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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide
Chapter 1 Welcome
This user’s guide provides the hardware and software information
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of the LENOVO Notebook Computer which you will use.
The computer is a precision electronic equipment. Read through the
whole guide before your first use. Especially if you are a new user
of computers or you’re new to notebook computers. Don’t worry if
you are still confused about some part of the guide. Keep this guide
as a reference when you are using your computer, or call o
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide high computing performance. It is a good friend of you whenever you are in work or entertainment time. LENOVO® 3000 Y300 series has two select models as follows: l Intel® 945GM Express Chipset with integrated graphics card l Intel® 945PM Express Chipset with NVIDIA® Geforce® Go 7300 discrete graphics card. 1.2 Finding where everything is located 1.2.1 Front view with the display open 2
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 1 Camera 2 TFT color LCD 3 Build-in Stereo speaker 4 Shuttle 5 Build-in Microphone 6 Touchpad 7 Launch Key 8 Status indicator 1 9 Status indicator 2 10 Keyboard 1. Integrated camera 1.3-Mega Multi-function and high quality CMOS camera has been integrated for picture taking and video communication, etc. To use the integrated camera, double-click the Scanners and Camera wizard on the desktop and follow the instr
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 4. Shuttle This Shuttle control is associated with Shuttle Center software. To use the Shuttle Center, first install the Shuttle Center driver, and then refer to Shuttle Center Help. Up/Down OK Click to move up cursor Long press to fast move Double click to move rightside cursor Click to move up cursor Long press to fast move Double click to move leftside cursor Click to enter into menu and then click to OK Long press to quickly return to primal menu; in the
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide Interaction under Windows operating system: a. If Lenovo Shuttle Center is installed on your Notebook · Press OK to run Lenovo Shuttle Center application · Press Up and Down button to control b. If Lenovo Shuttle Center is not installed on your Notebook · Press Up and Down button to control the volume · Press OK to run Windows Media Player 5. Build-in microphone The built-in microphone enables user for audio input. 6. Touchpad Move your fingertip across the
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide recovery application. You can recover, backup or uninstall the system through the application. See in Lenovo Drivers CD for details. Caution: Make sure you have already backed up the data in the hard drive. The system recovery will reformat the hard drive and restore it to factory settings. If your operation system has installed the “EnergyCut” software, you can quickly lunch the EnergyCut program under the working OS such as WinX
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 3. Numeric-lock Blue: The numeric keypad on the indicator keyboard is enabled. 4. Voice indicator Blue: Volume up/down 9. Status indicator 2 The system status indicators show the status of the computer as follows: Blue: The computer is on. 1. Power button Blinking blue: The computer is in STR (Suspend to Ram). Blue: The battery is fully charged 2. Battery indicator Orange: The battery is being charged. Blinking orange: The battery is low. Blue: The wireless
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 1.2.2 Front view 1 Infrared port 2 multiple digital media card slot (4 in 1) 3 Slot in optical driver 4 Optical driver button 1. Infrared port Use this port to send and receive infrared (IR) signals to and from other IR-compatible devices. This port supports a transfer rate of up to 4 Mbps per second. 2. Multiple digital media card slot (4 in 1) 8
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide The slot lets you easily transfer data from other digital device. It supports Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, SD (Secure Digital) and MMC . 3. Optical driver Optical media drive provides the way to transfer data between your computer and CD/DVD. Depending on your computer’s feature, you can play CD, VCD and DVD on your computer. If your computer has a CD-RW/DVD-ROM (as known as COMBO), or a Super-Multi, you can burn the digital data to CD or DVD. For more det
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 1.2.3 Left view 1 VGA port 2 USB ports 3 Air Vent 4 IEEE1394 port 5 PC card slot 6 HDD Compartment 10
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 1. VGA port This port lets you connect an external monitor or a projector to your computer. 2. USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports You can connect USB devices to your computer, such as mouse, full-size keyboard and memory key, etc. The USB ports comply with USB2.0 standards, which enable data transfer speeds 40 times faster than the USB 1.1 standards. (The ports also support USB 1.1.) Hint The USB device supports PnP (Plug and Play) technology, which means you
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 5. PC card slot The slot supports Type II PC card. 6. HDD compartment The HDD compartment contains the hard disk. 1.2.4 Right view 1 Security keyhole 2 USB ports 3 Microphone jack 4 Earphone jack 5 Connecter cover 6 RJ45 LAN connector 7 RJ11 Modem connector 8 Power jack 12
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 1. Security keyhole You can buy a security cable that can attach to the keyhole. Use it to anchor you computer to your desk or other large object to deny theft. The security cable’s instructions tell you how to use it. Hint Before you buy the security cable make sure it fits your computer’s security keyhole. 2. USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports You can connect USB devices to your computer, such as mouse, full-size keyboard, and memory key, etc. The USB port
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 5. Connector cover Protect RJ11 and RJ45 connector. When it is covered you cannot see the RJ11 and RJ45 connector. 6. RJ45 LAN connector The LAN jack supports RJ-45 standard. You can use a cable to connect your computer to a LAN (Local Area Network). Note Be careful not to put the telephone line into the LAN jack. The telephone line uses higher voltage than the LAN cable. It can damage your computer. 7. RJ11 Modem connector In areas where an internal Modem
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide the computer. Wrong adaptor can damage your computer. Caution The AC adaptor can adapt to any voltage from 100 to 240 volts and to a frequency of either 50 or 60 hertz, enabling you to use the computer in almost any region. The power connector jack and power cord jack might vary in different countries. Make sure that the AC adaptor is correctly connected to the AC power. Wrong connection might damage your computer and result in fire accident. 1.2.5 Bottom vi
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 1 Battery pack 2 Battery Status indicator lights 3 Battery Pack Lock/Release Latch 4 FAN/CPU/Wireless LAN Card/Memory Cover 1. Battery Pack When the battery is fully recharged, it can supply the power to your computer and let you enjoy your mobile computing. To recharge the battery, simply connect the AC adaptor to the AC power and the computer. To load and release the battery pack, follow the following steps: Installing battery pack Slide the Battery Pack L
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 2. Battery status indicator lights The status indicator lights correspond to the capability of your battery. 3. Battery pack lock and release Latch Slide it to free the battery pack for removal. Note Do not press the computer too hard when you are trying to release the battery pack. It might damage your computer. 4. FAN/CPU/wireless LAN card/memory cover This cover protects the CPU, memory and its thermal modules; wireless LAN card is also installed here.
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide module by yourself. If you need to install additional memory module, bring your computer to one of our agents. The professional technician who has been qualified by Lenovo will help you. Because of compatibility, Lenovo does not guarantee all memory modules are compatible with the computer. 1.3 Turn on/off the power 1.3.1 Open/close the LCD display panel Hold and lift up the display panel slowly with your both hands to the best view angle for you. Press the
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide 1.3.2 Turn on the computer Because the battery is uncharged, when you turn on the computer for first time, you have to connect the AC adaptor to your computer. Note Use the power cord and AC adaptor that come with the computer. If one of them is damaged, do not use them but contact our customer service for help. Caution: The wrong AC adaptor might damage your computer. Instructions to connect the AC adaptor and turn on the computer 1. Place the computer on
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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide cannot shut down automatically. In this case, press the power button “ ” for 4~5 seconds to turn off the computer. Note If you are using the Windows operating system, you’d better use the operating system to turn off the computer to avoid data loss. 1.4 Using battery pack 1.4.1 Activate the battery The battery that comes with the computer is a lithium-ion battery. The battery might contain a little power when you use for the first time. Operate the computer
