Lenovo B50 Series User manual

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Read the safety notices and important tips in the

included manuals before using your computer.

User Guide

First Edition (January 2014)

Before using the product, be sure to read Lenovo Safety and General

Information Guide first.

The features described in this guide are common to most models.

Some features might not be available on your computer and/or your

computer might include features that are not described in this user

guide.

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forth in Contract No. GS-35F-05925.

Notes

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Some instructions in this guide may assume that you are using

Windows

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7 or Windows

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8.1. If you are using other Windows

operating systems, some operations may be slightly different. If you are

using other operating systems, some operations may not apply to you.

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The illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual product.

Please refer to the actual product.

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The illustrations used in this manual are for the Lenovo B50-70 unless

otherwise stated.

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For details, refer to Guides & Manuals at http://support.lenovo.com.

Regulatory Notice

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Lenovo

User Guide

Instructions and technical information in this manual are applicable to the following

Lenovo notebook computers unless otherwise stated.

Model name MT

Lenovo B40-30 20390, 80F1

Lenovo B40-70 20392, 80F3

Lenovo B40-45 20394, 80F5

Lenovo B50-30 20382, 80ES

Lenovo B50-30 Touch 20383, 80ET

Lenovo B50-70 20384, 80EU

Lenovo B50-45 20388, 80F0

Lenovo N40-30 20460, 80H4

Lenovo N40-70 20462, 80H6

Lenovo N50-70 20439, 80HA

Lenovo N40-45 20461, 80H5

Lenovo N50-45 20441, 80HC

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Topview.......................................................................................................................1

Left‐sideview ..............................................................................................................6

Right‐sideview..........................................................................................................10

Frontview ..................................................................................................................12

Bottomview ...............................................................................................................14

Chapter 2. Learning the basics............................................................ 15

Configuringtheoperatingsystemforthefirsttime ............................................15

Puttingthecomputertosleeporshuttingitdown..............................................15

Connectingtoawirelessnetwork ..........................................................................16

Helpandsupport ......................................................................................................17

Operatingsysteminterfaces(fortheWindows8.1operatingsystem) .............18

Charmsandthecharmsbar(fortheWindows8.1operatingsystem)..............19

Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery system ...................................21

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting ................................................................. 23

Frequentlyaskedquestions .....................................................................................23

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................26

Appendix A. CRU instructions............................................................. 30

Replacingthebatterypack.......................................................................................31

Replacingtheharddiskdrive .................................................................................32

Replacingthememory .............................................................................................35

ReplacingthewirelessLANcard ...........................................................................38

Replacingtheopticaldrive ......................................................................................40

Replacingthekeyboard............................................................................................42

Trademarks............................................................................................ 45

Contents

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Top view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Note:

• Thedashedareasindicatepartsthatareinvisiblefromtheoutside.

• Theillustrationsmaydifferfromtheactualproduct.Pleaserefertotheactualproduct.

Attention:

• Donotopenthedisplaypanelbeyond130degrees.Whenclosingthedisplaypanel,

becarefulnottoleavepensoranyotherobjectsinbetweenthedisplaypanelandthe

keyboard.Otherwise,thedisplaypanelcanbedamaged.

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Integrated camera

Usedforvideocommunicationortakingphotos.

Built-in microphone

Usedforvideoconferencing,voicenarration,or

audiorecording.

Wireless antennas

(on select models)

Connectstoawirelessadaptertoreceiveandsend

wirelessradiosignals.

Display

Providesvisualoutput.

Speakers

Providesaudiooutput.

Power button

Pressthisbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Fingerprint reader

(on select models)

Registersfingerprintsthatcanbeusedas

passwordstosecureyourcomputer.

Touchpad

Performsthesamerespectivefunctionsasa

conventionalmouse.

Slideyourfingertiponthetouchpadinthe

directionyouwishtomovethecursor.

Touchpad buttons

Performsthefunctionsoftheleftandrightbuttons

asthoseoftheleftandrightbuttonsona

conventionalmouse.

Note: YoucanenableordisablethetouchpadandthetouchpadbuttonsbypressingF6.

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 Using the keyboard

Yourcomputerhasanumerickeypad,hotkeys,andfunctionkeys

incorporatedinitsstandardkeyboard.

Numeric keypad (Applicable for B50/N50 Series)

Thekeyboardhasaseparatenumerickeypad.Toenableordisablethe

keypad,presstheNumericLockkey(NumLock).

Hotkeys

Youcanaccesscertainsystemsettingsquicklybypressingtheappropriate

hotkeys.

:

Mutes/unmutesthesound.

