Lenovo Y400 - Manuals

2 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer „ Y500 Integrated camera Use the camera for video communication. Built-in microphone (with noise reduction) Captures sound which can be used for video conferencing, voice narration, or audio recording. Computer display Provides brilliant visual output. Powe...

4 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer „ Using the keyboard Your computer has a numeric keypad and function keys incorporated in its standard keyboard. Numeric keypad Y500 The keyboard has a separate numeric keypad. To enable or disable the numeric keypad, press the Num Lock key.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 5 Function key combinations Through the use of the function keys, you can change operational features instantly. To use this function, press and hold Fn ; then press one of the function keys . Y400 Y500 a b b a b a

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 7 L e f t - s i d e v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „ Y400 „ Y5...

8 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer „ Connecting USB devices You can connect a USB device to your computer by inserting its USB plug (Type A) into the USB port on your computer. The first time you plug a USB device into a particular USB port on your computer, Windows automatically installs a ...

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 9 Enabling Bluetooth and WLAN communications on your computer Press Fn + to make configuration. Note:• When you do not need to use the Bluetooth function, turn it off to save battery power. • You need to pair the Bluetooth enabled device with your computer be...

10 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer R i g h t - s i d e v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „ Y400 a b c c e...

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 11 „ Y500 Headphone jack Connects to external headphones. Attention: • Listening to music at high volume over extended periods of time may damage your hearing. Microphone jack Connects to external microphones. a b c e 4-1 a b c e 4-2 a b c e 4- 3 a b c e 4-4 ...

12 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer USB port Connects to USB devices. Note:• The yellow port supports USB 2.0. • For details, see “Connecting USB devices” on page 8. • When powered off, the port can charge most currently available external USB devices. Support of future USB devices cannot be...

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 13 F ro n t v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „...

14 Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer „ Using memory cards (not supplied) Your computer supports the following types of memory cards:• Secure Digital (SD) card• Secure Digital PRO (SD PRO) card• MultiMediaCard (MMC)• Memory Stick (MS)• Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO)• xD-Picture (xD) card Inserting ...

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer 15 B o t t o m v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - „ Y400 B...

17 Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 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 fo r t h e f i rs t t i m e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You may need to configure the operating system when it is first used. The configuration process may include the procedures below:• Accepting t...

18 Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 T h e c h a r m s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The five charm...

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 19 Share charm The Share charm lets you send links, photos, and more to your friends and social networks without leaving the app you are in. Start charm The Start charm is a fast way to go to the Start screen. Devices charm The Devices charm allows you to connect...

20 Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 21 „ Shutting down the computer If you are not going to use your computer for a long time, shut it down.To shut down your computer: 1 Open the charms, select Settings . 2 Select Power → Shut down .

22 Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 C o n n e c t i n g t o w i r e l e s s L A N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enabling a wireless connection To enable wireless functions, do one ...

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 23 H e l p a n d s u p p o r t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have problem about the oper...

24 Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery system The Lenovo OneKey Recovery system is software designed to back up and restore your computer. You can use it to restore the system partition to its original status in case of a system failure. You can also create user backups for easy restoration as require...

25 Chapter 4. Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This section lists frequently asked questions by category. „ Finding informat...

26 Chapter 4. Troubleshooting When do I need to restore the system to the factory status? Use this feature when the operating system fails to start up. If there is critical data on the system partition, back it up before starting recovery. „ BIOS setup utility What is BIOS setup utility? The BIOS se...

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting 27 Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Display problems When I turn on the ...

28 Chapter 4. Troubleshooting Sleep mode problems The critical low-battery error message appears, and the computer immediately turns off. • The battery power is getting low. Connect the AC adapter to the computer, or replace the battery with a fully charged one. The computer enters sleep mode immedi...

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting 29 Battery problems Your computer shuts down before the batter y status indicator shows empty. -or- Your computer operates after the battery status indicator shows empty. • Discharge and recharge the battery. The operating time for a fully charged battery is shor t. The co...

31 Appendix. CRU instructions Replacing the battery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To replace the battery, do the following: 1 Turn o...

32 Appendix. CRU instructions Replacing the removable module - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Remove the battery pack. 2 Push the latch in the direction shown by the arrow . 3 Holding t...

Appendix. CRU instructions 33 5 Gently push the removable DVD Burner into the module compartment . 6 Lock the latch in the direction shown by the arrow . 7 Install the battery pack. The following table provides a list of CRUs (Customer Replaceable Units) for your computer, and informs you of where t...

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