User guide
Table Of Contents
- Read this first
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Using your computer
- Register your computer
- Frequently asked questions
- Special keys and buttons
- Using the UltraNav pointing device
- Power management
- Connecting to the network
- Using a projector or an external display
- Using the NVIDIA Optimus Graphics feature
- Using audio features
- Using the integrated camera
- Using the ThinkLight light feature
- Using the optical drive
- Using an ExpressCard module, a flash media card, or a smart card
- Chapter 3. You and your computer
- Chapter 4. Security
- Chapter 5. Recovery overview
- Chapter 6. Replacing devices
- Chapter 7. Enhancing your computer
- Chapter 8. Advanced configuration
- Chapter 9. Preventing problems
- Chapter 10. Troubleshooting computer problems
- Diagnosing problems
- Troubleshooting
- Computer stops responding
- Spills on the keyboard
- Error messages
- Errors without messages
- Beep errors
- Memory module problems
- Networking problems
- Problems with the keyboard and other pointing devices
- Problems with the display and multimedia devices
- Fingerprint reader problems
- Battery and power problems
- Problems with drives and other storage devices
- Software problems
- Problems with ports and connectors
- A USB problem
- A docking station or port replicator problem
- Chapter 11. Getting support
- Appendix A. Regulatory information
- Wireless related information
- Export classification notice
- Electronic emissions notices
- Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity
- Industry Canada Class B emission compliance statement
- European Union - Compliance to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
- German Class B compliance statement
- Korea Class B compliance statement
- Japanese VCCI Class B statement
- Japan compliance statement for products which connect to the power mains with rated current less than or equal to 20 A per phase
- Lenovo product service information for Taiwan
- Appendix B. WEEE and recycling statements
- Appendix C. Notices
12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
13.SelectManufacturerandModelforyourmonitor.Ifyoucannotndyourmonitoronthelist,stopthe
installationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
15.ClickOK.
Note:Tochangethecolorsettings,right-clickonthedesktop,andclickScreenresolution.ClickAdvanced
Settings,selecttheMonitortab,thensetColors.
Considerationsforattachinganexternalmonitor
•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatissupplied
withthecomputer,andthemonitorINFlethatissuppliedwiththeexternalmonitor.
•Ifyousetaresolutionhigherthantheresolutionyouareusingonthecomputermonitor,andusean
externalmonitorthatdoesnotsupportthatresolution,takeadvantageofthevirtualscreenfunction,
whichenablesyoutodisplayonlyapartofthehigh-resolutionscreenimageyourcomputerproduces.
YoucanseeotherpartsoftheimagebymovingthescreenwiththeTrackPointpointingdeviceoranother
pointingdevice.
•Iftheexternalmonitoryouareusingisoutdated,theresolutionandtherefreshratemightbelimited.
UsingtheDVImonitor
Ifyourcomputerhasoneofthefollowingoptionalexpansionunits,youcanusetheDVImonitorthrough
theDVIconnectorofthatunit:
•ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3
•ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3withUSB3.0
•ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3
•ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3withUSB3.0
Notes:
•ThescreenmodethatcanbeuseddependsonthespecicationsoftheDVImonitor.
•BeforeyouattachtheDVImonitor,makesurethatthecomputerisattachedtotheexpansionunitand
thesystemworksproperly.
ToattachtheDVImonitor,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.ConnecttheDVImonitortotheDVIconnectoroftheexpansionunit,andthenconnectthemonitor
toanelectricaloutlet.
3.TurnontheDVImonitorandthecomputer.Thesystemstarts.
IfthecomputeroutputdoesnotappearontheDVImonitor,dothefollowing:
•ForacomputerthatsupportsNVIDIAOptimusGraphics:
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectNVIDIAControlPanel.TheNVIDIAControlPanelwindow
opens.
2.IntheSelectaTasknavigationpaneatleftunderDisplay,clickSetupmultipledisplays.
3.Right-clickVerifyyourdisplayconguration,andthenright-clickonthemonitoriconandselect
eitherCloneModeorExtendedMode.
4.ClickOK.
•ForacomputerthatsupportstheIntel
®
graphicscard:
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