{ "id": "t14g2-meeting-connections", "entityKind": "pack", "version": "2.0.0", "title": "T14 Gen 2 Intel meeting setup pack", "intent": "Separate privacy controls, microphone input and display or network routing for a repeatable meeting setup.", "modelId": "t14g2", "deviceFamily": "laptop", "modelApplicability": { "id": "t14g2", "name": "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 Intel", "family": "laptop", "revision": "Intel machine types 20W0 or 20W1", "os": "Windows 10/11, original Lenovo firmware. Labels vary between Windows versions; managed systems require IT approval for settings changes.", "region": "US-first; optional hardware varies by machine type.", "help": "Read the underside machine-type label or Lenovo Vantage device details locally. Confirm T14 Gen 2 Intel and 20W0/20W1. Keep the full serial number private.", "exclusions": [ "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 AMD", "ThinkPad T14 Gen 1", "ThinkPad T14s Gen 2", "ThinkPad T15" ], "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ] }, "exclusions": [ "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 AMD", "ThinkPad T14 Gen 1", "ThinkPad T14s Gen 2", "ThinkPad T15" ], "category": "preparation", "taskIds": [ "t14g2-camera-shutter", "t14g2-microphone-input", "t14g2-external-display", "t14g2-ethernet-link" ], "includedTasks": [ { "id": "t14g2-camera-shutter", "modelId": "t14g2", "title": "Camera shutter, permissions and app preview", "intent": "Separate a covered lens, denied access and an app-specific black camera preview.", "category": "diagnostics", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug", "windows-camera-privacy" ], "diagramId": "laptop-windows-privacy", "prerequisites": [ "This unit has a camera", "Owner/IT permits a local preview" ], "tools": [ "Windows Camera or another existing local preview", "Existing meeting app; no public call required" ], "steps": [ { "id": "hardware", "text": "Confirm a fitted camera and inspect any physical shutter. Slide a fitted shutter to uncover the lens for the comparison; do not force a nonexistent control.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "locator": "Printed pp. 1–3 → camera / webcam privacy shutter" }, { "id": "os", "text": "Choose the installed Windows version. Windows 11 uses Settings → Privacy & security → Camera; Windows 10 uses Settings → Privacy → Camera. Unknown version means the setting path remains unconfirmed.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-camera-privacy" ], "locator": "How to control camera access → Windows 11 / Windows 10" }, { "id": "permission", "text": "Review access for the intended app and desktop apps as applicable. If controls are managed, contact IT; grant access only to an app you intend to use.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-camera-privacy" ], "locator": "Camera access / app access / desktop apps" }, { "id": "preview", "text": "Close another active camera app, then compare a local preview with the meeting app’s own preview using the built-in camera. Store only whether an image appeared; no photo or video is needed here.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-camera-privacy", "lenovo-ug" ], "locator": "App access controls; original same-camera preview comparison" }, { "id": "route", "text": "A local image with a black meeting preview gives an app-selection or permission lead. Failure across permitted previews with the shutter open goes to Lenovo/IT with the comparison.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "locator": "Printed pp. 65–66 → symptoms and applications; original routing" } ], "checks": [ { "id": "safety", "question": "Is there swelling, a lifted case or trackpad, liquid damage, smoke, a burning smell, or damaged power equipment?", "goal": "Establish whether any powered comparison is safe.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "options": [ { "id": "safe", "label": "No visible danger", "next": "hardware" }, { "id": "danger", "label": "Yes, or suspected damage", "next": "stop" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked / unsure", "next": "uncertain" } ] }, { "id": "hardware", "question": "Is a camera fitted and any shutter safely open?", "goal": "Confirm available hardware.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "options": [ { "id": "yes", "label": "Camera and open shutter confirmed", "next": "access" }, { "id": "absent", "label": "Camera/shutter configuration unconfirmed", "next": "attention" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked / unsure", "next": "uncertain" } ] }, { "id": "access", "question": "Is access confirmed in the matching Windows privacy page?", "goal": "Separate permissions from hardware.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-camera-privacy" ], "options": [ { "id": "yes", "label": "Intended app permitted", "next": "preview" }, { "id": "blocked", "label": "Denied or managed", "next": "permission" }, { "id": "os-unknown", "label": "Windows version unknown", "next": "uncertain" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked / unsure", "next": "uncertain" } ] }, { "id": "preview", "question": "Which preview works with the same built-in camera?", "goal": "Route the observed application scope.