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.
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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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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.
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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

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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
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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
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16Display32Headphone‐outJack
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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.
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Caution:UseonlytheACadaptorthatcomeswiththe
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Hint:Ifyourcomputerstopsresponding,andyoucan’tturn
itoff,thenpressandholdthePowerSwitchformorethan4
seconds.Ifthesystemstillcan’tbepoweredoff,then
removetheACadapterandthebattery.
1.1.22AudiovolumestatusLEDindicator
ThesixVolumestatusLEDindicatorsindicatetheaudiovolume
adjuststatus.UsetheShuttleor[Fn]+[→][←]toadjusttheaudio
volume.
1.1.23 Shuttle
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 
Up/Down
OK
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Clicktomoveupcursor
Longpresstofastmove
Doubleclicktomoverightsidecursor
Clicktomoveupcursor
Longpresstofastmove
Doubleclicktomoveleftsidecursor
ClicktoenterintomenuandthenclickOK
Longpresstoquicklyreturntomainmenu;inthemain
window,longpresstoexitShuttleCentermediasoftware.
Doubleclicktoreturntomainmenufrom secondary
menu;inmainwindow,doubleclickisof no effect.
InteractionunderWindowsoperatingsystem:
a.IfLenovoShuttleCenterisinstalledonyourNotebook
∙PressOKtorunLenovoShuttleCenterapplication
∙PressUpandDownbuttontocontrol
b.IfLenovoShuttleCenterisnotinstalledonyourNotebook
∙PressUpandDownbuttontocontrolthevolume
∙PressOKtorunWindowsMediaPlayer
1.1.24Built‐inmicrophone
Thebuilt‐inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisused
withanapplicationprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.
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1.1.25HiddenTouchpad
TheTouchpadworkslikeamouse:Moveyourfingertipacrossthe
Touchpadtomovethepointer.See“UsingtheTouchpad”for
details.
1.1.26Touchpadbutton
TheTouchpadbuttonsprovidefunctionssimilartothoseofmouse
buttons.See“UsingtheTouchpad”fordetails.
1.1.27S‐Videoport
SupportexternaldisplaydevicethroughS‐video,liketheTVsetor
otherdeviceswhichhastheS‐videoport.
1.1.28Opticalmediadrive
Theopticalmediadriveprovidesawaytotransferdatabetween
yourcomputerandCD/DVDmedia.Dependingonthefeatures
providedwithyourcomputer,youcanplayCD,VCDandDVD
mediaonyourcomputer.IfyourcomputerhasaCD‐RWor
DVD±RWDevice,youcanburnthedigitaldatatoCDorDVD
media.
Hint:Opticalmediadrivesmightvarywithyourcomputer
model.Whentheopticalmediadriveisoperating,the
CD/DVDspinsataveryhighspeedinthedrive.Sometime
itmakessomenoise,butitisnotnecessarilyamalfunction.
See“Usingopticalmediadrive”fordetails.
1.1.29ODDdiskRejectbutton
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UseODDdiskRejectbuttontoejecttheODDdiskorODDtray.
See“UsingOpticalMediaDrive”fordetails.
1.1.30USBportsx2
UsetheseportstoconnectuptotwoUSBdevices,suchasamouse,
afull‐sizeexternalkeyboard,oraprinter.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.)
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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
computerisstartingorshuttingdown.
1.1.31Microphone‐injack 
Enablesamicrophoneconnectionforaudioinput.
1.1.32Headphone‐outjack
Enablesaheadphoneorexternalconnectionforaudiooutput.When
youconnecttheheadphoneorotherdevices,internalspeakersare
automaticallydisabled.
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zFrontviewwiththedisplayclosed
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34Build‐inStereoSpeakers
1.1.33Systemandpowerstatusindicators
Yourcomputerhassystemandpowerstatusindicators:Power‐on
status,Standbystatus;Batterystatus,andWireless/Bluetoothstatus.
1.1.33.1Power‐onstatus
ThePowerLEDshowsthefollowingstauses:
zBlue:Thecomputerisonandreadytouse.
zFadingin/outblue:ThecomputerisinStandbymode;
Theindicatorisoffwhenthecomputerispoweredofforin
Hibernationmode.
1.1.33.2Batterystatus
Thecomputerisoperatingonbatterypower.ThebatteryLEDstatus
is:
zBlinkingamber:Thebatteryislowpower.
Thecomputerisoperatingonexternalpower.Thebatterystatus
includes:
zBlue:Thebatteryhasmorethan95%charge.
Amber:Thebatteryisbeingcharged;
1.1.33.3Wireless/Bluetoothstatus
TheWireless/BluetoothLEDshowsthewirelessandbluethoth
statuses,
zAmber:Bluetoothisenabled
zBlue:Wirelessisenabled
zAmber+Blue:BluetoothandWirelessbothareenabled
Wirelessstatus:
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zBlueblinksonceevery5seconds:Thewirelessfeatureison,but
notconnectedtonetwork.
zBlueon:Thewirelessfeatureison,andalreadyconnectedto
network,theradiolinkisreadyforuse
zFlashingblue:Dataisbeingtransmitted.
