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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
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Locating important product information . . . . . . 9
Machine type and model label. . . . . . . . 9
FCC ID and IC Certication number label . . . 9
Certicate of Authenticity label . . . . . . 10
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
7 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
8 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . 14
An introduction to Lenovo programs . . . . 15
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 19
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . . . 19
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . 19
Special keys and buttons . . . . . . . . . . 21
Function key combinations . . . . . . . . 21
Windows key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the UltraNav pointing device. . . . . . . 23
Using the TrackPoint pointing device . . . . 23
Using the touch pad. . . . . . . . . . . 25
Disabling the UltraNav pointing device and
using an external mouse . . . . . . . . . 26
Adding the UltraNav icon to the Windows
notication area . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Checking the battery status. . . . . . . . 26
Using the ac power adapter. . . . . . . . 27
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 27
Maximizing the battery life . . . . . . . . 27
Managing the battery power . . . . . . . 28
Power-saving modes . . . . . . . . . . 28
Handling the battery. . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting to the network . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ethernet connections . . . . . . . . . . 31
Wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . 31
Presentations and multimedia. . . . . . . . . 35
Changing display settings . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting a projector or an external
monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using dual displays . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using audio features . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the integrated camera . . . . . . . . . 38
Using a ash media card. . . . . . . . . . . 39
Inserting a ash media card. . . . . . . . 39
Removing a ash media card . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 3. You and your computer . . 41
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ergonomic information. . . . . . . . . . 41
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . 42
Traveling with your computer . . . . . . . . . 43
Travel tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Travel accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 4. Security . . . . . . . . . . 45
Attaching a mechanical lock . . . . . . . . . 45
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Passwords and sleep mode. . . . . . . . 45
Typing passwords . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power-on password. . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hard disk passwords . . . . . . . . . . 46
Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hard disk security . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting the security chip . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive
or solid-state drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using rewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 5. Recovery overview . . . . 53
Recovery overview for the Windows 7 operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Creating and using a recovery media . . . . 53
Performing backup and recovery operations . 54
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . 55
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . 56
Reinstalling preinstalled programs and device
drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . 57
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