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orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallit.WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidet
Cleaningaat-panelmonitorsurfaceIfyouhaveaat-panelcomputerdisplaythathasaexiblelmsurface,dothefollowingtocleanthespecialsurface.Wipeitgentlywithaso
3.Turnoffthecomputerandallattacheddevices.Yourharddiskdriveautomaticallyparkstheread/writeheadinanondataarea.Thispreventsdamagetotheharddiskdrive.4.Un
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Chapter10.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterdescribessomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyourcomputerproblemisnotdescribedhere,seeCh
SymptomActionTheoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.Verifythat:•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemis
8.Ifnoneoftheseactionssolvetheproblem,seektechnicalassistance.SeeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage109formoreinformation.Troubleshoot
•Double-clickthespeakericonintheWindowsnoticationarea.Amastervolume-controlwindowopens.VerifythattheMutesettingsarenotcheckedandnoneofthevolumesettin
CDproblemsSelectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:•“AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitisinsertedintoaCDdrive”onpage93•“ACDo
•“BlackscreeninsteadofDVDvideo”onpage94•“DVDmoviewillnotplay”onpage94•“NoaudioorintermittentaudiowhileplayingDVDmovie”onpage94•“Playbackisverysloworch
•Ensurethatvideoresolutionissettolessthan1152x864.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”onpage107forins
PlugsandoutletsIfareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbya
•IfyouareusinganEnhancedPerformanceUSBkeyboardandoneormoreoftheRapidAccessbuttonsaretheonlykeysthatarenotworking,thesebuttonsmighthavebeendisabledorha
•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyournailoranythinghard.•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.•Thesurfaceofyourngerisverydifferentfromwhenyouenro
Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustartsomeapplicationprogramsSymptom:Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhe
3.Turnonthemonitor.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,yourmonitormightneedservice.SeeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage109fordetail
Ifyouconguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesuretheswitchportisalsoconguredforfullduplex.Settingthewrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,o
Note:IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,clickShowhiddeniconsintheWindowsnoticationarea.TheAccessConnectionsiconisdisplayed.Fo
AnoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotworkSymptom:Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork.Action:Verifythat:•Theoptionisdesignedforyourcomputer.•Youfollo
TochecktheamountoffreespaceontheWindowsVistaoperatingsystemandtheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.ClickStart➙Computer.2.Right-clickyourCdrivee
–1.ClickStart➙Computer.2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.3.ClickDiskCleanup.4.ClickCleanupsystemles.5.ClicktheMoreOptionstab.6.Inthe
PrinterproblemsSymptom:Theprinterdoesnotwork.Actions:Verifythat:1.Theprinteristurnedonandisonline.2.Paperisloadedcorrectly.3.Theprintersignalcableisse
Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourdesktopcomputer:•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputeris
Checkwithyoursoftwaremanufacturertoseeifanyupdatesareavailable.ManysoftwaremanufacturersmakeupdatesavailablefromtheWorldWideWeb.Softwaredoesnotworkase
•ResetthedevicebydetachingandreattachingtheUSBconnector.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprogramstotesttheUSBconnector(see“Diagnos
2.UseanyCD/DVDburningsoftwaretocreateadiagnosticdiscwiththeISOimage.RunningthediagnosticprogramfromadiagnosticdiscThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhow
Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovo.Info
ToaccesstheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem,clickStart➙HelpandSupport.SafetyandWarrantyTheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatisprovidedwithyou
Ifyoususpectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeoperatingsystemorsoftwareprogram,includingreadmelesandonlinehelp.Mostcomputerscomewit
entitlesyoutoobtainwarrantyservicethroughoutthewarrantyperiod.Servicewillbeperformedbyserviceprovidersauthorizedtoperformwarrantyservice.Servicemethod
AppendixA.RegulatoryinformationExportclassicationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassi
DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagr
AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatementsLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.Len
LasercompliancestatementSomepersonalcomputermodelsareequippedfromthefactorywithaCDorDVDdrive.CDandDVDdrivesarealsosoldseparatelyasoptions.CDandDVDdriv
DisposingofLenovocomputercomponentsSomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorotherenvironmentalsensitivesubstances
AppendixC.PowercordnoticeForyoursafety,Lenovoprovidesapowercordwithagroundedattachmentplugtousewiththisproduct.Toavoidelectricalshock,alwaysusethepowe
PowercordpartnumberUsedinthesecountriesandregions41R3212or41R3213Denmark41R3220or41R3221Bangladesh,Lesotho,MacaoS.A.R.ofChina,Maldives,Namibia,Nepal,P
PowercordpartnumberUsedinthesecountriesandregions42T5035or42T5120AbuDhabi,Bahrain,Botswana,BruneiDarussalam,ChannelIslands,HongKongS.A.R.ofChina,Cypru
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AppendixD.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat
TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoTheLenovologoRescueandRecoveryThinkCentreThinkVantageMic
IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing70Administrator,password76antivirussoftware8audioline-inconnector9audioline-outconnector9audiosubsystem1Bbackupand
memorymodule36PCIcard34internaldrives1internalspeaker,replacing61Kkeyboardconnector10keyboard,replacing63LLenovoThinkVantageToolbox107LenovoThinkVanta
startupdevice78sequence,changing78temporary,selecting78static-sensitivedevices,handling31systemmanagement1programs81systemboardconnectors12locatingpar
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PartNumber:0A22862PrintedinUSA(1P)P/N:0A22862*0A22862*
Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors
