Lenovo G50-70- Manuals

Page 2 - Notes; For details, refer to; Regulatory Notice

First Edition (December 2013) © Copyright Lenovo 2013. Before using the product, be sure to read Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide first. The features described in this guide are common to most models. Some features may not be available on your computer or your computer may include feature...

Page 3 - Lenovo; User Guide

Lenovo User Guide Instructions and technical information in this manual are applicable to the following Lenovo notebook computers unless otherwise stated. Model name MT Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G40-45 Lenovo G40-70 Lenovo G40-70m Lenovo G50-30 Lenovo G50-45 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-70m Lenovo Z40-70 Len...

Page 5 - Contents

i Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer ..........................................1 Top view ....................................................................................................................... 1Left-side view .......................................................................

Page 7 - Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer; T o p v i e w

1 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer T o p v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Lenovo G40-30/G40-45/G40-70/G40-70m/Z40-70 ...

Page 9 - Computer display; Touchpad button

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 3 Integrated camera Use t he camera for v i deo comm uni ca ti o n or t ak ing pho t os. Built-in microphone Cap tu res so un d wh i ch ca n be u sed for v i deo co n fere n c ing , vo i ce n arra ti o n , or a u d i o record ing . Note: S elec t models may h...

Page 10 - Using the keyboard; Num Lock; Function key combinations; Fn

4 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer  Using the keyboard Numeric keypad (Lenovo G50-30/G50-45/G50-70/G50-70m/Z50-70) The keyboard has a separate numeric keypad. To enable or disable the numeric keypad, press the Num Lock key. Function key combinations Through the use of the function keys, you...

Page 11 - The following describes the features of each function key.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 5 Lenovo G50-30/G50-45/G50-70/G50-70m/Z50-70 The following describes the features of each function key. Fn + Home: Activates the pause function. Fn + End: Activates the break function. Fn + PgUp: Enables/disables the scroll lock. Fn + PgDn: Activates the syst...

Page 12 - Hotkeys

6 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer Hotkeys You can access certain system settings quickly by pressing the appropriate hotkeys. Lenovo G40-30/G40-45/G40-70/G40-70m/Z40-70 Lenovo G50-30/G50-45/G50-70/G50-70m/Z50-70 : Mutes/unmutes the sound. : Enables/disables Airplane mode. : Decreases the vo...

Page 13 - Setting hotkey mode

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 7 Setting hotkey mode By defa u l t , t he ho t key f un c ti o n s are access i ble by press ing t he appropr i a t e ho t key. However, yo u ca n d i sable t he ho t key mode in t he BIO S se tu p uti l it y. To d i sable t he ho t key mode: 1 S h ut dow n ...

Page 14 - Ope; Exit; me; Exit Savin

8 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 4 Ope n t he Exit me nu , a n d selec t Exit Savin g Chan g e s . Note: Whe n ho t key mode i s d i sabled, press t he Fn key a n d t he appropr i a t e ho t key t o access t he correspo n d ing ho t key f un c ti o n .

Page 15 - L e f t - s i d e v i e w

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 9 L e f t - s i d e v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AC power adapter jack Co nn ec t t he AC power adap t er he...

Page 16 - Connecting USB device; Safely Remove Hardware

10 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer  Connecting USB device Yo u r comp ut er comes w it h t hree U S B por t s compa ti ble w it h U S B dev i ces. The f i rs t ti me yo u pl ug a U S B dev i ce int o a par ti c u lar U S B por t o n yo u r comp ut er, W in dows a ut oma ti cally in s t all...

Page 17 - Connecting network cables

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 11  Connecting network cables To in ser t a n e t work cable, do t he follow ing : 1 Hold o n e co nn ec t or of t he n e t work cable t o press t he RJ-45 cover dow n g e nt ly . 2 I n ser t t he co nn ec t or int o t he RJ-45 por t . Software configuration...

Page 18 - R i g h t - s i d e v i e w

12 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer R i g h t - s i d e v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Combo audio jack Co nn ec t s t o headse t . Notes: • The comb...

Page 19 - Inserting a memory card

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 13  Using memory cards (not supplied) Yo u r comp ut er s u ppor t s t he follow ing t ypes of memory cards: • S ec u re D igit al ( S D) card • M u l ti Med i aCard (MMC) Inserting a memory card S l i de t he memory card in unti l it cl i cks int o place. R...

Page 20 - F r o n t v i e w; Power

14 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer F r o n t v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - System status indicators Symbol Indicator Indica...

Page 21 - B o t t o m v i e w; Battery pack

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 15 B o t t o m v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Battery pack latch - manual The ma nu al ba tt ery pack ...

Page 22 - O p e r a t i n g s y s t e m i n t e r f a c e s; Start; Start screen

16 Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8.1 C o n f i g u r i n g t h e o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...

Page 23 - T h e c h a r m s; Charm; Search charm; Search

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8.1 17 T h e c h a r m s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Charm s are n av ig a ti o n b utt o n s t ha t le t yo ...

Page 24 - Share charm; Share; Start charm; Devices charm; Device; Settings charm; Settin

18 Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8.1 Share charm The Share charm le t s yo u se n d l in ks, pho t os, a n d more t o yo u r fr i e n ds a n d soc i al n e t works w it ho ut leav ing t he app yo u are in . Start charm The Start charm i s a fas t way t o g o t o t he St ar t scree n . Devices c...