:

Enables/disablesAirplane

mode.

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Decreasesthevolumelevel.

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Switchestheactiveprogram.

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Increasesthevolumelevel.

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TurnstheLCDscreenbacklight

on/off.

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Closesthecurrentlyactive

window.

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Projectstoaconnecteddisplay.

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Refreshesthedesktoporthe

currentlyactivewindow.

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Decreasesdisplaybrightness.

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Enables/disablesthetouchpad.

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Increasesdisplaybrightness.

Note: IfyouchangetheHotKeyModefromEnabledtoDisabledintheBIOSsetuputility,

youneedtopresstheFnkeyincombinationwiththeappropriatehotkey.

Insert PrtSc Delete

Home End

PgUp

PgDn

Pause Break ScrLk SysRq

Fn

Note: Thenumericlockindicatorisonwhenthenumerickeypadisenabled.

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Function key combinations

Tousethefunctionkeycombinations,presstheFnkey ,thenpressoneof

thefunctionkeys .

B40-30/N40-30/B40-70/N40-70/B40-45/N40-45:

B50-30/B50-30 Touch/B50-70/N50-70/B50-45/N50-45:

Thefollowingisabriefintrodu c tiontothefunctionkeycombinat ions.

Fn + Home:

Activatethepausefunction.

Fn + End:

Activatethebreakfunction.

Fn + PgUp:

Enable/disablethescrolllock.

Fn + PgDn:

Activatetheinsertfunction.

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PgUp

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Left-side view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 B40-30/N40-30/B40-70/N40-70/B40-45/N40-45/B50-30/B50-30

Touch/B50-45/N50-45

 B50-70/N50-70

AC power adapter jack

ConnectstheACpoweradapter.

Lenovo OneLink

connector

(on select models)

WhentheACpoweradapterisconnectedtotheAC

poweradapterjack,itprovidespowertothe

computerandchargesthebattery.Whena

supportedThinkPadOneLinkDockisconnectedto

theLenovoOneLinkconnector,itcannotonly

extendthecomputercapabilities,butalsoprovide

ACpowertotheco

mputerandchargethebattery.

Tous

etheLenovoOneLinkconnector,youneedto

removetheconnectorcoverfromtheLenovo

OneLinkconnectorfirst.

Note: Ensurethatyoukeeptheconnectorcover. ReattachittotheLenovoOneLink

connectorwhenyouarenotusingtheLenovoOneLinkconnector.

Ventilation slots

Dissipatesinternalheat.

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Attention:

• Makesurethatnoneoftheventilationslotsareblockedorelseoverheatingofthe

computermayoccur.

VGA port

Connectstoexternaldisplaydevices.

RJ-45 port

ConnectsthecomputertoanEthernetnetwork.

Danger:

• Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectatelephonecabletotheEthernet

port.YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisport.

HDMI port

ConnectstodeviceswithHDMIinputsuchasaTV

oradisplay.

USB 3.0 ports or USB

2.0 ports

ConnecttoUSBdevices.Fordetails,see

“ConnectingUSBdevices”onpage8.

Note: TheUSB3.0connectoriscompatiblewithUSB1.1,2.0,and3.0.

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 Connecting USB devices

YoucanconnectaUSBdevicetoyourcomputerbyinsertingitsUSBplug

(TypeA)intotheUSBportonyourcomputer.

ThefirsttimeyouplugaUSBdeviceintoaUSBportonyourcomputer,

Windowsautomaticallyins tallsadriverforthatdevice.Afterthedriveris

installed,youcandisconnectandreconnectthedevicewithoutperforming

anyadditionalsteps.

BeforedisconnectingaUSBstoragedevice,makesureyourcomputerhas

finishedusingthedevicetotransferthedata.ClicktheSafelyRemove

HardwareandEjectMediaiconinthenotificationareaoftheWindows

desktopscreentoremovethedevicebeforedisconnecting.

Note: Typically,Windowsdetectsanewlyconnecteddeviceafterconnectingitandthen

installsthedriverautomatically.However,somedevicesmightrequireyoutoinstall

thedriverbeforeconnecting.Checkthedocumentationprovidedbythemanufacturer

ofthedevicebeforeconnecting.

Note:

• IfyourUSBdeviceusesapowercord,connectthedevicetoapowersourcebefore

connectingit.Otherwise,thedevicemaynotberecognized.

• Whenthecomputerisinsleepmode,youcanonlyusethekeyboardinsteadofthemouse

towakeupthecomputer.

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 Connecting to a wired network

Wiredconnectionsareareliableandsafewaytoconnectthecomputertothe

Internet.

