•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.F ormoreinformationaboutusingthebattery,refertoPower
management.
Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskorsolid
statedrive?
•StudySecuritytondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrive,besuretoreadNoticeon
deletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.
Gettingconnectedindifferentlocationsisachallenge?
•Totroubleshootawirelessnetworkingissue,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.
•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesbyuseofAccessConnections.
•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,refertoWirelessconnections.
•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsinTravelingwithyourcomputer.
•PressFn+F5,orusethewirelessradioswitchtoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.
Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?
•UseFn+F7keycombinationtoswitchdisplayoutputlocation.
•MakesurethatyoufollowtheprocedureofAttachinganexternalmonitor.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.
Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?
•SeeReplacingdevicesformor einformationaboutreplacingthedevicesofyourcomputer.
•SeeEnhancingyourcomputerformoreinformationaboutenhancingthefeaturesofyourcomputer .
Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?
•Followthegener altipsforpreventingproblemsintroducedinGeneraltipsforpreventingpr oblems.
•YoucandiagnoseproblemsyourselfbyfollowingtheinstructionsinDiagnosingprograms.
•AlsoRecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputerharddiskorsolidstatedrive.Formoreinformation,
seeRecoveryoverview.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•Installinganewoperatingsystem
•Computerstopsresponding
•Powerproblems
Specialkeysandbuttons
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttons.
ThinkVantagebutton
YoucanusetheThinkVantagebuttontointerruptthestartupsequenceofyourcomputerandstartthe
RescueandRecoveryworkspace,whichrunsindependentlyoftheWindows7operatingsystemandis
hiddenfromit.IftheWindows7operatingsystemisnotrunningproperly,youmayneedtodothefollowing:
22UserGuide