Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 1 Linux User manual

ThinkPad P16v Gen 1
User Guide

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Setup Guide
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First Edition (June 2023)
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Contents
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Chapter 1. Meet your omputer . . . . . 1
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 6
USB specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2. Get started with your
omputer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Access networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to Wi-Fi networks. . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to the wired Ethernet . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to a cellular network (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Turn on the Airplane mode . . . . . . . . . 11
Interact with your computer . . . . . . . . . . 11
Use the keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . 11
Use the TrackPoint pointing device . . . . . 12
Use the trackpad . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use the touch screen (for selected models) . . 15
Connect to an external display . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 3. Explore your omputer . . 19
Lenovo apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lenovo Commercial Vantage . . . . . . . . 19
Lenovo View (for selected models). . . . . . 19
Color calibration (for selected models) . . . . . . 21
Intelligent cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use the Cool and Quiet on lap feature . . . . . . 23
Manage power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Check the battery status . . . . . . . . . 23
Charge the computer . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Change the power settings . . . . . . . . 24
Transfer data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Set up a Bluetooth connection . . . . . . . 25
Set up an NFC connection . . . . . . . . . 25
Use an SD card or smart card . . . . . . . 26
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Purchase accessories . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 4. Se ure your omputer
and information . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Log in with your fingerprint . . . . . . . . . . 29
Log in with your face ID (for selected models) . . . 30
Protect data against power loss (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
UEFI BIOS passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Password types . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Set, change, and remove a password . . . . 31
Associate your fingerprints with passwords
(for selected models) . . . . . . . . . . . 32
FIDO (Fast Identity Online) authentication. . . . . 33
Certificate based BIOS management . . . . . . 33
Chapter 5. Configure advan ed
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Enter the UEFI BIOS menu . . . . . . . . . 35
Navigate in the UEFI BIOS interface . . . . . 35
Set the system date and time. . . . . . . . 35
Change the startup sequence . . . . . . . 35
View UEFI BIOS Event logs . . . . . . . . 35
Detect memory retraining (for Intel models
only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Customize BIOS Defaults . . . . . . . . . 37
Reset system to factory defaults . . . . . . 37
Recover the UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . 38
Update UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Cloud bare metal recovery (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Storage drive requirements for RAID levels . . 39
Enter the Intel RST configuration utility . . . . 39
Create RAID volumes . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Delete RAID volumes . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reset storage drives to non-RAID . . . . . . 41
Rebuild RAID 1 volumes. . . . . . . . . . 41
Install a Windows operating system and drivers . . 41
Chapter 6. CRU repla ement . . . . . 43
CRU list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Disable Fast Startup and the built-in battery. . . . 43
Replace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Base cover assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Wireless WAN card (for selected models) . . . 45
Memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2242 M.2 solid-state drive and the bracket . . 47
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 7. Help and support . . . . . 51
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Beep errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Self-help resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Windows label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Call Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . 56
Lenovo Customer Support Center . . . . . . 57
Purchase additional services. . . . . . . . . . 58
Appendix A. Complian e
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Appendix B. Noti es and
trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Chapter 1. Meet your omputer
Front view
Item Des ription Item Des ription
Microphone Infrared camera / Camera
Webcam privacy shutter Touch screen
Power button with fingerprint reader TrackPoint® pointing stick
NFC (near field communication) mark Trackpad
TrackPoint buttons Speaker
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* for selected models
Slide the webcam privacy shutter to cover or uncover the camera lens. It is designed to protect your privacy.
Related topi s
“Use the TrackPoint pointing device” on page 12
“Use the trackpad” on page 14
“Use the touch screen (for selected models)” on page 15
“Log in with your fingerprint” on page 29
“Log in with your face ID (for selected models)” on page 30
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Side view
Item Des ription Item Des ription
HDMI™ connector SD card reader
Smart-card slot Nano-SIM-card tray
Audio connector Always On USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 connector
USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 connector Security-lock slot
Related topi s
“USB specifications” on page 6
“Connect to a cellular network (for selected models)” on page 10
“Use an SD card or smart card” on page 26
“Lock the computer” on page 29
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Rear view
Intel models
Item Des ription Item Des ription
USB-C® (Thunderbolt™ 4) connector Power connector
AMD models
Item Des ription Item Des ription
USB-C (USB 4) connector Power connector
Statement on USB transfer rate
Depending on many factors such as the processing capability of the host and peripheral devices, file
attributes, and other factors related to system configuration and operating environments, the actual transfer
rate using the various USB connectors on this device will vary and will be slower than the data rate listed
below for each corresponding device.
USB devi e Data rate (Gbit/s)
3.2 Gen 1 5
3.2 Gen 2 10
3.2 Gen 2 × 2 20
4 Gen 2 × 2 20
4 Gen 3 × 2 40
Thunderbolt 3 40
Thunderbolt 4 40
Related topi s
“Connect to an external display” on page 17
“Charge the computer” on page 24
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