Lenovo LOQ 15AHP9 User manual

User Guide
Lenovo LOQ 15AHP9, Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9, Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9,
Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9I, and Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9

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following:
• Generic Safety and Compliance Notices
• Safety and Warranty Guide
• Setup Guide
First Edition (January 2024)
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Contents
A out this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your computer . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Mi rophones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Camera light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
S reen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Power button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Power light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Tou hpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Multi-purpose USB Type-C onne tor . . . . . 5
Camera swit h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Combo audio ja k . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
USB Standard-A onne tor . . . . . . . . . 5
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Air vents (outlet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
USB Standard-A onne tor . . . . . . . . . 6
HDMI onne tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ethernet onne tor. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Power onne tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Charging light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Air vents (outlet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Air vents (intake) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Novo button hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Features and spe ifi ations . . . . . . . . . . 10
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . 12
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . 13
Avoid onstant body onta t with spe ifi hot
se tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 2. Get started with your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Conne t to a network . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Conne t to a Wi-Fi network . . . . . . . . 15
Establish a wired onne tion . . . . . . . . 15
Unique Lenovo apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Lenovo Vantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Work with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windows help information . . . . . . . . . 17
The Novo Button menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Open the Novo Button menu . . . . . . . . 17
Intera t with your omputer . . . . . . . . . . 18
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Conne t to an external display . . . . . . . 19
Prote t your priva y using the amera
swit h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dual-fun tion keys without printed i ons . . . 20
Numeri keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 3. Explore your computer . . 23
Intelligent features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Smart Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Gesture ontrols. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Super Resolution (for Intel models) . . . . . 24
Eye Care Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Smart Noise Can elling . . . . . . . . . . 24
Manage power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Re hargeable battery pa k . . . . . . . . 25
Set power button behavior. . . . . . . . . 26
A power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
System operation modes . . . . . . . . . 27
Change settings in UEFI/BIOS setup utility . . . . 27
What is UEFI/BIOS setup utility . . . . . . . 27
Sele t boot devi es . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Open the UEFI/BIOS setup utility . . . . . . 28
Change hotkey mode . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Set passwords in UEFI/BIOS setup utility . . . . . 28
Password types . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Set administrator password . . . . . . . . 29
Change or remove administrator password . . 29
Set user password . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Enable power-on password . . . . . . . . 30
Set hard disk password . . . . . . . . . . 30
Change or remove hard disk password . . . . 30
Chapter 4. Help and support . . . . . 31
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 31
How do I partition my storage drive . . . . . 31
What should I do if my omputer stops
responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
What should I do if I spill liquid on the
omputer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Where an I get the latest devi e drivers and
UEFI/BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Why does my omputer start automati ally
when I open the lid . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Self-help resour es . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
What is a CRU? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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CRUs for your produ t model . . . . . . . . . 33
Call Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Before you onta t Lenovo . . . . . . . . 34
Lenovo Customer Support Center . . . . . . 34
Pur hase additional servi es. . . . . . . . . . 35
Appendix A. Function descriptions for
Lenovo hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Appendix B. Notices and
trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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A out this guide
• This guide applies to Lenovo produ t model(s) listed below. Illustrations in this guide may look slightly
different from your produ t model.
Model name Machine type (MT)
LOQ 15AHP9
83DX
LOQ 15AHP9D1
LOQ 15AHP9D2
LOQ 15AHP9D3
LOQ 15AHP9D4
LOQ 15AHP9D5
LOQ 15AHP9D6
LOQ 15ARP9
83JC
LOQ 15ARP9D1
LOQ 15ARP9D2
LOQ 15ARP9D3
LOQ 15ARP9D4
LOQ 15ARP9D5
LOQ 15ARP9D6
LOQ 15IAX9
83GS
LOQ 15IAX9D1
LOQ 15IAX9D2
LOQ 15IAX9D4
LOQ 15IAX9D5
LOQ 15IAX9I
83FQLOQ 15IAX9ID1
LOQ 15IAX9ID2
LOQ 15IRX9
83DV
LOQ 15IRX9D1
LOQ 15IRX9D2
LOQ 15IRX9D3
LOQ 15IRX9D4
LOQ 15IRX9D5
LOQ 15IRX9D6
• For further omplian e information, refer to the Generic Safety and Compliance Notices at https://
p support.lenovo. om/do s/generi _noti es.
