocess.

Power

•Intel(R)SpeedSteptechnology

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:SelectthemodeofIntelSpeedSteptechnologyatruntime.

•AdaptiveThermalManagement

Values:MaximizePerformance,Balanced

Description:Selectathermalmanagementschemetouse.Theschemeaffectsfansound,temperature,

andperformance.

•CPUPowerManagement

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:Enableordisablethepower-savingfeaturethatstopsthemicroprocessorclockautomatically

whentherearenosystemactivities.Normally,itisnotnecessarytochangethesetting.

•PowerOnwithACAttach

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:Enableordisableafeaturethatturnsonthecomputerwhentheacpoweradapterisattached.

BeepandAlarm

•PasswordBeep

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:Enableordisableabeepwhenthecomputeriswaitingforapower-on,harddisk,or

supervisorpassword.Differentbeepsremindyouthatthepasswordyouenteredisrightorwrong.

•KeyboardBeep

Values:Enabled,Disabled

Description:Enableordisableabeepwhenunmanageablekeycombinationsarepressed.

IntelAMT

•Intel(R)AMTControl

Values:Disabled,Enabled,PermanentlyDisabled

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Description:IfyouselectEnabled,IntelAMT(ActiveManagementTechnology)isconﬁguredand

additionalsetupitemsareprovidedinMEBx(ManagementEngineBIOSExtension)Setup.Ifyouselect

PermanentlyDisabled,youcanneverenableitagain.Becautiouswhenyoumaketheselection.

Note:YoucanentertheMEBxSetupmenubypressingCtrl+PintheStartupInterruptMenuwindow.To

displaytheStartupInterruptMenuwindow,pressEnterduringthepower-onself-test(POST).

•USBKeyProvisioning

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Description:EnableordisableUSBKeyProvisioning.

•CIRATimeout

Values:0–255

Description:SetthetimeoutoptionfortheCIRAconnectiontobeestablished.Selectablevaluesare

from0to255.Ifyouselect0,use60secondsasthedefaulttimeoutvalue.Ifyouselect255,thewaiting

timeforestablishingaconnectionisunlimited.

Note:Thedefaultvalueis60seconds.

•ConsoleType

Values:PCANSI,VT100+,PC-ANSI,VT-UTF8

Description:SelecttheconsoletypeforAMT.ThisconsoletypemustmatchtheIntelAMTremoteconsole.

Date/Timemenu

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvalue

mightvary.

•SystemDate

Descriptions:Setorchangethedateofthesystem.

•SystemTime

Descriptions:Setorchangethetimeofthesystem.

Securitymenu

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvalue

mightvary.

Password

•SupervisorPassword

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Setasupervisorpasswordtopreventunauthorizedusersfromchangingthestartup

sequence,network-relatedsettings,andsystemdateandtime.Formoreinformation,see“Passwords

introduction”onpage49.

•LockUEFIBIOSSettings

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnablethisoptiontopreventunauthorizedusersfromchanginganysettingsinThinkPad

Setup.Tousethisfunction,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.

•PasswordatUnattendedBoot

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Whenthisoptionisenabled,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenthecomputeristurned

onbyanunattendedeventsuchasaWakeonLANattempt.Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuser

authenticationontheoperatingsystem.

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•PasswordatRestart

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Whenthisoptionisenabled,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyourestartthe

computer.Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.

•PasswordatBootDeviceList

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Ifyouenablethisoption,thesupervisorpasswordisrequiredwhenyoutrytoenterthe

BootmenubyrepeatedlypressingF12.Tousethisfunction,asupervisorpasswordmustbeset.

•PasswordCountExceededError

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnablethisoptiontodisplaythePOST0199errormessagewhenyouenterawrong

supervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.

•SetMinimumLength

Values:Disabled,xcharacters(4≤x≤12)

Descriptions:Specifyaminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords.Ifasupervisor

passwordisset,youcannotchangetheminimumlengthuntilyouloginasasupervisor.

•Power-OnPassword

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Setapower-onpasswordtoprotectthecomputerfromunauthorizedaccess.Formore

information,see“Passwordsintroduction”onpage49.

•HardDiskxPassword

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Setaharddiskpasswordtopreventunauthorizedusersfromaccessingdataontheinternal

storagedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Passwordsintroduction”onpage49.

Fingerprint

•PredesktopAuthentication

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisableﬁngerprintauthenticationbeforetheoperatingsystemisloaded.

•ReaderPriority

Values:External➙Internal,InternalOnly

Descriptions:Ifyourcomputerhasaninternalﬁngerprintreaderandanattachedexternalﬁngerprint

reader,usethisoptiontospecifytheﬁngerprintreaderpriority.

•SecurityMode

Values:Normal,High

Descriptions:Iftheﬁngerprintisnotauthenticated,youcanenterapasswordinstead.Ifyouhave

selectedNormal,entereitherthepower-onpasswordorthesupervisorpassword;ifyouhaveselected

High,supervisorpasswordmustbeentered.

•PasswordAuthentication

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enablethisoptiontousepasswordauthenticationwhenﬁngerprintsarenotavailable.This

itemisdisplayedifSecurityModeissettoHigh.

•ResetFingerprintData

Value:Enter

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Descriptions:Usethisoptiontoeraseallﬁngerprintdatastoredintheﬁngerprintreaderandresetthe

settingstothefactorydefaultstate.Asaresult,anypower-onsecurityfeaturespreviouslyenabledwillnot

workuntiltheyarere-enabledintheﬁngerprintsoftware.

SecurityChip

•SecurityChipType

Values:TPM2.0

•SecurityChip

Values:Enabled,Disabled

Descriptions:Enableordisablethesecuritychip.

•ClearSecurityChip

Descriptions:Usethisoptiontocleartheencryptionkey.

•Intel(R)TXTFeature:

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnableordisabletheIntelTrustedExecutionTechnology.

•PhysicalPresenceforClear

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Ifthisoptionisenabled,aconﬁrmationmessageisdisplayedwhenyouclearthesecurity

chip.

UEFIBIOSUpdateOption

•FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Whenthisoptionisenabled,alluserscanupdatetheUEFIBIOS.Ifyoudisablethisoption,

onlythepersonwhoknowsthesupervisorpasswordcanupdatetheUEFIBIOS.

•SecureRollBackPrevention

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Whenthisoptionisdisabled,youcanﬂashtheUEFIBIOStoearlierversion.

MemoryProtection

•ExecutionPrevention

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Somecomputervirusesandwormscausememorybufferstooverﬂow.Byenablingthis

option,youcanprotectyourcomputeragainstattacksfromsuchvirusesandworms.Iftheoptionis

enabledbutyouﬁndthataprogramdoesnotrunproperly,disablethisoptionﬁrstandthenresetthe

settings.

Virtualization

•IntelVirtualizationTechnology

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Ifthisoptionisenabled,aVirtualMachineMonitor(VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardware

capabilitiesprovidedbyIntelVirtualizationTechnology.

•IntelVT-dFeature

Values:Disabled,Enabled

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Descriptions:IntelVT-dstandsforIntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/O.Whenenabled,aVMM

canutilizetheplatforminfrastructureforI/Ovirtualization.

I/OPortAccess

Descriptions:Usethissubmenutoenableordisablethefollowinghardwarefeatures:

•EthernetLAN

•WirelessLAN

•WirelessWAN

•Bluetooth

•USBPort

•MemoryCardSlot

•SmartCardSlot

•IntegratedCamera

•Microphone

•FingerprintReader

InternalDeviceAccess

•BottomCoverTamperDetection

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Whenthisoptionisenabled,supervisorpasswordisrequiredwhenabottomcovertamper

isdetected.Thisoptionisnotfunctionaluntilasupervisorpasswordisset.

•InternalStorageTamperDetection

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Whenthisoptionisenabled,removinganyinternalstoragedevicewhenyourcomputerisin

sleepmodewillbedetected.Ifyouremovetheinternalstoragedevicewhilethecomputerisinsleep

mode,thecomputerwillshutdownwhenyouwakeitup,andanyunsaveddatawillbelost.

Anti-Theft

•ComputraceModuleActivation

Values:Disabled,Enabled,PermanentlyDisabled

Descriptions:EnabletheUEFIBIOSinterfacetoactivatethecomputracemodule.Computraceisan

optionalmonitoringservicefromAbsoluteSoftware.IfyouselectPermanentlyDisabled,youcannot

enablethissettingagain.

SecureBoot

•SecureBoot

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enablethisoptiontopreventunauthorizedoperatingsystemsfromloadingwhenyou

turnonthecomputer.

•PlatformMode

Values:SetupMode,UserMode

Descriptions:Specifythesystemoperatingmode.

•SecureBootMode

Values:StandardMode,CustomMode

Descriptions:SpecifytheSecureBootmode.

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•ResettoSetupMode

Descriptions:UsethisoptiontoclearthecurrentplatformkeyandresetPlatformModetoSetupMode.

•RestoreFactoryKeys

Descriptions:UsethisoptiontorestoreallkeysandcertiﬁcatesinSecureBootdatabasestothe

factorydefaults.

•ClearAllSecureBootKeys

Descriptions:UsethisoptiontoclearallkeysandcertiﬁcatesinSecureBootdatabasesandinstall

yourownkeysandcertiﬁcates.

Intel(R)SGX

•Intel(R)SGXControl

Values:Disabled,Enabled,SoftwareControlled

Descriptions:EnableordisabletheIntelSoftwareGuardExtensions(SGX)function.Ifyouselect

SoftwareControlled,SGXwillbecontrolledbytheoperatingsystem.

•ChangeOwnerEPOCH

Value:Enter

Descriptions:ChangeOwnerEPOCHtoarandomvalue.UsethisoptiontoclearSGXuserdata.

DeviceGuard

•DeviceGuard

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:ThisoptionisusedtosupportMicrosoftDeviceGuard.

Whenthisoptionisenabled,IntelVirtualizationTechnology,IntelVT-dFeature,SecureBoot,andOS

OptimizedDefaultsareautomaticallyenabled.Intel(R)TXTFeatureisautomaticallydisabled.Bootorder

isnotselectable.TocompletetheconﬁgurationofDeviceGuard,youhavetosetasupervisorpassword.

Whenthisoptionisdisabled,thesetupoptionsareconﬁgurableandyoucanchooseanybootoptions

tostartthecomputer.

Startupmenu

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvalue

mightvary.

•Boot

Descriptions:Deﬁnethestartupsequence.

•NetworkBoot

Descriptions:SelectthebootdevicewhenthesystemwakesfromLAN.IfWakeOnLANisenabled,the

networkadministratorcanturnonallofthecomputersinaLANremotelythroughnetworkmanagement

software.

•UEFI/LegacyBoot

Values:Both,UEFIOnly,LegacyOnly

Descriptions:Deﬁnethesystembootcapability.

