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Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
Chapter 1 Welcome
Thisuserguideprovidesthehardwareandsoftw areinformationof
theLENOVO®PortableComputerwhichyouuse.
Thecomputerisacomplicatedequipment.Readthroughthewhole
guidebefore yourfirstbegin to useit. Especiallyifyou areanew
user of computers or you’ re new to portable computing. Don’t
worryifyouarestillconfusedaboutsomepartoftheguide.Keep
thisguideasa referencewhenyouareusingyourcomputer,orcall
ouragentforhelp.
Pay attention to the caution and safty messages in this guide and
thesafetymessagesinthepreface.
Intheguide,someusefuliconsareappliedtocatchyourattention.
Thereare:
Hint:Helpfulpointersandtrickstogetmorefromyour
notebook
Note:Tohelpyounoteandavoidpossibledamagetoyour
notebookʹshardwareorsoftware,orlossofyourwork
Caution:Pointoutpossibledamagetoproperty,personal
injuryordeath
Payyourattentiontothecautionandsafetymessagesinthisguide
andthesafetymessagesinthepreface.
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
andplayTechnology).
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2. The computer has adopted many new hardware
components. The user must install the drivers by following
theguide’sinstructiontogetthebestcomputerperformance.
Thank you for your purchase of the LENOVO 3000 Y400 series
notebookcomputer.Thispowerfulandflexiblenotebookcomputer
is designed to provide long‐term, reliable, and high computing
performance.
Thischapterspecifiesthevariouscomponentsofyourcomputer.Be
familiar with each component before you start operating this
notebook.
1.1 Quick tour for your computer
Thissectionguidesyouthroughthelocationsforcontrolsandports
onyourcomputer:
∙FrontviewwiththeDisplayopen,rightsideview,leftsideview
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Securitykeyhole
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Battery
2
PowerJack
18
Wireless&Bluetooth
Enable / Disable
Button
3
FanLouvers 19
MuteButton
4LAN Port 、 Modem Jack
20
NovoButton
5
USBPortsx1
21
PowerSwitch
6
IEEE1394Port
22
Audio Volume‐status
LEDIndicator
7 SD/MS/MMCCardPort 23 Shuttle
8
PCCardPort
24 Built‐inMicrophone
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9 HiddenTouchpad‐status
LEDIndicator
25 HiddenTouchpad
10 HiddenTouchpad
Enable/Disable LED
Indicator

26 TouchpadButton
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Keyboard 27
S‐VideoPort
12 Subwoofer 28 OpticalMediaDrive
13
NUMLock
29
ODD disk Reject
Button
14
CapsLock
30 USBPortsx2
15
HDD/ODD LED Indicator
31
Microphone‐in Jack
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Display 32
Headphone‐out Jack
1.1.1 Securitykeyhole
Yourcomputercomeswithasecuritykeyhole.Youcanpurchasea
security cable and lock to fit this keyhole. The security cable’s
instructiontellsyouhowtouseit.
Hint:Beforeyoubuythesecuritycable,makesureitfitsyour
computer’ssecuritylockslot.
1.1.2 Powerjack
Use this connector to attach the AC adapter to your notebook to
providepowerandchargethebattery.
Caution:UseonlytheACadaptorthatcomeswiththe
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computer.Usingthewrongadaptormightdamageyour
computer.
Caution:TheACadaptorcanautomaticallyadjusttoany
voltagefrom100to240volts,aswellasafrequencyof
either50or60hertz,thusenablingyoutousethecomputer
inalmostanyregion.ThePowerJackandpowercordjack
mightvaryindifferentcountriesand/orregions.Makesure
thattheACadaptoriscorrectlyconnectedtothepower
source.Awrongconnectioncan damageyourcomputerand
resultinafireaccident.
1.1.3Fanlouvers
TheinternalFanLouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerand
cooltheCentralProcessor.
Hint:Yournotebookswitchesonthefanwhenthe
CentralProcessorbecomeshot.Theoperationofthefan
mightcausesomenoises,whichisanormalsituation.
Caution:Toavoidcompromisingventilation,donotplace
anyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
1.1.4LANport,Modemjack
1.1.4.1LANport
The RJ‐45 network jack allows you to connect your computer to a
localareanetwork(LAN).
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Note:Becarefulnottoplugthetelephonelineintothe
slightlylargernetworkconnector.Thetelephonelineuses
highervoltagethantheLANcable;itmightdamageyour
computer.
1.1.4.2Modemjack
The Modem jack allows you to connect your notebook to a
telephonelinewithastandardRJ‐11connector.
Note:NeverconnecttheModemjacktoadigitalline.The
highcurrentofadigitallinemightdamagetheModem.
1.1.5USBportsx1
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
portsalsosupportUSB1.1.)
