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Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourdesktopcomputer:•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputeris
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AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)EuropeanUnionRoHSLenovoproductssoldintheEuropeanUnion,onorafter3January2013meettherequirement
UkraineRoHSIndiaRoHSRoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.90ThinkCentreM73zUserGuide
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AppendixF .ENERGYSTARmodelinformationENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyand
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IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing40Administrator,password46audiosubsystem1Bbackupandrecoveryoperations38basictroubleshooting57Ccablelock,security28
cleaning55PpasswordAdministrator46considerations46Power-OnPassword46setting,changing,deleting46passwords,using45physicalspecications4powerfeatures3po
LasercompliancestatementCAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:•Donotremoveth
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Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo,locationsofconnectors,ad
Connectivity•10/100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontrollerSystemmanagementfeatures•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults•DesktopManag
Input/Output(I/O)features•9-pinserialport(optional)•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectors•OneEthernetconnector•OneVGA-outconnector•OnePersonalSystem/2(
Operatingsystem(s),certiedortestedforcompatibility1(variesbymodeltype)•Linux®SpecicationsThissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.Dim
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystemOntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanaccessLenovoprogramsfromeithertheLenovoThinkVantage®Toolsprogram
Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel(continued)ProgramControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanelPowerManagerHardwareandSoundSystemandSecurityLenovo-PowerCont
ngerprintreaderkeyboardisavailablewithselectcomputersorcanbepurchasedforcomputersthatsupportthisoption.•LenovoCloudStorageTheLenovoCloudStorageprogra
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandAppendixA“Notices”onpage79.Fi
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramisaone-buttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrec
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputerFigure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthecon
ConnectorDescriptionHeadphoneconnectorUsedtoattachaheadphonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttolistentomusicorothersoundswithoutdisturbinganyone.Microphonecon
LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerFigure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage11showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectors
ConnectorDescriptionSerialportUsedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea9-pinserialport.USB2.0connectorUsedtoattachadevicethatr
AdjustingthemonitorstandYourcomputermightcomewithamonitorstandthatyoucanusetoadjustthecomputertoyourcomfortableposition.Thefollowingillustrationshowst
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthatyoucanadjusttheheightofthemonitorstandwithinalengthof110.00mm(4.33inches).Note:Computerheightwiththemonitorstand:betw
MachinetypeandmodellabelThemachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetypeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttech
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Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.FrequentlyaskedquestionsThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelp
ContentsImportantsafetyinformation...vServiceandupgrades...vStaticelectricityprevention...vPowercordsandpoweradapters...viEx
UsingthekeyboardDependingonyourmodel,yourcomputercomeswitheitherastandardkeyboardorangerprintreaderkeyboard.TheMicrosoftWindowsshortcutkeysareprovide
UsingthewheelmouseThewheelmousehasthefollowingcontrols:1PrimarymousebuttonUsethisbuttontoselectorstartaprogramormenuitem.2WheelUsethewheeltocontrolthe
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙AppearanceandPersonalization.2.IntheTaskbarandStartMenusection,clickCustomizeiconsonthetaskbar.3.Click
•Donotwriteorstickpaperonthedisc.•Donotscratchormarkthedisc.•Donotplaceorstorethediscindirectsunlight.•Donotusebenzene,thinners,orothercleanerstoclean
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Chapter3.YouandyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andrelocatingyourcomputertoothercountriesorregions.Accessibilityan
Adjustthemonitorsothetopofthescreenisat,orslightlybelow,eyelevel.Placethemonitoratacomfortableviewingdistance,usually51to61cm(20to24inches),andpositio
RegisteringyourcomputerWhenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem
ReplacementpowercordsIfyourelocateyourcomputertoacountryorregionthatusesanelectricaloutletstyledifferentfromthetypeyouarecurrentlyusing,youwillhavetop
Chapter4.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.SecurityfeaturesThefollowingsecurityfeaturesar
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8operatingsystem...43Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram...45StartingtheSetupUtilityprogr
AttachingaKensington-stylecablelockYoucanuseaKensington-stylecablelocktosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanentxture.Thecablelockattache
computers,youmightwanttosetanAdministratorPassword.Formoreinformation,see“AdministratorPassword”onpage46.Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcompute
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Chapter5.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Handlingstatic-sensitivedevicesDon
ReplacingtheUSBkeyboardormouseAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.Thi
3.InstallthekeyboardbyopeningthebatterycompartmentcoverandinstallingtwoAAAbatteriesaccordingtothepolarityindicators.Figure10.Installingthekeyboardbatt
Pressthebatterycompartmentreleasebutton.Figure11.OpeningthebatterycompartmentTakeouttheUSBdongleFigure12.TakingouttheUSBdongleConnecttheUSBdongletoana
•ThegreenLEDindicatesthatthemouseisreadyforuse.•TheashingamberLEDindicatesalowbatterypowerlevel.•Pushthepowerswitchtotheoffpositionwhenyouarenotusing
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Chapter6.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.•“RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem
UkraineRoHS...90IndiaRoHS...90AppendixE.ChinaEnergyLabel...91AppendixF.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation...93Index...
CreatingrecoverymediaThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsor
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.2.IntheRescueandRecov
2.Turnonyourcomputer.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressEnter,andthenpressF11toentertheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,t
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhenthePleaseselectbootdevicewindowopens,releasetheF12key.3.InthePleaseselectbootdevicewi
ReinstallingsoftwareprogramsIfasoftwareprogramyouinstalledonyourcomputerisnotworkingcorrectly,youmightneedtoremoveandreinstallit.Reinstallingoverwrite
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8operatingsystemThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows8o
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Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemy
•AdministratorPassword•HardDiskPasswordYoudonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputingsecurity.Ifyoudecidetoset
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity.3.Dependingonthepasswordtype,selectSetPower-OnPassword,SetAdministratorPassword,orHardDiskPassword
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3.SelectthedevicesforthePrimaryStartupSequence,theAutomaticStartupSequence,andtheErrorStartupSequence.Readtheinformationdisplayedontherightsideofthesc
ByenablingBetterAcousticPerformance,yourcomputerwillrunwithlessnoiseatanormalthermallevel.ByenablingBetterThermalPerformance,yourcomputerwillrunatabet
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Chapter8.UpdatingsystemprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Usingsystemprogr
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemNote:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubjecttochangewithoutnot
Chapter9.PreventingproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyouavoidcommonproblemsandkeepyourcomputerrunningsmoothly.Keepingyourcomputercurren
UsingSystemUpdateTheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.UpdatepackagesarestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromthe
CleaningyourcomputerItisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-freeoperation.CAUTION:Besuretoturnoffthecompu
Manycomputersupplystorescarrythespecialcleaninguidsfordisplays.UsecleaninguidsdevelopedforLCDdisplaysonly.Firstapplytheuidtoalint-free,softcloth,th
Chapter10.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutdiagnosingandtroubleshootingcomputerproblems.Ifyourcomputerproblemisnotdescr
ImportantsafetyinformationCAUTION:Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthisproduct.Refertotheinformationint
SymptomActionTheoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.Verifythat:•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemis
1.Removethenewhardwareoptionorsoftware.Ifyoumustremovethecomputercovertoremoveahardwareoption,makesureyoureviewandfollowtheelectricalsafetyinformation
Note:Whenexternal-speakerorheadphonecablesareattachedtotheaudioconnector,theinternalspeaker,ifpresent,isdisabled.Inmostcases,ifanaudioadapterisinstall
AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitisinsertedintoaCDdriveSymptom:AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplay
Actions:•RestarttheDVDplayerprogram.•Closeanyopenles,turnoffthecomputer,andthenrestartthecomputer.•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.Iftheseactio
•OncomputersthathaveaCD-ROMorCD-RWdriveinadditiontoaDVD-ROMdrive,makesurethattheDVDdiscisinthedrivelabeled“DVD”.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,r
3.ClickDevicesandPrinters.4.Double-clickUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboard.TheUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboardCustomizationprogramstarts.Iftheseactionsdonot
Action:IftheTransceiverCommunicationsLEDisnoton,reconnectthetransceiverandthekeyboard.MonitorproblemsNote:Manymonitorshavestatus-indicatorlightsandbui
Actions:•Themonitormightbeoperatinginalow-refreshratedisplaymode.Setthemonitortothehighest,noninterlacedrefreshratesupportedbyyourmonitorandthevideoco
EthernetproblemsForEthernetproblems,selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:•“Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork”onpage67•“Theadapterstopsworkingforn
orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallit.WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidet
Action:Thenetworkdriverlesmaybecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtothe“Solution”descriptionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriv
BluetoothproblemSymptom:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadsetorheadphonebutcomesfromthelocalspeakereventhoughtheheadsetorheadphoneisconnectedusingth
–AllexternalSCSIoptionsareturnedon.ExternalSCSIoptionsmustbeturnedonbeforethecomputeristurnedon.Formoreinformation,seeyourSCSIdocumentation.•Verifytha
5.ClicktheMoreOptionstab.6.IntheProgramsandFeaturesarea,clicktheCleanupbutton.7.Alistofinstalledprogramsisdisplayed.Selecttheprogramthatyouwanttoremov
Iftheproblempersists,runthetestsdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourprinter.Ifyoucannotcorrecttheproblem,havethecomputerserviced.SeeChapter11“
–Yourcomputerhastheminimummemoryrequirementsneededtousethesoftware.Seetheinformationsuppliedwiththesoftwaretoverifymemoryrequirements.(Ifyoujustinstal
•IfyouareusingotherWindowsoperatingsystemratherthanWindows7andWindows8,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/diagsforthelatestinformationondiagnosticsforyourcompu
Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovo.Info
•Accesstroubleshootingandsupportinformationforyourcomputermodelandothersupportedproducts.•Findtheserviceandsupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion.•
•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedLenovoparts•Identicationofsoftwareproblemsources•CongurationofBIOSaspartofaninsta
PlugsandoutletsIfareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbya
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AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat
TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoTheLenovologoRescueandRecoveryThinkCentreThinkVantageMic
AppendixB.RegulatoryinformationExportclassicationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassi
ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagn
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatementJapancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20AperphaseLenovoprod
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AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclinginformationLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneede
SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorotherenvironmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponen
BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/ECconcerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulator
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