Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer
Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage19
•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage19
•“Specialkeys”onpage24
•“UsingtheThinkPadpointingdevice”onpage26
•“Powermanagement”onpage28
•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage31
•“Usinganexternalmonitor”onpage36
•“UsingtheExtenddesktopfunction”onpage37
•“Settingupapresentation”onpage38
•“UsingtheAMDSwitchableGraphicsfeature”onpage39
•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage39
•“Usingthecamera”onpage40
•“Usingaflashmediacard”onpage40

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.
WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youalsowillreceivethefollowingbenefits:
•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp
•Automaticnotificationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers
ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,dooneofthefollowing:
•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.
•ConnectyourcomputertotheInternetandregisteryourcomputerthroughapreinstalledregistration
program:
–ForWindows7:ThepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryou
haveusedyourcomputerforatime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregist eryourcomputer.
–ForWindows8andWindows8.1:OpentheLenovoSupportprogr am.ThenclickRegistr ationand
followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.
Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer ,gotothefollowingWebpage
tofindinformationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq
©CopyrightLenovo201319