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injury or death Pay your attention to the caution and safety messages in this guide and the safety messages in the preface. Note: 1. Do not plug in and/or remove any computer component while using the computer (except USB, PCMCIA and/or CD‐ROM devices which support PnP‐Plug and play Technology). 1 - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 2
new hardware components. The user must install the drivers by following the guide's instruction to get the best computer performance. Thank you for your purchase of the LENOVO 3000 Y400 series notebook computer. This powerful and flexible notebook computer is designed to provide long‐term, reliable - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 3
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 1 Security keyhole 17 Battery 2 Wireless&Bluetooth Power Jack 18 Enable / Disable Button 3 Fan Louvers 19 Mute Button 4 LAN Port 、 Modem Jack 20 Novo Button 5 USB Ports x1 6 IEEE 1394 Port 7 SD/MS/MMC Card Port 8 PC Card Port 21 Power Switch 22 Audio - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 4
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 9 Hidden Touchpad‐status LED Indicator 25 Hidden Touchpad 10 Hidden Touchpad Enable/Disable LED 26 Touchpad Button Indicator 11 Keyboard 27 S‐VideoPort 12 Subwoofer 28 Optical Media Drive 13 NUM Lock 29 ODD disk Button Reject 14 Caps Lock 30 USB - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 5
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide connected to the power source. A wrong connection can damage your computer and result in a fire accident. 1.1.3 Fan louvers The internal Fan Louvers enable air to circulate in the computer and cool the Central Processor. Hint: Your notebook switches on the fan - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 6
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. 1.1.4.2 Modem jack The Modem jack allows you to connect your notebook to a - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 7
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 1.1.6 IEEE 1394 port Use the IEEE1394 connector to connect devices that are compatible with the IEEE1394 interface, such as digital video cameras and external hard disk drives. 1.1.7 SD/MS/MMC card 11 Keyboard Standard 86‐key keyboard (Embedded numeric keypad and 7 - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 8
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide function keys. They can be combined with [Fn] key to achieve some shortcut functional applications). See "Using Keyboard" for details. 1.1.12 Subwoofer This computer is equiped with a 2.0‐Watts subwoofer. This can provide you an exciting audio experience, making - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 9
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 32‐bit color. 1.1.17 Battery With a charged battery installed, you can use your notebook without connecting it to an electrical outlet. For more details, see"Using Battery". Note: Do not press the computer too hard while you are trying to release the battery pack. - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 10
the Novo Key to enter into the system recovery application. You can recover, backup or uninstall the system through the application. See < OneKey Recovery 4.6 User Guide > in Lenovo Drivers CD for details. Caution: Make sure you have already backed up the data on the hard drive. The system recovery - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 11
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, then remove the AC adapter and the battery. 1.1.22 Audio volume status LED indicator The six - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 12
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Click to move up cursor Long press to fastmove 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 OK Long press to quickly return to main menu; in the - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 13
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 1.1.25 Hidden Touchpad The Touchpad works Support external display device through S‐video, like the TV set or other devices which has the S‐video port. 1.1.28 Optical media drive The optical media drive provides a way to transfer data between your computer and CD - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 14
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Use ODD disk Reject button to eject the ODD disk or ODD tray. See "Using Optical Media Drive" for details. 1.1.30 USB ports x2 Use these ports to connect up to two USB devices, such as a mouse, a full‐size external keyboard, or a printer. The USB ports comply with - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 15
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 34 Build‐in Stereo Speakers 1.1.33 System and power status indicators Your computer has system and power status indicators: Power‐on status, Standby status; Battery status, and Wireless/Bluetooth status. 1.1.33.1 Power‐on status The Power LED shows the following - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 16
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide z Blue blinks once every 5 seconds: The wireless feature is on, but not connected to network. z Blue on: The wireless feature is on, and already connected to network, the radio link is ready for use z Flashing blue: Data is being transmitted. Bluetooth status: z - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 17
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide cool the Graphics Processor. Hint: Your 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. Caution: To protect your notebook from damage or fire, avoid inserting - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 18
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 1.1.38 Hard disk/wireless card cover This cover protects the hard disk and Wireless Card. Caution: Do not remove or change the hard disk or wireless Card by yourself. If you need to remove or change the hard disk or wireless card, bring your computer to one of our - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 19
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 position 2. Insert the battery pack horizontally into the main frame until you hear a "click - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 20
the computer. Note: If there's no external power source connected and the battery is low, probably you cannot power on the system. In this case, you need to plug an AC adapter for power supply. Caution: Wrong AC adaptor might damage your computer. Instructions to connect the AC adaptor and turn on - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 21
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 the frequency of either 50 or 60 hertz. 5. Open the display panel to the right angle and - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 22
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide The battery might contain a little power when you use it for the first time. Operate the computer on the battery power until the battery is fully discharged. Then complete the following steps to activate the battery. Step 1. Uninterruptedly charge the battery for - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 23
