Lenovo ThinkPad E570 Owner's manual

ThinkPadE570,E570c,andE575UserGuide

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport

Websiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

SecondEdition(November2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2016.

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Contents

Importantsafetyinformation......v

Readthisﬁrst................v

Importantinformationaboutusingyourcomputer..v

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction....vii

Serviceandupgrades............vii

Powercordsandpoweradapters.......viii

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......ix

Plugsandoutlets...............ix

Powersupplystatement............ix

Externaldevices...............x

Generalbatterynotice.............x

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery.....xi

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery...xi

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

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation......xii

Lasersafetyinformation...........xiii

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

Usingheadphonesorearphones.......xiii

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

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

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Computercontrols,connectors,andindicators...1

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

Right-sideview..............2

Left-sideview..............4

Bottomview...............5

Statusindicators.............5

Importantproductinformationlabels.......7

Machinetypeandmodellabel........7

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumber.....7

LabelsfortheWindowsoperatingsystems...8

Computerfeatures..............9

Computerspeciﬁcations...........10

Operatingenvironment...........10

Lenovoprograms.............11

AccessingLenovoprograms.......11

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....11

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...13

Registeringyourcomputer..........13

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........13

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

system..................14

Usingthespecialkeys...........14

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice......16

ThinkPadpointingdeviceoverview.....16

UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice....17

Usingthetrackpad...........18

Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures.....19

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..20

Replacingthecaponthepointingstick...20

Powermanagement............21

Usingtheacpoweradapter........21

Usingthebattery............21

Managingthebatterypower.......22

Power-savingmodes..........23

CabledEthernetconnections.........23

Usingthewireless-LANconnection......24

Wirelessconnections............24

UsingtheBluetoothconnection......24

UsingtheAirplanemode.........25

UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature...25

Usingaudiofeatures............25

Usingthecamera.............26

Usingtheopticaldrive...........26

Usingamediacard.............26

Usinganexternaldisplay..........27

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........29

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

computer...............31

FindingThinkPadoptions..........31

ThinkPadUSB–CDock...........31

SettinguptheThinkPadUSB–CDock...31

ThinkPadUSB–CDockoverview......32

Chapter4.Accessibility,ergonomic,

andmaintenanceinformation....35

Accessibilityinformation...........35

Ergonomicinformation...........37

Cleaningandmaintenance..........38

Chapter5.Security..........41

Usingpasswords..............41

Passwordsintroduction.........41

Setting,changing,orremovingapassword.42

Harddisksecurity.............42

Settingthesecuritychip...........43

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........44

Deletingdatafromyourstoragedrive......45

Usingﬁrewalls...............46

Protectingdataagainstviruses........46

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Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration..47

InstallingtheWindows10operatingsystem...47

Installingdevicedrivers...........48

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......48

ConﬁguringThinkPadSetup.......49

Changingthestartupsequence......49

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........50

BIOSmenu..............50

Usingsystemmanagement..........59

Chapter7.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............61

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......61

Troubleshooting..............61

DiagnosingproblemswithLenovo

Companion..............61

Computerstopsresponding.......62

Spillsonthekeyboard..........62

Errormessages............63

Beeperrors..............64

Memorymoduleproblems........65

Ethernetproblems...........65

Wireless-LANproblem..........66

Bluetoothproblem...........66

ThinkPadpointingdeviceproblems.....67

Keyboardproblems...........67

Computerscreenproblems........67

Externalmonitorproblems........69

Audioproblems............70

Fingerprintreaderproblems........72

Batteryproblems............72

acpoweradapterproblem........72

Powerproblems............73

Powerbuttonproblem..........73

Bootproblem.............73

Sleepandhibernationproblems......74

Harddiskdriveproblems.........74

Solid-statedriveproblem.........75

Softwareproblem............75

USBproblem.............75

Chapter8.Recoveryinformation...77

Resettingyourcomputer...........77

Usingadvancedstartupoptions........77

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows10

failstostart................77

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive....77

Chapter9.Replacingdevices.....79

Staticelectricityprevention..........79

Replacingtheremovablebattery.......79

Replacingthekeyboard...........81

Replacingthebottomcover.........85

Replacingtheopticaldrive..........86

Replacingamemorymodule.........87

Replacingtheinternalstoragedrive......89

ReplacingtheM.2solid-statedrive......91

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........93

Chapter10.Gettingsupport.....95

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........95

Gettinghelpandservice...........95

Usingdiagnosticprograms........96

LenovoSupportWebsite.........96

CallingLenovo.............96

Purchasingadditionalservices........97

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............99

Certiﬁcation-relatedinformation........99

Wireless-relatedinformation.........99

Wirelessinteroperability.........99

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth....99

LocatingtheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............100

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...100

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....100

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........101

Electronicemissionnotices..........101

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........101

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............101

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive

orRadioEquipmentDirective.......101

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...102

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....103

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..103

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................103

Japannoticeforacpowercord......103

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................103

Eurasiancompliancemark..........103

Brazilaudionotice.............103

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............105

Generalrecyclinginformation.........105

ImportantWEEEinformation.........105

Japanrecyclingstatements.........106

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RecyclinginformationforBrazil........106

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................107

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....108

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................108

RecyclinginformationforChina........108

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive....109

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

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

AppendixE.Notices.........115

AppendixF.Trademarks.......117

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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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Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Ifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontainsasmall

amountofharmfulsubstance.

