Connect To A Bluetooth-Enabled Device; Enabling Nvidia Proprietary Drivers In Fedora (For Selected Models); Accessories - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 User Manual
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Table 1. Default power plan (when plugged into ac power)
• Turn off the display: After 5 minutes
• Put the computer to sleep: After 20 minutes
To reset the power plan to achieve the best balance between performance and power saving:
1. Click on the battery symbol in the system menu drop down box and select Power Settings.
2. Choose or customize a power plan of your preference.
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device
You can connect all types of Bluetooth-enabled devices to your computer, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a
smartphone, or speakers. To ensure the connection is successful, place the devices 10 meters (33 feet), at
most, from the computer.
1. Turn on Bluetooth on the computer.
• Click the system menu drop down (top right) and choose Settings.
• Choose the Bluetooth menu and enable Bluetooth with the toggle button at the top.
2. Any discoverable devices will be shown in the Devices list.
3. Select a Bluetooth device, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Your Bluetooth-enabled device and computer will automatically connect the next time if the two devices are
in range of each other with Bluetooth turned on. You can use Bluetooth for data transfer or remote control
and communication.
Enabling Nvidia proprietary drivers in Fedora (for selected models)
Your computer might come with an Nvidia card. The Nvidia proprietary drivers that will enable you to take
advantage of performance benefits and new graphics functionality are not installed by default with Fedora.
To enable the proprietary drivers:
1. Launch the Software utility.
2. From the top right selection box choose Software Repositories.
3. Enable third party repositories.
4. Enable RPM Fusion for Fedora ➙ Nonfree ➙ Nvidia Driver and close the Software Repositories
window.
5. Go to the updates tab and click on the curved arrow on the top left to refresh the software cache.
Reboot the machine and launch the Software utility again.
6. Select Add-ons on the bottom right and choose the Hardware Drivers tab.
7. Select NVIDIA Linux Graphics Driver.
8. Select Install and wait for the installation to complete. This can take a few minutes.
9. Reboot and confirm Nvidia drivers are running using the nvidia-settings utility.
Accessories
This chapter provides instructions on how to use hardware accessories to expand your computer
capabilities.
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