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P/N: 147003341 Printed in China IdeaPad S205 Read the safety notices and important tips in the included manuals before using your computer . ©Lenovo China 2010 New World. New Thinking. TM www.lenovo.com User Guide User Guide V1.0 V1.0[...]
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First Edition ( December 2010) © Copyright Lenovo 2010. Before using the product, be sure to read Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide first. The features described in this guide are common to most models. Some features may not be available on your computer and/or your computer may include features that are not described in this user guide.[...]
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i Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer .......................... 1 Top view ......... ............ ........... ..........1 Left-side view ............ ........... ..........3 Right-side view ....... ........... ........... .. 4 Bottom view ................. ............ ....... 5 Chapter 2. Learning the basics... 7 First use ................. [...]
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1 Chapter 1. Getting to kno w y our computer T op vie w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Note: The illustrations in this ma nual may differ f rom the actual product. P lease refer to th[...]
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2 Chapter 1. Gett ing to kno w y our computer Computer displa y The LCD display with LED backli ght pr ovides brilliant visual output. System statu s indicators For details, see “System stat us indicators” on page 17. Po w e r b u t t o n Press this button to turn on the computer . OneK e y Rescue system button Press this button to open OneKey [...]
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Chapter 1. Getting to kn ow y our computer 3 Left-side vie w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AC p o w e r adapte r jack Connect the AC adapter here. Note: For details, see “Using AC ad apter and batt ery” o[...]
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4 Chapter 1. Gett ing to kno w y our computer Right-side vie w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Headphone jac k Connects to exte rnal headphones. Attention: • Listening to music at high volume over extended periods of[...]
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Chapter 1. Getting to kn ow y our computer 5 Bottom vie w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 3 5 5 2[...]
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6 Chapter 1. Gett ing to kno w y our computer Batter y latch - spring lo aded The spring-loaded battery latch keeps the battery pack secured in place . Batter y pack For details, see “Using AC adapter and ba ttery” on page 9. Batter y latch - manual The manual battery latch is us ed to keep the battery pack secured in place . SIM car d slot (Se[...]
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7 Chapter 2. Learning the basics First use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Reading the man uals Read the supplied manuals before using you r computer . Connecting to th[...]
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8 Chapter 2. Learning t he basics Putting y our computer into sleep state or shutting it do wn When you finish working with your comp uter , you can put it into sleep state or shut it down. Putting y our computer into sleep state If you will be away from your comp uter for only a short time, put the computer into sleep state. When the computer [...]
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Chapter 2. Learning t he basics 9 Using A C adapte r and battery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chec king battery status Y ou can determine the per centage of battery power r emaining by checking the battery icon in th e notification ar ea. Char ging the ba[...]
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10 Chapter 2. Learning t he basics Remo ving the battery pac k If you are not going to use the computer for an extended period of time, or if you need to send your computer to Lenovo for service, etc. r emove the battery pack from the computer . Befo re r emoving the battery pa ck, make sur e the computer has been shut down. Handling the ba[...]
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Chapter 2. Learning t he basics 11 Using the touchpad - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T ouchpad T o move the cursor on the screen, slide yo ur fingertip over th e pad in the direction in which you want the cursor to move. Le[...]
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12 Chapter 2. Learning t he basics Using the ke yboar d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y our computer has f unction keys incorporated i n its standar d keyboard. Function key combinations Thr ough the use of th e func[...]
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Chapter 2. Learning t he basics 13 The following des cribes the featur es of e ach function key . Fn + Esc: T urn on/of f the i ntegrated camera . Fn + F1: Enter sleep mode. Fn + F2: T urn on/of f the backlight of the LCD scr een. Fn + F3: Open the inter face for the display device s witch to select this notebook or an external display . Fn + F5: O[...]
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14 Chapter 2. Learning t he basics Connecting external de vices - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y our computer has a wide range of built-in featur es and connection capabilities. Using memory car ds (not supplied) Y our computer supports the following types [...]
