ThinkCentre User Guide
Third Edition May Copyright Lenovo
Important safety information
Contents
Chapter 2. Using your computer
Chapter 5. Installing or replacing
Chapter 6. Recovery information
Appendix A. Notices
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Service and upgrades
Important safety information
Static electricity prevention
Hazardous moving parts. Keep fingers and other body parts away
Extension cords and related devices
Power cords and power adapters
Plugs and outlets
External devices
Heat and product ventilation
Operating environment
Modem safety information
Cleaning and maintenance
Power supply statement
Laser compliance statement
DANGER
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Chapter 1. Product overview
Features
Microprocessor
Memory
System management features
Power supply
Input/Output I/O features
Security features
Expansion
Preinstalled operating system
Preinstalled software programs
Specifications
Software overview
Software provided by Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
Product Recovery
Lenovo Welcome
Fingerprint Software
ThinkVantage Power Manager
ThinkVantage Password Manager
ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery
ThinkVantage System Update
Adobe Reader
Lenovo Solution Center
Antivirus software
Locations
Hard disk drive activity indicator Power indicator Power switch
Figure 1. Front connector, control, and indicator locations
USB 2.0 connector USB port Headphone connector Microphone connector
USB 2.0 connector USB port
Figure 2. Rear connector locations
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer
Connector
Description
Description
Connector
Locating parts on the system board
Locating components
Note Your computer comes with one of the following system boards
Figure 3. Component locations
Figure 4. System board part locations
1 4-pin microprocessor power connector 2 Microprocessor
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Figure 5. System board part locations
Locating internal drives
Machine type and model label
The following is a sample of the machine type and model label
Figure 7. Machine type and model label
Frequently asked questions
Chapter 2. Using your computer
Using the keyboard
Using Windows shortcut keys
Using a fingerprint reader
Using the blue ThinkVantage button
Using the wheel mouse
Adjusting audio
Setting the volume from Control Panel
Setting the volume from the desktop
Using CDs and DVDs
About your computer audio
Playing a CD or DVD
Handling and storing CD and DVD media
Recording a CD or DVD
1. Click Start All Programs Corel DVD MovieFactory Lenovo Edition
For detailed information about using the Corel DVD MovieFactory program, see the help system for the program
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Chapter 3. You and your computer
Accessibility and comfort
Arranging your workspace
Comfort
Glare and lighting
Air circulation
Electrical outlets and cable lengths
Voltage-selection switch
Registering your computer
Moving your computer to another country or region
For power cord information and part numbers, go to
Replacement power cords
Chapter 4. Security
Security features
Figure 8. Installing a padlock
Locking the computer cover
Attaching a cable lock
BIOS passwords
Using passwords
Attaching an integrated cable lock
Figure 10. Integrated cable lock
Configuring the fingerprint reader
Windows passwords
Using and understanding firewalls
Protecting data against viruses
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Installing or replacing hardware
Chapter 5. Installing or replacing hardware
Installing external options
Handling static-sensitive devices
Removing the computer cover
Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
Installing or replacing a PCI card
What to do next
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Figure 13. Opening the PCI card latch
as shown to
Installing or replacing a memory module
Figure 15. Installing a PCI card
What to do next
Figure 16. Removing a memory module
Figure 18. Installing a memory module
Installing or replacing the optical drive
What to do next
Figure 17. Opening the retaining clips
Figure 20. Installing the optical drive retainer
Chapter 5. Installing or replacing hardware
Figure 19. Removing the optical drive
Figure 21. Installing the optical drive
Installing or replacing the card reader
Figure 22. Connecting the optical drive
What to do next
Installing the card reader
Figure 24. Installing the card reader retainer
Figure 23. Removing the card reader retainer
Figure 25. Installing the card reader
Figure 26. Removing the card reader cover
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Figure 28. Installing the card reader retainer
Replacing the card reader
What to do next
Figure 27. Removing the card reader
Figure 29. Installing the card reader
Replacing the battery
Figure 30. Removing the old battery
Replacing the power supply assembly
