Important safety information
Chapter 1. Product overview
Chapter 2. Using your computer
Chapter 3. Enhancing your computer
- Finding ThinkPad options
- ThinkPad WiGig Dock
Chapter 4. Accessibility, ergonomic, and maintenance information
Chapter 5. Security
Chapter 6. Advanced configuration
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting computer problems
Chapter 8. Recovery information
- Recovery information for the Windows 7 operating system
  - Creating and using recovery media
  - Reinstalling preinstalled programs and device drivers
- Recovery information for the Windows 10 operating system
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 X1 Carbon User Manual

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UserGuide

MachineTypes:20HQ,20HR,20K3,and20K4

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport

Websiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

ThirdEdition(June2017)

©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

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery......xi

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery...xi

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

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation......xii

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

Usingheadphonesorearphones.......xiii

Chokinghazardnotice...........xiii

Plasticbagnotice.............xiv

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

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Computercontrols,connectors,andindicators...1

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

Left-sideview..............3

Right-sideview..............4

Rearview................5

Bottomview...............6

Statusindicators.............6

Importantproductinformationlabels.......8

Machinetypeandmodellabel........8

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumber.....9

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems..10

Computerfeatures.............11

Computerspeciﬁcations...........12

Operatingenvironment...........13

Lenovoprograms.............13

AccessingLenovoprograms.......13

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....14

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17

Registeringyourcomputer..........17

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

system..................18

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

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice......20

ThinkPadpointingdeviceoverview.....20

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice....21

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

Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures.....23

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..24

Replacingthecaponthepointingstick...24

Powermanagement............25

Usingtheacpoweradapter........25

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

Managingthebatterypower.......27

Power-savingmodes..........27

CabledEthernetconnections.........28

Wirelessconnections............29

Usingthewireless-LANconnection.....29

Usingthewireless-WANconnection....30

UsingtheBluetoothconnection......30

UsingtheNFCdevices.........31

UsingtheAirplanemode.........32

Usingaudiofeatures............32

Usingthecamera.............33

Usingamediacard.............34

Usinganexternaldisplay..........35

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........37

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

computer...............39

FindingThinkPadoptions..........39

ThinkPadWiGigDock............39

ThinkPadWiGigDockoverview......39

SettinguptheThinkPadWiGigDock....41

UsingtheThinkPadWiGigDock......42

Chapter4.Accessibility,ergonomic,

andmaintenanceinformation....45

Accessibilityinformation...........45

Ergonomicinformation...........47

Cleaningandmaintenance..........48

Chapter5.Security..........51

Usingpasswords..............51

Passwordsintroduction.........51

Setting,changing,orremovingapassword.52

M.2solid-statedrivesecurity.........52

Settingthesecuritychip...........53

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........54

Deletingdatafromyourstoragedrive......56

Usingﬁrewalls...............57

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Protectingdataagainstviruses........57

Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration..59

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......59

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..59

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem.60

Installingdevicedrivers...........61

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......62

ConﬁguringThinkPadSetup.......62

Changingthestartupsequence......63

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........63

BIOSmenu..............63

Usingsystemmanagement..........75

Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............77

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......77

Diagnosingproblems............77

Troubleshooting..............78

Computerstopsresponding.......78

Spillsonthekeyboard..........79

Errormessages............79

Beeperrors..............81

Memorymoduleproblems........82

Ethernetproblems...........82

Wireless-LANproblem..........83

Wireless-WANproblem.........83

Bluetoothproblem...........83

ThinkPadpointingdeviceproblems.....84

Keyboardproblems...........84

Computerscreenproblems........85

Externalmonitorproblems........87

Audioproblems............88

Fingerprintreaderproblems........89

Batteryproblems............90

Poweradapterproblem.........90

Powerproblems............90

Powerbuttonproblem..........91

Bootproblems.............91

Sleepandhibernationproblems......91

Solid-statedriveproblem.........92

Softwareproblem............92

USBproblem.............93

Chapter8.Recoveryinformation...95

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operating

system..................95

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....95

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................96

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows10operating

system..................97

Resettingyourcomputer.........97

Usingadvancedstartupoptions......97

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

10failstostart.............97

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..97

Chapter9.Replacingdevices.....99

Staticelectricityprevention..........99

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.........99

ReplacingthemicroSIMcard.........100

ReplacingthemicroSDcard.........101

Replacingthebasecoverassembly......102

Replacingthewireless-WANcard.......103

ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive......105

Chapter10.Gettingsupport....107

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........107

Gettinghelpandservice...........107

LenovoSupportWebsite.........108

CallingLenovo.............108

Purchasingadditionalservices........109

AppendixA.Supplemental

informationabouttheUbuntu

operatingsystem..........111

AppendixB.Regulatory

information.............113

Certiﬁcation-relatedinformation........113

Wireless-relatedinformation.........113

Wirelessinteroperability.........113

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth....114

LocatingtheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............114

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...115

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....115

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........116

Electronicemissionnotices..........116

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........116

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............116

EuropeanUnionconformity........116

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...117

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..118

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................118

Japannoticeforacpowercord......118

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Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................118

Eurasiancompliancemark..........118

Brazilaudionotice.............118

AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............119

Generalrecyclinginformation.........119

ImportantWEEEinformation.........119

Japanrecyclingstatements.........120

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........120

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................121

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....122

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................122

RecyclinginformationforChina........122

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive....123

AppendixE.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............127

AppendixF.Notices.........129

AppendixG.Trademarks......131

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ivUserGuide

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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Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoremoveorreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebattery

mustbedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal

lawsandregulations.

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethenon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery.Replacementofthebatterymust

bedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal

lawsandregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See

http://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.

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•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and

reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton

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

•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.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

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4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallotherelectrical

cablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectricalcables

havebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

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.

Chokinghazardnotice

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CHOKINGHAZARD–Productcontainssmallparts.

Keepawayfromchildrenunderthreeyears.

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger

ofsuffocation.

Glasspartsnotice

CAUTION:

Somepartsofyourproductmaybemadeofglass.Thisglasscouldbreakiftheproductisdropped

onahardsurfaceorreceivesasubstantialimpact.Ifglassbreaks,donottouchorattempttoremove

it.Stopusingyourproductuntiltheglassisreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesbasicinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourcomputer.

Computercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroduceshardwarefeaturesofthecomputer.

Frontview

1Microphones2Infraredcamera(availableonsomemodels)

3Conventionalcamera(availableonsomemodels)4Powerbutton

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5Fingerprintreader6TrackPoint®buttons

7Trackpad8NFCmark(availableonsomemodels)

9TrackPointpointingstick

1Microphones

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

2Infraredcamera(availableonsomemodels)

Theinfraredcameraprovidesapersonalandsecurewayforyoutosignintoyourcomputerwithface

authentication.Aftersettingtheinfraredcameraforfaceauthentication,youcanunlockyourcomputerby

scanningyourfaceinsteadofusingapassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”onpage33.

Note:TheinfraredcameraisonlysupportedontheWindows®10operatingsystem.

3Conventionalcamera(availableonsomemodels)

Theconventionalcameraenablesyoutotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see

“Usingthecamera”onpage33.

4Powerbutton

Youcanpressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.

Toturnoffthecomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickShutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

Ifyourcomputerisunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton

forfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstopsresponding”on

page78formoreinformation.

Youalsocandeﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn

offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton

does,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall

icons.

2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

5Fingerprintreader

Fingerprintauthenticationprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprintwitha

password.Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage54.

ThinkPad®pointingdevice

6TrackPointbuttons

7Trackpad

9TrackPointpointingstick

YourcomputerisequippedwiththeLenovo-uniqueThinkPadpointingdevice.Formoreinformation,see

“ThinkPadpointingdeviceoverview”onpage20.

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8NFCmark(availableonsomemodels)

Nearﬁeldcommunication(NFC)isahigh-frequencyandshort-rangewirelesscommunicationtechnology.

ByusingNFC,youcanestablishradiocommunicationsbetweenyourcomputerandanotherNFC-enabled

deviceoverafewcentimetersorinches.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheNFCdevices”onpage31.

Note:TheNFCfeatureisonlysupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.

Left-sideview

1USB-C™connectors(Thunderbolt™3compatible)/

powerconnectors

2USB3.0connector

3HDMI™connector4MiniEthernetconnector

1USB-Cconnectors(Thunderbolt3compatible)/powerconnectors

TheUSB-CconnectorsonyourcomputersupportboththeUSBType-C™standardandtheThunderbolt

3technology.WithanappropriateUSB-Ccableconnected,youcanusetheconnectortotransferdata,

chargeyourdevice,orconnectyourcomputertoexternaldisplays.

ThetwoUSB-Cconnectorsalsoworkaspowerconnectors.Theacpoweradaptershippedwithyour

computerisaUSB-Cpoweradapter.Usetheshippedpoweradapterandpowercordtoconnectthe

computertoacpowerthrougheitherofthetwoUSB-Cconnectors.

LenovoprovidesvariousUSB-Caccessoriestohelpyouexpandyourcomputerfunctionality.Formore

information,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

Notes:

•Whenthebatterypowerisbelow10%,theUSB-CaccessoriesconnectedtotheUSB-Cconnector

mightnotworkcorrectly.

•Thunderbolt3technologyisnotsupportedontheWindows732-bitoperatingsystem.Afteryouinstall

anotheroperatingsystem,youcanenabletheThunderbolt3technologyinThinkPadSetupbydoing

thefollowing:

1.TurnonthecomputerandpressF1whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed.

2.SelectConﬁg➙Thunderbolt(TM)3➙Securitylevel.

3.ChangethesettingsfromDisplayPortandUSBtoanyotherselection.

DonotchangethedefaultsettingsontheWindows732-bitoperatingsystem.Otherwisethecomputer

mightnotstart.

2USB3.0connector

YoucanusetheUSB3.0connectorstoconnectUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,USB

mouse,USBstoragedevice,orUSBprinter.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

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Note:TheUSBdeviceconnectedtotheUSB3.0connectormightinﬂuencethewirelesswideareanetwork

(WAN)andGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)functionsofyourcomputer.Ifyourcomputercannotestablish

wirelessWANcommunications,orifyourlocationcannotbepinpointedthroughtheGPSfunctionofyour

computer,detachthedevicefromtheUSB3.0connector.

3HDMIconnector

TheHigh-DeﬁnitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connectorisadigitalaudioandvideointerface.Itenables

youtoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasaDVDplayer

orahigh-deﬁnitiontelevision(HDTV).

4MiniEthernetconnector

TheminiEthernetconnectormakesyourcomputerthinnerthantheoneswithastandardEthernetconnector.

Toconnectyourcomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)throughtheminiEthernetconnector,youneedan

Ethernetextensionadapter.TheEthernetextensionadapterisavailableasanoptionandshippedwith

somecomputermodelsonly.ForinformationaboutusingandpurchasingtheEthernetextensionadapter,

see“CabledEthernetconnections”onpage28.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetextension

adapter.

Right-sideview

1Audioconnector2Fanlouvers

3AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector4Security-lockslot

1Audioconnector

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

listentothesoundfromthecomputer.

Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyou

presstheswitch,theheadsetmicrophoneisdisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputeris

enabledinstead.

Note:Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using

audiofeatures”onpage32.

2Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especially

thecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:Toensureproperairﬂow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

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3AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorenablesyoutochargeUSB-compatibledevicesinthe

followingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisofforinhibernationmode,butconnectedtoacpower

Tochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisofforinhibernationmode,andthecomputerisnotconnected

toacpower,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthenfollow

theinstructionsonthescreentomakeyourpreferredsetting.

•ForWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPOWER,andthenfollowtheinstructionson

thescreentomakeyourpreferredsetting.

Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage13.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

Note:TheUSBdeviceconnectedtotheAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectormightinﬂuencethewirelessWAN

andGPSfunctionsofyourcomputer.IfyourcomputercannotestablishwirelessWANcommunications,

orifyourlocationcannotbepinpointedthroughtheGPSfunctionofyourcomputer,detachthedevice

fromtheAlwaysOnUSB3.0connector.

4Security-lockslot

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,lockyourcomputertoadesk,table,orotherﬁxturesthroughasecurity

cablelockthatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslot.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity

feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

Rearview

1Micro-SIM-cardslot2microSDcardslot

1Micro-SIM-cardslot

IfyourcomputersupportsthewirelessWANfeature,amicroSubscriberIdentiﬁcationModule(SIM)card

mightberequiredtoestablishwireless-WANconnections.

ForinformationaboutreplacingthemicroSIMcard,see“ReplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage100.

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2microSDcardslot

YoucaninsertamicroSDcardintothemicroSDcardslotfordataaccessorstorage.

Attention:WhiletransferringdatatoorfromamicroSDcard,donotputyourcomputerintosleepor

hibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscompleted.Otherwise,yourdatacouldgetdamaged.

ForinformationaboutreplacingthemicroSDcard,see“ReplacingthemicroSDcard”onpage101.

Bottomview

1Emergency-resethole2Speakers

3Fanlouvers

1Emergency-resethole

Ifthecomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removethe

acpoweradapterﬁrst.Theninsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthe

computer.

2Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

3Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especially

thecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Statusindicators

Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutlocatingandidentifyingthevariousstatusindicatorsonyourcomputer.

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Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

1CapsLockindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,youcantypeuppercaselettersbydirectlypressingtheletterkeys.

2FnLockindicator

ThisindicatorshowsthestatusofFnLockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthespecialkeys”

onpage18.

3Speaker-muteindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,thespeakersaremuted.

4Microphone-muteindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,themicrophonesaremuted.

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5Camerastatusindicator

Whenthisindicatorison,thecameraisinuse.

68Systemstatusindicators

TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoonthecomputerlidandtheindicatorinthepowerbuttonshowthe

systemstatusofyourcomputer.

•Blinksforthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.

•On:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

•Blinksquickly:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.

•Blinksslowly:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

7Fingerprintreaderindicator

Thisindicatorshowsthestatusofﬁngerprintreader.Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheﬁngerprint

reader”onpage54.

9acpowerstatusindicator

Thisindicatorshowstheacpowerandbatterypowerstatusofthecomputer.

