Lenovo 3000 Y410 Contents, Caring for Your Computer, Solving Computer, Getting Help and Service

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Contents

Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v Chapter 1. Finding Information . . . . . . . . . .1

This Guide and Other Publications . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2. Caring for Your Computer . . . . .3

Important Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Be Careful about Where and

How You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Be Gentle with Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . 4 Carry Your Computer Properly . . . . . . . . . . 4 Handle Storage Media and

Drives Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Take Care in Setting Passwords . . . . . . . . . 5 Other Important Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cleaning the Cover of Your Computer . . . 6 Cleaning Your Computer Keyboard . . . . . . 6 Cleaning Your Computer Display . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 3. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Knowing the Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Right-side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Left-side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Accessibility and Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Special Keys and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Volume and Mute Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Using the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Preventing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Learn How to Achieve

All Day Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Your Computer Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Checking Battery Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Handling the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using Audio DJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using the Integrated Camera . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Attaching a Mechanical Lock . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Chapter 4. Solving Computer

Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 A Password Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Sleep or Hibernation Problems . . . . . . . . .43 Computer Screen Problems . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 A Hard Disk Drive Problem . . . . . . . . . . . .46 A Startup Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Other Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Chapter 5. Upgrading and Replacing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Replacing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Chapter 6. Getting Help and Service . . . . 51

Getting Help and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Getting Help on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Calling the Customer Support Center . . . . . . .51 Getting Help around the World . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Appendix A. Warranty Information . . . . . . 55

Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Types of Warranty Service . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Lenovo Warranty Service Telephone

Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Warranty Service Telephone Numbers . . .57

Appendix B. Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Appendix C. Features and

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

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