• This guide may ontain information about a essories, features, and software that are not available on all
models.
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• This guide ontains instru tions that are based on the Windows operating system. These instru tions are
not appli able if you install and use other operating systems.
• Mi rosoft® makes periodi feature hanges to the Windows® operating system through Windows Update.
As a result, the operating system related instru tions may be ome outdated. Refer to Mi rosoft resour es
for the latest information.
• The ontent of the guide is subje t to hange without noti e. To obtain the latest version, go to https://
support.lenovo. om.
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Chapter 1. Meet your computer
Front
No. Description
1 Mi rophones
2Camera
3Camera light
4S reen
5Antennas
Microphones
The mi rophones are the PC's built-in sound input devi es. They apture your voi e and ambient sound and
onvert them into digital form. Mi rophones are essential omponents when you use your PC for video
onferen ing or voi e re ording.
Camera
The built-in amera aptures visible light and onverts it to digital signals. It is used for video re ordings and
video onferen ing.
Camera light
The amera light indi ates whether the amera is a tivated.
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Table 1. Camera light status and description
Camera light status Description
On The amera is a tivated.
Off The amera is not a tivated.
Screen
The s reen of the built-in display is where text, graphi s, and videos are displayed.
Antennas
The antennas transmit and re eive radio waves to allow data to be transferred between your PC and a Wi-Fi®
network devi e or a Bluetooth devi e.
Note: The antennas are hidden inside the PC.
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Base
Note: Some produ t offerings may not in lude a Copilot key on the keyboard.
No. Description
1 Power button
2 Power light
3 Keyboard
4 Tou hpad
Power utton
Press the power button to turn on your PC.
Note: By default, on a Windows PC, pressing the power button when the PC is turned on will put the PC into
sleep mode.
Power light
The power light indi ates the urrent power state of the PC: whether it is powered on, powered off, in sleep
mode, or in hibernation mode.
Table 2. Power light status and description
Light status Power state
Solid on Powered on
Blinking slowly In sleep mode
Off Powered off or in hibernation mode
The olor of the power light an indi ate the PC's a tive operation mode.
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Table . Power light colors and the PC's active operation modes
Light color Operation mode
White Balan e mode
Blue Quiet mode
Red Performan e mode
Purple Custom mode
Key oard
The keyboard is the PC's built-in input devi e for typing hara ters. It also in ludes keys that an make you
more produ tive when intera ting with the PC, apps, and the Windows operating system.
Table 4. Productivity keys
Key Location on the key oard Function
Fun tion keys (F1 through
F12)
In the top row Exe uting predefined ommands or
fun tions for sele ted apps
Hotkeys In the top row • Changing some of the PC's frequently
used settings
• Opening an app or a Windows gadget
Fn key In the lower-left orner • Toggling the fun tions of dual-fun tion
keys
• Used with several letter keys to hange
some of the PC's frequently used
settings
Windows key In the lower-left orner Used with ertain keys to hange some
frequently used Windows settings
Hotkeys share keys with fun tion keys. To toggle the fun tions for these keys, hold down the Fn key or turn
on the FnLo k swit h.
Note: Keyboard layout varies by language and geographi al lo ation. The keyboard on your PC may look
slightly different from the produ t illustrations of this publi ation.
Related topics
“Hotkeys” on page 18
Appendix A “Fun tion des riptions for Lenovo hotkeys” on page 37
Touchpad
The tou hpad is the PC's built-in pointing devi e, whi h provides the basi fun tionality of an external
mouse. Slide your finger on the tou hpad to move the pointer on the s reen and tap or double-tap to sele t
or exe ute a s reen item.
The tou hpad also supports Windows multi-finger gestures, whi h provide short uts to frequently used apps
and fun tions.
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Right
No. Description
1Multi-purpose USB Type-C® onne tor
2Camera swit h
3Combo audio ja k
4USB Standard-A onne tor
Multi-purpose USB Type-C connector
This multi-purpose USB Type-C onne tor is used to onne t:
• Storage or peripheral devi es that follow the USB spe ifi ation for data transfer and devi e
inter onne tion
• Display devi es
Note: When onne ting display devi es, you need to use appropriate ables and adapters (if needed)
a ording to the onne tion apabilities of the display devi e.
