Lenovo Y400 Series manual

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Chapter 1 W elcome This  user  guide  provides  the  hardw are  and  software  information  of  the  LENOVO®  Po r ta b l e  Computer  which  you  use.  The  computer  is  a  complicated  equipment.  Read  through  the  whole  gu[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 2 2.  The  computer  has  adopted  many  new  hardware  components.  The  user  must  install  the  drivers  by  following  the  guide’s  instruction  to  get  the  best  computer  performance. Thank  you  for  y our  purchas[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  1  Security  keyhole   17  Battery  2  Po we r  Jack   18  Wireless&Blueto oth  Enable  /  Disable Button  3  Fan  Louvers  19  Mute  Button   4  LAN  Po r t 、 Modem  Jack   20  Novo  Button  ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 9  Hidden  To u c h p a d ‐ status  LED  Indicator  25  Hidden  To u c h p a d  10  Hidden  To u c h p a d  Enable/Disable  LED Indicator   26  T ouchpad  Button  11  Keyboard  27  S ‐ V ideoP ort   12  Subwoofer  28  Optical [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide computer.  Using  the  wrong  adaptor  might  damage  your  computer.   Caution:  The  AC  adaptor  can  automatically  adjust  to  any  voltage  from  100  to  240  volts,  as  well  as  a  frequency  of  either[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  Note:  Be  careful  not  to  plug  the  telephone  line  into  the  slightly  larger  network  connector.  The  telephone  line  uses  higher  voltage  than  the  LAN  cable;  it  might  damage  your  computer.  ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 1.1.6  IEEE  1394  port   Use  the  IEEE1394  conne ctor  to  connect  devices  that  are  compatible  with  the  IEEE1394  interface,  such  as  digital  video  cameras  and  external  hard  disk  drives.  1.1.7  SD/M[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide function  keys.  They  can  be  combined  with  [Fn]  key  to  achiev e  some  shortcut  functional  applications).  See  “Using  Keyboard”  for  details.  1.1.12  Subwoofer  This  computer  is  equiped  with  a  2. 0 ‐ W[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 32 ‐ bit  color .  1.1.17  Battery  Wit h  a  charged  battery  installed,  you  can  us e  y our  note book  without  connecting  it  to  an  electrical  outlet.  For  more  details,  see”Using  Battery”.   Note:  Do [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide radio  waves  of  the  wireless  card  might  cause  other  electronic  equipment  out  of  function  and  result  in  serious  accident.  1.1.19  Mute  button   The  Mute  button  enables  you  to  qui ckly  mute ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide   Hint:  If  your  computer  stops  responding,  and  you  can’t  turn  it  off,  then  press  and  hold  the  Power  Switch  for  more  than  4  seconds.  If  the  system  still  can’t  be  powered  off,  th[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide                  Click  to  move  up  cursor  Long  press  to  fa stmove  Double  click  to  move  rightside  cursor Click  to  move  up  cursor  Long  press  to  fa st  move Double  click ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 1.1.25  Hidden  T ouc hpad  The  To u c h p a d  wo rk s  like  a  mouse:  Move  you r  fingertip  across  the  T ouchpad  to  mo v e  the  pointer .  See  “Using  the  To u c h p a d ”  for  details.  1.1.26  T ouchpad [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Use  ODD  disk  Reject  button  to  eject  the  ODD  disk  or  ODD  tray .  See  “Using  Optical  Media  Driv e”  for  details.  1.1.30  USB  ports  x2   Use  these  ports  to  connect  up  to  two  USB[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 34  Build ‐ in  Stereo  Speakers  1.1.33  System  and  power  status  indicators  Yo u r  computer  has  system  and  powe r  status  indicators:  Pow e r ‐ on  status,  Standby  status;  Battery  status,  and  W ireless/Bluetooth ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide z Blue  blinks  once  ev ery  5  secon ds:  The  wireless  feature  is  on,  but  not  connected  to  netw ork.  z Blue  on:  The  wireless  feature  is  on,  and  already  connected  to  network,  the  radio  link  is ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide cool  the  Graphics  Processor .   