1Powerjack
Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjacktoprovideacpowert othecomputerandchargethebattery.
2Ethernetconnector
ConnectyourcomputertoaLANthroughtheEthernetconnector.
DANGER
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector .
YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.
Twoindicators,totheupperrightandleftoftheconnector,showthestatusofthenetworkconnection.
WhenyourcomputerconnectstoaLANandasessionwiththenetworkisavailable,theupperleftindicator
issteadygreen.Whiledataisbeingtransmitted,theupperrightindicatorblinksyellow.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertoaThinkPaddockingstationorportreplicator ,usetheEthernet
connectoronthedockingstationorportreplicatortoconnecttoaLAN,nottheoneonthecomputer.
3USB3.0connector
TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingdevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSB
printeroradigitalcamera.
Note:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletotheconnector,makesurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnect ormightbedamaged.
4MiniDisplayPortconnectororThunderboltconnector
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputercouldhaveeitheraMiniDisplayPortconnectorora
Thunderboltconnect or.
UsetheMiniDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector ,externalmonitor,or
high-denitiont elevision.
TheThunderboltconnectorenablesyoutoconnectyourcomputertoaThunderboltcompatibledeviceora
MiniDisplayPortcompatibledevice,suchasaprojector,externalmonitor,orhigh-denitiontelevision.
5AlwaysOnUSBconnector
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochar gesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinsleeporhibernationmode.
Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenyourcomputeristurnedoff,dothefollowing:
1.Connectthecomputertoanacpowersupply.
2.GotoThinkPadSetupandenableAlwaysOnUSBChargeinoffmode.Formoreinformation,see
“Congmenu”onpage116.
3.Dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Then
selecttheEnableAlwaysOnUSBcheckbox.
•ForWindows8:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.
ThenselecttheEnablewhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox.
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