•Green:connectedtoacpower(batterypower80%–100%)

•Yellow:connectedtoacpower(batterypower1%–80%)

•Off:notconnectedtoacpower

Importantproductinformationlabels

Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethefollowinglabels:

•Machinetypeandmodellabel

•FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationlabel

•LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Machinetypeandmodellabel

WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetypeandmodelinformationhelpsthetechniciansto

identifyyourcomputerandprovidefasterservice.

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Thefollowingillustrationshowswheretoﬁndthelabelthatcontainsthemachinetypeandmodelinformation

ofyourcomputer.

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumber

TheFCCandICCertiﬁcationinformationisidentiﬁedbyalabelonthecomputerasshowninthefollowing

illustration.

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,ensurethatyouuseonlyLenovo-authorizedwireless

modulesforthecomputer.Otherwise,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedandthecomputerwillbeep

whenyouturnonthecomputer.

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems

Windows7CertiﬁcateofAuthenticity:ComputermodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating

systemhaveaCertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabelafﬁxedtothecomputercoverorinsidethebattery

compartment.TheCertiﬁcateofAuthenticityisyourindicationthatthecomputerislicensedforaWindows7

productandispreinstalledwithaWindows7genuineversion.Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversion

mightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows7Professionallicensedowngraderights.Printedon

theCertiﬁcateofAuthenticityistheWindows7versionforwhichthecomputerislicensedandtheProduct

ID.TheProductIDisimportantwhenyoureinstalltheWindows7operatingsystemfromasourceother

thanaLenovoproductrecoverydiscset.

Windows10GenuineMicrosoft®label:YourcomputermighthaveaGenuineMicrosoftlabelafﬁxedtoits

coverdependingonthefollowingfactors:

•Yourgeographiclocation

•Datewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured

•VersionofWindows10thatispreinstalled

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

ofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.

•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels

preinstalledwithanyversionofWindows10.

•Inothercountriesandregions,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonlyoncomputermodelslicensed

forWindows10Pro.

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TheabsenceofaGenuineMicrosoftlabeldoesnotindicatethatthepreinstalledWindowsversionisnot

genuine.FordetailsonhowtotellwhetheryourpreinstalledWindowsproductisgenuine,refertothe

informationprovidedbyMicrosoftat:

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

UnlikeWindows7products,therearenoexternal,visualindicatorsoftheProductIDorWindowsversionfor

whichthecomputerislicensed.Instead,theProductIDisrecordedinthecomputerﬁrmware.Whenever

aWindows10productisinstalled,theinstallationprogramchecksthecomputerﬁrmwareforavalid,

matchingProductIDtocompletetheactivation.

Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows10Pro

licensedowngraderights.

Computerfeatures

Thecomputerfeaturesintroducedinthistopiccovervariousmodels.Somecomputerfeaturesmight

beavailableonlyonspeciﬁcmodels.

Computercolor

•Blackorsilver

Microprocessor

Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttonandthenselectSystem.

Memory

•Type:lowpowerdoubledatarate3(DDR3)synchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemory(SDRAM),

solderedonthesystemboard

•Maximumsize:16GB

Storagedevice

•M.2solid-statedrive

Display

•Brightnesscontrol

•ColordisplaywithIn-planeSwitching(IPS)technology

•Displaysize:355.6mm(14inches)

•Displayresolution:1920x1080pixels

Keyboard

•Six-rowbacklitkeyboard

•Functionkeys

•ThinkPadpointingdevice

Connectorsandslots

•Audioconnector

•HDMIconnector

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•Micro-SIM-cardslot

•microSDcardslot

•MiniEthernetconnector

•TwoUSB-Cconnectors(Thunderbolt3compatible;alsousedaspowerconnectors)

•TwoUSB3.0connectors(includingoneAlwaysOnUSB3.0connector)

Securityfeatures

•Fingerprintreader

•Infraredcamera*

•Security-lockslot

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)*

Wirelessfeatures

•Bluetooth

•GPS*

•Miracast®technology*

•NFC*

•WirelessLAN

•WirelessWAN*

•WirelessGigabit(WiGig®)*

Others

•Conventionalcamera*

•Microphones

Note:*Availableonsomemodels.

Computerspeciﬁcations

Size

•Width:323.5mm(12.7inches)

•Depth:217.1mm(8.5inches)

•Thickness:14.8mm(0.58inches)to15.95mm(0.63inches)

Maximumheatoutput(dependingonthemodel)

•45W(154Btu/hr)

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50Hzto60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100Vto240Vac,50Hzto60Hz

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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)

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.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenuonWindows7,clickAllprogramstodisplayall

programs.

3.Ifyoustilldonotﬁndtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,someLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled.

Youcannotﬁndtheseprogramsthroughtheabovemethodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemﬁrst.Toinstall

theseLenovoprograms,starttheLenovoPCExperienceprogram,clickLenovoTools,andthenfollow

theinstructionsonthescreen.

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AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms

ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontoLenovoprograms.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someof

theprogramsmightnotbeavailable.

Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Tolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandother

computingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

AccessConnections™

(Windows7)

Thisprogramisaconnectivityassistantforcreatingandmanaginglocation

proﬁles.Eachlocationproﬁlestoresnetworksettingsrequiredforconnectingto

anetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciﬁclocationsuchashomeorofﬁce.

Thisprogramenablesyoutoswitchbetweenlocationproﬁleswhenyoumove

yourcomputerfromplacetoplace.Therefore,youcanquicklyandeasily

connecttoanetworkwithoutmanuallyreconﬁguringyoursettingsandrestarting

thecomputereachtime.

ActiveProtectionSystem™

(Windows7andWindows10)

Thisprogramprotectsyourinternalstoragedrivewhentheshocksensorinside

yourcomputerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive.Sucha

conditionincludessystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.

Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.

Thisisbecausethedrivestopsspinning,andthereadandwriteheadsofthe

drivemightalsobemovedtoareaswithoutdata.

Whendetectingthattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystem

tilt,vibration,orshock),theshocksensorenablestheinternalstoragedrive.

CommunicationsUtility

(Windows7)

Thisprogramenablesyoutoconﬁguresettingsfortheintegratedcameraand

audiodevices.

FingerprintManagerPro,Lenovo

FingerprintManager,orLenovo

TouchFingerprintSoftware

(Windows7)

Ifyourcomputerhasaﬁngerprintreader,thisprogramenablesyoutoenroll

yourﬁngerprintandassociateitwithyourpasswords.Asaresult,ﬁngerprint

authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordsandenablesimpleandsecureuser

access.

HotkeyFeaturesIntegration

(Windows7andWindows10)

HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand

installutilitiesspeciﬁcallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyourcomputer.

Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityandusability

requirements.Installingrelatedutilitiesenablesfullfunctionalityofthespecial

keysandbuttons.

LenovoCompanion

(Windows10)

Yourcomputer’sbestfeaturesandcapabilitiesshouldbeeasytoaccessand

understand.WithLenovoCompanion,theyare.

UseLenovoCompaniontodothefollowing:

•Optimizeyourcomputerperformance,monitoryourcomputerhealth,and

manageupdates.

•Accessyouruserguide,checkwarrantystatus,andviewaccessories

customizedforyourcomputer.

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

technologynewswitharticlesandblogsfromtrustedsources.

TheLenovoCompanionprogramisﬁlledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelp

youlearnmoreaboutwhatyoucandowithyourLenovocomputer.

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LenovoID

(Windows10)

ThisprogramenablesyoutocreateandmanageyourLenovoID.WithaLenovo

ID,youcanconnecttoeverythingLenovothroughasingleaccount.Useyour

LenovoIDforquickandsimpleauthenticationandthenenjoythevarious

servicesprovidedbyLenovo.Suchservicesincludeonlineshopping,app

download,personalizeddevicesupport,specialpromotionaloffers,Lenovo

forums,andsoon.

LenovoPCExperience

(Windows7)

Thisprogramhelpsyouworkeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess

tovariousprograms.

Note:Thisprogramcannotbefoundfromtheallprogramlistorsearchbox.

Toaccessthisprogram,gotoControlPanel.ViewControlPanelbyCategory,

clickHardwareandSound➙DevicesandPrinters,andthendouble-click

thedevicewithyourcomputername.

LenovoSettings

(Windows10)

Thisprogramenhancesyourcomputingexperiencebyprovidingthefollowing

features:

•Turningyourcomputerintoaportablehotspot

•Conﬁguringcameraandaudiosettings

•Optimizingyourpowersettings

•Creatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkproﬁles

LenovoSolutionCenter

(Windows7)

Thisprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,and

supportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.

MobileBroadbandConnect

(Windows7)

Thisprogramenablesyoutoconnectthecomputertothemobilebroadband

networkthroughasupportedwireless-WANcard.

PowerManager

(Windows7)

Thisprogramprovidesconvenient,ﬂexible,andcompletepowermanagement

forthecomputer.Itenablesyoutoadjustyourcomputerpowersettingsto

achievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.

RecoveryMedia

(Windows7)

Thisprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheinternalstoragedriveto

thefactorydefaultsettings.

SystemUpdate

(Windows7)

Thisprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputerup-to-dateby

downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,including:

•Devicedrivers

•UniﬁedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)

updates

•Otherthird-partyprograms

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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.

IfyouareusingaWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthepreinstalled

LenovoProductRegistrationprogram.Theprogramstartsautomaticallyafteryouhaveusedyourcomputer

foraperiodoftime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThistopicprovidesafewtipstohelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputers.

Toensurethebestcomputerperformance,gotothefollowingWebsitetoﬁndinformationsuchasaidsfor

troubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:

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

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

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

instructionsonthescreen.

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickShutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,andthenclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving

modes”onpage27.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplyanappropriate

powerplan.See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage27.

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•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom

drainingbyremovingthebattery.

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheinternalstoragedrive?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage51toﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand

unauthorizeduse.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheinternalstoragedrive,ensurethatyouread“Deletingdatafrom

yourstoragedrive”onpage56.

HowdoIattachanexternaldisplay?

•Referto“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage35.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal

display.

HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?

RefertotheappropriatetopicinChapter9“Replacingdevices”onpage99.

Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,andisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage77.

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”

onpage77.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter8“Recoveryinformation”onpage95.

Printthefollowingtopicsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis

electronicuserguidewhennecessary.

•“InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage59

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage78

•“Powerproblems”onpage90

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows

operatingsystemsothatyoucangetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation

system,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickHelpandSupport.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenuandclickGetStarted.Additionally,youcanusetheCortana®

personalassistanttosearchforhelp,apps,ﬁles,settings,andsoon.

Usingthespecialkeys

Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.

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1Windowslogokey

PresstheWindowslogokeytoopentheStartmenu.ForinformationaboutusingtheWindowslogokeywith

otherkeys,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem.

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YoucanconﬁguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall

icons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeystab.

3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

•+SwitchthekeyfunctionbetweenthestandardF1–F12functionandthespecialfunction

printedasanicononeachkey.WhentheFnLockindicatorisoff,youcanusethedefaultfunction.You

canchangethedefaultfunctionintheKeyboardPropertieswindow.

•Muteorunmutethespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatoronthekeyison.

Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyouturnonyour

computer.Toturnonthesound,pressor.

•Decreasethespeakervolume.

•Increasethespeakervolume.

•Muteorunmutethemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theindicatoronthekeyison.

•Darkenthecomputerdisplay.

•Brightenthecomputerdisplay.

•Manageexternaldisplays.

•Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessfeatures.

•

–ForWindows7:OpenControlPanel.

–ForWindows10:OpentheSettingswindow.

•Enableordisablethebuilt-inBluetoothfeatures.

•Openakeyboardsettingpage.

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•Invokethefunctiondeﬁnedbyyourself.Ifnofunctionisdeﬁned,thefollowingdefaultfunctionworks:

–ForWindows7:Openthesearchbox.

–ForWindows10:OpentheCortanapersonalassistant.

Todeﬁneorchangethefunction,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:

1.OpenControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeicons

orSmallicons.

2.ClickLenovo-KeyboardManager.IntheKeyboardManagerwindow,clicktheUSER-DEFINED

KEYtab.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethesetting.

Onthissettingpage,youcanalsodeﬁnedifferentfunctionsforthekeycombinationswithF12,such

asShift+F12,Alt+F12,orCtrl+F12.

–ForWindows10:

1.OpentheLenovoSettingsprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage13.

2.Clicktheinputicon.

3.LocatetheKEYBOARD:USER-DEFINEDKEYsectionandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen

tocompletethesetting.

Onthissettingpage,youcanalsodeﬁnedifferentfunctionsforthekeycombinationswithF12,such

asShift+F12,Alt+F12,orCtrl+F12.

Keycombinations

•Fn+B:ThiskeycombinationhasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalexternalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:ThiskeycombinationhasthesamefunctionastheScrLKorScrollLockkeyonaconventional

externalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:ThiskeycombinationhasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyonaconventionalexternalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:ThiskeycombinationhasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalexternalkeyboard.

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

thepowerbutton.

•Fn+PrtSc:OpentheSnippingToolprogram.

•Fn+Spacebar:PressFn+Spacebartoswitchbetweenthedifferentkeyboardbacklightstatus(off,low,or

high).

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

ThissectionprovidesinformationaboutusingtheThinkPadpointingdevice.

ThinkPadpointingdeviceoverview

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas

pointing,clicking,andscrolling.WiththeThinkPadpointingdevice,youalsocanperformvarioustouch

gestures,suchasrotatingandzoominginorout.

TheThinkPadpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingdevices:

1TrackPointpointingdevice

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2Trackpad

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadmightlookdifferent

fromtheillustrationinthistopic.

Bydefault,boththeTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetrackpadareactivewiththetouchgesturesenabled.

Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage24.

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas

pointing,clicking,andscrolling.

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:

1Pointingstick

2Left-clickbutton(primary-clickbutton)

3Right-clickbutton(secondary-clickbutton)

4Scrollbar

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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.

Usingthetrackpad

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetoﬁngertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform

allthepointing,clicking,andscrollingfunctionsofatraditionalmouse.

Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozones:

1Left-clickzone(primary-clickzone)

2Right-clickzone(secondary-clickzone)

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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.

Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures

Theentiretrackpadsurfaceissensitivetoﬁngertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperform

thesamepointandclickactionsasyouwoulduseatraditionalmouse.Youalsocanusethetrackpadto

performvarioustouchgestures.

Thefollowingsectionintroducessomefrequentlyusedtouchgesturessuchastapping,dragging,and

scrolling.Formoregestures,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheThinkPadpointingdevice.

Notes:

•Whenusingtwoormoreﬁngers,ensurethatyoupositionyourﬁngersslightlyapart.

•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.

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•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.

ThefollowingtouchgesturesaresupportedonlyontheWindows10operatingsystem.

Swipethreeﬁngersup

Putthreeﬁngersonthetrackpad

andmovethemuptoopenthe

taskviewtoseeallyouropen

windows.

Swipethreeﬁngersdown

Putthreeﬁngersonthetrackpad

andmovethemdowntoshowthe

desktop.

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesoyoucanuseitmorecomfortablyandefﬁciently.For

example,youcanchoosetoenabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,thetrackpad,orboth.Youalsocan

disableorenablethetouchgestures.

TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelbyLargeiconsorSmallicons.ClickMouse.TheMousePropertieswindowis

displayed.

3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethecustomization.

Replacingthecaponthepointingstick

Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you

mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.

•Dependingonthemodel,yourkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.

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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.

Usingthebattery

Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyour

computerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethe

power-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.

SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenablingyou

totakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youareabletoworklongerwithoutbeingtied

toanelectricaloutlet.

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Checkingthebatterystatus

Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatocheckthebatterystatus.

Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse

yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.

Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer

betweencharges.Becauseeverycomputeruserhasindividualhabitsandneeds,itisdifﬁculttopredicthow

longabatterychargelasts.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer,forexample:

–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive

–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay

–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeature

EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanconﬁgureyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls

belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andthecomputer

displayisturnedoff.

Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage13.

2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset

theaction.

Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatterypowerislowwithoutthealarm

message,themessageisdisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormaloperation,clickOK

whenthemessageisdisplayed.

Chargingthebattery

Whenyouﬁndthattheremainingbatterypowerislow,chargeyourbattery.

Ifanacoutletisconvenient,connectthecomputertoacpower.Thebatteryisfullychargedinabout

fourtoeighthours.Theactualchargingtimedependsonthebatterysize,thephysicalenvironment,and

whetheryouareusingthecomputer.Youcancheckthebatterychargingstatusatanytimethroughthe

battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining

powerisgreaterthan95%.

Tipsonchargingthebattery

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

•Chargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingconditions:

–Thepercentageofpowerremainingislow.

–Thebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime.

Maximizingthebatterylife

Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:

•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeisdepleted.

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•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe

battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspower-savingmodes.

Managingthebatterypower

Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.

Toadjustpowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall

icons.

2.ClickPowerOptions.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpinformationsystem.

Power-savingmodes

Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach

modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofbatterypower.

•Screenblankmode(forWindows7only)

Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toenterscreenblankmode,right-clickthe

battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaandselectPoweroffdisplay.

•Sleepmode

Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthenthestoragedriveandthecomputerdisplayare

turnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.ClickSleep

fromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickSleep.

•Hibernationmode

Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingﬁlesorexitingany

programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and

ﬁlesaresavedtothestoragedrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click

Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.

–ForWindows10:Deﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoesﬁrst,andthenpressthepowerbuttontoput

thecomputerintohibernationmode.

Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoes

notconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerinto

hibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.

Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:

1.OpenControlPanel,viewControlPanelbyCategory,andthenclickSystemandSecurity.

2.ClickAdministrativeTools.

3.Double-clickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,

typethepasswordorprovideconﬁrmation.

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4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The

scheduledtasksaredisplayed.

5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.

6.UnderPower,selectWakethecomputertorunthistask.

•Wirelessoff

Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemofftohelp

conservepower.

CabledEthernetconnections

WithanEthernetcable,youcanconnectyourcomputertoalocalnetworkthroughtheminiEthernet

connectoronyourcomputer.

ToattachanEthernetcabletoyourcomputer,youneedanEthernetextensionadapter.

TheEthernetextensionadapterisavailableasanoptionandshippedwithsomecomputermodels.Youcan

purchaseanEthernetextensionadapterfromLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetextension

adapter.

ToconnecttoalocalnetworkthroughanEthernetcable,dothefollowing:

1.RemovetheconnectorcoverfromtheEthernetextensionadapter1andstorethecoverinthecover

slot2.

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2.ConnectoneendoftheEthernetextensionadaptertotheminiEthernetconnectoronyourcomputer.

ThenconnecttheotherendtoanEthernetcable.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenthe

greenindicatorison,thecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,data

isbeingtransmitted.

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:

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•Placeyourcomputersothatthereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweenthewireless-LANaccess

pointandthecomputer.

•Openyourcomputercovertoanangleofslightlymorethan90degrees.

Checkingthewireless-LANconnectionstatus

Youcancheckthewireless-LANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin

theWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocancheckthewireless-LANconnectionstatusthroughthe

AccessConnectionsgaugeintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetter

thesignalis.

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.

Tipsforusingthewireless-WANfeature

Toachievethebestconnection,usethefollowingguidelines:

•Keepyourcomputerawayfromyourbody.

•Placeyourcomputeronaﬂatsurfaceandopenyourcomputerdisplaytoanangleofslightlymore

than90degrees.

•Placeyourcomputerawayfromconcreteorbrickwallsthatmightdampencellularsignals.

•Bestreceptionisavailablenearwindowsandotherlocationswherecellularphonereceptionisthe

strongest.

Checkingthewireless-WANconnectionstatus

Youcancheckthewireless-WANconnectionstatusthroughthewireless-network-connection-statusiconin

theWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetterthesignalis.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocancheckthewireless-WANconnectionstatusthroughthe

AccessConnectionsgaugeintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Themorebarsencompassed,thebetter

thesignalis.

UsingtheBluetoothconnection

Bluetoothcanconnectdevicesthatarewithinashortdistancefromoneanother.Bluetoothiscommonly

usedinthefollowingscenarios:

•Connectingperipheraldevicestoacomputer

•Transferringdatabetweenhand-helddevicesandapersonalcomputer

•Remotelycontrollingandcommunicatingwithdevicessuchasmobilephones

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Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheBluetoothfeature.Totransferdatathrough

theBluetoothfeature,dothefollowing:

Note:Itisnotrecommendedtousethewirelessfeature(the802.11standards)ofyourcomputer

simultaneouslywithaBluetoothoption.Thedatatransmissionspeedcanbedelayedandtheperformance

ofthewirelessfeaturecanbedegraded.

1.EnsurethattheBluetoothfeatureisenabled.

•ForWindows7:PresstheBluetooth-controlkeyandturnontheBluetoothfeature.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–PresstheBluetooth-controlkeyandturnontheBluetoothfeature.

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

Bluetoothfeatureisenabled.

2.Right-clickthedatathatyouwanttosend.

3.SelectSendTo➙BluetoothDevices.

4.SelectaBluetoothdevice,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpinformationsystemandthehelpinformationsystemofthe

Bluetoothdevice.

UsingtheNFCdevices

Note:TheNFCfeatureisonlysupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.

NFCisahigh-frequencyandshort-rangewirelesscommunicationtechnology.ByusingNFC,youcan

establishtheradiocommunicationsbetweenyourcomputerandanotherNFC-enableddeviceoverafew

centimetersorinches.

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtopairyourcomputerwithanNFCdevice.Formoreinformation

aboutdatatransfer,seethedocumentationoftheNFCdevice.

Attention:

•BeforehandlingtheNFCcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Otherwisethecardmight

getdamagedbythestaticelectricityfromyourbody.

•Duringthedatatransfer,donotputyourcomputerorNFC-enabledsmartphoneintosleepmode;

otherwise,yourdatamightgetdamaged.

EnablingtheNFCfeature

Bydefault,theNFCfeatureisenabled.IftheNFCfeatureofyourcomputerisdisabled,dothefollowingto

enabletheNFCfeature:

1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.

2.TurnofftheAirplanemode.

3.TurnontheNFCfunction.

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PairingyourcomputerwithanNFCcardoranNFC-enabledsmartphone

Beforeyoustart,ensurethatthecardisinNFCDataExchangeFormat(NDEF)orthesmartphonescreenis

facingupward,otherwisethecardorthephonecannotbedetected.Thendothefollowing:

1.PositiontheNFCcardorthephonecloselyabovetheNFCmarkasshown.

2.Slowlymovethecardorthephoneadistancewithin60mm(2.4inches)tothedirectionofthecomputer

display,and10mm(0.4inches)totheleftsideofthetrackpad.Youwillbepromptedwhenthecardor

thephoneisdetected.

UsingtheAirplanemode

TheAirplanemodeissupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.IftheAirplanemodeisenabled,all

wirelessfeaturesaredisabled.

ToenableordisabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheStartmenu.

2.ClickSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.

3.SlidethecontrolforAirplanemodetoturnitonoroff.

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

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•Conventionalheadphone:Headphonefunction

Note:Theconventionalmicrophoneisnotsupported.

Usingthecamera

Yourcomputermightbeequippedwithaconventionalcamera.Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputer

mightalsosupportaninfraredcamera.

Thissectionprovidesthebasicinstructionsonhowtousethecameras.

Usingtheconventionalcamera

Youcanusetheconventionalcameratotakepicturesandrecordvideos.

Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”on

page13.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenuandclickCamera.

Whenthecamerastarts,thecamerastatusindicatornearbyturnsoningreen,indicatingthatthecamerais

inuse.

Youalsocanusetheintegratedcamerawithotherprogramsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,

videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Tousetheintegratedcamerawithotherprograms,openoneofthe

programsandstartthephotographing,videocapturing,orvideoconferencingfunction.Then,thecamera

startsautomaticallyandthegreencamerastatusindicatorturnson.Formoreinformationaboutusingthe

camerawithaprogram,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

Youcanconﬁgurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconﬁgurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StarttheCommunicationsUtilityprogramandconﬁgurethecamerasettings.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheCameraapp,andclickthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructions

onthescreentoconﬁgurethecamerasettings.

–OpentheStartmenuandclickLenovoSettings➙Camera.Followtheinstructionsonthescreento

conﬁgurethecamerasettings.

Usingtheinfraredcamera

Note:TheinfraredcameraisonlysupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.

Theinfraredcameraprovidesapersonalandsecurewayforyoutosignintoyourcomputerwithface

authentication.Afteryousettheinfraredcameraforfaceauthentication,youcanunlockyourcomputerby

scanningyourfaceinsteadofusingapassword.

Theinfraredcamerahasthefollowingcomponents:

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13Infraredlight-emittingdiode(LED)

TheinfraredLEDemitsinfraredlight.Normallytheinfraredlightisinvisibletothenakedeye.

2Infraredcameralens

Theinfraredcameralensisusedforcreatingthefacialimageofauser.

4Cameraindicator

Whenthecameraindicatorison,theinfraredcameraisintherecognitionmode.

Tosettheinfraredcameraforfaceauthentication,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheStartmenuandclickSettings➙Accounts➙Sign-inoptions.

2.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreateaPersonalIdentiﬁcationNumber(PIN).

3.ClicktheSetupbuttonunderFaceRecognition.ThenclickGetStarted.

4.EnterthePINyouhavesetearlier.Thecamerapreviewstarts.

5.Facetheinfraredcamera.Keepadistanceofabout30cmto75cm(11.8inchesto29.5inches)away

fromthefrontoftheinfraredcameraduringthescanning.Thebarunderthepreviewimageindicates

theprocess.

YoucanclickImproveRecognitiontoimprovetheimagesothatWindowsHellocanrecognizeyouin

differentambientlightorwhenyourappearancechanges.

Tousetheinfraredcameratounlockyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Facetheinfraredcamera.Keepadistanceofabout30cmto75cm(11.8inchesto29.5inches)away

fromthefrontoftheinfraredcamera.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreenandensurethatyouarecenteredandlookingdirectlyatthecamera.

Whenyourfaceisrecognized,theWindowsoperatingsystemunlocksandsignsyouinautomatically.

Usingamediacard

Yourcomputerhasonemedia-cardslot.

Themedia-cardslotsupportsthefollowingtypesofcards:

Note:Yourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)feature

fortheSDcard.

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

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•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromamediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerinto

sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscompleted.Otherwise,yourdatacouldgetdamaged.

Installingamediacard

Toinstallamediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Locatetheappropriatetypeofslotforyourcard.See“Computercontrols,connectors,andindicators”

onpage1.

2.Ensurethatthemetalcontactsarefacingdownandtowardthecardslot.

3.Pressthecardﬁrmlyintothecardslot.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabled,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.ViewControlPanelbyCategory.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethe

passwordorprovideconﬁrmation.

4.FromtheActionmenu,selectAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingamediacard

Attention:

•Stopalltheactivitiesinvolvingthecardbeforeremovingit.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightget

damagedorlost.

•Donotremoveacardwhilethecomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystemmight

notrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveamediacard,dothefollowing:

1.ClickthetriangulariconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareatoshowhiddenicons.

2.Right-clicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.

3.SelectthecorrespondingitemtoejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

4.Pressthecardtoejectitfromyourcomputer.

5.Removethecardandstoreitsafelyforfutureuse.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows

operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitﬁrst,

andtheninsertitagain.

Usinganexternaldisplay

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,and

changedisplaysettings.

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour

workspace.

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Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,iftheexternaldisplayalsosupportsthatresolution.

•Upto4096x2304pixels/60Hz,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheUSB-Cconnector

•Upto4096x2160pixels/24Hz,or3840x2160pixels/30Hz,withanexternaldisplayconnected

totheHDMIconnector

Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,seethemanualsthatcomewithit.

Connectinganexternaldisplay

Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.Thewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtoavideo

connectorsuchastheHDMIconnectorandUSB-Cconnector(compatiblewithThunderbolt3)byacable.

ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheMiracastfunction.

•Connectingawireddisplay

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer.

2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.

Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,right-clickonthedesktop,andthenclickScreen

resolution/Displaysettings➙Detect.

•ConnectingawirelessdisplayontheWindows10operatingsystem

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.

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Changingdisplaysettings

Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you

candeﬁnewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Youalsocanchange

theresolutionandorientation.

Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolution(Windows7)orDisplaysettings(Windows

10).

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.

•Someairplanesprovideacpoweroutletsthatdonotsupportthewattagenormallyrequiredtocharge

yourcomputer.Ifyouarehavingtroublewithchargingyourcomputeronanairplane,useAirplanePower

Modetoreducethepowerconsumptionofyourcomputer.

ToenableAirplanePowerMode,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.

2.ClickPOWER.

3.LocatetheAirplanePowerModefeatureandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•Ifyouintendtouseyourcomputerorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththe

airlineforrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictionson

theuseofcomputerswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.

TheAirplanemodeissupportedontheWindows10operatingsystem.IntheAirplanemode,allwireless

featuresaredisabled.

ToenabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

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

2.SlidetheAirplanemodecontroltoturniton.

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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

ThinkPadWiGigDock

TheWiGigtechnologyenableswirelesscommunicationsbetweennearbydevicesatmulti-gigabitspeeds.

SomecomputermodelshaveawirelessLANcardwithbuilt-inWiGigfeature.Thesecomputermodelscan

workwiththeThinkPadWiGigDockwirelesslytoexpandcomputingcapabilities.

ThinkPadWiGigDockoverview

1Statusindicator:TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoshowsthestatusofthedock.Theindicatorissolid

onwhenthedockison(innormalmode).

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12USB2.0connectors

5USB3.0connector

ConnectUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBkeyboard,aUSBmouse,aUSBstoragedevice,ora

USBprinter.

3Audioconnector:Connectheadphonesoraheadsetwitha3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplug.

4Power/Connectionbutton:Turnonorturnoffthedock.Youcanalsopressthebuttontoconﬁrm

theconnection.

68AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector:ConnectUSB-compatibledevicesorchargesomemobiledigital

devicesandsmartphones.

7Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,lockyourdocktoadesk,table,orother

non-permanentﬁxture.Useasecuritycablelockthatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslot.

9acpowerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

10HDMIconnector:Connectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasaDVDplayer

oranHDTV.

11DisplayPort®connector:Connectahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices

thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.

12Ethernetconnector:ConnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.

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1Emergency-resethole

Ifyourdockstopsresponding,holddownthepowerbuttonforseveralsecondstoturnoffthedock.Ifthe

dockstillcannotbeturnedoff,dothefollowingtoresetthedock:

1.Removetheacpoweradapter.

2.Insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.

SettinguptheThinkPadWiGigDock

TosetupyourThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthedock.

3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.

4.Turnonthedockbypressingthepowerbutton.

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5.Ifanexternaldisplayisavailable,connecttheexternaldisplaytotheappropriateconnector(HDMIor

DisplayPortconnector)onthedock.Theexternaldisplayshowssomewirelesspairinginstructions

whenyouconnectyourcomputertothedock.

6.Positionyourcomputerclosetothedock,within120cm(47inches)anda120-degreesectorregion

relativelytotherearofthecomputerdisplay.

Note:EnsurethattheWiGigdockandyourcomputerareplacedintherecommendedposition.Ifyou

noticeanyofthefollowingconditions,pivotthecomputerdisplayforwardorbackwardslightlyto

achievebetterperformance:

•AmessageisdisplayedindicatingthatthewirelessconnectiontotheWiGigdockisweak.

•ThepointerdriftsontheexternaldisplayconnectedtotheWiGigdock.

•ThecomputerisunexpectedlydisconnectedfromtheWiGigdock.

Togetthebestperformance,ensurethat:

•Thedockisplacedwithinadistanceof60cm(24inches).

•Noobjectsarebetweenthedockandthecomputer.

UsingtheThinkPadWiGigDock

Thissectionintroduceshowtouseandmanagethedock.

ConnectingtotheThinkPadWiGigDock

ToconnectyourcomputertotheThinkPadWiGigdock,dothefollowing:

1.Afterthesetupandpreparation,turnonyourcomputerandthedock.Thendothefollowing:

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•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickAllprograms➙Intel

➙IntelWirelessDockManagertostarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.

•ForWindows10:ClicktheactioncentericonintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Thenclick

Connecttoopenthedevicelist.

2.Selectyourdockfromthelistofavailabledevices.

3.Whenprompted,pressthepower/connectionbuttononthedocktoconﬁrmthepairing.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheconnection.

Afterestablishingtheinitialconnection,youcanmakefurtherconﬁgurations.Therefore,wheneverthe

computercomeswithintherequiredrange,itwillautomaticallygetconnectedtothedock.

DisconnectingfromtheThinkPadWiGigDock

TodisconnectyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:

1.Dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickAllprograms➙Intel

➙IntelWirelessDockManagertostarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.

•ForWindows10:ClicktheactioncentericonintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Thenclick

Connecttoopenthedevicelist.

2.LocatetheThinkPadWiGigDockandclickDisconnect.

3.Holddownthepowerbuttononthedockforseveralsecondsuntilthedockisturnedoff.

ManagingtheThinkPadWiGigDock

TheWirelessDockManagerprogramenablesyoutomanagethedock.Youcanchangethenameofthe

dock,changetheradiochanneltooptimizethesignalstrength,andsetapasswordtomanagethedock

settings.

TomanagetheThinkPadWiGigDock,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.ForWindows7,clickAllprogramstodisplayallprograms.

2.ClickIntel➙IntelWirelessDockManagertostarttheWirelessDockManagerprogram.

3.ClickDockManagement.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconﬁgurethesettings.

Formoreinformation,refertothemanualsthatcomewiththedockandthehelpinformationsystemof

theWirelessDockManagerprogram.

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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,gotohttps://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:

https://www.freedomscientiﬁc.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS

•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

The supervisor password protects the system information stored in the ThinkPad Setup program. It provides

the following security features:

•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad

Setupprogram.Unauthorizeduserscannotchangemostofthesystemconﬁgurationoptionsinthe

ThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat

computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers

tomakeadministrationeasier.

Harddiskpasswords

Settingaharddiskpasswordpreventsunauthorizedaccesstothedataontheharddiskdrive.When

aharddiskpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimeyoutrytoaccessthe

harddiskdrive.

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredonthestoragedrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust

entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessﬁlesandapplicationsonthestoragedrive.

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•Masterharddiskpassword

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,orHardDisk1

Password.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,orremoveapassword.

Youmightwanttorecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetthepassword,

youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword

canceled.

M.2solid-statedrivesecurity

Toprotectthecomputerfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstoenhancesecurity:

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•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpassword.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordis

recommended.

•TheM.2solid-statedrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.Toprovidereliable

security,usethesecuritychipandasecurityprogramwiththeTrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

managementfeature.See“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage53.

•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,ensuretoprotectthecontentsofyour

computerfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindows

BitLocker®DriveEncryption.

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,deletethedatastoredonit.Formoreinformation,

see“Deletingdatafromyourstoragedrive”onpage56.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption(referredtoasBitLocker)isanintegralsecurityfeatureofsomeeditions

oftheWindowsoperatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyour

computer,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockercanencryptalluserandsystemﬁles,including

theswapandhibernationﬁles.

BitLockerusestheTPMtoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearlybootcomponent

integrity.AcompatibleTPMisdeﬁnedasaV1.2TPM(Windows732-bit)orV2.0TPM(Windows764-bit,

Windows10).

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,viewControlPanelbyCategory,andclickSystemand

Security➙BitLockerDriveEncryption.

Formoreinformation,seethehelpsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“Microsoft

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.

DiskEncryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelsmightcontaintheDiskEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisencryptiontechnologyhelpsto

protectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDﬂash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofa

hardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefﬁcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordforthe

internalstoragedrive.

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”onpage62.

Enrollingyourﬁngerprints

Toenableﬁngerprintauthentication,enrollyourﬁngerprintsﬁrst.Duringtheenrollment,theﬁngerprintsare

associatedwiththeWindowspasswordautomatically.Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanone

ﬁngerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourﬁngers.

Toenrollyourﬁngerprints,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7

1.Starttheﬁngerprintprogram.Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheﬁngerprintprogram,see“Accessing

Lenovoprograms”onpage13.

2.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoﬁnishtheenrollment.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetheﬁngerprintreader,refertothehelpsystemoftheﬁngerprint

program.

•ForWindows10

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

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•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyﬁnger

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free

cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourﬁngerprint.

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

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cryptographickey.Thedataencryptedwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedrive;

however,itcannotbedecryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisalsoavailablewiththeDriveEraseUtility

forResettingtheCryptographicKeyandErasingtheSolidStateDrivetool.

Usingﬁrewalls

Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwithaﬁrewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,

unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousetheﬁrewallprogram,seethehelpsystemthatcomeswiththe

program.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After

30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationaboutyourantivirussoftware,seethehelpsystemofyourantivirussoftware.

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Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration

Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyoufurtherconﬁgurethecomputer:

Installinganewoperatingsystem

Insomesituations,youmightneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.Thistopicprovidesinstructionson

howtoinstallanewoperatingsystem.

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourstoragedrive,

includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatyousetthesecuritychiptocorrectvalue:

•Windows7(32-bit)operatingsystem:TPM1.2

•Windows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode:TPM1.2

•Windows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode:TPM2.0

Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage53.

2.CopyallthesubfoldersandﬁlesatC:\SWTOOLStoaremovablestoragedevice.

•ThesupplementﬁlesfortheWindows7operatingsystemareatC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES.

•ThedevicedriversareatC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS.

•ThepreinstalledprogramsareatC:\SWTOOLS\APPS.

3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“ConﬁguringThinkPadSetup”onpage62.

4.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD.

ThenpressEsc.

6.SelectStartup➙UEFI/LegacyBoot.Thendooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstalltheWindows7(32-bit)operatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.

•ToinstalltheWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.

Notes:

•Forcomputerswithanon-volatilememory(NVM)Expressdrive,youcaninstalltheWindows7

operatingsystemontothedriveonlyinUEFImode.Inthiscase,ensurethatyoualwaysselect

UEFIOnly.

•TPM2.0issupportedonlyontheWindows7(64-bit)operationsysteminUEFImode.Ifyouinstall

theWindows7(64-bit)operatingsysteminLegacymode,ensurethatyousetthesecuritychip

toTPM1.2.

7.PressF10tosavethesettingsandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

8.ConnectanexternalDVDdrivetothecomputer,inserttheWindows7operatingsysteminstallation

DVDintothedrive,andthenrestartthecomputer.

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Notes:

•IfyoustarttheinstallationDVDimagefromanexternalUSBdeviceorifyourcomputerhasanNVM

Expressdriveinstalled,doadditionalconﬁgurationsbeforeyoustart.Formoreinformation,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/support/installwin7viausb3.

•IfanNVMExpressdriveisinstalled,additionaldriversalsoarerequired.Formoreinformation,goto

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990941.

9.RestorethefolderatC:\SWTOOLSthatyoubackedup.

10.Installthedevicedrivers.See“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage61.

11.InstalltheWindows7ﬁxmodules.YoucanﬁndtheWindows7ﬁxmodulesatC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\.For

moreinformation,gototheMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/.

12.Installtheregistrypatches,forexample,theEnablingWakeonLANfromStandbyforENERGY

STARpatch.Todownloadandinstalltheregistrypatches,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat

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

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe

ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwisetheoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion

codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSCNetherlandsNL

DenmarkDKNorwayNO

FinlandFISpainSP

FranceFRSwedenSV

GermanyGRTaiwanandHongKongTC

ItalyITUnitedStatesUS

JapanJP

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem

Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.

Attention:Theprocessofinstallinganewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourinternalstorage

drive,includingthedatathatwerestoredinahiddenfolder.

ToinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.EnsurethatyousetthesecuritychiptoTPM2.0.Formoreinformation,see“Settingthesecurity

chip”onpage53.

2.Connectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogramtothecomputer.

3.StarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.See“UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram”onpage62.

4.SelectStartup➙BoottodisplaytheBootPriorityOrdersubmenu.

5.Selectthedrivethatcontainstheoperatingsysteminstallationprogram,forexample,USBHDD.

ThenpressEsc.

6.SelectRestartandensurethatOSOptimizedDefaultsisenabled.ThenpressF10tosavethesettings

andexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

7.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoinstallthedevicedriversandnecessaryprograms.See“Installing

devicedrivers”onpage61.

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8.Afterinstallingthedevicedrivers,applyWindowsUpdatetogetthelatestmodules,forexamplethe

securitypatches.

9.Dependingonyourpreference,installLenovoprograms.ForinformationaboutLenovoprograms,

see“Lenovoprograms”onpage13.

Note:Afterinstallingtheoperatingsystem,donotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginthe

ThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwise,theoperatingsystemwillnotstartcorrectly.

WhenyouinstalltheWindows10operatingsystem,youmightneedoneofthefollowingcountryorregion

codes:

CountryorregionCodeCountryorregionCode

ChinaSCNetherlandsNL

DenmarkDKNorwayNO

FinlandFISpainSP

FranceFRSwedenSV

GermanyGRTaiwanandHongKongTC

ItalyITUnitedStatesUS

JapanJP

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.

Gettingthelatestdriversusingpreinstalledprograms

ThinkPadnotebookcomputersprovidethefollowingpreinstalledprogramsthatyoucanusetodownload

andinstallupdateddevicedrivers.

•ForWindows7:SystemUpdate

•ForWindows10:LenovoCompanion

ThesystemupdatefunctionofSystemUpdateorLenovoCompanionhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyour

computerup-to-date.UpdatepackagesarestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromthe

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LenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackagescancontainapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSﬂashes,

orsoftwareupdates.WhenSystemUpdateorLenovoCompanionconnectstotheLenovoSupportWeb

site,theprogramautomaticallyrecognizesthefollowinginformationanddetermineswhatupdatesare

availableforyourcomputer:

•Machinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer

•Installedoperatingsystem

•Languageoftheoperatingsystem

SystemUpdateorLenovoCompanionthendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdate

ascritical,recommended,oroptionaltohelpyouunderstandtheimportance.Youhavecompletecontrolof

whichupdatestodownloadandinstall.Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,SystemUpdateor

LenovoCompanionautomaticallydownloadsandinstallstheupdates.

SystemUpdateorLenovoCompanionispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonly

prerequisiteisanactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusethe

schedulefeaturetoenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspeciﬁedintervals.Youalso

canpredeﬁnescheduledupdatestosearchbythefollowingseveritysothelistyouchoosefromcontains

onlythoseupdatetypesthatyouneed:

•Criticalupdates(Windows7andWindows10)

•Criticalandrecommendedupdates(Windows7)

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseSystemUpdateorLenovoCompanion,seethehelpsystem

oftheprogram.

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram

TheThinkPadSetupprogramenablesyoutoselectthepreferredsettingsforyourcomputerthrough

conﬁguringtheBIOS.

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.

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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.

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

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•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)

•Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense

•UEFISecureBoot

•OA3ID

•OA2

Conﬁgmenu

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodelandoperatingsystem,

themenuitemsandthedefaultvaluemightvary.

Network

•WakeOnLAN

Values:Disabled,AConly,ACandBattery

Descriptions:Thenetworkadministratorcanturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsolebyusing

theWakeonLANfeature.IfyouselectACOnly,theWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonlywhentheac

poweradapterisattached.IfyouselectACandBattery,theWakeonLANfeatureisenabledwithany

powersources.

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Notes:

–ThemagicpackettypeWakeonLANrequiresthattheacpowerisattached.

–TheWakeonLANfeaturedoesnotworkwhentheharddiskpasswordisset.

•EthernetLANOptionROM

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:TheEthernetLANOptionROMenablesthestartupfromanintegratednetworkdevice.This

menuisdisplayedonlyinLegacyOnlybootmodeorBothbootmodewithLegacyﬁrst.

•UEFIIPv4NetworkStack

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnableordisableInternetProtocolVersion4(IPv4)networkstackforUEFIenvironment.

ThismenuisdisplayedonlyinUEFIOnlybootmodeorBothbootmodewithUEFIﬁrst.

•UEFIIPv6NetworkStack

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnableordisableInternetProtocolVersion6(IPv6)networkstackforUEFIenvironment.

ThismenuisdisplayedonlyinUEFIOnlybootmodeorBothbootmodewithUEFIﬁrst.

•UEFIPXEBootPriority

Values:IPv6First,IPv4First

Descriptions:SelectnetworkstackpriorityforUEFIPXEboot.ThismenuisdisplayedonlyinUEFIOnly

bootmodeorBothbootmodewithUEFIﬁrst,whenIPv6andIPv4stacksarebothenabled.

•WakebyWiGigDock

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisablethewake-upfunctionoftheThinkPadWiGigDock.

•WirelessAutoDisconnection

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnableordisabletheWirelessAutoDisconnectionfeaturewhentheEthernetcableis

attached.IfyouselectEnabled,theWirelessLANandWiGigfunctionsareautomaticallyturnedoff

whentheEthernetcableisattached.

Note:TheWirelessAutoDisconnectionfeatureisnotsupportedfortheEthernetconnectionthrougha

USBport.

•MACaddressPassThrough

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnableordisabletheMACAddressPassThroughfunctionwhenadockisattached.Ifyou

selectEnabled,thedockEthernetwillusethesameMACaddressastheinternalEthernetLAN.

USB

•USBUEFIBIOSSupport

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnableordisablethebootsupportforUSBstoragedevices.

•AlwaysOnUSB

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:SelectEnabledtochargedevicesthroughtheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorsevenwhenthe

computeristurnedoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

Note:USB-wake-upfunctionisnotsupportedonAlwaysOnUSBconnectors.

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•–ChargeinBatteryMode

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:SelectEnabledtochargedevicesthroughtheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorsevenwhenthe

computerisinhibernateorshutdownstateandinbatterymode.

Keyboard/Mouse

•TrackPoint

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisablethebuilt-inTrackPointpointingdevice.

Note:Ifyouwanttouseanexternalmouse,selectDisabled.

•Trackpad

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisablethebuilt-intrackpad.

Note:Ifyouwanttouseanexternalmouse,selectDisabled.

•FnandCtrlKeyswap

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:IfyouselectEnabled,theFnkeyworksastheCtrlkeyandtheCtrlkeyworksastheFnkey.

•FnStickykey

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:IfyouselectEnabled,youcanpresstheFnkey(insteadofpressandhold)tokeepit

inapressedcondition.Thenpressthefunctionkeyyouwant.Theactionisequivalenttopressing

thefunctionkeysimultaneouslywiththeFnkey.

•F1–F12asprimaryfunction

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:IfyouselectEnabled,pressingthefunctionkeysdirectlyinputsF1–F12.Ifyouselect

Disabled,pressingthefunctionkeysdirectlyinitiatesthespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeach

key.Totemporarilyswitchtheabovetwofunctions,pressFn+Esc.

Display

•BootDisplayDevice

Values:ThinkPadLCD,ExternalDisplay

Descriptions:Selectthedisplaydevicethatyouwanttoactivateatboottime.Thisselectioniseffective

forboottime,passwordprompt,andThinkPadSetup.YoucanattachanexternaldisplaytotheUSB-C

connectororHDMIconnectoronyourcomputer.Ifmultipledisplaysareattached,theﬁrstrecognized

onewillbeactivatedatboottime.

•TotalGraphicsMemory

Values:256MB,512MB

Descriptions:AllocatethetotalmemorywhichIntel®internalgraphicsshares.

Note:Ifyouselect512MB,themaximumusablememorymightbereducedonthe32–bitoperating

system.

•BootTimeExtension

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

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Descriptions:Duringthebootprocess,thecomputermightnotdetecttheexternalmonitorsthatneed

moretimetogetready.Selecthowlongyouwanttoextendthebootprocess.

Power

•Intel(R)SpeedSteptechnology

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:SelectthemodeofIntelSpeedStep®technologyatruntime.

–ModeforAC

Values:MaximumPerformance,BatteryOptimized

Descriptions:MaximumPerformance:Alwayshighestspeed

–ModeforBattery

Values:MaximumPerformance,BatteryOptimized

Descriptions:BatteryOptimized:Alwayslowestspeed

•AdaptiveThermalManagement

Values:MaximizePerformance,Balanced

Descriptions:Selectathermalmanagementschemetouse.Theschemeaffectsfansound,temperature,

andperformance.

•CPUPowerManagement

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisablethepower-savingfeaturethatstopsthemicroprocessorclock

automaticallywhentherearenosystemactivities.Normally,itisnotnecessarytochangethesetting.

•PowerOnwithACAttach

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisableafeaturethatturnsonthecomputerwhentheacpoweradapteris

attached.

•DisableBuilt-inBattery

Values:Yes,No

Descriptions:Temporarilydisablethebuilt-inbatteryforservicingthesystem.Afterselectingthisitem,

thesystemwillbeautomaticallypoweredoff,thenreadytobeserviced.

Note:Thebuilt-inbatterywillbeautomaticallyenabledwhentheacpoweradapterisreconnected.

BeepandAlarm

•PasswordBeep

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisableabeepwhenthecomputeriswaitingforapower-on,harddisk,or

supervisorpassword.Differentbeepsremindyouthatthepasswordyouenteredisrightorwrong.

•KeyboardBeep

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisableabeepwhenunmanageablekeycombinationsarepressed.

Thunderbolt(TM)3

•WakebyThunderbolt(TM)3

Values:Disabled,Enabled

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Descriptions:EnableordisableWakeFeaturewithThunderbolt3Port.IfyouselectEnabled,thebattery

lifeduringthelowpowerstatusmightbecomeshorter.

•Securitylevel

Values(forWindows764-bitandWindows10):NoSecurity,UserAuthorization,SecureConnect,

DisplayPortandUSB

Values(forWindows732-bit):NoSecurity,UserAuthorization,SecureConnect,DisplayPortandUSB

Note:DonotchangethedefaultsettingsontheWindows732-bitoperatingsystem.Otherwisethe

computermightnotstart.

Descriptions:Selectthesecuritylevel:

–NoSecurity:AllowThunderboltdevicestobeconnectedautomatically.

–UserAuthorization:AllowThunderboltdevicestobeconnectedaftertheuserauthorization.

–SecureConnect:AllowThunderboltdevicestobeconnectedwithasavedkeythathasbeen

approvedbytheuser.

–DisplayPortandUSB:AllowonlyDisplayPort-compatibledevicesandUSBdevicestobeconnected.

Thunderboltdevicesarenotallowedtobeconnected.

•SupportinPreBootEnvironment

–Thunderbolt(TM)device

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisablepre-OSsupportforThunderboltdevicesattachedtotheThunderbolt

3port.Touseadeviceinthepre-bootenvironment,authorizeitintheoperatingsystemorsetthe

SecurityleveltoNoSecurity.Tobootfromadevice,conﬁgureitbyselectingStartup➙Boot.

–USBdevice

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisablepre-OSsupportforUSBdevicesattachedtotheThunderbolt3port.

Tobootfromadevice,conﬁgureitbyselectingStartup➙Boot.

IntelAMT

•Intel(R)AMTControl

Values:Disabled,Enabled,PermanentlyDisabled

Descriptions:IfyouselectEnabled,IntelAMT(ActiveManagementTechnology)isconﬁguredand

additionalsetupitemsareprovidedinMEBx(ManagementEngineBIOSExtension)Setup.Ifyouselect

PermanentlyDisabled,youcanneverenableitagain.Becautiouswhenyoumaketheselection.

Note:YoucanentertheMEBxSetupmenubypressingCtrl+PintheStartupInterruptMenuwindow.To

displaytheStartupInterruptMenuwindow,pressEnterduringthepower-onself-test(POST).

•USBKeyProvisioning

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:ThisoptionenablesordisablesUSBkeyprovisioning.

•CIRATimeout

Values:0–255

Descriptions:SetthetimeoutoptionfortheCIRAconnectiontobeestablished.Selectablevaluesare

from1to255.Ifyouselect0,use60secondsasthedefaulttimeoutvalue.Ifyouselect255,thewaiting

timeforestablishingaconnectionisunlimited.

Note:Thedefaultvalueis60seconds.

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•ConsoleType

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

Descriptions:SelecttheconsoletypeforAMT.ThisconsoletypemustmatchtheIntelAMTremote

console.

Date/Timemenu

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,thedefaultvalue

mightvary.

•SystemDate

Descriptions:Setorchangethedateofthesystem.

•SystemTime

Descriptions:Setorchangethetimeofthesystem.

Securitymenu

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodelandoperatingsystem,

themenuitemsandthedefaultvaluemightvary.

Password

•SupervisorPassword

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Setasupervisorpasswordtopreventunauthorizedusersfromchangingthestartup

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

introduction”onpage51.

•LockUEFIBIOSSettings

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnablethisoptiontopreventunauthorizedusersfromchanginganysettingsinThinkPad

Setup.Tousethisfunction,asupervisorpasswordisrequired.

•PasswordatUnattendedBoot

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Whenthisoptionisenabled,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenthecomputeristurned

onbyanunattendedeventsuchasaWakeonLANattempt.Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuser

authenticationontheoperatingsystem.

•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

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Values:Disabled,xcharacters(4≤x≤12)

Descriptions:Specifyaminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords.Ifasupervisor

passwordisset,youcannotchangetheminimumlengthuntilyouloginasasupervisor.

•Power-OnPassword

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Setapower-onpasswordtoprotectthecomputerfromunauthorizedaccess.Formore

information,see“Passwordsintroduction”onpage51.

•HardDisk1Password

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Setaharddiskpasswordtopreventunauthorizedusersfromaccessingdataontheinternal

storagedrive.Formoreinformation,see“Passwordsintroduction”onpage51.

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

Descriptions:Usethisoptiontoeraseallﬁngerprintdatastoredintheﬁngerprintreaderandresetthe

settingstothefactorydefaultstate.Asaresult,anypower-onsecurityfeaturespreviouslyenabledwillnot

workuntiltheyarere-enabledintheﬁngerprintsoftware.

SecurityChip

•SecurityChipType

Values:TPM2.0

Descriptions:YoucanuseadiscreteTrustedPlatformModule(TPM)chipwithTPM2.0mode.

Note:ThisitemisnotdisplayedontheTPM1.2supportmodel.

•SecurityChipSelection

Values(Windows10andWindows764-bit):TPM2.0,TPM1.2

Values(Windows732-bit):TPM2.0,TPM1.2

Descriptions:SettheTPMoperationalmode.

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Note:ThisitemisdisplayedonlyontheTPM1.2supportmodel.

•SecurityChip(forTPM2.0)

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enableordisablethesecuritychip.

•SecurityChip(forTPM1.2)

Values:Active,Inactive,Disabled

Descriptions:IfyouselectActive,theSecurityChipisfunctional.IfyouselectInactive,theSecurity

Chipisvisible,butitisnotfunctional.IfyouselectDisabled,theSecurityChipishiddenandnot

functional.

•SecurityReportingOptions

–SMBIOSReporting

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnableordisablethefeaturethatreportstheSMBOSdata.

•ClearSecurityChip

Descriptions:Usethisoptiontocleartheencryptionkey.

•Intel(R)TXTFeature:

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:EnableordisabletheIntelTrustedExecutionTechnology.

•PhysicalPresenceforProvisioning:

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:IfyouselectEnabled,aconﬁrmationmessageisdisplayedwhenyouchangethesettingof

thesecuritychip.

Note:ThisitemisdisplayedonlyontheTPM1.2supportmodel.

•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.

Note:ThisitemissetasDisabledbydefaultwhentheOSOptimizedDefaultsontheRestartmenuisset

asDisabled.ThisitemissetasEnabledbydefaultwhentheOSOptimizedDefaultsissetasEnabled.

•WindowsUEFIFirmwareUpdate

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:ThisoptionenablesordisablestheWindowsUEFIFirmwareUpdatefeature.SelectEnabled

toallowWindowsUEFIFirmwareUpdate.SelectDisabledtoskiptheWindowsUEFIFirmwareUpdate.

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MemoryProtection

•ExecutionPrevention

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Somecomputervirusesandwormscausememorybufferstooverﬂow.Byenablingthis

option,youcanprotectyourcomputeragainstattacksfromsuchvirusesandworms.Iftheoptionis

enabledbutyouﬁndthataprogramdoesnotrunproperly,disablethisoptionﬁrstandthenresetthe

settings.

