Lenovo T450s User guide

UserGuide

ThinkPadT450s

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage165

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport

Websiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

SecondEdition(February2015)

©CopyrightLenovo2015.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Readthisﬁrst..............v

Importantsafetyinformation..........vi

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

Safetyguidelines............vii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators..................1

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

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

Left-sideview..............5

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

Statusindicators.............8

Locatingimportantproductinformation......9

Machinetypeandmodelinformation.....9

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationinformation....9

CertiﬁcateofAuthenticityinformation....10

GenuineMicrosoftlabel.........11

Features.................11

Speciﬁcations...............13

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

Lenovoprograms.............14

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem...........14

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8.1operatingsystem..........15

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....15

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...19

Registeringyourcomputer..........19

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........19

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........21

Specialkeys...............25

Functionkeysandkeycombinations....25

Windowskey.............26

ThinkPadpointingdevice..........26

TrackPointpointingdevice........27

Trackpad...............28

Trackpadtouchgestures.........29

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..30

Replacingthecapofpointingstick.....30

Powermanagement............31

Usingtheacpower...........31

Usingthebatterypower.........32

Power-savingmodes..........32

Managingthepowerplan........34

Connectingtothenetwork..........34

Ethernetconnections..........34

Wirelessconnections..........34

Usinganexternaldisplay..........38

Connectinganexternaldisplay......38

Choosingadisplaymode........38

Changingdisplaysettings........39

Usingaudiofeatures............39

Usingthecamera.............40

Usingaﬂashmediacard...........40

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

computer...............43

FindingThinkPadoptions..........43

ThinkPaddockingstations..........43

Locatingcontrolsandconnectorsonsome

ThinkPaddockingstations........43

AttachingaThinkPaddockingstation....49

DetachingaThinkPaddockingstation...50

Guidelinesonconnectingmultipleexternal

displaystoadockingstation.......50

Securityfeatures............52

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..53

Accessibilityandcomfort..........53

Ergonomicinformation..........53

Comfort...............54

Accessibilityinformation.........54

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........58

Traveltips...............58

Travelaccessories...........58

Chapter5.Security..........61

Usingpasswords..............61

Typingpasswords...........61

Power-onpassword...........61

Supervisorpassword..........62

Harddiskpasswords..........63

Harddisksecurity.............65

Settingthesecuritychip...........66

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........67

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourthestorage

devices.................70

Usingﬁrewalls...............71

Protectingdataagainstviruses........71

Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration..73

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......73

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..73

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InstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.74

Installingdevicedrivers...........75

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......75

Mainmenu..............76

Conﬁgmenu..............76

DateandTimemenu..........81

Securitymenu.............81

Startupmenu.............86

Restartmenu.............87

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........87

Usingsystemmanagement..........87

Settingmanagementfeatures.......88

Chapter7.Preventingproblems...91

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......91

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....92

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........93

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....94

Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............97

Diagnosingproblems............97

Troubleshooting..............97

Computerstopsresponding.......97

Spillsonthekeyboard..........98

Errormessages............98

Errorswithoutmessages.........100

Beeperrors..............101

Memorymoduleproblems........101

Networkingproblems..........102

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................103

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................104

Fingerprintreaderproblems........109

Batteryandpowerproblems.......109

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................111

Asoftwareproblem...........112

Problemswithportsandconnectors....112

Chapter9.Recoveryoverview...115

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................115

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....115

Performingbackupandrecovery

operations..............116

UsingtheRescueandRecovery

workspace..............117

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....118

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................119

Solvingrecoveryproblems........119

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operating

system..................120

Refreshingyourcomputer........120

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................120

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....121

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8.1failstostart.............121

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....121

Chapter10.Replacingdevices...123

Staticelectricityprevention..........123

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.........123

InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard....124

Replacingtheremovablebattery.......125

Replacingthebasecoverassembly......127

Replacingtheharddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,or

hybriddrive................128

Replacingamemorymodule.........131

ReplacingthewirelessWANcard.......132

Replacingthekeyboard...........135

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........141

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....145

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........145

Gettinghelpandservice...........145

Usingdiagnosticprograms........146

LenovoSupportWebsite.........146

CallingLenovo.............146

Purchasingadditionalservices........147

AppendixA.Regulatory

Information.............149

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........149

LocatingtheUltraConnect™wireless

antennas...............150

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....150

Certiﬁcationrelatedinformation......151

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........151

Electronicemissionnotices..........151

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........151

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............151

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...152

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...152

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....153

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..153

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

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ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................153

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................153

Eurasiancompliancemark..........153

Brazilregulatorynotice...........153

Mexicoregulatorynotice...........153

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............155

ImportantWEEEinformation.........155

RecyclinginformationforChina........155

RecyclinginformationforJapan........155

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........156

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....157

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................157

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................157

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....159

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........159

ChinaRoHS................160

IndiaRoHS................161

TurkishRoHS...............161

UkraineRoHS...............161

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............163

AppendixE.Notices.........165

Trademarks................166

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ivUserGuide

Readthisﬁrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.

Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

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.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour

computer.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a

keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked

on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway

subjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe

following,andmakesurethatthepowerbuttonisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

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

yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep

mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit

isturnedon.

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationﬁrst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded

withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement

ortheLenovo

®

LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty,

andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

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-cell

batterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothebattery

safetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough

thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby

anauthorizedservicer.

Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare

occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou

mighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.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,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor

poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufacturedfor

orbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions,

oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror

yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare

referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer

ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor

customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor

replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea

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productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake

surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave

anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the

followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputer

coolbeforeopeningthecover.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F,3G,0.75mm

2

,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.

