Manual Lenovo ThinkPad P72 (page 3 of 156) (English)

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Contents

Important safety information . . . . . . v

Read this first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Important information about using your computer . . v

Conditions that require immediate action . . . . . . vii

Service and upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Power cords and power adapters . . . . . . . . . ix

Extension cords and related devices. . . . . . . . ix

Plugs and outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Power supply statement . . . . . . . . . . . . x

External devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

General battery notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Notice for built-in rechargeable battery. . . . . . . xi

Notice for non-rechargeable coin-cell battery . . . . xii

Heat and product ventilation . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Electrical current safety information . . . . . . . xiv

Liquid crystal display (LCD) notice . . . . . . . . xv

Using headphones or earphones . . . . . . . . . xv

Choking hazard notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Plastic bag notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Glass parts notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1

Computer controls, connectors, and indicators . . . 1

Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Left-side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Right-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Important product information . . . . . . . . . . 8

Machine type and model information. . . . . . 9

FCC ID and IC Certification information . . . . . 9

Labels for the Windows operating systems . . . 9

Computer features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Computer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Accessing Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . 12

An introduction to Lenovo programs . . . . . 12

Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 15

Registering your computer . . . . . . . . . . 15

Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the ThinkPad pointing device . . . . . . . 18

ThinkPad pointing device overview . . . . . 18

Using the TrackPoint pointing device. . . . . 19

Using the trackpad with buttons . . . . . . 20

Using the trackpad touch gestures . . . . . 20

Customizing the ThinkPad pointing device . . 21

Replacing the cap on the pointing stick . . . . 21

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the ac power adapter . . . . . . . . 22

Using the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Managing the battery power . . . . . . . . 24

Power-saving modes . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Cabled Ethernet connections . . . . . . . . . 24

Wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the wireless-LAN connection . . . . . 25

Using the Bluetooth connection. . . . . . . 25

Using the NFC devices . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the Airplane mode . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the NVIDIA Optimus Graphics feature. . . . 27

Using audio features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using an SD card or a smart card . . . . . . . . 29

Using an external display . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Traveling with your computer . . . . . . . . . 32

Chapter 3. Enhancing your

computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Finding ThinkPad options . . . . . . . . . . . 35

ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 Workstation Dock . . . . 35

ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 Workstation Dock

overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting up the ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3

Workstation Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Guidelines on connecting multiple external

displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Chapter 4. Accessibility, ergonomic,

and maintenance information . . . . . 39

Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Ergonomic information . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 42

Chapter 5. Security . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Passwords introduction . . . . . . . . . . 45

Setting, changing, or removing a password . . 46

Hard disk security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Setting the security chip . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using the fingerprint reader . . . . . . . . . . 48

Deleting data from your storage drive . . . . . . 50

Using firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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