Virtualization

•Intel(R)VirtualizationTechnology

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Ifthisoptionisenabled,aVirtualMachineMonitor(VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardware

capabilitiesprovidedbyIntelVirtualizationTechnology.

•Intel(R)VT-dFeature

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:IntelVT-dstandsforIntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/O.Whenenabled,aVMM

canutilizetheplatforminfrastructureforI/Ovirtualization.

I/OPortAccess

Descriptions:Usethissubmenutoenableordisablethefollowinghardwarefeatures:

•EthernetLAN

•WirelessLAN

•WirelessWAN

•Bluetooth

•USBPort

•MemoryCardSlot

•IntegratedCamera

•Microphone

•FingerprintReader

•Thunderbolt(TM)3

•NFCDevice

•WiGig

InternalDeviceAccess

•BottomCoverTamperDetection

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Whenthisoptionisenabled,supervisorpasswordisrequiredwhenabottomcovertamper

isdetected.Thisoptionisnotfunctionaluntilasupervisorpasswordisset.

•InternalStorageTamperDetection

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Whenthisoptionisenabled,removinganyinternalstoragedevicewhenyourcomputerisin

sleepmodewillbedetected.Ifyouremovetheinternalstoragedevicewhilethecomputerisinsleep

mode,thecomputerwillshutdownwhenyouwakeitup,andanyunsaveddatawillbelost.

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Anti-Theft

•ComputraceModuleActivation

Values:Disabled,Enabled,PermanentlyDisabled

Descriptions:EnabletheUEFIBIOSinterfacetoactivatethecomputracemodule.Computraceisan

optionalmonitoringservicefromAbsoluteSoftware.IfyouselectPermanentlyDisabled,youcannot

enablethissettingagain.

SecureBoot

•SecureBoot

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:Enablethisoptiontopreventunauthorizedoperatingsystemsfromloadingwhenyouturn

onthecomputer.Toenablethisoption,setthestartupsettingasUEFIOnlyandsetCSMSupport

asNoﬁrst.

Note:ThisitemissetasDisabledbydefaultwhentheOSOptimizedDefaultsontheRestartmenuisset

asDisabled.ThisitemissetasEnabledbydefaultwhentheOSOptimizedDefaultsissetasEnabled.

•PlatformMode

Values:SetupMode,UserMode

Descriptions:Specifythesystemoperatingmode.

•SecureBootMode

Values:StandardMode,CustomMode

Descriptions:SpecifytheSecureBootmode.

•ResettoSetupMode

Descriptions:UsethisoptiontoclearthecurrentplatformkeyandresetPlatformModetoSetupMode.

YoucaninstallyourownplatformkeyandcustomizetheSecureBootsignaturedatabasesinSetup

Mode.SecureBootModewillbesettoCustomMode.

•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

Descriptions:ChangeOwnerEPOCHtoarandomvalue.UsethisoptiontoclearSGXuserdata.

DeviceGuard

•DeviceGuard

Values:Disabled,Enabled

Descriptions:ThisoptionisusedtosupportMicrosoftDeviceGuard.

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Whenthisoptionisenabled,IntelVirtualizationTechnology,IntelVT-dFeature,SecureBoot,andOS

OptimizedDefaultsareautomaticallyenabled.Bootorderisnotselectable.Tocompletetheconﬁguration

ofDeviceGuard,youhavetosetasupervisorpassword.

Whenthisoptionisdisabled,thesetupoptionsareconﬁgurableandyoucanchooseanybootoptions

tostartthecomputer.

Startupmenu

Note:TheBIOSmenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodelandoperatingsystem,

themenuitemsandthedefaultvaluemightvary.

•Boot

Descriptions:Deﬁnethestartupsequence.

•NetworkBoot

Descriptions:SelectthebootdevicewhenthesystemwakesfromLAN.IfWakeOnLANisenabled,the

networkadministratorcanturnonallofthecomputersinaLANremotelythroughnetworkmanagement

software.

•UEFI/LegacyBoot

Values:Both,UEFIOnly,LegacyOnly

Descriptions:Deﬁnethesystembootcapability.

–UEFI/LegacyBootPriority

Values:LegacyFirst,UEFIFirst

Descriptions:SelectthebootprioritybetweenUEFIandLegacy.

–CSMSupport(forUEFIOnly)

Values:Yes,No

Descriptions:CompatibilitySupportModule(CSM)isrequiredforstartingthelegacyoperatingsystem.

IfyouselectUEFIOnly,CSMSupportisselectable.ForBothorLegacyOnlymode,CSMSupport

isnotselectable.

•BootMode

Values:Quick,Diagnostics

Descriptions:DeﬁnewhichscreenisdisplayedduringthePOST,thelogoscreen,orthetextmessage

screen.

•OptionKeyDisplay

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.Dependingonthemodelandoperatingsystem,

themenuitemsandthedefaultvaluemightvary.

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•ExitSavingChanges

Descriptions:Savethechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•ExitDiscardingChanges

Descriptions:Discardthechangesandrestartthecomputer.

•LoadSetupDefaults

Descriptions:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:EnabletomeettheWindows10certiﬁcationrequirements.Whenyouchangethissetting,some

othersettingsarechangedautomatically,suchasCSMSupport,UEFI/LegacyBoot,SecureBoot,and

SecureRollBackPrevention.

•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.

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.

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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.

YoucanpressF9torestoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

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Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems

Thistopicprovidesthefollowingtipstohelpyoupreventcomputingproblems:

•Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.

•Useadiskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourstoragedrivetoimprovedataseekandreadtimes.

•Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedprograms.Youalsomightwanttolookforprogramduplicationor

overlappingversions.

•CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.

•Backupyourdataatleastonceaweek.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodideatobackupthedata

daily.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.

•Schedulesystemrestoreoperationstotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Forinformationaboutsystem

restore,seeChapter8“Recoveryinformation”onpage95.

•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.

Diagnosingproblems

Manycomputerproblemscanbesolvedwithoutoutsideassistance.Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyour

computer,theﬁrstplacetostartisthetroubleshootinginformationinyourcomputerdocumentation.If

yoususpectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentation,includingreadmeﬁlesandhelpinformation

systems,thatcomewiththeoperatingsystemorprogram.ThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithaset

ofdiagnosticprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyouidentifyhardwareproblems.

DiagnosingproblemswithLenovoSolutionCenterontheWindows7operatingsystem

LenovoSolutionCenterispreinstalledonyourcomputerandalsoisavailablefordownloadat:

http://www.lenovo.com/diags

©CopyrightLenovo201777

Notes:

•IfyouareusinganotherWindowsoperatingsystemratherthantheWindows7,youcanﬁndthelatest

informationaboutdiagnosticsforyourcomputerat:

http://www.lenovo.com/diagnose

•IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoSolutionCenter,saveand

printthelogﬁlescreatedbytheprogram.YouneedthelogﬁleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical

supportrepresentative.

LenovoSolutionCenterenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostic

tests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsfor

optimalsystemperformance.

Whenyouaresettingupyourcomputer,theLenovoSolutionCenterprogrampromptsyoutocreaterecovery

media.Youcanusetherecoverymediatorestorethestoragedrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Formore

information,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage95.

TorunLenovoSolutionCenter,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage13.

Foradditionalinformation,seetheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.

DiagnosingproblemswithLenovoCompanionontheWindows10operatingsystem

LenovoCompanionispreinstalledonyourcomputerandalsoisavailablefordownloadat:

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

Note:IfyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningLenovoCompanion,save

andprintthelogﬁlescreatedbytheprogram.YouneedthelogﬁleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical

supportrepresentative.

LenovoCompanionsupportsthehardwarescanfunction.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformation

collection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimalsystem

performance.TorunLenovoCompanion,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage13.

Thetroubleshootinginformationorthediagnosticprogramsmighttellyouthatyouneedadditionalor

updateddevicedriversorothersoftware.Youcangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevice

driversandupdatesfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Foradditionalinformation,seetheLenovoCompanionhelpsystem.

Troubleshooting

Ifyourcomputerhasanerror,ittypicallydisplaysamessageoranerrorcode,ormakesabeepwhenyou

turniton.Whenyouexperienceaproblem,seethecorrespondingsymptomandsolutioninthistopic

totrytosolvetheproblembyyourself.

Computerstopsresponding

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Problem:Mycomputerisunresponsive(IcannotusetheThinkPadpointingdeviceorthekeyboard).

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Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputerandresetthesystembyinsertingastraightenedpaperclip

intotheemergency-resethole.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,referto“Bottomview”onpage6.

2.Reattachtheacpoweradapterandrestartthecomputer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotstartup,continue

withstep3.

3.Whilethecomputeristurnedoff,removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputerandremoveallexternal

devicesthatareattachedtothecomputer(keyboard,mouse,printer,scanner,andsoon).Reattachthe

acpoweradapterandrestartthecomputer.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotstartup,calltheCustomer

SupportCenter.

Spillsonthekeyboard

Problem:Ispillsomethingonthecomputer.

Solution:Becausemostliquidsconductelectricity,liquidspilledonthekeyboardcouldcreatenumerous

shortcircuitsanddamageyourcomputer.Tosolvetheproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatnoliquidcreatesashortcircuitbetweenyouandtheacpoweradapter(ifinuse).

2.Carefullyunplugtheacpoweradapterimmediately.

3.Turnoffthecomputerimmediately.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnoff,resetthesystembyinserting

oneendofaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.Tolocatethe

emergency-resethole,referto“Bottomview”onpage6.Themorequicklyyoustopthecurrentfrom

passingthroughthecomputerthemorelikelyyouwillreducedamagefromshortcircuits.

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

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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.

Solution:Thewirelessnetworkcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.

•Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalﬁngerprintreadersareattached.

Solution:Turnoffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.

•Message:2101:DetectionerroronSSD1(M.2)

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

•Message:2111: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:Bottomcovertamperdetectionerror

Solution:Thebottomcovertamperswitchisnotworking.Havethecomputerserviced.

•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.

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Beeperrors

LenovoSmartBeeptechnologyenablesyoutodecodebeeperrorswithyoursmartphonewhenablack

screenoccurswithbeepsfromyourcomputer.TodecodethebeeperrorwithLenovoSmartBeep

technology,dothefollowing:

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

2.Downloadtheproperdiagnosticappandinstallitonyoursmartphone.

3.Runthediagnosticappandplacethesmartphonenearthecomputer.

4.PresstheFnkeyonyourcomputertoemitthebeepagain.Thediagnosticappdecodesthebeeperror

andshowspossiblesolutionsonthesmartphone.

Thefollowingsectiondescribessomebeeperrorsandthecorrespondingsolutions.

Note:DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupport

Centerorproductdocumentation.OnlyuseaLenovo-authorizedserviceprovidertorepairyourproduct.

ErrorcodesSolutions

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

andthecoin-cellbattery(serviceprovideronly).

Resetthecomputerbyinsertingastraightened

paperclipintotheemergency-resethole.Waitfor

oneminute.Thenreconnectallpowerresources.

2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0002:InternalbuserrorReplacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0281:GeneralembeddedcontrollererrorReplacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0282:Memorymoduleerror1.Reinstallorreplacethememorymodule(service

provideronly).

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).

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ErrorcodesSolutions

0287:Discretegraphicserror1.Reinstallorreplacethediscretegraphicscard

(serviceprovideronly).

2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

0288:Computerdisplayerror1.Reconnectthedisplaycableonboththesystem

boardsideandthecomputerdisplayside(service

provideronly).

2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).

Memorymoduleproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

Problem:Mymemorymoduleisnotoperatingproperly.

Solution:Checkthefollowingitems:

1.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup.

Followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforpower-onself-test(POST)errormessages.

2.VerifythatthelatestUEFIBIOSforyourmodelhasbeeninstalled.

3.Verifythepropermemoryconﬁgurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthe

memoryspeed.

4.Rundiagnosticprograms.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage77.

Ethernetproblems

•Problem:Mycomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.

Solution:

Ensurethat:

–TheEthernetextensionadapterisconnectedproperly.

ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetextensionadapterandtotheRJ45

connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis100m(328ft).

Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithintheacceptablelimitsbuttheproblempersists,

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.

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•Problem:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason.

Solution:Thenetworkdriverﬁlesmightbecorruptormissing.

•Problem:MycomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandIuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnectionfails

orerrorsoccur.

Solution:

–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.

Note:IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,clickShowhiddeniconsonthetaskbar.The

AccessConnectionsiconisdisplayed.Formoreinformationabouttheicon,seetheAccessConnections

helpinformationsystem.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem,checkthenetworkname(SSID)andyourencryptioninformation.Use

theAccessConnectionsprogramtoverifythiscase-sensitiveinformation.

Wireless-WANproblem

Problem:AmessageisdisplayedindicatingthatanunauthorizedWANcardisinstalled.

Solution:TheWANcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.RemovetheWANcard.Formoreinformation,

see“Replacingthewireless-WANcard”onpage103.

Note:Somemodelsdonothaveawireless-WANcard.

Bluetoothproblem

Note:CheckyourconnectionanytimeandensurethatnootherBluetooth-enableddeviceissearchingfor

thedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.SimultaneoussearchingisnotallowedintheBluetoothconnection.

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•Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonesbutcomesfromthelocal

speakereventhoughtheBluetoothheadset/headphonesisconnectedusingaHeadsetproﬁleorAV

proﬁle.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Exittheprogramthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).

2.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

3.ClickHardwareandSound➙Sound➙Playback.

4.IfyouareusingaHeadsetproﬁle,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefault

button.IfyouareusinganAVproﬁle,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.

5.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.

•Problem:PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemscannotbereceivedcorrectlyintothe

addressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.

Solution:TheWindows7operatingsystemsendsPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled

deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceiveaﬁle

throughBluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemmightbesavedasaﬁle

withtheextension.contact.

ThinkPadpointingdeviceproblems

•Problem:Thepointerdriftswhenthecomputeristurnedonorafteritresumesnormaloperation.

Solution:ThepointermightdriftwhenyouarenotusingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceduringnormal

operation.ThisisanormalcharacteristicoftheTrackPointpointingdeviceandisnotadefect.Pointer

driftingmightoccurforseveralsecondsunderthefollowingconditions:

–Whenthecomputeristurnedon

–Whenthecomputerresumesnormaloperation

–WhentheTrackPointpointingdeviceiskeptpressedforalongtime

–Whenthetemperaturechanges

•Problem:TheTrackPointpointingdeviceortrackpaddoesnotwork.