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-camera-privacy" ], "options": [ { "id": "both", "label": "Local and meeting preview work", "next": "ready" }, { "id": "local", "label": "Local only", "next": "app-help" }, { "id": "neither", "label": "Neither permitted preview works", "next": "service" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked / unsure", "next": "uncertain" } ] } ], "terminals": { "ready": { "type": "preparation_saved", "title": "Camera preview comparison saved", "text": "The camera produced a preview in the recorded conditions.", "handoff": [ "Restore the shutter/privacy preference after use.", "Keep app selection and access state in the record." ] }, "permission": { "type": "maintenance_possible", "title": "Resolve intended-app access", "text": "Ask IT or the owner to review the relevant permission.", "handoff": [ "State the Windows version and managed-control state.", "Do not enable unrelated apps for troubleshooting." ] }, "app-help": { "type": "maintenance_possible", "title": "Review the meeting application", "text": "The local preview works using the built-in camera.", "handoff": [ "Confirm the meeting app selected that camera.", "Take local-versus-meeting observations to its support." ] }, "attention": { "type": "maintenance_possible", "title": "Confirm the fitted camera", "text": "Check exact-unit configuration before diagnosing an absent camera.", "handoff": [ "Consult Vantage or Lenovo’s machine details privately.", "Keep camera presence unconfirmed until verified." ] }, "service": { "type": "service_needed", "title": "Request camera support", "text": "Both permitted previews remain blank with the lens uncovered.", "handoff": [ "Provide shutter state, Windows version and access status.", "Share local-versus-meeting preview results with Lenovo/IT." ] }, "uncertain": { "type": "preparation_saved", "title": "Keep the unanswered checks visible", "text": "Camera presence, OS-specific access or preview results remain unconfirmed.", "handoff": [ "Provide fitted-camera and shutter state.", "Identify Windows version, permissions and unperformed previews.", "Keep unperformed conditions marked Not tested. Ask the provider to confirm these before further changes." ] }, "stop": { "type": "service_needed", "title": "Stop the powered checks", "text": "Stop using or charging damaged equipment. Keep away from hot or smoking equipment; obtain emergency help for an immediate fire risk. Arrange manufacturer guidance before handling or transport.", "handoff": [ "Tell Lenovo or your IT team about the visible damage before arranging transport.", "Provide fitted-camera and shutter state.", "Do not open the case, remove the battery, press a lifted surface, or continue a test to complete this record." ] } }, "missing": "Camera presence, OS-specific access or preview results remain unconfirmed.", "handoff": [ "Provide fitted-camera and shutter state.", "Identify Windows version, permissions and unperformed previews." ], "outcomeChecks": [ "Shutter and software access are separate.", "No image or private meeting was captured here." ], "workflow": { "family": "condition-matrix", "summary": "Keep physical privacy and app access attached to the preview result.", "osOptions": [ "windows11", "windows10", "windows-unknown" ], "fields": [ { "id": "shutter", "label": "Camera/shutter", "type": "select", "options": [ { "value": "unknown", "label": "Not checked" }, { "value": "open", "label": "Camera fitted, shutter open" }, { "value": "closed", "label": "Shutter closed" }, { "value": "no-shutter", "label": "Camera fitted, no shutter" }, { "value": "absent", "label": "Camera not fitted" } ] }, { "id": "camera-access", "label": "Intended app access", "type": "select", "options": [ { "value": "unknown", "label": "Not checked" }, { "value": "allowed", "label": "Allowed" }, { "value": "denied", "label": "Denied" }, { "value": "managed", "label": "Managed" } ] }, { "id": "preview-scope", "label": "Preview result", "type": "select", "options": [ { "value": "unknown", "label": "Not checked" }, { "value": "both", "label": "Both apps work" }, { "value": "local-only", "label": "Local only" }, { "value": "neither", "label": "Neither works" } ] } ], "matrix": { "title": "Same camera, different access", "rows": [ { "id": "local", "label": "Local preview", "condition": "Open shutter, built-in camera, permitted local app" }, { "id": "meeting", "label": "Meeting app preview", "condition": "Same camera, intended app permission" }, { "id": "return", "label": "Local preview afterward", "condition": "Same lens and camera selection after closing meeting app" } ], "results": [ { "value": "not-tested", "label": "Not tested" }, { "value": "works", "label": "Works in this condition" }, { "value": "fails", "label": "Fails in this condition" }, { "value": "intermittent", "label": "Intermittent" }, { "value": "not-applicable", "label": "Not