Lenovo V110-15IKB User manual

Read the safety notices and important tips in the
included manuals before using your computer.
Lenovo V110-15IKB
User Guide

Read the safety noticesand important tipsin the 
included manualsbefore using your computer.

Notes
•Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadLenovoSafetyandGeneralInformation
Guidefirst.
•Thelatestelectroniccomplianceandenvironmentalinformationareavailable
fromtheLenovocomplianceinformationWebsites.
‐Toviewcomplianceinformationgoto:
http://www.lenovo.com/compliance.
‐Todownloadenvironmentalinformationgoto:
http://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration.
•SomeinstructionsinthisguidemayassumethatyouareusingWindows®7or
Windows®10.IfyouareusinganotherWindowsoperatingsystem,some
operationsmaybeslightlydifferent.Ifyouareusingotheroperatingsystems,
someoperationsmaynotapplytoyou.
•Thefeaturesdescribedinthisguidearecommontomostmodels.Some
featuresmaynotbeavailableonyourcomputeroryourcomputermayinclude
featuresthatarenotdescribedinthisuserguide.
•Theillustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualproduct.Pleaserefer
totheactualproduct.
RegulatoryNotice
•Fordetails,refertoGuides&Manualsathttp://support.lenovo.com.
FirstEdition(April2017)
©CopyrightLenovo2017.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneral
ServicesAdministration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionsset
forthinContractNo.GS‐35F‐05925.

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Contents
Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer .........................................1
Topview.....................................................................................................................1
Left‐sideview............................................................................................................6
Right‐sideview..........................................................................................................8
Frontview................................................................................................................10
Bottomview.............................................................................................................14
Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows .................................................. 15
Configuringtheoperatingsystemforthefirsttime..........................................15
Operatingsysteminterfaces..................................................................................15
Puttingthecomputertosleeporshuttingitdown............................................19
Connectingtoawirelessnetwork........................................................................21
GethelpfromWindows.........................................................................................22
Chapter 3. Recovery system ............................................................... 23
Push‐buttonreset....................................................................................................23
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting ................................................................ 25
Frequentlyaskedquestions...................................................................................25
Troubleshooting......................................................................................................27
Appendix A. CRU instructions ............................................................ 30
Replacingtheopticaldrive....................................................................................31
Trademarks .......................................................................................... 34

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Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer
Top view -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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d
c
e
ab
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Note: Thedashedareasindicatepartsthatarenotvisibleexternally.
Attention:
•Donotopenthedisplaypanelbeyond180degrees.Whenclosingthedisplaypanel,be
carefulnottoleavepensoranyotherobjectsinbetweenthedisplaypanelandthe
keyboard.Otherwise,thedisplaypanelmaybedamaged.

aIntegrated
camera
Usethecameraforvideocommunication.
bBuilt-in
microphone
Capturesoundwhichcanbeusedforvideoconferencing,
voicenarration,oraudiorecording.
cWireless LAN
antennas
ConnecttoawirelessLANadaptertosendandreceive
wirelessradiosignals.
dComputer display TheLCDdisplaywithLEDbacklightprovidesbrilliant
visualoutput.
ePower button Pressthisbuttontoturnonthecomputer.
fTouch pad Thetouchpadfunctionsasaconventionalmouse.
Touchpad:Tomovethepointeronthescreen,slideyour
fingertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthe
pointertomove.
Touchpadbuttons:Thefunctionsoftheleft/rightside
correspondtothoseoftheleft/rightmousebuttonona
conventionalmouse.
Note: Youcanenable/disablethetouchpadbypressingF6().
gNumeric keypad Fordetails,see“Usingthekeyboard”onpage3.
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Using the keyboard
Yourcomputerhasnumberkeysandfunctionkeysandmayalsohavea
numerickeypadincorporatedintoitsstandardkeyboard.
Numeric keypad
Thekeyboardhasaseparatenumerickeypad.Toenableordisablethe
numerickeypad,presstheNumLockkey.

