Lenovo ThinkPad T550 User manual

UserGuide

ThinkPadT550andW550s

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevi

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage165

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport

Websiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

SecondEdition(January2015)

©CopyrightLenovo2015.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

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

Contents

Readthisﬁrst..............v

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

Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii

Serviceandupgrades..........vii

Powercordsandpoweradapters.....viii

Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.....ix

Plugsandoutlets.............ix

Powersupplystatement..........ix

Externaldevices.............x

Generalbatterynotice...........x

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery...x

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery....xi

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery..xi

Heatandproductventilation........xi

Electricalcurrentsafetyinformation....xii

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice.....xiii

Usingheadphonesorearphones......xiii

Additionalsafetyinformation.......xiii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

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

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

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

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

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

Statusindicators.............8

Locatingimportantproductinformation......9

Machinetypeandmodel..........9

FCCIDandICCertiﬁcationnumber.....9

CertiﬁcateofAuthenticity.........10

GenuineMicrosoftlabel.........11

Features.................11

Speciﬁcations...............13

Operatingenvironment...........13

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

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

7operatingsystem...........14

AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows

8.1operatingsystem..........15

AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....15

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...19

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

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........19

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

Specialkeys...............23

ThinkPadpointingdevice..........26

TrackPointpointingdevice........26

Trackpad...............27

Trackpadtouchgestures.........28

CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..30

Replacingthecapofpointingstick.....30

Powermanagement............30

Usingtheacpoweradapter........30

Usingthebattery............31

Managingyourpowerplan........34

Power-savingmodes..........34

Connectingtothenetwork..........35

Ethernetconnections..........35

Wirelessconnections..........35

Usinganexternaldisplay..........38

Connectinganexternaldisplay......38

Choosingadisplaymode........39

Changingdisplaysettings........39

Usingaudiofeatures............39

Usingthecamera.............40

Usingaﬂashmediacardorasmartcard....40

Chapter3.Enhancingyour

computer...............43

FindingThinkPadoptions..........43

ThinkPaddockingstations..........43

Locatingcontrolsandconnectorsonthe

ThinkPaddockingstations........43

AttachingaThinkPaddockingstation....49

DetachingaThinkPaddockingstation...50

Guidelinesonconnectingmultipleexternal

displaystoadockingstation.......50

Securityfeatures............52

Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..53

Accessibilityandcomfort..........53

Ergonomicinformation..........53

Comfort...............54

Accessibilityinformation.........54

Travelingwithyourcomputer.........58

Traveltips...............58

Travelaccessories...........58

Chapter5.Security..........61

Usingpasswords..............61

Typingpasswords...........61

Power-onpassword...........61

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Supervisorpassword..........62

Harddiskpasswords..........63

Harddisksecurity.............65

Settingthesecuritychip...........66

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........67

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedrive..70

Usingﬁrewalls...............71

Protectingdataagainstviruses........71

Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration..73

Installinganewoperatingsystem.......73

InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..73

InstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.74

Installingdevicedrivers...........75

UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......75

Mainmenu..............76

Conﬁgmenu..............76

DateandTimemenu..........82

Securitymenu.............82

Startupmenu.............86

Restartmenu.............88

UpdatingtheUEFIBIOS.........88

Usingsystemmanagement..........88

Settingmanagementfeatures.......89

Chapter7.Preventingproblems...91

Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......91

Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....92

Takingcareofyourcomputer.........93

Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....94

Chapter8.Troubleshootingcomputer

problems...............97

Diagnosingproblems............97

Troubleshooting..............97

Computerstopsresponding.......97

Spillsonthekeyboard..........98

Errormessages............98

Beeperrors..............100

Memorymoduleproblems........100

Networkingproblems..........101

Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing

devices................103

Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia

devices................103

Fingerprintreaderproblems........108

Batteryandpowerproblems.......108

Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage

devices................111

Asoftwareproblem...........111

Problemswithportsandconnectors....112

Chapter9.Recoveryoverview...113

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating

system..................113

Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....113

Performingbackupandrecovery

operations..............114

UsingtheRescueandRecovery

workspace..............115

Creatingandusingarescuemedium....116

Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice

drivers................117

Solvingrecoveryproblems........118

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operating

system..................118

Refreshingyourcomputer........118

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................118

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....119

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8.1failstostart.............119

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....119

Chapter10.Replacingdevices...121

Staticelectricityprevention..........121

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.........121

Replacingtheremovablebattery.......122

InstallingorreplacingthemicroSIMcard....123

Replacingthekeyboard...........125

Replacingthebasecoverassembly......130

Replacingamemorymodule.........132

Replacingthestorage-drivestabilizerbar....133

Replacingtheinternalstoragedrive......134

Replacingthecoin-cellbattery........137

Replacingthedc-incableassembly......139

ReplacingthewirelessWANcard.......141

Chapter11.Gettingsupport....145

BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........145

Gettinghelpandservice...........145

Usingdiagnosticprograms........146

LenovoSupportWebsite.........146

CallingLenovo.............146

Purchasingadditionalservices........147

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............149

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........149

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............150

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....151

Certiﬁcationrelatedinformation........151

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........151

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Electronicemissionnotices..........151

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........151

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............152

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...152

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...152

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....153

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..153

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................153

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................153

Eurasiancompliancemark..........154

Brazilregulatorynotice...........154

Mexicoregulatorynotice...........154

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

statements.............155

ImportantWEEEinformation.........155

Japanrecyclingstatements.........155

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........156

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................156

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....157

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................157

RecyclinginformationforChina........157

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....159

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........159

ChinaRoHS................160

IndiaRoHS................161

TurkishRoHS...............161

UkraineRoHS...............161

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............163

AppendixE.Notices.........165

Trademarks................166

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ivUserGuide

Readthisﬁrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.

Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethecomputertofail.

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

subjecttotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.

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Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.

Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdriveorhybriddrive,do

oneofthefollowing:

•Turnitoff.

•Putitinsleepmode.

•Putitinhibernationmode.

Thishelpstopreventdamagetothecomputer,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,cracking,orhissing.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,hissing,orpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.

•Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercord,or

poweradapter.

•Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.

•Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.

•Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.

Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufacturedfor

orbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions,

oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.

Serviceandupgrades

DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteror

yourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.

Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyare

referredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomer

ReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.Lenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriatefor

customerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingor

replacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsidea

productarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmake

surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhave

anyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.

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Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,the

followingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepﬁngersandotherbodypartsaway.

CAUTION:

Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthe

computeriscool.

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.

Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsof

overheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.

Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionor

overheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.

Topreventpossibleoverheating,donotcoverthepoweradapterwithclothingorotherobjects

whenthepoweradapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet.

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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.Toavoidpossibledamageto

attacheddevices,waitatleastﬁvesecondsafterthecomputerisshutdowntodisconnectexternal

devices.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand

shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespeciﬁedbyLenovo,ora

disassembledormodiﬁedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.Toavoidpossible

injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren

•Keepthebatteryawayfromﬁre.

Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign

materialsonthebatteryleads.

Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom

temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe

chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply

withlocalordinancesorregulations.

Noticeforremovablerechargeablebattery

DANGER

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

Ifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontainsasmall

amountofharmfulsubstance.

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Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe

donebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal

lawsandregulations.

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Ifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontains

asmallamountofharmfulsubstance.

Donotheattomorethan100°C(212°F).

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.

•Ventilationslots,fansand/orheatsinksareprovidedwiththeproductforsafety,comfort,and

reliableoperation.Thesefeaturesmightinadvertentlybecomeblockedbyplacingtheproducton

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

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•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.

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.

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Thepowercordmustbedisconnectedfromthewalloutletorreceptaclebeforeinstallingallother

electricalcablesconnectedtothecomputer.

Thepowercordmaybereconnectedtothewalloutletorreceptacleonlyafterallotherelectrical

cableshavebeenconnectedtothecomputer.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotperformanyreplacementanddonotconnectthetelephonecable

toordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutletonthewall.

Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)notice

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

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.

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PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice

Manypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsor

cordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,then

thefollowingwarningapplies:

WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct

willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor

otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutconnectorlocations,importantproductlabels,computerfeatures,

speciﬁcations,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledprograms.

•“Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1

•“Locatingimportantproductinformation”onpage9

•“Features”onpage11

•“Speciﬁcations”onpage13

•“Operatingenvironment”onpage13

•“Lenovoprograms”onpage14

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thissectionintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationtostartusingthe

computer.

Frontview

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure1.Frontview

1Camera(availableonsomemodels)2Microphones(availableonsomemodels)

3Powerbutton

4Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

5Trackpad6TrackPoint

®

buttons

7TrackPointpointingstick

8Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)

1

1Camera(availableonsomemodels)

Somemodelshaveanintegratedcamera.Usethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.For

moreinformation,see“Usingthecamera”onpage40

.

2Microphones(availableonsomemodels)

Themicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhenusedwithaprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.

3Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forhowtoturnoffthe

computer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage19.

Ifyourcomputerisunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonfor

fourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstopsresponding”onpage97.

Youalsocandeﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn

offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton

does,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,clickthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationareaonthetaskbar.

2.Morepoweroptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Somemodelshaveaﬁngerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidesasimpleand

secureuseraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprintwithpasswords.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthe

ﬁngerprintreader”onpage67.

ThinkPad

®

pointingdevice

5Trackpad

6TrackPointbuttons

7TrackPointpointingstick

ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareall

partofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourﬁngersfromatypingposition.Formore

information,see“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage26.

8Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)

Somemodelsmighthavemulti-touchscreens.Themulti-touchscreenenablesyoutouseyourcomputer

withsimpletouchgestures.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage21.

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Right-sideview

Note:Yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure2.Right-sideview

1AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector2USB3.0connector

3MiniDisplayPort

®

connector4Fanlouvers

5Security-lockslot

1AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

TheAlwaysOnUniversalSerialBus(USB)3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,

suchasaUSBprinteroradigitalcamera.

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand

smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Tochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisdisconnectedfromacpowerandisinhibernationmodeoris

turnedoff,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:

1.StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.

2.SelectEnableAlwaysOnUSB.

3.SelectthecorrespondingoptiontoenableUSBchargeevenwhenthecomputerisoff.

4.ClickOKorApply.

•ForWindows8.1:

1.PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.

2.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.

3.IntheEnableAlwaysOnUSBarea,slidethecontroltotherighttoenabletheAlwaysOnUSB

connector.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

4.SelectthecorrespondingoptiontoenableUSBchargeevenwhenthecomputerisoff.

5.ClickOKorApply.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

2USB3.0connector

TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinteroradigital

camera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

3MiniDisplayPortconnector

UsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or

high-deﬁnitiontelevision.Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthat

canplugintoDVI,VGA,orHigh-DeﬁnitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI™)connectors.TheminiDisplayPort

connectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellasvideostreaming.

4Fanlouvers

Thefanlouversandtheinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,

especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.

Note:Toensureproperairﬂow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.

5Security-lockslot

Toprotectyourcomputerfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthatﬁtsthesecurity-lock

slottolockthecomputertoastationaryobject.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity

feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

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