Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer
Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage21
•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage21
•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage22
•“UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice”onpage26
•“Powermanagement”onpage30
•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage34
•“Usingaprojectororexternalmonitor”onpage42
•“Usingacolorprole”onpage45
•“Usingaudiofeatures”onpage45
•“Usingtheintegratedcamera”onpage46
•“Usingthemediacardreader”onpage49

Registeringyourcomputer

Whenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact
youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand
servicestoregisteredusers.
WhenyouregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,youwillalsoreceivethefollowingbenets:
•QuickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp
•Automaticnoticationoffreesoftwareandspecialpromotionaloffers
ToregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Thenfollowtheinstructions
onthescreen.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

HereareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofThinkPadnotebook.
Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourcomputer,browsethefollowingWeb
pagetondinformationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq.
Onthegoandneedtousebatterypowermoreeffectively?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingapplicationsorsavingles,see“power-saving
modes”onpage31.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans(in
WindowsXP ,powerschemes)byuseofPowerManager.
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpr eventbatterypowerfrom
drainingbyusingtheemergencyresethole.Lookforinformationaboutthelocationoftheemergency
resetholein“Bottomview”onpage7.
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