Lenovo THINKPAD L420 User manual

ThinkPadGOBIMobileBroadband
UserGuide

Note:Beforeinstallingtheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixB“LenovoLimited
Warranty”onpage9.
ThirdEdition(June2012)
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Contents
Chapter1.AboutthewirelessWAN
adapter................1
Productdescription.............1
Chapter2.Installingandconguring
thewirelessWANadapter......3
Beforeyoubegin..............3
InstallingthewirelessWANadapter......3
Chapter3.Troubleshooting......5
AppendixA.ServiceandSupport...7
Onlinetechnicalsupport...........7
Telephonetechnicalsupport.........7
AppendixB.LenovoLimited
Warranty................9
Part1-GeneralTerms...........9
Part2-Country-specicTerms........11
Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation......14
AppendixC.Wirelessrelated
information..............17
Usageenvironmentandyourhealth......17
AppendixD.Electronicemission
notices................19
FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclaration
ofConformity...............19
USA-FederalCommunicationsCommission
(FCC)..................19
FCCIDofthewirelessmodule......19
Installationoftheapprovedwirelessmodule.20
RFsafetycompliance..........20
Emergencycalls............20
SimultaneoususeofRFtransmitters....20
AppendixE.Notices..........21
Trademarks................21
Recyclinginformation............21
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Chapter1.AboutthewirelessWANadapter
ThismanualprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheThinkPad®GOBIMobileBroadband(hereafterreferred
toasthewirelessWANadapter).
Productdescription
IfyouareusingaThinkPadcomputerthatsupportsthewirelessWANadapter,youcaninstallthewireless
WANadapterintoaPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)ExpressMiniCardslotinyourcomputer.
Theoptionpackageincludes:
•ThinkPadGOBIMobileBroadband
•Warrantyposter
•Setupposters
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Chapter2.InstallingandconguringthewirelessWANadapter
ThischapterprovidesinstructionsoninstallingandconguringthewirelessWANadapter.
Thischapteralsoprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthedevicedriversonthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•Microsoft®Windows®XP
•WindowsVista®
•Windows7
Beforeyoubegin
BeforeinstallingthewirelessWANadapter,carefullyreadthefollowinginformation.
Attention:ThewirelessWANadapterisshippedwithanantistaticbag.Whenhandling,takethefollowing
precautionstopreventstaticelectricityfromdamagingtheelectronicparts:
•DonotopentheantistaticbaguntilyouarereadytoinstallthewirelessWANadapterintothePCIExpress
MiniCardslotinyourcomputer.
•BeforeremovingthewirelessWANadapterfromtheantistaticbag,drainstaticelectricityfromthebag
andfromyourbodybytouchingthebagtoametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.
InstallingthewirelessWANadapter
WheninstallingorreplacingthewirelessWANadapter,besuretofollowtheprecautionsbelow.
ToinstallthewirelessWANadapter,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.InstallthewirelessWANadapterfollowingthestep-by-stepinstructionsonthesetupposters.
Note:IfyourServiceProviderrequiresaSIMcard,installtheSIMcardprovidedintheoptionpackage
followingtheinstructionsintheuserguideforyourThinkPadcomputer.
3.Restartyourcomputer.
4.DownloadandinstallthedevicedriversforthewirelessWANadapterandtheLenovo®Mobile
BroadbandActivation(LMBA)programbydoingoneofthefollowing:
•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/wireless,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•StarttheThinkVantage®SystemUpdateprogrambydoingoneofthefollowing:
–ForWindowsXPorWindowsVista:
ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙SystemUpdate.
–ForWindows7:
a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools.
b.Double-clickUpdateandDrivers.
Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
5.StarttheLMBAprogramtoactivatethewirelessWANadapter.Anaccountwithamobilebroadband
ServiceProviderisrequired.
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6.StarttheThinkVantageAccessConnectionsprogramtoconrmyourwirelessconnectionortoassist
inresolvinganyconnectionproblems.Fordetailedcongurationinstructions,refertotheAccess
Connectionshelpinformationsystem.
ToopentheAccessConnectionshelpinformationsystem,dependingontheoperatingsystemyouare
using,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindowsXPorWindowsVista:
a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙AccessConnections.TheThinkVantage
AccessConnectionswindowopens.
b.Clickthequestionmark(?),andthenclickAccessConnectionsHelp.
•ForWindows7:
a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools.
b.Double-clickInternetConnection.TheAccessConnectionswindowopens.
c.Clickthequestionmark(?),andthenclickAccessConnectionsHelp.
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Chapter3.Troubleshooting
IfyouexperiencethefollowingproblemwiththeWirelessWANadapter,trythesolutionprovidedtosolve
theproblem.
Problem:IhavecorrectlyinstalledtheWirelessWANadapteronmycomputer,butthecomputerfailsto
recognizetheWirelessWANadapter.
Solution:ResettheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)
congurationofyourcomputertothedefaultsettingsbydoingthefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhenyouseetheThinkPadlogoscreen,pressF1toentertheBIOS.
3.PressF9,andthenselectY estoloadthedefaultconguration.
4.PressF10tosavecongurationchangesandexitbyselectingYes.Thecomputerrestarts.
Note:Afterthecomputerrestarts,theBIOSchangesareautomaticallysaved.Thereisnoneedtoreset
theBIOScongurationagainthenexttimeyoustartyourcomputer.
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