applicable" } ] }, "reportFocus": [ "Fitted hardware", "OS-specific permissions", "Preview scope" ], "notDoneGuidance": [ "Unknown Windows version leaves permission checks unconfirmed.", "Keep previews local; do not upload photos." ] }, "entityKind": "task", "version": "2.0.0", "deviceFamily": "laptop", "modelApplicability": { "id": "t14g2", "name": "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 Intel", "family": "laptop", "revision": "Intel machine types 20W0 or 20W1", "os": "Windows 10/11, original Lenovo firmware. Labels vary between Windows versions; managed systems require IT approval for settings changes.", "region": "US-first; optional hardware varies by machine type.", "help": "Read the underside machine-type label or Lenovo Vantage device details locally. Confirm T14 Gen 2 Intel and 20W0/20W1. Keep the full serial number private.", "exclusions": [ "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 AMD", "ThinkPad T14 Gen 1", "ThinkPad T14s Gen 2", "ThinkPad T15" ], "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ] }, "exclusions": [ "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 AMD", "ThinkPad T14 Gen 1", "ThinkPad T14s Gen 2", "ThinkPad T15" ], "materials": [ "Keep any existing backup accessible to you.", "Keep credentials and personal files outside this record." ], "stopConditions": [ "Stop using and charging equipment with swelling, casing separation, smoke, a burning smell or suspected battery damage. Do not open or press on it.", "Set damaged accessories aside. Do not open mains adapters or force connectors.", "Do not erase, reset, flash firmware or bypass a lock as a default diagnostic step." ], "branches": [ { "from": "safety", "answer": "safe", "to": "hardware" }, { "from": "safety", "answer": "danger", "to": "stop" }, { "from": "safety", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" }, { "from": "hardware", "answer": "yes", "to": "access" }, { "from": "hardware", "answer": "absent", "to": "attention" }, { "from": "hardware", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" }, { "from": "access", "answer": "yes", "to": "preview" }, { "from": "access", "answer": "blocked", "to": "permission" }, { "from": "access", "answer": "os-unknown", "to": "uncertain" }, { "from": "access", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" }, { "from": "preview", "answer": "both", "to": "ready" }, { "from": "preview", "answer": "local", "to": "app-help" }, { "from": "preview", "answer": "neither", "to": "service" }, { "from": "preview", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" } ], "sources": [ { "id": "lenovo-ug", "title": "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 user guide", "url": "https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t14_gen2_t15_gen2_p14s_gen2_p15s_gen2_ug_en.pdf", "locator": "Printed pp. 1–5, 9–14, 16–19, 23–25, 27–33, 62, 65–67", "purpose": "Existing local official PDF/text reviewed for Intel layout, optional hardware, controls, Vantage, power and support", "checkedAt": "2026-10-13", "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.", "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed." }, { "id": "windows-camera-privacy", "title": "Windows camera, microphone and privacy", "url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/privacy/windows-camera-microphone-and-privacy", "locator": "Windows 11 / Windows 10 → control camera and microphone access", "purpose": "OS-specific permission paths, desktop-app controls and privacy limitations", "checkedAt": "2026-10-13", "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.", "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed." }, { "id": "windows-microphone-test", "title": "Set up and test microphones in Windows", "url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/drivers/how-to-set-up-and-test-microphones-in-windows", "locator": "Select Input / Test an installed microphone", "purpose": "Selected input and local Windows test; use installed-version controls", "checkedAt": "2026-10-13", "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.", "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed." } ], "assets": [ { "id": "laptop-windows-privacy", "path": "/assets/laptop-windows-privacy.svg", "title": "Camera and microphone permission paths", "alt": "Original schematic separates Windows 11 Privacy and security from Windows 10 Privacy, then shows Camera or Microphone and intended-app access.