Contents
About this documentation iii
Chapter 1 Meet your computer 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2 Get started with your
computer 9
Get started with Windows 10 . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows user interface . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect to networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connect to the wired Ethernet . . . . . . . 11
Connect to Wi-Fi networks (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Use Lenovo Vantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Use multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Use audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3 Explore your computer 13
Manage power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Set power button behaviors . . . . . . . . 13
Set the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Transfer data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device (for
selected models) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Use the optical drive (for selected models) . . 14
Use a media card (for selected models). . . . 14
Purchase accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 4 Secure your computer
and information 17
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Log in to your computer securely . . . . . . . . 1
Use passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Use the fingerprint reader (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Use software security solutions. . . . . . . . . 19
Use firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Use antivirus programs . . . . . . . . . . 19
Use computrace Agent software embedded in
firmware (for selected models) . . . . . . . 20
Use BIOS security solutions . . . . . . . . . . 20
Erase all storage drive data . . . . . . . . 20
Use the cover presence switch . . . . . . . 20
Use Smart USB Protection. . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 5 UEFI BIOS 23
What is UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Enter the BIOS menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Navigate in the BIOS interface . . . . . . . . . 23
Set the system date and time . . . . . . . . . 23
Change the startup sequence . . . . . . . . . 24
Enable or disable the configuration change
detection feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Enable or disable the automatic power-on
feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Enable or disable the ErP LPS compliance mode . . 25
Change BIOS settings before installing a new
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Update UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Recover from a BIOS update failure . . . . . . . 26
Clear CMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting,
diagnostics, and recovery 29
Basic procedure for resolving computer
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Startup problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Network problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Performance problems . . . . . . . . . . 34
Storage drive problems . . . . . . . . . . 35
CD or DVD problems . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Serial connector problems . . . . . . . . . 36
USB device problems . . . . . . . . . . 36
Software problems. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lenovo diagnostic tools . . . . . . . . . . 3
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Restore system files and settings to an earlier
point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Restore your files from a backup . . . . . . 3
Reset your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Use advanced options . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windows automatic recovery. . . . . . . . 38
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 38
Update the device driver . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 7 CRU replacement 41
What are CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Replace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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