Quick Start Guide

Contents
Discover your Lenovo computer . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your computer. . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 4
USB specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2. Get started with your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Access networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connect to the wired Ethernet . . . . . . . . 7
Connect to Wi-Fi networks (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connect an external display . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Manage cables with a smart cable clip . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 3. Explore your computer . . . 9
The Vantage app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Set the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Transfer data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device (for
selected models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Use the optical drive (for selected models) . . 10
Use a media card (for selected models) . . . . 11
Purchase accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 4. Secure your computer
and information . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Log in to your computer securely . . . . . . . . 14
UEFI BIOS passwords . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use software security solutions. . . . . . . . . 15
Windows firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Antivirus programs . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Computrace Agent software embedded in
firmware (for selected models) . . . . . . . 16
Use BIOS security solutions . . . . . . . . . . 16
Erase all storage drive data . . . . . . . . 16
Cover presence switch . . . . . . . . . . 16
Intel BIOS guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Smart USB Protection . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 5. UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . 19
What is UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Enter the BIOS menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Navigate in the BIOS interface . . . . . . . . . 19
Change the display language of UEFI BIOS . . . . 19
Set the system date and time . . . . . . . . . 20
Change the boot priority order . . . . . . . . . 20
Enable or disable the configuration change
detection feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Enable or disable the automatic power-on
feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Enable or disable the smart power-on feature (for
selected models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Enable or disable the ErP LPS compliance mode . . 21
Change the ITS performance mode . . . . . . . 22
Change BIOS settings before installing a new
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Update UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Recover from a BIOS update failure . . . . . . . 23
Clear CMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting,
diagnostics, and recovery . . . . . . . 25
Basic procedure for resolving computer
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Startup problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Network problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Performance problems . . . . . . . . . . 30
Storage drive problems . . . . . . . . . . 31
CD or DVD problems . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Serial connector problems . . . . . . . . . 32
USB device problems . . . . . . . . . . 32
Software problems. . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lenovo diagnostic tools . . . . . . . . . . 33
The Vantage app . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Restore system files and settings to an earlier
point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Restore your files from a backup . . . . . . 34
Reset your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Use advanced options . . . . . . . . . . 34
Windows automatic recovery. . . . . . . . 34
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 34
Update the device driver . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 7. CRU replacement . . . . . 37
CRU list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Remove or replace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Computer cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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