Hint:  Yo u r  notebook  switches  on  the  fan  when  the  Graphics  Processor  becomes  hot.  The  operation  of  the  fan  might  cause  some  noises,  which  is  a  normal  situation[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 1.1.38  Hard  disk/wireless  card  cover  This  cover  protects  the  hard  disk  and  Wir el e ss  Card.   Caution:  Do  not  remove  or  change  the  hard  disk  or  wireless  Card  by  yourself.  If  you  need ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide from  unexpected  releasing.  To  load  and  release  the  battery  pack,  follow  the  following  steps:  ∙ Installing  battery  pack  1. Slide  the  battery  Lock/Unlock  latch  to  the  Unlock  posit ion  2. Insert  the  b[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  Hold  and  lift  up  the  display  panel  slowly  with  both  ha nds  to  the  best  view  angle  for  y ou.  Press  the  Po w e r  Switch   to  turn  on  the  computer ,  then  the  Po we r  Indicator  glows  y[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 3.  Connect  the  AC  adaptor ’ s  DC  output  plug  to  the  computer ’ s  DC  IN  socket;  4.  Plug  the  power  cord  into  a  live  power  source  which  supports  the  voltage  from  100  to  240volts  and [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide The  battery  might  contain  a  little  power  when  yo u  use  it  fo r  the  first  time.  Operate  the  computer  on  the  batt ery  power  until  the  battery  is  fully  discharged.  Then  complete  the  following ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide indicator  located  in  front  of  the  computer .   Hint:  No  matter  whether  the  battery  is  installed  in  the  computer  or  not,  it  always  performs  self ‐ discharge.  (About  1%  a  day)  If  the  batter[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide [F2]  to  enter  the  BIOS  setup  program.  ¾ Unplug  the  AC  adaptor;  let  the  computer  operate  on  the  battery  power  until  it  automatically  turns  off.  ¾ Plug  the  AC  adaptor  to  fully  charge  t[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide the  situation  through  sound  (related  BIOS  and  system  settings  should  be  made ).  A  red  “ × ”  mark  will  appear  on  the  battery  icon  located  at  the  bottom  right ‐ side  of  the  Wi nd o ws  taskb[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 1.4 Using the LCD display This  computer ’ se  display  is  14.1”  TFT  WXGA  LCD,  which  supports  1280*800,  32  bit.  LCD  brightness  can  be  adjusted  by  [Fn]+[ ↑ ]  and  [Fn]+[ ↓ ].  LCD  can  switch  the  display  m[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 27 key  3  [FN]  key  7 Wi nd o ws  shortcut  key  4  Win d ow s  start  key  1.5.1  Using  numeric  keypad  The  numeric  keypad  is  the  keys  of  blue  numbers  and  symbols  at  the  right  side  of  the [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide [ Fn ]  +  [ F11 ]  Change  di splay  mode  (between  Widescreen  and  Regular  Display)  [ Fn]  +  [PrtScm/NumLk] Enable/disable  numer ic  keypad  function  [ Fn]  +  [SysRq/ScrLk]  Enable/disable  screen  scr oll  function  [ Fn ]  + ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 1.6 Using the T ouchp ad  The  touchpad  is  a  touch  sensitive  device.  It  can  perform  all  the  functions  of  a  normal  mouse.  To u c h  and  move  y our  finger  on  the  pad  to  direct  the  on ‐ screen  point[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide left  side  of  the  To u c h p a d  indicates  the  To u c h p a d ’ s  function  status:  the  LED  On  indicates  that  the  To u c h p a d  function  is  ok  while  the  LED  Off  indicates  that  the  T ouchpad  funct ion ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  Note:  Do  not  move  the  computer  while  the  optical  drive  is  working.  The  optical  drive  indicator  located  beside  the  drive  eject  button  will  show  the  optical  drive  in  working  status.   Cau[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 32 system  (such  as  Microsof t  Win d ow s  ME,  Microsof t  Win d ow s  2000,  Microsoft  W indows  XP)  also  needs  to  support  ACPI .  In  Microsoft  Win d ow s  XP  and  Microsoft  Wind o ws  2000,  ACPI  will  overwrit e [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide the  power  consumption  after  it  is  idle  for  a  certain  time.  