Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer
Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Registeryourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.
WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youwillalsoreceivethefollowingbenets:
•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp
•Automaticnoticationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers
ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Thenfollowtheinstructions
onthescreen.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

HereareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofThinkPadnotebook.
Toensurethatyour eceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWebpagetond
informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?
•Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www .lenovo.com/support.Thenfollow
theinstructionsonthescreen.
Onthegoandneedtousebatterypowermoreeffectively?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingapplicationsorsavingles,seethe
explanationabout“power-savingmodes”onpage29.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplansby
useofPowerManagerprogr am.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebatt ery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage27.
Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskorsolid
statedrive?
•SeeChapter4tondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•UsetheClientSecuritySolutionpr ogramorPasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredon
yourcomputer.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrive,besuretoread“Noticeon
deletingdatafromyourharddiskorsolidstatedrive”onpage60.
Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?
•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.
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