Hint:TheUSBdevicesupportsPnP(PlugandPlay)
technology.Thatmeansyoucaninstallandremovethe
USBdevicewhenyourcomputerison.
Caution:DonotinstallorremovetheUSBdevicewhilethe
compterisstartingorshuttingdown.
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1.1.6IEEE1394port
UsetheIEEE1394connectortoconnectdevicesthatarecompatible
with the IEEE1394 interface, such as digital video cameras and
externalharddiskdrives.
1.1.7SD/MS/MMCcardport
Theslotletsyoueasilytransferdatafromotherdigitaldevice,such
asDV,digitalcamera;DVandPDAthatuseflashmemory.Youcan
install an SD Card, a MultiMedia Card or a Memory Stick in the
3‐in‐1DigitalMediaReader.
1.1.8PCcardport
Your computer has the Type II PC Card slot. You can insert a PC
Cardintheslot.See“UsingPCCard”fordetails.
1.1.9HiddenTouchpadstatusLEDindicator
This LED Indicator hints you that the Touchpad is in use or not.
Whenitisinuse,theLEDison.
1.1.10HiddenTouchpadEnable/DisableLEDindicator
ThisLEDIndicatorindicatestheHiddenTouchpadfunctionstatus.
When the LED is on, it indicates the Touchpad and Touchpad
buttonfunctionhavebeenenabled.WhentheLEDisoff,itindicates
theTouchpadandTouchpadbuttonfunctionhavebeendisabled.
1.1.11Keyboard
Standard 86‐key keyboard (Embedded numeric keypad and
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functionkeys.Theycanbecombinedwith[Fn]keytoachievesome
shortcutfunctionalapplications).See“UsingKeyboard”fordetails.
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
beingsurroundedinahometheatre.
1.1.13NUMLock
IftheNumLockLEDislit,thenumerickeypadison.Toenableor
disable the keypad, press and hold the Fn key, then press the
NumLkkey.
1.1.14CapsLock
If the LED is lit, the uppercase letter function is enabled. You can
enterallalphabeticcharacters(A‐Z)inuppercasewithoutpressing
the Shift key.To enable or disable Caps Lock mode, press the
CapsLkkey.
1.1.15HDD/ODDLEDindicator
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
standbymode,anddonotremovethedevicefromthebayorturn
offthecomputer.
1.1.16Display
Thecomputerusesa14.1ʺwidethin‐filmtransistor(TFT)full‐color
displaythatsupportsupto1280horizontalx800verticalpixelsand
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32‐bitcolor.
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”UsingBattery”.
Note:Donotpressthecomputertoohardwhileyouare
tryingtoreleasethebatterypack.Itmightdamageyour
computer.
1.1.18Wireless&BluetoothEnable/Disablebutton
PressingWireless&Bluetoothbuttoncanenable/disablebothofthe
wirelessandBluetoothfunction.
Hint:WirelessLANandBluetoothareoptionstomarketing
requirements.Itwillextendtheoperatingtimeofbatteryif
thewirelessorBluetoothfunctionisdisabled.
Caution:Donotusethewirelesscommunicationfunctionin
thehospitalornearbyanyelectronicmedicalequipment!
Theradiowavesofthewirelesscardmightcausethe
electronicmedicalequipmentoutoffunctionandresultin
seriousaccident.
Caution:Donotusethewirelesscommunicationfunction
ontheplane!Theradiowavesofthewirelesscardmight
causetheelectronicequipmentsoutoffunctionandresult
inseriousaccident.
Caution:Avoidinterferingwithotherelectronicequipment
whenyouenablethewirelesscommunicationfunction!The
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radiowavesofthewirelesscardmightcauseother
electronicequipmentoutoffunctionandresultinserious
accident.
1.1.19Mutebutton
TheMutebuttonenablesyoutoquicklymutethesoundfromyour
computer.
1.1.20Novobutton
Bydefault, theNovoKeyistheOnekeyRecoverykey.Itisusedto
activa tethe“OnekeyRecovery”application.Whenthecomputeris
poweredoff,presstheNovoKeytoenterintothesystemrecovery
application. You can recover, backup or uninstall the system
throughtheapplication.See<
OneKeyRecovery4.6UserGuide>in
LenovoDriversCDfordetails.
Caution:Makesureyouhavealreadybackedupthedataon
theharddrive.Thesystemrecoverywillreformatthehard
driveandrestoreittofactorysettings.
If your operation system has installed the “EnergyCut” software,
youcan quickly lunch theEnergyCut program under the working
operating system （ such as WinXP or other more advanced
opertatingsystem）
1.1.21Powerswitch
Use the power switch to turn on the computer. To turn off your
computer,usethe Start‐>Shutdownoption.Thepowerswitchcan
also be programmed to shut down the computer or put it into
standbyorhibernation.
