Lenovo X1 Carbon DOS US User guide

UserGuide

ThinkPadX1Carbon

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•SafetyandWarrantyGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage147

ThelatestSafetyandWarrantyGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupportWeb

siteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManual

SecondEdition(January2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2014.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Readthisﬁrst..............v

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

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

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

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

Right-sideview..............3

Left-sideview..............5

Bottomview...............7

Rearview................8

Statusindicators.............9

Locatingimportantproductinformation.....10

Machinetypeandmodelinformation....10

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationinformation...10

CertiﬁcateofAuthenticityinformation....11

GenuineMicrosoftlabel.........12

Features.................12

Speciﬁcations...............13

Operatingenvironment...........14

Lenovoprograms.............14

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem...........15

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8.1operatingsystem..........16

Lenovoprogramoverview........17

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...19

Registeringyourcomputer..........19

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........19

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........21

UsingtheAdaptiveKeys...........24

AdaptiveKeysoverview.........25

ModesoftheAdaptiveKeys.......26

FunctionsoftheAdaptiveKeys......27

Fnkeycombinations..........30

Brightnessmanagement.........31

SettingtheAdaptiveKeys........31

Windowskey...............32

UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice......33

Powermanagement............34

Checkingthebatterystatus........34

Usingtheacpoweradapter........35

Chargingthebattery..........35

Maximizingthebatterylife........36

Managingthebatterypower.......36

Power-savingmodes..........36

Handlingthebattery...........37

Connectingtothenetwork..........38

Ethernetconnections..........39

Wirelessconnections..........39

Presentationsandmultimedia.........43

Changingdisplaysettings........43

Connectingaprojectororanexternal

monitor................44

Settingupapresentation.........45

Usingdualdisplays...........45

Usingaudiofeatures............46

Usingthecamera.............47

Usingcameragestures...........48

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..51

Accessibilityandcomfort..........51

Ergonomicinformation..........51

Comfort...............52

Accessibilityinformation.........52

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........53

Traveltips...............53

Travelaccessories...........53

Chapter4.Security..........55

Usingpasswords..............55

Typingpasswords...........55

Power-onpassword...........55

Supervisorpassword..........56

Harddiskpasswords..........57

Solid-statedrivesecurity...........59

Settingthesecuritychip...........60

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........61

Noticeondeletingdatafromyoursolid-state

drive...................64

Usingﬁrewalls...............65

Protectingdataagainstviruses........65

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....67

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................67

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....67

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.68

UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.69

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....70

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................71

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Solvingrecoveryproblems........71

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operating

system..................72

Refreshingyourcomputer........72

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................72

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....73

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8.1failstostart.............73

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....73

Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....75

Staticelectricityprevention..........75

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.........75

InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard....76

Replacingthebasecover..........77

Replacingthesolid-statedrive........78

ReplacingthewirelessLANcard.......80

InstallingorreplacingthewirelessWANcard...83

Chapter7.Enhancingyour

computer...............87

FindingThinkPadoptions..........87

ThinkPaddocks..............87

Chapter8.Advancedconﬁguration..91

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......91

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..91

InstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.92

Installingdevicedrivers...........93

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......93

Mainmenu..............94

Conﬁgmenu..............94

DateandTimemenu..........98

Securitymenu.............98

Startupmenu.............102

Restartmenu.............104

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........104

Usingsystemmanagement..........104

Settingmanagementfeatures.......105

Chapter9.Preventingproblems..107

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......107

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....108

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........109

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....110

Chapter10.Troubleshooting

computerproblems.........113

Diagnosingproblems............113

Troubleshooting..............113

Computerstopsresponding.......113

Spillsonthekeyboard..........114

Errormessages............114

Errorswithoutmessages.........115

Beeperrors..............116

Memorymoduleproblems........116

Networkingproblems..........117

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................119

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................119

Fingerprintreaderproblems........123

Batteryandpowerproblems.......123

Asolid-statedriveproblem........126

Asoftwareproblem...........126

Problemswithportsandconnectors....126

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....129

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........129

Gettinghelpandservice...........129

Usingdiagnosticprograms........130

LenovoSupportWebsite.........130

CallingLenovo.............130

Purchasingadditionalservices........131

AppendixA.Regulatory

Information.............133

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........133

LocationsoftheUltraConnect™wireless

antennas...............134

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....135

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........135

Electronicemissionnotices..........135

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........135

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............136

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...136

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...136

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....137

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..137

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................137

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................137

Eurasiancompliancemark..........137

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............139

ImportantWEEEinformation.........139

RecyclinginformationforJapan........139

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BatteryrecyclinginformationforBrazil.....140

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....140

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................141

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................141

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....143

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........143

ChinaRoHS................143

IndiaRoHS................143

TurkishRoHS...............143

UkraineRoHS...............144

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............145

AppendixE.Notices.........147

Trademarks................148

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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,andmakesurethatthepowerbuttonisofforisblinking:

•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”intheSafetyand

WarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.