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-camera-privacy", "windows-microphone-test", "lenovo-ug" ], "caption": "Original schematic, not a screenshot. Hardware privacy controls, Windows access and app device selection are separate checks. Managed settings need IT guidance.", "kind": "Original schematic" } ], "relatedIds": [ "t14g2-external-display", "t14g2-trackpad-gestures", "t14g2-trackpoint-controls" ], "estimatedDuration": { "minutes": 20, "label": "Planning estimate for recording observations; excludes charging, backups, drying and service. Not a measured repair time." }, "legacyVersion": "1.0.0", "legacyChecks": [ { "id": "safety", "goal": "Separate unsafe hardware from routine preparation.", "question": "Any swelling, casing separation, liquid damage, smoke, burning smell, or damaged battery/adapter?", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "options": [ { "id": "safe", "label": "No visible danger", "next": "check-1" }, { "id": "danger", "label": "Yes, or suspected damage", "next": "stop" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "I cannot confirm", "next": "uncertain" } ] }, { "id": "check-1", "goal": "Confirm physical privacy control.", "question": "Is the fitted shutter open and a camera actually present on this configuration?", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "options": [ { "id": "yes", "label": "Yes", "next": "check-2" }, { "id": "no", "label": "No", "next": "attention" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked / unsure", "next": "uncertain" } ] }, { "id": "check-2", "goal": "Separate local capture from meeting software.", "question": "Does a local camera preview show an image?", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "options": [ { "id": "yes", "label": "Local preview works", "next": "ready" }, { "id": "no", "label": "Local preview still blank", "next": "service" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked / unsure", "next": "uncertain" } ] } ], "legacyPreparation": [ "This configuration includes a camera", "No lens or lid damage", "A local camera preview or your existing meeting app", "A private place to keep your findings", "A current backup if the device is accessible" ] }, { "id": "t14g2-microphone-input", "modelId": "t14g2", "title": "Microphone mute, Windows input and meeting access", "intent": "Separate hardware mute, selected input and app permissions from a microphone hardware claim.", "category": "diagnostics", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug", "windows-camera-privacy", "windows-microphone-test" ], "diagramId": "laptop-windows-privacy", "prerequisites": [ "Owner/IT permits a private microphone test", "A nonprivate phrase can be spoken locally" ], "tools": [ "Windows Sound settings", "Existing meeting app’s local input test" ], "steps": [ { "id": "mute", "text": "Inspect the microphone-mute key marked on this keyboard and its on-screen state. The guide distinguishes icon actions from F-key actions through FnLock; use the shown microphone action, not a guessed key sequence.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "locator": "Printed pp. 10–11 → special keys / FnLock / microphones" }, { "id": "input", "text": "Open Settings → System → Sound and select the intended built-in microphone under Input. Record whether the app had instead selected a headset, dock or other source.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-microphone-test" ], "locator": "Set up and test → Sound / Input" }, { "id": "permission", "text": "For Windows 11 review Privacy & security → Microphone; for Windows 10 review Privacy → Microphone. Check intended-app and desktop-app access as applicable; managed controls go to IT.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-camera-privacy" ], "locator": "Microphone control → Windows 11 / Windows 10" }, { "id": "local", "text": "Follow the installed Windows Input test controls using a nonprivate phrase. Record only whether input is detected; any audio sample stays in the Windows tool and is not attached here.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-microphone-test" ], "locator": "Test an installed microphone; original privacy-preserving result" }, { "id": "app", "text": "Compare the meeting app’s selected microphone and its local test with the Windows result. A working Windows input with a failing app gives an app-selection/permission lead.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-microphone-test", "windows-camera-privacy" ], "locator": "Selected Input / intended-app access; original cross-app comparison" } ], "checks": [ { "id": "safety", "question": "Is there swelling, a lifted case or trackpad, liquid damage, smoke, a burning smell, or damaged power equipment?", "goal": "Establish whether any powered comparison is safe.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "options": [ { "id": "safe", "label": "No visible danger", "next": "mute" }, { "id": "danger", "label": "Yes, or suspected damage", "next": "stop" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked / unsure", "next": "uncertain" } ] }, { "id": "mute", "question": "Is the intended microphone selected and its mute state understood?", "goal": "Establish the input path.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug", "windows-microphone-test" ], "options": [ { "id": "yes", "label": "Selected and unmuted", "next": "access" }, { "id": "no", "label": "Selection/mute unresolved", "next": "attention" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked / unsure", "next": "uncertain" } ] }, { "id": "access", "question": "Is access allowed in the matching Windows privacy page?", "goal": "Separate policy from absent signal.