User Manual

Contents
About this documentation . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your computer . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2. Get started with your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Get started with Windows 10 . . . . . . . . . . 5
Windows account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Windows user interface . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connect to networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connect to the wired Ethernet . . . . . . . . 7
Connect to Wi-Fi networks (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Use the Vantage app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Use multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Use audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connect an external display . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 3. Explore your computer . . . 9
Manage power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Set power button behaviors . . . . . . . . . 9
Set the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device (for
selected models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Purchase accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 4. Secure your computer
and information . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Use passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Use software security solutions. . . . . . . . . 12
Use firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Use antivirus programs . . . . . . . . . . 13
Use computrace Agent software embedded in
firmware (for selected models) . . . . . . . 13
Use BIOS security solutions . . . . . . . . . . 13
Erase all storage drive data . . . . . . . . 13
Use the cover presence switch . . . . . . . 14
Use Intel BIOS guard . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use Smart USB Protection. . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 5. UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . 15
What is UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Enter the BIOS menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Navigate in the BIOS interface . . . . . . . . . 15
Change the display language of UEFI BIOS . . . . 15
Change the display mode of UEFI BIOS . . . . . 16
Set the system date and time . . . . . . . . . 16
Change the startup sequence . . . . . . . . . 16
Enable or disable the configuration change
detection feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Enable or disable the automatic power-on
feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Enable or disable the smart power-on feature . . . 17
Enable or disable the ErP LPS compliance mode . . 17
Change the ITS performance mode . . . . . . . 18
Change BIOS settings before installing a new
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Update UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Recover from a BIOS update failure . . . . . . . 19
Clear CMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting,
diagnostics, and recovery . . . . . . . 21
Basic procedure for resolving computer
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Startup problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Network problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Performance problems . . . . . . . . . . 26
Storage drive problems . . . . . . . . . . 27
Serial connector problems . . . . . . . . . 27
USB device problems . . . . . . . . . . 27
Software problems. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lenovo diagnostic tools . . . . . . . . . . 28
The Vantage app . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Restore system files and settings to an earlier
point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Restore your files from a backup . . . . . . 29
Reset your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Use advanced options . . . . . . . . . . 29
Windows automatic recovery. . . . . . . . 29
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 29
Update the device driver . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 7. CRU replacement . . . . . 31
What are CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power adapter and power cord . . . . . . . 32
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