Lenovo B590 Notebook - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . iv
Conditions that require immediate action . . . iv
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . .
v
Chapter 1. Getting to know your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Left-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Right-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . . 9
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tips on using your computer . . . . . . . . . 10
Reading the manuals . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to power . . . . . . . . . . 10
Turning on the computer . . . . . . . . . 10
Configuring the operating system . . . . . 10
Putting the computer into sleep mode or
shutting it down . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Using the ac power adapter and the battery pack . 11
Checking the battery status . . . . . . . . 11
Using the ac power adapter. . . . . . . . 12
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 12
Maximizing the battery life . . . . . . . . 13
Handling the battery. . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the touch pad . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the recovery button . . . . . . . . 16
Function key combinations . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting to external devices . . . . . . . . 18
Using the media card reader . . . . . . . 18
Using USB connectors. . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the NVIDIA Optimus Graphics feature . . . 19
Chapter 3. Connecting to the
network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Wired connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Hardware connection . . . . . . . . . . 21
Software configuration . . . . . . . . . . 22
Wireless connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Hardware connection . . . . . . . . . . 22
Software configuration . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 4. You and your computer . . 25
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ergonomic information. . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 5. Security . . . . . . . . . . 27
Attaching a mechanical lock . . . . . . . . . 27
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 6. Recovery overview . . . . 29
Using the OneKey Recovery Pro program on the
Windows 7 operating system . . . . . . . . .
29
Solving recovery problems on the Windows 7
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Using the Windows recovery program on the
Windows 8 operating system . . . . . . . . .
30
Chapter 7. Replacing devices . . . . . 33
Static electricity prevention . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing the backup battery . . . . . . . . . 34
Replacing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . 36
Replacing a memory module . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing the PCI Express Mini Card for wireless
LAN/WiMAX connection . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Removing the optical drive . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 8. Preventing problems . . . 43
General tips for preventing problems . . . . . . 43
Taking care of your computer . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 9. Troubleshooting computer
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Battery and power problems . . . . . . . 47
Computer screen problems . . . . . . . . 48
Problems with drives and other storage
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
OneKey Recovery Pro program problems . . 50
A password problem . . . . . . . . . . 50
A sound problem . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Other problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Appendix A. Regulatory
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Wireless related information . . . . . . . . . 53
ENERGY STAR model information . . . . . . . 54
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