Operation Manual

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

Thischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.

•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage9

•“Conguringtheoperatingsystem”onpage10

•“Registeringyourcomputer”onpage10

•“Specialkeysandbuttons”onpage10

•“Usingthetouchpad”onpage13

•“Powermanagement”onpage14

•“Connectingtothenetwork”onpage17

•“UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature”onpage18

•“Usingaashmediacard”onpage18

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourcomputer.

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.Thenfollow

theinstructionsonthescreen.

Howtousethebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingles,see“Power-saving

modes”onpage15.

•Ifyouaregoingtoturnoffthecomputerforanextendedperiod,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom

drainingbyremovingthebattery.Formoreinformation,see“Powermanagement”onpage14.

WherecanIndtheinstructionsoninstallingorreplacingadevice?

Forinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceacomputerdevice,seeChapter6“Replacinghardware”on

page29.

Wherearetherecoverydiscs?

Yourcomputermightnotcomewitharecoverydisc.Instead,somealternativerecoverysolutionsare

availableonyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,seeChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage25.

WherecanIdownloadthelatestdrivers?

ThelatestdriversforyourcomputerareavailablefromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Todownloadthelatest

driversforyourcomputer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

WhatcanIdoifthebackupprocessfails?

Ifthebackupprocessfails,dothefollowing:

1.Closeotherapplications,thenrestartthebackupprocess.

2.Checkifthedestinationmediumisdamaged.Selectanotherlepathandtryagain.