•BootMode

Values:Quick,Diagnostics

Descriptions:DeﬁnewhichscreenisdisplayedduringthePOST,thelogoscreenorthetextmessage

screen.

•OptionKeyDisplay

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Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Ifyoudisablethisoption,the“Tointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter.”messagewillnotbe

displayedduringthePOST.

•BootDeviceListF12Option

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Ifyouenablethisoption,youcanopentheBootMenuwindowbycontinuouslypressing

F12whenthecomputerispoweredon.

•BootOrderLock

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enablethisoptiontolockthebootdevicepriorityorder.

Restartmenu

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvalue

mightvary.

•ExitSavingChanges

Descriptions:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•ExitDiscardingChanges

Descriptions:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•LoadSetupDefaults

Descriptions:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

•DiscardChanges

Descriptions:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges

Descriptions:Savethechanges.

Usingsystemmanagement

Thistopicisprimarilyintendedforthenetworkadministrators.

Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreresourcestobettermeet

yourbusinessobjectives.

Thismanageability,knownastotalcostofownership(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclient

computersinthesamewayasyouoperateyourowncomputer,suchasturningonaclientcomputer,

formattingastoragedrive,andinstallingaprogram.

Oncethecomputerisconﬁguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyusingthesoftwareandthe

manageabilityfeaturesthatarealreadyintegratedintotheclientcomputerandthenetwork.

DesktopManagementInterface

TheUEFIBIOSofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOS(SMBIOS)

ReferenceSpeciﬁcation,version2.8orlater.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponents

ofyourcomputer.ItistheresponsibilityoftheUEFIBIOStoprovideinformationaboutitselfandthedevices

onthesystemboard.ThisspeciﬁcationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOSinformation.

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PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

ThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesthecomputermoremanageablebyenabling

thecomputertostartfromaserver.YourcomputersupportsthepersonalcomputerfunctionsthatPXE

requires.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard,yourcomputercanbestartedfromthePXEserver.

Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RIPLorRPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.

WakeonLAN

ThenetworkadministratorcanturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsolebyusingtheWakeon

LANfeature.

WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabled,manyoperations,suchasdatatransfer,softwareupdates,and

ﬂashupdatesoftheUEFIBIOS,canbedoneremotelywithoutremoteattendance.Theupdatingprocess

canperformafternormalworkinghoursandonweekends,sothattheusersarenotinterruptedduringwork,

andtheLANtrafﬁciskepttoaminimum.Itsavestimeandincreasesproductivity.

IfthecomputeristurnedonthroughWakeonLAN,thecomputerstartsfollowtheNetworkBootsequence.

AssetIDEEPROM

TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthecomputerconﬁgurationandtheserialnumbersof

thekeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankﬁeldswhereyoucanrecordinformationabout

theendusersinyournetwork.

Toenableanetworkadministratortoremotelycontrolyourcomputer,setthefollowingsystem-management

featuresintheThinkPadSetupprogram:

•WakeonLAN

•NetworkBootsequence

Note:Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,youarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpasswordwhen

youstarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

EnablingordisablingtheWakeonLANfeature

WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledandthecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN,thenetworkadministrator

canstartthecomputerremotelyfromamanagementconsole,usingaremotenetwork-managementprogram.

ToenableordisabletheWakeonLANfeature,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectConﬁg➙Network.TheNetworksubmenuisdisplayed.

3.SelectacorrespondingoptionfortheWakeonLANfeature.

4.PressF10tosavethesettingsandexit.

DeﬁningaNetworkBootsequence

WhenthecomputerwakesonLAN,thecomputerbootsfromthedeviceasspeciﬁedontheNetworkBoot

menu,andthenfollowthebootorderlistontheBootmenu.

TodeﬁneaNetworkBootsequence,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1tostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

2.SelectStartup➙NetworkBoot.Thebootdevicelistisdisplayed.

3.Selectabootdevicetomakeitasthetopbootpriority.

4.PressF10tosavethesettingsandexit.

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YoucanpressF9torestoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

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Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

Thistopicprovidesthefollowingtipstohelpyoupreventcomputingproblems:

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourstoragedrivetoimprovedataseekandreadtimes.

•Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedprograms.Youalsomightwanttolookforprogramduplicationor

overlappingversions.

•CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.

•Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatobackupthedata

daily.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.

•Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Forinformationaboutsystem

restore,see“Recoveryinformation”onpage91.

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttodownloadandinstallupdatesforthedevicedriversandUEFI

BIOSwhenneeded.

•Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Beforeupdatingdevicedrivers,read

thedevicedriverinformationreleasenotesforcompatibilityorknownissues.

•Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minorissues

youhaveexperienced,andhowyouresolvedtheminorissues.

•Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreinstalledcontentsontothemachine,

thefollowingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:

1.Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinterandkeyboard.

2.Ensurethatyourbatteryischargedandyourcomputerhastheacpowerconnected.

3.AccessThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings.

4.Restartthecomputerandstarttherecoveryoperation.

5.Ifyourcomputerusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,donotremovethediscfromthedriveuntil

promptedtodoso.

DiagnosingproblemswithLenovoCompanion

Manycomputerproblemscanbesolvedwithoutoutsideassistance.Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyour

computer,theﬁrstplacetostartisthetroubleshootinginformationinyourcomputerdocumentation.Ifyou

suspectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentation,includingreadmeﬁlesandhelpinformationsystems,

thatcomewiththeoperatingsystemorprogram.

ThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyou

identifyhardwareproblems.LenovoCompanionispreinstalledonyourcomputerandalsoisavailable

fordownloadat:

https://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/accessories/software/apps/lenovo-apps/companion/

Note:IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoCompanion,save

andprintthelogﬁlescreatedbytheprogram.YouneedthelogﬁleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical

supportrepresentative.

©CopyrightLenovo201773

LenovoCompanionsupportsthehardwarescanfunction.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformation

collection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimalsystem

performance.TorunLenovoCompanion,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12.

Thetroubleshootinginformationorthediagnosticprogramsmighttellyouthatyouneedadditionalor

updateddevicedriversorothersoftware.Youcangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevice

driversandupdatesfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Foradditionalinformation,seethehelpsystemoftheprogram.

Troubleshooting

Ifyourcomputerhasanerror,ittypicallydisplaysamessageoranerrorcode,ormakesabeepwhenyou

turniton.Whenyouexperienceaproblem,seethecorrespondingsymptomandsolutioninthistopic

totrytosolvetheproblembyyourself.

Computerstopsresponding

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Problem:Mycomputerisunresponsive(IcannotusetheThinkPadpointingdeviceorthekeyboard).

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Pressandholdthepowerbuttonuntilthecomputerturnsoff.Ifyoucannotturnoffthecomputerby

pressingthepowerbutton,removetheacpoweradapterandtheremovablebattery.Afterthecomputer

isturnedoff,reconnecttheacpoweradapterandreinstalltheremovablebattery,andthenrestartthe

computerbypressingthepowerbutton.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnon,continuewithstep2.

2.Whilethecomputeristurnedoff,removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputer(removablebatteryand

theacpoweradapter).Plugintheacpoweradapterwhilekeepingtheremovablebatteryoutofthe

computer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnbackon,continuewithstep3.

Note:WhenthecomputerstartsupandenterstheWindowsenvironment,usethepropershutdown

proceduretoturnoffthecomputer.Whenthecomputerisoff,reattachtheremovablebatteryand

restartthecomputer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartwiththeremovablebatteryreattached,removethe

removablebatteryandagainstartwithstep2.Ifthecomputerstartswithacpowerbutdoesnotstart

whentheremovablebatteryisattached,calltheCustomerSupportCenterforsupport.

3.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpower(removablebatteryandtheacpoweradapter).

Removeallexternaldevicesthatareattachedtoyourcomputer(keyboard,mouse,printer,scanner,and

soon).Repeatstep2.Ifstep2isunsuccessful,continuewithstep4.

Note:Thefollowingstepsinvolveremovingstaticsensitivecomponentsfromyourcomputer.Makesure

thatyouareproperlygroundedandremoveallsourcesofpowerattachedtothecomputer.Ifyouare

uncomfortableorunsureaboutremovingcomponents,calltheCustomerSupportCenterforassistance.

4.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerandexternalhardware.Removeanynon-original

memorymoduleaddedtoyourcomputer.Afterremovingtheextramemorymoduleandreinstallingthe

originalmemorymodule,repeatstep2.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotturnon,consulttheusermanual

forothercustomer-replaceablecomponentsthatareattachedtoyourcomputer.

Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotstartup,calltheCustomerSupportCenterandaCustomerSupportSpecialist

willassistyou.

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Spillsonthekeyboard

Problem:Ispillsomethingonthecomputer.

Solution:Becausemostliquidsconductelectricity,liquidspilledonthekeyboardcouldcreatenumerous

shortcircuitsanddamageyourcomputer.Tosolvetheproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatnoliquidcreatesashortcircuitbetweenyouandtheacpoweradapter(ifinuse).

2.Carefullyunplugtheacpoweradapterimmediately.

3.Turnoffthecomputerimmediately.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnoff,removetheremovablebattery.The

morequicklyyoustopthecurrentfrompassingthroughthecomputerthemorelikelyyouwillreduce

damagefromshortcircuits.

Attention:Althoughyoumightlosesomedataorworkbyturningoffthecomputerimmediately,leaving

thecomputeronmightmakeyourcomputerunusable.

4.Waituntilyouarecertainthatalltheliquidisdrybeforeturningonyourcomputer.

Errormessages

•Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.

Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboard

shouldbereplaced.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadSetup.

Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetup

tochecksecuritysettings,pressF10,andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhavea

problem,havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror

Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea

Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheboxserialnumbermustbereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDconﬁgurationinformationarea

Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheuniversallyuniqueidentiﬁer(UUID)mustbereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror

Solution:Thecomputerturnedoffbecausethebatterypowerislow.Connecttheacpoweradapterto

thecomputerandchargethebatteries.

•Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested

Solution:Thesystemconﬁgurationchangehasfailed.Conﬁrmtheoperationandtryagain.Toclearthe

error,enterThinkPadSetup.

•Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded.

Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.

Conﬁrmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterThinkPadSetup.

•Message:0270:RealTimeClockError.

Solution:SystemRealTimeClockisnotfunctional.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:0271:CheckDateandTimesettings.

Solution:Thedateorthetimeisnotsetinthecomputer.EnterThinkPadSetupandsetthedateandtime.

•Message:1802:Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin-Poweroffandremovethenetworkcard.

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Solution:Thewirelessnetworkcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.

•Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalﬁngerprintreadersareattached.

Solution:Turnoffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.

•Message:2100:DetectionerroronHDD0(MainHDD)

Solution:Theharddiskdriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveserviced.

•Message:2103:DetectionerroronSSD1(M.2)

Solution:TheM.2solid-statedriveisnotworking.HavetheM.2solid-statedriveserviced.

