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Respective User s Dear us er , Thank you for purchas ing your new L enovo note book computer! Before using this produ ct, make s ure to read this us er guide carefu lly . W e ar e plea s ed th at you have c hosen Lenovo fo r your mobile computing needs.
Explanat ion of har d disk capacit y Dear u ser , While using you r computer , you may find that the nominal hard disk capac ity indi cat ed is som ewhat different from the di sk capac ity displ ayed by th e operati ng syste m. For examp le, a nom inal 40G B h ard dis k will ap pear as less than 40GB in the operati ng sy stem .
In a ddition, if a po rtion o f the har d disk space has been used f or some specifi c pur pose, then the c a pacity indi cated by the operating system will be e ven l ess th an X × 0.
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i Import ant safet y informat ion ...... iii Imp orta nt saf ety info rm atio n . . .. iii Chapte r 1. Getting t o know yo ur compute r ..... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ....... 1 Top v i ew .... ...... ......... ...... ..... ......... . 1 Lef t-side view .
ii Contents Appendix B. Use an d care inf or ma ti on .. .. .... .. .. .... .. . .. .... .. .. .... . 6 7 Caring fo r your co mputer ... ..... 67 Ac cess ib il ity a nd co mf or t ... ... ... 73 Maint enance ...... ...... ...... ...... ....... 7 5 Appendi x C.
iii Impor tant sa fety inf ormation Impor ta nt safety inf o rmation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thi s in for mat ion can h e lp you sa fely use y ou r no teb o ok p erso na l comp u ter . Follo w an d r et ai n all info rm at ion i nc lud ed wit h y our c om pu te r .
iv Impor tant safety in formation Unpac k Inspect t he covers of t he computer and th e AC adapter , especial l y parts with the following labels attached for any c r ack or damage. Danger: • Hazard ous voltage, curren t, and ene rgy levels a re pr esent insi de any c om pone nt th at has this la bel at tach ed .
Impor tant safety in formation v W orki ng place Do NOT use t he computer in hum id pl aces such as a bathr oom. Keep the c o mputer an d other parts a w ay fr om liquids. Danger: • An elect r ic s hock may be caused by s pilled liquid. Do NOT use the computer during a lightning storm.
vi Impor tant safety in formation On u sing Use ONL Y the pow er cor d, pow er adap te r and batt ery p ack shi pped with the computer and n ever use th em with another product . Be sur e the po w er o utlet is s uitable f or the plug a nd pr o vid es the corr ect voltage a nd curr ent for th e product you are i nstalling.
Impor tant safety in formation vi i Do N OT wra p the pow er cord aroun d the po wer ad apt er or other object s. Do NOT sq ueeze or pinch t he cord, or place heavy objects on it. Att e nti o n: • Str essing the c o r d may cause th e cor d to fray , cr ack or c r imp whic h may present a safety ha zard.
viii Impor tant safety in formation Service and upgrades Do NOT attempt to service a produc t yourself unle ss instru cted to do so by th e custom er supp ort cent er or your docum ent ation . Atte ntion: • Do NOT take r isks or a ttempt to diag nose the s i tuati on yourself.
1 Chapter 1. G ett ing to kno w y our computer To p v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Note: The illustrations in this manual may diff er from the actual prod uct.
2 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Atte ntio n: • Do NOT open the display panel beyond 135 d egree. When closing the display panel, be careful NOT to leave pens or any other obj ects in between the display panel and the keyboar d. Otherwise, the display pa nel may be d amaged.
Ch ap te r 1 . Get t ing to k now your co m p uter 3 Left-side view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fan lo u ve rs Dissipate intern a l heat.
4 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Righ t-side view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Integrated wireless device sw itc h Use this switch to turn on/of f the wir eless radio of all wi rel ess de vi ce s o n you r co mpu te r .
Ch ap te r 1 . Get t ing to k now your co m p uter 5 AC p ow e r adapter ja ck Connect the AC adapter here. Note: For details, see “Using AC adapter and ba ttery” on page 12. K ensingt on slot Attach a security loc k (not supplied) here. Note: For details, see “Attaching a security lock ( not supplied)” on page 24.
6 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Fr o nt vi e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M emo ry c ar d s lot Insert memory card s (not supplied) her e.
