Manual

Left-sideview
Figure2.Left-sideview
1Fanlouvers
2AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
3SerialUltrabay™Enhancedbay(availableonsome
models)
4Smart-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)
1Fanlouvers
Thefanlouversandtheinternalfanenableairtocirculateinthecomputertoensurepropercooling,
especiallythecoolingofthemicroprocessor.
Note:Toensureproperairflow,donotplaceanyobstaclesinfrontofthefanlouvers.
2AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorenablesyoutochargetheUSB-compatibledevicesinthe
followingsituations:
•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode
•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.
Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe
computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows
®
7:StartthePowerManagerprogram,clicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab,andthen
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•ForWindows10:StarttheLenovoSettingsprogram,clickPower,andthenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,see“AccessingLenovoprograms”onpage14
.
3SerialUltrabayEnhancedbay(availableonsomemodels)
AnopticaldriveorasecondaryharddiskdrivemightbeinstalledintheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbay.
4Smart-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)
Smartcardscanbeusedforauthentication,datastorage,andapplicationprocessing.Smartcardsalso
mightprovidestrongsecurityauthenticationforsinglesign-on(SSO)withinlargeorganizations.Formore
information,see“UsinganExpressCard,amediacard,orasmartcard”onpage37
.
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