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Chapter 2. Learning t he basics 15 Connecting a univer sal serial b us (USB) device Y our computer comes with three USB ports compatible with USB devices. Connecting a Bluetooth dev ice (Select models onl y) If your computer has an integrated Bluetooth adapter card, it can connect to and transfer data wir elessly to o ther Bluetooth enabled[...]
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16 Chapter 2. Learning t he basics Special keys and b uttons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OneK ey Resc ue system b utton • When the computer is power ed-of f, pre ss this button to enter the OneKey Rescue system if Lenovo OneKey Resc ue sy[...]
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Chapter 2. Learning t he basics 17 System status indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - These indicators inform you of the compute r status. 1 2 4 5 3 P ower stat us indi cator Battery statu s indicator Wireless comm unication indicator Har d[...]
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18 Chapter 2. Learning t he basics Securing y our computer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This section provides information about how to help protect your computer from theft and unauthorized use. Attaching a s ecurity loc k (not supplied)[...]
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Chapter 2. Learning t he basics 19 Using pass w or ds Using passwor ds helps pre vent your computer from being used by others. Once you set a password and enable it, a pr ompt appears on the scr een each time you power on the comput er . Ente r your passwor d at the pr ompt. The computer cannot be used unle ss you enter the corr ect password . [...]
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20 Chapter 3. Connecting to the Internet As a global network, the Internet connects computer s worldwide, pr oviding services such as e-mailing, inf ormatio n searching, electronic commer ce, W eb browsing and entertainment. Y ou can connect the computer to th e Internet in the following ways : W ired connecti on: use physical wiring to connect. W [...]
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Chapter 3 . Connect ing to the Inte rnet 21 Har d ware connection: Cable DSL Software configuration Consult your Internet Service Pr ovider (ISP) for details on how to configure your computer . Note: The above diagrams ar e for r eferen ce only . Actual connection method ma y vary . * * * * TV cable Splitter * Cable modem * * Not supplied. [...]
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22 Chapter 3. Co nnecting to the Inter net Wireless connection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W ireless connections pr ovide mobile access to the Internet, allowing you to stay online anywher e the wi rel ess signal covers . Divi[...]
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Chapter 3 . Connect ing to the Inte rnet 23 Using Wi-Fi/WiMAX (Select models onl y) Enabling wireless connect ion T o enable wirele ss communications, do the following: 1 Slide the integrated wire less device switch fr om to . 2 Pr ess Fn + F5 to make configuration. Hard wa re connection Software configuration Consult your Internet Service P ro[...]
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24 Chapter 3. Co nnecting to the Inter net Using Mobile Br oadband (Se lect models onl y) Befor e getting started with Mobile Br oadband, you first need to choose a mobile network operator and make sur e you ar e in the coverage ar ea of the network. After that, you also need: • T o activate the Mobi le Br oadband service thr ough your local [...]
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Chapter 3 . Connect ing to the Inte rnet 25 Inser ting the SIM card To i n s e r t t h e S I M c a r d : 1 T urn of f the computer; then disconnect the AC adapter and all cables from the computer . 2 Close the computer display and turn it over . 3 Remove the battery . 4 Insert the SIM car d in the card slot un til it clicks into place as shown in t[...]
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26 Chapter 3. Co nnecting to the Inter net Remo ving the SIM card T o re m ov e th e S I M c ard : 1 T urn of f the computer , then disconnect the AC adapter and all cables from the computer . 2 Close the computer display and turn it over . 3 Remove the battery . 4 Push the SIM car d in until you hear a click, and then pull the SIM car d out. 5 Put[...]
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27 Chapter 4. OneK ey Rescue system OneKe y Rescue syst em - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Intr oduction The Lenovo OneKey Rescue system is an easy-to-use applic ation that can be used to back up the data on your system partition (C drive[...]
