Lenovo IdeaPad Y400 User manual

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide

Chapter 1 Welcome

Thisuserguideprovidesthehardwareandsoftw areinformationof

theLENOVO®PortableComputerwhichyouuse.

Thecomputerisacomplicatedequipment.Readthroughthewhole

guidebefore yourfirstbegin to useit. Especiallyifyou areanew

user of computers or you’ re new to portable computing. Don’t

worryifyouarestillconfusedaboutsomepartoftheguide.Keep

thisguideasa referencewhenyouareusingyourcomputer,orcall

ouragentforhelp.

Pay attention to the caution and safty messages in this guide and

thesafetymessagesinthepreface.

Intheguide,someusefuliconsareappliedtocatchyourattention.

Thereare:

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Hint:Helpfulpointersandtrickstogetmorefromyour

notebook

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Note:Tohelpyounoteandavoidpossibledamagetoyour

notebookʹshardwareorsoftware,orlossofyourwork



Caution:Pointoutpossibledamagetoproperty,personal

injuryordeath

Payyourattentiontothecautionandsafetymessagesinthisguide

andthesafetymessagesinthepreface.

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Note: 1. Do not plug in and/or remove any computer

component while using the computer (except USB,

PCMCIA and/or CD‐ROM devices which support PnP‐Plug

andplayTechnology).

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2. The computer has adopted many new hardware

components. The user must install the drivers by following

theguide’sinstructiontogetthebestcomputerperformance.

Thank you for your purchase of the LENOVO 3000 Y400 series

notebookcomputer.Thispowerfulandflexiblenotebookcomputer

is designed to provide long‐term, reliable, and high computing

performance.

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Thischapterspecifiesthevariouscomponentsofyourcomputer.Be

familiar with each component before you start operating this

notebook.

1.1 Quick tour for your computer

Thissectionguidesyouthroughthelocationsforcontrolsandports

onyourcomputer:

∙FrontviewwiththeDisplayopen,rightsideview,leftsideview

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Securitykeyhole

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17

Battery

2

PowerJack

 18

Wireless&Bluetooth

Enable / Disable

Button

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3

FanLouvers 19

MuteButton 

4LAN Port 、 Modem Jack

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20

NovoButton

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5

USBPortsx1

 21

PowerSwitch

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6

IEEE1394Port 

22

Audio Volume‐status

LEDIndicator

7 SD/MS/MMCCardPort 23 Shuttle

8

PCCardPort 

24 Built‐inMicrophone

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9 HiddenTouchpad‐status

LEDIndicator

25 HiddenTouchpad

10 HiddenTouchpad

Enable/Disable LED

Indicator

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26 TouchpadButton

11

Keyboard 27

S‐VideoPort

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12 Subwoofer 28 OpticalMediaDrive

13

NUMLock

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29

ODD disk Reject

Button

14

CapsLock 

30 USBPortsx2

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15

HDD/ODD LED Indicator

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31

Microphone‐in Jack

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16

Display 32

Headphone‐out Jack

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1.1.1 Securitykeyhole

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Yourcomputercomeswithasecuritykeyhole.Youcanpurchasea

security cable and lock to fit this keyhole. The security cable’s

instructiontellsyouhowtouseit.

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Hint:Beforeyoubuythesecuritycable,makesureitfitsyour

computer’ssecuritylockslot.

1.1.2 Powerjack 

Use this connector to attach the AC adapter to your notebook to

providepowerandchargethebattery.

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Caution:UseonlytheACadaptorthatcomeswiththe

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computer.Usingthewrongadaptormightdamageyour

computer.



Caution:TheACadaptorcanautomaticallyadjusttoany

voltagefrom100to240volts,aswellasafrequencyof

either50or60hertz,thusenablingyoutousethecomputer

inalmostanyregion.ThePowerJackandpowercordjack

mightvaryindifferentcountriesand/orregions.Makesure

thattheACadaptoriscorrectlyconnectedtothepower

source.Awrongconnectioncan damageyourcomputerand

resultinafireaccident.

