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Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Locating important product information . . . . . . 9
Machine type and model label. . . . . . . . 9
FCC ID and IC Certification information . . . . 9
Certificate of Authenticity label . . . . . . 10
Genuine Microsoft label . . . . . . . . . 10
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
7 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
8 or Windows 8.1 operating system . . . . 15
Lenovo programs overview . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 19
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . . . 19
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the multi-touch screen . . . . . . . . . 21
Special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the ThinkPad pointing device . . . . . . 26
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Checking the battery status. . . . . . . . 28
Using the ac power adapter. . . . . . . . 29
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 29
Maximizing the battery life . . . . . . . . 30
Managing the battery power . . . . . . . 30
Power-saving modes . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting to the network . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ethernet connections . . . . . . . . . . 31
Wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . 31
Presentations and multimedia. . . . . . . . . 36
Changing display settings . . . . . . . . 36
Connecting a projector or an external
monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the Extend desktop function. . . . . . . 37
Setting up a presentation . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the AMD Switchable Graphics feature . . . 39
Using audio features . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using a flash media card. . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 3. You and your computer . . 43
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ergonomic information. . . . . . . . . . 43
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . 44
Traveling with your computer . . . . . . . . . 45
Travel tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Travel accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 4. Security . . . . . . . . . . 47
Attaching a mechanical lock . . . . . . . . . 47
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Typing passwords . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power-on password. . . . . . . . . . . 48
Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hard disk passwords . . . . . . . . . . 50
Hard disk security . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Setting the security chip . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using the fingerprint reader. . . . . . . . . . 54
Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive,
solid-state drive, or hybrid drive . . . . . . . . 56
Using firewalls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 5. Recovery overview . . . . 59
Recovery overview for the Windows 7 operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Creating and using a recovery media . . . . 59
Performing backup and recovery operations . 60
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . 61
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . 62
Reinstalling preinstalled applications and
device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . 64
Recovery overview for the Windows 8 and
Windows 8.1 operating systems. . . . . . . . 64
Refreshing your computer . . . . . . . . 64
Resetting your computer to the factory default
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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