Contents
About this documentation . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your computer . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System board
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2. Get started with your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows user interface . . . . . . . . . . 10
Use audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 3. Explore your computer . . 13
Manage power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Set power button behaviors . . . . . . . . 13
Set the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Transfer data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Use the optical drive (for selected models)
Use a media card (for selected models) . . . . 14
Use a smart cable clip . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Purchase accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 4. Secure your computer
and information . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Log in to your computer securely . . . . . . . . 17
Use passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Use the fingerprint reader . . . . . . . . . 19
Use software security solutions. . . . . . . . . 19
Use BIOS security solutions . . . . . . . . . . 20
Erase all storage drive data . . . . . . . . 20
Use the cover presence switch . . . . . . . 21
Use Intel BIOS guard . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Use Smart USB Protection. . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 5. UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . 23
What is UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Enter the BIOS menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Navigate in the BIOS interface . . . . . . . . . 23
Change the display language of UEFI BIOS . . . . 23
Set the system date and time . . . . . . . . . 24
Change the startup sequence . . . . . . . . . 24
Enable or disable the configuration change
detection feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Enable or disable the automatic power-on
feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Enable or disable the smart power-on feature . . . 25
Enable or disable the ErP LPS compliance mode . . 25
Enable or disable the ICE thermal alert feature . . . 26
Change the ICE performance mode . . . . . . . 26
Change the fan speed level . . . . . . . . . . 26
Change BIOS settings before installing a new
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Update UEFI BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Recover from a BIOS update failure . . . . . . . 27
Clear CMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting,
diagnostics, and recovery . . . . . . . 29
Basic procedure for resolving computer
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Startup problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Network problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Performance problems . . . . . . . . . . 33
Storage drive problems . . . . . . . . . . 34
CD or DVD problems . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Serial connector problems . . . . . . . . . 35
USB device problems
Software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lenovo diagnostic tools . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lenovo Vantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Restore system files and settings to an earlier
point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Restore your files from a backup . . . . . . 37
Reset your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Use advanced options . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows automatic recovery. . . . . . . . 37
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 37
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 38
Update the device driver
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