Lenovo 104 User Manual

ThinkCentreUserGuideMachineTypes:0104,0154,7539,and7548

•Headphoneconnectorandmicrophoneconnectoronthefrontpanel•Audioline-inconnector,audioline-outconnector,andmicrophoneconnectorontherearpanel•Internalspe

Powersupply•240-wattauto-sensingpowersupplySecurityfeatures•Apower-onpasswordandanadministratorpasswordtodeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer•Computrace

DimensionsWidth:99mm(3.9inches)Height:335mm(13.19inches)Depth:382mm(15.04inches)WeightMaximumcongurationasshipped:6.6kg(14.55lbs)Environment•Airtempe

LenovoThinkVantageToolsTheLenovoThinkVantage®Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasyaccesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasil

LenovoThinkVantageT oolboxTheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamilia

1Opticaldriveeject/closebutton5USBconnector2Powerswitch6Microphoneconnector3Harddiskdriveactivityindicator7Headphoneconnector4Powerindicator8USBconnec

ConnectorDescriptionAudioline-inconnectorUsedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereosystem.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,aca

Figure3.Componentlocations1Heatsinkandfanassembly6Frontbezel2Powersupplyassembly7Frontfanassembly3Memorymodules(2)8Harddiskdrive4Opticaldrive(availabl

Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations14-pinpowerconnector11ClearComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor(CMOS)/Recoveryjumper2Microprocessor12Coverpresenceswit

Figure5“Drivebaylocations”onpage11showsthelocationsofthedrivebaysinyourcomputer.Figure5.Drivebaylocations1Bay1-Opticaldrivebay(withanopticaldriveinsta

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Chapter2.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtop

identifytherequiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnectionandinstallsoftwareordevicedriversthatarerequiredfor

RemovingandreinstallingthefrontbezelAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”inthe

4.Toreinstallthefrontbezel,aligntheotherthreeplastictabsonthebottomofthefrontbezelwiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis,thenpivotthefrontbezelinwardun

4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtoaccessalltheinternaldrives,cables,andothercomponents.Figure9.Pivotingthedrivebayassemblyupward5.Tolowerthedrivebayas

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard.YourcomputerhasonestandardPCIcardslot,twoPCIExpressx1cardslots,andonePCIExpressx16graph

Figure11.RemovingthePCIcard•IfyouareinstallingaPCIcard,removetheappropriatePCIcardslotcover.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9toidentifythetype

5.InstallthenewPCIcardintotheappropriatePCIcardslotonthesystemboard.Then,installthescrewtosecurethenewPCIcardinplace.Figure12.InstallingthePCIcard6.If

3.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.4.Locatethememoryslotsonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9.5.Removeanyp

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7.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Makesurethatthenotch1onthenewmemorymoduleisalignedwiththekey2inthememoryslot.Then,pressthenewmemorymodul

5.Removeanypartsanddisconnectanycablesthatmightpreventyouraccesstothebattery.6.Removetheoldbattery.Figure16.Removingtheoldbattery7.Installthenewbatter

Theheatsinkandfanassemblymightbeveryhot.Turnoffthecomputerandwaitthreetoveminutestoletthecomputercoolbeforeremovingthecomputercover.Toreplacetheheats

6.Followthissequencetoremovethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkandfanassemblytothesystemboard:a.Partiallyremovescrew1,thenfullyremovescrew2,andthenfull

11.Lowerandpositiontheheatsinkfanductonthetopoftheheatsinkandfanassemblyuntilthefourscrewholesintheheatsinkfanductarealignedwiththoseintheheatsinkandf

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.3.Removetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage23.Note:

Figure22.Removingthemicroprocessor6.Makesurethatthesmallhandleisintheraisedposition.7.Removetheprotectivecoverthatprotectsthegoldcontactsofthenewmicro

DANGERHazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.CAUTION:Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.Hazardou

Figure23.Removingtheheatsinkfanduct5.Disconnectthepowersupplyassemblycablesfromalldrivesandfromthe24-pinpowerconnectorand4-pinpowerconnectoronthesyste

8.Installthenewpowersupplyassemblyintothechassissothatthescrewholesinthenewpowersupplyassemblyarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesintherearofthechassis

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandtheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixA“Notices”onpage71.Firs

10.Lowerandpositiontheheatsinkfanductonthetopoftheheatsinkandfanassemblyuntilthefourscrewholesintheheatsinkfanductarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesi

5.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheopticaldrive.6.Holdtheopticaldriveandremovethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheopticaldrive.Figure27.Removingthe

8.Slidetheopticaldriveoutofthefrontofthecomputer.Figure29.Removingtheopticaldrive9.Slidethenewopticaldriveintotheopticaldrivebayfromthefrontofthecompu

10.Holdthenewopticaldriveandpivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.Alignthescrewholesinthenewopticaldrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthedrivebay.Then,installth

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheharddiskdrive.Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattac

5.Holdtheharddiskdriveandremovethefourscrewsthatsecuretheharddiskdrive.Then,removetheharddiskdrivefromthedrivebayassemblyanddisconnectthesignalcablean

7.Positionthenewharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebayandalignthescrewholesinthenewharddiskdrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthedrivebay.Then,installthefo

5.DisconnectthecardreadercablefromtheUSBconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage9.6.Releasethecardreadercablefromthecablecli

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatare

9.Installthenewfrontfanassemblybyaligningthenewrubbermountsthatcamewiththenewfrontfanassemblywiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis,andthenpushtherubbe

ContentsImportantsafetyinformation...vChapter1.Productoverview...1Features...1Specications...3Softwareoverview...

Toreplacethekeyboard,dothefollowing:1.Removeallmediafromthedrives.Then,turnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.2.Disconnectallpowercordsfromelectrical

4.Connectanewmousetotheappropriateconnectoronthecomputer.Y ourmousemightbeconnectedtoaPS/2mouseconnector1oraUSBconnector2.Dependingonwhereyouwanttocon

5.Positionthecomputercoveronthechassissothattherailguidesonthecomputercoverengagetherailsonthechassis.Then,slidethecomputercovertothefrontofthecompute

IntegratedcablelockAnintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanentxture.

PadlockYourcomputerisequippedwithapadlockloopsothatthecomputercovercannotberemovedwhenapadlockisinstalled.Figure44.InstallingapadlockPasswordprotectio

5.Movethejumperfromthestandardposition(pin1andpin2)tothemaintenanceposition(pin2andpin3).6.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthathavebeenremovedor

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Chapter3.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Creatingan

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

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.2.IntheRescueandReco

Informationresources...67OnlineBooksfolder...67LenovoThinkVantageTools...67LenovoWelcome...68AccessHelp...68

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsorseealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypasswor

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDeviceMenuopens,releasetheF12key.3.OntheStartupDeviceMenu,selectthedesiredo

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramYoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsyst

PasswordconsiderationsApasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto16(1to16)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpassword

SATAControllerWhenthisoptionissettoDisabled,alldevicesconnectedtotheSATAconnectors(suchastheharddiskdriveandtheopticaldrive)aredisabledandwillnotbedis

2.SelectStartup➙PrimaryBootSequence.Readtheinformationdisplayedontherightsideofthescreen.3.Selecttherstbootdevice,secondbootdevice,andsoon.4.PressEsc

Chapter5.UpdatingsystemprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Thischapterconta

5.Whenpromptedtochangethemachinetypeandmodel,itissuggestedthatyoudonotmakethischangebypressingN.However,ifyoudowanttochangethemachinetypeandmodel,pres

12.Reinstallanypartsandreconnectanycablesthathavebeenremovedordisconnected.13.Reinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectpowercordsandallotherexternalcables

ImportantsafetyinformationCAUTION:Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthisproduct.RefertotheThinkCentreSaf

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Chapter6.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutsomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyourcomputerproblemisn

SymptomActionThemousedoesnotwork.Verifythat:•Thecomputeristurnedon.•Themouseiscorrectlyconnectedtoanappropriatemouseconnector(thePS/2mouseconnectororo

Tocreateadiagnosticdisc,dothefollowing:1.Downloadaself-startingbootablediscimage(knownasanISOimage)ofthediagnosticprogramfrom:http://www.lenovo.com/su

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Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischapterprovidesinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforLenovoproducts.Thischaptercontains

LenovoWelcomeTheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducessomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovotoyouandguidesyouthroughsomeimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemos

UsingthedocumentationanddiagnosticprogramsIfyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,seeChapter6“Troubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms”onpage63.Forinforma

UsingotherservicesIfyoutravelwithyourcomputerorrelocateittoacountrywhereyourdesktopornotebookcomputermachinetypeissold,yourcomputermightbeeligibleforI

AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

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TelevisionoutputnoticeThefollowingnoticeappliestomodelsthathavethefactory-installedtelevision-outputfeature.Thisproductincorporatescopyrightprotection

IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing52AccessHelp68accessingsystemboardcomponentsanddrives16administratorpassword56antivirussoftware6audioline-inconnec

installingoptionssecurityfeatures44installing,replacingmemorymodule20PCIcard17internaldrives10internaldrives1Kkeyboardreplacing41LLenovoCustomerSuppor

temporarystartupdevice57serialport8serviceandhelp68getting67LenovoCustomerSupportCenter69servicesother70purchasingadditional70SetAdministratorPassword

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Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors