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IdeaPad Y470/ Y570 Read the safety notices and important tips in the included manuals before using your computer . ©Lenovo China 2010 New World. New Thinking.
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1 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer To p v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
2 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Y570 Integrated camera Use the camera for vid eo communication. Built- in micr ophone The built-in microphone (with no ise reduction) c an be used for video conferencing , voice narration, or simple aud io recor dings.
Chapter 1. Gett ing to k now yo ur computer 3 P ower button Press this button to turn on the computer . OneKey Rescue system button Press this button to start OneKey Rescue system w hen the computer is pow ered off. Note: For details , see “OneK ey Rescue sy stem” on page 29.
4 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Left-side view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y470 Y570 VG A po r t Connects to external display devices.
Chapter 1. Gett ing to k now yo ur computer 5 Headphone j ack Connects to external h eadphones. Attent ion: • Listeni ng to music at high vol ume over ex tended period s of time may da mage your h earing.
6 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Right-side view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Chapter 1. Gett ing to k now yo ur computer 7 Fr ont v iew - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
8 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Bottom view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Chapter 1. Gett ing to k now yo ur computer 9 Y570 Battery latch - spring loaded The spring-loaded battery latch keeps the battery pack secur ed in place. Battery pack For d etails , see “Using A C adapt er and bat tery ” on page 12 . Battery latch - manual The manual battery latch is used to keep the battery pack secured in place.
10 Chapter 2. Learning the basics First u se - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
Chapter 2. Learning the basics 11 Putting y our compute r into sleep s tate or shutting it down When you finish working with yo ur computer , you can put it into sle ep state or shut it down. Putting your computer into s leep state If y ou will b e aw ay f rom y ou r co mpu ter for onl y a s hor t ti me, put the comp u ter in to slee p s tat e.
12 Chapter 2. Learning the basics Using A C adapter and battery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Chapter 2. Learning the basics 13 Usin g the touchp ad - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
14 Chapter 2. Learning the basics Using the keybo ard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Chapter 2. Learning the basics 15 Function ke y combinations Through the use of the function keys, you can change operational features in stantly .
16 Chapter 2. Learning the basics The following describes the featur es of each function key . Fn + Esc: T urn on/off t he integrated camer a. Fn + F1: Enter sleep mode. Fn + F2: T urn on/off t he backlight of th e LCD screen. Fn + F3: Open the i nterface for the displa y device sw itch to se lect this notebook or an ext ernal d ispl ay .
Chapter 2. Learning the basics 17 Connec ting exte rnal devic es - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y our computer h as a wide ran ge of built- in featur es and co nnection ca pabilities.
18 Chapter 2. Learning the basics Connecting a Bluetooth de vice If your compute r has an integrated Bluetooth adapter car d, it can connect to and transfer data wireles sly to oth er Blu eto oth enabled de vices, such as notebo ok computer s, PDAs and cell phones.
Chapter 2. Learning the basics 19 Special ke ys and b uttons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
20 Chapter 2. Learning the basics OneKe y Theater b utton Lenovo OneKey Theater provides fiv e scenario modes for using your computer in di fferent ways: nor mal mode, movie mode, music mod e, picture mode, and intel ligent mode.
Chapter 2. Learning the basics 21 Thermal man agement button The thermal management button can be used to switch the computer between differ ent work modes an d thus con trol the speed at wh ich the heat dissipation fan spins . Y o u can choose between standard , s uper silent , or ef ficie nt therma l dissipat ion mode.
22 Chapter 2. Learning the basics System status indicator s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - These indicat ors inform you of the computer status.
Chapter 2. Learning the basics 23 Caps loc k indica tor Num lock in dica tor Hard disk drive indicator T ouchpa d indicator P ower status indicator Battery status indicator Wireless communication indi.
24 Chapter 2. Learning the basics Secu ri ng your co mp uter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
Chapter 2. Learning the basics 25 Enablin g NVIDIA ® Optimus™ (on select mode ls) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Opti mus is a G PU swi tchin g mec hanis m whi ch aut oma tica lly swit ches the act ive GP U to perform image-r endering tasks.