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Using the keyboard
Hotkeys
Youcanaccesscertainsystemsettingsquicklybypressingtheappropriate
hotkeys.
Mutes/unmutesthesound. Enables/disablesairplane
mode.
Decreasesthevolume
level. Enables/disablescamera.
Increasesthevolumelevel. Locks/unlockstheLCD
screen.
Enables/disables
microphone.
Enablestheexternal
projectorordanglesthe
externaldisplay.
Refreshespage.
Decreasesthedisplay
brightnessuntiltheLCD
backlightisturnedoff.
Enables/disablesthetouch
pad.
Increasesdisplay
brightness.
Play/pausethecurrent
video(audio).
Stopthecurrentvideo
(audio).
Fastbackwardwhen
playing.
Fastforwardwhen
playing.

Note: IfyouchangedtheHotkeyModefromEnabledtoDisabledintheBIOSsetuputility,
youwillneedtopresstheFnkeyincombinationwiththeappropriatehotkey.
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Left-side view ---------------------------------------------------------------
abdec
aAC power
adapter jack
ConnectstotheACpoweradapter.
bVentilation slots Dissipateinternalheat.
Note: Makesurethatnoneoftheventilationslotsareblocked,orelseoverheatingofthe
computermayoccur.
cRJ-45 port ConnectsthecomputertoanEthernetnetwork.
dHDMI port ConnectstodeviceswithHDMIinputsuchasaTVora
display.
eUSB port ConnectstoUSBdevices.
•TheblueportsupportsUSB3.0.
•Fordetails,see“ConnectingUSBdevices”onpage7.
Notes:

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Connecting USB devices
YoucanconnectaUSBdevicetoyourcomputerbyinsertingitsUSBplug
(TypeA)intotheUSBportonyourcomputer.
ThefirsttimeyouplugaUSBdeviceintoaparticularUSBportonyour
computer,Windowsautomaticallyinstallsadriverforthatdevice.Afterthe
driverhasbeeninstalled,youcandisconnectandreconnectthedevice
withoutperforminganyadditionalsteps.
Note: Typically,Windowsdetectsanewdeviceafterithasbeenconnected,andtheninstalls
thedriverautomatically.However,somedevicesmayrequireyoutoinstallthedriver
beforeconnecting.Checkthedocumentationprovidedbythedevice’smanufacturer
beforeconnectingthedevice.
BeforedisconnectingaUSBstoragedevice,makesureyourcomputerhas
finishedtransferringdatatothatdevice.ClicktheSafelyRemoveHardware
andEjectMediaiconintheWindowsnotificationareatoremovethedevice
beforedisconnecting.
Note: IfyourUSBdeviceusesapowercord,connectthedevicetoapowersourcebefore
connectingit.Otherwise,thedevicemaynotberecognized.

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Right-side view ------------------------------------------------------------
ab d c
aNovo button Whenthecomputerisoff,pressthisbuttontostartthe
SystemRecoveryortheBIOSsetuputility,ortoenterthe
bootmenu.
bCombo audio
jack
Connectstoheadsets.
•Thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportconventionalmicrophones.
•Therecordingfunctionmaynotbesupportedifthird‐partyheadphonesorheadsetsare
connected,duetodifferentindustrystandards.
Notes:

cKensington Mini
Security slot
ForattachingaKensingtonMiniSaverTMMobile(or
compatible)lock.
Attachasecuritylock(notsupplied)heretohelpprotect
yourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.Youcan
attachasecuritylocktoyourcomputertohelppreventit
frombeingremovedwithoutyourpermission.Fordetails
oninstallingthesecuritylock,pleaserefertothe
instructionsshippedwiththesecuritylockthatyouhave
purchased.
•Lockisnotsupplied.Whenpurchasingalock,chooseonethatutilizestheCleatTM
lockingmechanismandverifyitscompatibilitywiththeslotbeforepurchase.Alock
utilizingtheT‐BarTMlockingmechanismisnotcompatiblewiththeKensingtonMini
Securityslot.
•Beforepurchasinganysecurityproduct,verifythatitiscompatiblewiththistypeof
securitykeyhole.
•Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesand
securityfeatures.Lenovooffersnocomment,judgment,orwarrantyregardingthe
function,quality,orperformanceoflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.
dOptical disc drive Reads/Burnsopticaldiscs.
Note: Somemodelsaresuppliedwithadummyopticaldiscdrive.
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Notes:

