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orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallit.WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidet

Actions:•MakesurethatWOLisenabledintheBIOSSetupUtilityprogram.•Ifitis,checkwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarysettings.IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEth

•“PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7ortheWindowsVistaoperatingsystemcannotbereceivedcorrectly”onpage87SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadphoneSymptom:Soundd

AnoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknowSymptom:Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow.Actions:•Verifythatalloptionhardwareandcableconnectionsar

–1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.2.ClickPrograms.3.ClickTurnWindowsfeaturesonoroff.4.AlistofoptionalWindowscomponentsisdisplayed.Followtheinstructionsonthes

Action:RuntheWindowsDiskDefragmenterprogram.Note:Dependingonthesizeoftheharddiskdriveandamountofdatacurrentlystoredontheharddiskdrive,thediskdefragmen

Iftheproblempersists,runthetestsdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourprinter.Ifyoucannotcorrecttheproblem,havethecomputerserviced.SeeChapter11“

–Yourcomputerhastheminimummemoryrequirementsneededtousethesoftware.Seetheinformationsuppliedwiththesoftwaretoverifymemoryrequirements.(Ifyoujustinstal

1.YoucanalsodownloadthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.See“PC-DoctorforDOS”onpage93fordetailedinformation.2.Ifyouare

Note:Youcaninsertthediscintotheopticaldrivewhenyouaresettingthestartupdevicesequence.However,ifyouinsertthediscintotheopticaldrivewhenyouhavealreadyen

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

PlugsandoutletsIfareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbya

SafetyandWarrantyTheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatisprovidedwithyourcomputercontainsinformationonsafety,setup,warranty,andnotices.Readandunders

Mostcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthathelpyouidentifyhardwareproblems.Forinstructionsonusingthediagnosticprograms,see“Diagnosticprograms”on

Servicemethodsandproceduresvarybycountry,andsomeservicesmightnotbeavailableinallcountries.InternationalWarrantyServiceisdeliveredthroughthemethodofser

AppendixA.RegulatoryinformationExportclassicationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassi

DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagr

AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatementsLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.Len

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

Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourdesktopcomputer:•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputeris

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AppendixD.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoTheLenovologoRescueandRecoveryThinkCentreThinkVantageMic

IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing56Administrator,password62antivirussoftware7audioline-inconnector8audioline-outconnector8audiosubsystem1Bbackupand

internalspeaker,replacing43Kkeyboardconnector9keyboard,replacing51LLenovoThinkVantageToolbox93LenovoThinkVantageTools95LenovoWelcome5,95locatingcompon

systemboardconnectors11locatingparts10memorymodule29Ttemporarystartupdevice64theBIOS,updating(ashing)67–68ThinkVantageproductivitycenter95trademarks1

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PartNumber:0A74505PrintedinUSA(1P)P/N:0A74505*0A74505*

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

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Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors

•DesktopManagementInterface(DMI)DesktopManagementInterfaceprovidesacommonpathforuserstoaccessinformationaboutallaspectsofacomputer,includingprocessort

Expansion•Oneharddiskdrivebay•Oneopticaldrivebay•OnePCIcardslotPowersupplyYourcomputercomeswith150-wattautomaticvoltage-sensingpowersupply.Securityfea

SpecicationsThissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.DimensionsWidth:275mm(10.83inches)Height:79mm(3.11inches)Depth:238mm(9.37inches)W

LenovoThinkVantageToolsTheLenovoThinkVantage®Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasyaccesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasil

ProductRecoveryTheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.ThinkVantageClientSecuritySolution

AdobeReaderTheAdobeReaderprogramisatoolusedtoview,print,andsearchPDFdocuments.AntivirussoftwareYourcomputercomeswithantivirussoftwarethatyoucanusetode

LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerFigure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage8showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorso

ConnectorDescriptionEthernetconnectorUsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5

LocatingcomponentsFigure3“Componentlocations”onpage10showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.Toopenthecomputercover,see“Openingthecomput

Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations1Thermalsensorconnector10PS/2keyboardandmouseconnector2Memoryslots(2)11FrontUSBconnector2(forconnectingadditionalUSBde

Thefollowingisasampleofthemachinetypeandmodellabel.Figure5.Machinetypeandmodellabel12ThinkCentreUserGuide

Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.FrequentlyaskedquestionsThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelp

Note:YoucanusethemouseortheUpandDownarrowkeystohighlightmenuselections.YoucanclosetheStartmenuorthecontextmenubyclickingthemouseorpressingEsc.Usingthe

YoucanswitchthefunctionoftheprimaryandsecondarymousebuttonsandchangeotherdefaultbehaviorthroughthemousepropertiesfunctionintheWindowsControlPanel.Adju

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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

AttachinganintegratedcablelockAnintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-perma

computers,youmightwanttosetanAdministratorPassword.Formoreinformation,see“AdministratorPassword”onpage62.Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcompute

NoteBeforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandtheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixD“Notices”onpage107.Firs

•WhenyoucleartheSecurityChip,besuretoturnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagainafteryousettheSecurityChiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionwil

Chapter5.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Handlingstatic-sensitivedevicesDon

OpeningthecomputercoverAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheThinkCentreSa

Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnectallpowercordsf

2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage28.3.Locatethememoryslots.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage10.4.Opentheretainingclips.