Camera switch
This toggle swit h is used to enable or disable the built-in amera.
Note: This swit h is designed for priva y prote tion. If you don't need to use the amera, slide the swit h to
the off position to prevent any apps from using the amera.
Com o audio jack
The ombo audio ja k is used to onne t single-plug headsets, headphones, or external speakers.
USB Standard-A connector
The USB Standard-A onne tor is used to onne t storage or peripheral devi es that follow the USB
spe ifi ation for data transfer and devi e inter onne tion.
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Rear
No. Description
1Air vents (outlet)
2USB Standard-A onne tors
3HDMI™ onne tor
4 Ethernet onne tor
5 Power onne tor
6Charging light
Air vents (outlet)
The air vents allow hot air to be dis harged out of the PC.
Important: When the PC is operating, do not pla e it on a bed, sofa, arpet, or other flexible surfa es.
Otherwise, the air vents will be blo ked and the PC may overheat, redu ing performan e or ausing the PC
to be unresponsive or even shut down.
USB Standard-A connector
The USB Standard-A onne tor is used to onne t storage or peripheral devi es that follow the USB
spe ifi ation for data transfer and devi e inter onne tion.
HDMI connector
The HDMI onne tor is used to onne t an external display devi e, su h as a television, a proje tor, or a
monitor.
Ethernet connector
The Ethernet onne tor onne ts a able modem or router to the PC to establish wired Internet a ess.
Power connector
Use this onne tor and the in luded a power adapter to onne t your PC to an ele tri al outlet.
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Charging light
The harging light indi ates whether the PC is plugged into an ele tri al outlet. When the PC is plugged into
an ele tri al outlet, the olor of the light indi ates whether the battery is fully harged (or will shortly be fully
harged).
Table 5. Charging light statuses and descriptions
Light status Plugged in? Battery charge level
Off No /
On, amber Yes 1%–90%
On, white Yes 91%–100%
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Bottom
No. Description
1Air vents (outlet)
2Air vents (intake)
3Speakers
4 Novo button hole
Air vents (outlet)
The air vents allow hot air to be dis harged out of the PC.
Important: When the PC is operating, do not pla e it on a bed, sofa, arpet, or other flexible surfa es.
Otherwise, the air vents will be blo ked and the PC may overheat, redu ing performan e or ausing the PC
to be unresponsive or even shut down.
Air vents (intake)
The air vents allow air to be su ked inside of the PC to ool the internal omponents.
Important: When the PC is operating, do not pla e it on a bed, sofa, arpet, or other flexible surfa es.
Otherwise, the air vents will be blo ked and the PC may overheat, redu ing performan e or ausing the PC
to be unresponsive or even shut down.
Speakers
The speakers are the PC's built-in sound output devi es.
Novo utton hole
When the PC is powered off, you an press the Novo button to display the Novo button menu. From the
menu, you an then hoose to:
• Open the firmware setup utility
• Display the boot devi e sele tion menu
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• Display the Windows advan ed startup options page
Note: The Novo button is rarely used during normal PC operations. To prevent users from a identally
pressing it, the Novo button is pla ed in a re essed hole. You an use a straightened paper lip to press this
button.
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Features and specifications
Dimensions
Width 359.9 mm (14.2 in hes)
Depth 258.7 mm (10.2 in hes)
Thi kness • Thinnest: 21.9 mm (0.9 in hes)
• Thi kest: 23.9 mm (0.9 in hes)
ac power adapter
Input 100 V a –240 V a , 50 Hz–60 Hz
Output • For 83FQ models: 20 V d , 8.5 A
• For 83GS models:
– 20 V d , 6.75 A, or
– 20 V d , 8.5 A
• For 83DX, 83DV, and 83JC models:
– 20 V d , 6.75 A,
– 20 V d , 8.5 A, or
– 20 V d , 11.5 A
Power • For 83FQ models: 170 W
• For 83GS models:
– 135 W, or
– 170 W
• For 83DX, 83DV, and 83JC models:
– 135 W,
– 170 W, or
– 230 W
Battery pack
Capa ity 60 Wh
Note: The battery apa ity is the typi al or average apa ity as measured in a
spe ifi test environment. Capa ities measured in other environments may differ
but are no lower than the rated apa ity (see produ t label).
