Lenovo ThinkPad T430u User manual

UserGuideThinkPadT430u

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuideRegulatoryNoticeImportantsafetyinformationonpageviAppendixDNoticesonpage141TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.Torefertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuidesandclickUserGuides&Manuals,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.FirstEdition(August2012)CopyrightLenovo2012.LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministrationGSAcontract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents
Readthisrst..............vImportantsafetyinformation..........viConditionsthatrequireimmediateaction..viiSafetyguidelines............viiChapter1.Productoverview......1Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators..................1Frontview................1Right-sideview..............3Left-sideview..............4Rearview................5Bottomview...............6Statusindicators.............6Locatingimportantproductinformation......9Machinetypeandmodellabel........9FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel...9CerticateofAuthenticitylabel......10Features.................10Specications...............11Operatingenvironment...........12ThinkVantageprograms...........12AccessingThinkVantageprograms.....13IntroductiontoThinkVantageprograms...14Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...17Registeringyourcomputer..........17Frequentlyaskedquestions.........17Specialkeysandbuttons..........18Functionkeycombinations........18Windowskey.............21UsingtheUltraNavpointingdevice.......21UsingtheTrackPointpointingdevice....22Usingthetouchpad...........23DisablingtheUltraNavpointingdeviceandusinganexternalmouse.........24AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindowsnoticationarea............24Powermanagement............25Checkingthebatterystatus........25Usingtheacpoweradapter........25Chargingthebattery..........26Maximizingthebatterylife........26Managingthebatterypower.......26Power-savingmodes..........26Connectingtothenetwork..........28Ethernetconnections..........28Wirelessconnections..........28Presentationsandmultimedia.........32Changingdisplaysettings........32Connectingaprojectororanexternalmonitor................32Usingdualdisplays...........34UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature.35Usingaudiofeatures............35Usingtheintegratedcamera.........35Usingaashmediacard...........36Insertingaashmediacard........36Removingaashmediacard.......37Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..39Accessibilityandcomfort..........39Ergonomicinformation..........39Comfort...............40Accessibilityinformation.........40Travelingwithyourcomputer.........41Traveltips...............41Travelaccessories...........41Chapter4.Security..........43Attachingamechanicallock.........43Usingpasswords..............43Passwordsandsleepmode........43Typingpasswords...........43Power-onpassword...........44Harddiskpasswords..........44Supervisorpassword..........46Harddisksecurity.............48Settingthesecuritychip...........48Usingangerprintreader..........49Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.............52Usingrewalls...............53Protectingdataagainstviruses........53Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....55Creatingandusingarecoverymedia......55Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...56UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...57Creatingandusingarescuemedium......58Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers..................59Solvingrecoveryproblems..........60Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....61CopyrightLenovo2012i

Staticelectricityprevention..........61ReplacingtheSIMcard...........61Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.63ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANconnection..............66ReplacingthePCIExpressHalfMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection..........69ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection..............72Replacingthememorymodule........75Replacingthekeyboard...........77Replacingthebackupbattery.........81Chapter7.Advancedconguration..83Installinganewoperatingsystem.......83Beforeyoubegin............83InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..84Installingdevicedrivers...........85Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacardreader................85InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0......85InstallingtheThinkPadmonitorleforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7........85Installingotherdriversandsoftware....86ThinkPadSetup..............86Mainmenu..............86Congmenu..............87Date/Timemenu............91Securitymenu.............92Startupmenu.............96Restartmenu.............99UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....99Usingsystemmanagement..........99Systemmanagement..........100Settingmanagementfeatures.......100Chapter8.Preventingproblems..103Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......103Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....104Takingcareofyourcomputer.........104Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....106Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems..............109Diagnosingproblems............109Troubleshooting..............109Computerstopsresponding.......109Spillsonthekeyboard..........110Errormessages............110Errorswithoutmessages.........112Beeperrors..............113Memorymoduleproblems........113Networkingproblems..........113Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointingdevices................115Problemswiththedisplayandmultimediadevices................116Fingerprintreaderproblems........120Batteryandpowerproblems.......121Problemswithdrivesandotherstoragedevices................123Asoftwareproblem...........123Problemswithportsandconnectors....124Chapter10.Gettingsupport....125BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........125Gettinghelpandservice...........125Usingdiagnosticprograms........126LenovoSupportWebsite.........126CallingLenovo.............126FindingThinkPadoptions........127Purchasingadditionalservices........127AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation.............129Wirelessrelatedinformation.........129LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas...............130Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....130Exportclassicationnotice..........131Electronicemissionnotices..........131FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity........131IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement...............131EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...132GermanClassBcompliancestatement...132KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....132JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..133Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase................133LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan................133AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatements.............135ImportantWEEEinformation.........135Japanrecyclingstatements.........135RecyclinginformationforBrazil........136BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion..................136BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....137iiUserGuide

