Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer
Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

Registeryourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteredyourcomputerwithLenovo,youwill
alsoreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextended
privilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.
ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,dooneofthefollowing:
•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisteryourcomputer.
•ConnectyourcomputertotheInternetandregisteryourcomputerthroughapreinstalledregistration
program:
–ForWindows7:ThepreinstalledLenovoProductRegistrationprogramlaunchesautomaticallyafteryou
haveusedyourcomputerforatime.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoregist eryourcomputer.
–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogram.ThenclickRegistrationandfollowtheinstructions
onthescreentoregist eryourcomputer.

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”onpage31.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.
See“Managingyourbatterypower”onpage31.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebatt ery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage29.
Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourharddiskorsolid
statedrive?
•StudyChapter4“Security”onpage51tondouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.
•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.
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