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Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide
ThinkPad L430 and L530
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Refer to the electronic User Guide for detailed product information:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkuserguides
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computer
Battery
Power cord
ac power adapter
Publications
Note: Recovery discs are not provided. Instead, everything needed for recovering factory-installed files
and applications is provided in the Lenovo_Recovery partition on your hard disk drive. If you decide to
remove the Lenovo_Recovery partition, be sure to create a recovery disc first. For more information, see
“Recovery overview” in the User Guide. See “Accessing your User Guide” for instructions on opening the
electronic User Guide provided on your computer.
Initial setup instructions
1. Install the battery pack.
This system supports only batteries specially designed for this
specific system and manufactured by Lenovo or an authorized
builder. The system does not support unauthorized batteries or
batteries designed for other systems. If an unauthorized battery or
a battery designed for another system is installed, the system will
not charge.
Attention: Lenovo has no responsibility for the performance or
safety of unauthorized batteries, and provides no warranties for
failures or damage arising out of their use.
2. Connect to power.
3. Press the power button to turn on the computer.
4. Configure the operating system following the on-screen instructions to complete the initial setup. This
process takes several minutes.
Additional information about using your ThinkPad computer is in the User Guide. See “Accessing your
User Guide” later in this document.
Controls and indicators
UltraConnect™ wireless antennas
Integrated camera*
Built-in microphone*
Speaker mute button
Volume control button
Microphone mute button
Black button
Power button
TrackPoint
®
pointing stick
Fn key
TrackPoint buttons
Touch pad
Touch pad buttons
Fingerprint reader*
* On some models
Accessing your User Guide
Your User Guide contains detailed information about your computer.
To access your User Guide, do the following:
Windows
®
8:
• From the desktop or the Start screen
1. Move the cursor to the top-right or bottom-right corner of the
screen to display the charms, and then click Search.
2. From the Apps screen, click Help and Support. The Windows
Help and Support window opens.
3. Click Lenovo User Guide.
• From the Start screen
1. Click Lenovo Support. The Lenovo Support program opens.
2. Click User Guide.
Windows 7:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start and then click Help and
Support. The Help and Support program opens.
2. Click Lenovo User Guide.
3. In the Lenovo User Guide window, click the link for your model and
the User Guide opens.
Read before using your computer
The following sections provide critical safety and regulatory
information for Lenovo computers and instructions on how to access
electronic versions of the publications developed for your computer.
Read first — regulatory information
Computer models equipped with wireless communications comply
with the radio frequency and safety standards of any country or region
in which it has been approved for wireless use.
Be sure to read the Regulatory Notice for your country or region
before using the wireless devices contained in your computer. To
obtain a PDF version of the Regulatory Notice, refer to the
“Downloading publications” section below.
Downloading publications
Electronic versions of your computer publications are available from
the Lenovo Support Web site. To download the publications for your
computer, go to http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides and
follow the instructions on the screen.
Service and Support information
The following information describes the technical support that is
available for your product, during the warranty period or throughout
the life of your product. Refer to the Lenovo Limited Warranty for a full
explanation of Lenovo warranty terms. See “Lenovo Limited Warranty
notice” later in this document for details on accessing the full warranty.
Online technical support
Online technical support is available during the lifetime of a product at
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
Telephone technical support
You can get help and information from the Customer Support Center
by telephone. Before contacting a Lenovo technical support
representative, please have the following information available: model
and serial number, the exact wording of any error message, and a
description of the problem.
Your technical support representative might want to walk you through
the problem while you are at your computer during the call.
Worldwide Lenovo Support telephone list
Important: Telephone numbers are subject to change without notice.
The most up-to-date telephone list for the Customer Support Center is
always available at http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.
If the telephone number for your country or region is not listed,
contact your Lenovo reseller or Lenovo marketing representative.