1.1.3Fanlouvers

TheinternalFanLouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerand

cooltheCentralProcessor.

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Hint:Yournotebookswitchesonthefanwhenthe

CentralProcessorbecomeshot.Theoperationofthefan

mightcausesomenoises,whichisanormalsituation.



Caution:Toavoidcompromisingventilation,donotplace

anyobstacleinfrontofthefan.

1.1.4LANport,Modemjack 

1.1.4.1LANport

The RJ‐45 network jack allows you to connect your computer to a

localareanetwork(LAN).

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Note:Becarefulnottoplugthetelephonelineintothe

slightlylargernetworkconnector.Thetelephonelineuses

highervoltagethantheLANcable;itmightdamageyour

computer.

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1.1.4.2Modemjack

The Modem jack allows you to connect your notebook to a

telephonelinewithastandardRJ‐11connector.



Note:NeverconnecttheModemjacktoadigitalline.The

highcurrentofadigitallinemightdamagetheModem.

1.1.5USBportsx1 

Use Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors to connect USB

interface‐compatible devices, such as a printer or digital camera.

The USB ports comply with USB2.0 standards, which enable data

transfer speeds 40 times faster than the USB 1.1 standards. (The

portsalsosupportUSB1.1.)



Hint:TheUSBdevicesupportsPnP(PlugandPlay)

technology.Thatmeansyoucaninstallandremovethe

USBdevicewhenyourcomputerison.



Caution:DonotinstallorremovetheUSBdevicewhilethe

compterisstartingorshuttingdown.

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1.1.6IEEE1394port 

UsetheIEEE1394connectortoconnectdevicesthatarecompatible

with the IEEE1394 interface, such as digital video cameras and

externalharddiskdrives.

1.1.7SD/MS/MMCcardport

Theslotletsyoueasilytransferdatafromotherdigitaldevice,such

asDV,digitalcamera;DVandPDAthatuseflashmemory.Youcan

install an SD Card, a MultiMedia Card or a Memory Stick in the

3‐in‐1DigitalMediaReader.

1.1.8PCcardport 

Your computer has the Type II PC Card slot. You can insert a PC

Cardintheslot.See“UsingPCCard”fordetails.

1.1.9HiddenTouchpadstatusLEDindicator

This LED Indicator hints you that the Touchpad is in use or not.

Whenitisinuse,theLEDison.

1.1.10HiddenTouchpadEnable/DisableLEDindicator

ThisLEDIndicatorindicatestheHiddenTouchpadfunctionstatus.

When the LED is on, it indicates the Touchpad and Touchpad

buttonfunctionhavebeenenabled.WhentheLEDisoff,itindicates

theTouchpadandTouchpadbuttonfunctionhavebeendisabled.

1.1.11Keyboard

Standard 86‐key keyboard (Embedded numeric keypad and

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functionkeys.Theycanbecombinedwith[Fn]keytoachievesome

shortcutfunctionalapplications).See“UsingKeyboard”fordetails.

1.1.12Subwoofer

This computer is equiped with a 2.0‐Watts subwoofer. This can

provide you an exciting audio experience, making you feel like

beingsurroundedinahometheatre.

1.1.13NUMLock 

IftheNumLockLEDislit,thenumerickeypadison.Toenableor

disable the keypad, press and hold the Fn key, then press the

NumLkkey.

1.1.14CapsLock 

If the  LED is lit, the uppercase letter function is enabled. You can

enterallalphabeticcharacters(A‐Z)inuppercasewithoutpressing

the Shift key.To enable or disable Caps Lock mode, press the 

CapsLkkey. 

1.1.15HDD/ODDLEDindicator 

Use a hard disk drive or an optional drive to read or write data.

When this indicator is blinking, do not put the computer into

standbymode,anddonotremovethedevicefromthebayorturn

offthecomputer.

1.1.16Display

Thecomputerusesa14.1ʺwidethin‐filmtransistor(TFT)full‐color

displaythatsupportsupto1280horizontalx800verticalpixelsand

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32‐bitcolor.

1.1.17Battery

With a charged battery installed, you can use your notebook

without connecting it to an electrical outlet. For more details,

see”UsingBattery”.