of fully‐charging the battery, fully‐discharging the battery and fully‐charging it again. Complete the following steps to perform the battery initialization process: ¾ Make sure the computer has been turned off; connect the computer to an external power source to charge the battery. ¾ Turn on - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 24
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 the battery. ¾ Repeat the above steps for 2 or 3 times to erase part of the - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 25
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 Windows taskbar. And a prompt window suggests that you to connect to a power source to avoid data - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 26
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 or press or hit it. 1.5 Using keyboard The computer has an 86‐key Windows Keyboard. 1 Function keys 2 [Ctrl] key 26 5 [Alt] key 6 Direction control - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 27
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide key 3 [FN] key 7 Windows shortcut key 4 Windows 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 keyboard. Press [Fn] +[PrtScm/NumLk] to enable the numeric keypad function. When the - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 28
Function + E Open Windows Explorer + R Open Run dialog box + F + Ctrl + F Open Search Results dialog box Open Search Results ‐> Computers dialog box (when computer connects to network) +Fn+Ins/Pause Open System properties dialog box If you want to change the keyboard setting, Click Start - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 29
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 1.6 Using the Touchpad The touchpad is a touch sensitive device. It can perform all the functions of a normal mouse. Touch and move your finger on the pad to direct the on‐screen left mouse button. 2. Drag and Drop: Move the on‐screen pointer on the object that you - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 30
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide CD/DVD can rotate well. 4 Push the drawer and close it gently. 2. Slot‐in driver Directly insert the CD/DVD disk into the ODD drive by keeping the disc horizonta. Note: When you open or close the optical drive, do not press the drive drawer. Close the optical drive - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 31
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. Caution: The Slot‐in ODD drive does not support 8 cm CD/DVD disk. When the ODD drive - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 32
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide system (such as Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP) also needs to support ACPI. In Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows 2000, ACPI will overwrite the BIOS power management settings and take over the computer's power management - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 33
the previous work environment. Note: If the AC adaptor and battery pack are both unplugged from the computer while it is in standby mode, all the data that is not saved to the hard disk will be lost. In Windows XP, you can enter standby mode by either of following ways: 1. Click Start ‐> Turn - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 34
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Switch to "wake 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 automatically by default setting. The following are ways you can set your - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 35
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", and click "Apply" to enable hibernation facility. ¾ Click Start ‐> Control - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 36
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Note: Since there are several sound sources, 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 internal speakers' positive feedbacks - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 37
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 2.5 Connecting to external display 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. The computer will begin to search for the external display and display - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 38
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 by pulling on its cable, if one is attached. Note: Some PC cards do not support PnP ( - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 39
Card driver z Insert the driver CD. z Base on the different Graphics Card to install: For Discrete Graphics Card machine: Open "E:\WinXP\VGA\Intel\Setup.exe". For Integrated Graphics Card machine: Open "E:\WinXP\VGA\Nvidia\Setup.exe". z In the appeared installation screen, follow the instruction - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 40
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:\WinXP\Audio\UAA\UAA_Setup.exe". In the appeared installation screen, follow the instruction to - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 41
the system after the installation. 3.1.8 Installing Wireless LAN Card driver (optional) Intel 3945 A+B+G Wireless LAN Card driver z Insert the driver CD. z Open "E:\WinXP\Wireless Lan\Intel\DPInst.exe". In the appeared installation screen, follow the instruction to start files copy process and - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 42
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide z Follow the instruction to restart the system after the installation. Broadcom PCI‐E Wireless LAN Card driver z Insert the driver CD. z Open "E:\WinXP\Wireless Lan\Broadcom\setup.exe". In the appeared installation screen, follow the instruction to start files - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 43
Insert the driver CD. z For Discrete Graphic card machine: Open "E:\WinXP\EasyButton\Discrete Graphics card machine\Setup.exe". For Integrated graphic card machine: Open "E:\WinXP\EasyButton\Integrated Graphics card machine\Setup.exe". z In the appeared installation screen, follow the instruction to - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 44
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 computer starts up and you see the information "Press [F2] for SETUP, Press [F10] for boot device selection menu". Note: The information BIOS shows might be different - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 45
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 bottom of the Setup screen, there is an item specific help bar. For each item that you select on - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 46
used CPU Speed Reports the CPU Speed being used Internal HDD Displays the model name of the hard disk of the default boot drive. DVD/CD‐RO Displays the model name of the default optical M disc drive. Total Memory Lists the Base and Extended memory sizes. Use the down key to select the Main - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 47
up; If the setting is [Disabled], then won't show a screen logo when boots up. The default setting is [Enabled]. 3.2.3.2 Power on Display This option allows you to set the Power on Display mode: If set to [Auto‐Selected], then if any external display is connected, the power on display will be in CRT - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 48
