Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer
Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage23
•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage23
•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage25
•“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage28
•“Powermanagement”onpage32
•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage36
•“Usingaprojectororexternaldisplay”onpage44
•“Usingacolorprole”onpage47
•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage47
•“Usinganintegratedcamera”onpage48
•“UsingtheThinkLightfeature”onpage50
•“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage51
Registeringyourcomputer
Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.
WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youwillalsoreceivethefollowingbenets:
•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp
•Automaticnoticationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers
ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,visitthisWebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/register
Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Frequentlyaskedquestions
HereareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofThinkPadnotebook.
Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWeb
pagetondinformationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.
Onthegoandneedtousebatterypowermoreeffectively?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingapplicationsorsavingles,see“power-saving
modes”onpage33
.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans(in
WindowsXP,powerschemes)byuseofPowerManager.
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