Note:Donotpressthecomputertoohardwhileyouare

tryingtoreleasethebatterypack.Itmightdamageyour

computer.

1.1.18Wireless&BluetoothEnable/Disablebutton 

PressingWireless&Bluetoothbuttoncanenable/disablebothofthe

wirelessandBluetoothfunction.



Hint:WirelessLANandBluetoothareoptionstomarketing

requirements.Itwillextendtheoperatingtimeofbatteryif

thewirelessorBluetoothfunctionisdisabled.



Caution:Donotusethewirelesscommunicationfunctionin

thehospitalornearbyanyelectronicmedicalequipment!

Theradiowavesofthewirelesscardmightcausethe

electronicmedicalequipmentoutoffunctionandresultin

seriousaccident.



Caution:Donotusethewirelesscommunicationfunction

ontheplane!Theradiowavesofthewirelesscardmight

causetheelectronicequipmentsoutoffunctionandresult

inseriousaccident.



Caution:Avoidinterferingwithotherelectronicequipment

whenyouenablethewirelesscommunicationfunction!The

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radiowavesofthewirelesscardmightcauseother

electronicequipmentoutoffunctionandresultinserious

accident.

1.1.19Mutebutton 

TheMutebuttonenablesyoutoquicklymutethesoundfromyour

computer.

1.1.20Novobutton 

Bydefault, theNovoKeyistheOnekeyRecoverykey.Itisusedto

activa tethe“OnekeyRecovery”application.Whenthecomputeris

poweredoff,presstheNovoKeytoenterintothesystemrecovery

application. You can  recover, backup or uninstall the system

throughtheapplication.See<

OneKeyRecovery4.6UserGuide>in

LenovoDriversCDfordetails.



Caution:Makesureyouhavealreadybackedupthedataon

theharddrive.Thesystemrecoverywillreformatthehard

driveandrestoreittofactorysettings.

If your operation system has installed the “EnergyCut” software,

youcan quickly lunch theEnergyCut program under the working

operating system （ such as WinXP or other more advanced

opertatingsystem）

1.1.21Powerswitch 

Use the power switch to turn on the computer. To turn off your

computer,usethe Start‐>Shutdownoption.Thepowerswitchcan

also be programmed to shut down the computer or put it into 

standbyorhibernation.

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Hint:Ifyourcomputerstopsresponding,andyoucan’tturn

itoff,thenpressandholdthePowerSwitchformorethan4

seconds.Ifthesystemstillcan’tbepoweredoff,then

removetheACadapterandthebattery.

1.1.22AudiovolumestatusLEDindicator

The six Volume status LED indicators indicate the audio volume

adjuststatus.Usethe Shuttleor [Fn]+[→][←] to adjust theaudio

volume.

1.1.23 Shuttle



 

Up/Down

OK

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

Clicktomoveupcursor

Longpresstofastmove

Doubleclicktomoverightsidecursor

Clicktomoveupcursor

Longpresstofastmove

Doubleclicktomoveleftsidecursor

ClicktoenterintomenuandthenclickOK

Long press to quickly return to main menu; in the main

window,longpresstoexitShuttleCentermediasoftware.

Double click to return to main menu from secondary

menu;inmainwindow,doubleclickisof no effect.

InteractionunderWindowsoperatingsystem:

a. IfLenovoShuttleCenterisinstalledonyourNotebook

∙PressOKtorunLenovoShuttleCenterapplication

∙PressUpandDownbuttontocontrol

b. IfLenovoShuttleCenterisnotinstalledonyourNotebook

∙PressUpandDownbuttontocontrolthevolume

∙PressOKtorunWindowsMediaPlayer

1.1.24Built‐inmicrophone

Thebuilt‐inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisused

withanapplicationprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

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1.1.25HiddenTouchpad

TheTouchpadworkslikeamouse:Moveyourfingertipacrossthe

Touchpad to move  the pointer. See “Using the Touchpad” for

details.

1.1.26Touchpadbutton

TheTouchpadbuttonsprovidefunctionssimilartothoseofmouse

buttons.See“UsingtheTouchpad”fordetails.

