Lenovo ThinkPad P17 Gen 1 User Manual

Contents
About this documentation . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your computer . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
USB connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2. Get started with your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Get started with your desktop . . . . . . . . . . 9
Manage networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to Wi-Fi networks. . . . . . . . . . 9
Airplane mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Interact with your computer . . . . . . . . . . 10
Use the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Use the keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . 10
Use the TrackPoint pointing device . . . . . 11
Use the trackpad . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connect to an external display . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 3. Explore your computer . . 15
Use the Intelligent Cooling feature . . . . . . . 15
Use the Cool and Quiet on lap feature . . . . . . 15
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device . . . . . 15
Chapter 4. Secure your computer
and information . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Use the fingerprint reader . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Use passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Password types . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Set, change, and remove a password . . . . 19
Use Power Loss Protection function (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 5. Configure advanced
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
What is UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Enter the UEFI BIOS menu . . . . . . . . . 21
Navigate in the UEFI BIOS interface . . . . . 21
Change the startup sequence . . . . . . . 21
Set the system date and time. . . . . . . . 22
Update UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 6. CRU replacement . . . . . 23
CRU list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Disable the built-in battery. . . . . . . . . . . 23
Replace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Bottom door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M.2 solid-state drive . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 7. Help and support . . . . . 33
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 33
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Beep errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Self-help resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Call Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . 38
Lenovo Customer Support Center . . . . . . 38
Purchase additional services. . . . . . . . . . 39
Appendix A. Ergonomic
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Appendix B. Compliance
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendix C. Notices and
trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Lenovo ThinkPad P17 Gen 1 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkPad P17 Gen 1
Category	Laptop
Language	English