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ThinkCentreM73zUserGuideMachineTypes:10BBand10BC

Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourdesktopcomputer:•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputeris

ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagn

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatementJapancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20AperphaseLenovoprod

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AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclinginformationLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneede

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorotherenvironmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponen

BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/ECconcerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulator

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AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)EuropeanUnionRoHSLenovoproductssoldintheEuropeanUnion,onorafter3January2013meettherequirement

UkraineRoHSIndiaRoHSRoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.96ThinkCentreM73zUserGuide

AppendixE.ChinaEnergyLabel©CopyrightLenovo2013,201497

LasercompliancestatementCAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:•Donotremoveth

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AppendixF .ENERGYSTARmodelinformationENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyand

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IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing46Administrator,password52audiosubsystem1Bbackupandrecoveryoperations44basictroubleshooting63Ccablelock,security34

PpasswordAdministrator52considerations52Power-OnPassword52setting,changing,deleting52passwords,using51physicalspecifications4powerfeatures3power-onself

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Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specifications,softwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo,locationsofconnectors,ad

•Microphoneconnectorandheadphoneconnector•Internalspeaker(installedinsomemodels)Connectivity•10/100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontrollerSystemmanageme

Input/Output(I/O)features•9-pinserialport(optional)•SixUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectors•OneEthernetconnector•OneVGA-outconnector•OnePersonalSystem/2(

Operatingsystem(s),certifiedortestedforcompatibility1(variesbymodeltype)•Linux®SpecificationsThissectionliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourcomputer.Dim

Note:Ifyoudonotfindtheprogramyouneed,opentheLenovoThinkVantage®Toolsprogramtofindthedimmediconfortheprogram.Thendouble-clicktheicontoinstalltheprogram.T

•OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,presstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickaLenovoprogramtolaunchit.Ifyoucannotfindtheprogramyouneed,clickthearrowicon

•LenovoReach(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)UsetheLenovoReachprogramtoenhanceyourcloudexperience.LenovoReachkeepsyouconnectedatalltimesandenablesyout

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandAppendixA“Notices”onpage85.Th

•SystemUpdate(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwareu

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputerFigure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthecon

ConnectorDescriptionHeadphoneconnectorUsedtoattachaheadphonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttolistentomusicorothersoundswithoutdisturbinganyone.Microphonecon

LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerFigure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage11showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectors

ConnectorDescriptionSerialportUsedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea9-pinserialport.USB2.0connectorUsedtoattachadevicethatr

Adjustingthefull-functionmonitorstandYourcomputermightcomewithafull-functionmonitorstandthatyoucanusetoadjustthecomputertoyourcomfortableposition.Thef

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthatyoucanadjusttheheightofthefull-functionmonitorstandwithinalengthof110.00mm(4.33inches).Note:Computerheightwiththefull

Adjustingthetilt-onlymonitorstandYourcomputermightcomewithatilt-onlymonitorstandthatyoucanusetoadjustthecomputertoyourcomfortableposition.Thefollowing

MachinetypeandmodellabelThemachinetypeandmodellabelidentifiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetypeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttech

Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.FrequentlyaskedquestionsThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelp

ContentsImportantsafetyinformation...vServiceandupgrades...vStaticelectricityprevention...vPowercordsandpoweradapters...viEx

NavigatingamongscreensontheWindows8andWindows8.1operatingsystemsThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtonavigateamongthedesktop,theStartscreen,andapplic

1.Swipeinandoutontheleftedgeofthescreen.Representationsofallavailableworkspacesaredisplayedalongtheleftedgeofthescreen.2.Tapthedesiredworkspace.•Metho

–Usingapointingdevice:1.Dooneofthefollowing:•Movethepointertotheextremetop-leftcornerofthescreenandthenmovethepointerdownwardalongtheleftedgeofthescre

