User Manual

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyouusethevariousfeaturesprovidedbyyourcomputer.

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact

youifthereisarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand

servicestoregisteredusers.

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbeneﬁts:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnotiﬁcationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionson

thescreen.

IfyouareusingaWindows7operatingsystem,youalsocanregisteryourcomputerthroughthepreinstalled

LenovoProductRegistrationprogram.Theprogramstartsautomaticallyafteryouhaveusedyourcomputer

foraperiodoftime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThistopicprovidesafewtipstohelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputers.

Toensurethebestcomputerperformance,gotothefollowingWebsitetoﬁndinformationsuchasaidsfor

troubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickShutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,andthenclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving

modes”onpage27.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplyanappropriate

powerplan.See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage27