Lenovo Lenovo 3000 J Series User manual

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
Chapter 1 Welcome
Thisuserguideprovidesthehardwareandsoftwareinformationof
theLENOVO®Portable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).
1

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
2
2.Thecomputerhasadoptedmanynewhardware
components.Theusermustinstallthedriversbyfollowing
theguide’sinstructiontogetthebestcomputerperformance.
ThankyouforyourpurchaseoftheLENOVO3000Y400series
notebookcomputer.Thispowerfulandflexiblenotebookcomputer
isdesignedtoprovidelong‐term,reliable,andhighcomputing
performance.

Thischapterspecifiesthevariouscomponentsofyourcomputer.Be
familiarwitheachcomponentbeforeyoustartoperatingthis
notebook.
1.1 Quick tour for your computer
Thissectionguidesyouthroughthelocationsforcontrolsandports
onyourcomputer:
∙FrontviewwiththeDisplayopen,rightsideview,leftsideview

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide

1
Securitykeyhole17Battery
2
PowerJack18
Wireless&Bluetooth
Enable/Disable
Button 
3
FanLouvers19 MuteButton 
4LANPort 、ModemJack
20 NovoButton
5
USBPortsx121 PowerSwitch
6IEEE1394Port  22AudioVolume‐status
LEDIndicator
7SD/MS/MMCCardPort 23Shuttle
8PCCardPort  24Built‐inMicrophone
3

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
9HiddenTouchpad‐status
LEDIndicator25HiddenTouchpad
10HiddenTouchpad
Enable/DisableLED
Indicator
26TouchpadButton
11Keyboard27S‐VideoPort
12Subwoofer28OpticalMediaDrive
13NUMLock29ODDdiskReject
Button
14CapsLock  30USBPortsx2
15HDD/ODDLEDIndicator
31Microphone‐inJack

16Display32Headphone‐outJack

1.1.1 Securitykeyhole
Yourcomputercomeswithasecuritykeyhole.Youcanpurchasea
securitycableandlocktofitthiskeyhole.Thesecuritycable’s
instructiontellsyouhowtouseit.
Hint:Beforeyoubuythesecuritycable,makesureitfitsyour
computer’ssecuritylockslot.
1.1.2 Powerjack 
UsethisconnectortoattachtheACadaptertoyournotebookto
providepowerandchargethebattery.

Caution:UseonlytheACadaptorthatcomeswiththe
4

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
computer.Usingthewrongadaptormightdamageyour
computer.
Caution:TheACadaptorcanautomaticallyadjusttoany
voltagefrom100to240volts,aswellasafrequencyof
either50or60hertz,thusenablingyoutousethecomputer
inalmostanyregion.ThePowerJackandpowercordjack
mightvaryindifferentcountriesand/orregions.Makesure
thattheACadaptoriscorrectlyconnectedtothepower
source.Awrongconnectioncan damageyourcomputerand
resultinafireaccident.
1.1.3Fanlouvers
TheinternalFanLouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerand
cooltheCentralProcessor.
Hint:Yournotebookswitchesonthefanwhenthe
CentralProcessorbecomeshot.Theoperationofthefan
mightcausesomenoises,whichisanormalsituation.

Caution:Toavoidcompromisingventilation,donotplace
anyobstacleinfrontofthefan.
1.1.4LANport,Modemjack
1.1.4.1LANport
TheRJ‐45networkjackallowsyoutoconnectyourcomputertoa
localareanetwork(LAN).
5

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
Note:Becarefulnottoplugthetelephonelineintothe
slightlylargernetworkconnector.Thetelephonelineuses
highervoltagethantheLANcable;itmightdamageyour
computer.


1.1.4.2Modemjack
TheModemjackallowsyoutoconnectyournotebooktoa
telephonelinewithastandardRJ‐11connector.
Note:NeverconnecttheModemjacktoadigitalline.The
highcurrentofadigitallinemightdamagetheModem.
1.1.5USBportsx1 
UseUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorstoconnectUSB
interface‐compatibledevices,suchasaprinterordigitalcamera.
TheUSBportscomplywithUSB2.0standards,whichenabledata
transferspeeds40timesfasterthantheUSB1.1standards.(The
portsalsosupportUSB1.1.)
Hint:TheUSBdevicesupportsPnP(PlugandPlay)
technology.Thatmeansyoucaninstallandremovethe
USBdevicewhenyourcomputerison.
Caution:DonotinstallorremovetheUSBdevicewhilethe
compterisstartingorshuttingdown.