Ch ap te r 1 . Get t ing to k now your co m p uter 7 Bottom view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
8 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Battery latch spring loaded The spring-loaded b attery latch keeps the battery pack secur ed in place. M emo ry/ Har d disk drive(HDD) compar tmen t H o us es th e c o mp ut e r ’ s me m or y an d ha rd di s k dr i ve .
9 Chapter 2. Learning the basics Fir st use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Read th e man uals Read the suppl ied ma nuals before us ing y our c omputer .
10 Chapter 2. Learning the b asics T urn on th e c o mpu t er Pres s the p ow e r bu tton t o tu rn o n t h e co m pu t er . Config ure the op erating sy stem Y ou may need t o configur e the oper ating system w hen it is fi r st us ed. T he confi g uration pr ocess may i nclude the proc edures below .
Chapter 2 . Learning t he basics 11 T o put the computer i nto sleep sta te, do one of the foll o wing. • Cli ck and sele ct Sleep from the S tart men u . • Press Fn + F1 . T o wake th e computer , do o ne of the f o llow i ng. • Pr ess the po w er butt o n.
12 Chapter 2. Learning the b asics Using A C adapter and battery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chec king b attery status Y ou c an det erm ine the per cent a ge of b a t tery pow er r emain ing by usin g Wi n d o w s P ower Opti ons .
Chapter 2 . Learning t he basics 13 Re movin g the batt ery pac k If yo u are no t going t o use the computer fo r an extended peri o d of time, or if yo u need to se nd your compute r to Lenovo for se r vic e, etc. r emove t he batt ery pack fr om the computer .
14 Chapter 2. Learning the b asics Handling the batte r y If the r echa rgeable battery pack i s repl aced with an i ncorr ect type, the re may be danger of an exp lo s ion. The bat tery pa ck contai ns a small amount o f h ar m fu l sub s ta nc e s.
Chapter 2 . Learning t he basics 15 Using the touc hpad - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To u c h p a d T o m ove the cursor on the scr een, slide your fingertip ov er the pad in the direc tion to which you want the cursor to move.
16 Chapter 2. Learning the b asics Gestu r es The touc h pad rec ognizes certa i n ges tures, a nd allows for ea sy exec u tion o f action s such as zoom in/o ut, or s cro ll up/down, etc. Pinch zoom • Place two fingers down on th e T ouchPad sur f ac e.
Chapter 2 . Learning t he basics 17 Three-Finger Flick • Pla ce thr ee fingers, s lightly sepa rated, do wn on the T ouchPad s ur face. • Fli ck your fi ngers in a li near , co ntinuou s mot ion in th e desir ed dir ect ion, moving fr om on e side of the T ouchPad to the opposite side.
18 Chapter 2. Learning the b asics Using t he ke yboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y our computer has a numeric keypad and function keys i ncorporated in its standar d keyboard.
Chapter 2 . Learning t he basics 19 Fun c tio n key c o mb in at io n s Thr ough the use o f the funct ion keys, you can change oper a tiona l fe a tur es instan tly . T o use this funct ion , pr ess an d ho ld Fn , the n pres s one of the functi o n keys .
20 Chapter 2. Learning the b asics The following describe s the f eatur es of each functio n key . Fn + Esc: T urn on / of f the i ntegrated ca mera. Fn + F1: Enter sl eep mode. Fn + F2: T urn on/of f th e backlight f or the LCD sc reen. Fn + F3: Sh i ft t o ot h er co nnec te d dis pla y de vi ce s.
Chapter 2 . Learning t he basics 21 Special b uttons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y our com pu ter ha s seve ra l special b utt ons.
22 Chapter 2. Learning the b asics On eKe y Resc ue Sy stem button • When the computer is power ed-off , press this button to enter the OneKey Rescue System if Lenovo OneKey Rescue System has been pr einstalled. • In W indows ope rat ing syste m, press this but ton t o sta rt Lenov o On eKey Rec ove ry .
Chapter 2 . Learning t he basics 23 System st atus indica tor s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - These i ndicators inf orm you of the c o mputer st a tus.
24 Chapter 2. Learning the b asics Securing y our computer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Th is sec tion provid es info rm atio n ab o ut ho w to he lp pro tect you r computer f rom th eft and unauth orized use.
