User Guide

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage11

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage11

•“Specialkeys”onpage12

•“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage13

•“Powermanagement”onpage15

•“ConnectingtoawirelessLAN”onpage18

•“Connectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor”onpage19

•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage20

•“Usingthecamera”onpage20

•“Usingaashmediacard”onpage20

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact

youifthereisarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteredyourcomputerwithLenovo,youwill

alsoreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextended

privilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.

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

thescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,gotothefollowingWebpage

tondinformationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:

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

HowcanIusethebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Tosavepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingles,see“Power-saving

modes”onpage16.

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower

fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power

management”onpage15

HowdoIgetconnectedindifferentlocations?

•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,goto:

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

•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Connectingtoawireless

LAN”onpage18