Lenovo B475 User manual

UserGuide

LenovoB475

Notes:

•Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoread“Importantsafetyinformation”inthe

accompanyingdocumentationrst.

•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,youcanndsupportinformationandupdatesontheLenovoWebsite

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

Conguringtheoperatingsystem...............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):Withthengerprintreaderyoucan

registerngerprintsandusethemaspasswordstosecureyourcomputer

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

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3Integratedwirelessdeviceswitch(onsomemodels):Usethisswitchtoturn

on/offthewirelessradioofallwirelessdevicesonyourcomputer

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Bottomview

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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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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.

Conguringtheoperatingsystem

Youmayneedtoconguretheoperatingsystemwhenitisrstused.The

congurationprocessmayincludetheproceduresbelow.

•Acceptingtheenduserlicenseagreement

•ConguringtheInternetconnection

•Registeringtheoperatingsystem

•Creatingauseraccount

Puttingyourcomputerintosleepstateorshuttingitdown

Whenyounishworkingwithyourcomputer,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

batteryiconinthenoticationarea.

Notes:Aseachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifcultto

predicthowlongabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:

•Theamountofenergystoredinthebatterywhenyoucommencework.

•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:forexample,howoftenyouaccessthehard

diskdriveandhowbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.

Chargingthebattery

Whenyoundthatthebatterypowerislow,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.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.

•Donotexposethebatterypacktowaterorrain.

•Donotattempttodisassemblethebatterypack.

•Donotshort-circuitthebatterypack.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromchildren.

•Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandlls.When

disposingofthebattery,complywithlocalordinancesorregulationsandyour

company’ssafetystandards.

Usingthetouchpad

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1T ouchpad:Tomovethecursoronthescreen,slideyourngertipoverthepad

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+F5toconguresettings.

Notes:

•WhenyoudonotneedtousetheBluetoothfunction,turnitofftosavebattery

power.

•YouneedtopairtheBluetoothenableddevicewithyourcomputerbefore

youcantransferdatabetweenthem.Readthedocumentationsuppliedwith

theBluetoothenableddevicefordetailsonhowtopairthedevicewithyour

computer.

Specialkeysandbuttons

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OneKeyRescuesystembutton

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•Whenthecomputerispowered-off,pressthisbuttontoentertheOneKey

RescuesystemifLenovoOneKeyRescuesystemhasbeenpreinstalled.

•InWindowsoperatingsystem,pressthisbuttontostartLenovoOneKey

Recovery.

Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsinChapter3“LenovoOneKeyRescue

system”onpage21.

Systemstatusindicators

Theseindicatorsinformyouofthecomputerstatus.

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1Capslockindicator

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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