Lenovo ThinkCentre E63z - Setting the Computer Volume; Setting the Volume from the Desktop; Setting the Volume from Control Panel

ToenabletheWakeonLANfunctionortheWakeUponAlarmfunctionontheWindows8.1operating
system,dothefollowing:
1.OpenControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound➙PowerOptions.
3.Intheleftpanel,clickChoosewhatthepowerbuttondoes.
4.IntheShutdownsettingsection,clearTurnonfaststartup.
Note:Ifthesettingsareunavailable,clickChangesettingsthatarecurrentlyunavailable.
5.ClickSavechanges.
Settingthecomputervolume
Anaudiocontrollerisbuiltintothecomputersystemboardtosupporttheaudioconnectorsonyour
computer.See“Audiofeatures”onpage36.Yourcomputermightalsohaveahigh-performanceaudiocard.
Theaudiocardenablesyoutoenjoysoundwithmultimediaapplications,recordandplaybacksound,and
workwithspeech-recognitionsoftware.Theconnectorsontheaudiocardvarybyaudiocard.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetthecomputervolumefromthedesktopandControlPanel.
Settingthevolumefromthedesktop
Tosetthecomputervolumefromthedesktop,dothefollowing:
1.Clickthevolumeicononthetaskbar.Youcanlocatethetaskbaratthebottom-rightcornerofthe
desktop.
2.Movetheslideruptoincreaseordowntodecreasethevolume.Clickthemute-speakericontoturnoff
theaudio.
Ifthevolumeiconisnotonthetaskbar,addthevolumeicontothetaskbar.Toaddthevolumeicon,
dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙AppearanceandPersonalization.
2.IntheTaskbarandStartMenusection,clickCustomizeiconsonthetaskbar.
3.ClickTurnsystemiconsonoroffandchangethevolumebehaviorsfromOfftoOn.
4.ClickOKtosavethenewsettings.
•ForWindows8.1:
1.OpenControlPanel,andclickAppearanceandPersonalization.
Note:FordetailedinformationonhowtoopenControlPanelonWindows8.1,see“Accessing
ControlPanelontheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage47.
2.IntheTaskbarandNavigationsection,clickCustomizeiconsonthetaskbar.
3.ClickTurnsystemiconsonoroffandchangethevolumebehaviorfromOfftoOn.
4.ClickOKtosavethenewsettings.
SettingthevolumefromControlPanel
TosetthecomputervolumefromControlPanel,dothefollowing:
1.OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound.Onthe
Windows8.1operatingsystem,openControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound.
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