User Manual

Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.It

includesthefollowingtopics:

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage35

•“ThinkPaddockingstations”onpage35

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand

upgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,docking

stations,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan

Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

ToshopatLenovo,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

ThinkPaddockingstations

Youcanattachyourcomputertoasupporteddockingstationtoexpandworkingcapability.Dependingon

themodel,yourcomputermightsupportthefollowingdockingstations:

•ThinkPadBasicDock

•ThinkPadProDock

•ThinkPadUltraDock

•ThinkPadUSB3.0Dock

•ThinkPadBasicUSB3.0Dock

FormoreinformationaboutThinkPadUSB3.0DockandThinkPadBasicUSB3.0Dock,refertothemanuals

thatcomewiththedock.

ThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,andThinkPadUltraDock

ThissectionintroduceshowtousetheThinkPadBasicDock,ThinkPadProDock,andThinkPadUltraDock.

CAUTION:

Whenthecomputerisattachedtoadockingstation,neverpickuptheassemblybytakingholdofthe

computeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

Locatingcontrolsandconnectors

Thissectionintroducesthelocationsofcontrolsandconnectorsonthedockingstations.