Lenovo B475 is versatile laptop that combines mobility and performance. Its slim profile and long battery life make it perfect for everyday use, while its powerful processor and graphics capabilities make it suitable for more demanding tasks like video editing or gaming. The B475 also features a variety of ports and connectivity options, making it easy to connect to peripherals and external devices. Whether you're a student, a professional, or just someone who needs a reliable and portable computer, the Lenovo B475 is a great choice.
Lenovo B475 is versatile laptop that combines mobility and performance. Its slim profile and long battery life make it perfect for everyday use, while its powerful processor and graphics capabilities make it suitable for more demanding tasks like video editing or gaming. The B475 also features a variety of ports and connectivity options, making it easy to connect to peripherals and external devices. Whether you're a student, a professional, or just someone who needs a reliable and portable computer, the Lenovo B475 is a great choice.
UserGuide
LenovoB475
Notes:
•Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoread“Importantsafetyinformation”inthe
accompanyingdocumentationrst.
•SomeinstructionsinthisguidemayassumethatyouareusingtheWindows
®
7operating
system.IfyouareusingotherWindowsoperatingsystem,someoperationsmaybe
slightlydifferent.Ifyouareusingotheroperatingsystems,someoperationsmaynot
applytoyou,andthusshouldn'taffectyouruseofthiscomputer.
•Thefeaturesdescribedinthisguidearecommontomostmodels.Somefeaturesmay
notbeavailableonyourcomputerand/oryourcomputermayincludefeaturesthatare
notdescribedinthisuserguide.
NoticeforusersinU.S.A
•Ifyourproductisnotworkingcorrectly,DONOTRETURNITTOTHESTORE.
•Fortechnicalassistance,contactaLenovo
®
supportspecialist24hoursadayby
callingtollfree1-877-4LENOVO(1-877-453-6686).
•Additionally,youcanndsupportinformationandupdatesontheLenovoWebsite
locatedat
http://consumersupport.lenovo.com
FirstEdition(October2011)
©CopyrightLenovo2011.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:Ifdataorsoftwareisdelivered
pursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,or
disclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer...........1
Topview........................1
Left-sideview......................2
Right-sideview.....................3
Frontview.......................4
Bottomview......................5
Chapter2.Learningthebasics................7
Firstuse........................7
Readingthemanuals...................7
Connectingtothepower.................7
Turningonthecomputer..................8
Conguringtheoperatingsystem...............8
Puttingyourcomputerintosleepstateorshuttingitdown......8
Usingacpoweradapterandbattery..............9
Checkingbatterystatus..................9
Chargingthebattery...................9
Removingthebatterypack.................9
Handlingthebattery..................10
Usingthetouchpad...................10
Usingthekeyboard...................11
Numerickeypad...................11
Functionkeycombinations................11
Connectingexternaldevices................12
Usingmemorycards(notsupplied).............12
Connectingauniversalserialbus(USB)device.........13
ConnectingaBluetoothdevice(onsomemodels)........13
Specialkeysandbuttons.................14
Systemstatusindicators.................15
Securingyourcomputer.................16
Attachingasecuritylock(notsupplied)............16
Usingpasswords...................16
Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels).............17
ConnectingtotheInternet.................17
Wiredconnection...................17
Wirelessconnection..................19
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Chapter3.LenovoOneKeyRescuesystem..........21
UsingLenovoOneKeyRecoveryinWindows7operatingsystem....21
UsingLenovoOneKeyRescuesysteminotheroperatingsystems....21
AppendixA.CRUinstructions...............23
Replacingthebattery..................23
Replacingtheharddiskdrive................24
Replacingamemorymodule................25
Removingtheopticaldrive.................27
Trademarks......................29
Index........................31
iiUserGuide
Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors.
•“Topview”onpage1
•“Left-sideview”onpage2
•“Right-sideview”onpage3
•“Frontview”onpage4
•“Bottomview”onpage5
Topview
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Note:Y ourcomputermightbeslightlydifferentfromtheaboveillustration.
