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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Locating important product information . . . . . . 8
Machine type and model label. . . . . . . . 8
FCC ID and IC Certication number label . . . 8
Certicate of Authenticity label . . . . . . . 9
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
7 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
8 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lenovo programs overview . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 17
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . . . 17
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the multi-touch screen . . . . . . . . . 19
Special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the ThinkPad pointing device . . . . . . 23
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Checking the battery status. . . . . . . . 25
Using the ac power adapter. . . . . . . . 25
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 26
Maximizing the battery life . . . . . . . . 26
Managing the battery power . . . . . . . 27
Power-saving modes . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting to the network . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ethernet connections . . . . . . . . . . 29
Wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . 29
Attaching an external monitor . . . . . . . . . 32
Changing display settings . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Extend desktop function. . . . . . . 34
Setting up a presentation . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the AMD Switchable Graphics feature . . . 35
Using audio features . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the integrated camera . . . . . . . . . 36
Using a media card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Inserting a media card . . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing a media card . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 3. You and your computer . . 39
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 39
Ergonomic information. . . . . . . . . . 39
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . 40
Traveling with your computer . . . . . . . . . 41
Travel tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Travel accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 4. Security . . . . . . . . . . 43
Attaching a mechanical lock . . . . . . . . . 43
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Passwords and sleep mode. . . . . . . . 43
Typing passwords . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power-on password. . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hard disk passwords . . . . . . . . . . 44
Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hard disk security . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Setting the security chip . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using the ngerprint reader. . . . . . . . . . 50
Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive
or solid-state drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using rewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 5. Recovery overview . . . . 55
Recovery overview for the Windows 7 operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Creating and using a recovery media . . . . 55
Performing backup and recovery operations . 56
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . 57
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . 58
Reinstalling preinstalled applications and
device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . 59
Recovery overview for the Windows 8 operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Refreshing your computer . . . . . . . . 60
Resetting your computer to the factory default
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Advanced startup options . . . . . . . . 60
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