Operation Manual

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationtohelpyouusethevariousfeaturesprovidedbyyourcomputer.

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact

youifthereisarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand

servicestoregisteredusers.

WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbeneﬁts:

•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp

•Automaticnotiﬁcationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers

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

thescreen.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

ThistopicprovidesafewtipstohelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourThinkPadnotebookcomputers.

Toensurethebestcomputerperformance,gotothefollowingWebsitetoﬁndinformationsuchasaidsfor

troubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:

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

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

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

instructionsonthescreen.

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

Right-clicktheStartbutton,andthenclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving

modes”onpage25.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplyanappropriate

powerplan.See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage25.

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom

drainingbyremovingthebattery.

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheinternalstoragedrive?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage55toﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand

unauthorizeduse.