Users Manual
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,followtheinstructionsin“Disabling
thebuilt-inbattery”onpage27todisabletheinternalbuilt-inbatterysoastopreventbatterypower
fromdraining.
Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyoursolidstatedrive?
•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage45tondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.
•UsetheClientSecuritySolutionprogramorPasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredon
yourcomputer.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthesolidstatedrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafromyour
solidstatedrive”onpage55
.
Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?
•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.
•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesbyuseofAccessConnections.
•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page29.
•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage43.
•PressFn+F5,orusethewirelessradioswitchtoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.
Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?
•UseFn+F7keycombinationtoswitchdisplayoutputlocation.
•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureof“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage34
.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.
Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?
•Followthegeneraltipsforpreventingproblemsintroducedin“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”
onpage81
.
•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyfollowingtheinstructionsin“Diagnosingproblems”onpage85.
•AlsoRecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputersolidstatedrive.Formoreinformation,seeChapter5
“Recoveryoverview”onpage57.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage63
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage85
•“Powerproblems”onpage97
Specialkeysandbuttons
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.
Blackbutton
Theblackbuttonhelpsyouinmanysituationswhenyourcomputerisworkingeithernormallyornot.
Whenyourcomputerisworkingnormally,presstheblackbuttontolaunchtheSimpleTapprogram.
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