Lenovo ThinkCentre M90 Betriebsanweisung

ThinkCentreUserGuideMachineTypes:3026,3039,3137,3149,3245,3269,3319,3394,3491,3627,3699,3878,4972,5132,5261,5297,5391,5472,5485,5536,5548,5567,5864,an

•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults•Automaticpower-onstartup•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)•IntelActiveManagementTechnology(AMT

•Power-onpassword(POP)andAdministratorPasswordforBIOSaccess•Startupsequencecontrol•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse•Supportforanintegratedcablelock(Kensi

DimensionsWidth:317mm(12.48inches)Height:99mm(3.9inches)Depth:355mm(13.98inches)WeightMaximumcongurationasshipped:7.5kg(16.53lbs)Environment•Airtempe

Note:TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisonlyavailableoncomputerswiththeWindows7operatingsystemfromLenovo.ThinkVantageProductivityCenterTheThinkVantage

LenovoThinkVantageToolboxTheLenovoThinkVantageT oolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamilia

LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerRearconnectorlocationsshowsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourco

ConnectorDescriptionDisplayPortconnectorUsedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.Ethernetc

1Harddiskdrive(installedinsomemodels)5Opticaldrive2Heatsink6Memorymodule3Internalspeaker(installedinsomemodels)7Powersupplyassembly4SystemfanassemblyL

LocatinginternaldrivesInternaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Y oucanadddrivestoyourcomputertoincreasestoragecapacityandenabley

Chapter2.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Handlingstatic-sensitivedevicesDon

OpeningthecomputercoverAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheThinkCentreSa

Notes:a.Makesureyounotethelocationsofanycablesthatyoudisconnectfromthedrivesorthesystemboard.b.Makesuretheharddiskdriveassemblyisinthelatcheddownposit

5.Removeanypartsthatmightpreventaccesstothememoryslots.6.Opentheretainingclips.Figure8.OpeningtheretainingclipsIfyouarereplacinganoldmemorymodule,open

Figure10.InstallingamemorymoduleWhattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“

Figure11.RemovingaPCIcardNotes:a.Thecardtstightlyintothecardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthecardasmallamountuntilitisremovedfromthecards

Figure12.InstallingthePCIcardWhattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Com

Figure13.Removingtheoldbattery5.Installanewbattery.Figure14.Installinganewbattery6.Closethecomputercoverandconnectthecables.See“Completingthepartsrepl

5.Pushthereleasebutton1oftheharddiskdrivebracketasshownandthenlifttheharddiskdrivebracketupfromtheheatsink.Figure15.Removingtheharddiskdrive6.Disconne

10.Insertthetworetainingclips1oftheharddiskdrivebracketintothecorrespondingholesinthechassis,andthenpivottheharddiskdriveandbracketdownwardsuntiltheha

Figure18.Removingtheoldopticaldrive6.Installtheopticaldriveretaineronthesideofthenewopticaldrive.Figure19.Installingtheopticaldriveretainer7.Slidethen

ThinkCentreUserGuideMachineTypes:3026,3039,3137,3149,3245,3269,3319,3394,3491,3627,3699,3878,4972,5132,5261,5297,5391,5472,5485,5536,5548,5567,5864,an

Figure20.Installinganewopticaldrive8.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletotherearoftheopticaldrive.Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,go

345678Figure21.Removingtheretainingscrewsforthepowersupplyassembly4.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage12.5.Pivottheopticaldriveba

7.Releasethepowersupplyassemblycablesfromthecableclipsandtiesinthechassis.8.Slidethepowersupplyassemblytothefrontofthecomputerandthenliftitoutofthecha

CAUTION:Theheatsinkmightbeveryhot.Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeopeningthecomputercover.Toreplacetheheatsink,dot

ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSBassemblyAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”inthe

10.ReconnectthefrontaudioandUSBassemblycablestothefrontaudioconnectorandthefrontUSBconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9

