Operation Manual

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollow

theinstructionsonthescreen.

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcorner

ofthescreen,thenclickShutdown.

–Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then

clickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Note:YoualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click

Power,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartscreen,clickthearrowicon

toopentheAppsscreen,andthenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving

modes”onpage31.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.See

“Managingthepowerplans”onpage30

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom

drainingbyremovingthebattery.

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive?

•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage51sectiontoﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfrom

theftandunauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe

helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,besuretoreadthetopic“Notice

ondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage60.

HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitor?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage37.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal

monitor.See“Choosingadisplaymode”onpage38

HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage73formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

yourcomputer.

Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage129.

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