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-camera-privacy" ], "options": [ { "id": "yes", "label": "Intended access allowed", "next": "signal" }, { "id": "blocked", "label": "Denied or managed", "next": "permission" }, { "id": "version", "label": "Windows version unconfirmed", "next": "uncertain" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked / unsure", "next": "uncertain" } ] }, { "id": "signal", "question": "What do the local tests show?", "goal": "Separate Windows input from app input.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-microphone-test" ], "options": [ { "id": "both", "label": "Windows and app detect input", "next": "ready" }, { "id": "windows", "label": "Windows detects; app does not", "next": "app-help" }, { "id": "neither", "label": "Neither detects selected input", "next": "service" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked / unsure", "next": "uncertain" } ] } ], "terminals": { "ready": { "type": "preparation_saved", "title": "Microphone path recorded", "text": "The selected microphone produced input in both local tests.", "handoff": [ "Retain mute, input category and permission states.", "Restore intended privacy settings after testing." ] }, "permission": { "type": "maintenance_possible", "title": "Review intended microphone access", "text": "Owner or IT must resolve the relevant permission.", "handoff": [ "Provide Windows version and managed-control state.", "Allow only the intended app; keep recordings private." ] }, "app-help": { "type": "maintenance_possible", "title": "Review the meeting app input", "text": "Windows detected the selected microphone while the app did not.", "handoff": [ "Confirm the app selected the same input.", "Share the Windows-versus-app result with its support." ] }, "attention": { "type": "maintenance_possible", "title": "Confirm microphone selection and mute", "text": "The input path is not yet established.", "handoff": [ "Identify the keyboard’s microphone action from its icon.", "Record built-in versus headset/dock selection." ] }, "service": { "type": "service_needed", "title": "Request microphone input support", "text": "No input is detected with selected, unmuted and permitted conditions.", "handoff": [ "Provide Windows version, input category and mute/access states.", "Share local test outcomes without audio recordings." ] }, "uncertain": { "type": "preparation_saved", "title": "Keep the unanswered checks visible", "text": "Mute state, selected input, OS permissions or local test results are unknown.", "handoff": [ "Provide input category and keyboard mute state.", "Separate Windows detection from the meeting app result.", "Keep unperformed conditions marked Not tested. Ask the provider to confirm these before further changes." ] }, "stop": { "type": "service_needed", "title": "Stop the powered checks", "text": "Stop using or charging damaged equipment. Keep away from hot or smoking equipment; obtain emergency help for an immediate fire risk. Arrange manufacturer guidance before handling or transport.", "handoff": [ "Tell Lenovo or your IT team about the visible damage before arranging transport.", "Provide input category and keyboard mute state.", "Do not open the case, remove the battery, press a lifted surface, or continue a test to complete this record." ] } }, "missing": "Mute state, selected input, OS permissions or local test results are unknown.", "handoff": [ "Provide input category and keyboard mute state.", "Separate Windows detection from the meeting app result." ], "outcomeChecks": [ "Input selection and permission are documented.", "No private speech or credential enters the record." ], "workflow": { "family": "condition-matrix", "summary": "Compare the selected input through Windows and the intended app.", "osOptions": [ "windows11", "windows10", "windows-unknown" ], "fields": [ { "id": "microphone-source", "label": "Selected input category", "type": "select", "options": [ { "value": "unknown", "label": "Not checked" }, { "value": "built-in", "label": "Built-in microphone" }, { "value": "headset", "label": "Headset" }, { "value": "dock-usb", "label": "Dock/USB device" } ] }, { "id": "microphone-mute", "label": "Mute state", "type": "select", "options": [ { "value": "unknown", "label": "Not checked" }, { "value": "unmuted", "label": "Unmuted" }, { "value": "muted", "label": "Muted" }, { "value": "unresolved", "label": "Keyboard action unresolved" } ] }, { "id": "microphone-access", "label": "App permission", "type": "select", "options": [ { "value": "unknown", "label": "Not checked" }, { "value": "allowed", "label": "Allowed" }, { "value": "denied", "label": "Denied" }, { "value": "managed", "label": "Managed" } ] }, { "id": "input-detection", "label": "Signal scope", "type": "select", "options": [ { "value": "unknown", "label": "Not tested" }, { "value": "both", "label": "Windows and app" }, { "value": "windows", "label": "Windows