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Front view ----------------------------------------------------------------------
ab
aMemory card slot Insertmemorycards(notsupplied)here.
Note: Fordetails,see“Usingmemorycards(notsupplied)”onpage13.

bSystem status
indicators
Battery/Chargingstatusindicator
Harddiskdriveindicator
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Indicator
AC power
adapter
status
System
status
Indicator
status Meaning
Battery/
Charging
status
indicator
Disconnected
working
Solidlight
amber
Thebatteryhasbetween1%
and5%charge.
Solidamber Thebatteryhasbetween5%
and20%charge.
Solidgreen Thebatteryhasmorethan
20%charge.
Sleep
Blinking
amber
Thebatteryhasbetween1%
and20%charge.
Blinking
green
Thebatteryhasmorethan
20%charge.
Connected
working
Solidlight
amber
Thebatteryhasbetween1%
and5%charge.
Fastblinking
amber
Thebatteryhasbetween5%
and20%charge.When
batterychargereaches20%,
theblinkingcolorchangesto
green.
Slowblinking
green
Thebatteryhasbetween20%
and80%chargeandisstill
charging.Whenthebattery
reaches80%chargethelight
willstopblinking.
Solidgreen Thebatteryhasmorethan
80%charge,chargingwill
continueuntilthebatteryis
fullycharged.
Sleep
Blinking
amber
Thebatteryhasbetween1%
and20%charge.
Blinking
green
Thebatteryhasmorethan
20%charge.

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Hard disk
drive
indicator
‐‐ ‐‐ On Theharddiskdriveis
readingorwritingdata.
Attention:
•Whentheindicatorison,
donotputthecomputer
intosleepmodeorturnoff
thecomputer.
•Whentheindicatorison,
donotmovethecomputer.
Suddenphysicalshock
mightcauseharddisk
driveerrors.
Indicator
AC power
adapter
status
System
status
Indicator
status Meaning

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Using memory cards (not supplied)
Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingtypesofmemorycards:
•SecureDigital(SD)card
•SecureDigitalHighCapacity(SDHC)card
•SDeXtendedCapacity(SDXC)card
• MultiMediaCard(MMC)
•Insertonlyonecardintheslotatatime.
•ThiscardreaderdoesnotsupportSDIOdevices(e.g.,SDIOBluetooth,etc.).
Inserting a memory card
Insertthememorycarduntilittouchesthebottomoftheslot.
Removing a memory card
Gentlypullthememorycardoutofthememorycardslot.
Note: Beforeremovingthememorycard,disableitbyusingtheWindowssafelyremove
hardwareandejectmediautilitytoavoiddatacorruption.
Notes:

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Bottom view ------------------------------------------------------------------
a
b
aSpeakers Provideaudiooutput.
Note: Somemodelsaresuppliedwith1singlespeaker.
bVentilation slots Dissipateinternalheat.
Note: Makesurethatnoneoftheventilationslotsareblocked,orelseoverheatingofthe
computermayoccur.

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Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows
Configuring the operating system for the 
first time -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Youmayneedtoconfiguretheoperatingsystemwhenitisfirstused.The
configurationprocessmayincludetheproceduresbelow:
• Acceptingtheenduserlicenseagreement
•ConfiguringtheInternetconnection
•Registeringtheoperatingsystem
• Creatingauseraccount
Operating system interfaces -------------------------------------
The return of the Start menu
Windows10comeswithapowerfulandusefulstartmenu.Toopenthestart
menu,dooneofthefollowing:
• SelecttheStartbuttoninthelower‐leftcorner,theStartmenuisdisplayed.
•PresstheWindowskeyonthekeyboard.

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ThepowerbuttonisontheStartmenu,clickityoucanchoosetoshutdown
orrestartthecomputer,orputthecomputerintosleepmode.
ThroughtheStartmenu,youcanlocatealltheinstalledappsorviewthe
frequentlyusedapps.