Chapter 2 . Learning t he basics 25 Using V eriF ace™ V eriFa ce is a face re cognit ion so ftwar e w hich takes a digi tal s napsh ot, extra cts key feat u r es of your face, and cr eates a digital map that beco mes the system ’s “p assword”.
26 Chapter 2. Learning the b asics Con necting external devices - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y our co mputer has a w ide range o f built-i n featur es and connectio n cap ab ilit i es.
Chapter 2 . Learning t he basics 27 Inserting a memory c ard 1 Gentl y pull t he dummy car d out o f t he memory ca rd slo t. 2 Push the ca rd direct ly in to th e m emo ry ca rd slot unt i l it reache s the end . Re mo ving a memory car d 1 Ge ntly pull the memor y car d o u t o f the memory car d slot .
28 Chapter 2. Learning the b asics Connectin g a univ ersal se rial b us (USB) de vice Y our computer com es with 2 USB ports and an eSA T A/USB port compa tible wi th USB devi ces.
29 Chapter 3. Using th e Internet As a global netw o rk, the Inte r net conn ects computers worldw ide, provid ing serv ice s suc h as e-ma ili ng , info rm atio n searchi ng, ele ctroni c commer ce, W eb bro wsing and en tertainment.
30 Chapter 3. Using the Internet Har dw are connectio n: Cable DSL Software configurat ion Consult your I nternet Servic e Provi d er (ISP) for deta ils on how to co nfigure your com puter . Note: The above d iagrams are for refer ence only . Actual connection method may va r y .
Chapter 3. Using the Internet 31 Wirel ess connection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W ir eless connecti on pr ovides mobi le access to the I nternet, all owing you to stay onli ne anyw here the wireless sign al cove rs .
32 Chapter 3. Using the Internet Using Wi-F i/WiMa x (specific m odels o nly) Enabling wi reless c onn ection T o en ab le wi reless comm un ica tio ns , do th e fol low ing : 1 Slide the in tegrated wir eles s dev ice switch to . 2 Pr es s Fn + F5 to ma ke con figur atio n.
Chapter 3. Using the Internet 33 Using M obile Br oadband (specifi c models on ly) Bef o r e getting s tarted w ith Mobi le Br oadband, you first need to ch oose a mobile network operator and make sure you are in the coverage area of the networ k.
34 Chapter 3. Using the Internet • A co nnection management ut ilit y to conn ect/disco nnect to you r Mobile Br oadba nd netwo rk. Inser ting the S IM card To i n s e r t t h e S I M c a r d : 1 T urn o ff the computer; then di s con nect the AC a dapter and all cabl es fr om the computer .
Chapter 3. Using the Internet 35 5 Put the battery back in place, turn the computer over again, and r econnect the cabl es. Remo ving the SIM car d To r e m o v e t h e S I M c a r d : 1 T u rn of f the c o mputer , the n disconnect t he AC adapte r and all c a bles fr om the computer .
36 Chapter 3. Using the Internet 4 Pull th e SIM car d out. 5 Put th e battery b a ck i n place, tur n the computer over again, a nd reco n ne ct the ca bl e s. Note: Never insert or r em ove the SIM card while the compu ter is on. Doing so may cause permanent damage to the SIM card as well as the S IM card r ead er .
37 Chapt er 4. On eKe y R escue Sys t em OneKey Resc ue Sys tem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Intr oductio n The Le no.
38 Chapter 4. OneKe y Rescue System Using Le no vo OneK ey Rec ov er y (Withi n Window s operating system ) In W indows oper a ting s ystem, d ouble click the OneKey Recovery Syste m Icon o n the desktop t o launch Lenovo OneKey Reco very .
Chapter 4. OneKe y Rescue System 39 Using L eno v o OneK ey Re scue Sy stem (Without Windo ws oper ating syste m) In t he event tha t the operat ing system can no t be loaded, fol l ow the steps below to access On eKey Rescue Syste m. • S hu t do wn y our co mput er .
40 Chapter 5. T r oubleshooting Frequentl y Asked Questi ons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This secti on lists freq uently asked questions and tell w here you can fi nd detailed answe r s.
