ThinkPadpointingdevice
6TrackPointpointingstick
11TrackPointbuttons
12Trackpad
ThekeyboardcontainstheLenovouniqueThinkPadpointingdevice.Pointing,selecting,anddraggingareall
partofasingleprocessthatyoucanperformwithoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.Formore
information,see“ThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage21.
7Powerbutton
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleepmode.Forhowtoturnoffthe
computer,see“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage17.
Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive,youcanturnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfourormoreseconds.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedoff,see“Computerstops
responding”onpage81formoreinformation.
Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn
offthecomputerorputthecomputerintosleeporhibernationmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbutton
does,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel,andthenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmall
icons.
2.ClickPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
8Numerickeypad
Usethenumerickeypadtoinputnumbersquickly.
9System-statusindicator
TheilluminateddotontheThinkPadlogofunctionsasasystem-statusindicator.Formoreinformation,see
“Statusindicators”onpage8.
10Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
Fingerprintauthenticationprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprintwitha
password.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage53.
13Media-cardslot
Yourcomputerhasamedia-cardslot.Insertyourflashmediacardintothemedia-cardslottoreadthedata
onthecard.Formoreinformation,see“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage34
.
14Speakers
Yourcomputerisequippedwithapairofstereospeakers.
Right-sideview
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.
4UserGuide