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Hint:Ifyourcomputerstopsresponding,andyoucan’tturn
itoff,thenpressandholdthePowerSwitchformorethan4
seconds.Ifthesystemstillcan’tbepoweredoff,then
removetheACadapterandthebattery.
1.1.22AudiovolumestatusLEDindicator
The six Volume status LED indicators indicate the audio volume
adjuststatus.Usethe Shuttleor [Fn]+[→][←] to adjust theaudio
volume.
1.1.23 Shuttle
 
Up/Down
OK
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Clicktomoveupcursor
Longpresstofastmove
Doubleclicktomoverightsidecursor
Clicktomoveupcursor
Longpresstofastmove
Doubleclicktomoveleftsidecursor
ClicktoenterintomenuandthenclickOK
Long press to quickly return to main menu; in the main
window,longpresstoexitShuttleCentermediasoftware.
Double click to return to main menu from secondary
menu;inmainwindow,doubleclickisof no effect.
InteractionunderWindowsoperatingsystem:
a. IfLenovoShuttleCenterisinstalledonyourNotebook
∙PressOKtorunLenovoShuttleCenterapplication
∙PressUpandDownbuttontocontrol
b. IfLenovoShuttleCenterisnotinstalledonyourNotebook
∙PressUpandDownbuttontocontrolthevolume
∙PressOKtorunWindowsMediaPlayer
1.1.24Built‐inmicrophone
Thebuilt‐inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisused
withanapplicationprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.
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1.1.25HiddenTouchpad
TheTouchpadworkslikeamouse:Moveyourfingertipacrossthe
Touchpad to move the pointer. See “Using the Touchpad” for
details.
1.1.26Touchpadbutton
TheTouchpadbuttonsprovidefunctionssimilartothoseofmouse
buttons.See“UsingtheTouchpad”fordetails.
1.1.27S‐Videoport
SupportexternaldisplaydevicethroughS‐video,liketheTVsetor
otherdeviceswhichhastheS‐videoport.
1.1.28Opticalmediadrive
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:Opticalmediadrivesmightvarywithyourcomputer
model.Whentheopticalmediadriveisoperating,the
CD/DVDspinsataveryhighspeedinthedrive.Sometime
itmakessomenoise,butitisnotnecessarilyamalfunction.
See“Usingopticalmediadrive” fordetails.
1.1.29ODDdiskRejectbutton
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UseODDdiskRejectbuttontoejecttheODDdiskorODDtray.
See“UsingOpticalMediaDrive”fordetails.
1.1.30USBportsx2 
UsetheseportstoconnectuptotwoUSBdevices,suchasamouse,
a full‐size external keyboard, or a printer. The USB ports comply
withUSB2.0standards,whichenabledatatransferspeeds40times
fasterthantheUSB1.1standards.(TheportsalsosupportUSB1.1.)
Hint: The USB device supports PnP (Plug and Play)
technology. That means you can install and remove the
USBdevicewhenyourcomputerison.
Caution:DonotinstallorremovetheUSBdevicewhilethe
computerisstartingorshuttingdown.
1.1.31Microphone‐injack
Enablesamicrophoneconnectionforaudioinput.
1.1.32Headphone‐outjack
Enablesaheadphoneorexternalconnectionforaudiooutput.When
youconnectthe headphone orotherdevices,internal speakers are
automaticallydisabled.
z Frontviewwiththedisplayclosed
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Build‐inStereoSpeakers
1.1.33Systemandpowerstatusindicators
Yourcomputerhassystemandpowerstatusindicators:Power‐on
status,Standbystatus;Batterystatus,andWireless/Bluetoothstatus.
1.1.33.1Power‐onstatus
ThePowerLEDshowsthefollowingstauses:
z Blue:Thecomputerisonandreadytouse.
z Fadingin/outblue:ThecomputerisinStandbymode;
The indicator is off when the computer is powered off or in
Hibernationmode.
1.1.33.2Batterystatus
Thecomputerisoperatingonbatterypower.ThebatteryLEDstatus
is:
z Blinkingamber:Thebatteryislowpower.
The computer is operating on external power. The battery status
includes:
z Blue:Thebatteryhasmorethan95%charge.
Amber:Thebatteryisbeingcharged;
1.1.33.3Wireless/Bluetoothstatus
The Wireless/Bluetooth LED shows the wireless and bluethoth
statuses,
z Amber:Bluetoothisenabled
z Blue:Wirelessisenabled
z Amber+Blue:BluetoothandWirelessbothareenabled
Wirelessstatus:
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z Blueblinksonceevery5seconds:Thewirelessfeatureison,but
notconnectedtonetwork.
z Blue on: The wireless feature is on, and already connected to
network,theradiolinkisreadyforuse
z Flashingblue:Dataisbeingtransmitted.