Chapter 5. T roub lesh ooting 41 Whe re are the rec overy disc s? Y o ur co mputer di d not come wi th a r ecov ery di sc. F or an e xplan ation o f the alt ernat ive recove ry meth ods offered by L eno vo , see “Ch ap ter 4. OneKey Rescue System ” on page 3 7 .
42 Chapter 5. T r oubleshootin g Wha t can I do if the ba ckup pr ocess f ails? If you c an start th e backup featur e without a pr o blem, but it fails during the ba ckup proces s, please tr y the followin g steps: 1 Close other applications , then r estart the backup pr ocess.
Chapter 5. T roub lesh ooting 43 T r oubl eshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If yo u do n o t fi nd you r prob le m h ere, see C ha pte r 2 .
44 Chapter 5. T r oubleshootin g My scree n go es blank while th e co mpute r is o n. • Y our scr een saver or pow er management may be enabled . Do one of the follow ing to e xit fr om the scr een saver or to resume from sleep or hibernation mode: - T ouch the touchpad.
Chapter 5. T roub lesh ooting 45 Ke yboar d pr ob lems A num ber a ppe ar s whe n you enter a lette r . • The nu m eri c lock funct ion is on. T o disa ble it, pr ess Fn + Ins ert . Sle ep or hi bernat ion pro blem s The comput er enters sl eep mode un e x pect edly .
46 Chapter 5. T r oubleshootin g The co mp ute r does not re turn fr om sl eep m ode a nd does n ot work . • If the computer does no t return from s leep mode, it may have entered hibernation mode automatically because the battery is d epleted. Check the power indicator .
Chapter 5. T roub lesh ooting 47 Computer screen pr o blems The screen is blank. • Do th e following: - If yo u are us ing th e AC adapte r , or using the battery , and the battery status indic a tor is on, pr ess Fn + to make the scr een brighter .
48 Chapter 5. T r oubleshootin g Battery problems Y o ur comput er shu ts down before the b att er y st atu s indica tor show s emp ty . -or- Y o ur comput er ope rates after the bat ter y status indica tor show s emp ty . • Dischar g e and recharg e the battery .
Chapter 5. T roub lesh ooting 49 OneKey Rescue System p r oblems Backup can not be made. • Y ou are no t currently using a W ind ow s operatin g system . • There is not enoug h space to store the backed up data. Y ou wil l need t o fr ee m ore h ar d disk s pace on your system partition ( C drive).
50 Chapter 5. T r oubleshootin g The co nne cte d extern al device does no t wor k. • Do not connect or disconnect any external device cables othe r than Plug and Play (PnP) device while the computer power is on; otherwise, you might damage your com puter .
51 Chapter 6. Upgrading and replacing devi ces Replac ing the batte r y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T o replace the battery 1 T u rn of f the c o mputer , or enter hibernation mode.
52 Chapter 6. Upgrading an d replacing de vices 3 Unlock t he battery latches i n the unlocked po sition , remo ve the battery pack in the dir ectio n shown by th e arro w . 4 Install a fully charged battery . 5 T urn the c omput er ov er agai n. Conn ect the AC adapt er an d the c ables to th e computer aga i n.
Chapter 6. U pgrading an d replacing devices 53 Repl acing memo ry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y.
54 Chapter 6. Upgrading an d replacing de vices 5 Remove th e Hard disk driv e/ Memory c ompartment co ver. a. Remov e the scr ews tha t secu re the compart ment cover .
Chapter 6. U pgrading an d replacing devices 55 6 If two SO-D IMM s are already inst alle d in the m em ory slot , remov e on e of th em to make r oom for the new one by p r essing o ut on the la tches on bo th ed ges of the so cket at th e same time.
56 Chapter 6. Upgrading an d replacing de vices T o ma ke sur e that the SO-DIMM is insta lled co rrec tly , do a s follow s: 1 T urn th e computer on. 2 Hol d F2 during star tup. The BIOS Setu p Uti lity screen op ens. T he T ota l Mem ory item sh ow s the t otal am o un t of me mory i nsta lled in your comp uter .
Chapter 6. U pgrading an d replacing devices 57 Replac ing the hard disk d rive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y o u ca n incr ease the sto rage capaci ty of y our com pu ter by r eplac ing the har d disk drive with one of greater capacity .