Press  the  Po we r  Switch  will  restore  the  previous  wor k  environment.   Note:  If  the  AC  adaptor  and  battery  pack  are  both  unpl[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Switch  to  “w ake  up”  the  computer  and  restore  the  previous  state.  If  you  enable  the  hibernation  facility ,  when  the  computer  battery  is  extremely  low ,  the  computer  will  enter  hibernation  mode ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  Hint:  Completing  the  following  setting  is  strongly  recommended:  ¾ Click  Start ‐ >  Control  Panel ‐ >  Performance  and  Maintenance ‐ >  Power  Options ‐ >  Hibernation,  choose  “Enable  Hibernation”, ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  Note:  Since  there  are  several  sound  s ources,  such  as  the  fan,  hard  disk  and  speakers  in  the  computer ,  the  speakers  will  scream  when  the  volume  is  too  high.  This  is  caused  by  the[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 37 2.5 Connecting to external displ ay device Plug  the  power  cord  of  the  display  to  an  AC  outlet,  connect  the  display  cable  to  Monitor  Connector  at  the  back  of  the  computer  and  turn  on  the  display . [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  Caution:  Before  removing  a  PC  Card,  stop  it  from  running  from  the  configuration  utility  on  the  taskbar .  Failure  to  do  so  could  result  in  data  loss.  Never  try  to  remove  a  PC  Card [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Chapter 3 System configuration 3.1 Inst alling drivers We  provide  a  driv er  CD  with  all  driv ers  that  yo u  need  in  the  box.  Yo u  can  install  drivers  from  the  CD.  Complete  the  following  steps  to  install  driv[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide files  copy  process.  z At  the  end  of  installing,  restart  the  computer  to  complete  the  installation.   3.1.3  Installing  Sound  Card  driver  z Insert  the  driver  CD.  z Open“E:W inXPAudioUAAUAA_Setup.exe”.  In[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 41 z Follow  the  instruction  to  resta rt  the  system  after  the  installation.  3.1.5  Installing  Modem  driver  z Insert  the  driver  CD.  z Open  “E:W inXPModemSetup.exe”.  In  the  appeared  installation  screen,  follo[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 42 z Follow  the  instruction  to  resta rt  the  system  after  the  installation.   Broadcom  PCI ‐ E  Wir el es s  LAN  Card  driver  z Insert  the  driver  CD.  z Open  “ E: Wi n XP Wir el e ss  LanBroadcomsetup.exe”.  In  t[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide and  click  “Finish”  to  restart  y our  computer .  z The  system  will  restart  to  complete  the  installation.  3.1.11  Installing  Easy  Button  driver  z Insert  the  driver  CD.  z For  Discrete  Graphic  card  [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 3.2.1  Accessing  the  BIOS  Setup  program  To  access  the  BIOS  Setup  program,  press  F2  as  soon  as  the  com puter  starts  up  and  you  see  the  information  “Press  [F2]  for  SETUP ,  Press  [F10]  [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide program.  To  move  among  menu  bar  items,  use  the  [ ← ]  and  [ → ]  arrow  keys  until  the  desired  item  is  highlighted.  Then  press  [ ↑ ]  and  [ ↓ ]  to  set  the  settings.   Hint:  At  the  [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 46 BIOS  Version  Reports  the  current  version  of  the  BIOS  EC  Version  Reports  the  current  version  of  the  EC  CPU  Type  Reports  the  CPU  type  being  used  CPU  Speed  Reports  the  CPU  Speed  being ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  3.2.3.1  Quiet  Boot  This  option  allows  you  to  display  a  screen  logo  immediately  upon  booting  up  while  the  system  checks  itself.  This  appears  before  the  actual  operating  system  is  loaded.  I[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 3.2.4  Security  menu  Press  [ ← ]  and  [ → ]  to  select  the  Security  menu,  the  Security  menu  is  as  follows:   3.2.4.1  Set  Supervisor  Password  Press  [Enter]  key  ,  the  setting  menu  displays[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  Note:  If  you  want  to  clear  the  password,  you  must  key  in  the  old  password  into  the  [Enter  old  Password]  option,  then  press  [Enter]  key  to  clear .    