Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E531 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . vi
Conditions that require immediate action . . vii
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Locating computer controls, connectors, and
indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Right-side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Left-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Locating important product information . . . . . 12
Machine type and model label . . . . . . . 12
FCC ID and IC Certification number label . . 12
Certificate of Authenticity label . . . . . . 13
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
7 operating system . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows
8 operating system . . . . . . . . . . .
18
An introduction to Lenovo programs . . . . 18
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 21
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . . . 21
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the multi-touch screen . . . . . . . . . 23
Special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ThinkPad Edge E431 special keys . . . . . 25
ThinkPad Edge E531 special keys . . . . . 27
Using the ThinkPad pointing device . . . . . . 29
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Checking the battery status . . . . . . . . 30
Using the ac power adapter. . . . . . . . 31
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 31
Maximizing the battery life . . . . . . . . 32
Managing the power plans . . . . . . . . 32
Power-saving modes . . . . . . . . . . 32
Handling the battery. . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connecting to the network . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ethernet connections . . . . . . . . . . 35
Wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . 36
Presentations and multimedia. . . . . . . . . 39
Changing display settings . . . . . . . . 39
Using an external monitor . . . . . . . . 39
Using a projector . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the Extend desktop function . . . . . 41
Using audio features . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the integrated camera . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using a flash media card. . . . . . . . . . . 43
Inserting a flash media card . . . . . . . . 43
Removing a flash media card . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 3. You and your computer . . 45
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ergonomic information. . . . . . . . . . 45
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . 46
Traveling with your computer . . . . . . . . . 47
Travel tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Travel accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chapter 4. Security . . . . . . . . . . 49
Attaching a mechanical lock . . . . . . . . . 49
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Passwords and sleep mode. . . . . . . . 49
Typing passwords . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Hard disk passwords . . . . . . . . . . 50
Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . . 52
Hard disk security . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the fingerprint reader. . . . . . . . . . 54
Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive
or solid-state drive . . . . . . . . . . . . .
56
Using firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter 5. Recovery overview . . . . 59
Recovery overview for Windows 7 models . . . . 59
Creating and using a recovery media . . . . 59
Performing backup and recovery operations . 60
Using the OneKey Recovery Pro workspace . 61
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . 62
Reinstalling preinstalled programs and device
drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . 63
Recovery overview for Windows 8 models . . . . 64
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