58 Chapter 6. Upgrading an d replacing de vices T o r eplace th e har d disk drive, do the fo l lowi ng: 1 T urn o ff the computer; then di s con nect the AC a dapter and all cabl es fr om the computer . 2 Close th e computer displ a y , and then turn the c om puter over .
Chapter 6. U pgrading an d replacing devices 59 5 Remove the frame fi xing scr ew . 6 Pull the ta b in the d irec tio n sh ow n by arrow . 7 T a ke out the har d dis k drive se cured in a me tal fr ame . 8 Remo ve the sc rews a nd detach the metal frame f rom the har d disk driv e .
60 Chapter 6. Upgrading an d replacing de vices 9 Attac h the metal frame to a new har d dis k dr ive; then tighten the screws. 0 Put the har d di s k drive gen tly into the ha rd dis k drive bay with t he tab facin g upwar ds and the connec tors faci ng each o ther; then push it firm ly in to spac e.
Chapter 6. U pgrading an d replacing devices 61 The fo llowing table pr ovides a l ist of CRUs ( C ustomer R epl aceable U nits) for your com puter , and infor ms you of wh er e to find re plac ement inst ructio n s.
62 Appendix A. Getting help and ser vice If y ou need help , servi ce, tech nica l assi stan ce, or j ust w ant mo re inf orm atio n abou t Len ov o co mp ute rs, yo u wi ll find a wi de v ari ety of sources ava ilab le from Leno vo to assis t you.
Appendix A. Getting help and service 63 Getting h elp on t he W e b - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Le novo W eb s ite on the W o rld W ide W eb h as up-to-da te informati on about Len ovo comp uters and suppo rt.
64 Appendix A. Getting help and service • Engineering change management - Occasionally , there might be ch anges that are requ ired afte r a product ha s been sol d. L enovo or your r ese ller , if autho r iz ed by Lenovo, will ma ke select ed Engineeri ng Changes ( ECs) avai lable that ap ply t o your hardw are.
Appendix A. Getting help and service 65 If po s sible , be near yo ur comput er when you ma ke your c a ll in case the techn ical assis tance r epr es entati ve needs to help you r esolve a computer pr oblem. Please ensur e that you have downloa ded the most curr ent drivers and system updates , and r ecor ded inf ormation bef or e you call.
66 Appendix A. Getting help and service Getting help ar ound t he w orld - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you travel with your computer or.
67 Appendix B. Use a nd care inf ormation Caring f or y our computer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Though your c om puter is d esigned to function r eliably in n o rmal work envi ronments , you need t o use common sens e in handling it.
68 Appendix B. Use an d care in formation disch arge from your bod y or cl othin g to the com pute r , it poses t he same risk of a com puter malfunct ion. Y our c omput er is desi gned an d ma nu factured to mi nim ize any effects of electr osta tic cha rge.
Appendix B. Use an d care in formation 69 - When you in stall a static- sen sitive optio n or CRU , touch the st atic- pr otective pa ckage conta ining the p art t o a metal expansion-sl o t c over or o ther unpainted metal s urface on the computer f o r at least t w o seco nds.
70 Appendix B. Use an d care in formation • When picki ng up your open co mputer , hold it by t he bottom. D o not pick up or hold yo u r co mpu ter by the displa y . • Use a qualit y carryi ng case t hat provides adequat e cushio n and pr o tecti on.
Appendix B. Use an d care in formation 71 Data s afety • Do not del ete un know n file s or ch ange the nam e of fi les or directorie s tha t wer e not cr eated by you; otherwis e, your computer softwar e might fail t o work .
72 Appendix B. Use an d care in formation • Regis ter your Lenovo pro ducts with L enovo (r efer to the W eb page : http: // cons um ersupp o rt.le nov o.co m ). Th is ca n help au thor it ies retu rn your computer to you if it i s lo s t or s tolen.
Appendix B. Use an d care in formation 73 Accessibi lity and comf or t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Er gonomic i nfo rmation W orkin g in the vi rtual office may mean adap ting to frequent chan ges in your envir onment.
74 Appendix B. Use an d care in formation What if y ou are trav eling? It ma y not be pos sible to o bserve the be st er go nomic practic es when you are using your computer while on the mo ve or in a casual s etting. Regar dless of the setting, try to observe as many of the tips a s possible.