1.1.27S‐Videoport 

SupportexternaldisplaydevicethroughS‐video,liketheTVsetor

otherdeviceswhichhastheS‐videoport.

1.1.28Opticalmediadrive

The optical media drive provides a way to transfer data between

your computer and CD/DVD media. Depending on the features

provided with your computer, you can play CD, VCD and DVD

media on your computer. If your computer has a CD‐RW or

DVD±RW Device, you can burn the digital data to CD or DVD

media.



Hint:Opticalmediadrivesmightvarywithyourcomputer

model.Whentheopticalmediadriveisoperating,the

CD/DVDspinsataveryhighspeedinthedrive.Sometime

itmakessomenoise,butitisnotnecessarilyamalfunction.

See“Usingopticalmediadrive” fordetails.

1.1.29ODDdiskRejectbutton

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UseODDdiskRejectbuttontoejecttheODDdiskorODDtray.

See“UsingOpticalMediaDrive”fordetails.

1.1.30USBportsx2 

UsetheseportstoconnectuptotwoUSBdevices,suchasamouse,

a full‐size external keyboard, or a printer. The USB ports comply

withUSB2.0standards,whichenabledatatransferspeeds40times

fasterthantheUSB1.1standards.(TheportsalsosupportUSB1.1.)



Hint: The USB device supports PnP (Plug and Play)

technology. That means you can install and remove the

USBdevicewhenyourcomputerison.



Caution:DonotinstallorremovetheUSBdevicewhilethe

computerisstartingorshuttingdown.

1.1.31Microphone‐injack 

Enablesamicrophoneconnectionforaudioinput.

1.1.32Headphone‐outjack 

Enablesaheadphoneorexternalconnectionforaudiooutput.When

youconnectthe headphone orotherdevices,internal speakers are

automaticallydisabled.



z Frontviewwiththedisplayclosed



33

SystemandPowerStatusIndicators

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34

Build‐inStereoSpeakers

1.1.33Systemandpowerstatusindicators

Yourcomputerhassystemandpowerstatusindicators:Power‐on

status,Standbystatus;Batterystatus,andWireless/Bluetoothstatus.

1.1.33.1Power‐onstatus



ThePowerLEDshowsthefollowingstauses:

z Blue:Thecomputerisonandreadytouse.

z Fadingin/outblue:ThecomputerisinStandbymode;

The indicator is off when the computer is powered off or in

Hibernationmode.

1.1.33.2Batterystatus



Thecomputerisoperatingonbatterypower.ThebatteryLEDstatus

is:

z Blinkingamber:Thebatteryislowpower.

The computer is operating on external power. The battery status

includes:

z Blue:Thebatteryhasmorethan95%charge.

Amber:Thebatteryisbeingcharged;

1.1.33.3Wireless/Bluetoothstatus



The Wireless/Bluetooth LED shows the wireless and bluethoth

statuses,

z Amber:Bluetoothisenabled

z Blue:Wirelessisenabled

z Amber+Blue:BluetoothandWirelessbothareenabled

Wirelessstatus:

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z Blueblinksonceevery5seconds:Thewirelessfeatureison,but

notconnectedtonetwork.

z Blue on: The wireless feature is on, and already connected to

network,theradiolinkisreadyforuse

z Flashingblue:Dataisbeingtransmitted.

Bluetoothstatus:

z Amber on: The Bluetooth feature is on, and the radio link is

readyforuse.

z Flashingamber:Dataisbeingtransmitted.

1.1.34Build‐instereospeakers

Usethetwo1.5Wattsstereospeakerstooutputclearstereosound.

z Backview



35

MonitorConnector

36 FanLouvers

1.1.35Monitorconnector

Usethisporttoconnectanexternalmonitororaprojectorwithyour

computer to display information. See “Connecting to External

DisplayDevice”fordetails.



1.1.36Fanlouvers

TheinternalFanLouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerand

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cooltheGraphicsProcessor.