26 Chapter 2. Learning the basics Usin g NVID IA ® 3D Vis i on™ t echn ol ogy (on se l ect mod els ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3D V ision is a technology devis ed by NVIDIA , which deliver s an imme rsive 3D experi ence on your PC or workstation.
27 Chapter 3. Conn ecting to the Interne t As a global network, the Inter net connects co mputers worldwide, pr oviding service s such as e-mailing, informati on searching, electr onic comm erc e, W eb browsing and entertainme nt.
28 Chapter 3. Connecting to the Internet Wireless connecti on - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
29 Chapte r 4. OneK ey Re scue system OneK ey Rescue system - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
30 Chapter 5. T r oubleshooting Frequentl y asked questions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This section li sts fr equently a sked ques tions an d tells wh ere you can find det ailed an swers.
Cha pter 5. T rou bles hoot ing 31 When do I ne ed to restore the s ystem to the fa ctory status ? Y o u can use this featur e when your sys tem fail s or you need to r e-install your operating system. This will resto re your computer back to the initial st atus when yo u first booted up your computer after receiving i t from the sto re.
32 Chapter 5. T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you do not find your proble m here, s ee Chapter 2.
Cha pter 5. T rou bles hoot ing 33 Sleep or hiber nation pr oble ms The critical low-batte ry e rror message a ppear s, and the computer imm ediately tur ns off. • The battery power is getting low . Connect the AC adapter to the computer , or replace the battery with a fully charged one.
34 Chapter 5. T roubleshooting Battery problems Y our comput er shuts down before the batter y status in dicator shows empty . -or- Y our comput er operates after the batter y statu s indicato r shows empty . • Discharge and r echarge the battery . The operat ing time for a ful ly charged b atter y is s hor t.
Cha pter 5. T rou bles hoot ing 35 For mor e technical support, please visit consumer pr oduct website htt p://co nsumers upport .len ovo.co m . Other pr oblems Y our compu ter doe s not resp ond. • T o turn off your co mputer , press and hold the power button for 4 seconds or m ore.
36 Appendix. CRU instructions Replacin g the batter y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Appendix . CRU instructio ns 37 Replacin g the h ard di sk drive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
38 Appendix . CRU instructio ns T o replace th e hard disk d rive, do the f ollowing: 1 T urn off the computer; then disconnect the AC adapter and all cables f rom the computer . 2 Close the computer d isplay , and then turn t he computer over . 3 Remove the ba ttery pack.
Appendix . CRU instructio ns 39 5 Remo ve th e frame fixi ng screws . 6 Pull t he tab in the directio n sho wn by arrow . c c c d d.
40 Appendix . CRU instructio ns 7 T ake out the h ard di sk drive secu red in a metal f rame . 8 Remove th e screws and detach the m etal frame f rom the ha rd disk drive.
Appendix . CRU instructio ns 41 Replacing memor y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
42 Appendix . CRU instructio ns 6 If two DD R3 SDRA Ms are already inst alled in the m emory sl ot, remove on e of them to make room for the new one by pressing out on the latches on both edges of the socket at the same time. Be sure t o save the ol d DDR3 SDRAM for f uture use.
Appendix . CRU instructio ns 43 T o make sure that the DDR3 SD RAM is insta lled corr ectly , do as follows: 1 T urn the computer on. 2 Hol d F2 during sta rtup. The BIOS setup utili ty screen op ens. The System M emory item shows the total amount of memo ry installed in your computer .
44 Appendix . CRU instructio ns Remo ving the optical drive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
45 T radem arks The following ter ms are trademarks o r registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United State s, other countries, or both. Lenovo Ide aPa d OneK ey Ve r i F a c e Micr osoft and W indows ar e trademar ks of Micros oft Corporat ion in the United States, othe r countries, or both.
To refer to it, go to http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/ and click User guides and manuals . Regulatory Notice First Edition (December 2010) © Copyright Lenovo 2010. Before using the product, be sure to read Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide first.
IdeaPad Y470/ Y570 Read the safety notices and important tips in the included manuals before using your computer . ©Lenovo China 2010 New World. New Thinking.
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