Appendix B. Use an d care in formation 75 Mai nte nan ce - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - An i m portant pa rt of owning you r c o mputer i s mainte nance.
76 Appendix B. Use an d care in formation • Update device dr ivers and B IOS when needed. • Pr ofi le y our mach ine at h ttp://co nsume rsupp ort. lenov o.co m t o k ee p u p to d a te wi th curr ent driver s and revi s io ns. • Ke ep up to da te on dev ic e dr iv er s on ot her no n- Le no vo hard wa re.
Appendix B. Use an d care in formation 77 Cleani ng the co ver of y our comput er Occa sio na lly c lean your com put er as foll ow s: 1 Pr epar e a mixtu re o f a gentl e kitchen- use dete rgent (o ne that do es not cont ain abrasi ve p owd er or st rong che mic al s such as acid or alkal ine ).
78 Appendix B. Use an d care in formation Cleaning y our computer k eyboar d 1 Absor b so m e i sopropyl rub bing alc ohol o n a soft , d ust-free cloth . 2 W ipe each keyto p surface with t he cloth. W ipe th e keys one by on e; if you wipe several keys at a ti me, the cloth may h ook onto an adjacent key and possibly damage it .
Appendix B. Use an d care in formation 79 Cleani ng y our comput er displa y 1 Gentl y wipe the d i splay with a dry , soft l int-fr ee cloth. If you see a scrat chlike ma rk on your disp lay , it might be a stain t ransfer red fr o m the keybo ard w hen the co ver was pr essed fr om th e outside.
80 Appendix C. Leno v o limited w a rranty L505 -00 10-01 04/ 200 8 Th is L e no vo Limi t ed W a rra nt y ap pl ie s on ly t o L e no vo bra nde d ha rdwar e pr o ducts you purchased for your own use and not for resale. Th is Le no v o Limi t ed W a rra nt y is avai la bl e in othe r la ng uag es at w ww .
Appen dix C. Leno v o limite d warr anty 81 SOM E S T A TE S O R JU RISD IC TIO N S DO N OT AL LOW LIM IT A TI ON S ON HOW L ONG AN IMP LIED W ARRANTY L ASTS, SO THE A BOVE LI MIT A TION ON DURA TION MA Y NOT APP L Y TO YOU .
82 Appe ndix C. Le nov o limit ed warr anty S o m e p r o b l e m s c a n b e r e s o l v e d w i t h a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t t h a t y o u c a n i n s t a l l yourself called a “Customer Repla ceable Unit” or “CRU.” I f so, your Serv ic e P rovide r w ill s hip the C RU t o y ou for you to inst all.
Appen dix C. Leno v o limite d warr anty 83 Re placement o f a pr oduct o r part When the warranty service in volves the replaceme nt of a product or part, the r eplaced pr oduct or part becomes Lenovo’s pr operty and the r eplacement pr oduct or part be comes yo ur pr operty .
84 Appe ndix C. Le nov o limit ed warr anty Y our addi tional res ponsibilities Where appl icable, befo re service is pr o vided, you agr ee to: 1 follow the service r equest procedur es that your.
Appen dix C. Leno v o limite d warr anty 85 What t his wa r ranty d oes not co ver This warranty d oes not cover the following: • unint errupted or err o r -fr ee operation o f a pr oduct; • l.
86 Appe ndix C. Le nov o limit ed warr anty Limitati on of liab ility Lenovo is responsible for loss or dam age to your product only while it is: 1) i n your Service Pr ov ider ’s possession; or 2) in transit in those cases wh er e th e Servic e Pr ov ider i s r espo nsible for the tr ansp ortation .
Appen dix C. Leno v o limite d warr anty 87 UNDER NO CIRCUMST A NCES S H ALL L ENOVO, ITS SU PPLIERS, RESELLERS, OR SER VICE P R OVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY O F THE FOLLO W ING EVE N IF INFORMED OF THEI.
88 Appe ndix C. Le nov o limit ed warr anty arbitration proceedings, includin g a ll documents presented in such pr o ceedings, shall be conducted in the E nglish language, and th e English language version of this w arran ty pr evails over any other language v ersion in such pr oceedings.