Attention:DoNOTopenthedisplaypanelbeyond130degrees.Whenclosingthe
displaypanel,becarefulNOTtoleavepensoranyotherobjectsinbetweenthe
displaypanelandthekeyboard.Otherwise,thedisplaypanelmaybedamaged.
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1Integratedcamera(onsomemodels):Usethecameraforvideo
communication.
2Wirelessmoduleantennas(onsomemodels):Thebuilt-inantennasensure
optimalreceptionofwirelessradio.
3Computerdisplay:TheLCDdisplayprovidesbrilliantvisualoutput.
4Speakers:Thestereospeakersproviderichandpowerfulsound.
5Powerbutton:Pressthisbuttontoturnonthecomputer.
6OneKeyRescuesystembutton:PressthisbuttontoopenOneKeyRescue
system(IfOneKeyRescuesystemhasbeenpreinstalled)whenthecomputeris
poweredoff.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsinChapter3“LenovoOneKeyRescue
system”onpage21
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7Built-inmicrophone:Thebuilt-inmicrophone(withnoisereduction)canbe
usedforvideoconferencing,voicenarration,orsimpleaudiorecordings.
8Touchpad:Thetouchpadfunctionsasaconventionalmouse.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingthetouchpad”onpage10.
9Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels):Withthengerprintreaderyoucan
registerngerprintsandusethemaspasswordstosecureyourcomputer
10SystemstatusindicatorsFordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“System
statusindicators”onpage15.
Left-sideview
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1Kensingtonslot:Attachasecuritylock(notsupplied)here.
2UserGuide
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Attachingasecuritylock(not
supplied)”onpage16.
2ACpoweradapterjack:Connecttheacpoweradapterhere.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingacpoweradapterandbattery”
onpage9
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3Fanlouvers:Dissipateinternalheat.
Note:Makesurethatnoneofthefanlouversareblockedorelseoverheating
ofthecomputermayoccur.
4VGAport:Connectstoexternaldisplaydevices.
5RJ-45port:ThisportconnectsthecomputertoanEthernetnetwork.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Wiredconnection”onpage17
.
6HDMIport(onsomemodels):ConnectstodeviceswithHDMIinputsuchas
aTVoradisplay.
7eSATA/USBconnector(onsomemodels):ConnectstoeSATAorUSB
devices.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Connectingauniversalserialbus
(USB)device”onpage13
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8USBconnector:ConnectstoUSBdevices.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Connectingauniversalserialbus
(USB)device”onpage13
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Right-sideview
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1Headphonejack:Connectstoexternalheadphones.
Attention:Listeningtomusicathighvolumeoverextendedperiodsoftimemay
damageyourhearing.
2Microphonejack:Connectstoexternalmicrophones.
3USBconnectors:ConnecttoUSBdevices.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Connectingauniversalserialbus
(USB)device”onpage13.
4Opticaldrive:Readsorburnsopticaldrivedisks.
Frontview
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1Systemstatusindicators:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“System
statusindicators”onpage15
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2Memorycardslot:Insertmemorycards(notsupplied)here.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingmemorycards(notsupplied)”
onpage12
.
3Integratedwirelessdeviceswitch(onsomemodels):Usethisswitchtoturn
on/offthewirelessradioofallwirelessdevicesonyourcomputer
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Bottomview
1 2 3
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1Batterylatch-manual:Themanualbatterylatchisusedtokeepthebattery
packsecuredinplace.
2Batterypack:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingacpoweradapter
andbattery”onpage9.
3Batterylatch-springloaded:Thespring-loadedbatterylatchkeepsthe
batterypacksecuredinplace.
4Harddiskdrive(HDD)/memorymodule/miniPCIExpressCardslot
compartment
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6UserGuide
Chapter2.Learningthebasics
Thischapterprovidesbasicinformationaboutyourcomputer.
