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Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourdesktopcomputer:•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputeris
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage101forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapt
•IfyouareusingtheWindows7operatingsystem,followtheactionfor“ACDorDVDdoesnotwork”onpage89.Ifthisdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,followtheactionfor“ACDorDVDdoe
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage101forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapt
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage101forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapt
IntermittentproblemsSymptom:Aproblemoccursonlyoccasionallyandisdifculttorepeat.Actions:•Verifythatallcablesandcordsaresecurelyconnectedtothecomputera
•IfyouareusingaUSBkeyboardormouse,verifythattheUSBconnectorsareenabledintheBIOSsettings.See“Enablingordisablingadevice”onpage69.Iftheseactionsdonotcor
Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiodofcomputerinactivitySymptom:Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaft
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,yourmonitormightneedservice.SeeChapter12“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage103fordetails.Theimageisdiscolo
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepasswordorprovideconrmation.4.Ifanexclamationmarkisdisplayednextt
•“Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork”onpage97•“Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow”onpage97AnoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotworkSymptom:
LasercompliancestatementCAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:•Donotremoveth
TheWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrorsiftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull.TochecktheamountoffreespaceontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothef
6.ClickDefragmentNowagaintostartadisk-defragmentationprocess.InsufcientmemorySymptom:InsufcientmemoryIngeneral,themorememorythatisinstalled,thebette
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage101forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapt
USBproblemsSymptom:TheUSBconnectorscannotbeaccessed.Actions:•MakesuretheUSBcableissecurelyconnectedtotheUSBconnectorandtotheUSBdevice.IftheUSBdeviceha
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Chapter12.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovo.Info
LenovoSupportWebsiteTechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/support.ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatests
•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)•InstallationandmaintenanceofapplicationprogramsRefertotheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuidet
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AppendixA.SystemmemoryspeedTheIntelXeonmicroprocessorfamiliescompatiblewiththisThinkStationcomputerfeatureanintegratedmemorycontroller,whichprovidesth
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AppendixB.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat
TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoTheLenovologoRescueandRecoveryThinkStationThinkVantageMi
AppendixC.RegulatoryinformationExportclassicationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassi
ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagn
JapaneseVCCIClassBstatementJapancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20AperphaseLenovoproductserv
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AppendixD.WEEEandrecyclinginformationImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective2002/96/ECEU OnlyTheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)markapp
IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatisthepropertyofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffecti
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnionNotice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).Batteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabel
Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors
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IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing62Administrator,password68antivirussoftware6audioline-inconnector8audioline-outconnector8audiosubsystem1Bbackupand
installingoptionsmemorymodule34PCIcard32internaldrives1internalspeaker,replacing54Kkeyboardconnector9keyboard,replacing55LLenovoSolutionCenter101Lenov
sequence,changing70temporary,selecting70static-sensitivedevices,handling29systemmanagement2programs79systemboardlocatingparts10locations10memorymodule
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Connectivity•Two10/100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontrollersSystemmanagementfeatures•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults•DesktopM
•TenUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0connectors(twoonthefrontpanelandeightontherearpanel)•Threeaudioconnectorsontherearpanel(audioline-inconnector,audioline-
Operatingsystem(s),certiedortestedforcompatibility1(variesbymodeltype)•RedHatEnterpriseLinux®•MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalSP3SpecicationsThissecti
SoftwareoverviewThecomputercomeswithapreinstalledoperatingsystemandseveralsoftwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo.SoftwareprovidedbyLenovoThefollowingsoftwar
•ClicktheredSimpleTaplaunchpointonthedesktop.TheredlaunchpointisavailableonthedesktopafteryouhavelaunchedtheSimpleTapprogramforthersttime.•Pressthebl