Solution:EnsurethattheTrackPointpointingdeviceortrackpadisenabledintheMouseProperties

window.Formoreinformation,see“CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage24.

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.

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•Problem:Allorsomekeysontheexternalnumerickeypaddonotwork.

Solution:Ensurethattheexternalnumerickeypadiscorrectlyconnectedtothecomputer.

•Problem:Thekeysonthetoprowofthenumerickeypadmightnotfunctionthesameastheicon

printedoneachkey.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsor

Smallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunctionkeystab.

Note:IftheFnandfunctionkeystabisnotdisplayed,connectyourcomputertotheInternet.Then

downloadandinstalltheThinkPadHotkeyFeaturesprogramfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.For

moreinformation,see“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage61.

3.IntheHowtouseFnkeycombinationssection,selectyourpreferredoption.

4.IfyouselectFnstickymethod,pressFntoresettheFnstickystatus.

5.Trytopresskeysonthetoprowofthenumerickeypadagaintocheckiftheproblemisresolved.

Computerscreenproblems

•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

–IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,youcandisableanysystem

timers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerbydoingthefollowing:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage13.

2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredeﬁnedpower

plans.

–IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows10operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickHardwareandSound➙PowerOptions.

3.Showtheadditionalplans,andthenselectHighperformance.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnot

beepwhilestartingup.

Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe

powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Thenturnonthecomputerandlistenagain.

Solution:Ensurethat:

–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking

electricaloutlet.

–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Pressthepowerbuttonagainforconﬁrmation.)

–Thebrightnesslevelofthescreenisappropriatelyset.

Ifapower-onpasswordisset,pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpasswordand

thentypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter.

Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen.

Solution:Ifyouhavemodiﬁedapartitiononyourinternalstoragedrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,

informationaboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.

Dothefollowingtotrytosolvetheproblem:

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1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.

2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:

–Ifyouhaveusedpartitionsoftware,examinethepartitionontheinternalstoragedrivebyusingthe

software,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.

–Usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemtothefactorydefaultstate.Formoreinformation,

seeChapter8“Recoveryinformation”onpage95.

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,anddothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution.

–ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings➙Advanceddisplaysettings.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clickDetectintheDisplaywindow.

2.SelecttheexternalmonitorandsetResolution.

3.Dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickAdvancedSettings.

–ForWindows10:ClickDisplayadapterproperties.

4.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationtomakesurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.If

itis,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.

5.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP

Monitor.

6.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconﬁrmation,typethe

passwordorprovideconﬁrmation.

7.ClicktheDrivertab.

8.ClickUpdateDriver.

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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.

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:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoan

electricaloutlet.

2.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

3.Right-clickonthedesktop,anddothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickScreenresolution.

–ForWindows10:ClickDisplaysettings➙Advanceddisplaysettings.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clickDetectintheDisplaywindow.

4.Clicktheiconfortheappropriatemonitor(Monitor-2iconisfortheexternalmonitor).

5.Dothefollowing:

–ForWindows7:ClickAdvancedSettings.

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–ForWindows10:ClickDisplayadapterproperties.

6.ClicktheMonitortab.

7.Selectthecorrectscreenrefreshrate.

•Problem:Wrongcharactersaredisplayedonthescreen.

Solution:Ensurethatyoufollowthecorrectprocedurewheninstallingtheoperatingsystemand

program.Iftheyareinstalledandconﬁguredcorrectly,buttheproblemstillpersists,havetheexternal

monitorserviced.

•Problem:TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork.

Solution:EnabletheExtenddesktopfunction.See“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage35.

•Problem:IamusingtheExtenddesktopfunction,butIcannotsetahigherresolutionorhigherrefresh

rateonthesecondarydisplay.

Solution:Changetheresolutionandthecolordepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.See

“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage35.

•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:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClickSound.

4.ClicktheRecordingtabintheSoundwindow.

5.SelectMicrophone,andclickthePropertiesbutton.

6.ClicktheLevelstab,andmovetheMicrophoneBoostsliderupwards.

7.ClickOK.

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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,seethehelpinformationsystemfortheConexantSmartAudioprogram.

•Problem:Sounddoesnotcomefromaheadphoneoraspeaker,orthecomputercannotrecordsounds.

Solution:Toswitchfromonedevicetoanother(forexample,fromaspeakertoaheadphone,orfrom

anexternalmicrophonetoabuilt-inmicrophone),dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.ClickHardwareandSound.

3.ClicktheSmartAudioicon.

4.EnsurethatthecomputerisinMULTI-STREAMmodeintheAudioDirectoricon.

5.IntheVolumeMixericon,selectthedeviceyouwant,forexample,speakers.

6.Playanysoundthroughamusicprogram(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).Ensurethatsound

comesfromthespeakersnow.

7.Then,ifyouwouldliketoswitchtoaheadphone,closethemusicprogram.

8.GototheVolumeMixerwindow.Thenselectanotherdevice(forexample,theheadphone).

9.Playanysoundthroughthemusicprogram.Ensurethatsoundcomesfromtheheadphoneattached

directlytothesystem.Formoreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheConexant

SmartAudioprogram.

Note:TheVolumeMixerwindowofConexantSmartAudioHDdisplaysallaudiodevicesdetectedin

thesystem,suchasspeakersforaplaybackdevice,orabuilt-inmicrophoneforarecordingdevice.

Acheckmarkbesidetheaudiodeviceshowsthatthedevicehasbeenselected.

Fingerprintreaderproblems

•Problem:Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet.

Solution:Gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

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•Problem:Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourﬁngerprint.

Solution:Ifthesurfaceofthereaderisdirty,stained,orwet,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereader

withadry,soft,lint-freecloth.

Fortipsonhowtomaintaintheﬁngerprintreader,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage54.

Batteryproblems

•Problem:Thebatterycannotbefullychargedinthestandardchargetimewhenthecomputerispowered

off.

Solution:Thebatterymightbeover-discharged.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputerandletit

charge.Ifthebatterycannotbefullychargedin24hours,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:Thecomputershutsdownbeforethebatterystatusiconshowsthatthebatteryisempty.

Solution:Fullydischargeandrechargethebatteryfortwotimes.Iftheproblempersists,havethe

computerserviced.

•Problem:Theoperatingtimeforafullychargedbatteryisshort.

Solution:Fullydischargeandrechargethebatteryfortwotimes.Iftheproblempersists,havethe

computerserviced.

•Problem:Icannotturnonmycomputerwithafullychargedbattery.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Removetheacpoweradapter.

2.Resetthesystembyinsertingoneendofaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintothe

emergency-resethole.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,see“Bottomview”onpage6.

3.Reconnecttheacpoweradapter,andthenturnonthecomputer.

•Problem:Thebatterycannotgetcharged.

Solution:Youcannotchargethebatterywhenitistoohot.Ifthebatteryishot,waitforawhiletolet

itcooltoroomtemperature.Afteritcools,rechargethebattery.Ifitstillcannotbecharged,havethe

computerserviced.

Poweradapterproblem

Problem:Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandtheworkingelectricaloutlet,butthe

poweradapter(powerplug)iconisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.Theacpowerindicator

alsodoesnotlightup.

Solution:Dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonhowtoconnectthe

acpoweradapter,see“Usingtheacpoweradapter”onpage25.

2.Iftheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect,turnoffthecomputer,andthendisconnecttheac

poweradapter.

3.Reconnecttheacpoweradapter,andthenturnonthecomputer.

4.IfthepoweradaptericonstillisnotdisplayedintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea,havetheacpower

adapterandyourcomputerserviced.

Powerproblems

Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.

•Problem:Mycomputerisgettingnopoweratall.

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Solution:Checkthefollowingitems:

1.Verifythepowerbutton.Thepowerbuttonisilluminatedwheneverthecomputerison.

2.Checkallpowerconnections.Removeanypowerstripstoconnecttheacpoweradapterdirectlyto

theacpoweroutlet.

3.Inspecttheacpoweradapter.Checkforanyphysicaldamage,andensurethatthepowercableis

ﬁrmlyattachedtotheadapterbrickandthecomputer.

4.Verifythattheacpowersourceisworkingbyattachinganotherdevicetotheoutlet.

•Problem:Mycomputerdoesnotrunonbatterypower.

Solution:Checkthefollowingitems:

1.Ifthebatteryrunsoutofpower,attachtheacpoweradaptertorechargethebattery.

2.Ifthebatteryischargedbutthecomputerdoesnotrun,havethecomputerserviced.

Powerbuttonproblem

Problem:Thesystemdoesnotrespond,andIcannotturnoffthecomputer.

Solution:Turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Ifthe

systemstilldoesnotrespond,removetheacpoweradapterandresetthesystembyinsertingoneendof

aneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,

see“Bottomview”onpage6.

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.

•Problem:Thecomputerenterssleepmodeimmediatelyafterthepower-onself-test.

Solution:Ensurethat:

–Thebatteryischarged.

–Theoperatingtemperatureiswithintheacceptablerange.See“Operatingenvironment”onpage13.

Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.

•Problem:Acriticallow-batteryerroroccurs,andthecomputerimmediatelyturnsoff.

Solution:Thebatterypowerisgettinglow.Plugtheacpoweradapterintoanelectricaloutletand

thenintothecomputer.

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•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.Ifyouhavenotsaved

yourdata,itmightbelost.Toresetthecomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsor

more.Ifthesystemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandresetthesystembyinsertinga

straightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,referto

“Bottomview”onpage6.

•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”onpage27.

Solid-statedriveproblem

Problem:WhenyoucompressﬁlesorfoldersbyuseofthedatacompressionfunctionintheWindows

operatingsystem,andthendecompressthem,theprocessofwritingtoorreadingfromtheﬁlesorfoldersis

slow.

Solution:ApplythediskdefragmentationtoolintheWindowsoperatingsystemforfasteraccesstothedata.

Softwareproblem

Problem:Aprogramdoesnotrunproperly.

Solution:Ensurethattheproblemisnotbeingcausedbytheprogram.

Checkthatyourcomputerhastheminimumrequiredmemorytoruntheprogram.Seethemanualssupplied

withtheprogram.

Checkthefollowing:

•Theprogramisdesignedtooperatewithyouroperatingsystem.

•Otherprogramsrunproperlyonyourcomputer.

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•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“Diagnosingproblems”onpage77andrunadiagnostictestoftheUSBconnector.

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Chapter8.Recoveryinformation

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutrecoverysolutions.Therearevariousmethodstochoosefromwhen

consideringhowtorecoverintheeventofasoftware-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvary

dependingonthetypeofyouroperatingsystem.

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem

ThistopicintroducestheLenovorecoverysolutionsontheWindows7operatingsystem.

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Recoverymediaenablesyoutorestorethestoragedrivetothefactorydefaultsettingsafterallotherrecovery

methodshavefailed.Itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.

Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating

systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmediumand

adatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium.Ensurethat

youstoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.

Ifyoudidnotcreaterecoverymediaasaprecautionarymeasure,youcancontactLenovoCustomerSupport

CenterandpurchaseasetofrecoverymediafromLenovo.ForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbers

foryourcountryorregion,goto:

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

Thedataontherecoverymediacanbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:

•Reinstallingtheprogramsanddevicedriversonyourcomputer

•Reinstallingtheoperatingsystem

•Modifyingthedataﬁlesontheharddiskdriveusingtheadditionalﬁles

Creatingrecoverymedia

Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedasetofdiscsoraUSBstoragedevice(withatleast16GBofstorage

capacity).TheactualdiscnumberorUSBcapacitythatisrequireddependsonthesizeoftherecovery

image.

Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredonthediscsorUSBstoragedevice.Toavoid

dataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Tocreaterecoverymedia,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoPCExperience.Inthepromptedwindow,

double-clickLenovoTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingrecoverymedia

Attention:Duringtherecoveryprocess,alltheﬁlescurrentlyonthestoragedeviceofyourcomputerwillbe

deletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.

Tousetherecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

•Ifyouhavecreatedtherecoverymediawithdiscs,dothefollowing:

1.Ifyourcomputerdoesnothaveaninternalopticaldrive,connectanexternalopticaldrivetothe

computer.

2.TurnonthecomputerandrepeatedlypressF12untiltheBootMenuwindowopens.

3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheopticaldrive(internalorexternal)astheﬁrstbootdevice.Then,

insertthediscsintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therecoveryprocessstarts.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

•IfyouhavecreatedtherecoverymediawithaUSBstoragedevice,dothefollowing:

1.AttachtheUSBstoragedevicetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer.

2.TurnonthecomputerandrepeatedlypressF12untiltheBootMenuwindowopens.

3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selecttheUSBstoragedeviceastheﬁrstbootdeviceandpressEnter.

Therecoveryprocessstarts.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Note:Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstallthedevice

driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage96.

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers

Yourcomputerenablesyoutoreinstallpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers.

Reinstallingpreinstalledprograms

Toreinstallprogramspreinstalledonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.GotoC:\swtools.

3.Opentheappsfolder.Thefoldercontainsseveralsubfoldersnamedforvariouspreinstalledprograms.

4.OpenthesubfolderandlocatetheEXEﬁle.

5.Double-clicktheEXEﬁleandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinstallation.

Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers

Attention:Reinstallingdevicedriverswillchangethecurrentconﬁgurationofyourcomputer.Reinstall

devicedriversonlywhenitisnecessarytosolveaproblemwithyourcomputer.

Toreinstalladevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonyourcomputer.

2.GotoC:\swtools.

3.OpentheDriversfolderandlocatethesubfolderthatisnamedafterthefactory-installeddeviceinyour

computer,suchasAUDIOorVIDEO.

4.Openthesubfolderforthedevice.

5.Reinstallthedevicedriverbyoneofthefollowingmethods:

•IfthedevicesubfoldercontainsanEXEﬁle,double-clicktheEXEﬁleandfollowtheinstructionson

thescreentocompletetheinstallation.