Figure 31. Installing a new battery
What to do next
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Hazardous moving parts. Keep fingers and other body parts away
Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
Figure 32. Removing the screws for the power supply assembly
What to do next
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Figure 33. Removing the heat sink and fan assembly
What to do next
Replacing the microprocessor
Figure 34. Accessing the microprocessor
to access the microprocessor
6. Lift the small handle
and open the retainer
14. Reconnect all cables that were disconnected from the system board
Installing the solid state drive
What to do next
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Installing or replacing the mSATA solid state drive
Installing the mSATA solid state drive
What to do next
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Replacing the mSATA solid state drive
Figure 41. Installing the mSATA solid state drive
What to do next
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Figure 42. Removing the mSATA solid state drive storage converter
Figure 44. Removing the mSATA solid state drive
Figure 47. Installing the mSATA solid state drive
What to do next
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Figure 48. Removing the primary hard disk drive
Replacing the primary hard disk drive
Figure 50. Installing the primary hard disk drive
Figure 49. Installing the hard disk drive into the bracket
What to do next
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Figure 51. Removing the secondary hard disk drive
Replacing the secondary hard disk drive
Figure 53. Installing the secondary hard disk drive
Figure 52. Installing the hard disk drive into the bracket
What to do next
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Figure 54. Removing the front fan assembly
Replacing the front fan assembly
Replacing the rear fan assembly
Figure 55. Installing the front fan assembly
What to do next
Figure 56. Removing the rear fan assembly
Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
Figure 57. Installing the rear fan assembly
What to do next
What to do next
Replacing the internal speaker
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Figure 59. Removing the old internal speaker
Replacing the thermal sensor
Figure 60. Installing a new internal speaker
What to do next
Figure 61. Removing the thermal sensor
7. Pull the entire thermal sensor out of the chassis
Replacing the cover presence switch
Figure 62. Installing the new thermal sensor
What to do next
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Figure 63. Removing the cover presence switch
Replacing the WiFi units
Removing the WiFi adapter card
What to do next
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Figure 65. Disconnecting the Bluetooth cable
4. At the rear of the computer, press the release button
to open the PCI card latch
Figure 66. Opening the PCI card latch
Removing the WiFi card module
Installing the WiFi units
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Figure 71. Installing the WiFi card module
Figure 73. Installing the WiFi adapter card
Figure 72. Installing the WiFi antenna cables
Installing the rear WiFi antenna
Installing or removing the rear WiFi antenna
Removing the rear WiFi antenna
What to do next
Installing or removing the front WiFi antenna
Installing the front WiFi antenna
What to do next
6. Connect the front antenna cable to the WiFi card module
Figure 77. Installing the front WiFi antenna
Figure 76. Peeling off the paper that protects the sticker
Replacing the keyboard or mouse
Removing the front WiFi antenna
What to do next
What to do next
Completing the parts replacement
Figure 79. Connecting the USB keyboard or mouse
What to do next
Obtaining device drivers
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Chapter 6. Recovery information
Creating and using recovery media
Creating recovery media
Using recovery media
Performing backup and recovery operations
Performing a backup operation
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace
Performing a recovery operation
3. Click the Restore your system from a backup icon
Chapter 6. Recovery information
Using a rescue medium
Creating and using a rescue medium
Creating a rescue medium
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Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device drivers
Reinstalling preinstalled applications
Reinstalling preinstalled device drivers
Reinstalling device drivers
Reinstalling software programs
Solving recovery problems
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Chapter 6. Recovery information
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Starting the Setup Utility program
Chapter 7. Using the Setup Utility program
Viewing and changing settings
Using passwords
Power-On Password
Password considerations
Administrator Password
Hard Disk Password
Enabling or disabling a device