Page 25 - Putting your computer to sleep; Shutting down the computer; gs

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8.1 19 P u t t i n g t h e c o m p u t e r t o s l e e p o r s h u t t i n g i t d o w n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...

Page 26 - C o n n e c t i n g t o a w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k; Enabling wireless connection; Connecting to a wireless network; Connect

20 Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8.1 C o n n e c t i n g t o a w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enabling wireless connection To e n able w i reless f un c ti o n s, do o n e of t he follow ing : • Press t o d i sable a i rpl...

Page 27 - H e l p a n d s u p p o r t

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8.1 21 H e l p a n d s u p p o r t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If yo u have a problem w it h t he opera ting sys t em, see t he W in dows...

Page 28 - Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery System; Backing up the system partition; Restoring; Sy

22 Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery System The Le n ovo O n eKey Recovery S ys t em i s sof t ware des ign ed t o back u p a n d res t ore yo u r comp ut er. Yo u ca n u se it t o res t ore t he sys t em par titi o n t o it s or igin al s t a tu s in case of a sys t em fa i l u re. Yo u ca n also c...

Page 29 - Chapter 4. Troubleshooting; Frequently asked questions; Finding information; Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide; Drivers and preinstalled software

23 Chapter 4. Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Th i s sec ti o n l i s t s freq u e nt ly asked q u es ti o n s by ca t e g ory.  Finding information What s afety precau...

Page 30 - BIOS setup utility; Lenovo Safety and General

24 Chapter 4. Troubleshooting What can I do if the back-up process fails? If you can start the backup but it fails during the back-up process, try the following steps: 1 Close all open programs, and then restart the back-up process. 2 Check to see if the destination media is damaged. Select another ...

Page 31 - Troubleshooting; Display problems

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting 25 Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Display problems When I turn on the computer, nothing appears on the screen. • If ...

Page 32 - Display panel problems

26 Chapter 4. Troubleshooting Sleep problems The critical low-battery error message appears, and the computer immediately turns off. • The ba tt ery power i s g e tting low. Co nn ec t t he AC power adap t er t o t he comp ut er, or replace t he ba tt ery pack w it h a f u lly char g ed o n e. The c...

Page 33 - OneKey Recovery System problems

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting 27 Sound problems No sound can be heard from the speaker even when the volume is turned up. • Make s u re t ha t : - The M ut e f un c ti o n i s off. - The combo a u d i o j ack i s n o t be ing u sed. - S peakers are selec t ed as t he playback dev i ce. Battery pack pro...

Page 35 - Appendix A. CRU instructions; Replacing the battery pack

29 Appendix A. CRU instructions Replacing the battery pack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To replace the battery pack, do the following: 1 Turn off the computer. Disconnect the AC power adapter and all cable...

Page 36 - R e p l a c i n g t h e h a r d d i s k d r i v e; Handling a hard disk drive

30 Appendix A. CRU instructions R e p l a c i n g t h e h a r d d i s k d r i v e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yo u ca n in crease t he s t ora g e capac it y of yo u r comp ut er by replac ing t he hard d i sk dr i ve w it h o n e of ...

Page 38 - Remove

32 Appendix A. CRU instructions Lenovo G50-30/G50-45/G50-70/G50-70m/Z50-70 5 Remove t he frame f i x ing screws . Lenovo G40-30/G40-45/G40-70/G40-70m/Z40-70 1 1 1 2 2 c 3 3 3

Page 40 - ut

34 Appendix A. CRU instructions Lenovo G50-30/G50-45/G50-70/G50-70m/Z50-70 7 Take o ut t he hard d i sk dr i ve sec u red in a me t al frame . Lenovo G40-30/G40-45/G40-70/G40-70m/Z40-70 4 e 5

Page 42 - R e p l a c i n g m e m o r y

36 Appendix A. CRU instructions R e p l a c i n g m e m o r y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yo u ca n in crease t he amo unt of memory in yo u r comp ut er by in s t all ing do u b...

Page 45 - R e p l a c i n g t h e w i r e l e s s L A N c a r d

Appendix A. CRU instructions 39 R e p l a c i n g t h e w i r e l e s s L A N c a r d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To replace t he w i reless LAN card, do t he follow ing : 1 T u r n off t he comp ut er; t he n d i sco nn ec t t he AC power adap t er ...

Page 48 - R e m o v i n g t h e o p t i c a l d r i v e

42 Appendix A. CRU instructions R e m o v i n g t h e o p t i c a l d r i v e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To remove t he op ti cal dr i ve, do t he follow ing : 1 Remove t he Op ti cal dr i ve/Hard d i sk dr i ve/Memory/...

Page 50 - T r a d e m a r k s

44 T r a d e m a r k s The follow ing t erms are t rademarks or re gi s t ered t rademarks of Le n ovo in t he U nit ed St a t es, o t her co unt r i es, or bo t h. Le n ovo O n eKey M i crosof t a n d W in dows are t rademarks of M i crosof t Corpora ti o n in t he U nit ed St a t es, o t her co un...