Figure27.Removingthesystemfan8.Alignthefourtabsonthebottomofthenewsystemfanwiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis,andpushthenewsystemfanstraightdownunt

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage12.3.Removethefrontbezelb

Figure29.Removingtheinternalspeaker8.Removetheattachedthermalsensorcablefromtheoldinternalspeakerandinstallitonthenewinternalspeaker.9.Insertthetwotab

Figure30.Installingthenewinternalspeaker10.Reconnecttheinternalspeakercableandthethermalsensorcabletothesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”

NoteBeforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandtheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixA“Notices”onpage55.First

4.ConnectanewkeyboardormousetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonthecomputer.Dependingonwhereyouwanttoconnectthenewkeyboardormouse,see“Locatingconnectorsonthefron

Figure32.Cablerouting4.Lowertheopticaldrivebayassembly.5.Closethecomputercover.6.Ifthereisanintegratedcablelockavailable,lockthecomputer.7.Reconnectth

345678Figure33.IntegratedcablelockPasswordprotectionTodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer,youcanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtosetapassword.Whenyouturnonyo

Chapter3.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•Creatingand

UsingrecoverymediaThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.OntheWindows7operatingsystemandtheWindowsVistaoper

2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followt

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettingsTheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrivetothefactory

•TocreatearescuemediumontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙EnhancedBacku

2.UseWindowsExplorerorMyComputertodisplaythedirectorystructureofyourharddiskdrive.3.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.4.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.WithintheDRIVERS

Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtilityTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareus

ContentsImportantsafetyinformation...viiChapter1.Productoverview...1Features...1Specications...3Softwareoverview...

•Notbeyournameoryourusername•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname•BesignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswordsPower-OnPasswordWhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectDevices.3.Dependingonthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisable,dooneofthefollowing:•SelectUSBSetuptoenableordisable

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Chapter5.UpdatingsystemprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Usingsystemprogr

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemNote:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubjecttochangewithoutnot

Chapter6.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterdescribessomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyourcomputerproblemisnotdescribedhere,seeCha

SymptomActionTheoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.Verifythat:•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemis

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecoveryThePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramispartoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceoneachLenovocomputer.UsethePC-Docto

Note:Youcaninsertthediscintotheopticaldrivewhenyouaresettingthestartupdevicesequence.However,ifyouinsertthediscintotheopticaldrivewhenyouhavealreadyen

Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovo.Infor

OnlineBooksfolder...51LenovoThinkVantageTools...51ThinkVantageProductivityCenter...51LenovoWelcome...52AccessHelp...

•ProductRecovery•RescueandRecovery•SystemUpdateNote:TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogramisonlyavailableoncomputersthathaveaninternalharddiskdrive,

•Accesstroubleshootingandsupportinformationforyourcomputermodelandothersupportedproducts.•Findtheserviceandsupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion.•

Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnotprovided,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentati

AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TelevisionoutputnoticeThefollowingnoticeappliestomodelsthathavethefactory-installedtelevision-outputfeature.Thisproductincorporatescopyrightprotection

IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing38Administrator,password42antivirussoftware6audioline-inconnector7audioline-outconnector7audiosubsystem1Bbackupand

internalspeaker,replacing28Kkeyboardconnector8keyboard,replacing31LLenovoThinkVantageToolbox48LenovoThinkVantageTools51LenovoWebsite52LenovoWelcome5,5

startingtheSetupUtilityprogram41startupdevice43sequence,changing43temporary,selecting43static-sensitivedevices,handling11systemmanagement1programs45sy

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ImportantsafetyinformationCAUTION:Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthisproduct.RefertotheThinkCentreSaf

PartNumber:71Y7175PrintedinUSA(1P)P/N:71Y7175*71Y7175*

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Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterdescribesthecomputerfeatures,specications,preinstalledsoftwareprograms,andpartandconnectorlocations.FeaturesThisse