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada................137AppendixC.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.............139AppendixD.Notices.........141Trademarks................142AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)....143ChinaRoHS................143TurkishRoHS...............143UkraineRoHS...............143IndiaRoHS................144CopyrightLenovo2012iii

ivUserGuide

ReadthisrstBesuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourcomputertofail.Protectyourselffromtheheatthatyourcomputergenerates.Whenyourcomputeristurnedonorthebatteryischarging,thebase,thepalmrest,andsomeotherpartsmaybecomehot.Thetemperaturetheyreachdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthecomputerforanyextendedtime.Periodicallytakehandsfromusingthekeyboardbyliftingyourhandsfromthepalmrest.Protectyourselffromtheheatgeneratedbytheacpoweradapter.Whentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtoanelectricaloutletandyourcomputer,itgeneratesheat.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,maycauseaskinburn.Donotplacetheacpoweradapterincontactwithanypartofyourbodywhileitisinuse.Neveruseittowarmyourbody.Preventyourcomputerfromgettingwet.Toavoidspillsandthedangerofelectricalshock,keepliquidsawayfromyourcomputer.Protectthecablesfrombeingdamaged.Applyingstrongforcetocablesmaydamageorbreakthem.Routecommunicationlines,orthecablesofanacpoweradapter,amouse,akeyboard,aprinter,oranyotherelectronicdevice,sothattheycannotbewalkedon,trippedover,pinchedbyyourcomputerorotherobjects,orinanywaysubjectedtotreatmentthatcouldinterferewiththeoperationofyourcomputer.CopyrightLenovo2012v

Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthefollowing,andmakesurethatthepowerbuttonisofforisblinking:Turnitoff.Putitinsleepmode.Putitinhibernationmode.Thiswillhelptopreventdamagetothecomputer,andpossiblelossofdata.Handleyourcomputergently.Donotdrop,bump,scratch,twist,hit,vibrate,push,orplaceheavyobjectsonyourcomputer,display,orexternaldevices.Carryyourcomputercarefully.Useaqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushioningandprotection.Donotpackyourcomputerinatightlypackedsuitcaseorbag.Beforeputtingyourcomputerinacarryingcase,makesurethatitisoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.Donotputacomputerinacarryingcasewhileitisturnedon.ImportantsafetyinformationNote:Readtheimportantsafetyinformationrst.Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyournotebookcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincludedwithyourcomputer.TheinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchaseagreementortheLenovoLimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,seeWarrantyInformationintheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeandeffective.However,personalcomputersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotentialsafetyrisksthatcanresultinphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducetheserisks,followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsontheproductandintheoperatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedinthisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowingtheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourselffromhazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.Inadditiontonotebookcomputers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)shipwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhavesuchaproduct,thisinformationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontainacoin-sizedinternalbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthecomputerisunplugged,sothebatterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputerproducts.viUserGuide

ConditionsthatrequireimmediateactionProductscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproductdamageisseriousenoughthattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntilithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedbyanauthorizedservicer.Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitisturnedon.Onveryrareoccasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuffofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryoumighthearsoundslikepopping,crackingorhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthataninternalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner.Or,theymightindicateapotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphonenumbers,seethefollowingWebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneFrequentlyinspectyourcomputeranditscomponentsfordamageorwearorsignsofdanger.Ifyouhaveanyquestionabouttheconditionofacomponent,donotusetheproduct.ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterortheproductmanufacturerforinstructionsonhowtoinspecttheproductandhaveitrepaired,ifnecessary.Intheunlikelyeventthatyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,orifyouhaveanysafetyconcernswithyourproduct,stopusingtheproductandunplugitfromthepowersourceandtelecommunicationlinesuntilyoucanspeaktotheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.Powercords,plugs,poweradapters,extensioncords,surgeprotectors,orpowersuppliesthatarecracked,broken,ordamaged.Signsofoverheating,smoke,sparks,orre.Damagetoabattery(suchascracks,dents,orcreases),dischargefromabattery,orabuildupofforeignsubstancesonthebattery.Acracking,hissingorpoppingsound,orstrongodorthatcomesfromtheproduct.Signsthatliquidhasbeenspilledoranobjecthasfallenontothecomputerproduct,thepowercordorpoweradapter.Thecomputerproduct,powercord,orpoweradapterhasbeenexposedtowater.Theproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway.Theproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheoperatinginstructions.Note:Ifyounoticetheseconditionswithaproduct(suchasanextensioncord)thatisnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovo,stopusingthatproductuntilyoucancontacttheproductmanufacturerforfurtherinstructions,oruntilyougetasuitablereplacement.SafetyguidelinesAlwaysobservethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofinjuryandpropertydamage.ServiceandupgradesDonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupportCenteroryourdocumentation.OnlyuseaServiceProviderwhoisapprovedtorepairyourparticularproduct.Note:Somecomputerpartscanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.Upgradestypicallyarereferredtoasoptions.ReplacementpartsapprovedforcustomerinstallationarereferredtoasCustomerReplaceableUnits,orCRUs.LenovoprovidesdocumentationwithinstructionswhenitisappropriateforcustomerstoinstalloptionsorreplaceCRUs.Youmustcloselyfollowallinstructionswheninstallingorreplacingparts.TheOffstateofapowerindicatordoesnotnecessarilymeanthatvoltagelevelsinsideaproductarezero.Beforeyouremovethecoversfromaproductequippedwithapowercord,alwaysmakeCopyrightLenovo2012vii

surethatthepoweristurnedoffandthattheproductisunpluggedfromanypowersource.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,thefollowingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafety.CAUTION:Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.CAUTION:BeforereplacinganyCRUs,turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeopeningthecover.PowercordsandpoweradaptersDANGERUseonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,itshallbeH05VV-F,3G,0.75mm2,orbetter.Forothercountries,thesuitabletypesshallbeusedaccordingly.Neverwrapapowercordaroundapoweradapterorotherobject.Doingsocanstressthecordinwaysthatcancausethecordtofray,crack,orcrimp.Thiscanpresentasafetyhazard.Alwaysroutepowercordssothattheywillnotbewalkedon,trippedover,orpinchedbyobjects.Protectpowercordsandpoweradaptersfromliquids.Forinstance,donotleaveyourpowercordorpoweradapternearsinks,tubs,toilets,oronoorsthatarecleanedwithliquidcleansers.Liquidscancauseashortcircuit,particularlyifthepowercordorpoweradapterhasbeenstressedbymisuse.Liquidsalsocancausegradualcorrosionofpowercordterminalsand/ortheconnectorterminalsonapoweradapter,whichcaneventuallyresultinoverheating.Alwaysconnectpowercordsandsignalcablesinthecorrectorderandensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.Donotuseanypoweradapterthatshowscorrosionattheacinputpinsorshowssignsofoverheating(suchasdeformedplastic)attheacinputpinsoranywhereonthepoweradapter.Donotuseanypowercordswheretheelectricalcontactsoneitherendshowsignsofcorrosionoroverheatingorwherethepowercordappearstohavebeendamagedinanyway.viiiUserGuide