Africa
Africa: +44 (0)1475-555-055
South Africa: 0800110756 (English, Afrikaans)
Central Africa: Contact the nearest Lenovo Business
+33 6 7348 1739 (French, English)
Argentina 0800-666-0011 (Spanish)
Australia 131-426 (English)
Kanoo IT: 00 973 1771 1722
Bahrain Business Machine LLC: 00 973 1758 4302
+32 (0)2 339 3611 (Warranty service and support)
(Dutch)
02-210-9800 (French)
Bolivia 0800-10-0189 (Spanish)
Calls made from within the Sao Paulo region:
(11) 3889-8986
Calls made from outside the Sao Paulo region:
0800-701-4815
801-1041
(English and Bahasa Melayu)
1-800-565-3344 (English, French)
Caribbean
(Bermuda,
1-800 426 7378 (English)
800-361-213 or 188-800-442-488 (Toll free)
(Spanish)
Technical Support Line
800-990-8888, 86-10-58851110 (Mandarin)
Costa Rica 0-800-011-1029 (Spanish)
Croatia 0800-0426
Denmark 4520-8200
7010-5150 (Warranty service and support)
Egypt
800-0000-418 （Toll free）
002-02-2594-8500 (Standard charges apply)
+372 66 00 800, +372 6776793
Finland 09-459-6960
+358-800-1-4260 (Warranty service and support)
Hardware: 0810-631-213 (Warranty service and
support)
Software: 0810-631-020 (Warranty service and
support)
01805-00 46 18 (Warranty service and support)
(German)
Honduras Tegucigalpa: 232-4222
San Pedro Sula: 552-2234
Hong Kong
ThinkPad (Technical enquiry hotline): 2516-3939
ThinkPad Service Center: 3140-2788
(Cantonese, English, Mandarin)
Hungary +36 1 3825716
+36 1 3825720
(English, Hungarian)
India 1800-425-2666 or 1800-102-3692
Email: smcindia@in.ibm.com
001-803-606-282 (Local number only)
+603 8315 6859 (DID)
(English, Bahasa Indonesia)
01-881-1444 (Warranty service and support)
(English)
Israel Givat Shmuel Service Center:
+972-3-531-3900
(Hebrew and English)
Italy 02-7031-6101
+39-800-820094 (Warranty service and support)
Jordan Jordan Business Systems:
00 962 6 5000999 (ext. 713/127)
General Computer & Electronic (GCE):
00 962 6 551 3879
Easa Hussain Al Yousifi: 00 965 2244 5280
AM. KHORAFI: 00 965 2200 1100 1127
Khorafi Business Machines (KBM): 00 965 2259 4611
Diyar United Company: 00 965 4378 383
Redington Kuwait: 00 965 2433 3203, 25456250 /
Quantech: 00 961 1999 500
Computer Business Machine (CBM): 00 961 1680 180
El Haceb S.A.L: 00 961 1771 300
+33 6 7348 1739 (French, English)
Luxembourg +32 (0)2 339 3611
+35 229 8977 5063
ThinkPad (Technical enquiry hotline): 0800-839
ThinkPad Service Center: 2871-5399
(Cantonese, English, Mandarin)
1800-88-1889 (Local number only)
+603 8315 6855 (DID)
(English, Bahasa Melayu)
001-866-434-2080 (Spanish)
Netherlands +31 (0)20 513 3939 (Dutch)
001-800-220-1830 (Spanish)
Norway 6681-1100
8152-1550 (Warranty service and support)
Khimji Ramdas Computer Communication Systems:
00 968 2469 6255
Overseas Business Machines (OBM): 00 968 2460
1072, 2460 5018
Gulf Business Machines Services (GBMS): 00 968
International Office Products (pvt) Ltd.:
00 92 212 422 569, 00 92 213 241 2023
Selling Business Systems:
00 92 21 568 9823
Panama 206-6047
001-866-434-2080 (Lenovo Customer Support Center
- Toll free)
009-800-52-10026 (Spanish)
Philippines 1800-1601-0033 (Local number only)
+603 8315 6858 (DID)
Portugal +351 21 892 7046 (Portuguese)
Qatar Al Mana Computer Services: 00 974 4489 966 (ext.
1992)
Qatar Computer Services W.L.L: 00 974 4441 212
Gulf Business Machines: 00-974 462 1395
8-800-555-0317 (Toll free number)
(Russian)
800 8200140 (English, Arabic)
800 6011 343 (Local number only)
+603 8315 6856 (DID)
+386-1-200-50-60 (Slovenian)
Spain 0901-100-000 (Spanish)
+9411 2493547, +9411 2493548 (English)
077-117-1040 (Warranty service and support)
(Swedish)
0800-55-54-54 (Warranty service and support)
(German, French, Italian)
Taiwan 0800-000-702 (Mandarin)
1 800-060-066 (Local number only)
66 2273 4088
+603 8315 6857 (DID)
00800 448 825 165
0800 502 235 or 0800 507 333
(Ukrainian, Russian, English)
800 02000141 (English, Arabic)
08705-500-900 (Standard warranty support)
(English)
United States 1-800-426-7378 (Select “Option 1”)
(English)
000-411-005-6649 (Spanish)
For Northern Area and Hanoi City:
+84-4-3 7367625 or +84-4-3 7367626
For Southern Area and Ho Chi Minh City:
+84 8 3 8243504 or +84 8 3 8243503
(Vietnamese, English)
Yemen Al Khirbash and Agencies & Trading Co.:
00 967 1209 8278
Yemen Business Machines (YBM):
00 967 3 213 324 / 214 655 / 213 909
Lenovo product service information for Taiwan
Safety information
This section contains important safety information for Lenovo
products. Additional safety information is provided in the User Guide
for your product. See “Accessing your User Guide” for additional
information.
Laser compliance statement
CAUTION:
When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic
devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following:
Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser
product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation.
There are no serviceable parts inside the device.
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