Figure1.Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations1Opticaldriveeject/closebutton61394connector(availableonsomemodels)2USB2.0connector7Powerswitch3Mi
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandAppendixB“Notices”onpage109.F
LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerFigure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage8showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorso
ConnectorDescriptionMicrophoneconnectorUsedtoattachamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsoundorifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.PS/2keyboardc
1Heatsinkandfanassembly(withmicroprocessorunderneath)7Harddiskdrives(5)2Internalspeaker8Harddiskdrivefanassembly3Opticaldrive9PCIcardretainer4Cardread
11Microprocessor112voltpowerconnector39eSATAconnector12Microprocessor140Coverpresenceswitchconnector(Intrusionswitchconnector)13Microprocessor1fanconn
LocatinginternaldrivesInternaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyourcomputertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyo
MachinetypeandmodellabelThemachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetypeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttech
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Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.FrequentlyaskedquestionsThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelp
UsingtheblueThinkVantagebuttonSomekeyboardshaveablueThinkVantagebuttonthatyoucanusetoopenacomprehensiveon-boardhelpandinformationcenterfromLenovo.Onth
SettingthevolumefromthedesktopThedesktopvolumecontrolisaccessiblethroughthevolumeiconinthetaskbar,whichislocatedatthebottom-rightcorneroftheWindowsdes
ContentsImportantsafetyinformation...vServiceandupgrades...vStaticelectricityprevention...vPowercordsandpoweradapters...viEx
•Toremovedustorngerprints,wipethediscwithaclean,softclothfromthecentertotheoutside.Wipingthediscinacirculardirectionmightcauselossofdata.•Donotwriteo
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
Figure7.LockingthecomputercoverInstallingapadlockYourcomputercomeswithapadlockloopsothatthecomputercovercannotberemovedwhenapadlockisinstalled.24Think
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AttachinganintegratedcablelockAnintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-perma
•HardDiskPassword:SettingaHardDiskPasswordpreventsunauthorizedaccesstothedataontheharddiskdrive.WhenaHardDiskPasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidp
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia...59Creatingrecoverymedia...59Usingrecoverymedia...60Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...60Performin
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Chapter5.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Handlingstatic-sensitivedevicesDon
RemovingthecomputercoverAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.Thissecti
RemovingandreinstallingthefrontbezelAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpag
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcardAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.This
Figure13.RemovingaPCIcardNotes:a.Thecardtstightlyintothecardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthecardasmallamountuntilitisremovedfromthecards
b.Ifthecardisheldinplacebyaretaininglatch,pressthecardretaininglatch1asshowntodisengagethelatch.Graspthecardandgentlypullitoutofthecardslot.5.Removeth
Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeinstallingorreplacingamemorymodule.Yourcomputerhas16slotsforinstallingorreplacingD
•Ifyouarereplacinganoldmemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsandgentlypullthememorymoduleoutofthememoryslot.Figure15.Removingamemorymodule•Ifyouareinstall
9.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Makesurethatthenotch1onthememorymodulealignscorrectlywiththeslotkey2onthesystemboard.Pushthememorymodule
Helpandservice...104Usingthedocumentationanddiagnosticprograms...104Callingforservice...104Usingotherservices...
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacetheopticaldrive.Toinstallorreplaceanopticaldrive,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnec
6.Installtheopticaldriveretaineronthesideofthenewopticaldrive.Figure20.Installingtheopticaldriveretainer7.Slidethenewopticaldriveintothedrivebayfromth
8.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewopticaldrive.Figure22.Connectingtheopticaldrive9.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthef
6.Presstheblueretainingclip1toremovethecardreaderoutofthechassis.Figure23.Removingthecardreader7.Installthecardreaderretaineronthesideofthenewcardread
8.Slidethecardreaderwithretainerintothecardreaderdrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure25.Installingthecardreader9.Reconnectthecardreadercabletothesy
Refertothe“Lithiumbatterynotice”intheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuideforinformationaboutreplacinganddisposingofthebattery.Toreplacethebattery,dothef
CAUTION:Theheatsinkandfanassemblymightbeveryhot.Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthecomputercover.Toreplace
9.Followthefollowingsequencetoinstallthefourscrewstosecureeachnewheatsinkandfanassembly.Donotover-tightenthescrews.a.Partiallytightenscrew1,thenfullyt
5.Pressthetabandthenpivottheharddiskdrivefanoutwardtoremoveitfromthechassis.Figure29.Removingtheharddiskdrivefanassembly6.Positiontheharddiskdrivefan,
5.Therearfanassemblyisattachedtothechassisbyfourrubbermounts.Removetherearfanassemblybybreakingorcuttingtherubbermountsandgentlypullingtherearfanassem