–ForWindows8.1:1.Clickthearrowiconinthebottom-leftcornerofthescreentogototheAppsscreen.2.Scrolltotherightside,andclickControlPanelintheWindowsSystemse

UsingthewheelmouseThewheelmousehasthefollowingcontrols:1PrimarymousebuttonUsethisbuttontoselectorstartaprogramormenuitem.2WheelUsethewheeltocontrolthe

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙AppearanceandPersonalization.2.IntheTaskbarandStartMenusection,clickCustomizeiconsonthetaskbar.3.Click

•DonotinsertanyobjectotherthanaCDorDVDintothedrive.•Beforemovingthecomputer,removetheCDorDVDfromthedrive.HandlingandstoringCDandDVDmediaCDandDVDmediaa

–TorunthePower2Goprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙PowerDVDCreate➙Power2Go.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.•OntheWindows8operatingsystem,runthePower2Gop

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Chapter3.YouandyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andrelocatingyourcomputertoothercountriesorregions.Accessibilityan

Reinstallingsoftwareprograms...48Reinstallingdevicedrivers...48Solvingrecoveryproblems...48RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8orWindows8.1o

GlareandlightingPositionthemonitortominimizeglareandreflectionsfromoverheadlights,windows,andotherlightsources.Reflectedlightfromshinysurfacescancausean

selectoneobjectwithyourkeyboard,theobjectishighlighted.Whenyoumovethepointertooneobjectwithyourmouse,theintroductorytextoftheobjectisdisplayed.Touseon

FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureSpeechRecognition,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.CustomizabletextsizeDependingonyourpreference

•“Zoom”onpage30EaseofAccesskeyboardshortcutsThefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourcomputereasiertouse.KeyboardshortcutFunctionW

TTY/TDDconversionmodemYourcomputersupportstheuseofthetexttelephone(TTY)orthetelecommunicationsdeviceforthedeaf(TDD)conversionmodem.Themodemmustbeconne

Chapter4.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.SecurityfeaturesThefollowingsecurityfeaturesar

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelockYoucanuseaKensington-stylecablelocktosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanentfixture.Thecablelockattache

computers,youmightwanttosetanAdministratorPassword.Formoreinformation,see“AdministratorPassword”onpage52.Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcompute

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Chapter5.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Handlingstatic-sensitivedevicesDon

RecyclinginformationforBrazil...92BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan...92BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion...92Ap

ReplacingtheUSBkeyboardormouseAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.Thi

3.InstallthekeyboardbyopeningthebatterycompartmentcoverandinstallingtwoAAAbatteriesaccordingtothepolarityindicators.Figure11.Installingthekeyboardbatt

Pressthebatterycompartmentreleasebutton.Figure12.OpeningthebatterycompartmentTakeouttheUSBdongleFigure13.TakingouttheUSBdongleConnecttheUSBdongletoana

•ThegreenLEDindicatesthatthemouseisreadyforuse.•TheflashingamberLEDindicatesalowbatterypowerlevel.•Pushthepowerswitchtotheoffpositionwhenyouarenotusing

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Chapter6.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.•“RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem

CreatingrecoverymediaThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsor

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.2.IntheRescueandReco

2.Turnonyourcomputer.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressEnter,andthenpressF11toentertheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,t

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhenthePleaseselectbootdevicewindowopens,releasetheF12key.3.InthePleaseselectbootdevicewi

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ReinstallingsoftwareprogramsIfasoftwareprogramyouinstalledonyourcomputerisnotworkingcorrectly,youmightneedtoremoveandreinstallit.Reinstallingoverwrite

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystemThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedoncomputerspreinstalledwith

1.Movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ClickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,c

Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemy

•AdministratorPassword•HardDiskPasswordYoudonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputingsecurity.Ifyoudecidetoset

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity.3.Dependingonthepasswordtype,selectSetPower-OnPassword,SetAdministratorPassword,orHardDiskPassword

3.SelectthedevicesforthePrimaryStartupSequence,theAutomaticStartupSequence,andtheErrorStartupSequence.Readtheinformationdisplayedontherightsideofthesc