•“Firstuse”onpage7
•“Usingacpoweradapterandbattery”onpage9
•“Usingthetouchpad”onpage10
•“Connectingexternaldevices”onpage12
•“Connectingauniversalserialbus(USB)device”onpage13
•“ConnectingaBluetoothdevice(onsomemodels)”onpage13
•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage14
•“Systemstatusindicators”onpage15
•“Securingyourcomputer”onpage16
•“ConnectingtotheInternet”onpage17
Firstuse
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtouseyourcomputer.
Readingthemanuals
Readthesuppliedmanualsbeforeusingyourcomputer.
Connectingtothepower
Thesuppliedbatterypackisnotfullychargedatpurchase.Tochargethebattery
andbeginusingyourcomputer,insertthebatterypackandconnectthecomputer
toanelectricaloutlet.Thebatteryisautomaticallychargedwhilethecomputeris
runningonacpower.
Installingthebatterypack
Toinstallthebatterypack,refertotheSetupPosterthatcomeswithyour
computer.
Connectingthecomputertoanelectricaloutlet
Toconnectthecomputertoanelectricaloutlet,dothefollowing:
1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.
2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertotheacpoweradapterjackofthecomputer
rmly.
3.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.
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Turningonthecomputer
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.
Conguringtheoperatingsystem
Youmayneedtoconguretheoperatingsystemwhenitisrstused.The
congurationprocessmayincludetheproceduresbelow.
•Acceptingtheenduserlicenseagreement
•ConguringtheInternetconnection
•Registeringtheoperatingsystem
•Creatingauseraccount
Puttingyourcomputerintosleepstateorshuttingitdown
Whenyounishworkingwithyourcomputer,youcanputitintosleepstateor
shutitdown.
Puttingyourcomputerintosleepstate
Ifyouwillbeawayfromyourcomputerforonlyashorttime,putthecomputer
intosleepstate.Whenthecomputerisinsleepstate,youcanquicklywakeitto
resumeuse,andbypassthestartupprocess.
Toputthecomputerintosleepstate,doeitherofthefollowing:
•Click
andselectSleepfromtheStartmenu.
•PressFn+F1.
Note:Waituntilthepowerindicatorlightstartsblinking(indicatingthatthe
computerisinsleepstate)beforeyoumoveyourcomputer.Movingyour
computerwhiletheharddiskisspinningcandamagetheharddisk,causing
lossofdata.
Towakethecomputer,doeitherofthefollowing:
•Pressthepowerbutton.
•Pressanykeyonthekeyboard.
Shuttingdownyourcomputer
Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourcomputerforadayortwo,shutitdown.
Toshutdownyourcomputer,clickandselectShutdownfromtheStartmenu.
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Usingacpoweradapterandbattery
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtousetheacpoweradapterthe
batteryforyourcomputer.
Checkingbatterystatus
Youcandeterminethepercentageofbatterypowerremainingbycheckingthe
batteryiconinthenoticationarea.
Notes:Aseachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifcultto
predicthowlongabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Theamountofenergystoredinthebatterywhenyoucommencework.
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:forexample,howoftenyouaccessthehard
diskdriveandhowbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
Chargingthebattery
Whenyoundthatthebatterypowerislow,youneedtochargethebatteryor
replaceitwithafullychargedone.
Youneedtochargethebatteryinanyofthefollowingsituations:
•Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery
•Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking
•Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime
Notes:
•Youareadvisedtoinsertthebatterypackwhenusingyourcomputerto
preventsmallparticlesfromenteringtheinsideofyourcomputer.
•Toincreasethelifeofthebatterypack,thecomputerdoesnotstartrecharging
thebatteryimmediatelyafteritdropsfromfullycharged.
•Chargethebatteryatatemperaturebetween50°Fand86°F(10°C-30°C).
•Fullchargeordischargeisnotrequired.
Removingthebatterypack
Ifyouarenotgoingtousethecomputerforanextendedperiodoftime,orifyou
needtosendyourcomputertoLenovoforservice,etc.removethebatterypack
fromthecomputer.Beforeremovingthebatterypack,makesurethecomputer
hasbeenshutdown.
