Operation Manual

Chapter3.Enhancingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousehardwaredevicestoexpandyourcomputercapabilities.

•“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage43

•“ThinkPaddockingstations”onpage43

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessories

andupgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememorymodules,storagedevices,networkcards,port

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

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan

Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

ToshopatLenovo,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

ThinkPaddockingstations

Youcanattachyourcomputertoasupporteddockingstationtoexpandworkingcapability.

YourcomputersupportsthefollowingUSBdocks:

•ThinkPadUSB3.0Dock

•ThinkPadBasicUSB3.0Dock

FordetailedinformationabouthowtousetheUSBdocks,refertotheusermanualsthatcomewiththe

USBdocks.

Yourcomputeralsosupportsthefollowingdockingstations:

•ThinkPadBasicDock

•ThinkPadProDock

•ThinkPadUltraDock

CAUTION:

Whenthecomputerisattachedtoadockingstation,neverpickuptheassemblybytakingholdofthe

computeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.

LocatingcontrolsandconnectorsontheThinkPaddockingstations

ThissectionintroducesthelocationsofcontrolsandconnectorsontheThinkPaddockingstations.