ThinkPad X140e - Cleaning the Cover of Your Computer

•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.
–Memorymodule
–Mini-PCIcard
–Memorycard,suchasanSDcard,SDHCcard,SDXCcard,andaMultiMediaCard
Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer.
Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.
•Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputerinto
sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecome
damaged.
Takecareinsettingpasswords
•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit,and
youmighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboard,orharddiskdrive,orsolid-statedrive.
Registeryourcomputer
•RegisteryourThinkPadcomputerwithLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Registeringyourcomputer”
onpage17
.
Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer
•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.
•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer
Occasionallycleanyourcomputerbydoingthefollowing:
1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent(onethatdoesnotcontainabrasivepowderor
strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline).Use5partswaterto1partdetergent.
2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.
3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.
4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.
5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.
6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.
7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.
8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.
9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanybersfromthecloth.
Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard
Tocleanthecomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:
1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.
2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime,
theclothmighthookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsonto
orbetweenthekeys.
3.Allowtodry.
4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush
orcoolairfromahairdryer.
96UserGuide