Hint:YournotebookswitchesonthefanwhentheGraphics

Processorbecomeshot.Theoperationofthefanmightcause

somenoises,whichisanormalsituation.



Caution:Toprotectyournotebookfromdamageorfire,

avoidinsertingobjectsintotheairventsandblockingair

flow.

z Bottomview



37 BatteryReleaseLatch

38 HardDisk/WirelssCardCover

39 MemoryModuleCover

40 BatteryLock/UnlockLatch

41 CPUFANCover

1.1.37BatteryReleaselatch

Slidethelatchacrosstorelease thebatterypackforremoval.



Hint:Toreleasethebatterypackyoushouldfirstunlockthe

batteryLock/Unlocklatch.

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1.1.38Harddisk/wirelesscardcover

ThiscoverprotectstheharddiskandWirelessCard.



Caution:Donotremoveorchangetheharddiskorwireless

Cardbyyourself.Ifyouneedtoremoveorchangethehard

diskorwirelesscard,bringyourcomputertooneofour

servicecentres.Theprofessionaltechnicianwhohasbeen

qualifiedbyLenovowillhelpyou.Becauseofcompatibility,

Lenovodoesnotguaranteeallharddisksandwirelesscards

arecompatiblewithyourcomputer.

1.1.39Memorymodulecover

Thiscoverprotectsthememorymodules.



Hint:Donotinsertadifferentmodelofmemorymodule.It

mightdropthecomputerperformance,andevendamagethe

motherboard.



Caution:Thiscoverisdesignedformemoryexpansion

convenience,butdonotinstalladditionalmemorymodules

byyourself.Ifyouneedtoinstalladditionalmemory

modules,bringyourcomputertooneofourservicecentres.

Theprofessionaltechnicianwhohasbeenqualifiedby

Lenovowillhelpyou.Becauseofmemorycompatibility,

Lenovodoesnotguaranteeallmemorymodulesare

compatiblewithyourcomputer.

1.1.40BatteryLock/Unlocklatch

ThebatteryLock/Unlocklatchsecuresthebatterypack.Slidetothe

Unlockpositiontoinstallorreleasethebatterypack.Afterinstalling

thebatterypack,slideittotheLockpositiontopreventbatterypack

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fromunexpectedreleasing.

Toloadandreleasethebatterypack,followthefollowingsteps:

∙Installingbatterypack

1. SlidethebatteryLock/UnlocklatchtotheUnlockposition



2. Insert the battery pack horizontally into the main frame until

youheara“click”sound.

3. Slide the Battery Lock/Unlock Latch to the Lock position to

restoretheBatteryReleaseLatch.

∙Releasingbatterypack

1.Shutdownthecomputer

2.Closethedisplaypanelandturnoverthecomputer.

3. Slide the Battery Lock/Unlock Latch to the Unlock position to

remove the battery pack by pulling the battery pack horizontally

outofthemainframe.

1.1.41CPUfancover

ThiscoverprotectsCPUandthermalmodule.

 

Caution:DonotchangetheCPUbyyourself.Ifyouneedto

changetheCPU,bringittooneofouragents,the

professionaltechnicianwhohasbeenqualifiedbyLenovo

willhelpyou.

1.2 Turn on/off the power

1.2.1Open/closetheLCDdisplaypanel

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Hold and lift up the display panel slowly with both hands to the

bestviewangleforyou.PressthePowerSwitch

 toturnonthe

computer,thenthePowerIndicatorglowsyellow.

To close the display panel, hold the middle‐top side and close the

panel slowly with your both hand until the LCD display panel

engageswiththemainframe

1.2.2Startingupforthefirsttime

Because the battery is not charged, when you turn on your

computerforfirsttime,youhavetoconnecttheACadaptortothe

computer.



Note:Ifthere’snoexternalpowersourceconnectedandthe

battery is low, probably you cannot power on the system.

In this case, you need to plug an AC adapter for power

supply.



Caution:WrongACadaptormightdamageyourcomputer.

Instructions to connect the AC adaptor and turn on the

computer:

1. Placethecomputeronaflatandcleansurface;

2. Connectthepowercordtothecomputer;

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