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Figure31.Installingtherearfanassembly7.Connecttherearfanassemblycabletothesystemfanconnectoronthesystemboard.Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhar
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage30.3.Locatetheharddiskdrive.See“Locatinginternaldrives”onpage12.4.Disconnectthesignalcable
7.Toinstallanewharddiskdriveintothebracket,exthebracketandalignpin1,pin2,pin3,andpin4onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesintheharddiskdrive.Donottou
Figure35.Installingtheharddiskdrive9.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewharddiskdrive.Note:IfyouareinstallingSASharddiskdrives,youmustconnec
Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”on
7.Toinstallanewharddiskdriveenablementmodule,aligntheholeintheharddiskdriveenablementmodulewiththeplasticstandoffonthesystemboard,andthenpositiontheha
5.DisconnectthefrontaudioandUSBassemblycablesfromthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage10.Note:Makesureyounotethelocationsofthecables
Note:Theinternalspeakerisonlyavailableonsomemodels.Toreplacetheinternalspeaker,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectr
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethekeyboardormouse.Toreplacethekeyboardormouse,dothefollowing:1.Disconnecttheoldkeyboardcableormousecable
ObtainingdevicedriversYoucanobtaindevicedriversforoperatingsystemsthatarenotpreinstalledathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Installationinstructionsarepro
ImportantsafetyinformationCAUTION:Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthisproduct.Refertotheinformationint
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Chapter6.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•Creatingand
TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe
3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.Performingarecoveryoperati
Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage64.4.Dooneofthefollowing:•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdrive,clickRes
3.InthePleaseselectbootdevicewindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescu
ReinstallingsoftwareprogramsIfasoftwareprogramyouinstalledonyourcomputerisnotworkingcorrectly,youmightneedtoremoveandreinstallit.Reinstallingoverwrite
Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstoretheminasafeplaceforfutureuse.Chapter6.Recoveryinformation65
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Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemy
orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallit.WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidet
PasswordconsiderationsApasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcan
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage68.Erasinglostorforgottenp
SelectingatemporarystartupdeviceUsethisproceduretoselectatemporarystartupdevice.Note:Notalldiscsandharddiskdrivesarebootable.1.Turnoffyourcomputer.2.R
Theafterpowerlossfeatureenablesyourcomputertowakeupwhenthepowersupplyresumesafterasuddenlossofelectricity.Toenabletheafterpowerlossfeature,dothefollow
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Chapter8.ConguringRAIDThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallharddiskdrivesandcongureRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)foryourcomputer.Dep
•IfveSATAharddiskdrivesorsolidstatedrivesareinstalled,theSATAharddiskdriveenablementmodule(onetoveharddiskdrives)isrequired.•IfanySASharddiskdrivesa
•RAIDLevel0•RAIDLevel1•RAIDLevel10•RAIDLevel5c.Disks:PressEntertoentertheSELECTDISKSMENUwindow.Followtheinstructionsatthebottomofthemenutoselectharddi
usingthisadapter,refertothecompleteMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuidethatisavailableathttp://support.lenovo.com/en_US/guides-and-manuals/detail.page?DocID=U
EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOScongurationutilityThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoentertheLSIMegeRAIDBIOScongurationutility.ToentertheLSIMegaRAIDBIO
PlugsandoutletsIfareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbya
DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOScongurationutilityThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtodeleteRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconguratio
Chapter9.UpdatingsystemprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Usingsystemprogr
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemNote:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubjecttochangewithoutnot
Chapter10.PreventingproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyouavoidcommonproblemsandkeepyourcomputerrunningsmoothly.Keepingyourcomputercurre
cancontainapplications,devicedrivers,BIOSashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdateprogramconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramau
CleaningyourcomputerItisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-freeoperation.CAUTION:Besuretoturnoffthecompu
Manycomputersupplystorescarrythespecialcleaninguidsfordisplays.UsecleaninguidsdevelopedforLCDdisplaysonly.Firstapplytheuidtoalint-free,softcloth,th
Chapter11.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterdescribessomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyourcomputerproblemisnotdescribedhere,seeCh
SymptomActionTheoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.Verifythat:•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemis
Selecttheproblemyourcomputerisexperiencingfromthefollowinglist:•“Audioproblems”onpage87•“CDproblems”onpage88•“DVDproblems”onpage89•“Intermittentproble
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