•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans(in
WindowsXP,powerschemes)byuseofPowerManager.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage27.
Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskdrive?
•StudytheSecuritysectiontondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafrom
yourharddisk”onpage57.
Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?
•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.
•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesbyuseofAccessConnections.
•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page32.
•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage49.
•PressF9toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.
Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?
•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage39
.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.
Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?
•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage67
formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof
yourcomputer.
•SeeChapter7“Enhancingyourcomputer”onpage91formoreinformationaboutenhancingthefeatures
ofyourcomputer.
Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage113
.
•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalledsoftware.
•Chapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage59.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage93
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage120
•“Powerproblems”onpage140
Specialkeysandbuttons
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.Forthe
Windows7operatingsystem,theOnScreenDisplayprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputertoenableyou
totogglebetweenthedefaultandstandardsettingsoftheThinkPadF1-F12keyfunctionality.
20UserGuide