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Read this rst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . vi
Conditions that require immediate action . . vii
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Locating computer controls, connectors, and
indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Right-side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Left-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bottom view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Locating important product information . . . . . . 8
Machine type and model information . . . . . 8
FCC ID and IC Certication information . . . . 8
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
7 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
8 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lenovo program overview . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 17
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . . . 17
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . 17
Special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Function keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Windows key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the ThinkPad pointing device . . . . . . 20
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Checking the battery status. . . . . . . . 22
Using the ac power adapter. . . . . . . . 23
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 23
Maximizing the battery life . . . . . . . . 23
Managing the battery power . . . . . . . 24
Power-saving modes . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting to the network . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ethernet connections . . . . . . . . . . 25
Wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using an external monitor . . . . . . . . . . 29
Changing display settings . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Extend desktop function. . . . . . . 31
Setting up a presentation . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using audio features . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using a media card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Inserting a media card . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing a media card . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 3. You and your computer . . 35
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ergonomic information. . . . . . . . . . 35
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . 36
Traveling with your computer . . . . . . . . . 37
Travel tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Travel accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 4. Security . . . . . . . . . . 39
Attaching a mechanical lock . . . . . . . . . 39
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Passwords and sleep mode. . . . . . . . 39
Typing passwords . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power-on password. . . . . . . . . . . 40
Hard disk passwords . . . . . . . . . . 40
Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hard disk security . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Setting the security chip . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the ngerprint reader. . . . . . . . . . 46
Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive
or solid-state drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using rewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 5. Recovery overview . . . . 51
Recovery overview for the Windows 7 operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Creating and using a recovery media . . . . 51
Performing backup and recovery operations . 52
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . 53
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . 54
Reinstalling preinstalled programs and device
drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . 55
Recovery overview for the Windows 8 operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Refreshing your computer . . . . . . . . 56
Resetting your computer to the factory default
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Advanced startup options . . . . . . . . 56
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