Bluetoothstatus:
z Amber on: The Bluetooth feature is on, and the radio link is
readyforuse.
z Flashingamber:Dataisbeingtransmitted.
1.1.34Build‐instereospeakers
Usethetwo1.5Wattsstereospeakerstooutputclearstereosound.
z Backview
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MonitorConnector
36 FanLouvers
1.1.35Monitorconnector
Usethisporttoconnectanexternalmonitororaprojectorwithyour
computer to display information. See “Connecting to External
DisplayDevice”fordetails.
1.1.36Fanlouvers
TheinternalFanLouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerand
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cooltheGraphicsProcessor.
Hint:YournotebookswitchesonthefanwhentheGraphics
Processorbecomeshot.Theoperationofthefanmightcause
somenoises,whichisanormalsituation.
Caution:Toprotectyournotebookfromdamageorfire,
avoidinsertingobjectsintotheairventsandblockingair
flow.
z Bottomview
37 BatteryReleaseLatch
38 HardDisk/WirelssCardCover
39 MemoryModuleCover
40 BatteryLock/UnlockLatch
41 CPUFANCover
1.1.37BatteryReleaselatch
Slidethelatchacrosstorelease thebatterypackforremoval.
Hint:Toreleasethebatterypackyoushouldfirstunlockthe
batteryLock/Unlocklatch.
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1.1.38Harddisk/wirelesscardcover
ThiscoverprotectstheharddiskandWirelessCard.
Caution:Donotremoveorchangetheharddiskorwireless
Cardbyyourself.Ifyouneedtoremoveorchangethehard
diskorwirelesscard,bringyourcomputertooneofour
servicecentres.Theprofessionaltechnicianwhohasbeen
qualifiedbyLenovowillhelpyou.Becauseofcompatibility,
Lenovodoesnotguaranteeallharddisksandwirelesscards
arecompatiblewithyourcomputer.
1.1.39Memorymodulecover
Thiscoverprotectsthememorymodules.
Hint:Donotinsertadifferentmodelofmemorymodule.It
mightdropthecomputerperformance,andevendamagethe
motherboard.
Caution:Thiscoverisdesignedformemoryexpansion
convenience,butdonotinstalladditionalmemorymodules
byyourself.Ifyouneedtoinstalladditionalmemory
modules,bringyourcomputertooneofourservicecentres.
Theprofessionaltechnicianwhohasbeenqualifiedby
Lenovowillhelpyou.Becauseofmemorycompatibility,
Lenovodoesnotguaranteeallmemorymodulesare
compatiblewithyourcomputer.
1.1.40BatteryLock/Unlocklatch
ThebatteryLock/Unlocklatchsecuresthebatterypack.Slidetothe
Unlockpositiontoinstallorreleasethebatterypack.Afterinstalling
thebatterypack,slideittotheLockpositiontopreventbatterypack
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fromunexpectedreleasing.
Toloadandreleasethebatterypack,followthefollowingsteps:
∙Installingbatterypack
1. SlidethebatteryLock/UnlocklatchtotheUnlockposition
2. Insert the battery pack horizontally into the main frame until
youheara“click”sound.
3. Slide the Battery Lock/Unlock Latch to the Lock position to
restoretheBatteryReleaseLatch.
∙Releasingbatterypack
1.Shutdownthecomputer
2.Closethedisplaypanelandturnoverthecomputer.
3. Slide the Battery Lock/Unlock Latch to the Unlock position to
remove the battery pack by pulling the battery pack horizontally
outofthemainframe.
1.1.41CPUfancover
ThiscoverprotectsCPUandthermalmodule.
Caution:DonotchangetheCPUbyyourself.Ifyouneedto
changetheCPU,bringittooneofouragents,the
professionaltechnicianwhohasbeenqualifiedbyLenovo
willhelpyou.
1.2 Turn on/off the power
1.2.1Open/closetheLCDdisplaypanel
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Hold and lift up the display panel slowly with both hands to the
bestviewangleforyou.PressthePowerSwitch
toturnonthe
computer,thenthePowerIndicatorglowsyellow.
To close the display panel, hold the middle‐top side and close the
panel slowly with your both hand until the LCD display panel
engageswiththemainframe
1.2.2Startingupforthefirsttime
Because the battery is not charged, when you turn on your
computerforfirsttime,youhavetoconnecttheACadaptortothe
computer.
Note:Ifthere’snoexternalpowersourceconnectedandthe
battery is low, probably you cannot power on the system.
In this case, you need to plug an AC adapter for power
supply.
Caution:WrongACadaptormightdamageyourcomputer.
Instructions to connect the AC adaptor and turn on the
computer:
1. Placethecomputeronaflatandcleansurface;
2. Connectthepowercordtothecomputer;
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