•To conserve power, or to suspend operation without exiting applications or saving files, see the explanation about
•To achieve the best balance between performance and power saving, change power plan settings. See “Managing the battery power” on page 28.
•If your computer will be turned off for an extended period of time, follow the instructions in “Disabling the
Concerned about security or need to securely dispose of data stored on your
•Study Chapter 4 “Security” on page 45 to find out how you can protect your computer from theft and unauthorized use.
•Use the Password Manager program to protect the data stored on your computer. For details, see the help information system of the program.
•Before you dispose of the data on the
Getting connected in different locations is a challenge?
•To troubleshoot a wireless networking issue, go to http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.
•Take advantage of the networking features provided by the Access Connections program (on the Windows 7 operating system) or Location Awareness in the Lenovo Settings program (on the Windows 8 operating system).
•To learn more about using the wireless features of your computer, refer to “Wireless connections” on page 30.
•To travel more confidently, be sure to check the tips in “Traveling with your computer” on page 43.
•Press Fn+F5, or use the wireless radio switch to enable or disable the wireless features.
Need to give presentations or attach an external monitor often?
•Use Fn+F7 key combination to switch display output location.
•Ensure that you follow the procedure of “Attaching an external monitor” on page 34.
•With the Extend desktop function, you can display output on both the computer display and an external monitor.
You have been using your computer for some time already, and it is getting slower?
•Follow the general tips for preventing problems introduced in “General tips for preventing problems” on page 85.
•You can diagnose problems yourself by following the instructions in “Diagnosing problems” on page 89.
•Also Recovery tool is provided on your computer
Print the following sections and keep them with your computer in case you are unable to access this online help when necessary.
•“Installing a new operating system” on page 65
•“Computer stops responding” on page 89
•“Power problems” on page 101
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