Erasing lost or forgotten passwords clearing CMOS
USB Setup
SATA Controller
Selecting a startup device
Enabling ErP compliance mode
Selecting a temporary startup device
Selecting or changing the startup device sequence
ICE thermal alert
ICE performance mode
Better Acoustic Performance default setting
Disabled
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Exiting the Setup Utility program
Using system programs
Updating flashing the BIOS from a disc
Chapter 8. Updating system programs
Updating flashing the BIOS from your operating system
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure
2. Click Download Drivers & Software 3. Click Use Quick Path
Keeping your computer current
Chapter 9. Preventing problems
Getting the latest device drivers for your computer
Updating your operating system
Basics
Using System Update
Cleaning and maintenance
2. Double-click Update and Drivers
Computer
Cleaning your computer
Keyboard
Optical mouse
Good maintenance practices
Moving your computer
Cleaning a glass-screen surface
Basic troubleshooting
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
Troubleshooting procedure
Troubleshooting
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No audio in Windows
Audio problems
CD problems
Sound comes from one external speaker only
No audio in DOS applications or games
DVD problems
A CD or DVD does not work
Black screen instead of DVD video
No audio or intermittent audio while playing DVD movie
DVD movie will not play
Playback is very slow or choppy
Invalid disc or no disc found message
Keyboard, mouse, or pointing device problems
Intermittent problems
All or some keys on the keyboard do not work
The mouse or pointing device does not work
The wireless keyboard does not work
Monitor problems
The pointer on the screen does not move smoothly with the mouse
The fingerprint reader does not work
The image appears to be flickering
Wrong characters appear on the screen
Ethernet problems
Networking problems
The image is discolored
Your computer cannot connect to the network
The Wake on LAN feature is not working
1. Click Start Control Panel 2. Click Hardware and Sound
The adapter stops working for no apparent reason
A wireless WAN problem
A wireless LAN problem
Bluetooth problems
Sound does not come from the Bluetooth headphone
Option problems
An option that was just installed does not work
An option that previously worked does not work now
Insufficient free hard disk drive space
Performance and lockup problems
Excessive number of fragmented files
3. Click Disk Cleanup
Serial port problems
Printer problems
Insufficient memory
2. Click Start Computer
Software problems
When using a sort feature, dates do not sort in the correct order
Software does not work as expected
Lenovo Solution Center
USB problems
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Safety and Warranty
Chapter 11. Getting information, help, and service
Information resources
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
Using the documentation and diagnostic program
Help and service
Calling for service
Lenovo Support Web site
Purchasing additional services
Using other services
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Appendix A. Notices
Lenovo United States, Inc 1009 Think Place - Building One
Morrisville, NC U.S.A Attention Lenovo Director of Licensing
Trademarks
Export classification notice
Appendix B. Regulatory information
Electronic emissions notices
Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity
Deutschland
German Class B compliance statement Deutschsprachiger EU Hinweis
Lenovo product service information for Taiwan
Additional regulatory information
Japanese VCCI Class B statement
Keyboard and mouse compliance statement for Taiwan
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Important information for the European Directive 2002/96/EC
Appendix C. WEEE and recycling information
Recycling information
EU Only
Recycling information for Brazil
Battery recycling information for Taiwan
Declarações de Reciclagem no Brasil
Descarte de um Produto Lenovo Fora de Uso
Appendix C. WEEE and recycling information
Battery recycling information for the European Union
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Appendix D. Ek Bilgiler
9. Bağlantı ve montaja ilişkin bilgiler
Garanti Hizmetinin Alınabileceği Merkezler
Appendix E. Servis istasyonlari
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Appendix E. Servis istasyonlari
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Posta Kodu
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Adresi Kızılay İşhanı, Kat1-2 Şanlıurfa
ŞANLIURFA
Telefon 414 215 05 Faks no 414 212 22 TRABZON
Adresi Kahramanmaraş Cad. İpekyolu İş Merk. Kat4 No 7 Trabzon
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Index
workspace, Rescue and Recovery
passwords
internal drives
software
flashing the BIOS
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