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Handlingthebattery
Iftherechargeablebatterypackisreplacedwithanincorrecttype,theremaybe
dangerofanexplosion.Thebatterypackcontainsasmallamountofharmful
substances.Toavoidpossibleinjuryanddetrimenttotheenvironment,pay
attentiontothefollowingpoints:
•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.
•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.
•Donotexposethebatterypacktowaterorrain.
•Donotattempttodisassemblethebatterypack.
•Donotshort-circuitthebatterypack.
•Keepthebatterypackawayfromchildren.
•Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.When
disposingofthebattery,complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyour
company’ssafetystandards.
Usingthetouchpad
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inthedirectioninwhichyouwantthecursortomove.
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2Leftclickbutton:Hasthesamefunctionwiththatoftheleftmousebuttonon
aconventionalmouse.
3Rightclickbutton:Hasthesamefunctionwiththatoftherightmousebutton
onaconventionalmouse.
Note:Y oucanenableordisablethetouchpadusingFn+F6.
Usingthekeyboard
Yourcomputerhasanumerickeypadandfunctionkeysincorporatedinits
standardkeyboard.
Numerickeypad
Thekeyboardhasaseparatenumerickeypad.Toenableordisablethenumeric
keypad,pressFn+F8.
Note:TheNumlockindicatorwilllightonifthenumerickeypadisenabled.
Functionkeycombinations
Throughtheuseofthefunctionkeys,youcanchangeoperationalfeatures
instantly.Tousethisfunction,pressandholdFn1;thenpressoneofthefunction
keys2.
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Thefollowingdescribesthefeaturesofeachfunctionkey.
FunctionkeycombinationFunction
Fn+Esc
Turnonorofftheintegratedcamera.
Fn+F1Entersleepmode.
Fn+F2
TurnonoroffthebacklightoftheLCDscreen.
Fn+F3
Opentheinterfaceforthedisplaydeviceswitchtoselect
thisnotebookcomputeroranexternaldisplay.
Fn+F4
Opentheinterfacefordisplayresolutionsettings.
Fn+F5
Opentheinterfaceforintegratedwirelessdevicessettings
(onoroff).
Fn+F6Enableordisablethetouchpad.
Fn+F8Enableordisablethenumerickeypad.
Fn+F9
StartorpauseplaybackofWindowsMediaPlayer.
Fn+F10
StopplaybackofWindowsMediaPlayer.
Fn+F11
Skiptotheprevioustrack.
Fn+F12
Skiptothenexttrack.
Fn+PgUpEnableordisablethescrolllock.
Fn+PrtSc
Activatethesystemrequest.
Fn+Home
Activatethepausefunction.
Fn+PgDn
Activatetheinsertfunction.
Fn+upanddownarrowsIncreaseordecreasedisplaybrightness.
Fn+leftandrightarrows
Increaseordecreasesoundvolume.
Connectingexternaldevices
Yourcomputerhasawiderangeofbuilt-infeaturesandconnectioncapabilities.
Usingmemorycards(notsupplied)
Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingtypesofmemorycards:
•SecureDigital(SD)card
•MultiMediaCard(MMC)
•MemoryStickPRO(MSPRO)
•xD-Picture(xD)card
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Notes:
•InsertONLYonecardintheslotatatime.
•ThiscardreaderdoesnotsupportSDIOdevices(e.g.,SDIOBluetooth,etc.).
Insertingamemorycard
Toinsertamemorycard,dothefollowing:
1.Pushthedummycarduntilyouhearaclick.Gentlypullthedummycard
outofthememorycardslot.
Note:Thedummycardisusedforpreventingdustandsmallparticlesfrom
enteringtheinsideofyourcomputerwhenthememorycardslotisnotinuse.
Retainthedummycardforfutureuse.
2.Slidethememorycardinuntilitclicksintoplace.
Removingamemorycard
Toremoveamemorycard,dothefollowing:
1.Pushthememorycarduntilyouhearaclick.
