ThinkPad S540, User Manual

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Contents
Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . vi
Conditions that require immediate action . . vii
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Locating computer controls, connectors, and
indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Right-side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Left-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Locating important product information . . . . . . 9
Machine type and model label . . . . . . . . 9
FCC ID and IC Certification information . . . . 9
Certificate of Authenticity label . . . . . . 10
Genuine Microsoft label . . . . . . . . . 10
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
7 operating system . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
8 or Windows 8.1 operating system
. . . . 15
Lenovo programs overview . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 19
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . . . 19
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the multi-touch screen . . . . . . . . . 21
Special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the ThinkPad pointing device . . . . . . 26
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Checking the battery status . . . . . . . . 27
Using the ac power adapter. . . . . . . . 28
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 29
Maximizing the battery life . . . . . . . . 29
Managing the battery power . . . . . . . 29
Power-saving modes . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting to the network . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ethernet connections . . . . . . . . . . 30
Wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . 31
Presentations and multimedia. . . . . . . . . 35
Changing display settings . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting a projector or an external
monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Using the Extend desktop function . . . . . . . 37
Setting up a presentation . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the AMD Switchable Graphics feature . . . 38
Using audio features . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using a flash media card. . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 3. You and your computer . . 41
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ergonomic information. . . . . . . . . . 41
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . 42
Traveling with your computer . . . . . . . . . 43
Travel tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Travel accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 4. Security . . . . . . . . . . 45
Attaching a mechanical lock . . . . . . . . . 45
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Typing passwords . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hard disk passwords . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hard disk security . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting the security chip . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using the fingerprint reader. . . . . . . . . . 52
Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive,
solid-state drive, or hybrid drive . . . . . . . .
54
Using firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 5. Recovery overview . . . . 57
Recovery overview for the Windows 7 operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
Creating and using a recovery media . . . . 57
Performing backup and recovery operations . 58
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . 59
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . 60
Reinstalling preinstalled applications and
device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . 62
Recovery overview for the Windows 8 and
Windows 8.1 operating systems . . . . . . . .
62
Refreshing your computer . . . . . . . . 62
Resetting your computer to the factory default
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
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