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4AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinthefollowingsituation:
Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode
Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower
Tochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeorturnedoff,andthecomputerisnot
connectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPOWER,andthenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,seeAccessingLenovoprograms”onpage12
.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.
5Smartcardslot(availableonsomemodels)
Yourcomputermighthaveasmartcardslot.Smartcardscanbeusedforauthentication,datastorage,and
applicationprocessing.Smartcardsalsomightprovidestrongsecurityauthenticationforsinglesign-on
(SSO)withinlargeorganizations.Formoreinformation,see“Usingasmartcard”onpage44
.
Bottomview
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.
1Emergency-resethole2Keyboarddrainageholes
1Emergency-resethole
Ifthecomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removethe
acpoweradapterfirst.Theninsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthe
computer.
2Keyboarddrainageholes
Ifyouaccidentallyspillwaterordrinkoverthekeyboard,thekeyboarddrainageholescanhelpdrainout
liquidfromyourcomputer.
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