•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutallaspectsofacomputer,includingprocessort
Input/Output(I/O)features•9-pinserialport(onestandardandoneoptional)•EightUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandsixontherearpanel)•On
PreinstalledoperatingsystemYourcomputerispreinstalledwithoneofthefollowingoperatingsystems:•Microsoft®Windows®7•MicrosoftWindowsVista®Operatingsystem(
SpecicationsThissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.DimensionsWidth:175mm(6.89inches)Height:402mm(15.83inches)Depth:440mm(17.32inches
LenovoThinkVantageToolsTheLenovoThinkVantage®Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasyaccesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasil
ProductRecoveryTheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.ThinkVantageClientSecuritySolution
AdobeReaderTheAdobeReaderprogramisatoolusedtoview,print,andsearchPDFdocuments.AntivirussoftwareYourcomputercomeswithantivirussoftwarethatyoucanusetode
LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerFigure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorso
ConnectorDescriptionEthernetconnectorUsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5
LocatingcomponentsFigure3“Componentlocations”onpage11showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.Toremovethecomputercover,see“Removingthecom
LocatingpartsonthesystemboardFigure4“Systemboardpartslocations”onpage12showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.Figure4.Systemboardpartslocations14
LocatinginternaldrivesInternaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyourcomputertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyo
Thefollowingisasampleofthemachinetypeandmodellabel.Figure6.Machinetypeandmodellabel14ThinkCentreUserGuide
Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.FrequentlyaskedquestionsThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelp
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Note:YoucanusethemouseortheUpandDownarrowkeystohighlightmenuselections.YoucanclosetheStartmenuorthecontextmenubyclickingthemouseorpressingEsc.Usingthe
YoucanswitchthefunctionoftheprimaryandsecondarymousebuttonsandchangeotherdefaultbehaviorthroughthemousepropertiesfunctionintheWindowsControlPanel.Adju
UsingCDsandDVDsYourcomputermighthaveaDVDROMdriveorrecordableDVDdriveinstalled.DVDdrivesuseindustry-standard,12cm(4.75-inch)CDmediaorDVDmedia.Ifyourcom
1.Withthecomputeron,presstheEject/Loadbutton.Whenthetrayslidesoutautomatically,carefullyremovethedisc.2.ClosethetraybypressingtheEject/Loadbuttonorbyg
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Chapter3.YouandyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andrelocatingyourcomputertoothercountriesorregions.Accessibilityan
Adjustthemonitorsothetopofthescreenisat,orslightlybelow,eyelevel.Placethemonitoratacomfortableviewingdistance,usually51to61cm(20to24inches),andpositio
RegisteryourcomputerwithLenovoToregisteryourcomputer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheregistration
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Chapter4.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.SecurityfeaturesThefollowingsecurityfeaturesar
NoteBeforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandtheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixD“Notices”onpage121.Firs
LockingthecomputercoverLockingthecomputercoverhelpspreventunauthorizedpeoplefromgainingaccesstotheinsideofyourcomputer.Yourcomputercomeswithapadlocklo
AttachinganintegratedcablelockAnintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-perma
•AdministratorPassword:SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingcongurationsettings.Ifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthecong
•WhenyoucleartheSecurityChip,besuretoturnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagainafteryousettheSecurityChiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionwil
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Chapter5.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Handlingstatic-sensitivedevicesDon
RemovingthecomputercoverAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheThinkCentreS
RemovingandreinstallingthefrontbezelAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”inthe
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcardAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheThinkCe
Figure12.RemovingaPCIcardNotes:a.Thecardtstightlyintothecardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthecardasmallamountuntilitisremovedfromthecards
ContentsImportantsafetyinformation...viiServiceandupgrades...viiStaticelectricityprevention...viiPowercordsandpoweradapters...vi
7.PivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethePCIcard.Figure13.InstallingaPCIcardWhattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriates
5.Removeanypartsthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,youmightneedtoremovethePCIExpressx16graphicscardforeasieracces
7.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Makesurethatthenotch1onthememorymodulealignscorrectlywiththeslotkey2onthesystemboard.Pushthememorymodule
•Ifyouarereplacinganopticaldrive,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive,pressthebluereleasebutton,andthenslidetheoptical
6.Slidethenewopticaldriveintothedrivebayfromthefrontofthecomputeruntiltheopticaldrivesnapsintoposition.Figure19.Installingtheopticaldrive7.Connectthes
InstallingorreplacingthecardreaderAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheTh
6.Installthecardreaderretaineronthesideofthenewcardreader.Figure22.Installingthecardreaderretainer7.Slidethecardreaderwithretainerintothecardreaderdri
9.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage33.Note:Youmighthavetoremovethecardreadercover2fromthefrontbezel.Toremovetheca
6.Presstheblueretainingcliptoremovethecardreaderoutofthechassis.Figure25.Removingthecardreader7.Installthecardreaderretaineronthesideofthenewcardreade
8.Slidethenewcardreaderintothedrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure27.Installingthecardreader9.ReconnectthecardreadercabletoFrontUSBconnector2onthes
Replacingthekeyboardormouse...63Completingthepartsreplacement...64Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...67Creatingandusingrecoverymedia...67Creatingre
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage32.3.Locatethebattery.
DANGERHazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.CAUTION:Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.Hazardou
5.Laythecomputeronitssideandremovethefourscrewsattherearofthechassisthatsecurethepowersupplyassembly.Figure30.Removingthescrewsforthepowersupplyassemb
CAUTION:Theheatsinkandfanassemblymightbeveryhot.Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthecomputercover.Toreplace
Note:Positionthenewheatsinkandfanassemblysothattheheatsinkandfanassemblycableistowardthemicroprocessorfanconnectoronthesystemboard.9.Followthefollowin
6.Liftthesmallhandle1andopentheretainer2toaccessthemicroprocessor3.Figure32.Accessingthemicroprocessor7.Liftthemicroprocessorstraightupandoutofthemicr
b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Youcaneitherlookforthesmalltriangle1ononecornerofthemicroprocessorornotetheorientationofthenotches2
Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage64.Replaci
9.Toinstallanewharddiskdriveintothebluebracket,exthebracketandalignpin1,pin2,pin3,andpin4onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesintheharddiskdrive.Dono
Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”on
AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation...113Exportclassicationnotice...113Televisionoutputnotice...113EU-EMCDirective(2004/108/EC)E
9.Toinstallanewharddiskdriveintothebluebracket,exthebracketandalignpin1,pin2,pin3,andpin4onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesintheharddiskdrive.Dono
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage64.ReplacingthefrontfanassemblyAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattem
6.Insertthetwotabs2ofthenewfrontfanassemblyintothecorrespondingholesinthechassis,andpresstheothertwotabs1throughtheholesuntilthefrontfanassemblyissecu
3.Locatetherearfanassembly.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage11.4.Disconnecttherearfanassemblycablefromthesystemfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpa
7.Pullonthetipsoftherubbermountsuntiltherearfanassemblyissecuredinplace.Figure44.Installingtherearfanassembly8.Connecttherearfanassemblycabletothesyst
5.DisconnectthefrontaudioandUSBassemblycablesfromthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage12.Note:Makesureyounotethelocationsofthecables
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheinternalspeaker.Note:Theinternalspeakerisonlyavailableonsomemodels.Toreplacetheinternalspeaker,dothefo
6.Positionthenewinternalspeakerintothefourmetalclips1andpushdownwardontheinternalspeakeruntilitissecuredinplace.Figure47.Installinganewinternalspeaker
4.ConnectanewkeyboardormousetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonthecomputer.Dependingonwhereyouwanttoconnectthenewkeyboardormouse,see“Locatingconnectors,controls
4.Positionthecomputercoveronthechassissothattherailguidesonthebottomofthecomputercoverengagetherailsonthechassis.Then,pushthecovertothefrontofthecompu
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Chapter6.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•Creatingand
Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSBstoragedevices.OntheWindowsVistaoperatingsystems,youcancreaterecover
•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙L
•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup:IfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestoretheharddiskdrive
3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcan
6.Intheapplicationsubfolder,lookforaSETUP.EXEleorotherappropriateEXElesforsetup.Double-clicktheleandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethein
5.Opentheappropriateapplicationsubfolder.6.Intheapplicationsubfolder,lookforaSETUP.EXEleorotherappropriateEXElesforsetup.Double-clicktheleandfollow
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Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemy
ImportantsafetyinformationCAUTION:Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthisproduct.Refertotheinformationint
PasswordconsiderationsApasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcan
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage76.Erasinglostorforgottenp
SelectingastartupdeviceIfyourcomputerdoesnotstartupfromadevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,dooneofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwan
•Pressingthepowerswitch•EnablingthewakeuponalarmfeatureThewakeuponalarmfeatureenablesyourcomputertowakeupatasettime.Toenablethewakeuponalarmfeature,do
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Chapter8.UpdatingsystemprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Usingsystemprogr
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemNote:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubjecttochangewithoutnot
Chapter9.PreventingproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyouavoidcommonproblemsandkeepyourcomputerrunningsmoothly.Keepingyourcomputercurren
cancontainapplications,devicedrivers,BIOSashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdateprogramconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramau
•Donotgetthepowerswitchesorothercontrolswet.Moisturecandamagethesepartsandcauseanelectricalhazard.•Alwaysdisconnectapowercordbygraspingtheplug,butnott
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