Contents
Aboutthismanual..............iv
Chapter1.Readthisfirst:Important
safetyinformation............1
Powercordsandpoweradapters........1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............2
Safetyinspectionguide............4
Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitive
devices..................4
Groundingrequirements............5
Safetynotices(multi-lingualtranslations).....5
Chapter2.Productoverview.....27
Hardwarelocations.............27
Frontview...............27
Rearview...............29
Computercomponents.........31
MajorFRUsandCRUs..........31
Partsonthesystemboard........34
Internaldrives.............35
Machinetypeandmodellabel.......36
Computerfeatures.............37
Computerspecifications...........40
Programs.................40
Accessingaprogramonyourcomputer...40
Installingaprogramthatisreadytobe
installed(Windows7only)........41
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....41
Chapter3.Usingyourcomputer...43
Registeringyourcomputer..........43
Settingthecomputervolume.........43
Usingadisc................43
Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive...43
Handlingandstoringadisc........44
Playingandremovingadisc.......44
Recordingadisc............44
Connectingtoanetwork...........45
ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN......45
ConnectingtoawirelessLAN.......45
ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice..46
Chapter4.Youandyourcomputer..47
Arrangingyourworkspace..........47
Glareandlighting............47
Aircirculation.............47
Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths.47
Comfort...............47
Accessibilityinformation...........48
Cleaningyourcomputer...........51
Maintenance...............51
Basicmaintenancetips.........51
Goodmaintenancepractices.......52
Keepingyourcomputercurrent......52
Movingyourcomputer...........53
Chapter5.Security..........55
Lockingyourcomputer...........55
Attachingapadlock...........55
AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock...56
Attachingacablelock..........56
Viewingandchangingsecuritysettingsinthe
SetupUtilityprogram............57
UsingpasswordsandWindowsaccounts....57
Usingfingerprintauthentication........57
Usingfirewalls...............57
Protectingdataagainstviruses........58
ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedin
firmware.................58
TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)........58
Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration..59
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........59
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....59
Enablingordisablingadevice.......59
Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-on
ofyourcomputer............59
EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliance
mode................60
Switchingbetweenbetteracousticandbetter
thermalperformance..........60
Enablingordisablingthesystemrecord
thermalalertlogs............61
Enablingordisablingtheconfigurationchange
detection...............61
ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinga
newoperatingsystem..........62
Usingthecoverpresenceswitch......62
UsingBIOSpasswords.........62
Selectingastartupdevice........64
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......65
UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS.......65
BIOSlevels..............65
UpdatingtheBIOS...........65
RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure...66
ConfiguringRAID..............66
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