Manual

TheAccessConnectionsprogramortheLenovoSettingsprogrampreinstalledonyourcomputerisa
connectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocationproles.Eachlocationprolestoresall
thenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefrom
aspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.
Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
Ethernetconnection
YourcomputerhasoneEthernetconnector.Usingtheconnectorandawiredcable,youcanconnecttoyour
networkorabroadbandconnection,suchasdigitalsubscriberline(DSL)orcabletelevision(CATV).This
connectionenablesyoutodo1Gbpshalf-duplexorfull-duplexdatatransmission.
Wirelessconnection
Wirelesscommunicationisthetransferofdatawithouttheuseofcablesbutbymeansofradiowavesonly.
WirelessLAN
AwirelessLANcoversarelativelysmallgeographicarea,suchasanofcebuildingorahouse.Devices
basedonthe802.11standardscanconnecttothisnetwork.
Yourcomputercomeswithabuild-inwirelessnetworkcardandacongurationutilitytohelpyoumake
wirelessconnectionsandmonitorthestatusofyourconnection,sothatyoucanstayconnectedtoyour
networkwhileyouareintheofce,inameetingroom,orathome,withnoneedforawiredconnection.
Establishingawirelessconnection
Toestablishawirelessconnection,dothefollowing:
1.PressFn+F5toturnonthewirelessfeature.
2.ClickthewirelessnetworkconnectionstatusiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Alistofavailable
wirelessnetworksisdisplayed.
3.Double-clickanetworktoconnecttoit.Providerequiredinformationifneeded.
Toconnecttodifferentwirelessnetworksindifferentlocations,usetheAccessConnectionsprogramorthe
LenovoSettingsprogramtomanagemultiplenetworkprolessothatthecomputerconnectstoanavailable
networkautomaticallywhenthelocationchanges.
UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature
Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightsupporttheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature.
Toachievethebestbalancebetweencomputerperformanceandbatterylife,dependingonthegraphics
qualitydemandoftherunningapplicationandthesettingsofthepowerplanyouuse,theNVIDIAOptimus
GraphicsfeatureautomaticallyswitchesbetweenHighPerformanceGraphicsandEnergySavingGraphics
withnoneedtorestartyourcomputer,closeapplications,orintervenemanually.
Note:TheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeatureisonlysupportedontheWindows7operatingsystem.
Usingaashmediacard
Yourcomputerhasonemediacardreaderslot.Themediacardreaderslotsupportsthefollowingtypesof
cards:
•SecureDigital(SD)card
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