User's Manual

Contents
About this documentation . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your computer. . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2. Get started with your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Get started with Windows 10 . . . . . . . . . 11
Windows account . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Windows user interface . . . . . . . . . . 12
Windows label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to the wired Ethernet . . . . . . . 13
Connect to Wi-Fi networks. . . . . . . . . 13
Use the Vantage app . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Interact with your computer . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use the keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . 15
Use the TrackPoint pointing device . . . . . 17
Use the trackpad . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Use the multi-touch screen . . . . . . . . 20
Use the Intelligent Cooling feature . . . . . . 22
Use multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Use audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connect to an external display . . . . . . . 23
Use Night light mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 3. Explore your computer . . 25
Manage power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Check the battery status and temperature. . . 25
Charge the computer . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Maximize the battery life . . . . . . . . . 26
Set power button behaviors . . . . . . . . 26
Set the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Transfer data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device. . . . 27
Airplane mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Purchase options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 4. Secure your computer
and information . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Use passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Password types . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Set, change, and remove a password . . . . 31
Use Power Loss Protection function (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Use the fingerprint reader (for selected models) . . 32
Use face authentication (for selected models) . . . 32
Use firewalls and antivirus programs. . . . . . . 33
Chapter 5. Configure advanced
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
What is UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Enter the UEFI BIOS menu . . . . . . . . . 35
Navigate in the UEFI BIOS interface . . . . . 35
Change the startup sequence . . . . . . . 35
Set the system date and time. . . . . . . . 36
Update UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Recovery information . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Restore system files and settings to an earlier
point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Restore your files from a backup . . . . . . 36
Reset your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Use advanced options . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows automatic recovery. . . . . . . . 37
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 37
Install Windows 10 and drivers . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 6. CRU replacement . . . . . 39
What are CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Disable Fast Startup and the built-in battery. . . . 39
Replace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Base cover assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Memory module (for selected models) . . . . 41
M.2 solid-state drive . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 7. Help and support . . . . . 47
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 47
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Beep errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Self-help resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Call Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . 50
Lenovo Customer Support Center . . . . . . 51
Purchase additional services. . . . . . . . . . 52
Appendix A. Important safety
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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