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ThinkStationUserGuideMachineTypes:0567,0568,0569,and0606

Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourdesktopcomputer:•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputeris

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter12“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”on

HarddiskdriveproblemsSelectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:•“SomeorallharddiskdrivesmissingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage89•““NoOperatingSystemFoun

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter12“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”on

Action:Erraticmovementofthemousepointerisgenerallycausedbyabuildupofdirt,oils,andothercontaminantsontheballinsidethemouse.Cleanthemouse.See“Opticalmou

Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustartsomeapplicationprogramsSymptom:Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhe

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,yourmonitormightneedservice.SeeChapter12“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage101fordetails.EthernetproblemsF

Actions:•MakesurethatWOLisenabledintheBIOSSetupUtilityprogram.•Ifitis,checkwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarysettings.IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEth

AnoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknowSymptom:Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow.Actions:•Verifythatalloptionhardwareandcableconnectionsar

•1.ClickStart➙Computer.2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.3.ClickDiskCleanup.4.ClickCleanupsystemles.5.ClicktheMoreOptionstab.6.Inthe

3.Theprintersignalcableissecurelyconnectedtothecorrectparallel,serial,orUSBconnectoronthecomputer.Note:Non-IEEE-approvedprintersignalcablesmightcauseu

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

•Mostsoftwareprogramshavebuilt-inhelpsystemsthatprovideinstructionsformosttasks.Ifyouarehavingdifcultyperformingaspecictaskwithinasoftwareprogram,re

LenovoSolutionCenterTheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollec

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Chapter12.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovo.Info

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

•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)•InstallationandmaintenanceofapplicationprogramsRefertotheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuidet

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AppendixA.SystemmemoryspeedTheIntelXeonmicroprocessorfamiliescompatiblewiththisThinkStationcomputerfeatureanintegratedmemorycontroller,whichprovidesth

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AppendixB.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

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TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoTheLenovologoRescueandRecoveryThinkStationThinkVantageMi

AppendixC.RegulatoryinformationExportclassicationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassi

ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagn

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatementJapancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20AperphaseLenovoproductserv

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AppendixD.WEEEandrecyclinginformationImportantinformationfortheEuropeanDirective2002/96/ECEU OnlyTheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)markapp

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatisthepropertyofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffecti

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnionNotice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).Batteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabel

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IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing60Administrator,password66antivirussoftware6audioline-inconnector8audioline-outconnector8audiosubsystem1Bbackupand

Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors

Kkeyboard,replacing54LLenovoSolutionCenter99LenovoThinkVantageTools101LenovoWelcome5,101locatingcomponents10Mmedia,creatingandusingrecoverymedia57memo

locations11memorymodule34Ttemporarystartupdevice68theBIOS,updating(ashing)77–78trademarks108troubleshooting,basic83troubleshooting,diagnostics83Uupda

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Connectivity•100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontrollerSystemmanagementfeatures•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults•DesktopManageme

Input/Output(I/O)features•One9-pinserialport•OneormoreDigitalVideoInterface(DVI)orDisplayPortconnectors(variesbymodel)•OneEthernetconnector•TenUnivers

PreinstalledoperatingsystemYourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeMicrosoft®Windows®7operatingsystem.Operatingsystem(s),certiedortestedforcompatibility1(va

SoftwareoverviewThecomputercomeswithapreinstalledoperatingsystemandseveralsoftwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo.SoftwareprovidedbyLenovoThefollowingsoftwar

ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryTheThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryprogramisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyo

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputerFigure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage7showsthelocationsofthecon

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandAppendixB“Notices”onpage107.F

LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerFigure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage8showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorso

ConnectorDescriptionEthernetconnectorUsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5

LocatingcomponentsFigure3“Componentlocations”onpage10showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.Toremovethecomputercover,see“Removingthecom

LocatingpartsonthesystemboardFigure4“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage11showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations1PS/

15SATAconnectors1and2(SATA3.0connectors)354-pinpowerconnector16SATAconnectors3and4(SATA2.0connectors)36Battery17SATA/SASconnectorsfortheharddiskdrive(

1Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinstalledinsomemodels)2Opticaldrivebay3Cardreaderbay4Harddiskdrivebayorsolidstatedrivebay15Harddiskdrivebayorsolids

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Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.FrequentlyaskedquestionsThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelp

UsingtheblueThinkVantagebuttonSomekeyboardshaveablueThinkVantagebuttonthatyoucanusetoopenacomprehensiveon-boardhelpandinformationcenterfromLenovo.Onth

SettingthevolumefromthedesktopThedesktopvolumecontrolisaccessiblethroughthevolumeiconinthetaskbar,whichislocatedatthebottom-rightcorneroftheWindowsdes

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

•Toremovedustorngerprints,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

LockingthecomputercoverLockingthecomputercoverhelpspreventunauthorizedaccesstotheinsideofyourcomputer.Thereisakeylock1onthecomputercover.Thekeys2areat

InstallingapadlockYourcomputercomeswithapadlockloopsothatthecomputercovercannotberemovedwhenapadlockisinstalled.Figure8.InstallingapadlockChapter4.Sec

AttachinganintegratedcablelockAnintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-perma

•Power-OnPassword:WhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimethecomputeristurnedon.Thecomputercannotbeuseduntilthevalidpassw

Usingrecoverymedia...58Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...58Performingabackupoperation...58Performingarecoveryoperation...59Usingthe

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Chapter5.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Handlingstatic-sensitivedevicesDon

RemovingthecomputercoverAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.Thissecti

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel.Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconne

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard.YourcomputerhasonestandardPCIcardslot,twoPCIExpressx4cardslots,andtwoPCIExpressx16graph

b.Ifthecardisheldinplacebyaretaininglatch,pressthecardretaininglatch1asshowntodisengagethelatch.Graspthecardandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.Figure13.Remov

6.Installthenewcardintotheappropriateslotonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage11.Figure14.InstallingaPCIcard7.Pivottheadaptercardr

•Use2GB,4GB,8GB,16GB,or32GBDDR3RDIMMsinanycombinationuptoamaximumof256GB.•AlwaysinstallDIMMsinthenumericalorderindicatedin“Locatingpartsonthesystemboa

•Ifyouareinstallingamemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsofthememoryslotintowhichyouwanttoinstallthememorymodule.Figure17.Openingtheretainingclips8.Posit

9.Toinstallthememorycooler,securetherearofthememorycoolerwiththeretainingclipsofthememoryslotsandthenpivotthememorycoolerdownwarduntilitsnapsintoposit

Callingforservice...102Usingotherservices...103Purchasingadditionalservices...103AppendixA.Systemmemoryspeed...105Appe

•Ifyouarereplacinganopticaldrive,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive,pressthebluereleasebutton,andthenslidetheoptical

6.Slidethenewopticaldriveintothedrivebayfromthefrontofthecomputeruntiltheopticaldrivesnapsintoposition.Figure22.Installingtheopticaldrive7.Connectthes

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage55.InstallingorreplacingaharddiskdriveAttention:Donotopenyourcomputer

7.Toinstallanewharddiskdrive5intothebracket,gentlyexthebracketandalignpin1,pin2,pin3,andpin4onthebracketwiththecorrespondingholesintheharddiskdrive.F

8.Slidethenewharddiskdriveandbracketintotheharddiskdrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure27.Installingaharddiskdrive9.Connectthesignalcableandthepowe

Note:IfyouareinstallingaSASharddiskdrive,youneedtoconnectthesignalcableandpowercabletotheSAS-to-SATAadapterrstandthenconnecttheadaptertotheSASharddis

6.Ifyouarereplacingtheharddiskdriveenablementmodule,pressthetwotabsoftheplasticstandofftowardeachotherandthenlifttheharddiskdriveenablementmoduleupwar

8.Reinstalltheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage51.9.Closetheadaptercardretainer.Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpiec

6.Presstheblueretainingcliptoremovethecardreaderoutofthechassis.Figure32.Removingthecardreader7.Installthecardreaderretaineronthesideofthenewcardreade

8.Slidethenewcardreaderintothedrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure34.Installingthecardreader9.ReconnectthecardreadercabletothefrontUSBconnectoronth

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Refertothe“Lithiumbatterynotice”intheThinkStationSafetyandWarrantyGuideforinformationaboutreplacinganddisposingofthebattery.Toreplacethebattery,dothef

Althoughtherearenomovingpartsinyourcomputerafterthepowercordhasbeendisconnected,thefollowingwarningsarerequiredforyoursafetyandproperUnderwritersLabor