•Message:2110:ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD)

Solution:Theharddiskdriveisnotworking.Havetheharddiskdriveserviced.

•Message:2113:ReaderroronSSD1(M.2)

Solution:TheM.2solid-statedriveisnotworking.HavetheM.2solid-statedriveserviced.

•Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.

Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.

Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.

•Message:Fanerror

Solution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.

•Message:Thermalsensingerror

Solution:Thethermalsensorhasaproblem.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethe

computerserviced.

•Message:Error:Thenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageisnearlyfull.

Note:Thiserrorindicatesthattheoperatingsystemorprogramscannotcreate,modify,ordeletedatain

thenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageduetoinsufﬁcientstoragespaceafterPOST.

Thenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageisusedbytheUEFIBIOSandbytheoperatingsystem

orprograms.Thiserroroccurswhentheoperatingsystemorprogramsstorelargeamountsofdata

inthevariablestorage.AlldataneededforPOST,suchasBIOSsetupsettings,chipset,orplatform

conﬁgurationdata,arestoredinaseparateUEFIvariablestorage.

Solution:PressF1aftertheerrormessageisdisplayedtoenterThinkPadSetup.Adialogaskstheuser

forconﬁrmationtocleanupthestorage.Iftheuserselects“Yes”,alldatathatwerecreatedbythe

operatingsystemorprogramswillbedeletedexceptglobalvariablesdeﬁnedbytheUniﬁedExtensible

FirmwareInterfaceSpeciﬁcation.Iftheuserselects“No”,alldatawillbekept,buttheoperatingsystemor

programswillnotbeabletocreate,modify,ordeletedatainthestorage.

Ifthiserrorhappensataservicecenter,Lenovoauthorizedservicepersonnelwillcleanupthenon-volatile

systemUEFIvariablestorageusingtheprecedingsolution.

Beeperrors

LenovoSmartBeeptechnologyenablesyoutodecodebeeperrorswithyoursmartphonewhenablack

screenoccurswithbeepsfromyourcomputer.TodecodethebeeperrorwithLenovoSmartBeep

technology,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.support.lenovo.com/smartbeeporscanthefollowingQRCode.

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2.Downloadtheproperdiagnosticappandinstallitonyoursmartphone.

3.Runthediagnosticappandplacethesmartphonenearthecomputer.

4.PresstheFnkeyonyourcomputertoemitthebeepagain.Thediagnosticappdecodesthebeeperror

andshowspossiblesolutionsonthesmartphone.

Thefollowingsectiondescribessomebeeperrorsandthecorrespondingsolutions.

Note:DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupport

Centerorproductdocumentation.OnlyuseaLenovo-authorizedserviceprovidertorepairyourproduct.

ErrorcodesSolutions

0001:Reseterror(platformresetnotde-asserted)1.Removeallpowerresources(theacpoweradapter,

removablebattery,andcoin-cellbattery).Ifyour

computerhasabuilt-inbattery,resetthecomputer

byinsertingastraightenedpaperclipintothe

emergency-resethole.Waitforoneminute.Then

reconnectallpowerresources.

2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0002:InternalbuserrorReplacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0281:GeneralembeddedcontrollererrorReplacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0282:Memorymoduleerror1.Reinstallorreplacethememorymodule.

2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0283:PCIresourceerror1.RemovePCIedevices(theM.2card,PCIecard,

andsoon)(serviceprovideronly).

2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0284:TCG-compliantfunctionality-relatederror(mightbe

theBIOScodevalidationfailure)

Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0285:TCG-compliantfunctionality-relatederror(mightbe

theTPMinitializationfailure)

Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0286:IntegratedgraphicserrorReplacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0287:Discretegraphicserror1.Reinstallorreplacethediscretegraphicscard

(serviceprovideronly).

2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0288:Computerdisplayerror1.Reconnectthedisplaycableonboththesystem

boardsideandthecomputerdisplayside(service

provideronly).

2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

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Memorymoduleproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Problem:Mymemorymoduleisnotoperatingproperly.

Solution:Checkthefollowingitems:

1.Verifythatthememorymoduleisinstalledandseatedcorrectlyinyourcomputer.

Removealladdedmemorymodulestotestthecomputerwithonlythefactory-installedmemory

modules,andthenreinstallthememorymoduleoneatatimetoensureaproperconnection.

2.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup.

Followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforpower-onself-test(POST)errormessages.

3.VerifythatthelatestUEFIBIOSforyourmodelhasbeeninstalled.

4.Verifythepropermemoryconﬁgurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthe

memoryspeed.

5.Rundiagnosticprograms.See“DiagnosingproblemswithLenovoCompanion”onpage73.

Ethernetproblems

•Problem:Mycomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.

Solution:

Ensurethat:

–Thecableisinstalledcorrectly.

ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerand

totheRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis100

m(328ft).Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithintheacceptablelimitsbuttheproblem

persists,tryadifferentcable.

–Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.Toinstallthecorrectdriver,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministrator

passwordorconﬁrmation,typethepasswordorprovideconﬁrmation.

3.Double-clickNetworkadapterstoviewallnetworkadapters.Ifanexclamationmark!is

displayednexttotheadaptername,youmightnotbeusingthecorrectdriverorthedrivermight

havebeendisabled.

4.Right-clickthehighlightedadapter,clickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructions

onthescreentoupdatethedriver.

–Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.

Ifyouconﬁguredtheadapterforfullduplex,ensurethattheswitchportalsoisconﬁguredforfullduplex.

Settingawrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlostconnections.

–Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.

CheckwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.

•Problem:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason.

Solution:Thenetworkdriverﬁlesmightbecorruptormissing.

•Problem:MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandIuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnectionfails

orerrorsoccur.

Solution:

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–UseCategory5wiringandensurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected.

–Connecttoa1000BASE-Thub/switch(not1000BASE-X).

•Problem:TheWakeonLANfeatureisnotworking.

Solution:EnsurethatWakeonLANisenabledinThinkPadSetup.Ifitis,checkwithyourLAN

administratorforthenecessarysettings.

•Problem:MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,butitcannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.

Instead,itconnectsat100Mbps.

Solution:

–TryanotherEthernetcable.

–Ensurethatthelinkpartnerissettoauto-negotiate.

–Ensurethattheswitchis802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).

Wireless-LANproblem

Problem:Icannotconnecttothenetworkusingthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkcard.

Solution:

Ensurethat:

•TheAirplanemodeisoff.

•Yourwireless-LANdriveristhelatestversion.

•Yourcomputeriswithintherangeofawirelessaccesspoint.

•Thewirelessradioisenabled.

Wireless-WANproblem

Problem:AmessageisdisplayedindicatingthatanunauthorizedWANcardisinstalled.

Solution:TheWANcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.RemovetheWANcard.Formoreinformation,

see“Replacingthewireless-WANcard”onpage112.

Note:Somemodelsdonothaveawireless-WANcard.

Bluetoothproblem

Note:CheckyourconnectionanytimeandensurethatnootherBluetooth-enableddeviceissearchingfor

thedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.SimultaneoussearchingisnotallowedintheBluetoothconnection.

Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonesbutcomesfromthelocalspeaker

eventhoughtheBluetoothheadset/headphonesisconnectedusingaHeadsetproﬁleorAVproﬁle.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Exittheprogramthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).

2.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

3.ClickHardwareandSound➙Sound➙Playback.

4.IfyouareusingaHeadsetproﬁle,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.

IfyouareusinganAVproﬁle,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.

5.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.

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ThinkPadpointingdeviceproblems

•Problem:Thepointerdriftswhenthecomputeristurnedonorafteritresumesnormaloperation.

Solution:ThepointermightdriftwhenyouarenotusingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceduringnormal

operation.ThisisanormalcharacteristicoftheTrackPointpointingdeviceandisnotadefect.Pointer

driftingmightoccurforseveralsecondsunderthefollowingconditions:

–Whenthecomputeristurnedon

–Whenthecomputerresumesnormaloperation

–WhentheTrackPointpointingdeviceiskeptpressedforalongtime

–Whenthetemperaturechanges

•Problem:TheTrackPointpointingdeviceortrackpaddoesnotwork.

Solution:EnsurethattheTrackPointpointingdeviceortrackpadisenabledintheMouseProperties

window.Formoreinformation,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage23.

Keyboardproblems

•Problem:Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.

Solution:Ifanexternalnumerickeypadisconnected:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removetheexternalnumerickeypad.

3.Turnonthecomputerandtryusingthekeyboardagain.

Ifthekeyboardproblemisresolved,carefullyreconnecttheexternalnumerickeypad.

Iftheproblempersists,ensurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsor

Smallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.

3.SelecttheHardwaretab.IntheDevicePropertiespane,makesurethatyouseethismessage:

DeviceStatus:Thisdeviceisworkingproperly.

Ifkeysonthekeyboardstilldonotwork,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:Allorsomekeysontheexternalnumerickeypaddonotwork.

Solution:Ensurethattheexternalnumerickeypadiscorrectlyconnectedtothecomputer.

Computerscreenproblems

•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙PowerOptions.

3.Showtheadditionalplans,andthenselectHighperformance.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnot

beepwhilestartingup.

Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe

powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Thenturnonthecomputerandlistenagain.

Solution:Ensurethat:

–Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.

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–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking

electricaloutlet.

–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconﬁrmation.)

–Thebrightnesslevelofthescreenisappropriatelyset.

Ifapower-onpasswordisset,pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpasswordand

thentypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter.

Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen.

Solution:Ifyouhavemodiﬁedapartitiononyourharddiskdrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,information

aboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.

Dothefollowingtotrytosolvetheproblem:

1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.

2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:

–Ifyouhaveusedpartitionsoftware,examinethepartitionontheharddiskdrivebyusingthe

software,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.

–Usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemtothefactorydefaultstate.Formoreinformation,

see“Recoveryinformation”onpage91.

Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:Thescreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.

Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Dooneofthefollowing:

–TouchtheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthetrackpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver.

–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumethecomputerfromsleeporhibernationmode.

•Problem:Thescreenisblank.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeytobringuptheimage.

2.Ifyouareusingtheacpoweradapter,orusingthebatteryandthebatterygaugeshowsthatthe

batteryisnotdepleted,pressthebrightness-upkeytomakethescreenbrighter.

3.Ifyourcomputerisinsleepmode,pressFntoresumethecomputerfromsleepmode.

4.Iftheproblempersists,followthesolutionforthefollowingproblem.

•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.

Solution:Ensurethat:

–Thedisplaydevicedriverisinstalledcorrectly.

–Thescreenresolutionandcolorqualityarecorrectlyset.

–Themonitortypeiscorrect.

Tocheckthesesettings,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickDisplaysettings➙Advanceddisplaysettings.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clickDetectintheDisplaywindow.

2.SelecttheexternalmonitorandsetResolution.

