Lenovo Laptop manual Welcome, Quick tour of your notebook computer

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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide

Chapter 1 Welcome

This user’s guide provides the hardware and software information

of the LENOVO® Notebook Computer which you will use.

The computer is a precision electronic equipment. Read through the whole guide before your first use. Especially if you are a new user of computers or you’re new to notebook computers. Don’t worry if you are still confused about some part of the guide. Keep this guide as a reference when you are using your computer, or call our agent for help.

Pay your attention to the caution and safety messages in this guide and the safety messages in the preface.

Note ￿ 1. Do not plug in and/or remove any computer component while using the computer (except USB, PCMCIA and/or CD-ROM devices which support PnP-Plug and play Technology).

2.The computer has adopted many new hardware components. The user must install the drivers by following the guide’s instruction to get the best computer performance.

1.1Quick tour of your notebook computer

Thank you for your purchase of the LENOVO3000 Y300 series notebook computer. This powerful, flexible and lightweight notebook computer is designed to provide long-term reliable and

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Contents Quick tour of your notebook computer WelcomeFront view with the display open Finding where everything is locatedTFT Color LCD Integrated cameraStereo speakers Long press to fast move ShuttleBuild-in microphone Interaction under Windows operating systemTouchpad Launch keyBlinking blue/ Orange a hard disk Status indicatorKeyboard Infrared port Front viewMultiple digital media card slot 4 Optical driver button Optical driverLeft view USB Universal Serial Bus ports VGA portIeee 1394 port PC card slot Right viewHDD compartment Earphone jack Security keyholeRJ45 LAN connector Connector coverRJ11 Modem connector Power jackBottom view Installing battery pack Battery PackReleasing battery pack Battery pack lock and release Latch Battery status indicator lightsFAN/CPU/wireless LAN card/memory cover Open/close the LCD display panel Turn on/off the powerTurn off the computer Turn on the computerActivate the battery Using battery packHint No matter whether the battery is installed Using batteryBattery initialization Checking the battery status Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide Use Fn+↑ and Fn+↓ to adjust LCD brightness Using the LCD displayUsing numeric keypad Using keyboardKeyboard shortcut Panel à Printers and Other Hardware à Keyboard, and change Touchpad indicator Using TouchpadTouchpad Utilities Click Drag and DropTray-in driver Using optical driverSlot-in driver Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide EnergyCut Setup and maintain the computerStandby mode EnergyCut under Windows XP Acpi modeTurn off the monitor or hard disk Power Options à Hibernation Hibernation modeSet up low power protection Using multimedia audio system Connecting IEEE1394 device Setting display resolutionConnecting to external display device Using card reader Using PC cardInstalling PC cards Install drivers System configurationInstall graphic card driver Install chipset driverInstall sound card driver Install EnergyCut Install Modem driverInstall LAN card driver Install Touchpad driver Install Wireless LAN card optional driverInstall card reader drive Install Quick buttonInstall Camera Drive Bios setupInstall Bluetooth driver Main screen Advanced menu Main menuTime and Date Security menu Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide Boot menu Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide Exit menu Chipset Hardware configuration and component standardSystem RAM Hard Disk Drive HDDPower WeightAudio DisplayBatteryLi-ion Adaptor3 Pin Kindly remind Take care of using the computerEnvironmental requirements About the battery Cleaning your computerFor outdoor use Do not change the factory hardware without Authorization TroubleshootingComputer does nothing when you turn it on You can turn on the computer but can not start SystemLenovo Portable Computer User Guide Printer can not be installed and printed You can not dial-up with the computer Battery service time is too short Computer reports error, or halts when running Some programsWell Warranty service telephone numbers Service support systemLCD is black For more details, refer to Safety and warranty guide