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.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,battery,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthedevice

covers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconﬁgurationprocedures.

•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.

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Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother

electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical

cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable

toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

Lasersafetyinformation

CAUTION:

Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,ﬁberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciﬁedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical

instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

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

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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.

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

1Camera2Microphones

3TrackPoint®pointingstick4Powerbutton

5Numerickeypad6Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

7TrackPointbuttons8Trackpad

9Media-cardslot10Speakers

1Camera

Thecameraenablesyoutotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Using

thecamera”onpage26.

2Microphones

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

3TrackPointpointingstick

7TrackPointbuttons

8Trackpad

YourcomputerisequippedwiththeLenovo-uniqueThinkPad®pointingdevice.Formoreinformation,see

“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage16.

4Powerbutton

Youcanpressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.

Toturnoffthecomputer,opentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

Ifyourcomputerisunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton

forfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstopsresponding”on

page62formoreinformation.

Youalsocandeﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn

offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton

does,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall

icons.

2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

5Numerickeypad

Thenumerickeypadenablesyoutoquicklyinputnumbers.

6Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprintwitha

password.Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage44.

9Media-cardslot

Youcaninsertaﬂashmediacardintothemedia-cardslotfordataaccessorstorage.Formoreinformation,

see“Usingamediacard”onpage26.

10Speakers

Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.

Right-sideview

1Audioconnector2AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB2.0)

3Ethernetconnector4Optical-drivebay(availableonsomemodels)

5Security-lockslot

1Audioconnector

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

listentothesoundfromthecomputer.

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Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyou

presstheswitch,theheadsetmicrophoneisdisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputeris

enabledinstead.

Note:Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using

audiofeatures”onpage25.

2AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB2.0)

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargetheUSB-compatibledevicesinthe

followingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisofforinhibernationmode,butconnectedtoacpower

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

Tochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisofforinhibernationmode,andthecomputerisnotconnected

toacpower,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.See“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage11.

2.ClickPOWER.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentomakeyourpreferredsetting.

3Ethernetconnector

Connectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN)withtheEthernetconnector.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.

YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.

TheEthernetconnectorhastwoindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthenetworkconnection.Whenthegreen

indicatorison,itindicatesthatthecomputerisconnectedtoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkis

available.Whentheindicatorblinksyellow,dataisbeingtransmitted.

4Optical-drivebay(availableonsomemodels)

Somecomputermodelsmightcomewithanopticaldrive.

5Security-lockslot

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,lockyourcomputertoadesk,table,orotherﬁxturethroughasecurity

cablelockthatﬁtsthissecurity-lockslot.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity

feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

Left-sideview

1Powerconnector2Fanlouvers

3USB-Cconnector(availableonsomemodels)4Videographicsarray(VGA)connector

5HDMI™connector6USB3.0connectors

1Powerconnector

Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectortoprovideacpowertothecomputerandcharge

thebattery.

2Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,especially

thecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:Toensureproperairﬂow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

3USB-Cconnectors(availableonsomemodels)

USB-CisanewUSBstandardthatsupportspower,datatransfer,andvideooutputatthesametime.

ThefollowingLenovoaccessoriesdonotcomewithyourcomputer.Youcanpurchasethefollowing

accessoriesfromLenovo(http://www.lenovo.com/essentials)toconnectyourcomputertopowerorother

devicesthroughtheUSB-Cconnector.

•LenovoUSB-C65WACAdapter:Usedtoprovideacpowertoyourcomputerandchargethebattery.

•LenovoUSB-CDock:Usedtoconnectyourcomputertocomputeraccessories.

•LenovoUSB-CtoHDMIAdaptor:UsedtoconnectyourcomputertoanHDMI-compatibleaudiodevice

orvideomonitor.

•LenovoUSB-CtoVGAAdaptor:Usedtoconnectyourcomputertoavideographicsarray(VGA)

monitororotherVGA-compatiblevideodevice.

4VGAconnector

Usethevideographicsarray(VGA)connectortoconnectthecomputertoaVGA-compatiblevideodevice,

suchasaVGAmonitor.

5HDMIconnector

TheHigh-DeﬁnitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connectorisadigitalaudioandvideointerface.Itenables

youtoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitor,suchasaDVDplayer

oranHDTV.

6USB3.0connectors

TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBmouse,aUSB

storagedrive,aUSBprinter,oradigitalcamera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

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