SmartperformancechoicesYoucanadjusttheacousticandthermalperformanceofyourcomputerthroughtheSmartPerformanceChoicemenu.Twochoicesareavailable:•BetterAc

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Chapter8.UpdatingsystemprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Usingsystemprogr

ImportantsafetyinformationCAUTION:Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthisproduct.Refertotheinformationint

Updating(flashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemNote:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubjecttochangewithoutnot

Chapter9.PreventingproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyouavoidcommonproblemsandkeepyourcomputerrunningsmoothly.Keepingyourcomputercurren

UsingSystemUpdateTheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.UpdatepackagesarestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromthe

CleaningyourcomputerItisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-freeoperation.CAUTION:Besuretoturnoffthecompu

Manycomputersupplystorescarrythespecialcleaningfluidsfordisplays.UsecleaningfluidsdevelopedforLCDdisplaysonly.Firstapplythefluidtoalint-free,softcloth,th

Chapter10.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutdiagnosingandtroubleshootingcomputerproblems.Ifyourcomputerproblemisnotdescr

SymptomActionTheoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.Verifythat:•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemis

Ifthesymptomyourcomputerisexperiencingoccurredimmediatelyafteryouinstalledanewhardwareoptionornewsoftware,dothefollowingbeforereferringtothetroublesho

Note:Whenexternal-speakerorheadphonecablesareattachedtotheaudioconnector,theinternalspeaker,ifpresent,isdisabled.Inmostcases,ifanaudioadapterisinstall

AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitisinsertedintoaCDdriveSymptom:AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplay

orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallit.WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidet

Actions:•RestarttheDVDplayerprogram.•Closeanyopenfiles,turnoffthecomputer,andthenrestartthecomputer.•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.Iftheseactio

•OncomputersthathaveaCD-ROMorCD-RWdriveinadditiontoaDVD-ROMdrive,makesurethattheDVDdiscisinthedrivelabeled“DVD”.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,r

1.OpenControlPanel.Note:FordetailedinformationonhowtoopenControlPanelonWindows8andWindows8.1,see“AccessingControlPanelontheWindows8orWindows8.1operati

•Thebatteriesareproperlyinstalled.•Thebatteriesstillretaintheircurrent.•ThewirelessKeyboardislocatedlessthantenmetersawayfromthetransceiver.•Thetransc

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”on

NetworkingproblemsThefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems.Selectyournetworkingproblemfromthefollowinglist:•“Ethernetproblems”onpage73•“Awireles

3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.4.Ifanexclamationmarkisdisplayednextt

•MakesurethatyourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversion.ChecktheWebsiteandverifythedriverversionsupportedbyAccessConnectionsisthelatestdocumentedintherea

•Youhavenotloosenedotherinstalledoptionsorcables.•Iftheoptionisanadapter,youhaveprovidedenoughhardwareresourcesfortheadaptertofunctioncorrectly.Seethe

Tofreeupdiskspace,doanyofthefollowing:•Method11.OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙Computer.OntheWindows8operatingsystem,openFileExplorerandclick

PlugsandoutletsIfareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbya

OntheWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.Closeanyprogramsthatarecurrentlyrunningandcloseanyopenwindows.2.OnWindows8,openFileExplorera

•“Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder”onpage79•“Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected”onpage79Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorre

USBproblemsSymptom:TheUSBconnectorscannotbeaccessed.Actions:•MakesuretheUSBcableissecurelyconnectedtotheUSBconnectorandtotheUSBdevice.IftheUSBdeviceha

Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovo.Info

LenovoSupportWebsiteTechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/supportThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsu

•InstallationandmaintenanceofapplicationprogramsRefertotheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputerforinformationaboutyourwarrantytypeand

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AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoTheLenovologoRescueandRecoveryTheThinkCentrelogoThinkCen

AppendixB.RegulatoryinformationExportclassificationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassifi