Contents

Important safety information . . . . . . v Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Software provided with your Windows operating

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Locating computer controls, connectors, and parts . . 6

Locating controls and connectors on the front of

 

your computer

. 6

Locating connectors on the rear of your computer

7

Locating components

10

Locating parts and connectors on the system

board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 2. Installing or replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing or replacing hardware

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13

Installing external options

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13

Removing the computer cover

. 13

Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . .

. 15

Removing and reinstalling the PCI card holder

 

16

Installing or replacing a memory module . .

. 17

Installing or replacing a PCI card

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22

Installing a new hard disk drive

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24

Replacing a hard disk drive

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28

Replacing the optical drive

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29

Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly . .

. 31

Replacing the front fan assembly

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34

Replacing the rear fan assembly

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37

Replacing the keyboard or mouse

. 39

Completing the parts replacement

. 40

Obtaining device drivers

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41

Basic security features

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42

Locking devices

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42

Password protection

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43

Chapter 3. Recovery information

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45

Creating and using recovery media . . .

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Creating recovery media

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45

Using recovery media

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46

Performing backup and recovery operations

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. 47

Performing a backup operation . . . .

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. 47

Performing a recovery operation . . .

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47

Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 48

Creating and using a rescue medium . . .

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. 49

Creating a rescue medium

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49

Using a rescue medium

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50

Installing or reinstalling device drivers . .

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50

Solving recovery problems

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51

Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility

program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Starting the Setup Utility program

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53

Viewing or changing settings

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53

Using passwords

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53

Password considerations

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54

Administrator password

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54

User Password

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54

Setting, changing, or deleting a password . .

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Enabling or disabling a device

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55

Selecting a startup device

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55

Selecting a temporary startup device . . . .

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55

Viewing or changing the startup device sequence

 

56

Advanced settings

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56

Exiting the Setup Utility program

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56

Chapter 5. Configuring RAID

 

57

Configuring RAID for machine types 4262, 4263,

 

 

4264, and 4265

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57

Installing SATA hard disk drives

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57

Configuring the system BIOS to enable SATA

 

 

RAID functionality

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57

Creating RAID volumes

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58

Deleting RAID volumes

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58

Configuring RAID for machine types 4266, 4269,

 

 

4271, and 4272

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59

Installing SATA or SAS hard disk drives. . . . 59

Entering the Marvell BIOS Setup to configure

 

 

SATA or SAS RAID

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59

Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to enable

 

 

SATA/SAS RAID 0, 1, or 5 functionality. . .

. 59

Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to set an

 

 

optional hot spare hard disk drive

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60

Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an

 

 

optional hot spare hard disk drive

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60

Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an

 

 

array

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60

Chapter 6. Updating system programs

63

Using system programs

. 63

Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc . . .

. 63

Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 64

Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostic programs. . . . . . . . . 67

Basic troubleshooting

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67

Diagnostic programs

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68

Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox

. 68

PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . .

. 68

PC-Doctor for DOS

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69

Cleaning an optical mouse

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69

Chapter 8. Getting information, help,

 

 

and service

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Lenovo 4266, 4271, 4272, 4269, 4265, 4264, 4263 manual Contents

4263, 4266, 4264, 4265, 4269 specifications

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