only" }, { "value": "neither", "label": "Neither" } ] } ], "matrix": { "title": "Microphone input conditions", "rows": [ { "id": "windows", "label": "Windows input test", "condition": "Intended input, understood mute, nonprivate phrase" }, { "id": "app", "label": "Meeting app local test", "condition": "Same input and permitted app" }, { "id": "built-in", "label": "Built-in without headset/dock", "condition": "Only when safe to disconnect; same local input test" } ], "results": [ { "value": "not-tested", "label": "Not tested" }, { "value": "works", "label": "Works in this condition" }, { "value": "fails", "label": "Fails in this condition" }, { "value": "intermittent", "label": "Intermittent" }, { "value": "not-applicable", "label": "Not applicable" } ] }, "reportFocus": [ "Input source", "Mute and permission", "Windows versus app detection" ], "notDoneGuidance": [ "Unknown Windows version leaves the permission path unconfirmed.", "Keep recorded audio inside the local tool; do not attach it here." ] }, "entityKind": "task", "version": "2.0.0", "deviceFamily": "laptop", "modelApplicability": { "id": "t14g2", "name": "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 Intel", "family": "laptop", "revision": "Intel machine types 20W0 or 20W1", "os": "Windows 10/11, original Lenovo firmware. Labels vary between Windows versions; managed systems require IT approval for settings changes.", "region": "US-first; optional hardware varies by machine type.", "help": "Read the underside machine-type label or Lenovo Vantage device details locally. Confirm T14 Gen 2 Intel and 20W0/20W1. Keep the full serial number private.", "exclusions": [ "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 AMD", "ThinkPad T14 Gen 1", "ThinkPad T14s Gen 2", "ThinkPad T15" ], "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ] }, "exclusions": [ "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 AMD", "ThinkPad T14 Gen 1", "ThinkPad T14s Gen 2", "ThinkPad T15" ], "materials": [ "Keep any existing backup accessible to you.", "Keep credentials and personal files outside this record." ], "stopConditions": [ "Stop using and charging equipment with swelling, casing separation, smoke, a burning smell or suspected battery damage. Do not open or press on it.", "Set damaged accessories aside. Do not open mains adapters or force connectors.", "Do not erase, reset, flash firmware or bypass a lock as a default diagnostic step." ], "branches": [ { "from": "safety", "answer": "safe", "to": "mute" }, { "from": "safety", "answer": "danger", "to": "stop" }, { "from": "safety", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" }, { "from": "mute", "answer": "yes", "to": "access" }, { "from": "mute", "answer": "no", "to": "attention" }, { "from": "mute", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" }, { "from": "access", "answer": "yes", "to": "signal" }, { "from": "access", "answer": "blocked", "to": "permission" }, { "from": "access", "answer": "version", "to": "uncertain" }, { "from": "access", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" }, { "from": "signal", "answer": "both", "to": "ready" }, { "from": "signal", "answer": "windows", "to": "app-help" }, { "from": "signal", "answer": "neither", "to": "service" }, { "from": "signal", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" } ], "sources": [ { "id": "lenovo-ug", "title": "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 user guide", "url": "https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t14_gen2_t15_gen2_p14s_gen2_p15s_gen2_ug_en.pdf", "locator": "Printed pp. 1–5, 9–14, 16–19, 23–25, 27–33, 62, 65–67", "purpose": "Existing local official PDF/text reviewed for Intel layout, optional hardware, controls, Vantage, power and support", "checkedAt": "2026-10-13", "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.", "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed." }, { "id": "windows-camera-privacy", "title": "Windows camera, microphone and privacy", "url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/privacy/windows-camera-microphone-and-privacy", "locator": "Windows 11 / Windows 10 → control camera and microphone access", "purpose": "OS-specific permission paths, desktop-app controls and privacy limitations", "checkedAt": "2026-10-13", "reuse": "Reference only. 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do not record meeting participants.", "Record the intended built-in or external routes." ] }, { "id": "compare", "title": "Separate the failing route", "items": [ "Follow the camera and microphone tasks independently.", "Compare the display connection outside the meeting application.", "Check Ethernet recognition separately from internet reachability." ] }, { "id": "handoff", "title": "Keep a specific setup record", "items": [ "Identify the failing route and the condition that still works.", "Mark unavailable accessories and unperformed comparisons.", "For a managed laptop, pass policy-controlled settings to IT without changing them." ] }, { "id": "return", "title": "Repeat and restore preferences", "items": [ "Repeat the same preview/input/display conditions after support.", "Restore your preferred shutter and mute choices.", "Keep remaining app-specific symptoms separate from hardware service results." ] } ], "prerequisites": [ "Confirm the exact model locally.", "Review the stop conditions before attempting any included check." ], "tools": [ "Existing safe accessories only when the included task calls for them." ], "materials": [ "Your own existing backup method.", "Credentials kept privately outside this record." ], "checks": [ { "id": "safety", "question": "Is it safe to continue with a non-invasive preparation record?", "goal": "Use the stop route for suspected damage; it still creates a useful service report.