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28 Chapter 4. One Ke y Rescue sy stem Using Leno v o OneKe y Rescue system (without Windo ws operating system) In the event that the operating system cannot be loaded, follow the steps below to access OneKey Rescue system. • Shut down your computer . • Pre ss the key to launch OneKey Rescue system. W ithin the pr ogram, you can choose to r [...]
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29 Appendix A. CR U instructions Replacing the battery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T o replace the battery , do the following: 1 T urn of f the computer , or enter hibernation mode. Disc onnect the AC adapter and all cables from the computer . [...]
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30 Appendix A. CR U inst ructions Replacing the har d disk drive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y ou can increase the storage capacity of your comput er by repla cing the har d disk drive with o ne of gr eater capaci ty . Y ou can purchase a new har d disk drive from your r eseller or L[...]
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Appendix A. CR U inst ructions 31 T o replace the har d disk drive, do the following: 1 T urn of f the computer; then disconnect the AC adapter and all cables from the computer . 2 Close the computer display , and then turn the computer over . 3 Remove the battery pack. 4 Remove the keyboard. a. Remove the screws under the battery pack that secur e[...]
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32 Appendix A. CR U inst ructions 5 Remove t he base cover . a. Remove the screws that secur e the base cove r . b. Remove the base cover . c 3 3 3 3 d 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3[...]
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Appendix A. CR U inst ructions 33 6 Remove the frame fixing screws. 7 Release the cables fr om the cable guid es of the har d disk drive frame and pull the tab in the dir ection shown by arrow . 8 T ake out the hard disk drive secur ed in the har d disk drive bay . 9 Remove the scr ews and detach the me tal frame fr om the hard disk dri ve. 0 Attac[...]
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34 Appendix A. CR U inst ructions Replacing memory - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y ou can incr ease the amount of memory in your computer by installing a double-data-rate thr ee synchr onous dy namic random acce ss memory (DDR3 SDRA[...]
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Appendix A. CR U inst ructions 35 b. Remove the keyboar d . 6 Remove the base cover . a. Remove the screws that secure the base cover . b 2 c 3 3 3 3[...]
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36 Appendix A. CR U inst ructions b. Remove the base cover . 7 If two SO-DI MMs are alr eady insta lled in the memory slot, remove one of them to make r oom for the new one by pr essing out on the latches on both edges of the socket at the same tim e. Be sure to save the old SO -DIMM for future use. d 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 1[...]
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Appendix A. CR U inst ructions 37 8 Insert the notched end of the DIMM into the socket. Press the DIMM firmly , and pivot it until it snaps into place. Make su re that it is firmly fixed in the slot and does not move easily . 9 Reinstall the base cover and the keyboard. 0 Reinstall the battery . A T urn the computer over , and reconnect the AC adap[...]
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38 Appendix A. CR U inst ructions The following tabl e provides a list of CRUs (Customer Replaceable Units) for your computer , and informs you of wher e to find r eplacement instructions. Setup P oster User Guide A C adapter O P ower cord for A C adapter O Batter y O O Bottom access doors O Hard disk drive O Memory O Optical drive O[...]
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39 T rademarks The following terms ar e trademarks or register ed trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. Lenovo IdeaPad OneKey Ve r i F a c e Micr osoft and W indows ar e trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company , products, or service names may be trademarks or s[...]
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40 Inde x AC adapter Using . ............. .......... ......... ............. ......... .... 9 Battery Charging . ......... ............. ......... ............. ....... 9 Bluetooth Conne cting ................ ......... .......... ........... 15 Camera ............ ......... .......... ............. ......... 1 , 13 Function key combinations .....[...]
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First Edition ( December 2010) © Copyright Lenovo 2010. Before using the product, be sure to read Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide first. The features described in this guide are common to most models. Some features may not be available on your computer and/or your computer may include features that are not described in this user guide.[...]
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Lenovo G470/G475/ G570/G575 Read the safety notices and important tips in the included manuals before using your computer . ©Lenovo China 2010 New World. New Thinking. TM www.lenovo.com User Guide User Guide V1.0 V1.0 V1.0_en-US[...]