Lenovo E540 User guide

UserGuide

ThinkPadEdgeE440andE540

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe

following:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage167

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refertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManualandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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SecondEdition(January2014)

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Contents

Readthisﬁrst..............v

Importantsafetyinformation..........vi

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

Safetyguidelines............vii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators..................1

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

Right-sideview..............5

Left-sideview..............6

Bottomview...............9

Rearview...............10

Statusindicators............10

Locatingimportantproductinformation.....12

Machinetypeandmodellabel.......12

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumberlabel..12

CertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabel......13

GenuineMicrosoftlabel.........14

Features.................14

Speciﬁcations...............15

Operatingenvironment...........16

Lenovoprograms.............17

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem...........17

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8orWindows8.1operatingsystem....18

Lenovoprogramsoverview........19

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...21

Registeringyourcomputer..........21

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........21

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........23

Specialkeys...............26

ThinkPadEdgeE440specialkeys.....27

ThinkPadEdgeE540specialkeys.....28

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice......30

Powermanagement............31

Checkingthebatterystatus........32

Usingtheacpoweradapter........32

Chargingthebattery..........33

Maximizingthebatterylife........33

Managingthepowerplans........33

Power-savingmodes..........33

Handlingthebattery...........35

Connectingtothenetwork..........36

Ethernetconnections..........36

Wirelessconnections..........36

Presentationsandmultimedia.........40

Changingdisplaysettings........40

Usinganexternalmonitor........40

Usingaprojector............41

Usingdualdisplays...........42

Usingaudiofeatures............43

Usingthecamera.............43

Usingtheopticaldrive...........44

Usingaﬂashmediacard...........44

Insertingaﬂashmediacard........44

Removingaﬂashmediacard.......45

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..47

Accessibilityandcomfort..........47

Ergonomicinformation..........47

Comfort...............48

Accessibilityinformation.........48

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........49

Traveltips...............49

Travelaccessories...........49

Chapter4.Security..........51

Attachingamechanicallock.........51

Usingpasswords..............51

Typingpasswords...........51

Power-onpassword...........51

Supervisorpassword..........52

Harddiskpasswords..........54

Harddisksecurity.............55

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........56

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive

orsolid-statedrive.............58

Usingﬁrewalls...............59

Protectingdataagainstviruses........59

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....61

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................61

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....61

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.62

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.63

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....64

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................65

Solvingrecoveryproblems........65

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8and

Windows8.1operatingsystems........66

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Refreshingyourcomputer........66

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................66

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....67

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8orWindows8.1failstostart.......67

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....68

Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....71

Staticelectricityprevention..........71

Replacingthebattery............71

ReplacingtheSIMcard...........73

Replacingthekeyboard...........74

ThinkPadEdgeE440..........74

ThinkPadEdgeE540..........81

Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.87

Replacingtheopticaldrive..........90

ThinkPadEdgeE440..........90

ThinkPadEdgeE540..........92

ReplacingawirelessLANcard........94

ReplacingawirelessWANcard........97

Replacingamemorymodule.........99

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........102

Chapter7.Enhancingyour

computer..............105

FindingThinkPadoptions..........105

ThinkPadOneLinkDock...........105

ThinkPadOneLinkProDock.........106

Chapter8.Advanced

conﬁguration............109

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......109

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..109

InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystemor

theWindows8.1operatingsystem.....110

Installingdevicedrivers...........111

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......111

Mainmenu..............112

Conﬁgmenu..............112

DateandTimemenu..........116

Securitymenu.............116

Startupmenu.............121

Restartmenu.............123

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....123

Chapter9.Preventingproblems..125

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......125

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....126

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........127

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....128

Chapter10.Troubleshooting

computerproblems.........131

Diagnosingproblems............131

Troubleshooting..............131

Computerstopsresponding.......131

Spillsonthekeyboard..........132

Errormessages............132

Errorswithoutmessages.........134

Beeperrors..............135

Memorymoduleproblems........136

Networkingproblems..........136

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................138

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................139

Fingerprintreaderproblems........144

Batteryandpowerproblems.......144

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................147

Asoftwareproblem...........148

Problemswithportsandconnectors....149

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....151

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........151

Gettinghelpandservice...........151

Usingdiagnosticprograms........152

LenovoSupportWebsite.........152

CallingLenovo.............152

Purchasingadditionalservices........153

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............155

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........155

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............156

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....157

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........157

Electronicemissionnotices..........157

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........157

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............158

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...158

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...158

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....159

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..159

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................159

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................159

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AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............161

ImportantWEEEinformation.........161

Japanrecyclingstatements.........161

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........162

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................162

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....163

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................163

RecyclinginformationforChina........163

AppendixC.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............165

AppendixD.Notices.........167

Trademarks................168

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....169

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........169

ChinaRoHS................169

IndiaRoHS................169

TurkishRoHS...............169

UkraineRoHS...............170

AppendixF.Eurasiancompliance

mark.................171

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ivUserGuide

Readthisﬁrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.

Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.

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.

Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.

Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyour

computer.

Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.

Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.

Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,a

keyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalked

on,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanyway

subjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthe

following,andmakesurethatthepowerswitchisofforisblinking:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.

Handleyourcomputergently.

Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectson

yourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.

Carryyourcomputercarefully.

•Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.

•Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.

•Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleep

mode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileit

isturnedon.

Importantsafetyinformation

Note:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationﬁrst.

Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincluded

withyourcomputer.Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreement

ortheLenovo

®

LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,see“WarrantyInformation”intheSafety,Warranty,

andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

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.

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Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction

Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenough

thattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedby

anauthorizedservicer.

Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrare

occasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryou

mighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.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,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordor

poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufacturedfor

orbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions,

oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.

Safetyguidelines

Alwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.

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:

BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoﬁveminutestoletthecomputer

coolbeforeopeningthecover.

Powercordsandpoweradapters

DANGER

Useonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.

Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F,3G,0.75mm

2

,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.

Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercord

connectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof

overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor

overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

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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.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel

attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith

oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

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Externaldevices

CAUTION:

DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBand1394cableswhilethe

computerpowerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.T oavoidpossibledamageto

attacheddevices,waitatleastﬁvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternal

devices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

PersonalcomputersmanufacturedbyLenovocontainacoin-cellbatterytoprovidepowerto

thesystemclock.Inaddition,manymobileproducts,suchasnotebookcomputers,utilizea

rechargeablebatterypacktoprovidesystempowerwheninportablemode.Batteriessuppliedby

Lenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityandshouldonlybereplaced

withapprovedparts.

Neverattempttoopenorserviceanybattery.Donotcrush,puncture,orincineratebatteriesor

shortcircuitthemetalcontacts.Donotexposethebatterytowaterorotherliquids.Onlyrecharge

thebatterypackstrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancausethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorﬂame

to“vent”fromthebatterypackorcoin-cellbattery.Ifyourbatteryisdamaged,orifyounoticeany

dischargefromyourbatteryorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads,stopusingthe

batteryandobtainareplacementfromthebatterymanufacturer.

Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeable

batteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadischargedstatecould

increasetheriskofabatteryshortcircuit,whichcouldshortenthelifeofthebatteryandalsocan

poseasafetyhazard.DonotletrechargeableLithium-Ionbatteriescompletelydischargeorstore

thesebatteriesinadischargedstate.

Rechargeablebatterynotice

DANGER

Donotattempttodisassembleormodifythebatterypack.Attemptingtodosocancausean

explosion,orliquidleakagefromthebatterypack.Abatterypackotherthantheonespeciﬁedby

Lenovo,oradisassembledormodiﬁedbatterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery

packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:

•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.

•Keepthebatterypackawayfromﬁre.

•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.

•Donotattempttodisassembleit.

•Donotshort-circuitit.

•Keepitawayfromchildren.

•Donotdropthebatterypack.

Donotputthebatterypackintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,

complywithlocalordinancesorregulations.

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Thebatterypackshouldbestoredatroomtemperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%

ofcapacity.Werecommendthatbatterypackbechargedaboutonceperyeartoprevent

overdischarge.

Lithiumcoin-cellbatterynotice

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoin-cellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis

recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly

used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

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.

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•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and

reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton

abed,sofa,carpet,orotherﬂexiblesurface.Neverblock,cover,ordisablethesefeatures.

•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,batterypack,andallthecablesbeforeyouopenthe

devicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconﬁgurationprocedures.

•Donotuseyourcomputeruntilallinternalpartsenclosuresarefastenedintoplace.Neveruse

thecomputerwheninternalpartsandcircuitsareexposed.

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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.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother

electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical

cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

Lasercompliancestatement

CAUTION:

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

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciﬁedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical

instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

CAUTION:

TheLCDismadeofglass,androughhandlingordroppingthecomputercancausetheLCDtobreak.

IftheLCDbreaksandtheinternalﬂuidgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediatelywash

theaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes;ifanysymptomsarepresentafterwashing,

getmedicalcare.

