User's Manual
Onthegoandneedtousebatterypowermoreeffectively?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingapplicationsorsavingles,seethe
explanationabout“power-savingmodes”onpage61
.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans(in
WindowsXP,powerschemes)byuseofPowerManager.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage60.
Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskorsolid
statedrive?
•StudytheChapter4“Security”onpage91
sectiontondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfrom
theftandunauthorizeduse.
•TheClientSecuritySolutionpreinstalledonyourcomputerperformsmanyofthesecuritytasksthathelp
protectit.Ifthesetupwizardruns,tokeepyoursecure,besuretosetuptheClientSecuritySolution.
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonit.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon
deletingdatafromyourharddiskorsolidstatedrive”onpage107.
Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?
•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq
•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesbyuseofAccessConnections.
•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page64
.
•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage88.
•PressFn+F5,orusethewirelessradioswitchtoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.
Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?
•UsePresentationDirectortosetupapresentation.
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportPresentationDirector,howeverthe
Fn+F7keycombinationmaystillbeusedtoswitchdisplayoutputlocation.
•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage73.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal
monitor.
Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?
•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage117formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof
yourcomputer.
•SeeChapter7“Enhancingyourcomputer”onpage151
formoreinformationaboutenhancingthe
featuresofyourcomputer.
You'vebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage203
.
•Youcandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalledsoftware.
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