Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Y510 Lenovo
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Includes: User Guide Lenovo IdeaPad Y510 • Important safety information • Tips for taking care of your computer • Function and features • Service and troubleshooting • Warranty information L.
First Edition (November 2007) Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the following: • Safety and Warranty Guide included in the pack age with this publication. • Wireless related information in “Appendix D. Notices,” on page 58.
i Lenovo IdeaPad Y510 Read This First ............. .............. ........ ii Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer ................ .............. ..... 1 Top View . .......... ............ ............ .......... ....1 Left-side V iew ..........
ii Read This First When your computer is turned on or the battery is charging, the base, the palm rest, and some other parts may become hot. Avoid keeping your hands, your lap, or any other part of your body in contact with a hot section of the computer for any extended length of time.
Read This First iii Before moving your computer, do one of the following: turn it off or press Fn + F1 to put it in sleep mode. Before moving the computer, make sure that the power on indicator is off. This will help t o prevent damage t o the hard disk drive, and pos sible loss of dat a.
1 Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Top View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer 2 a Integrated camera (Sp ecific model s only) The integrated built-in camera allows picture taking or video recording, and can be used with video conferencing and other interactive applications. Note: The camera can only b e used when it i s turned on.
3 Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Left-side View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a AC power adapter jack Connect the power adapter here to supply power t o the computer and charge the internal battery.
Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer 4 c Fan louvers The fan louvers allow warm air to exit the computer. Â Important: Make sur e th at p ape r, b ook s, c lot hin g, cables or other objects do not block any of the fan louvers or else overhe ating of the computer may occur.
5 Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Right-side View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a Headphone/SPDI F jack (external) The headphone jack is used to connect headphones or a speaker.
Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer 6 d S-video jack Use this connect or to directly connect an external video device. This computer supports standard S-video through an S-video cable. e Optical drive (types vary by model) Your computer comes with an opt ical device, suc h as a CD-ROM drive or a DVD/CD recordable drive.
7 Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Bottom View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a Subwoofer The multimedia subwo ofer features a super bass effect wh ile you are watching movies or enjoying music.
Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer 8 c Battery pa ck The battery pack provides power for th e computer when no AC power source is available. If the AC adapter is conne cted to the computer, the battery pack is automatically charged. For details on “Using battery and AC adapter”, see page 28.
9 Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer Front View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer 10 a Array Micr ophone (bu ilt-in) The built-in micro phone (with noise redu ction) can be used fo r video conferencing, voice narration, or simple audio recordings. b System status i ndicators For details on “System status indicators”, see page 19.
11 Chapter 2. Using Your Computer Putting your computer to Sleep or Shutting It Down - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - When you finish working wi th your computer, you can put it to sleep or shut it down.
Chapter 2. Using Your Comp uter 12 Adjusting the display - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - After you begin working with your computer, you might n eed to ad just your display to achieve its optimum performance.
13 Chapter 2. Using Your Compu ter Using the Touch Pad - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The touch pad consists o f a pad a and two click buttons at th e bottom of the keybo ard.
Chapter 2. Using Your Comp uter 14 Using the Keyboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Your computer has a numeric keypad and fu nction keys incorporated in the standard keyboard .
15 Chapter 2. Using Your Compu ter Function Key Combinations Through the us e of the func tion keys, you c an change operati onal features in stantly. To use this function, press and hold the Fn key a ; then press one of the function keys b . The following describes the features of each function key.
Chapter 2. Using Your Comp uter 16 Special keys and buttons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Your comput er has several specia l keys and butt ons. Novo button The Novo b u t to n f u n c t i o n s a s O ne K e y R e c o v e r y k e y ; us e w i t h c a u t i o n .
17 Chapter 2. Using Your Compu ter Touch inductive panel and multi-me dia buttons Touch inductive panel ( a ~ l ) a Mute/unmute the sound . b Open user define util ity.
Chapter 2. Using Your Comp uter 18 Equalizer buttons* h Jazz i Pop j Dance k Classic l Normal Multi-media bu ttons ( m ~ n ) m Switch between Multi-media control buttons and Equalizer but tons. n Change volume. * Press the m to switch between Multi -media control buttons ( 4 ~ 7 ) and Equalizer buttons ( 8 ~ l ).
19 Chapter 2. Using Your Compu ter System status indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The system status indicators show th e current stat us of your comput er.
Chapter 2. Using Your Comp uter 20 c Caps Lock Blinking Blue : The Capital Lock function is acti vated. The Capital Lock function allows typing in all upper case le t t e r s ( s u c h a s A , B , C ) . W h e n t h e Caps Lock light is off, lower case letters are entered.
21 Chapter 2. Using Your Compu ter Playing a CD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You can listen to yo ur CDs with various appli cations, such as Shu ttle Center, Windows Media Player, or Windows Media Center, and so on.
Chapter 2. Using Your Comp uter 22 Using the Integrated Camera - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - With the built-in camera, you can take ph ot os or movies and use wi th various applications, such as E asyCapture, MSN or Yahoo! Messenger, and so on.
