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User Guide
ThinkP ad X220, X220i, X220 T ablet, and X220i T ablet
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Not es: Befor e using this information and the pr oduct it suppor ts, be sur e t o r ead the following: • Safety and W arr anty Guide • Regulat or y Notice • “Impor tant safety information” on page vi • Appendix C “Notices” on page 249 The Safety and W arr anty Guide and the Regulat or y Notice have been uploaded on the W eb sit e. T o r efer t o them, go t o http://w w w .lenovo.com/suppor t , and then click User Guides & Manuals . Second Edition (November 2011) © Copyright L enovo 2011. LIMITE
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Contents Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Chapt er 2. Using your comput er . . . 39 Impor tant safety information . . . . . . . . . . vi Regist er your comput er . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Conditions that r equir e immediat e action . . vii F r equently ask ed questions . . . . . . . . . 39 Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . vii T ablet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Using the tablet mode . . . . . . . . . . 41 Chapt er 1. P r oduct Over view . . . . . . 1 Using the T
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Accessibility and comfor t . . . . . . . . . . 83 Installing and r eplacing the PCI Expr ess Mini C ar d for wir eless LAN/W iMAX connection . . . . . . 131 Er gonomic information . . . . . . . . . . 83 Installing and r eplacing the PCI Expr ess Mini C ar d Adjusting your comput er t o fit you . . . . . 84 for wir eless W AN connection . . . . . . . . . 137 Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . 85 Installing and r eplacing the mSA T A solid stat e F ullScr een Magnifier function . . . . .
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Installing drivers and softwar e . . . . . . . 181 Recor d information . . . . . . . . . . . 235 ThinkP ad Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Getting help and ser vice . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Config menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Using diagnostic pr ogr ams . . . . . . . . 236 Dat e and time menu . . . . . . . . . . . 182 L enovo suppor t W eb sit e . . . . . . . . . 236 Security menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 C alling L enovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 S tar tup menu . . . . .
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iv User Guide
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Read this first Be sur e t o follow the impor tant tips given her e t o continue t o get the most use and enjoyment out of your comput er . F ailur e t o do so might lead t o discomfor t or injur y, or cause your comput er t o fail. When your comput er is turned on or the batt er y is char ging, the base, the palm r est, and some other par ts may become hot. The t emper atur e they r each depends on the amount of syst em activity and the level of char ge in the batt er y . Ext ended contact with
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P r ot ect your comput er and data when moving it. Befor e moving a comput er equipped with a har d disk drive, do one of the following, and mak e sur e that the power switch is off or is blinking: • T urn it off. • P r ess Fn+F4 t o put it in sleep (standby) mode. • P r ess Fn+F12 t o put it in hibernation mode. This will help t o pr event damage t o the comput er , and possible loss of data. Handle your comput er gently . • Do not dr op, bump, scr atch, twist, hit, vibr at e, push, or place he
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Conditions that r equir e immediat e action P r oducts can become damaged due t o misuse or neglect. Some pr oduct damage is serious enough that the pr oduct should not be used again until it has been inspect ed and, if necessar y, r epair ed by an authoriz ed ser vicer . As with any electr onic device, pay close att ention t o the pr oduct when it is turned on. On ver y r ar e occasions, you might notice an odor or see a puff of smok e or sparks vent fr om your pr oduct. Or you might hear sound
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Replaceable Units, or CRUs. L enovo pr ovides documentation with instructions when it is appr opriat e for cust omers t o install options or r eplace CRUs. Y ou must closely follow all instructions when installing or r eplacing par ts. The Off stat e of a power indicat or does not necessarily mean that voltage levels inside a pr oduct ar e z er o. Befor e you r emove the covers fr om a pr oduct equipped with a power cor d, always mak e sur e that the power is turned off and that the pr oduct is
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Do not use any power cor ds wher e the electrical contacts on either end show signs of corr osion or overheating or wher e the power cor d appears t o have been damaged in any way . Ext ension cor ds and r elat ed devices Ensur e that e xt ension cor ds, sur ge pr ot ect ors, unint erruptible power supplies, and power strips that you use ar e r at ed t o handle the electrical r equir ements of the pr oduct. Never overload these devices. If power strips ar e used, the load should not e x ceed the