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord

connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

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:

DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBcableswhilethecomputer

powerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.T oavoidpossibledamagetoattached

devices,waitatleastﬁvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand

shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespeciﬁedbyLenovo,ora

disassembledormodiﬁedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.T oavoidpossible

injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren

•Keepthebatteryawayfromﬁre.

Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign

materialsonthebatteryleads.

Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom

temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe

chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply

withlocalordinancesorregulations.

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Ifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontainsasmall

amountofharmfulsubstance.

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Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe

donebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal

lawsandregulations.

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Ifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontains

asmallamountofharmfulsubstance.

Donotheattomorethan100°C(212°F).

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Heatandproductventilation

DANGER

Computers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhen

batteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscangenerateasigniﬁcantamountofheatduetotheir

compactsize.Alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautions:

•Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsome

otherpartsmaybecomehot.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyour

bodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedlengthoftime.Whenyou

usethekeyboard,avoidkeepingyourpalmsonthepalmrestforaprolongedperiodoftime.

Yourcomputergeneratessomeheatduringnormaloperation.Theamountofheatdependson

theamountofsystemactivityandthebatterychargelevel.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,

eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Periodicallytakebreaks

fromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest;andbecarefulnottouse

thekeyboardforanyextendedlengthoftime.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerorchargethebatterynearﬂammablematerialsorinexplosive

environments.

•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and

reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton

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

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•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgenerates

heat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusethe

acpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,

maycauseaskinburn.

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe

requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafﬁcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airﬂowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconﬁguration

ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofﬁre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse

thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

DANGER

Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingprocedureswheninstalling,moving,

oropeningcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF .

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother

electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

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Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical

cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable

toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:

Theliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)ismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercan

causetheLCDtobreak.IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalﬂuidgetsintoyoureyesoronyour

hands,immediatelywashtheaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsare

presentafterwashing,getmedicalcare.

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

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

Usingheadphonesorearphones

CAUTION:

Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof

theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound

pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe

outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspeciﬁcationsofEN50332-2.The

headphoneoutputconnectorofyourcomputercomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspeciﬁcation

limitsthecomputer’smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainst

hearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7

limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN

50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

IfyourLenovocomputercamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationof

theheadphonesorearphonesandthecomputeralreadycomplieswiththespeciﬁcationsofEN50332-1.

Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5

LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousdueto

excessivesoundpressurelevels.

Additionalsafetyinformation

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger

ofsuffocation.

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice

Manypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsor

cordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,then

thefollowingwarningapplies:

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WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct

willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor

otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels,

computerfeatures,speciﬁcations,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage9

•“Features”onpage11

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage13

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage13

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed

tostartusingthecomputer.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontview

1Camera(onsomemodels)

2Microphones

3Powerbutton

4Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

5TrackPoint

®

pointingstick6Trackpad

7TrackPointbuttons

8Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)

1Camera(onsomemodels)

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”

onpage40.

1

2Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

3Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forhowtoturnoffthe

computer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage19.

Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe

powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops

responding”onpage97formoreinformation.

Youalsocandeﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn

offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton

does,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindows

®

notiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.

2.ClickMorepoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:UseLenovoprogramsforadvancedpowersettings.

•ForWindows7:UsethePowerManagerprogram.

•ForWindows8.1:UsetheLenovoSettingsprogram.

Formoreinformation,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

.

4Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidesasimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyour

ﬁngerprintwithpasswords.Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage67.

ThinkPad

®

pointingdevice

5TrackPointpointingstick

6Trackpad

7TrackPointbuttons

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevices.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare

allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourﬁngersfromatypingposition.For

moreinformation,see“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage26.

8Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)

Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage21.

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Right-sideview

Figure2.Right-sideview

1Audioconnector

2MicroSIM-cardtray

3Mediacardreader

4USB3.0connector

5Ethernetconnector

6Videographicsarray(VGA)connector

7Security-lockslot

1Audioconnector

Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto

listentothesoundfromthecomputer.

Notes:

•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital

device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupresstheswitch,theheadsetmicrophone

willbedisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.

•Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using

audiofeatures”onpage39.

2MicroSIM-cardtray

Ifyourcomputerhasawirelesswideareanetwork(wirelessWAN)feature,amicroSubscriberIdentiﬁcation

Module(SIM)cardmightberequiredtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.Dependingonthecountryof

delivery,themicroSIMcardmightbealreadyinstalledintheMicroSIM-cardtray.Formoreinformation,see

“InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard”onpage124

.

3Mediacardreader

Yourcomputerhasamediacardreader.Insertyourﬂashmediacardintothisslottoreadthedataonthe

card.Formoreinformationaboutthesupportedcards,see“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage40.

4USB3.0connector

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasa

USBprinteroradigitalcamera.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheUSB3.0connector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacing

upward.Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

5Ethernetconnector

Connectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenthe

greenindicatorison,thecomputerisconnectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,dataisbeing

transmitted.

Note:Ifthecomputerisconnectedtoadockingstation,usetheEthernetconnectoronthedockingstation

insteadoftheoneonthecomputer.

6VGAconnector

UsetheVGAconnectortoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,suchasaVGAmonitor.

Formoreinformation,see“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage38

.

Note:Ifyouattachthecomputertoadockingstation,usetheVGAconnectoronthedockingstation,

nottheoneonthecomputer.

7Security-lockslot

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthatﬁtsthesecurity-lock

slottolockthecomputertoastationaryobject.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity

feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

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