Lenovo THINKPAD L420 User manual

ThinkPadGOBIMobileBroadband

UserGuide

Note:Beforeinstallingtheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixB“LenovoLimited

Warranty”onpage9.

ThirdEdition(June2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2011,2012.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Chapter1.AboutthewirelessWAN

adapter................1

Productdescription.............1

Chapter2.Installingandconguring

thewirelessWANadapter......3

Beforeyoubegin..............3

InstallingthewirelessWANadapter......3

Chapter3.Troubleshooting......5

AppendixA.ServiceandSupport...7

Onlinetechnicalsupport...........7

Telephonetechnicalsupport.........7

AppendixB.LenovoLimited

Warranty................9

Part1-GeneralTerms...........9

Part2-Country-specicTerms........11

Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation......14

AppendixC.Wirelessrelated

information..............17

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth......17

AppendixD.Electronicemission

notices................19

FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclaration

ofConformity...............19

USA-FederalCommunicationsCommission

(FCC)..................19

FCCIDofthewirelessmodule......19

Installationoftheapprovedwirelessmodule.20

RFsafetycompliance..........20

Emergencycalls............20

SimultaneoususeofRFtransmitters....20

AppendixE.Notices..........21

Trademarks................21

Recyclinginformation............21

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Chapter1.AboutthewirelessWANadapter

ThismanualprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheThinkPad®GOBIMobileBroadband(hereafterreferred

toasthewirelessWANadapter).

Productdescription

IfyouareusingaThinkPadcomputerthatsupportsthewirelessWANadapter,youcaninstallthewireless

WANadapterintoaPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)ExpressMiniCardslotinyourcomputer.

Theoptionpackageincludes:

•ThinkPadGOBIMobileBroadband

•Warrantyposter

•Setupposters

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Chapter2.InstallingandconguringthewirelessWANadapter

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsoninstallingandconguringthewirelessWANadapter.

Thischapteralsoprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthedevicedriversonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft®Windows®XP

•WindowsVista®

•Windows7

Beforeyoubegin

BeforeinstallingthewirelessWANadapter,carefullyreadthefollowinginformation.

Attention:ThewirelessWANadapterisshippedwithanantistaticbag.Whenhandling,takethefollowing

precautionstopreventstaticelectricityfromdamagingtheelectronicparts:

•DonotopentheantistaticbaguntilyouarereadytoinstallthewirelessWANadapterintothePCIExpress

MiniCardslotinyourcomputer.

•BeforeremovingthewirelessWANadapterfromtheantistaticbag,drainstaticelectricityfromthebag

andfromyourbodybytouchingthebagtoametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.

InstallingthewirelessWANadapter

WheninstallingorreplacingthewirelessWANadapter,besuretofollowtheprecautionsbelow.

ToinstallthewirelessWANadapter,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.InstallthewirelessWANadapterfollowingthestep-by-stepinstructionsonthesetupposters.

Note:IfyourServiceProviderrequiresaSIMcard,installtheSIMcardprovidedintheoptionpackage

followingtheinstructionsintheuserguideforyourThinkPadcomputer.

3.Restartyourcomputer.

4.DownloadandinstallthedevicedriversforthewirelessWANadapterandtheLenovo®Mobile

BroadbandActivation(LMBA)programbydoingoneofthefollowing:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/wireless,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•StarttheThinkVantage®SystemUpdateprogrambydoingoneofthefollowing:

–ForWindowsXPorWindowsVista:

ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙SystemUpdate.

–ForWindows7:

a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools.

b.Double-clickUpdateandDrivers.

Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

5.StarttheLMBAprogramtoactivatethewirelessWANadapter.Anaccountwithamobilebroadband

ServiceProviderisrequired.

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6.StarttheThinkVantageAccessConnectionsprogramtoconrmyourwirelessconnectionortoassist

inresolvinganyconnectionproblems.Fordetailedcongurationinstructions,refertotheAccess

Connectionshelpinformationsystem.

ToopentheAccessConnectionshelpinformationsystem,dependingontheoperatingsystemyouare

using,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindowsXPorWindowsVista:

a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙AccessConnections.TheThinkVantage

AccessConnectionswindowopens.

b.Clickthequestionmark(?),andthenclickAccessConnectionsHelp.

•ForWindows7:

a.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools.

b.Double-clickInternetConnection.TheAccessConnectionswindowopens.

c.Clickthequestionmark(?),andthenclickAccessConnectionsHelp.

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Chapter3.Troubleshooting

IfyouexperiencethefollowingproblemwiththeWirelessWANadapter,trythesolutionprovidedtosolve

theproblem.

Problem:IhavecorrectlyinstalledtheWirelessWANadapteronmycomputer,butthecomputerfailsto

recognizetheWirelessWANadapter.

Solution:ResettheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS)

congurationofyourcomputertothedefaultsettingsbydoingthefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.WhenyouseetheThinkPadlogoscreen,pressF1toentertheBIOS.

3.PressF9,andthenselectY estoloadthedefaultconguration.

4.PressF10tosavecongurationchangesandexitbyselectingYes.Thecomputerrestarts.

Note:Afterthecomputerrestarts,theBIOSchangesareautomaticallysaved.Thereisnoneedtoreset

theBIOScongurationagainthenexttimeyoustartyourcomputer.

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