Hardware connections:

 

Software configuration

ConsultyourInternetServiceProvider(ISP)fordetailsabouthowto

configureyourcomp uter.

Cable CableInternetservicesuseacablemodemconnectedto

theresidentialcableTVline.

DSL DSLisafamilyofrelatedtechnologiesthatbringhigh

speednetworkaccesstohomesandsmallbusinesses

overordinarytelephonelines.

Note: Theabovediagramsareforreferenceonly.Actualconnectionsmethodmayvary.

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TV cable

Splitter *

Cable modem *

* Not supplied.

Telephone line

Splitter *

DSL modem *

Cables

DSL

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Right-side view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 B40-30/N40-30/B40-70/N40-70/B40-45/N40-45:

 B50-30/B50-30 Touch/B50-70/N50-70/B50-45/N50-45:

Combo audio jack

Connectstoaheadset.

Note:

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ecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportconventionalmicrophones.

• Th

erecordingfunctionmightnotbesupportedifthird‐partyheadphonesorheadsets

areconnectedduetodifferentindustrystandards.

USB port

ConnectstoUSBdevices.Fordetails,see

“ConnectingUSBdevices”onpage8.

Novo button

Whenthecomputerisoff,pressthisbuttontostart

theLenovoOneKeyRecoverysystem,ortostartup

normally,ortheBIOSsetuputility,ortoenterthe

bootmenu.

Kensington lock slot

Attachasecuritylock(notsupplied)heretohelp

protectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorized

use.

Youcanattachase

curitylocktoyourcomputerto

helppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour

permission.Fordetailsoninstallingthesecuritylock,

pleaserefertotheinstructionsshippedwiththe

securitylockthatyouhavepurchased.

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Note:

• Beforepurchasinganysecurityproduct,verifythatitiscompatiblewiththistypeof

securitykeyhole.

• Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesand

securityfeatures.Lenovooffersnocomment,judgment,orwarrantyregardingthe

function,quality,orperformanceoflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

Optical drive

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Front view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 System status indicators

Thesystemstatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcomputer.

Power and battery status indicator

• Green:Thebatteryhasachargebetween20%and100%andtheAC

adapterisnotconnectedtothecomputer,orthebatteryhasacharge

between80%and100%andtheACpoweradapterisconnectedtothe

computer.

• Bli

nkinggreen:Thebatteryhasachargebetween20%and80%andthe

ACpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerorthecomputerisinsleep

mode.

• Ambe

r:Thebatteryhasachargebetween5%and20%andtheACadapter

isnotconnectedtothecomputer.

• Bli

nkingamber:Thebatteryhasachargeof20%orlessandtheACpower

adapterisconnectedtothecomputer.

• Off:Theba

tteryisdetached,orthebatteryhasachargeof5%orlessand

theACadapterisnotconnectedtothecomputer,orthecomputeris

poweredofforinhibernatemode.

System status indicators

Fordetails,see“Systemstatusindicators”on

page12.

Memory card slot

Acceptsmemorycards(notsupplied).For

details,see“Usingmemorycard

s(not

supplied)”onpage13.

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Hard disk drive indicator

Whenthisindicatorison,theharddiskdriveisreadingorwritingdata.

 Using memory cards (not supplied)

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingtypesofmemorycard:

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHighCapacity(SDHC)card

•SDeXtendedCapacity(SDXC)card

• MultiMediaCard(MMC)

Inserting a memory card

Slideamemorycardinuntilitclicksintoplace.

Removing a memory card

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Push the memory card in until you hear a click.

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Gently pull the memory card out of the memory card slot.

Attention:

• Whentheindicatorison,donotputthecomputerintosleepmodeorturnoffthe

computer.

• Whentheindicatorison,donotmovethecomputer.Suddenphysicalshockmight

causeharddiskdriveerrors.

Attention:

• Insertonlyonecardintheslotatatime.

• ThiscardreaderdoesnotsupportSDIOdevices(SuchasSDIOBluetooth,andsoon).

Note: Ifadummycardisshippedwiththecomputer,pushthedummycardandremoveit

beforeinsertingamemorycard.

Attention:

• Beforeremovingamemorycard,disableitthroughSafelyRemoveHardwareand

EjectMediatoavoiddatacorruption.

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Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

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Battery latch-manual

Keepsthebatterypacksecuredinplace.

Battery pack

Providethepowerforthecomputer.

Battery latch-spring loaded

Keepsthebatterypacksecuredinplace.

Bottom slot cover

Thehard diskdrive,memorymodule,and

mini‐PCIExpressCardareplaced

underneath.

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