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplaceaPCIcard.ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,dothefollowing:1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevi

•IfyouarereplacinganoldPCIcard,grasptheoldcardthatiscurrentlyinstalledandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.Figure12.RemovingthePCIcard9.RemovethenewPCIcardfrom

4.Pressinwardonthesidetabsoftheharddiskdrivebracket.Placeyourngeronthetablocatedonthefrontoftheharddiskdrivebracketandthenpivottheharddiskdriveupward

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage51.ReplacingtheopticaldriveAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptan

7.Slidethenewopticaldriveintothedrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure17.Installingtheopticaldrive8.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewopti

ContentsImportantsafetyinformation...viiServiceandupgrades...viiStaticelectricityprevention...viiPowercordsandpoweradapters...vi

4.Removetheoldbattery.Figure18.Removingtheoldbattery5.Installanewbattery.Figure19.Installinganewbattery6.Reconnectallthecablestothesystemboardandclose

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatare

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage51.ReplacingthemicroprocessorAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattempt

7.Liftthesmallhandle1andopentheretainer2toaccessthemicroprocessor3.Figure22.Accessingthemicroprocessor8.Liftthemicroprocessorstraightupandoutofthemicr

b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Youcaneitherlookforthesmalltriangle1ononecornerofthemicroprocessorornotetheorientationofthenotches2

16.Reconnectallcablesthatweredisconnectedfromthesystemboard.Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetherep

7.Pullandliftthesystemfanassemblyoutofthechassis.Figure26.Removingthesystemfanassembly8.Wheninstallingyournewsystemfanassembly,usethenewrubbermountsth

11.Toinstallthenewsystemfanassemblyintothechassis,aligntheothertwoholesinthesystemfanassemblywiththelongrubbermountsinthechassis.Pulltherubbermountsth

4.Disconnecttheinternalspeakercablefromthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage10.5.Presstheinternalspeakerlocklatch1,slidetheinternals

4.DisconnectthefrontaudioandUSBassemblycablesfromthesystemboardandnotethecablesrouting.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage10.5.Removethescrewthat

Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...53Creatingandusingrecoverymedia...53Creatingrecoverymedia...53Usingrecoverymedia...54Performingbackupan

6.LocatethepowerswitchassemblybesidethefrontaudioandUSBassembly.Removethepowerswitchassemblybyreleasingtab1andtab2thatsecurethepowerswitchassemblytoth

10.InstallthefrontaudioandUSBassemblybracketintothechassisandalignthescrewholeinthebracketwiththecorrespondingholeinthechassis.Figure31.Installingthef

2.Disconnectthepowercordfromtheelectricaloutlet.3.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterfromtheacpoweradapterconnectorontherearofyourcomputer.See“Locatingconnect

4.Pressthemetalclip1asshownandthenliftthepoweradapterbracketuptoremoveitfromthechassis.Figure33.Removingtheacpoweradapterbracket5.Slidetheacpoweradapt

6.Installtheacpoweradapterintothenewpoweradapterbracketasshown.Figure34.Installingtheacpoweradapterintothenewbracket7.Insertthetwotabs1andthetab2onthe

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”on

3.Makesurethatthecablesareroutedcorrectly.Keepcablesclearofthehingesandsidesofthecomputerchassistoavoidinterferencewithclosingthecomputercover.Figure3

Chapter6.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•Creatingand

Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSBstoragedevices.OntheWindowsVistaoperatingsystems,youcancreaterecover

•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙L

EU-EMCDirective(2004/108/EC)EN55022classBStatementofCompliance...99JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement...100Japanesecomplianceforproductslessthanore

•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup:IfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,youcanrestoretheharddiskdrive

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcan

6.Intheapplicationsubfolder,lookforaSETUP.EXEleorotherappropriateEXElesforsetup.Double-clicktheleandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethein

5.Opentheappropriateapplicationsubfolder.6.Intheapplicationsubfolder,lookforaSETUP.EXEleorotherappropriateEXElesforsetup.Double-clicktheleandfollow

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Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemy

PasswordconsiderationsApasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcan

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage62.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,BIOSashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdateprogramconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramau

•Donotgetthepowerswitchesorothercontrolswet.Moisturecandamagethesepartsandcauseanelectricalhazard.•Alwaysdisconnectapowercordbygraspingtheplug,butnott

Cleaningaat-panelmonitorsurfaceIfyouhaveaat-panelcomputerdisplaythathasaexiblelmsurface,dothefollowingtocleanthespecialsurface.Wipeitgentlywithaso

3.Turnoffthecomputerandallattacheddevices.Yourharddiskdriveautomaticallyparkstheread/writeheadinanondataarea.Thispreventsdamagetotheharddiskdrive.4.Un

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Chapter10.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterdescribessomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyourcomputerproblemisnotdescribedhere,seeCh

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.•Closeanyopenles,turnoffthecomputer,andthenrestartthecomputer.•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.Iftheseactio

•EnsurethataDVDdiscisinthedrivewiththeshinysideofthediscfacingdown.•Ensurethatvideoresolutionissettolessthan1152x864.•OncomputersthathaveaCD-ROMorCD-R

1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.2.ClickHardwareandSound.3.ClickDevicesandPrinters.4.Double-clickUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboard.TheUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyb

•ThewirelessKeyboardislocatedlessthantenmetersawayfromthetransceiver.•Thetransceiverisfullyinstalled.Action:IftheTransceiverCommunicationsLEDisnoton,r

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”onpage92forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter1

•“Bluetoothproblems”onpage86Formoreinformation,see“HelpandSupport”onpage95.EthernetproblemsForEthernetproblems,selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:•