2.Gentlypullthememorycardoutofthememorycardslot.
Note:Beforeremovingthememorycard,disableitviaWindowssafelyremove
hardwareandejectmediautilitytoavoiddatacorruption.
Connectingauniversalserialbus(USB)device
YourcomputercomeswiththreeUSBportsandoneeSATA/USBportcompatible
withUSBdevices.
Note:WhenusingahighpowerconsumptionUSBdevicesuchasUSBODD,
usetheexternaldevice’spoweradapter.Otherwise,thedevicemaynotbe
recognized,andsystemshutdownmayresult.
ConnectingaBluetoothdevice(onsomemodels)
IfyourcomputerhasanintegratedBluetoothadaptercard,itcanconnecttoand
transferdatawirelesslytootherBluetoothenableddevices,suchasnotebook
computers,PDAsandcellphones.Youcantransferdatabetweenthesedevices
withoutcablesandupto10metersrangeinopenspace.
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Note:Theactualmaximumrangemayvaryduetointerferenceandtransmission
barriers.Togetthebestpossibleconnectionspeed,placethedeviceasnearyour
computeraspossible.
EnablingBluetoothcommunicationsonyourcomputer
ToenableBluetoothcommunicationsonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Slidetheintegratedwirelessdeviceswitchfromto.
2.PressFn+F5toconguresettings.
Notes:
•WhenyoudonotneedtousetheBluetoothfunction,turnitofftosavebattery
power.
•YouneedtopairtheBluetoothenableddevicewithyourcomputerbefore
youcantransferdatabetweenthem.Readthedocumentationsuppliedwith
theBluetoothenableddevicefordetailsonhowtopairthedevicewithyour
computer.
Specialkeysandbuttons
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•Whenthecomputerispowered-off,pressthisbuttontoentertheOneKey
RescuesystemifLenovoOneKeyRescuesystemhasbeenpreinstalled.
•InWindowsoperatingsystem,pressthisbuttontostartLenovoOneKey
Recovery.
Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsinChapter3“LenovoOneKeyRescue
system”onpage21.
Systemstatusindicators
Theseindicatorsinformyouofthecomputerstatus.
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2Numlockindicator
3Harddiskdriveindicator
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4Powerstatusindicator
5Batterystatusindicator
6Wirelesscommunicationindicator
Securingyourcomputer
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtohelpprotectyourcomputerfrom
theftandunauthorizeduse.
Attachingasecuritylock(notsupplied)
Youcanattachasecuritylocktoyourcomputertohelppreventitfrombeing
removedwithoutyourpermission.Fordetailsoninstallingthesecuritylock,please
refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththesecuritylockthatyouhavepurchased
Refertothe“Left-sideview”onpage2forthelocationoftheKensingtonslot.
Notes:
•Beforepurchasinganysecurityproduct,verifythatitiscompatiblewiththis
typeofsecuritykeyhole.
•Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelocking
devicesandsecurityfeatures.Lenovooffersnocommentjudgementor
warrantyregardingthefunction,qualityorperformanceoflockingdevices
andsecurityfeatures.
Usingpasswords
Usingpasswordshelpspreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Once
yousetapasswordandenableit,apromptappearsonthescreeneachtime
youpoweronthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.Thecomputer
cannotbeusedunlessyouenterthecorrectpassword.
Note:Thispasswordcanbefromonetosevenalphanumericcharactersinany
combination.
Fordetailsabouthowtosetthepassword,refertotheonlinehelpinformation
systemtotherightofthescreeninBIOSSetupUtility.
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Lenovo B475 is versatile laptop that combines mobility and performance. Its slim profile and long battery life make it perfect for everyday use, while its powerful processor and graphics capabilities make it suitable for more demanding tasks like video editing or gaming. The B475 also features a variety of ports and connectivity options, making it easy to connect to peripherals and external devices. Whether you're a student, a professional, or just someone who needs a reliable and portable computer, the Lenovo B475 is a great choice.
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