Lenovo ThinkPad E550 - Chapter 1. Product Overview

Contents
Readthisfirst..............v
Importantsafetyinformation..........vi
Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..vii
Safetyguidelines............vii
Chapter1.Productoverview......1
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators..................1
Frontview................1
Right-sideview..............3
Left-sideview..............4
Bottomview...............6
Statusindicators.............6
Locatinglabelsthatcontainimportantproduct
information.................8
Machinetypeandmodellabel........8
FCCIDandICCertificationnumberlabel...9
CertificateofAuthenticitylabel.......9
GenuineMicrosoftlabel.........10
Features.................10
Specifications...............12
Operatingenvironment...........12
Lenovoprograms.............13
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
7operatingsystem...........13
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
8.1operatingsystem..........14
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....14
Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17
Registeringyourcomputer..........17
Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17
Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........19
Specialkeys...............22
ThinkPadpointingdevice..........24
UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice....25
Usingthetrackpadtouchgestures.....27
CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice..28
Replacingthecapofpointingstick.....29
Powermanagement............29
Usingtheacpower...........29
Checkingthebatterystatus........30
Chargingthebattery..........30
Maximizingthebatterylife........30
Managingthebatterypower.......31
Power-savingmodes..........31
Handlingthebattery...........32
Connectingtothenetwork..........33
Ethernetconnections..........33
Wirelessconnections..........33
Usinganexternaldisplay..........36
Connectinganexternaldisplay......36
Choosingadisplaymode........37
Changingdisplaysettings........37
Usingaudiofeatures............37
Usingthecamera.............38
Usingtheopticaldrive...........39
Usingaflashmediacard...........39
Insertingaflashmediacard........39
Removingaflashmediacard.......39
Chapter3.Enhancingyour
computer...............41
FindingThinkPadoptions..........41
ThinkPadOneLinkDock...........41
ThinkPadOneLinkProDock.........42
Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..45
Accessibilityandcomfort..........45
Ergonomicinformation..........45
Comfort...............46
Accessibilityinformation.........46
Travelingwithyourcomputer.........50
Traveltips...............50
Travelaccessories...........50
Chapter5.Security..........53
Usingpasswords..............53
Typingpasswords...........53
Power-onpassword...........53
Supervisorpassword..........54
Harddiskpasswords..........55
Harddisksecurity.............57
Usingthefingerprintreader..........58
Noticeondeletingdatafromyourstoragedrive..60
Usingfirewalls...............61
Protectingdataagainstviruses........61
Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration..63
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......63
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..63
InstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.64
Installingdevicedrivers...........65
UsingtheThinkPadSetupprogram......65
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