Lenovo ThinkPad T490 User Manual

Contents
About this documentation . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your computer . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2. Get started with your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Get started with Windows 10 . . . . . . . . . 11
Windows account . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Windows user interface . . . . . . . . . . 12
Windows label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to the wired Ethernet . . . . . . . 13
Connect to Wi-Fi networks. . . . . . . . . 13
Connect to a cellular network. . . . . . . . 13
Use Lenovo Vantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use Lenovo Quick Clean (for selected models of
T490) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Interact with your computer . . . . . . . . . . 15
Use the keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . 16
Use the TrackPoint pointing device . . . . . 18
Use the trackpad . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Use the multi-touch screen . . . . . . . . 21
Using the Privacy Guard feature (for selected
models of T490) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Use multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Use audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Use the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connect to an external display . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 3. Explore your computer . . 27
Manage power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Check the battery status . . . . . . . . . 27
Charge the computer . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Check the battery temperature . . . . . . . 28
Maximize the battery life . . . . . . . . . 28
Set power button behaviors . . . . . . . . 28
Set the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Transfer data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device. . . . 29
Set up a NFC connection . . . . . . . . . 29
Use a microSD card or smart card. . . . . . 29
Use RFID reader (for selected models of
T490) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airplane mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 4. Accessories . . . . . . . . 33
Purchase options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Docking station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Attach a docking station. . . . . . . . . . 36
Detach a docking station . . . . . . . . . 37
Connect multiple external displays . . . . . 38
Chapter 5. Secure your computer
and information . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Use passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Password types . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Set, change, and remove a password . . . . 40
Use Power Loss Protection function (for selected
models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Use the fingerprint reader (for selected models) . . 41
Use face authentication (for selected models) . . . 42
Use firewalls and antivirus programs. . . . . . . 43
Chapter 6. Configure advanced
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
What is UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Enter the UEFI BIOS menu . . . . . . . . . 45
Navigate in the UEFI BIOS interface . . . . . 45
Change the startup sequence . . . . . . . 45
Set the system date and time. . . . . . . . 46
Update UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Recovery information . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Restore system files and settings to an earlier
point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Restore your files from a backup . . . . . . 46
Reset your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Use advanced options . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windows automatic recovery. . . . . . . . 47
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 47
Install Windows 10 and drivers . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 7. CRU replacement . . . . . 51
What are CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Ultrabook
Product color	Black
Market positioning	Business
LED backlight	Yes
Display diagonal	14 \
Bus type	OPI
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	6 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor model	i5-8265U
System bus rate	4 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor socket	BGA 1528
Processor threads	8
Processor codename	Whiskey Lake
Configurable TDP-up	25 W
Processor frequency	1.6 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	10 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.9 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x4, 2x2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Configurable TDP-up frequency	1.8 GHz
Configurable TDP-down frequency	0.8 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	2400 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	- GB
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	SATA III
Storage media	SSD
Total storage capacity	256 GB
Compatible memory cards	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Number of SSDs installed	1
On-board graphics card ID	0x3EA0
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card family	Intel® UHD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	32 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.5
On-board graphics card base frequency	300 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1100 MHz
Number of built-in speakers	2
Antenna type	-
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LAN data rates	100, 1000 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Keyboard layout	QWERTY
Pointing device	Touchpad
Number of battery cells	3
AC adapter power	65 W
Processor ARK ID	149088
Processor package size	46x24 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version	0.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	227 mm
Width	329 mm
Height	17.9 mm
Weight	1460 g