Note:Forproductswithmercury-containingﬂuorescentlamps(forexample,non-LED),theﬂuorescentlamp

intheliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)containsmercury;disposeofaccordingtolocal,state,orfederallaws.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

Ifyourcomputerhasbothaheadphoneconnectorandanaudio-outconnector,alwaysusetheheadphone

connectorforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)orearphones.

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CAUTION:

Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof

theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound

pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousifthe

outputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspeciﬁcationsofEN50332-2.The

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.

Additionalsafetyinformation

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger

ofsuffocation.

Noticefortabletpersonalcomputerusers

SafetynoticeforusersinAustralia

DANGER

Donotconnectphonelinewhileusingtabletmode.

NoticeforusersintheU.S.A.

Manypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsor

cordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,then

thefollowingwarningapplies:

WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct

willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor

otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

Savetheseinstructions.

xivUserGuide

Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutconnectorlocations,importantproductlabels,computerfeatures,

speciﬁcations,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage12

•“Features”onpage14

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage15

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage16

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage17

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedto

startusingthecomputer.

Frontview

ThinkPadEdgeE440frontview

Figure1.ThinkPadEdgeE440frontview

1Microphones5Mediacardreaderslot

2Camera

6Fingerprintreader

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1

3TrackPoint

®

pointingstick7ThinkPad

®

trackpad

4Systemstatusindicator

8Powerbutton

1Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

Dependingonyourmodel,yourcomputermightcomewithonemicrophone.

2Camera

Somemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.

Fordetails,see“Usingthecamera”onpage43.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

3TrackPointpointingstick

7ThinkPadtrackpad

ThekeyboardcontainstheThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareallpartofasingle

processthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourﬁngersfromatypingposition.Formoreinformation,see

“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage30.

4Systemstatusindicator

TheilluminateddotontheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystemstatusindicator.Forthedetailedinformation

abouttheindicator,see“Statusindicators”onpage10

.

5Mediacardreaderslot

Yourcomputerhasamediacardreaderslot.Insertyourﬂashmediacardintothisslottoreadthedataon

thecard.Formoreinformationaboutthesupportedcards,see“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage44.

6Fingerprintreader

Somemodelshaveaﬁngerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidesasimpleandsecure

useraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprintwithapassword.Formoreinformationabouttheﬁngerprint

reader,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage56.

8Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7operating

system.FortheMicrosoftWindows8operatingsystemandMicrosoftWindows8.1operatingsystem,

movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.Thenclick

Settings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour

secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterorthesupported

ThinkPadOneLinkDockandthebatterytoresetthecomputer.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthe

computerorputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youneedtochangeyourpowerplan

settings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating

system”onpage17

.

2UserGuide

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Gotothedesktop.Right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindows

notiﬁcationareaandclickMorepoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttondoes.

ThinkPadEdgeE540frontview

Figure2.ThinkPadEdgeE540frontview

1Microphones6Mediacardreaderslot

2Camera

7Fingerprintreader

3TrackPointpointingstick8ThinkPadtrackpad

4Numerickeypad9Powerbutton

5Systemstatusindicator

1Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

Dependingonyourmodel,yourcomputermightcomewithonemicrophone.

2Camera

Somemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.

Fordetails,see“Usingthecamera”onpage43

.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

3TrackPointpointingstick

8ThinkPadtrackpad

ThekeyboardcontainstheThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareallpartofasingle

processthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourﬁngersfromatypingposition.Formoreinformation,see

“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage30

.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

4Numerickeypad

Yourcomputerhasanumerickeypadthatcanbeusedtoquicklyinputnumbers.

5Systemstatusindicator

TheilluminatedThinkPadlogoonthepalmrestfunctionsasasystemstatusindicator.Forthedetailed

informationaboutthelocationandmeaningoftheindicator,see“Statusindicators”onpage10.

6Mediacardreaderslot

Yourcomputermighthaveamediacardreaderslot.Insertyourﬂashmediacardintothisslottoreadthedata

onthecard.Formoreinformationaboutthesupportedcards,see“Usingaﬂashmediacard”onpage44.

6Fingerprintreader

Somemodelshaveaﬁngerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidesasimpleandsecure

useraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprintwithapassword.Formoreinformationabouttheﬁngerprint

reader,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage56

.

9Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheMicrosoftWindows7operating

system.FortheMicrosoftWindows8operatingsystemandMicrosoftWindows8.1operatingsystem,

movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.Thenclick

Settings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour

secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterorthesupported

ThinkPadOneLinkDockandthebatterytoresetthecomputer.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthe

computerorputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youneedtochangeyourpowerplan

settings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating

system”onpage17

.

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Gotothedesktop.Right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindows

notiﬁcationareaandclickMorepoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttondoes.

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