Appen dix C. Leno v o limite d warr anty 89 Leno v o T urkey a ddress LENO V O TE CH N OLO G Y B.V . TURKIYE IST ANBUL SUBESI Beyb i G iz Plaz a, D ereboy u c ad .
90 Appe ndix C. Le nov o limit ed warr anty W a rran ty in f orma tion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Product o.
Appen dix C. Leno v o limite d warr anty 91 If r equired, your Service Pr ov ider will pr ov ide repair or exchange service depend ing on the type of warranty service specified for your product and the avail a ble servi ce. Scheduling of service wil l depend upon the time of your call, parts av ailability , an d other factors.
92 Appe ndix C. Le nov o limit ed warr anty 2 On-si te Service Under On-Site Service, your Ser v ice Pr ovider will e i ther r epair or ex change th e pro du ct at y ou r loca ti on . Y o u m ust p rov ide a su itab le wo rki ng area t o allo w disa ssem bly an d r e asse mb ly of the Le nov o product.
Appen dix C. Leno v o limite d warr anty 93 pr oduct as i t s ees fit. For Mail-in Ser v ice, the produc t will be r eturned to you at L enovo's expens e, unless your Service Provider s pecifies other w ise. 5 Pr oduc t Exc hange Servi ce Under Pr oduct Exchang e Servic e, Lenov o will ship a r eplac ement pr odu ct to your locatio n.
94 Appendix D . Cust omer replaceable uni t s (CRUs) Customer Replac eable Uni ts (CRUs) ar e computer pa rts that can be upgraded or r eplaced by t he customer .
Appendix D. Customer replaceable units (CRUs) 95 Y o u r computer conta ins the follow i ng types of in ternal CRUs : • I nternal CRUs ( locat ed behi nd an a ccess panel): These C RUs ar e isol ated parts within the computer that ar e concea l ed by an access panel tha t is typica lly sec u re d by eith er on e or two sc rews.
96 Appendix E. Not ices Notic es - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lenovo m ay not of fer the pr oduct s, servi c es, o r fea tures di scussed i n this docume nt in a ll c ountries .
Appen dix E. Notic es 97 expr ess or i m plied warranties in certain transactions, ther efor e, this statement may not appl y to yo u. Thi s in for mat ion cou ld in cl ud e tech n ica l in acc ur aci es or t yp ogr aph ic al errors.
98 Appendi x E. Notices made on development-l evel systems a nd ther e is no gu aran tee that thes e measur ements w i ll be the same o n generally a vail a ble sys tems. Furthermor e, some meas u r ements may h a ve been estimated thr ough extrapo lation.
Appen dix E. Notic es 99 ENER GY ST A R model in f ormat ion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ENERGY ST AR ® is a joint program of the U.
100 Appendi x E. Notices Lenov o encour ages yo u to m ake e fficient us e of energy an integr al pa rt of your day-to -day operations. T o help in this ende avor , Lenovo has preset the following pow.
Appen dix E. Notic es 101 Wireless re lated information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirele ss inter ope r abilit y W ir eless LAN P C I Expr.
102 Appendi x E. Notices • Gene r ic Obj ect Exchange •G e n e r i c O b j e c t P u s h • File T ransfer •S y n c h r o n i z a t i o n •A u d i o G a t e w a y • Headset •P r i n t e r.
Appen dix E. Notic es 103 r esult fr om de libe r ati ons o f pane ls and committe es of scie ntists who contin ua lly r eview a nd interp ret t he extensive r esear ch literatur e.
104 Appendi x E. Notices 3 Use of m ob ile d ev ice s o n b o ard a ircraft is ex p licit ly pro hib ite d b y man y air li nes c om pan ies , es pec ial ly d urin g t ake -o ff a nd la nd in g. The built-i n Mobile Bro a dband mo dule on your computer i s a low-power radi o t ransc e ive r .
Appen dix E. Notic es 105 Elect ronic emissions notices - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The fol lowi ng info rmat ion r efe rs to Lenov o Ide aPad U 15 0, mach ine type 20033 69 09.
106 Appendi x E. Notices avail able fr om Leno vo autho rized de a lers. Lenovo is not res p onsi ble f o r any ra di o or te lev ision inter fe rence ca used by usi ng o ther t han r ecommended c ables or c onnectors o r b y unauthoriz ed changes or modi f ica tions to this equipm ent.