Number of ells 4
Memory
Type Double data rate 5 (DDR5) Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module (SO-DIMM)
Number of physi al slots 2
Mass storage device
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Type Solid-state drive (SSD)
Form fa tor • M.2 2242, or
• M.2 2280
Bus PCI Express
Screen
Size 396.2 mm (15.6 in hes)
Display resolution • 1920 × 1080 pixels (FHD models), or
• 2560 × 1440 pixels (WQHD models)
Maximum refresh rate • 165 Hz, or
• 144 Hz
Key oard
Ba klight olor • White, or
• RGB
Short ut keys • Fun tion keys
• Hotkeys
Modifier keys • Alt key
• Ctrl key
• Shift key
• Windows key
• Fn key
Spe ial keys or key group Numeri keypad
Connectors and slots
Power onne tor Input:
• Dire t urrent
• 20 V
USB Standard-A onne tor • Quantity: 3
• Maximum power output:
– 5 V, 0.9 A
• Supported signaling proto ols:
– USB 2.0 480 Mbps
– SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps
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Multi-purpose USB Type-C
onne tor • Quantity: 1
• Maximum power output: 5 V, 3 A
• Supported signaling proto ols:
– USB 2.0 480 Mbps
– SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps
– SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps
– DisplayPort™ Alt Mode (DisplayPort 1.4 ompliant)
Maximum output resolution: 5120 × 2880 @ 60 Hz
– USB Power Delivery
Note: Data rates and performan e ratings are dependent on onne ted devi es
and ables if they are used. For DisplayPort onne tion through a USB Type-C
onne tor, the listed maximum output apa ity is only available on external
displays with a DisplayPort, a Mini DisplayPort, or a USB Type-C onne tor that
supports DisplayPort Alternate Mode. For onne tions using a onverter or an
adapter, the a tual output resolution may be lower.
HDMI onne tor • Supported signaling proto ol:
– Fixed-rate link (FRL), or
– Transition minimized differential signaling (TMDS)
• Maximum output resolution: 3840 × 2160 @ 60 Hz
Combo audio ja k • Diameter: 3.5 mm
• Supported plugs:
– 3–pole, TRS
– 4–pole, TRRS (CTIA and OMTP)
Ethernet onne tor 8P8C ja k
Security
Camera shutter Ele troni shutter
Trusted Platform Module Firmware Trusted Platform Module (fTPM)
UEFI/BIOS passwords • Administrator password
• User password
• Master hard disk password
• User hard disk password
Network
Ethernet 1 Gbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2
Statement on USB transfer rate
Depending on many fa tors su h as the pro essing apability of the host and peripheral devi es, file
attributes, and other fa tors related to system onfiguration and operating environments, the a tual transfer
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rate using the various USB onne tors on this devi e will vary and will be slower than the data rate listed
below for ea h orresponding devi e.
USB device Data rate (G it/s)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 5
USB 3.2 Gen 2 10
Operating environment
Maximum altitude (without pressurization)
3048 m (10 000 ft)
Temperature
• At altitudes up to 2438 m (8000 ft)
– Operating: 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)
– Storage: 5°C to 43°C (41°F to 109°F)
• At altitudes above 2438 m (8000 ft)
– Maximum temperature when operating under the unpressurized ondition: 31.3°C (88°F)
Note: When you harge the battery, its temperature must be no lower than 10°C (50°F).
Relative humidity
• Operating: 8% to 95% at wet-bulb temperature 23°C (73°F)
• Storage: 5% to 95% at wet-bulb temperature 27°C (81°F)
Avoid constant ody contact with specific hot sections
CAUTION:
When the computer is operating, it should e placed on a hard and flat surface with its ottom area
not in contact with user’s are skin. Under normal operating conditions, the temperature of the
ottom surface will remain within an accepta le range as defined in IEC 62 68-1, ut such
temperatures can still e high enough to cause discomfort or harm to the user if directly touched for
over 10s at a time. As such, it is recommended that users avoid prolonged direct contact with the
ottom of the computer.
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