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Important safety information . . . . . . v
Service and upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Static electricity prevention. . . . . . . . . . . v
Power cords and power adapters . . . . . . . . vi
Extension cords and related devices . . . . . . . vi
Plugs and outlets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
External devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
General battery notice. . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Rechargeable battery notice . . . . . . . . . viii
Heat and product ventilation . . . . . . . . . viii
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Modem safety information . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Laser compliance statement . . . . . . . . . . x
Power supply statement . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . x
Additional important information. . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
7 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
8 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
An introduction to Lenovo programs . . . . . 6
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Locating connectors, controls, and indicators
on the front of your computer . . . . . . . . 9
Locating connectors on the rear of your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Locating components . . . . . . . . . . 12
Locating parts on the system board . . . . 13
Machine type and model label. . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 15
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . 15
Accessing Control Panel on the Windows 8
operating system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using Windows shortcut keys . . . . . . . 16
Using the blue ThinkVantage button . . . . 16
Using a ngerprint reader . . . . . . . . 16
Using the wheel mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adjusting audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
About your computer audio . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the volume from the desktop . . . . 17
Setting the volume from Control Panel . . . 18
Using CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Handling and storing CD and DVD media . . 18
Playing a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . 19
Recording a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3. You and your computer . . 21
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 21
Arranging your workspace . . . . . . . . 21
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Air circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Electrical outlets and cable lengths . . . . . 22
Register your computer with Lenovo . . . . . . 23
Moving your computer to another country or
region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Voltage-selection switch . . . . . . . . . 23
Replacement power cords . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 4. Security . . . . . . . . . . 25
Security features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Attaching an integrated cable lock . . . . . . . 26
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
BIOS passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Windows passwords . . . . . . . . . . 27
Conguring the ngerprint reader . . . . . . . 27
Using and understanding rewalls . . . . . . . 27
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 5. Installing or replacing
hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . 29
Installing or replacing hardware . . . . . . . . 29
Installing external options . . . . . . . . 29
Installing or removing the vertical stand . . . 30
Installing or removing the VESA mount
bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Removing the computer cover. . . . . . . 33
Installing or replacing a memory module. . . 35
Replacing the optical drive . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing the secondary hard disk drive. . . 42
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . 48
Replacing the ac power adapter . . . . . . 49
Replacing the ac power adapter bracket. . . 51
Replacing the power switch board . . . . . 53
Replacing the heat sink . . . . . . . . . 55
Replacing the microprocessor. . . . . . . 58
Replacing the hard disk drive bracket . . . . 60
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