Lenovo 15ITL6 User manual

User Guide
IdeaPad 3/IdeaPad 3i/IdeaPad Slim 3/IdeaPad Slim 3i Series

Read this first
Before using this documentation and the product it supports, ensure that you read and understand the
following:
• Generic Safety and Compliance Notices
• Safety and Warranty Guide
• Setup Guide
First Edition (March 2023)
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Contents
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Chapter 1. Meet your computer . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
eft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . . 9
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Avoid constant body contact with specific hot
sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2. Get started with your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Work with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Windows help information . . . . . . . . . 12
enovo Vantage, enovo PC Manager or enovo
Smart Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The Novo Button menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Open the Novo Button menu . . . . . . . . 12
Interact with your computer . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Fn ock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 3. Explore your computer . . 15
Manage power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Check the battery status . . . . . . . . . 15
Charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Set power button behavior. . . . . . . . . 15
A power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Set performance mode * . . . . . . . . . 16
Change settings in UEFI/BIOS setup utility . . . . 16
What is UEFI/BIOS setup utility . . . . . . . 16
Open the UEFI/BIOS setup utility . . . . . . 16
Select boot devices . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Change hotkey mode . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Set passwords in UEFI/BIOS setup utility . . . . . 17
Password types . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Set administrator password . . . . . . . . 17
Change or remove administrator password . . 18
Set user password . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Enable power-on password . . . . . . . . 18
Set hard disk password . . . . . . . . . . 18
Change or remove hard disk password . . . . 19
Chapter 4. Help and support . . . . . 21
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 21
How do I partition my storage drive . . . . . 21
What should I do if my computer stops
responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
What should I do if I spill liquid on the
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Where can I get the latest device drivers and
UEFI/BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Why does my screen brightness change
constantly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Why does my computer start automatically
when I open the lid . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Self-help resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
What is a CRU? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CRUs for your product model . . . . . . . . . 23
Call enovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Before you contact enovo . . . . . . . . 23
enovo Customer Support Center . . . . . . 24
Purchase additional services. . . . . . . . . . 24
Appendix A. Function descriptions
for Lenovo hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix B. Notices and
trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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A out this guide
• This guide applies to enovo product model(s) listed below. Illustrations in this guide may look slightly
different from your product model.
Model name Machine type (MT)
IdeaPad 3 14ABA7 82RM
IdeaPad 3 15ABA7 82RN
IdeaPad 3 17ABA7 82RQ
IdeaPad 3 14IAU7 82RJ
IdeaPad 3 14IAU7 D1
IdeaPad 3 14IAU7 D2
IdeaPad 3 14IAU7 D3
IdeaPad 3 14IAU7 U4
IdeaPad 3 14IAU7 U5
IdeaPad 3 14IAU7 U6
IdeaPad 3 15IAU7 82RK, 82T7
IdeaPad 3 15IAU7 D1 82RK
IdeaPad 3 15IAU7 D2
IdeaPad 3 15IAU7 D3
IdeaPad 3 15IAU7 U4
IdeaPad 3 15IAU7 U5
IdeaPad 3 15IAU7 U6
IdeaPad 3 17IAU7 82R
IdeaPad 3 17IRU7 82X9
• For further compliance information, refer to the Generic Safety and Compliance Notices at
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/docs/generic_notices.
• This guide may contain information about accessories, features, and software that are not available on all
models.
• This guide contains instructions that are based on the Windows operating system. These instructions are
not applicable if you install and use other operating systems.
• Microsoft® makes periodic feature changes to the Windows® operating system through Windows Update.
As a result, the operating system related instructions may become outdated. Refer to Microsoft resources
for the latest information.
• The content of the guide is subject to change without notice. To obtain the latest version, go to
https://support.lenovo.com.
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