Lenovo 10AC0011US, 10AD0006US, 10AF0005US manual

ThinkCentreM93z

UserGuide

MachineT ypes:10AC,10AD,10AEand10AF

Contents

Main Page Contents Importantsafetyinformation......v Chapter1.Productoverview......1 Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...21 Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..31 Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...73 Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtility program................81 ii Chapter8.Updatingsystem programs...............87 Chapter9.Preventingproblems...89 Page Page Importantsafetyinformation Serviceandupgrades Staticelectricityprevention Powercordsandpoweradapters Extensioncordsandrelateddevices Plugsandoutlets Externaldevices Heatandproductventilation Operatingenvironment Lasercompliancestatement Page Page Chapter1.Productoverview Features Page Page Page Specications Thissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer. Lenovoprograms AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8orWindows8.1oper ating AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms Page Locations Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour computer Usingyourcomputerinmonitormode AccessingtheOnScreenDisplay(OSD) Page Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer Page Locatingcomponents Locatingpartsonthesystemboard Figure4Systemboardpartlocationsonpage16showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard. 16 Adjustingtheframestand Page Page Page Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer Frequentlyaskedquestions NavigatingamongscreensontheWindows8andWindows8.1operating systems NavigatingonWindows8 NavigatingonWindows8.1 AccessingControlP anelontheWindows8orWindows8.1operating Usingthekeyboard UsingWindowsshortcutkeys Usingangerprintreader Usingthewheelmouse Adjustingaudio Aboutyourcomputeraudio Settingthevolumefromthedesktop SettingthevolumefromControlPanel UsingCDsandDVDs HandlingandstoringCDandDVDmedia PlayingaCDorDVD RecordingaCDorDVD Usingthesingle-touchandmulti-touchfeature Page Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer Accessibilityandcomfort Arrangingyourworkspace Comfort Glareandlighting Aircirculation Electricaloutletsandcablelengths Registeringyourcomputer Movingyourcomputertoanothercountryorregion Voltage-selectionswitch Page Chapter4.Security Securityfeatures AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock Usingpasswords BIOSpasswords Windowspasswords Conguringthengerprintreader Usingandunderstandingrewalls Protectingdataagainstviruses Page Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices Installingorreplacinghardware Installingexternaloptions Installingthemonitorstand Page Removingthecomputercover Removingandreinstallingtheframefoot RemovingandreinstallingtherearI/Oassembly Installingorreplacingamemorymodule Replacingtheharddiskdrive Page Replacingtheopticaldrive Replacingtheconverterboard Replacingtheheatsink Page Replacingthemicroprocessor Page Page Replacingtheinternalspeakers Replacingthethermalsensor Page Replacingtheintegratedcamera Page ReplacingtheWi-Ficard Replacingtheambientlightsensor Replacingthecardreader ReplacingtheExpressCard ReplacingtheheatsinkandfanassemblyforGPU Page ReplacingtherearPS/2connectorsandserialportassembly Replacingthemouse Page Page Replacingthekeyboard Completingthepartsreplacement Obtainingdevicedrivers Chapter6.Recoveryinformation RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem Creatingandusingrecoverymedia Creatingrecoverymedia Usingrecoverymedia Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations Performingabackupoperation Performingarecoveryoperation UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace Creatingandusingarescuemedium Creatingarescuemedium Usingarescuemedium Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers Reinstallingsoftwareprograms Reinstallingdevicedrivers Solvingrecoveryproblems RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8orWindows8.1operating Refreshingyourcomputer Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8orWindows8.1fails tostart Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram Viewingandchangingsettings Usingpasswords Passwordconsiderations Power-OnPassword AdministratorPassword HardDiskPassword Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearingCMOS) Enablingordisablingadevice Selectingastartupdevice Selectingatemporarystartupdevice Selectingorchangingthestartupdevicesequence EnablingErPcompliancemode ICEperformancemode ICEthermalalert ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram Chapter8.Updatingsystemprograms Usingsystemprograms Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystem RecoveringfromaPOS T/BIOSupdatefailure Chapter9.Preventingproblems Keepingyourcomputercurrent Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyourcomputer Updatingyouroperatingsystem UsingSystemUpdate Cleaningandmaintenance Basics Cleaningyourcomputer Computer Keyboard Opticalmouse Displayscreen Goodmaintenancepractices Movingyourcomputer Page Chapter10.Troubleshootinganddiagnostics Basictroubleshooting Troubleshootingprocedure Troubleshooting Audioproblems NoaudioinWindows AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitis insertedintoadrive Soundcomesfromoneexternalspeakeronly NoaudioinDOSapplicationsorgames CDproblems AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitis insertedintoaCDdrive ACDorDVDdoesnotwork Unabletouseastartable(bootable)recoverymedium,suchastheProductRecovery CD,tostartyourcomputer DVDproblems BlackscreeninsteadofDVDvideo DVDmoviewillnotplay NoaudioorintermittentaudiowhileplayingDVDmovie Playbackisverysloworchoppy Invaliddiscornodiscfoundmessage Intermittentproblems Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdeviceproblems Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork Themouseorpointingdevicedoesnotwork Thepointeronthescreendoesnotmovesmoothlywiththemouse Thengerprintreaderdoesnotwork Thewirelesskeyboarddoesnotwork Monitorproblems Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiod ofcomputerinactivity Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustart someapplicationprograms Theimageappearstobeickering Theimageisdiscolored Networkingproblems Ethernetproblems AwirelessLANproblem AwirelessWANproblem Bluetoothproblem Optionproblems Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow Performanceandlockupproblems Insufcientfreeharddiskdrivespace Excessivenumberoffragmentedles Insufcientmemory Printerproblems Serialconnectorproblems Softwareproblems Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected USBproblems LenovoSolutionCenter Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andservice Informationresources LenovoThinkVantageT ools LenovoWelcome HelpandSupport LenovoSupportWebsite Helpandservice Usingthedocumentationanddiagnosticprogram Callingforservice Usingotherservices Purchasingadditionalservices Page AppendixA.Notices Trademarks AppendixB.Regulatoryinformation Exportclassicationnotice Electronicemissionsnotices FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity Page Page Page AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclinginformation ImportantWEEEinformation RecyclinginformationforJapan RecyclinginformationforBrazil BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion Page Page Page Page Page Page AppendixF.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation Page Index A B C D K L 134 M N T U V W