Contents
Important safety information . . . . . . v
Read this first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Important information about using your computer . . v
Conditions that require immediate action . . . . . . vii
Service and upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Power cords and power adapters . . . . . . . . . ix
Extension cords and related devices. . . . . . . . ix
Plugs and outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Power supply statement . . . . . . . . . . . . x
External devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
General battery notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Notice for removable rechargeable battery . . . . . xi
Notice for non-rechargeable coin-cell battery . . . . xii
Heat and product ventilation . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Electrical current safety information . . . . . . . xiv
Liquid crystal display (LCD) notice . . . . . . . . xv
Using headphones or earphones . . . . . . . . . xv
Choking hazard notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Plastic bag notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Glass parts notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Computer controls, connectors, and indicators . . . 1
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Left-side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Right-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Important product information labels . . . . . . . 9
Machine type and model information. . . . . . 9
FCC ID and IC Certification information . . . . 10
Labels for the Windows operating systems . . 11
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Accessing Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . 14
An introduction to Lenovo programs . . . . . 15
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 19
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . . . 19
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 19
Getting help about the Windows operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the multi-touch screen . . . . . . . . . 20
Special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the ThinkPad pointing device . . . . . . . 24
Using the TrackPoint pointing device. . . . . 24
Using the TrackPoint pointing device. . . . . 25
Using the trackpad with buttons . . . . . . 26
Using the trackpad touch gestures . . . . . 27
Customizing the ThinkPad pointing device . . 27
Replacing the cap on the pointing stick . . . . 28
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the ac power adapter . . . . . . . . 28
Using the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Managing the battery power . . . . . . . . 30
Power-saving modes . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting to the network . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ethernet connections . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using an external display . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting an external display . . . . . . . 35
Choosing a display mode . . . . . . . . . 36
Changing display settings . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the color sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the NVIDIA Optimus Graphics feature. . . . 37
Using audio features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using an ExpressCard, a media card, or a smart
card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Traveling with your computer . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 3. Enhancing your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Finding ThinkPad options . . . . . . . . . . . 43
ThinkPad Pen Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
ThinkPad Workstation Dock . . . . . . . . . . 45
ThinkPad Workstation Dock overview . . . . 45
Attaching the docking station to your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Detaching the docking station from your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Guideline on connecting multiple external
displays to the docking station . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 4. Accessibility, ergonomic,
and maintenance information . . . . . 51
Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Ergonomic information . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 5. Security . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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