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "options": [ { "id": "safe", "label": "No visible danger", "next": "scope" }, { "id": "danger", "label": "Damage, swelling, smoke or unsafe heat", "next": "stop" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "I cannot confirm", "next": "uncertain" } ] }, { "id": "scope", "question": "Have you reviewed the 4 included task records and marked any unperformed checks?", "goal": "Separate privacy controls, microphone input and display or network routing for a repeatable meeting setup.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "options": [ { "id": "yes", "label": "Records reviewed", "next": "data" }, { "id": "partial", "label": "Only some records are available", "next": "partial" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not reviewed yet", "next": "uncertain" } ] }, { "id": "data", "question": "Is backup and private owner access ready, or has the unresolved data risk been discussed with the provider?", "goal": "A prepared report does not guarantee that a repair preserves data.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "options": [ { "id": "yes", "label": "Ready or discussed with the provider", "next": "ready" }, { "id": "no", "label": "Data risk still needs discussion", "next": "data-risk" }, { "id": "unknown", "label": "Not checked", "next": "uncertain" } ] } ], "branches": [ { "from": "safety", "answer": "safe", "to": "scope" }, { "from": "safety", "answer": "danger", "to": "stop" }, { "from": "safety", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" }, { "from": "scope", "answer": "yes", "to": "data" }, { "from": "scope", "answer": "partial", "to": "partial" }, { "from": "scope", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" }, { "from": "data", "answer": "yes", "to": "ready" }, { "from": "data", "answer": "no", "to": "data-risk" }, { "from": "data", "answer": "unknown", "to": "uncertain" } ], "steps": [ { "id": "stage-prepare", "text": "Make the privacy choices explicit: Choose whether the camera and microphone should be enabled for this comparison. Use a non-sensitive preview or test; do not record meeting participants. Record the intended built-in or external routes.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "locator": "Preparation pack synthesis of the linked manufacturer tasks; individual operations retain their task-specific source sections." }, { "id": "stage-compare", "text": "Separate the failing route: Follow the camera and microphone tasks independently. Compare the display connection outside the meeting application. Check Ethernet recognition separately from internet reachability.", "sourceIds": [ "lenovo-ug" ], "locator": "Preparation pack synthesis of the linked manufacturer tasks; individual operations retain their task-specific source sections." }, { "id": "stage-handoff", "text": "Keep a specific setup record: Identify the failing route and the condition that still works. Mark unavailable accessories and unperformed comparisons. 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Do not open mains adapters or force connectors.", "Do not erase, reset, flash firmware or bypass a lock as a default diagnostic step." ], "sources": [ { "id": "lenovo-ug", "title": "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 user guide", "url": "https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t14_gen2_t15_gen2_p14s_gen2_p15s_gen2_ug_en.pdf", "locator": "Printed pp. 1–5, 9–14, 16–19, 23–25, 27–33, 62, 65–67", "purpose": "Existing local official PDF/text reviewed for Intel layout, optional hardware, controls, Vantage, power and support", "checkedAt": "2026-10-13", "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.", "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed." } ], "assets": [ { "id": "laptop-windows-privacy", "path": "/assets/laptop-windows-privacy.svg", "title": "Camera and microphone permission paths", "alt": "Original schematic separates Windows 11 Privacy and security from Windows 10 Privacy, then shows Camera or Microphone and intended-app access.", "sourceIds": [ "windows-camera-privacy", "windows-microphone-test", "lenovo-ug" ], "caption": "Original schematic, not a screenshot. Hardware privacy controls, Windows access and app device selection are separate checks. 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