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

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productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake

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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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:

DonotconnectordisconnectanyexternaldevicecablesotherthanUSBcableswhilethecomputer

powerison;otherwise,youmightdamageyourcomputer.Toavoidpossibledamagetoattached

devices,waitatleastﬁvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternaldevices.

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.

Noticeforlithiumcoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

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Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacetheinternalrechargeablelithiumbatteries.ContactLenovoSupportfor

factoryreplacement.

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.

•Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgenerates

heat.Donotplacetheadapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileusingit.Neverusethe

acpoweradaptertowarmyourbody.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,

maycauseaskinburn.

Foryoursafety,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourcomputer:

•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputerispluggedin.

•Regularlyinspecttheoutsideofthecomputerfordustaccumulation.

•Removedustfromventsandanyperforationsinthebezel.Morefrequentcleaningsmightbe

requiredforcomputersindustyorhigh-trafﬁcareas.

•Donotrestrictorblockanyventilationopenings.

•Donotoperateyourcomputerinsidefurniture,asthismightincreasetheriskofoverheating.

•Airﬂowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).

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Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotuseyourcomputerduringalightningstorm.

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconﬁguration

ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Wheneverpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofﬁre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•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.

Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother

electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical

cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

Liquidcrystaldisplaynotice

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

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

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger

ofsuffocation.

Chokinghazardnotice

CHOKINGHAZARD–Productcontainssmallparts.

Keepawayfromchildrenunderthreeyears.

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice

Manypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsor

cordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,then

thefollowingwarningapplies:

WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct

willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor

otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

Savetheseinstructions.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthelocationsofconnectors,locationsofimportantproductlabels,

computerfeatures,speciﬁcations,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage10

•“Features”onpage12

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage13

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage14

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneed

tostartusingthecomputer.

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontview

1 Camera

6 ThinkPad

®

trackpad

2 Microphones 7 TrackPoint

®

pointingstick

3 Powerbutton 8 AdaptiveKeys

4 Fingerprintreader

9 Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)

5 NFClogo(onsomemodels)

10 Ambientlightsensor

1

1 Camera

Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”

onpage47.

2 Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

3 Powerbutton

Usethepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Toturnoffthecomputer,usetheStartmenushutdownoptionontheMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

7operating

system.FortheWindows8.1operatingsystem,movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerof

thescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfour

secondsormore.Ifthecomputerstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandusethe

emergency-resetholetoresetthecomputer.See“Bottomview”onpage7.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanturnoffthecomputer

orputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youneedtochangeyourpowerplan

settings.Tochangethepowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:Gotothedesktopscreen.Right-clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindows

notiﬁcationarea,clickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttondoes,andthensetthe

powerplanasyoudesired.

•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructionson

howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating

system”onpage15.

4 Fingerprintreader

Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprint

withpasswords.Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage61.

5 NFClogo(onsomemodels)

Ifthereisanear-ﬁeld-communication(NFC)logoontheThinkPadtrackpad,itindicatesthatyourcomputer

supportstheNFCfeature.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheNFCconnection”onpage43.

ThinkPadpointingdevice

6 TrackPointpointingstick

7 ThinkPadtrackpad

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevices.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingare

allpartofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourﬁngersfromatypingposition.For

moreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage33.

8 AdaptiveKeys

YourcomputerhasarowofAdaptiveKeystohelpyouworkeasilyandeffectively.TheiconsontheAdaptive

Keyschangedynamicallydependingontheapplicationyouareusing.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthe

AdaptiveKeys”onpage24.

9 Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)

Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage21.

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10 Ambientlightsensor

Theambientlightsensordetectsthesurroundinglightconditions.Thenthecomputeradjuststhescreen

brightnessandkeyboardbacklightaccordingly.

Right-sideview

Figure2.Right-sideview

1 USB3.0connector

3 Fanlouvers

2 Ethernetextensionconnector

4 Security-lockslot

1 USB3.0connector

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasa

USBprinteroradigitalcamera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheUSB3.0connector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacing

upward.Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.

2 Ethernetextensionconnector

TheEthernetextensionconnectoronyourcomputerisnotastandardEthernetconnector.UsetheEthernet

extensionadapterthatcomeswithyourcomputertoconnectthecomputertoalocalareanetwork(LAN).

Formoreinformation,see“Ethernetconnections”onpage39.

DANGER

Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetextension

adapter.

3 Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputerandtoensurepropercooling,

especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

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Note:Toensureproperairﬂow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

4 Security-lockslot

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthatﬁtsthesecurity-lock

slottolockthecomputertoastationaryobject.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity

feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

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