23 Chapter 2. Using Your Compu ter Make sure that only authorized individual s access your computer. Establishing different kinds of passwords requires th at other po ssible users know the proper pas swords in order to access your computer or your data.
Chapter 2. Using Your Comp uter 24 3 Select Se t Supervisor Password , and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor Password window opens. 4 Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphan umeric characters in any combinat ion . Type it in the E nter New Password field.
25 Chapter 2. Using Your Compu ter 3 Select Set User Password , and press the Enter key. The Set User Passwo rd window opens. 4 Choose your user password, which ca n be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combin atio n. Type it in the Enter New Pa ssword field.
Chapter 2. Using Your Comp uter 26 You need to set a master password and a user password b oth as the Hard Disk Password. Either of the passwords can be used to get access to the Hard disk. Any change or removal to the master password deletes t he user password.
27 Chapter 2. Using Your Compu ter Changing o r Removing the HDD Password s To change or remove the H DD password , do as follows : To change the HDD us er password, select Change HDD User Password and enter the new password in the Enter New Password f i e l d , a n d r e t y p e i t t o v e r i f y i t i n t h e Confirm New Password field.
Chapter 2. Using Your Comp uter 28 Using battery and AC adapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - When you need to use your computer away from electrical outlets, you depend on battery power to keep your computer running. Different computer components consume power at different rates.
29 Chapter 2. Using Your Compu ter The AC adapter th at comes with your compu ter has two basic compo nents: 1 The transformer pack that con verts AC power for use with the computer. 2 The power cord that plugs into the AC outlet and into the transfo rmer pack.
Chapter 2. Using Your Comp uter 30 Note: To increase the life of the battery, the co mp uter does not start recharging the battery if the remaining power is n o less than 95 percent. Handling the Batte ry Å Danger: Do not attempt to d isassemble or modi fy the battery pack.
31 Chapter 3. Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This section lists frequently asked questions an d tells where you can find detail ed answers. For details about each pu blication included in th e package with your co mputer, see ”IdeaPad Y510 Setup Poster”.
Chapter 3 . Trouble shooting 32 Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you do not find your proble m here, see Chapter 2.
33 Chapter 3. Troubleshooti ng My screen goes blank while the computer is on. Your screen saver or power management ma y be enabled. Do one of the follow ing to exit from the screen saver or to re sume from sleep or hibernation mode: Touch the touch pad.
Chapter 3 . Trouble shooting 34 The computer enters sleep mode (the slee p indicator turns on) imme diately after Power-on self-test (POST). Make sure that: The battery is charged. The operating temperature is within the a cceptable range. See “Specifications” on page 57.
35 Chapter 3. Troubleshooti ng Computer Screen Problems The screen is blank. Do the following: If you are using the AC adapter, or using the battery, and the battery status indicator is on (is blue), press Fn + to make the screen brighter.
Chapter 3 . Trouble shooting 36 Incorrect char acters appear o n the screen. Did you install the operatin g system or a pplication program correctly? If they are installed and con figured correctly, have the computer serviced. Missing, di scolored, or bright dots a p pear on the scre en every time yo u turn on your computer.
37 Chapter 3. Troubleshooti ng Battery Problems The battery cannot b e fully charged by the power-off method in the standard charge tim e for your comp uter. For details, See “Checking Ba ttery Status” in Chapter 2. Your compu ter shuts down be fore the batter y status indica tor shows emp ty.
Chapter 3 . Trouble shooting 38 Other Problems Your computer do es not respond. To turn off your computer, press and hold the Power button for 4 seconds or more. If the computer still does not respond, rem ove the AC adapter and the battery. Your computer might lock when it en ters sleep mode during a communication operation.
39 Chapter 4. Getting Help and Service Getting Help and Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you need help, service, technical assist ance, or ju st want more information about Lenovo computers, you will fin d a wide variety of sources avail able from Lenovo to assist you.
Chapter 4. Getting Help and Service 40 Engineering change manageme nt - Occasion ally, there might be changes that are required after a product has been sold. Lenovo or your re seller, if authorized by Lenovo, will make selected Engine ering Changes (ECs ) available that apply to your hardware.
41 Chapter 4. Getting Help and Service Getting Help around the World - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you travel with your computer or relocate it to a country where your L.
42 Chapter 5. Safety, Use, and Care Information Caring Your Computer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Though your computer is design ed to function reliably in normal work environments, you need to use common sense in handling it.
43 Chapter 5. Safety, Use, and Care Information f r o m y o u r b o d y o r c l o t h i n g t o t h e c o m p u t er, it poses the same risk of a computer malfunction. Your computer is designed and manufactured to minimize any effects of elect rostatic charge.
Chapter 5. Safety, Use, and Ca re Information 44 Handle Storage Media and Drives Properly If your computer comes wi th an optical drive, do not touch the surface of a disc or the lens on the tr ay. Wait until you hear th e CD or DVD click into the center pivot of an optical drive before closin g the tray.
45 Chapter 5. Safety, Use, and Care Information Before you install any of the followin g devices, touch a metal table or a grounded metal object. This action reduces any stat ic electricity from your body. The static electricity could damage the device.
Chapter 5. Safety, Use, and Ca re Information 46 Cleaning Your Computer Keyboard 1 Absorb some isopropyl rubbi ng alcohol on a soft, dust-free cloth. 2 Wipe each keytop surface wi th the cloth. Wipe the keys one by one; if you wipe several keys at a time, the cloth may ho ok on to an adjacen t key and possi bly damage it.
47 Chapter 5. Safety, Use, and Care Information Accessibility and Comfort - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A s y our com put er e na bl es y ou t o w or k in so m an y p lac es, i t i s i mpo rta nt t hat you rem ain attentive to good posture, good lighting , and proper seating.
Chapter 5. Safety, Use, and Ca re Information 48 General Posture: Below are some general recommend ations for assuming a healthy working posture. It is best to periodically make minor modificati ons in your working posture to deter the onset of discomfort caused b y long periods of working i n the same p o s i t i o n .
49 Chapter 5. Safety, Use, and Care Information Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - An important part of owning your computer is main tenance.
Chapter 5. Safety, Use, and Ca re Information 50 Update device drivers an d BIOS when n eeded. Profile your machine at htt p ://consumersupport.lenovo.com to keep up to date with current drivers and revisions. Keep up t o da te o n de vi ce dr ive rs o n ot her non-Lenovo hardware.
51 Appendix A. Warranty Information This Appendix provides information rega rding the warranty period and type of warranty service applicable to you r Lenovo hardware product in your country or region.
Appendix A. Warranty Information 52 Types of Warranty Servic e 1 Customer Replaceable Unit (“CRU”) Service Under CRU Service, your Servi ce Provider will ship CRUs to yo u for you to install. Most CRUs are easy to install whereas others may require some technica l skill an d tools.
53 Appendix A. Warra nty Information Lenovo Warranty Service Telephone Numbers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
54 Appendix B. Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) are co mputer parts that can be upgraded or replaced by the customer .
55 Appendix C. Features and Specifications Features - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Appendix C. Features and Spec ifications 56 ExpressCard slot 54 mm Express Card (new card) Optical driv e CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW/DVD ROM or CD-RW/ DVD Recordable depending on the model .
57 Appendix C. Features an d Specifications Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
58 Appendix D. Notices Notices - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lenovo may not offer the products, services, or featu res discussed in this d ocument in all countries.
59 Appendix D. Notices The products descri bed in this documen t are not intended for use in implantatio n or other life support applications where malfunction may res ult in injury or death to persons. The information contain ed in this do cument does not affect or change Lenovo product specifications o r warranties.
Appendix D. Notices 60 Wireless related information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wireless Interoperability Wireless LAN PCI Express Mini Card is designed to .
61 Appendix D. Notices Usage Environment and Your Health Wireless LAN PCI Express Mini Card and Bluetooth Daughter Card emit radi o frequency electromagnetic energy like other radio devices. However, the level of energy emitte d is far much less than the electromagnetic en ergy emitted by wireless devices like for example mobile phones.
Appendix D. Notices 62 Electronic Emissions Notices - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The following information refers to IdeaPad Y510, machine type 15303.
63 Appendix D. Notices Responsible party: Lenovo (United States) Incorporated 1009 Think Place - Building One Morrisville, NC 27650 U.S.A. Telephone: (919) 294-5900 Industry Canada Class B Emission Co mpliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus co mplies with Canadian ICES-003.
Appendix D. Notices 64 Japanese VCCI Class B Statement Japanese compl iance for pr oducts less tha n or equal to 20A per phase. Lenovo product service information for Taiwan - - - - - - - - - - - .
65 Appendix D. Notices EU WEEE Statements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipmen t (WEEE) mark appl ies only to countries within the European Union (E U) and Norway.
Appendix D. Notices 66 Disposing of a Lenovo Computer Compone nts Some Lenovo computer products sold in Japan may have comp onents that contain heavy metals or other environmental sensit ive substances.
67 Appendix D. Notices Notice on Deleting Data from Your Hard Disk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - As computers spread into every corner of lif e, they process more and more information.
Appendix D. Notices 68 Lenovo may not offer the products, services, or featu res discussed in this d ocument in all countries. Consult yo ur local Lenovo representative for informatio n on the products and services currently available in your area.
69 Appendix D. Notices The materials at those Web sites are not part of t he materials for this L enovo product, and use of those Web sites is at your own risk. Any performance data contained he rein was determined in a cont rolled environment. Therefore, the result obtained in other oper ating environments may vary significantly.
70 Index A AC adapter Jack ............. ............ ................ ............. .......... 3 Using ................ ................ ............. .............. 28 B Battery Charging . ............... ............. ................ ........ 29 Bluetooth Interoperability .
71 Index O Optical drive ................ ............... ............. .............. 6 P Password Problems ... ............. ............ ............. ............ 33 Using ........... ................ ............. ............ ...... 22 Power button .
Includes: User Guide Lenovo IdeaPad Y510 • Important safety information • Tips for taking care of your computer • Function and features • Service and troubleshooting • Warranty information L.
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