Note:  Be  careful  to  remember [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide The  Boot  menu  allows  you  to  specify  the  order  in  which  the  Notebook  checks  for  a  device  to  boot  the  system.  Bootable  devices  include  floppy  disk  driv es,  hard  disk  driv es,  Network  Boot  [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  Use  [Fn]  and  [F6]  to  alter  the  priority .  3.2.5.2  Excluded  from  boot  order  menu  This  menu  displays  the  USB  devices  system  used  to  boot  up,  such  as  USB  HDD,  USB  CD  etc.  Yo u  ca[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide  Once  y our  selections  have  been  saved,  the  Setup  progra m  asks  you  to  confirm  your  choices,  and  then  reboot  the  computer .  The  syste m  will  reboot  if  you  select  OK  or  stay  in  Setup  i[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide confirmation  message  appears.  The  system  will  remain  in  Setup  after  either  selection.   3.2.6.4  Discard  Changes  This  option  restores  the  Setup  program’ s  va l u es  to  the  ones  it  had  when  you [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 2GB  Memory  by  two  sets  of  1GB  SODIMM.  Hard  Disk  Drive  (HDD)  z 2.5  inch  (9.5  mm)  SA T A  hard  disk  for  portable  computer  use.  　    Optical  Disk  Drive  (ODD)  z 12.7mm  Tr a y ‐ in/Slot [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 55 Keyboard  z 86 ‐ Key  Win d ow s  Keyboard 　  Expansion  z One  DC  IN  Jack  z One  Headphone  Jack  z One  Microphone ‐ in  Jack  z One  Monitor  Connector  z One  Modem  Jack  (RJ ‐ 11)  z One  LAN  Jack  (RJ ‐ 45) ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 56 50~60Hz;  Output:  19V ,  4.74A ）  For  Integrated  Graphics  Card  Machines ： （ Input:  100~240V ,  50~60Hz;  Output:  19V ,  3.4 2A ） [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Chapter 4 T echnical support and customer service 4.1 Kind reminder Note:  Use  your  Lenovo  portable  computer  in  compliance  with  the  instructions  in  this  guide,  for  example,  conditions  and  environment  requirements.  If  you  [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 58 4.1.2  Environmental  requirements  z Keep  the  temperature  around  the  computer  in  the  range  of  10 ‐ 35 ℃  while  you  are  using  the  computer .  z Do  not  use  the  computer  in  a  humid,  extremely  [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 59 Eliminate  them  with  viscid  tape.  4.1.4  About  the  battery  z Recharge  the  battery  only  after  the  pow er  has  run  out  and  fully  recharge  it  in  one  time.  Do  not  stop  recharging  or  sta[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 60 your  computer  and  disks  and  av oid  magnetic  detectors  (including  the  arch ‐ like  machine  and  handheld  detec tors  in  the  hands  of  safety  investigators).  z If  you  travel  with  y our  computer  abroad, ?[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 61 is  on.  z If  the  methods  abov e  mentioned  do  not  wo rk ,  conta ct  a  Lenov o  licensed  service  agency .  4.2.2  Yo u  can  turn  on  the  computer  but  can  not  start  the  system.  z If  you [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 62 z See  if  y our  computer ’ s  hardw a re  can  meet  the  hardware  requirements  of  the  softw are.  z See  if  you  have  shut  down  other  running  applications,  such  as  anti ‐ virus  softw a re,  real ‐ time  netw[...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 63 4.2.5  A  peripheral  devic e  or  an  electronic  device  can  not  work  when  it  is  connected  to  th e  computer .  z See  if  the  cable  between  the  device  and  the  computer  is  well  connected.  [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Note:  Some  telephone  line  devices  might  use  different  standards  from  normal  lines .  This  might  cause  compatibility  problem  when  you  want  to  access  the  Internet  by  dial ‐ up.  If  your  computer [...]

Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 65 z See  if  the  battery  interface  is  damaged.  z Protect  the  battery  according  to  the  previous  chapt ers.  z Battery  life  will  shorted  over  time  after  charging  and  dischargi ng.  It’ s  a  normal  phe[...]

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