3.ClickDisplayadapterproperties.

4.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationtomakesurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.If

itis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.

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5.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP

Monitor.

6.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethe

passwordorprovideconﬁrmation.

7.ClicktheDrivertab.

8.ClickUpdateDriver.

9.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice

driversonmycomputer.

10.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.

11.Selectthecorrectmanufacturerandmodelfortheexternalmonitor.Ifyoucannotﬁndyourmonitor

onthelist,stoptheinstallationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.

12.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.

•Problem:Incorrectcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.

Solution:Ensurethatyouinstalltheoperatingsystemandprogramcorrectly.Iftheproblempersists,

havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:ItrytoturnoffmycomputerbutthescreenstaysonandIcannotcompletelyturnoffmy

computer.

Solution:Pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormoretoturnoffthecomputer.

•Problem:Missing,discolored,orbrightdotsappearonthescreeneverytimeIturnonmycomputer.

Solution:ThisisanintrinsiccharacteristicoftheTFTtechnology.Yourcomputerdisplaycontains

multiplethin-ﬁlmtransistors(TFTs).Onlyaverysmallnumberofmissing,discolored,orbrightdots

onthescreenmightexistallthetime.

Externalmonitorproblems

•Problem:Theexternalmonitorisblank.

Solution:Tobringuptheimage,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeyandselectthemonitoryou

want.Iftheproblempersists,dothefollowing:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanothercomputertoensurethatitworks.

2.Reconnecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer.

3.Seethemanualshippedwiththeexternalmonitortochecktheresolutionsandrefreshratesthat

aresupported.

–Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsthesameresolutionasthecomputerdisplayorahigherresolution,

viewoutputontheexternalmonitororonboththeexternalmonitorandthecomputerdisplay.

–Iftheexternalmonitorsupportsalowerresolutionthanthecomputerdisplay,viewoutputonthe

externalmonitoronly.(Ifyouviewoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor,

theexternalmonitorscreenwillbeblankordistorted.)

•Problem:Icannotsetahigherresolutionthanthepresentoneonmyexternalmonitor.

Solution:Ensurethatthemonitorinformationiscorrect.Ifnecessary,updatethemonitordriver.

•Problem:Thescreenisunreadableordistorted.

Solution:Ensurethat:

–Themonitorinformationiscorrectandtheappropriatemonitortypeisselected.Ifnecessary,update

themonitordriver.

–Ensurethatanappropriaterefreshrateisselectedbydoingthefollowing:

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1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoan

electricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickDisplaysettings➙Advanceddisplaysettings.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clickDetectintheDisplaywindow.

4.Clicktheiconfortheappropriatemonitor(Monitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).

5.ClickDisplayadapterproperties.

6.ClicktheMonitortab.

7.Selectthecorrectscreenrefreshrate.

•Problem:Wrongcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.

Solution:Ensurethatyoufollowthecorrectprocedurewheninstallingtheoperatingsystemand

program.Iftheyareinstalledandconﬁguredcorrectly,buttheproblemstillpersists,havetheexternal

monitorserviced.

•Problem:TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork.

Solution:EnabletheExtenddesktopfunction.See“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage31.

•Problem:IamusingtheExtenddesktopfunction,butIcannotsetahigherresolutionorhigherrefresh

rateonthesecondarydisplay.

Solution:Changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.See

“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage31.

•Problem:Displayswitchingdoesnotwork.

Solution:IfyouusetheExtenddesktopfunction,disableit,andchangethedisplayoutputlocation.If

aDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying,stoptheplayback,closetheprogram,andthenchangethe

displayoutputlocation.

•Problem:Thescreenpositionontheexternalmonitorisincorrectwhenthatmonitorissetforahigh

resolution.

Solution:Sometimes,whenyouuseahighresolutionsuchas1600x1200pixels,theimageisshiftedto

theleftorrightonthescreen.Tocorrectthis,ﬁrstensurethatyourexternalmonitorsupportsthedisplay

mode(theresolutionandtherefreshrate)thatyouhaveset.Ifitdoesnot,setadisplaymodethatthe

monitorsupports.Ifitdoessupportthedisplaymodeyouhaveset,gotothesetupmenuforthemonitor

itselfandadjustthesettingsthere.Usuallytheexternalmonitorhasbuttonsforaccesstothesetupmenu.

Formoreinformation,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththemonitor.

Audioproblems

•Problem:WaveorMIDIsounddoesnotplayproperly.

Solution:Ensurethatthebuilt-inaudiodeviceisconﬁguredcorrectly.

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethe

passwordorprovideconﬁrmation.

4.Double-clickSound,videoandgamecontrollers.

5.EnsurethatthedevicefollowingSound,videoandgamecontrollersisenabledandconﬁgured

correctly.

•Problem:Recordingsmadebyusingthemicrophoneinputarenotloudenough.

Solution:EnsurethattheMicrophoneBoostfunctionisturnedonandsetbydoingthefollowing:

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1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickSound.

4.ClicktheRecordingtabintheSoundwindow.

5.SelectMicrophone,andclickthePropertiesbutton.

6.ClicktheLevelstab,andmovetheMicrophoneBoostsliderupwards.

7.ClickOK.

Note:Formoreinformationaboutcontrollingvolume,seeyourWindowsonlinehelp.

•Problem:Icannotmovethevolumesliderorbalanceslider.

Solution:Theslidermightbegrayedout.Thismeansthatitspositionisﬁxedbythehardwareand

cannotbechanged.

•Problem:Thevolumeslidersdonotstayinplacewhensomeaudioprogramsareused.

Solution:Itisnormalforthesliderstochangepositionwhencertainsoundprogramsareused.The

programsareawareofthesettingsintheVolumeMixerwindowandareenabledtochangethesettings

themselves.AnexampleistheWindowsMediaPlayerprogram.Usuallytheprogramhasslidersavailable

tocontrolthesoundfromwithintheprogram.

•Problem:Thebalanceslidercannotcompletelymuteonechannel.

Solution:Thecontrolisdesignedtocompensateforminordifferencesinbalanceanddoesnot

completelymuteeitherchannel.

•Problem:ThereisnovolumecontrolforMIDIsoundintheVolumeMixerwindow.

Solution:Usethehardwarevolumecontrol.Thisisbecausethebuilt-insynthesizersoftwaredoes

notsupportthecontrol.

•Problem:ThesoundcannotbeturnedoffevenifIsettheMastervolumecontrolatminimum.

Solution:YoustillcanhearsomesoundeventhoughyouhavesettheMastervolumecontrolatminimum.

Toturnoffthesoundcompletely,gototheMastervolumecontrolandselectMutespeakers.

•Problem:WhenIconnectheadphonestomycomputerwhileplayingsound,aspeakerdoesnot

producesound.

Solution:Whentheheadphonesareattached,thestreamingisautomaticallyredirectedtoit.Ifyouwant

tolistentosoundfromthespeakersagain,ensurethatyousetthosespeakersasthedefaultdevice.For

moreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemforRealtekHDAudioManager.

•Problem:Sounddoesnotcomefromaheadphoneoraspeaker,orthecomputercannotrecordsounds.

Solution:Toswitchfromonedevicetoanother(forexample,fromaspeakertoaheadphone,orfrom

anexternalmicrophonetoabuilt-inmicrophone),dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClicktheSmartAudioicon.

4.EnsurethatthecomputerisinMULTI-STREAMmodeintheDeviceadvancedsettingswindow.

5.IntheVolumeMixerwindow,selectthedeviceyouwant,forexample,speakers.

6.Playanysoundthroughamusicprogram(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).Ensurethatsound

comesfromthespeakersnow.

7.Then,ifyouwouldliketoswitchtoaheadphone,closethemusicprogram.

8.GototheVolumeMixerwindow.Thenselectanotherdevice(forexample,theheadphone).

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9.Playanysoundthroughthemusicprogram.Ensurethatsoundcomesfromtheheadphoneattached

directlytothesystem.Formoreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheSmartAudio

program.

Note:TheVolumeMixerwindowofSmartAudiodisplaysallaudiodevicesdetectedinthesystem,

suchasspeakersforaplaybackdevice,orabuilt-inmicrophoneforarecordingdevice.Acheck

markbesidetheaudiodeviceshowsthatthedevicehasbeenselected.

Fingerprintreaderproblems

•Problem:Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet.

Solution:Gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

•Problem:Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourﬁngerprint.

Solution:Ifthesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereader

withadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

Fortipsonhowtomaintaintheﬁngerprintreader,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage52.

Batteryproblems

•Problem:Thebatterycannotbefullychargedinthestandardchargetimewhenthecomputerispowered

off.

Solution:Thebatterymightbeover-discharged.Dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Ensurethattheover-dischargedbatteryisinthecomputer.

3.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandletitcharge.

Ifaquickchargerisavailable,useittochargetheover-dischargedbattery.

Ifthebatterycannotbefullychargedin24hours,useanewbattery.

•Problem:Thecomputershutsdownbeforethebatterystatusiconshowsthatthebatteryisempty.

Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebattery.

•Problem:Thecomputeroperatesafterthebatterystatusiconshowsthatthebatteryisempty.

Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebattery.

•Problem:Theoperatingtimeforafullychargedbatteryisshort.

Solution:Dischargeandrechargethebattery.Ifyourbatteryoperatingtimeisstillshort,useanewbattery.

•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotoperatewithafullychargedbattery.

Solution:Thesurgeprotectorinthebatterymightbeactive.Turnoffthecomputerforoneminutetoreset

theprotector;thenturnonthecomputeragain.

•Problem:Thebatterycannotgetcharged.

Solution:Youcannotchargethebatterywhenitistoohot.Ifthebatteryfeelshot,removeitfromthe

computerandwaitforawhiletoletitcooltoroomtemperature.Afteritcools,reinstallitandrechargethe

battery.Ifitstillcannotbecharged,haveitserviced.

acpoweradapterproblem

Problem:Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthe

poweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Theacpowerindicator

alsodoesnotlightup.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

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1.Ensurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonhowtoconnectthe

acpoweradapter,see“Usingtheacpoweradapter”onpage24.

2.Iftheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect,turnoffthecomputer,andthendisconnecttheac

poweradapterandremovetheremovablebattery.

3.Reinstallthebatteryandreconnecttheacpoweradapter,andthenturnonthecomputer.

4.IfthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,havetheacpower

adapterandyourcomputerserviced.

Powerproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

•Problem:Mycomputerisgettingnopoweratall.

Solution:Checkthefollowingitems:

1.Verifythepowerbutton.Thepowerbuttonisilluminatedwheneverthecomputerison.

2.Checkallpowerconnections.Removeanypowerstripsandsurgeprotectorstoconnecttheac

poweradapterdirectlytotheacpoweroutlet.

3.Inspecttheacpoweradapter.Checkforanyphysicaldamage,andensurethatthepowercableis

ﬁrmlyattachedtotheadapterbrickandthecomputer.

4.Verifythattheacpowersourceisworkingbyattachinganotherdevicetotheoutlet.

•Problem:Mycomputerdoesnotrunonbatterypower.

Solution:Checkthefollowingitems:

1.Removeandreinstalltheremovablebatterytoensurethatitisproperlyconnected.

2.Ifthebatteryrunsoutofpower,attachtheacpoweradaptertorechargethebattery.

3.Ifthebatteryischargedbutthecomputerdoesnotrun,replacethebatterywithanewone.

•Problem:Thesystemdoesnotrespond,andIcannotturnoffthecomputer.

Solution:Turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Ifthe

computerstilldoesnotrespond,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.

Bootproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

•Problem:Ireceiveanerrormessagebeforetheoperatingsystemloads.

Solution:Followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforpower-onself-test(POST)errormessages.

•Problem:Ireceiveanerrormessagewhiletheoperatingsystemisloadingthedesktopconﬁguration

afterthePOSTiscompleted.

Solution:FindsolutionsbysearchingfortheerrormessageatthefollowingWebsites:

–http://www.lenovo.com/support

–https://support.microsoft.com/

Sleepandhibernationproblems

•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmodeunexpectedly.

Solution:Ifthemicroprocessoroverheats,thecomputerautomaticallyenterssleepmodetoallowthe

computertocoolandtoprotectthemicroprocessorandotherinternalcomponents.Checkthesettings

forsleepmode.

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•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmodeimmediatelyafterthepower-onself-test.

Solution:Ensurethat:

–Thebatteryischarged.

–Theoperatingtemperatureiswithintheacceptablerange.See“Operatingenvironment”onpage11.

Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:Acriticallow-batteryerroroccurs,andthecomputerimmediatelyturnsoff.

Solution:Thebatterypowerisgettinglow.Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanelectricaloutletandthen

intothecomputer.Alternatively,replacethebatterywithachargedone.

•Problem:ThecomputerdisplayremainsblankafteryoupressFntoresumefromsleepmode.

Solution:Checkwhetheranexternalmonitorwasdisconnectedorturnedoffwhilethecomputerwasin

sleepmode.Ifyoudisconnectedorturnedofftheexternalmonitor,connectitorturnitonbeforeresuming

thecomputerfromsleepmode.Whenresumingthecomputerfromsleepmodewithoutattachingthe

externalmonitororturningiton,andthecomputerdisplayremainsblank,pressthedisplay-mode

switchingkeytobringupthecomputerdisplay.

•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotresumefromsleepmode,orthesystemstatusindicatorblinksslowly

andthecomputerdoesnotwork.

Solution:Ifthesystemdoesnotresumefromsleepmode,itmighthaveenteredsleeporhibernation

modeautomaticallybecausethebatteryisdepleted.Checkthesystemstatusindicator.

–Ifthesystemstatusindicatorblinksslowly,yourcomputerisinsleepmode.Connecttheacpower

adaptertothecomputer;thenpressFn.

–Ifthesystemstatusindicatorisoff,yourcomputerhasnopowerorisinhibernationmode.Connect

theacpoweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressthepowerbuttontoresumeoperation.

Ifthesystemstilldoesnotresumefromsleepmode,yoursystemmightstoprespondingandyoumight

notbeabletoturnoffthecomputer.Inthiscase,youmustresetthecomputer.Ifyouhavenotsavedyour

data,itmightbelost.Toresetthecomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.If

thesystemstilldoesnotrespond,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.

•Problem:Yourcomputerdoesnotentersleeporhibernationmode.

Solution:Checkwhetheranyoptionhasbeenselectedtodisableyourcomputerfromenteringsleep

orhibernationmode.

Ifyourcomputertriestoentersleepmodebuttherequestisrejected,thedeviceattachedtotheUSB

connectormighthavebeendisabled.Ifthisoccurs,doahot-unplug-and-plugoperationfortheUSB

device.

•Problem:Thebatterydischargesslightlywhilethecomputerisinhibernationmode.

Solution:Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.Thisisnot

adefect.Formoreinformation,see“Power-savingmodes”onpage26.

Harddiskdriveproblems

•Problem:Theharddiskdrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.

Solution:Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:

–Whentheharddiskdrivebeginsorﬁnishesgettingaccesstodata

–Whenyoucarrytheharddiskdrive

–Whenyoucarryyourcomputer

Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveandisnotadefect.

•Problem:Theharddiskdrivedoesnotwork.

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Solution:OntheStartupmenuofThinkPadSetup,ensurethattheharddiskdriveisontheBootpriority

orderlist.IfitisontheExcludedfrombootorderlist,itisdisabled.Selecttheentryforitonthelist

andpressShift+1tomoveitbacktotheBootpriorityorderlist.

•Problem:AfterIhavesetaharddiskpassword,Imovetheharddiskdrivetoanothercomputerbut

cannotunlocktheharddiskpasswordonthenewcomputer.

Solution:Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedpasswordalgorithm.Computersolderthanyoursmight

notsupportsuchasecurityfunction.

Solid-statedriveproblem

Problem:WhenyoucompressﬁlesorfoldersbyuseofthedatacompressionfunctionintheWindows

operatingsystem,andthendecompressthem,theprocessofwritingtoorreadingfromtheﬁlesorfoldersis

slow.

Solution:ApplythediskdefragmentationtoolintheWindowsoperatingsystemforfasteraccesstothedata.

Softwareproblem

Problem:Aprogramdoesnotrunproperly.

Solution:Ensurethattheproblemisnotbeingcausedbytheprogram.

Checkthatyourcomputerhastheminimumrequiredmemorytoruntheprogram.Seethemanualssupplied

withtheprogram.

Checkthefollowing:

•Theprogramisdesignedtooperatewithyouroperatingsystem.

•Otherprogramsrunproperlyonyourcomputer.

•Thenecessarydevicedriversareinstalled.

•Theprogramworkswhenitisrunonsomeothercomputer.

Ifanerrormessageisdisplayedwhileyouareusingtheprogram,seethemanualsorhelpsystemsupplied

withtheprogram.

Iftheprogramstilldoesnotrunproperly,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoraservicerepresentativeforhelp.

USBproblem

Problem:AdeviceconnectedtotheUSBconnectordoesnotwork.

Solution:EnsurethattheUSBportisenabledintheThinkPadSetup.OpentheDeviceManagerwindow.

EnsurethattheUSBdevicesetupiscorrect,andthattheassignmentofcomputerresourceandthe

installationofthedevicedriverarecorrect.ToopentheDeviceManagerwindow,gotoControlPaneland

ensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory,andclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.Ifyou

arepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethepasswordorprovideconﬁrmation.

Referto“DiagnosingproblemswithLenovoCompanion”onpage73andrunadiagnostictestofthe

USBconnector.

Dockingstationproblem

Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotstartwhenyoutrytoturniton,anddoesnotrespondwhenyoutryto

resumeoperation.

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Solution:Ensurethat:

•Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothedockingstation.

•Thecomputerissecurelyattachedtothedockingstation.

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Chapter8.Recoveryinformation

ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttheWindowsrecoverysolutionsontheWindows10operating

system.

Resettingyourcomputer

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwell,youmightconsiderresettingyourcomputer.Intheresettingprocess,

youcanchoosetokeepyourﬁlesorremovethem,andthenreinstalltheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

Note:Theitemsinthegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)mightchangewithoutnotice.

1.OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.

2.IntheResetthisPCsection,clickGetstarted.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputer.

Usingadvancedstartupoptions

Theadvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutodothefollowing:

•Changetheﬁrmwaresettingsofthecomputer

•ChangethestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem

•Startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice

•RestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage

Touseadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

Note:Theitemsinthegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)mightchangewithoutnotice.

1.OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Selectastartupoptionyouwant,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows10failstostart

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeroperatesindependentlyfromtheWindows10

operatingsystem.ItenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows10operating

systemfailstostart.

Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then

youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheon-screeninstructions.

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive

YoucancreatearecoveryUSBdriveasabackupfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.Withtherecovery

USBdrive,youcantroubleshootandﬁxtheproblemsevenifthepreinstalledWindowsrecoveryprograms

aredamaged.

ItisrecommendedthatyoucreatearecoveryUSBdriveasearlyaspossible.Ifyoudidnotcreatearecovery

USBdriveasaprecautionarymeasure,youcancontactLenovoCustomerSupportCenterandpurchase

onefromLenovo.ForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

CreatingarecoveryUSBdrive

TocreatearecoveryUSBdrive,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast16GBofstoragecapacity.Theactual

USBcapacitythatisrequireddependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.

Attention:ThecreationprocesswilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makea

backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

TocreatearecoveryUSBdrive,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringthefollowingprocess.

1.ConnectaproperUSBdrive(atleast16GBofstorage)tothecomputer.

2.Typerecoveryinthesearchboxonthetaskbar.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.

3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.

4.IntheRecoveryDrivewindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatearecoveryUSBdrive.

UsingtherecoveryUSBdrive

Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,refertothecorrespondinginformationinthetopic“Troubleshooting”on

page74totrytosolvetheproblembyyourself.Ifyoustillcannotstartyourcomputer,usetherecovery

USBdrivetorecoveryourcomputer.

TousearecoveryUSBdrive,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringthefollowingprocess.

1.ConnecttherecoveryUSBdrivetothecomputer.

2.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypressF12.The

BootMenuwindowopens.

3.SelecttherecoveryUSBdriveasthebootdevice.

4.Selectapreferredkeyboardlayout.

5.ClickTroubleshoottodisplayoptionalrecoverysolutions.

6.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Thenfollowtheinstructionson

thescreentocompletetheprocess.

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Chapter9.Replacingdevices

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.

Staticelectricityprevention

Staticelectricity,althoughharmlesstoyou,canseriouslydamagecomputercomponentsandoptions.

Improperhandlingofstatic-sensitivepartscancausedamagetothepart.Whenyouunpackanoptionora

CustomerReplaceableUnit(CRU),donotopenthestatic-protectivepackageuntiltheinstructionsdirect

youtoinstallthepart.

WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidethecomputer,takethefollowingprecautions

toavoidstatic-electricitydamage:

•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.

•Alwayshandlecomponentscarefully.Handleadapters,memorymodules,andothercircuitboardsbythe

edges.Nevertouchexposedcircuitry.

•Preventothersfromtouchingthecomponents.

•Beforeyouinstallastatic-sensitiveoptionorCRU,doeitherofthefollowingtoreducestaticelectricityin

thepackageandyourbody:

–Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheparttoametalexpansion-slotcoverforat

leasttwoseconds.

–Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheparttootherunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthe

computerforatleasttwoseconds.