6

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
1.1.6IEEE1394port
UsetheIEEE1394connectortoconnectdevicesthatarecompatible
withtheIEEE1394interface,suchasdigitalvideocamerasand
externalharddiskdrives.
1.1.7SD/MS/MMCcardport
Theslotletsyoueasilytransferdatafromotherdigitaldevice,such
asDV,digitalcamera;DVandPDAthatuseflashmemory.Youcan
installanSDCard,aMultiMediaCardoraMemoryStickinthe
3‐in‐1DigitalMediaReader.
1.1.8PCcardport 
YourcomputerhastheTypeIIPCCardslot.YoucaninsertaPC
Cardintheslot.See“UsingPCCard”fordetails.
1.1.9HiddenTouchpadstatusLEDindicator
ThisLEDIndicatorhintsyouthattheTouchpadisinuseornot.
Whenitisinuse,theLEDison.
1.1.10HiddenTouchpadEnable/DisableLEDindicator
ThisLEDIndicatorindicatestheHiddenTouchpadfunctionstatus.
WhentheLEDison,itindicatestheTouchpadandTouchpad
buttonfunctionhavebeenenabled.WhentheLEDisoff,itindicates
theTouchpadandTouchpadbuttonfunctionhavebeendisabled.
1.1.11Keyboard
Standard86‐keykeyboard(Embeddednumerickeypadand
7

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
functionkeys.Theycanbecombinedwith[Fn]keytoachievesome
shortcutfunctionalapplications).See“UsingKeyboard”fordetails.
1.1.12Subwoofer
Thiscomputerisequipedwitha2.0‐Wattssubwoofer.Thiscan
provideyouanexcitingaudioexperience,makingyoufeellike
beingsurroundedinahometheatre.
1.1.13NUMLock 
IftheNumLockLEDislit,thenumerickeypadison.Toenableor
disablethekeypad,pressandholdtheFnkey,thenpressthe
NumLkkey.
1.1.14CapsLock 
IftheLEDislit,theuppercaseletterfunctionisenabled.Youcan
enterallalphabeticcharacters(A‐Z)inuppercasewithoutpressing
theShiftkey.ToenableordisableCapsLockmode,pressthe
CapsLkkey.
1.1.15HDD/ODDLEDindicator
Useaharddiskdriveoranoptionaldrivetoreadorwritedata.
Whenthisindicatorisblinking,donotputthecomputerinto
standbymode,anddonotremovethedevicefromthebayorturn
offthecomputer.
1.1.16Display
Thecomputerusesa14.1ʺwidethin‐filmtransistor(TFT)full‐color
displaythatsupportsupto1280horizontalx800verticalpixelsand
8

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
32‐bitcolor.
1.1.17Battery
Withachargedbatteryinstalled,youcanuseyournotebook
withoutconnectingittoanelectricaloutlet.Formoredetails,
see”UsingBattery”.
Note:Donotpressthecomputertoohardwhileyouare
tryingtoreleasethebatterypack.Itmightdamageyour
computer.
1.1.18Wireless&BluetoothEnable/Disablebutton 
PressingWireless&Bluetoothbuttoncanenable/disablebothofthe
wirelessandBluetoothfunction.

Hint:WirelessLANandBluetoothareoptionstomarketing
requirements.Itwillextendtheoperatingtimeofbatteryif
thewirelessorBluetoothfunctionisdisabled.

Caution:Donotusethewirelesscommunicationfunctionin
thehospitalornearbyanyelectronicmedicalequipment!
Theradiowavesofthewirelesscardmightcausethe
electronicmedicalequipmentoutoffunctionandresultin
seriousaccident.

Caution:Donotusethewirelesscommunicationfunction
ontheplane!Theradiowavesofthewirelesscardmight
causetheelectronicequipmentsoutoffunctionandresult
inseriousaccident.
Caution:Avoidinterferingwithotherelectronicequipment
whenyouenablethewirelesscommunicationfunction!The
9

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
radiowavesofthewirelesscardmightcauseother
electronicequipmentoutoffunctionandresultinserious
accident.
1.1.19Mutebutton 
TheMutebuttonenablesyoutoquicklymutethesoundfromyour
computer.
1.1.20Novobutton 
Bydefault,theNovoKeyistheOnekeyRecoverykey.Itisusedto
activatethe“OnekeyRecovery”application.Whenthecomputeris
poweredoff,presstheNovoKeytoenterintothesystemrecovery
application.Youcanrecover,backuporuninstallthesystem
throughtheapplication.See< OneKeyRecovery4.6UserGuide>in
LenovoDriversCDfordetails.
Caution:Makesureyouhavealreadybackedupthedataon
theharddrive.Thesystemrecoverywillreformatthehard
driveandrestoreittofactorysettings.
Ifyouroperationsystemhasinstalledthe“EnergyCut”software,
youcanquicklylunchtheEnergyCutprogramundertheworking
operatingsystem （suchasWinXPorothermoreadvanced
opertatingsystem）
1.1.21Powerswitch 
Usethepowerswitchtoturnonthecomputer.Toturnoffyour
computer,usetheStart‐>Shutdownoption.Thepowerswitchcan
alsobeprogrammedtoshutdownthecomputerorputitinto
standbyorhibernation.

10