•IfthedevicesubfoldercontainsareadmeTXTﬁle,thedevicedriverinstallationinformationisincluded

inthereadmeﬁle.Followtheinstructionstocompletetheinstallation.

•IfthedevicesubfoldercontainsanINFﬁle,right-clicktheINFﬁleandselectInstall.Thenfollowthe

instructionsonthescreentocompletetheinstallation.

Ifyouneedupdateddevicedriversforyourcomputer,downloadandinstallthemfromtheLenovoSupport

Websiteat:

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http://www.lenovo.com/support

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows10operatingsystem

ThistopicprovidesinformationabouttheWindowsrecoverysolutionsontheWindows10operatingsystem.

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.

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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

page78totrytosolvetheproblembyyourself.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.

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery

BeforereplacinganyCRU,ensurethatyoudisablethebuilt-inbattery.

ForWindows10,disableFastStartupbeforedisablingthebuilt-inbattery.

TodisableFastStartupforWindows10,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,typePowerinthesearchboxonthetaskbar,andselectPowerOptions.

2.ClickChoosewhatthepowerbuttonsdoontheleftpane.

3.ClickChangesettingsthatarecurrentlyunavailableatthetop.

4.IfpromptedbyUserAccountControl(UAC),clickYes.

5.CleartheTurnonfaststartupcheckbox,andthenclickSavechanges.

Todisablethebuilt-inbattery,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Turnonyourcomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1toenterThinkPad

Setup.

3.SelectConﬁg➙Power.ThePowersubmenuisdisplayed.

4.SelectDisablebuilt-inbatteryandpressEnter.

5.SelectYesintheSetupConﬁrmationwindow.Thebuilt-inbatteryisdisabledandthecomputerturnsoff

automatically.Waitthreetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputercool.

ReplacingthemicroSIMcard

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

MicroSIMcardisasmallplasticcardwithanIntegratedCircuit(IC)chipmountedononesideofthecard.

IfyourcomputersupportswirelessWAN,yourcomputermightrequireamicroSIMcardtoestablishwireless

WANconnections.Dependingonthemodel,youmightneedtopurchaseamicroSIMcardoramicroSIM

cardmightalreadybeinstalledinyourcomputer.Insomecountriesorregions,amicroSIMcardispartof

theshippingcontentsthatcomewithyourcomputer.

Attention:WheninstallingorremovingthemicroSIMcard,donottouchthemicroSIMcardmetal

connectors.

ToreplacethemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.

2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Locatethemicro-SIM-cardtrayattherearsideofthecomputer.

4.Dothefollowing:

a.Insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheholeinthemicro-SIM-cardtray1.Thetrayejects.Slidethe

trayoutofthecomputer2.

b.GentlytakethemicroSIMcardoutofthetray3.

c.NotetheorientationofthenewmicroSIMcardandtheninstallitintothetray4.

d.Insertthetrayintothemicro-SIM-cardslot5.

5.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

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ReplacingthemicroSDcard

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

YourcomputerhasamicroSDcardreaderthatsupportsthefollowingtypesofcards:

Note:Yourcomputerdoesnotsupportthecontentprotectionforrecordablemedia(CPRM)feature

fortheSDcard.

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

Attention:Duringthedatatransfer,donotputyourcomputerintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethe

datatransferiscompleted;otherwise,yourdatacouldgetdamaged.

ToreplaceamicroSDcard,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.

2.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

3.Locatethemicro-SIM-cardtrayattherearsideofthecomputer.

4.Dothefollowing:

a.Insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheholeinthemicro-SIM-cardtray1.Thetrayejects.Slidethe

trayoutofthecomputer2.

b.GentlypushthemicroSDcardtoejectit3,andthenslideitoutoftheslot4.

c.EnsurethatthemetalcontactsofthenewmicroSDcardarefacingdown.Theninsertthecardinto

themicroSDcardslotcompletelyuntilitclicksintoposition5.

d.Insertthemicro-SIM-cardtrayintothemicro-SIM-cardslot6.

5.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

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Replacingthebasecoverassembly

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Toreplacethebasecoverassembly,dothefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage99.

2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.

3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

4.Loosenthescrews1,andthenremovethebasecoverassembly2.

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5.Installanewbasecoverassemblyinplace1.Presstheleftandrightsidesofthebasecoverassembly

asshown2,andthentightenthescrewsinascendingalphabeticalorder(atoe)asillustrated3.

6.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

Replacingthewireless-WANcard

Thefollowinginformationonlyappliestocomputermodelswithuser-installablemodules.

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

Toreplacethewireless-WANcard,dothefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage99.

2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.

3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

4.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage102.

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5.Removethewireless-WANcardbydoingthefollowing:

a.Ifatoolisprovidedwiththenewwireless-WANcardtohelpyoudisconnectcables,usethetoolto

disconnectthecablesfromthecard.Otherwise,holdthecableconnectorwithyourﬁngersand

gentlydisconnecteachcablefromthecard1.

b.Removethescrew2.Thewireless-WANcardisreleasedfromthesecuredpositionandpivots

upward.

c.Carefullyremovethewireless-WANcardoutoftheslot3.

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6.Installanewwireless-WANcardbydoingthefollowing:

a.Alignthecontactedgeofthenewwireless-WANcardwiththekeyintheslot.Thencarefullyinsert

thecardintotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees1.

b.Pivotthewireless-WANcarddownward2.

c.Installthescrewtosecurethewireless-WANcardinplace3.

d.Connectthecablestothewireless-WANcard4.Ensurethatyouattachtheredcabletothemain

connectorandthebluecabletotheauxiliaryconnectoronthecard.

7.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.

8.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive

Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.

Attention:TheM.2solid-statedriveissensitive.Inappropriatehandlingmightcausedamageand

permanentlossofdata.

WhenhandlingtheM.2solid-statedrive,observethefollowingguidelines:

•ReplacetheM.2solid-statedriveonlyforupgradeorrepair.TheM.2solid-statedriveisnotdesigned

forfrequentchangesorreplacement.

•BeforereplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

•DonotapplypressuretotheM.2solid-statedrive.

•DonottouchthecontactedgeoftheM.2solid-statedrive.OtherwisetheM.2solid-statedrivemightget

damaged.

•DonotmaketheM.2solid-statedrivesubjecttophysicalshocksorvibration.PuttheM.2solid-state

driveonasoftmaterial,suchascloth,toabsorbphysicalshocks.

ToreplacetheM.2solid-statedrive,dothefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage99.

Chapter9.Replacingdevices105

2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.

3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.

4.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage102.

5.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheM.2solid-statedrive1.Thenremovethedriveoutoftheslot2.

6.InstallanewM.2solid-statedrivebydoingthefollowing:

a.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewM.2solid-statedrivewiththekeyintheslot.Thencarefullyinsert

thedriveintotheslotatanangleofabout20degrees1.

b.PivottheM.2solid-statedrivedownward2.

c.InstallthescrewtosecuretheM.2solid-statedrive3.

7.Reinstallthebasecoverassembly.

8.Turnthecomputerover.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcablestothecomputer.

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Chapter10.Gettingsupport

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.

BeforeyoucontactLenovo

Often,youcansolveyourcomputerproblemsbyreferringtotheinformationintheexplanationsoferror

codes,runningdiagnosticprograms,orbyconsultingtheLenovoSupportWebsite.

Registeringyourcomputer

RegisteryourcomputerwithLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage17.

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.

Chapter10.Gettingsupport109

110UserGuide

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:

https://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:ThinkPadX1Carbon

ComplianceID:TP00086A

Machinetypes:20HQ,20HR,20K3,and20K4

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®.

SomecomputermodelsmightbeequippedwithaBluetoothcardcompliantwiththeBluetoothSpeciﬁcation

version4.2asdeﬁnedbytheBluetoothSpecialInterestGroupSIG.However,theWindowsoperatingsystem

mightlimitthesupportonlyontheBluetoothSpeciﬁcationversion4.1.Itsupportsthefollowingproﬁles:

Note:DependingontheBluetoothdeviceandtheoperatingsystemyouuse,someproﬁlesmightnotbe

supported.

•AdvancedAudioDistributionProﬁle(A2DP)

•Audio/VideoControlTransportProtocol(AVCTP)

•Audio/VideoDistributionTransportProtocol(AVDTP)

•A/VRemoteControlProﬁle(AVRCP)

•BasicImagingProﬁle(BIP)

•BasicPrintingProﬁle(BPP)

•Dial-UpNetworkingProﬁle(DUN)

•FileTransferProﬁle(FTP)

•GenericAccessProﬁle(GAP)

•GenericA/VDistributionProﬁle(GAVDP)

•HardcopyCableReplacementProﬁle(HCRP)

•HeadsetProﬁle(HSP)

•Hands-FreeProﬁle(HFP)

•HumanInterfaceDeviceProﬁle(HID)

•MessageAccessProﬁle(MAP)

•ObjectExchangeProtocol(OBEX)

•ObjectPushProﬁle(OPP)

•PersonalAreaNetworkingProﬁle(PAN)

•PhoneBookAccessProﬁle(PBAP)

•ServiceDiscoveryProtocol(SDP)

•SynchronizationProﬁle(SYNC)

•VideoDistributionProﬁle(VDP)

•GenericAttributeProﬁle(GATT)

•ProximityProﬁle

•FindMeProﬁle

•ImmediateAlertProﬁle

•BatteryStatusProﬁle

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth

Thiscomputercontainsintegratedwirelesscardsthatoperatewithintheguidelinesidentiﬁedbyradio

frequency(RF)safetystandardsandrecommendations;therefore,Lenovobelievesthatthisproductissafe

forusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsandrecommendationsreﬂecttheconsensusoftheworldwide

scientiﬁccommunity,andresultfromdeliberationsofpanelsandcommitteesofscientists,whocontinually

reviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.

Insomesituationsorenvironments,theuseofwirelessdevicesmightberestrictedbytheproprietorofa

buildingorresponsiblerepresentativesofanorganization.Forexample,thesesituationsandareasmight

includethefollowing:

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

medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices,suchaspacemakers.

•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor

identiﬁedasharmful.

Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliestotheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspeciﬁcarea(suchasan

airportorhospital),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseawirelessdevicepriortoturning

onthecomputer.

LocatingtheUltraConnectwirelessantennas

ThinkPadnotebookcomputersfeatureanintegratedUltraConnect™wirelessantennasystembuiltunderthe

keyboardbezelforoptimalreception,enablingwirelesscommunicationwhereveryouare.

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Thefollowingillustrationhelpsyoulocatetheantennasinyourcomputer.

1Wireless-LANantenna(main)

2WiGigantenna(availableonsomemodels)

3Wireless-LANantenna(auxiliary)

4Wireless-WANantenna(main,availableonsomemodels)

5Wireless-WANantenna(auxiliary,availableonsomemodels)

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.

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices

Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwithyour

computer.

IfyourcomputerisshippedwithouttheRegulatoryNotice,youcanﬁnditontheWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

AppendixB.Regulatoryinformation115

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport

ClassiﬁcationControlNumber(ECCN)of5A992.c.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed

countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Electronicemissionnotices

FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity

ThefollowinginformationreferstoThinkPadX1Carbon,machinetypes:20HQ,20HR,20K3,and20K4.

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)

EuropeanUnionconformity

EUContact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia

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Modelswithoutaradiodevice:ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEU

CouncilEMCDirective2014/30/EUontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingto

electromagneticcompatibility.

Modelswitharadiodevice:Thisproductisinconformitywithalltherequirementsandessentialnormsthat

applytoEUCouncilR&TTEDirective1999/5/EC(untilJune12,2017)andCouncilRadioEquipmentDirective

2014/53/EU(fromJune13,2017)ontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoradio

equipment.ThefulltextofthesystemEUdeclarationofconformityandtheEUwirelessmoduledeclarations

areavailableatthefollowingInternetaddresses:

•Fornotebookcomputers:http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/eu_doc_notebooks/

•Fortablets:http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/eu_doc_tablets/

Lenovocannotacceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfrom

anon-recommendedmodiﬁcationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromother

manufacturers.ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBequipment

accordingtoEuropeanStandardsharmonizedintheDirectivesincompliance.ThelimitsforClassB

equipmentwerederivedfortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst

interferencewithlicensedcommunicationdevices.

GermanClassBcompliancestatement

DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:

HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit

DiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2014/30/EUzurAngleichungder

RechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaatenundhältdie

GrenzwertederKlasseBderNormgemäßRichtlinie.

Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzu

betreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.

LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProdukt

ohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohne

EmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.

Deutschland:

EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln

DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“

EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungder

EMVEU-Richtlinie2014/30/EUinderBundesrepublikDeutschland.

ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeit

vonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetische

VerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEURichtlinie2014/30/EU,fürGerätederKlasseB.

DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen

-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo

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

InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:

DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55032KlasseB.

AppendixB.Regulatoryinformation117

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-WasteManagementRules).Appliancesarelabeledin

accordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).These

regulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicablewithin

eachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobethrown

away,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

AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclingstatements121

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)Rules.

ChinaRoHS

TheinformationinthefollowingtableisapplicableforproductsmanufacturedonorafterJanuary1,2015for

saleinthePeople’sRepublicofChina.

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TaiwanRoHS

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive125

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AppendixE.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation

ENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.Department

ofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefﬁcientproductsand

practices.

LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswiththeENERGYSTARqualiﬁeddesignation.Youmight

ﬁndanENERGYSTARmarkafﬁxedonthecomputerordisplayedonthepowersettingsinterface.Lenovo

computersofthefollowingmachinetypes,ifcarryanENERGYSTARmark,havebeendesignedandtested

toconformtotheENERGYSTARprogramrequirementsforcomputers.

20HQ,20HR,20K3,and20K4

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

DisplayPortisatrademarkoftheVideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.

Intel,IntelSpeedStep,andThunderboltaretrademarksofIntelCorporationoritssubsidiariesintheU.S.

and/orothercountries.

Microsoft,Windows,Direct3D,BitLocker,andCortanaaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DeﬁnitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksof

HDMILicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

UbuntuisaregisteredtrademarkofCanonicalLtd.

USB-CandUSBType-CaretrademarksofUSBImplementersForum.

WiGig,Wi-FiAlliance,andMiracastareregisteredtrademarksofWi-FiAlliance.

Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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