Lenovo B475 User manual

Brand: Lenovo

Model: B475

Category: Notebooks

Type: User manual

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

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

7Built-inmicrophone:Thebuilt-inmicrophone(withnoisereduction)canbe

usedforvideoconferencing,voicenarration,orsimpleaudiorecordings.

8Touchpad:Thetouchpadfunctionsasaconventionalmouse.

Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingthetouchpad”onpage10.

9Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels):Withthengerprintreaderyoucan

10SystemstatusindicatorsFordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“System

statusindicators”onpage15.

Left-sideview

1 2

4 5 6

1Kensingtonslot:Attachasecuritylock(notsupplied)here.

2UserGuide

Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Attachingasecuritylock(not

supplied)”onpage16.

2ACpoweradapterjack:Connecttheacpoweradapterhere.

Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingacpoweradapterandbattery”

onpage9

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

8USBconnector:ConnectstoUSBdevices.

Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Connectingauniversalserialbus

(USB)device”onpage13

Right-sideview

1 2 3 4 3

Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer3

1Headphonejack:Connectstoexternalheadphones.

Attention:Listeningtomusicathighvolumeoverextendedperiodsoftimemay

damageyourhearing.

2Microphonejack:Connectstoexternalmicrophones.

3USBconnectors:ConnecttoUSBdevices.

Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Connectingauniversalserialbus

(USB)device”onpage13.

4Opticaldrive:Readsorburnsopticaldrivedisks.

Frontview

1 2 3

1Systemstatusindicators:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“System

statusindicators”onpage15

2Memorycardslot:Insertmemorycards(notsupplied)here.

Note:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingmemorycards(notsupplied)”

onpage12

3Integratedwirelessdeviceswitch(onsomemodels):Usethisswitchtoturn

on/offthewirelessradioofallwirelessdevicesonyourcomputer

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Bottomview

1 2 3

1Batterylatch-manual:Themanualbatterylatchisusedtokeepthebattery

packsecuredinplace.

2Batterypack:Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Usingacpoweradapter

andbattery”onpage9.

3Batterylatch-springloaded:Thespring-loadedbatterylatchkeepsthe

batterypacksecuredinplace.

4Harddiskdrive(HDD)/memorymodule/miniPCIExpressCardslot

compartment

Chapter1.Gettingtoknowyourcomputer5

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.

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.

Chapter2.Learningthebasics9

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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2 3

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.

Chapter2.Learningthebasics11

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.

Chapter2.Learningthebasics13

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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1 2 3

1Capslockindicator

2Numlockindicator

3Harddiskdriveindicator

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4 5 6

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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