Bluetoothstatus:
zAmberon:TheBluetoothfeatureison,andtheradiolinkis
readyforuse.
zFlashingamber:Dataisbeingtransmitted.
1.1.34Build‐instereospeakers
Usethetwo1.5Wattsstereospeakerstooutputclearstereosound.
zBackview
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35MonitorConnector
36FanLouvers
1.1.35Monitorconnector
Usethisporttoconnectanexternalmonitororaprojectorwithyour
computertodisplayinformation.See“ConnectingtoExternal
DisplayDevice”fordetails.
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1.1.36Fanlouvers
TheinternalFanLouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputerand
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cooltheGraphicsProcessor.
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Hint:YournotebookswitchesonthefanwhentheGraphics
Processorbecomeshot.Theoperationofthefanmightcause
somenoises,whichisanormalsituation.
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Caution:Toprotectyournotebookfromdamageorfire,
avoidinsertingobjectsintotheairventsandblockingair
flow.
zBottomview
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37BatteryReleaseLatch
38HardDisk/WirelssCardCover
39MemoryModuleCover
40BatteryLock/UnlockLatch
41CPUFANCover
1.1.37BatteryReleaselatch
Slidethelatchacrosstoreleasethebatterypackforremoval.
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Hint:Toreleasethebatterypackyoushouldfirstunlockthe
batteryLock/Unlocklatch.
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1.1.38Harddisk/wirelesscardcover
ThiscoverprotectstheharddiskandWirelessCard.
Caution:Donotremoveorchangetheharddiskorwireless
Cardbyyourself.Ifyouneedtoremoveorchangethehard
diskorwirelesscard,bringyourcomputertooneofour
servicecentres.Theprofessionaltechnicianwhohasbeen
qualifiedbyLenovowillhelpyou.Becauseofcompatibility,
Lenovodoesnotguaranteeallharddisksandwirelesscards
arecompatiblewithyourcomputer.
1.1.39Memorymodulecover
Thiscoverprotectsthememorymodules.
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Hint:Donotinsertadifferentmodelofmemorymodule.It
mightdropthecomputerperformance,andevendamagethe
motherboard.
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Caution:Thiscoverisdesignedformemoryexpansion
convenience,butdonotinstalladditionalmemorymodules
byyourself.Ifyouneedtoinstalladditionalmemory
modules,bringyourcomputertooneofourservicecentres.
Theprofessionaltechnicianwhohasbeenqualifiedby
Lenovowillhelpyou.Becauseofmemorycompatibility,
Lenovodoesnotguaranteeallmemorymodulesare
compatiblewithyourcomputer.
1.1.40BatteryLock/Unlocklatch
ThebatteryLock/Unlocklatchsecuresthebatterypack.Slidetothe
Unlockpositiontoinstallorreleasethebatterypack.Afterinstalling
thebatterypack,slideittotheLockpositiontopreventbatterypack
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fromunexpectedreleasing.
Toloadandreleasethebatterypack,followthefollowingsteps:
∙Installingbatterypack
1. SlidethebatteryLock/UnlocklatchtotheUnlockposition 
2. Insertthebatterypackhorizontallyintothemainframeuntil
youheara“click”sound.
3. SlidetheBatteryLock/UnlockLatchtotheLockpositionto
restoretheBatteryReleaseLatch.
∙Releasingbatterypack
1.Shutdownthecomputer
2.Closethedisplaypanelandturnoverthecomputer.
3.SlidetheBatteryLock/UnlockLatchtotheUnlockpositionto
removethebatterypackbypullingthebatterypackhorizontally
outofthemainframe.
1.1.41CPUfancover
ThiscoverprotectsCPUandthermalmodule.
Caution:DonotchangetheCPUbyyourself.Ifyouneedto
changetheCPU,bringittooneofouragents,the
professionaltechnicianwhohasbeenqualifiedbyLenovo
willhelpyou.
1.2 Turn on/off the power
1.2.1Open/closetheLCDdisplaypanel
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Holdandliftupthedisplaypanelslowlywithbothhandstothe
bestviewangleforyou.PressthePowerSwitchtoturnonthe
computer,thenthePowerIndicatorglowsyellow.
Toclosethedisplaypanel,holdthemiddle‐topsideandclosethe
panelslowlywithyourbothhanduntiltheLCDdisplaypanel
engageswiththemainframe
1.2.2Startingupforthefirsttime
Becausethebatteryisnotcharged,whenyouturnonyour
computerforfirsttime,youhavetoconnecttheACadaptortothe
computer.
Note:Ifthere’snoexternalpowersourceconnectedandthe
batteryislow,probablyyoucannotpoweronthesystem.
Inthiscase,youneedtopluganACadapterforpower
supply.
Caution:WrongACadaptormightdamageyourcomputer.
InstructionstoconnecttheACadaptorandturnonthe
computer:
1.Placethecomputeronaflatandcleansurface;
2.Connectthepowercordtothecomputer;
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