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: Then you can key in the password. If you want to change the password, press [Enter] - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 49
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 the password, or you might unable to enter the system or lose data. 3.2.4.3 Set HDD - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 50
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 drives, hard disk drives, Network Boot and optical disc drives. To make changes, select Boot from the menu bar. 3.2.5.1 - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 51
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. You can press [Fn] and [F6] to add them to the "Boot priority order" 3.2.6 The Exit menu Once you - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 52
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Once your selections have been saved, the Setup program asks you to confirm your choices, and then reboot the computer. The system will reboot if you select OK or stay in Setup if you select Cancel. Hint: If you attempt to exit the Setup program without password, - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 53
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 values to the ones it had when you entered the program during the boot System RAM z Support DDRII 533/667MHz RAM - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 54
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 2GB Memory by two sets of 1GB SODIMM. Hard Disk Drive (HDD) z 2.5 inch (9.5 mm) SATA hard disk for portable computer use. Optical Disk Drive (ODD) z 12.7mm Tray‐in/Slot‐in DVD‐Combo (DVD/CDRW) z 12.7mm Tray‐in/Slot‐in DVD‐Super‐multi Audio z ADI High‐definition - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 55
‐E Wireless Card (option) z Built‐in Bluetooth Card (option) Weight and size z Weight (including battery pack): 2.29 Kg (Weight might vary with different configurations.) z Size: 340mm x 253mm x 27（front）/37(back)mm Power z Battery (Li‐ion 4400mAh 6cell) z Adapter For Discrete Graphics Card Machines - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 56
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 50~60Hz; Output: 19V, 4.74A） For Integrated Graphics Card Machines ：（ Input: 100~240V, 50~60Hz; Output: 19V, 3.42A） 56 - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 57
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Chapter 4 Technical support and customer service 4.1 Kind reminder Note: Use your Lenovo portable computer in compliance with the instructions in this guide in Power Management to extend the LCD's life. z Cover the external ports with the attached cover when you do - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 58
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 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 - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 59
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Eliminate them with viscid tape. 4.1.4 About the battery z Recharge the battery only after the power has run out and fully recharge it in one time. Do not stop recharging or start discharging when the battery is still under recharging. This helps to keep your - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 60
provided by Lenovo or its affiliates. 4.2 Troubleshooting 4.2.1 The computer does nothing when you press the power button. Do as follows: z See if the AC adapter and its power cord are well connected to the computer and power outlet. z Check the battery's power status (some batteries are equipped - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 61
errors. Contact Lenovo licensed service agencies. z If the computer shows the screen of logo, but cannot boot the operating system or reports errors when the system is booted, see if there is a floppy disk in the floppy drive. z If the computer shows the screen of logo, but cannot boot the operating - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 62
and computer in compliance with the requirements in the guide. z See if the computer port connected with the printer is disabled in BIOS. z See if the computer's port configuration meets the requirements of the printer. You can check this in BIOS and in the operating system. For example, some Ir - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 63
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide 4.2.5 A peripheral device or an electronic device can not work when it is connected to the computer. z See if the cable between the device and the computer is well connected. z See if the device is turned on and in a normal working status. z Read the user guide of - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 64
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Note: Some telephone line devices might use different standards from normal lines. This might cause compatibility problem and install it again. 4.2.8 Battery service time is too short. z See if it is charged fully. z See if the battery has not been used for a - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 65
: "shut down LCD screen after some time". z See if your computer is connected to any external display device and you have switched to it. 4.3 Service support system Except the maintenance and troubleshooting actions we recommend, we strongly recommend: Do not disassemble your computer; do not - Lenovo Y400 | Product User's guide - Page 66
Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide Lenovo, or your reseller in your country • Singapore 800 6012 047 • Malaysia 1800 18 2388 • Thailand 1800 06 0087 • Indonesia 001 803 0601 2003 • India 1800 425 3324 A list of Service Providers and their telephone numbers is available at www.lenovo.com/support/
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Lenovo Notebook Computer User Guide
Chapter 1 Welcome
This user guide provides the hardware and software information of
the LENOVO® Portable Computer which you use.
The computer is a complicated equipment. Read through the whole
guide before your first begin to use it. Especially if you are a new
user of computers or you’re new to portable computing. 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
our agent for help.
Pay attention to the caution and safty messages in this guide and
the safety messages in the preface.
In the guide, some useful icons are applied to catch your attention.
There are:
Hint: Helpful pointers and tricks to get more from your
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notebook
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s hardware or software, or loss of your work
Caution: Point out possible damage to property, personal
injury or death
Pay your attention to the caution and safety messages in this guide
and the safety messages in the preface.
Note:
1.
Do
not
plug
in
and/or
remove
any
computer
component
while
using
the
computer
(except
USB,
PCMCIA and/or CD
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ROM devices which support PnP
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Plug
and play Technology).
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