•Whenpossible,removethestatic-sensitivepartfromthestatic-protectivepackageandinstallthepart

withoutsettingitdown.Whenthisisnotpossible,placethestatic-protectivepackageonasmooth,

levelsurfaceandplacethepartonthepackage.

•Donotplacethepartonthecomputercoverorothermetalsurface.

Replacingtheremovablebattery

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspeciﬁcsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo

oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother

systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemdoes

notchargeandthefollowingmessageisdisplayed:

"Thebatteryinstalledisnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.Replacethebatterywiththe

correctLenovobatteryforthissystem."

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and

providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

DANGER

Iftherechargeablebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery

containsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromﬁre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcan

causethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorﬂameto"vent"fromthebattery.

Toreplacetheremovablebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectitfromacpowerandallcable.

2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Slidethebatterylatch1totheunlockedposition,anddetachthebattery2fromthebasecover

ontheleft.

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4.Slidetheotherbatterylatch1totheunlockedposition,anddetachthebattery2fromthebase

coverontheright.

5.Removethebattery.

6.Insertanewbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace.Ensurethatthebatterylatchesareinthelockedpositions.

7.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

ReplacingthemicroSIMcard

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

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MicroSIMcardisasmallplasticcardwithanIntegratedCircuit(IC)chipmountedononesideofthecard.

IfyourcomputersupportswirelessWAN,yourcomputermightrequireamicroSIMcardtoestablishwireless

WANconnections.Dependingonthemodel,youmightneedtopurchaseamicroSIMcardoramicroSIM

cardmightalreadybeinstalledinyourcomputer.Insomecountriesorregions,amicroSIMcardispartof

theshippingcontentsthatcomewithyourcomputer.

Attention:WheninstallingorremovingthemicroSIMcard,donottouchthemicroSIMcardmetal

connectors.

ToreplacethemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectitfromacpowerandallcable.

2.Locatethemicro-SIM-cardtrayattherightsideofthecomputeranddothefollowing:

a.Insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheholeinthemicro-SIM-cardtray1.Thetrayejects.Then,

slidethetrayoutofthecomputer.

b.GentlytakethemicroSIMcardoutofthetray2.

c.InstallanewmicroSIMcardintothemicro-SIM-cardtray.Notetheorientationofthenewcardand

ensurethatitisseatedcorrectly3.

d.Insertthetrayintothecomputer4.

3.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

Replacingthebasecoverassembly

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toreplacethebasecoverassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectitfromacpowerandallcable.

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2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Removetheremovablebattery.See“Replacingtheremovablebattery”onpage93.

4.Removetherubbercaps.

5.RemovethemicroSIMcardtray.See“ReplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage95.

6.Loosenthescrewsthatsecurethebasecoverassembly1.Then,pryupthelatches2andremove

thebasecoverassembly3.

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7.Installthenewbasecoverassembly1,andthentightenthescrews2.

8.Reinstalltherubbercaps.

9.ReinstallthemicroSIMcardtrayandtheremovablebattery.

10.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

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DANGER

Ifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thecoin-cellbattery

containsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromﬁre.

•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Donotdrop,crush,puncturethebattery,ormakeitsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseor

mishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorﬂameto"vent"

fromthebatteryorcoin-cellbattery.

Toreplacethecoin-cellbattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectitfromacpowerandallcable.

2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Removetheremovablebattery.See“Replacingtheremovablebattery”onpage93.

4.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage96.

5.Detachtheconnector1andremovethecoin-cellbattery2.

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6.Installthenewcoin-cellbattery1andattachtheconnector2.

7.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.

8.Reinstalltheremovablebattery.

9.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

Afteryoureplacethecoin-cellbattery,resetthesystemdateandtimeintheThinkPadSetupprogram.See

“Date/Timemenu”onpage64.

Replacingthekeyboard

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

Note:Youmightbeinstructedtoslidethekeyboardframeforwardorbackwardinsomeofthefollowing

steps.Inthiscase,ensurethatyoudonotpressorholdthekeyswhileslidingthekeyboardframe.

Otherwise,thekeyboardframecannotbemoved.

Toremovethekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectitfromacpowerandallcable.

2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Removetheremovablebattery.See“Replacingtheremovablebattery”onpage93.

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4.Removetherubbercaps.

5.Findthekeyboardmulti-toolintheshippingpackageofthenewkeyboard.Thefollowingillustration

showsakeyboardmulti-tool.

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6.Torevealthescrewheadsbeneaththekeyboardframe,usetheﬂatendofthemulti-tooltoslidethe

keyboardforwardby2.5mm(0.1inches).

7.Usethecrossendofthemulti-tooltoloosenthescrews.

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8.Pivotthekeyboardslightlyupwardasshownbyarrow1untilyoucanseetheconnectorsonthebottom

sideofthekeyboard.Thenturnthekeyboardoverasshownbyarrow2.

9.Putthekeyboardonthepalmrestanddetachtheconnectors.Thenremovethekeyboard.

Toinstallthenewkeyboard,dothefollowing:

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1.Attachtheconnectors,andthenturnthekeyboardover.

2.Insertthekeyboardintothekeyboardbezelasshown.Ensurethatthefrontedgeofthekeyboard(the

edgethatisclosetothedisplay)isundertheframeofthekeyboardbezel.

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3.Ensurethatthescrewheadsareexposedcompletely.Otherwise,revealthescrewheadsbyslidingthe

keyboardframeforwardwiththeﬂatendofthekeyboardmulti-tool.

4.Tightenthescrewswiththecrossendofthekeyboardmulti-tooltosecurethekeyboardinplace.

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5.Slidethekeyboardframebackwardby2.5mm(0.1inches)withtheﬂatendofthekeyboardmulti-tool.

Ensurethatyouhidethelatchesofthekeyboardframeunderthekeyboardbezel.

6.Inserttheﬂatendofthekeyboardmulti-toolintothesidesofthekeyboardasshowntopushthe

keyboardframebackward.Ensurethatthereisnogapbetweenthekeyboardframeandkeyboardbezel.

7.Reinstalltherubbercaps.

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8.Reinstalltheremovablebattery.

9.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingtheinternalstoragedrive

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

Attention:Theinternalstoragedrive(suchasharddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,orhybriddrive)issensitive.

Inappropriatehandlingmightcausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

Whenhandlingtheinternalstoragedrive,observethefollowingguidelines:

•Replacetheinternalstoragedriveonlyforupgradeorrepair.Theinternalstoragedriveisnotdesigned

forfrequentchangesorreplacement.

•Beforereplacingtheinternalstoragedrive,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

•Donottouchthecontactedgeoftheinternalstoragedrive.Otherwisetheinternalstoragedrivemightget

damaged.

•Donotapplypressuretotheinternalstoragedrive.

•Donotmaketheinternalstoragedrivesubjecttophysicalshocksorvibration.Puttheinternalstorage

driveonasoftmaterial,suchascloth,toabsorbphysicalshocks.

2.5-inchharddiskdrive

Toreplacethe2.5-inchharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectitfromacpowerandallcable.

2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Removetheremovablebattery.See“Replacingtheremovablebattery”onpage93.

4.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage96.

5.Removethescrewthatsecurestheharddiskdrive1.Then,removetheharddiskdrive2.

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6.Detachthebracketfromtheharddiskdrive,andattachthebrackettothenewharddiskdrive.

7.Insertthenewharddiskdrive1andpivotitdownward2.Ensurethatthenewharddiskdriveisseated

inplace.Then,installthescrewtosecurethenewharddiskdrive3.

8.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.

9.Reinstalltheremovablebattery.

10.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

M.2solid-statedriveinthehard-disk-drivebay

ToreplacetheM.2solid-statedriveinstalledinthehard-disk-drivebay,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectitfromacpowerandallcable.

2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Removetheremovablebattery.See“Replacingtheremovablebattery”onpage93.

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4.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage96.

5.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheM.2solid-state-driveadapter.Then,removetheM.2solid-state

driveadapter2.

6.Removethescrewsthatsecuretheprotectivecover1,andthenremovethecover2.

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7.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheM.2solid-statedrive.Thedriveisreleasedfromthesecured

positionandpivotsupward.

8.RemovetheM.2solid-statedriveoutoftheslot.

9.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewM.2solid-statedrivewiththekeyintheslot1.Thencarefullyinsert

thenewdriveintotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees.Pivotthenewdrivedownward2.

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10.InstallthescrewtosecuretheM.2solid-statedriveinplace.

11.Installtheprotectivecover1andtheninstallthescrewstosecurethecover2.

12.InsertthenewM.2solid-state-driveadapter1andpivotitdownward2.Ensurethattheadapteris

seatedinplace.Then,installthescrewtosecuretheadapter3.

13.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.

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14.Reinstalltheremovablebattery.

15.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.

Replacingthewireless-WANcard

Thefollowinginformationonlyappliestocomputermodelswithuser-installablemodules.

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

Toreplacethewireless-WANcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectitfromacpowerandallcable.

2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Removetheremovablebattery.See“Replacingtheremovablebattery”onpage93.

4.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage96.

5.Toremovethewireless-WANcard,dothefollowing:

a.AﬁlmmightcoverthewirelessWANcard.ToaccessthewirelessWANcard,opentheﬁlmﬁrst1.

b.Ifatoolisprovidedwiththenewwireless-WANcardtohelpyoudisconnectcables,usethetool

todisconnectthecablesfromthewireless-WANcard2.Ifnosuchatoolisprovided,holdthe

cableconnectorwithyourﬁngersandgentlydisconnecteachcablefromthewireless-WANcard.

Thenremovethescrew3.Thecardpopsup.

c.Carefullyremovethewireless-WANcardoutoftheslot4.

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6.Toinstallanewwireless-WANcard,dothefollowing:

a.Alignthecontactedgeofthenewwireless-WANcardwiththekeyintheslot.Thencarefullyinsert

thecardintotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees.Pivotthecarddownward1.

b.Installthescrewtosecurethewireless-WANcardinplace2.Connectthecablestothecard.

Ensurethatyouattachtheredcabletothemainconnectorandthebluecabletotheauxiliary

connectoronthecard3.

7.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.

8.Reinstalltheremovablebattery.

9.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

Replacingamemorymodule

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Youcanincreasememory

capacitybyreplacingoraddingamemorymodule.

Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymodulehasdependencyonthesystemconﬁguration.Insome

conditions,thememorymoduleinyourcomputermightnotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.

Attention:Donottouchthecontactedgeofthememorymodule.Otherwisethememorymodulemightget

damaged.

Toreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectitfromacpowerandallcable.

2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Removetheremovablebattery.See“Replacingtheremovablebattery”onpage93.

4.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage96.

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5.Openthelatchesonbothsidesofthememoryslotatthesametime1,andthenremovethememory

module2.