Appen dix E. Notic es 107 A vis de co nf ormité à la rég lementat ion d’Indu strie Canada Cet ap pa reil n umé riqu e d e la clas se B est con fo rme à la n orme NM B-003 d u Canada.
108 Appendi x E. Notices Deuts chland: Einh altung des G eset z es über d ie ele ktrom agneti sche V er träg lichke it von Bet riebsm ittei n Dieses Pr o dukt entspricht dem “Gesetz über die elek.
Appen dix E. Notic es 109 Eur opean Union Compliance Sta tement Class B Complian ce European Unio n - Compliance to th e El ectromagn eti c Compati bility Directi ve This pr oduct is in co nformit.
110 Appendi x E. Notices Leno v o Pr oduct Se rvice Inf ormation Japane se VCC I Class B Sta tement.
Appen dix E. Notic es 111 Japa n Compliance Statement f or P ower line Ha rmonics A statem en t of com pli anc e to the IE C 61 000-3-2 har mon ics st anda rd is r equir ed fo r all prod ucts connect ing to th e power mai ns and rated less tha n 20A pe r phase .
112 Appendi x E. Notices WEEE and recyc ling stat ements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gen er al r e cyclin g st at em ent Lenovo en courages owners of informati o n tec hnology (IT ) equipment to r esponsibly r ecyc l e thei r equipment wh en it is no longer need ed.
Appen dix E. Notic es 113 EU WEEE s t a t e m e n t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The W aste Electr ical and Electr onic Equipment (WEEE ) mark applies only to countries within th e Eur opean Unio n (EU) a nd Nor w ay .
114 Appendi x E. Notices Japan r e c y c l i n g s t a t e m e n t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Collectin g and Rec yc ling a Dis u.
Appen dix E. Notic es 115 Dispos ing of a L enov o Computer Components Some Lenovo co mputer pr oduct s sold in Japan may have compon ents tha t con tain heavy m etals or other envir onmen tal sen s iti ve substanc es.
116 Appendi x E. Notices Notice f or u s e r s in t he U .S.A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ca lif orni a Perchl ora te Info rm atio n: Pro ducts co ntaini ng CR (mangane se diox ide) l i thiu m coin cell ba tteries may cont ain per chlora te.
Appen dix E. Notic es 117 • Form at your hard d isk, u sing th e soft ware for in itia li zing it. • Using the pr einstal led r ecovery pr ogram, bring the har d disk back to fa ctor y-sh ip st at e. Thes e operatio ns, however , only change the file al location of the data ; they do n ot de let e th e dat a itse lf.
118 Appendix F . Features and Spec ifications Model Name: IdeaP ad U150 Machine T ype 20033/6909 Note : The foll owing speci fication s may conta in techn ical inaccu racies or typo graphic al err ors. Lenov o re serves th e right to impr ove and/or ch ange specific ations at any time w ithout notice.
Appendi x F . Features and Sp ecifications 119 I/O P or ts USB USB 2.0 port x 2 eSA T A/ U SB combo port Com mu nica tion RJ - 45 port Au d io H eadphone/Mic-In Jack Video D-sub port/H DMI port Memo r.
120 T rad emark s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lenovo, Leno vo log o, IdeaPad, V eriFace, OneK ey are either r e gistered trademar ks or tr ademark s of Lenovo i n the United Sta tes and/o r other countries.
121 Inde x AC adap ter Usi ng .... ......... ...... ...... ..... ......... .. 12 Battery Char ging ..... ......... ...... ..... ...... ..... 12 Bluetoo th Co nnec ti ng ....... ...... ...... ........ ..... 28 Inte rope rabi lity ...... ...... ........
122 Inde x Lenovo Limited War rant y .... ........ ..... 8 0 Maintena n ce . ...... ...... ......... ...... ..... ..... 75 Micropho n e Built-in .... ...... ......... ...... ...... ........ . 2 No tic e Electr onic em issions ....... ..... ... 105 Num e ri c K eyp ad .
Inde x 123 Touchp ad ...... ......... ...... ...... ..... ......... .. 15 Tradema rks ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... 120 Troubleshoot ing .. ......... ...... ..... ...... ..... 43 VeriFace ... ......... ...... ...... ...... ........ .....
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