Lenovo 3000 Series, Y400 Series manual

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide

Chapter 1 Welcome

Thisuserguideprovidesthehardwareandsoftwareinformationof

theLENOVO®Portabl eComputerwhichyouuse.

Thecomputerisacomplicatedequipment.Readthroughthewhole

guidebeforeyourfirstbegintouseit.Especiallyifyouareanew

userofcomputersoryou’renewtoportablecomputing.Don’t

worryifyouarestillconfusedaboutsomepartoftheguide.Keep

thisguideasareferencewhenyouareusingyourcomputer,orcall

ouragentforhelp.

Payattentiontothecautionandsaftymessagesinthisguideand

thesafetymessagesinthepreface.

Intheguide,someusefuliconsareappliedtocatchyourattention.

Thereare:

Hint:Helpfulpointersandtrickstogetmore��fromyour

notebook

Note:Tohelpyounoteandavoidpossibledamagetoyour

notebookʹshardwareorsoftware,orlossofyourwork

Caution:Pointoutpossibledamagetoproperty,personal

injuryordeath

Payyourattentiontothecautionandsafetymessagesinthisguide

andthesafetymessagesinthepreface.





Note:1.Donotpluginand/orremoveanycomputer

componentwhileusingthecomputer(exceptUSB,

PCMCIAand/orCD‐ROMdeviceswhichsupportPnP‐Plug

andplayTechnology).

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Contents

Main Chapter 1 Welcome 1.1 Quick tour for your computer Page 1.1.2 Powerjack 1.1.3Fanlouvers 1.1.4LANport,Modemjack 1.1.5USBportsx1 Page Page 1.1.17Battery 1.1.18Wireless&BluetoothEnable/Disablebutton 1.1.19 Mute button 1.1.20 Novo button 1.1.21 Power switch 1.1.22AudiovolumestatusLEDindicator 1.1.23 Shuttle 1.1.24Builtinmicrophone Page 1.1.30USBportsx2 1.1.31 Microphone in jack 1.1.32Headphoneoutjack 1.1.33Systemandpowerstatusindicators 1.1.34Buildinstereospeakers 1.1.35Monitorconnector 1.1.36Fanlouvers 1.1.37BatteryReleaselatch 1.1.38Harddisk/wirelesscardcover 1.1.39Memorymodulecover 1.1.40BatteryLock/Unlocklatch 1.1.41CPUfancover 1.2 Turn on/off the power 1.2.1Open/closetheLCDdisplaypanel 1.2.2Startingupforthefirsttime 1.2.3Turn offthecomputer 1.3 Using battery pack 1.3.1Activatingthebattery 1.3.2Usingbattery 1.3.3Batteryinitialization 1.3.4Checkingthebatterystatus Page 1.4 Using the LCD display 1.5 Using keyboard 1.5.1Usingnumerickeypad 1.5.2Keyboardshortcuts Page 1.6 Using the Touchpad 1.7 Using optical media driver Chapter 2 Learning more about your computer 2.1 Setup and maintain the computer 2.1.1Powermanagement Page 2.1.5Hibernationmode 2.1.6 Setuplowpowerprotection: 2.2 Using multimedia audio system 2.3 Setting display resolution 2.4 Connecting IEEE1394 device 2.5 Connecting to external display device 2.6 Using PC cards 2.7 Using card reader Chapter 3 System configuration 3.1 Installing drivers 3.1.1InstallingChipsetdriver 3.1.2InstallingGraphicCarddriver 3.1.3InstallingSoundCarddriver 3.1.4InstallingBluetoothdriver Page 3.1.9InstallingTouchpaddriver 3.1.10InstallingCardReaderdriver 3.1.11InstallingEasyButtondriver 3.2 BIOS setup 3.2.1AccessingtheBIOSSetupprogram 3.2.2TheMainmenu 3.2.3TheAdvancedmenu Page 3.2.4Securitymenu 3.2.5TheBootmenu Page 3.2.6TheExitmenu Page 3.3 Hardware configuration and component standard Page Page Page Chapter 4 Technical support and customer service 4.1 Kind reminder 4.1.1Tak ecareofusingthecomputer 4.1.2Environmentalrequirements 4.1.3Cleaningyourcomputer 4.1.4Aboutthebattery 4.1.5Foroutdoorusing 4.2 Troubleshooting Page 4.2.4Theprintercannotbeinstalledandprinted. 4.2.6Youcannotdialupwiththecomputer. 4.2.7Thecomputerreportserrororhaltswhenrunning someprograms. 4.2.8Batteryservicetimeistooshort. 4.2.9LCDisblack 4.3 Service support system 4.3.1Warrantyservicetelephonenumbers Keep the guide well for future use!