6.Insertthenewmemorymoduleintothememoryslotatanangleofabout20degrees1.Pivotthe

memorymoduledownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace2.Ensurethatthememorymoduleisﬁrmlyinstalled

inthememoryslotandcannotbemovedeasily.

7.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.

8.Reinstalltheremovablebattery.

9.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

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Chapter10.Gettingsupport

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.

BeforeyoucontactLenovo

Often,youcansolveyourcomputerproblemsbyreferringtotheinformationintheexplanationsoferror

codes,runningdiagnosticprograms,orbyconsultingtheLenovoSupportWebsite.

Registeringyourcomputer

RegisteryourcomputerwithLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage15.

Downloadingsystemupdates

Downloadingupdatedsoftwaremightresolveproblemsyouexperiencewithyourcomputer.

Todownloadupdatedsoftware,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Recordinginformation

BeforeyoutalktoaLenovorepresentative,recordthefollowingimportantinformationaboutyourcomputer.

Recordingproblemsymptomsanddetails

Collecttheanswerstothefollowingquestionsbeforeyoucallforhelp.Then,youareabletogethelp

asquicklyaspossible.

•Whatistheproblem?Isitcontinuousorintermittent?

•Isthereanerrormessage?Whatistheerrorcode,ifany?

•Whatoperatingsystemareyouusing?Whichversion?

•Whichsoftwareapplicationswererunningatthetimeoftheproblem?

•Cantheproblembereproduced?Ifso,how?

Recordingsysteminformation

Theserialnumberlabelisonthebottomofyourcomputer.Recordthemachinetypeandtheserialnumber.

•WhatisthenameofyourLenovoproduct?

•Whatisthemachinetype?

•Whatistheserialnumber?

Gettinghelpandservice

Ifyouneedhelp,service,technicalassistance,ormoreinformationaboutLenovoproducts,youwillﬁnda

widevarietyofsourcesavailablefromLenovotoassistyou.

Informationaboutyourcomputerandpreinstalledsoftware,ifany,isavailableinthedocumentationthat

comeswithyourcomputerorontheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.The

documentationincludesprintedbooks,onlinebooks,readmeﬁles,andhelpﬁles.

MicrosoftServicePacksarethelatestsoftwaresourceforWindowsproductupdates.Theyareavailable

throughWebdownload(connectionchargesmightapply)orthroughdiscs.Formorespeciﬁcinformation

andlinks,gotohttps://www.microsoft.com.Lenovoofferstechnicalassistancewithinstallationof,or

questionsrelatedto,ServicePacksforyourLenovo-preinstalledMicrosoftWindowsproduct.Formore

information,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

LenovoSupportWebsite

TechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:

•Driversandsoftware

•Diagnosticsolutions

•Productandservicewarranty

•Productandpartsdetails

•Userguidesandmanuals

•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions

CallingLenovo

Ifyouhavetriedtocorrecttheproblemyourselfandstillneedhelp,duringthewarrantyperiod,youcan

gethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupportCenter.Thefollowingservicesare

availableduringthewarrantyperiod:

•Problemdetermination-Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhavea

hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytoﬁxtheproblem.

•Lenovohardwarerepair-IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,

trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.

•Engineeringchangemanagement-Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproduct

hasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineeringChanges

(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.

Thefollowingitemsarenotcovered:

•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornonwarrantedparts

•Identiﬁcationofsoftwareproblemsources

•ConﬁgurationofUEFIBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade

•Changes,modiﬁcations,orupgradestodevicedrivers

•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)

•Installationandmaintenanceofprograms

ForthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLimitedWarrantythatapplytoyourLenovohardwareproduct,

see“Warrantyinformation”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

Ifpossible,benearyourcomputerwhenyoumakeyourcall.Ensurethatyouhavedownloadedthemost

currentdriversandsystemupdates,rundiagnostics,andrecordedinformationbeforeyoucall.Whencalling

fortechnicalassistance,havethefollowinginformationavailable:

•Machinetypeandmodel

•Serialnumbersofyourcomputer,monitor,andothercomponents,oryourproofofpurchase

•Descriptionoftheproblem

•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages

•Hardwareandsoftwareconﬁgurationinformationforyoursystem

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Telephonenumbers

ForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneorrefertotheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswith

yourcomputer.

Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Thelatestphonenumbersareavailableat

http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnotprovided,contact

yourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Purchasingadditionalservices

Duringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices.Serviceavailabilityandservice

namemightvarybycountryorregion.

Formoreinformationabouttheseservices,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.

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AppendixA.SupplementalinformationabouttheUbuntu

operatingsystem

Inlimitedcountriesorregions,Lenovoofferscustomersanoptiontoordercomputerswiththepreinstalled

Ubuntu®operatingsystem.

IftheUbuntuoperatingsystemisavailableonyourcomputer,readthefollowinginformationbeforeyouuse

thecomputer.IgnoreanyinformationrelatedtoWindows-basedprograms,utilities,andLenovopreinstalled

applicationsinthisdocumentation.

AccessingtheLenovoLimitedWarranty

ThisproductiscoveredbythetermsoftheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW),versionL505-0010-0208/2011.

YoucanviewtheLLWinanumberoflanguagesfromthefollowingWebsite.ReadtheLenovoLimited

Warrantyat:

http://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02

TheLLWalsoispreinstalledonthecomputer.ToaccesstheLLW,gotothefollowingdirectory:

/usr/share/doc/lenovo-doc

IfyoucannotviewtheLLWeitherfromtheWebsiteorfromyourcomputer,contactyourlocalLenovoofﬁce

orresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW.

AccessingtheUbuntuhelpsystem

TheUbuntuhelpsystemprovidesinformationabouthowtousetheUbuntuoperatingsystem.Toaccessthe

helpsystemfromtheUnity,moveyourpointertotheLaunchbar,andthenclicktheHelpicon.Ifyoucannot

ﬁndtheHelpiconfromtheLaunchbar,clicktheSearchicon,andtypeHelptosearchit.

TolearnmoreabouttheUbuntuoperatingsystem,goto:

http://www.ubuntu.com

Gettingsupportinformation

Ifyouneedhelp,service,technicalassistance,ormoreinformationabouttheUbuntuoperatingsystemor

otherapplications,contacttheprovideroftheUbuntuoperatingsystemortheprovideroftheapplication.

Ifyouneedtheserviceandsupportforhardwarecomponentsshippedwithyourcomputer,contact

Lenovo.FormoreinformationabouthowtocontactLenovo,refertotheUserGuideandSafety,Warranty,

andSetupGuide.

ToaccessthelatestUserGuideandSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuide,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

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AppendixB.Regulatoryinformation

ThischapterprovidesregulatoryandcomplianceinformationaboutLenovoproducts.

Certiﬁcation-relatedinformation

Productname:ThinkPadT470p

ComplianceID:TP00077B

Machinetypes:20J6and20J7

Thelatestcomplianceinformationisavailableat:

http://www.lenovo.com/compliance

Wireless-relatedinformation

Thistopicprovideswireless-relatedinformationaboutLenovoproducts.

Wirelessinteroperability

Wireless-LANcardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywireless-LANproductthatisbasedonDirect

SequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS),ComplementaryCodeKeying(CCK),and/orOrthogonalFrequency

DivisionMultiplexing(OFDM)radiotechnology,andiscompliantto:

•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/g,802.11n,or802.11aconwireless-LANs,asdeﬁnedandapproved

bytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.

•TheWirelessFidelity(Wi-Fi®)certiﬁcationasdeﬁnedbytheWi-FiAlliance®.

YourBluetoothcardiscompliantwithBluetoothSpeciﬁcation4.1asdeﬁnedbytheBluetoothSpecial

InterestGroupSIG.ItsupportsWindows10in-boxBluetoothproﬁles.

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth

Thiscomputercontainsintegratedwirelesscardsthatoperatewithintheguidelinesidentiﬁedbyradio

frequency(RF)safetystandardsandrecommendations;therefore,Lenovobelievesthisproductissafefor

usebyconsumers.Thesestandardsandrecommendationsreﬂecttheconsensusoftheworldwidescientiﬁc

community,andresultfromdeliberationsofpanelsandcommitteesofscientists,whocontinuallyreviewand

interprettheextensiveresearchliterature.

Insomesituationsorenvironments,theuseofwirelessdevicesmightberestrictedbytheproprietorofa

buildingorresponsiblerepresentativesofanorganization.Forexample,thesesituationsandareasmight

includethefollowing:

•Onboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blastingareas(withelectro-explosivedevices),

medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices,suchaspacemakers.

•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor

identiﬁedasharmful.

Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliestotheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspeciﬁcarea(suchasan

airportorhospital),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseawirelessdevicepriortoturning

onthecomputer.

LocatingtheUltraConnectwirelessantennas

ThinkPadnotebookcomputersfeatureanintegratedUltraConnect™wirelessantennasystembuiltintothe

displayforoptimalreception,enablingwirelesscommunicationwhereveryouare.

Thefollowingillustrationshowstheantennaslocationsofyourcomputer:

1Wireless-LANantenna(auxiliary)

2Wireless-WANantenna(auxiliary)

3Wireless-WANantenna(main)

4Wireless-LANantenna(main)

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation

Computermodelsequippedwithwirelesscommunicationscomplywiththeradiofrequencyandsafety

standardsofanycountryorregioninwhichithasbeenapprovedforwirelessuse.

Brazilwireless-radiocomplianceinformation

Esteequipamentooperaemcarátersecundário,istoé,nãotemdireitoaproteçãocontrainterferência

prejudicial,mesmodeestaçõesdomesmotipo,enãopodecausarinterferênciaasistemasoperandoem

caráterprimário.

Thisequipmentisasecondarytypedevice,thatis,itisnotprotectedagainstharmfulinterference,even

iftheinterferenceiscausedbyadeviceofthesametype,anditalsocannotcauseanyinterferenceto

primarytypedevices.

Mexicowireless-radiocomplianceinformation

Advertencia:EnMexicolaoperacióndeesteequipoestásujetaalassiguientesdoscondiciones:(1)es

posiblequeesteequipoodispositivonocauseinterferenciaperjudicialy(2)esteequipoodispositivodebe

aceptarcualquierinterferencia,incluyendolaquepuedacausarsuoperaciónnodeseada.

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Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices

Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwithyour

computer.

IfyourcomputerisshippedwithouttheRegulatoryNotice,youcanﬁnditontheWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport

ClassiﬁcationControlNumber(ECCN)of5A992.c.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed

countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Electronicemissionnotices

FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity

ThefollowinginformationreferstoThinkPadT470p,machinetypes:20J6and20J7.

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant

toPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful

interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency

energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterference

toradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular

installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe

determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby

oneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.

Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspeciﬁedor

recommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodiﬁcationstothisequipment.

Unauthorizedchangesormodiﬁcationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)

thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

ResponsibleParty:

Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated

1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne

Morrisville,NC27560

PhoneNumber:919-294-5900

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement

CANICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)

AppendixB.Regulatoryinformation123

EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibility

(EMC)DirectiveorRadioEquipmentDirective

Modelswithoutaradiodevice:ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEU

CouncilDirective2004/108/EC(until19April,2016)andCouncilDirective2014/30/EU(from20April,2016)

ontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.

Modelswitharadiodevice:Thisproductisinconformitywithalltherequirementsandessentialnorms

thatapplytoEUCouncilR&TTEDirective1999/5/EContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMember

Statesrelatingtoradioequipment.

Lenovocannotacceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfrom

anon-recommendedmodiﬁcationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromother

manufacturers.ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBequipment

accordingtoEuropeanStandardsharmonizedintheDirectivesincompliance.ThelimitsforClassB

equipmentwerederivedfortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst

interferencewithlicensedcommunicationdevices.

Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia

GermanClassBcompliancestatement

DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:

HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit

DiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2014/30/EU(früher2004/108/EC)zur

AngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaaten

undhältdieGrenzwertederKlasseBderNormgemäßRichtlinie.

Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzu

betreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.

LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProdukt

ohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohne

EmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.

Deutschland:

EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln

DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“

EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungder

EMVEU-Richtlinie2014/30/EU(früher2004/108/EWG)inderBundesrepublikDeutschland.

ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeit

vonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetische

VerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEURichtlinie2014/30/EU(früher2004/108/EC),für

GerätederKlasseB.

DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen

-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo

(Deutschland)GmbH,Meitnerstr.9,D-70563Stuttgart.

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InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:

DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement

Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepower

mainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase

Japannoticeforacpowercord

Theacpowercordshippedwithyourproductcanbeusedonlyforthisspeciﬁcproduct.Donotusetheac

powercordforotherdevices.

LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan

Eurasiancompliancemark

Brazilaudionotice

Ouvirsonscommaisde85decibéisporlongosperíodospodeprovocardanosaosistemaauditivo.

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AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclingstatements

ThischapterprovidesenvironmentalinformationaboutLenovoproducts.

Generalrecyclinginformation

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment

whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin

recyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationaboutrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

Thelatestenvironmentalinformationaboutourproductsisavailableat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration

ImportantWEEEinformation

TheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(for

example,theEuropeanWEEEDirective,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules).Appliancesare

labeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).

Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicable

withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobe

thrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.

Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendoflife

EEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,recycle,

andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealth

duetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.Lenovoelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)maycontain

partsandcomponents,whichatend-of-lifemightqualifyashazardouswaste.

EEEandwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)canbedeliveredfreeofchargetotheplaceof

saleoranydistributorthatsellselectricalandelectronicequipmentofthesamenatureandfunctionas

theusedEEEorWEEE.

ForadditionalWEEEinformation,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

WEEEinformationforHungary

Lenovo,asaproducer,bearsthecostincurredinconnectionwiththefulﬁllmentofLenovo’sobligations

underHungaryLawNo.197/2014(VIII.1.)subsections(1)-(5)ofsection12.

Japanrecyclingstatements

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty

ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof

Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed

ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertiﬁedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw

forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingand

RecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,

visittheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan

PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingof

home-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceis

providedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan

DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother

environmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit

boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.

DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers

Abutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledinsideyourLenovocomputertoprovidepowertothecomputer

clockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouneedtoreplaceitwitha

newone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseorcontactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofadisused

lithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoranindustrial-waste-disposal

operator,andfollowtheirinstructions.

Disposalofalithiumbatterymustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.

DisposingofadisusedbatteryfromLenovonotebookcomputers

YourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatteryoranickelmetalhydridebattery.Ifyouare

acompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabattery,contact

theproperpersoninLenovosales,service,ormarketing,andfollowthatperson'sinstructions.Youalso

canrefertotheinstructionsat:

https://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/

IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabattery,youmustcomplywith

localordinancesandregulations.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsat:

https://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/

RecyclinginformationforBrazil

DeclaraçõesdeReciclagemnoBrasil

DescartedeumProdutoLenovoForadeUso

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Equipamentoselétricoseeletrônicosnãodevemserdescartadosemlixocomum,masenviadosàpontosde

coleta,autorizadospelofabricantedoprodutoparaquesejamencaminhadoseprocessadosporempresas

especializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecertiﬁcadaspelosorgãosambientais,de

acordocomalegislaçãolocal.

ALenovopossuiumcanalespecíﬁcoparaauxiliá-lonodescartedessesprodutos.Casovocêpossua

umprodutoLenovoemsituaçãodedescarte,ligueparaonossoSACouencaminheume-mailpara:

reciclar@lenovo.com,informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,aﬁmdeenviarmosasinstruções

paraocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion

Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).

BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC

concerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminesthe

frameworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughoutthe

EuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrown

away,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.

InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicate

thattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalso

includeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdfor

cadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsorted

municipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,and

treatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotential

effectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceof

hazardoussubstances.

Beforeplacingelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)inthewastecollectionstreamorinwastecollection

facilities,theenduserofequipmentcontainingbatteriesand/oraccumulatorsmustremovethosebatteries

andaccumulatorsforseparatecollection.

DisposingoflithiumbatteriesandbatterypacksfromLenovoproducts

Acoin-celltypelithiumbatterymightbeinstalledinsideyourLenovoproduct.Youcanﬁnddetailsaboutthe

batteryintheproductdocumentation.Ifthebatteryneedstobereplaced,contactyourplaceofpurchaseor

contactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofalithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contact

yourplaceofpurchaseorawaste-disposaloperator,andfollowtheirinstructions.

DisposingofbatterypacksfromLenovoproducts

YourLenovodevicemightcontainalithium-ionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.Youcan

ﬁnddetailsonthebatterypackintheproductdocumentation.Ifyouneedtodisposeofabatterypack,

insulateitwithvinyltape,contactLenovosales,service,oryourplaceofpurchase,orawaste-disposal

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operator,andfollowtheirinstructions.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsprovidedintheuserguide

foryourproduct.

Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/environment

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada

RecyclinginformationforChina

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AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)

Directive

ThelatestenvironmentalinformationaboutLenovoproductsisavailableat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration

EuropeanUnionRoHS

ThisLenovoproduct,withincludedparts(cables,cords,andsoon)meetstherequirementsofDirective

2011/65/EUontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronic

equipment("RoHSrecast"or"RoHS2").

FormoreinformationaboutLenovoworldwidecomplianceonRoHS,goto:

https://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/RoHS_Communication.pdf

TurkishRoHS

TheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUse

ofCertainHazardousSubstancesinWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE).

UkraineRoHS

IndiaRoHS

RoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules.

ChinaRoHS

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TaiwanRoHS

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AppendixE.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation

ENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.Department

ofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefﬁcientproductsand

practices.

LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswiththeENERGYSTARqualiﬁeddesignation.Youmight

ﬁndanENERGYSTARmarkafﬁxedonthecomputerordisplayedonthepowersettingsinterface.Lenovo

computersofthefollowingmachinetypes,ifcarryanENERGYSTARmark,havebeendesignedandtested

toconformtotheENERGYSTARprogramrequirementsforcomputers.

20J6and20J7

ByusingENERGYSTARqualiﬁedproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-managementfeatures

ofthecomputer,youcanhelpreducetheconsumptionofelectricity.Reducedelectricalconsumption

cancontributetopotentialﬁnancialsavings,acleanerenvironment,andthereductionofgreenhousegas

emissions.

FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTAR,goto:

https://www.energystar.gov

Lenovoencouragesyoutomakeefﬁcientuseofenergyanintegralpartofyourday-to-dayoperations.To

helpinthisendeavor,Lenovohaspresetthefollowingpower-managementfeaturestotakeeffectwhenthe

computerhasbeeninactiveforaspeciﬁedlengthoftime:

Powerplan:Default(whenpluggedintoacpower)

•Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes

•Putthecomputertosleep:After30minutes

Toawakenthecomputerfromsleepmode,presstheFnkeyonyourkeyboard.Formoreinformationabout

thesesettings,seetheWindowshelpinformationonthecomputer.

TheWakeonLANfunctionisenabledwhenyourLenovocomputerisshippedfromthefactory,andthe

settingremainsvalidevenwhenthecomputerisinsleepmode.IfyoudonotneedtohaveWakeonLAN

enabledwhilethecomputerisinsleepmode,youcanreducethepowerconsumptionandprolongthetime

insleepmode,bydisablingthesettingofWakeonLANforsleepmode.

TodisablethesettingofWakeonLANforsleepmode,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙DeviceManager.

2.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,expandNetworkadapters.

3.Right-clickyournetworkadapterdevice,andclickProperties.

4.ClickthePowerManagementtab.

5.CleartheAllowthisdevicetowakethecomputercheckbox.

6.ClickOK.

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AppendixF.Notices

Lenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.Consult

yourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyour

area.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythat

Lenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservice

thatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser's

responsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.

Lenovomayhavepatentsorpendingpatentprogramscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthisdocument.

Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Youcansendlicense

inquiries,inwriting,to:

Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc.

1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne

Morrisville,NC27560

U.S.A.

Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing

LENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICATION"ASIS"WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESS

ORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT,

MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallow

disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapply

toyou.

Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically

madetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.

Lenovomaymakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheapplication(s)describedinthis

publicationatanytimewithoutnotice.

Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport

applicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis

documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspeciﬁcationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument

shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo

orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspeciﬁcenvironmentsandis

presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.

Lenovomayuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithout

incurringanyobligationtoyou.

Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotin

anymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartof

thematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.

Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresult

obtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysigniﬁcantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeen

madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame

ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthrough

extrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir

speciﬁcenvironment.

ThisdocumentiscopyrightedbyLenovoandisnotcoveredbyanyopensourcelicense,includingany

Linuxagreement(s)whichmayaccompanysoftwareincludedwiththisproduct.Lenovomayupdatethis

documentatanytimewithoutnotice.

Toobtainthemostup-to-datedocumentationforyourcomputer,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

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AppendixG.Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:

AccessConnections

ActiveProtectionSystem

Lenovo

Lenovologo

ThinkPad

ThinkPadlogo

TrackPoint

UltraConnect

Intel,IntelSpeedStep,Optane,andThunderboltaretrademarksofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesinthe

U.S.and/orothercountries.

Microsoft,Windows,Direct3D,BitLocker,andCortanaaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

MiniDisplayPort(mDP)andDisplayPortaretrademarksoftheVideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.

UbuntuisaregisteredtrademarkofCanonicalLtd.

ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DeﬁnitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksof

HDMILicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

Wi-FiAllianceandMiracastareregisteredtrademarksofWi-FiAlliance.

NVIDIAisaregisteredtrademarkofNVIDIACorporation.

Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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