5.Laythecomputeronitssideandremovethevescrewsattherearofthechassisthatsecurethepowersupplyassembly.Figure37.Removingthescrewsforthepowersupplyassembl

8.Installthenewpowersupplyassemblyintothechassissothatthescrewholesinthepowersupplyassemblyalignwiththoseinthechassis.9.Installandtightenthevescrewst

6.Followthissequencetoremovethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkandfanassemblytothesystemboard:a.Partiallyremovescrew1,thenfullyremovescrew2,andthenfull

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

6.Installthenewrearfanassemblybyaligningthenewrubbermountswiththecorrespondingholesinthechassisandpushtherubbermountsthroughtheholes.7.Pullonthetipsof

2.ConnectanewkeyboardormousetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonthecomputer.Dependingonwhereyouwanttoconnectthenewkeyboardormouse,see“Locatingconnectors,controls

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Chapter6.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•Creatingand

ImportantsafetyinformationCAUTION:Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthisproduct.Refertotheinformationint

TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthes

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.Performingarecoveryoperati

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage62.4.Dooneofthefollowing:•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdrive,clickRes

3.InthePleaseselectbootdevicewindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescu

ReinstallingsoftwareprogramsIfasoftwareprogramyouinstalledonyourcomputerisnotworkingcorrectly,youmightneedtoremoveandreinstallit.Reinstallingoverwrite

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstoretheminasafeplaceforfutureuse.Chapter6.Recoveryinformation63

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Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemy

PasswordconsiderationsApasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcan

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage66.Erasinglostorforgottenp

orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallit.WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidet

SelectingatemporarystartupdeviceUsethisproceduretoselectatemporarystartupdevice.Note:Notalldiscsandharddiskdrivesarebootable.1.Turnoffyourcomputer.2.R

Theafterpowerlossfeatureenablesyourcomputertowakeupwhenthepowersupplyresumesafterasuddenlossofelectricity.Toenabletheafterpowerlossfeature,dothefollow

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Chapter8.ConguringRAIDThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallharddiskdrivesandcongureRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)foryourcomputer.Dep

Formoreinformationabouttheharddiskdriveenablementmodule,see“Installingorreplacingaharddiskdriveenablementmodule”onpage43.ConguringSATAorSASRAIDfuncti

b.RAIDLevel:YoucanchangetheRAIDLeveltooneofthefollowing:•RAIDLevel0•RAIDLevel1•RAIDLevel5(notsupportedonSATAharddiskdriveswhentheSASharddiskdriveenabl

•TheproceduresdescribedinthissectionareintendedtoguideyouthroughaquicksetupofbasicRAIDfunctionswiththeLSIMegaRAIDSASadapter.Foradvancedsetupandcongur

CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOScongurationutilityThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreateRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconguratio

4.ClickYestosaveyourchanges.SettingthehotspareharddiskdriveThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetthehotspareharddiskdrive.Tosetthehotspaceharddiskd

Chapter9.UpdatingsystemprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Usingsystemprogr

PlugsandoutletsIfareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbya

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemNote:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubjecttochangewithoutnot

Chapter10.PreventingproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyouavoidcommonproblemsandkeepyourcomputerrunningsmoothly.Keepingyourcomputercurre

UsingSystemUpdateTheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.UpdatepackagesarestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromthe

CleaningyourcomputerItisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-freeoperation.CAUTION:Besuretoturnoffthecompu

Manycomputersupplystorescarrythespecialcleaninguidsfordisplays.UsecleaninguidsdevelopedforLCDdisplaysonly.Firstapplytheuidtoalint-free,softcloth,th

Chapter11.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterdescribessomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyourcomputerproblemisnotdescribedhere,seeCh

SymptomActionTheoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.Verifythat:•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemis

Selecttheproblemyourcomputerisexperiencingfromthefollowinglist:•“Audioproblems”onpage85•“CDproblems”onpage86•“DVDproblems”onpage87•“Harddiskdriveprobl

•Verifythattheaudiodevicedriversarecorrectlyinstalled.SeeMicrosoftWindowshelpsystemformoreinformation.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenov

•IfyouhavemultipleCDorDVDdrivesinstalled(oracombinationofCDandDVDdrives),tryinsertingthediscintotheotherdrive.Insomecases,onlyoneofthedrivesisconnecte