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Hazar dous voltage, curr ent, and ener gy levels ar e pr esent inside any component that has this label attached. Ther e ar e no ser viceable par ts inside these components. If you suspect a pr oblem with one of these par ts, contact a ser vice t echnician. Ext ernal devices C A UTION: Do not connect or disconnect any e xt ernal device cables other than Universal Serial Bus (USB) and 1394 cables while the comput er power is on; other wise, you might damage your comput er . T o avoid possible dam
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• K eep it away fr om childr en. • Do not dr op the batt er y pack. Do not put the batt er y pack in tr ash that is disposed of in landfills. When disposing of the batt er y, comply with local or dinances or r egulations. The batt er y pack should be st or ed at r oom t emper atur e, char ged t o appr o ximat ely 30 t o 50% of capacity . W e r ecommend that batt er y pack be char ged about once per year t o pr event over dischar ge. Lithium coin cell batt er y notice D ANGER Danger of e xplosion
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fr om using the k eyboar d by lifting your hands fr om the palm r est; and be car eful not t o use the k eyboar d for any e xt ended length of time. • Do not oper at e your comput er or char ge the batt er y near flammable mat erials or in e xplosive envir onments. • V entilation slots, fans and/or heat sinks ar e pr ovided with the pr oduct for safety, comfor t, and r eliable oper ation. These featur es might inadver t ently become block ed by placing the pr oduct on a bed, sofa, carpet, or oth
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D ANGER Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following pr ocedur es when installing, moving, or opening covers on this pr oduct or attached devices. T o connect: T o disconnect: 1. T urn ever ything OFF . 1. T urn ever ything OFF . 2. A ttach all cables t o devices. 2. Remove power cor ds fr om outlets. 3. A ttach signal cables t o connect ors. 3. Remove signal cables fr om connect ors. 4. A ttach power cor ds t o outlets. 4. Remove all cables fr om devices. 5. T urn devices ON. The
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Additional safety information D ANGER Plastic bags can be danger ous. K eep plastic bags away fr om babies and childr en t o avoid danger of suffocation. Notice for T ablet PC users Safety Notice for users in Austr alia: D ANGER Do not connect phone line while using tablet mode. Notice for users in the U .S.A. Many PC pr oducts and accessories contain cor ds, cables or wir es, such as power cor ds or cor ds t o connect the accessor y t o a PC. If this pr oduct has such a cor d, cable or wir e, t
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Chapt er 1. P r oduct Over view This chapt er pr ovides information about the locations of connect ors, locating impor tant pr oduct information, comput er featur es, specifications, oper ating envir onment, and pr einstalled softwar e pr ogr ams. This chapt er contains the following t opics: • “L ocating comput er contr ols, connect ors, featur es, and indicat ors” on page 1 • “L ocating impor tant pr oduct information” on page 23 • “Specifications” on page 30 • “Oper ating envir onment” on pag
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2 ThinkLight 1 W ir eless W AN (auxiliar y) and W ir eless LAN/W iMAX (auxiliar y) 3 Int egr at ed camer a 4 W ir eless LAN (thir d), W ir eless LAN/W iMAX (main), and W ir eless W AN (main) 5 Comput er display 6 S yst em and power -status indicat ors 7 P ower switch 8 PCI Expr ess Mini C ar d slot for wir eless LAN/W iMAX 9 PCI Expr ess Mini C ar d slot for wir eless W AN or mSA T A 10 Fingerprint r eader solid stat e drive (SSD) 11 T r ackP oint butt ons 12 T ouch pad 13 T r ackP oint pointing
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If your comput er st ops r esponding, and you cannot turn it off, pr ess and hold the power switch for 4 seconds or mor e. If the syst em is still not r eset, r emove the ac power adapt er and the batt er y . The power switch can also be pr ogr ammed via P ower Manager t o shut down the comput er or put it int o sleep (standby) or hibernation. 8 PCI Expr ess Mini C ar d slot for wir eless LAN/W iMAX Y our comput er might include a PCI Expr ess Mini C ar d in the PCI Expr ess Mini C ar d slot whi
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Not e: Depending on the dat e when your comput er was manufactur ed, your comput er might have the L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbo x pr ogr am pr einstalled inst ead of the SimpleT ap pr ogr am or the ThinkV antage P r oductivity Cent er pr ogr am. 17 V olume contr ol butt ons The built-in volume butt ons enable you t o quickly adjust the volume or mut e the sound fr om your comput er . F or details, r efer t o the instructions in “ V olume and mut e butt ons” on page 52 . 18 Built-in micr ophones
