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Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide

Chapter 1 Welcome

This user guide provides the hardware and software information of the LENOVO® Portable Computer which you use.

The computer is a complicated equipment. Read through the whole guide before your first begin to use it. Especially if you are a new user of computers or you’re new to portable computing. 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 attention to the caution and safty messages in this guide and the safety messages in the preface.

In the guide, some useful icons are applied to catch your attention. There are:

Hint: Helpful pointers and tricks to get more from your notebook

Note: To help you note and avoid possible damage to your

notebookʹs hardware or software, or loss of your work Caution: Point out possible damage to property, personal

injury or death

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).

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Contents Welcome Quick tour for your computer LED Indicator Security keyhole Power jackLAN port, Modem jack Fan louversLAN port Modem jack USB portsHigh current of a digital line might damage the Modem Hidden Touchpad Enable/Disable LED indicator Hidden Touchpad status LED indicatorIeee 1394 port 7 SD/MS/MMC card portSubwoofer 15 HDD/ODD LED indicatorNUM Lock Caps LockWireless & Bluetooth Enable/Disable button BatteryMute button Power switchNovo button Shuttle Audio volume status LED indicatorInteraction under Windows operating system Built‐in microphoneTouchpad button Hidden Touchpad27 S‐Video port Optical media driveHeadphone‐out jack Microphone‐in jackPower‐on status System and power status indicatorsBattery status Wireless/Bluetooth statusBuild‐in stereo speakers Monitor connectorBack view Battery Release latch Battery Lock/Unlock latch Hard disk/wireless card coverMemory module cover ∙ Releasing battery pack Turn on/off the powerCPU fan cover Open/close the LCD display panelStarting up for the first time Activating the battery Using battery packTurn off the computer Click Start ‐ Turn Off Computer‐ Turn OffUsing battery Battery initialization Checking the battery status Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Using keyboard Using the LCD displayKeyboard shortcuts Using numeric keypadShortcut Function Fn + Ins/Pause Fn + SysRq/ScrLkFn + Del/Break Fn + → ←Touchpad indicator Using the TouchpadTouchpad utilities Click Drag and DropTray‐in driver Using optical media driverSlot‐in driver Power management Setup and maintain the computerStandby mode Power management under Windows XP Acpi ModeTurn off the monitor or hard disk Hibernation mode Set up low power protection Using multimedia audio system Connecting IEEE1394 device Setting display resolutionUsing PC cards Connecting to external display deviceUsing card reader Installing Chipset driver Installing driversInstalling Graphic Card driver Installing Bluetooth driver Installing Sound Card driverInstalling EnergyCut driver Installing Modem driverInstalling LAN Card driver Installing Wireless LAN Card driver optionalInstalling Card Reader driver Installing Touchpad driverBroadcom PCI‐E Wireless LAN Card driver Installing Easy Button driver Bios setupMenu bar Accessing the Bios Setup programProgram Main menuSystem time Advanced menuSystem date Other informationPower on Display Quiet BootLegacy USB Support Set User Password Set Supervisor PasswordSecurity menu Set HDD Password Boot menuPassword on Boot Boot priority order menu Exit menu Excluded from boot order menuExit Saving Changes Load Setup Defaults Hardware configuration and component standard Optical Disk Drive ODD 2GB Memory by two sets of 1GB Sodimm Hard Disk Drive HDDAudio DisplayPower Weight and sizeKeyboard ExpansionLenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Kind reminder Take care of using the computerEnvironmental requirements Cleaning your computerFor outdoor using About the batteryComputer does nothing when you press Power button TroubleshootingYou can turn on the computer but can not start System 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 programsWarranty service telephone numbers Service support systemLCD is black Keep the guide well for future use