Lenovo 5248 User Manual

ThinkCentreUserGuideMachineTypes:0800,0852,0870,2471,2557,3091,3265,3373,3429,3650,3678,4285,5205,and5248

Connectivity•10/100/1000MbpsEthernetcontrollerSystemmanagementfeatures•Abilitytostorethepower-onself-test(POST)hardwaretestresults•AdvancedConguratio

•Keyboardwithngerprintreader(shippedwithsomemodels)•Power-onpassword(POP),administratorpassword,andharddiskdrivepasswordtodeterunauthorizeduseofyourc

Table1.OperatingsystemeditionandsupportedtouchfeatureOperatingsystemeditionSupportedtouchfeatureWindows7EnterpriseSingle-touchormulti-touchWindows7Hom

Operating:-50to10000ft(-15.2to3048m)Non-operating:-50to35000ft(-15.2to10668m)Electricalinput•Inputvoltage:–Lowrange:Minimum:100VacMaximum:127VacInputf

ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryTheThinkVantageRescueandRecovery®programisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpy

AntivirussoftwareYourcomputercomeswithantivirussoftwarethatyoucanusetodetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcom

3Liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)panel10Brightnesscontrol/Right4Powerswitch11Imagesetupcontrol/Left5Powerindicator12Monitormodecontrol/Exit6Harddiskdriveacti

RearviewFigure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-co

ConnectorDescriptionPS/2mouseconnector(optional)Usedtoattachamouse,atrackball,orotherpointingdevicesthatuseaPS/2mouseconnector.Serialport(optional)Use

1Framestand15Internalspeaker2VideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation(VESA)framecover16Framefoot3Fanduct17Harddiskdrive4Heatsink18RightI/Oassembly5Memorym

SystemboardpartandconnectorlocationsFigure4“Systemboardpartandconnectorlocations”onpage12showsthelocationsofthepartsandconnectorsonthesystemboard.Figu

Chapter2.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtop

RemovingthecomputercoverAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheThinkCentreS

2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylayitdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.3

3.Removethethreescrewsthatsecuretheliftstand.Keepthethreescrews,andputthemaside.Youwillneedthemwheninstallingtheliftstand.Removetheliftstandfromthecom

4.Toreinstalltheliftstand,insertthetwotabs1ontheliftstandintothecorrespondingholesinthecomputerVESAframe,andthenslidetheliftstandtowardthebottomofthec

3.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage14.4.LocatetherearI/Oassemblycover.See“Componentlocations”onpage10.5.Carefullyreleasethebo

6.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheVESAframecover,slidetheVESAframecovertothebottomofthecomputer,andthenliftituptoremoveitfromtheVESAframe.Figure10.Removin

8.Removethefourscrews1thatsecuretheVESAframetothecomputermainbracketandthenlifttheVESAframeoffthecomputermainbracket.Figure11.RemovingthecomputerVESAf

Toinstallorreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfro

ThinkCentreUserGuideMachineTypes:0800,0852,0870,2471,2557,3091,3265,3373,3429,3650,3678,4285,5205,and5248

ReplacingthebatteryAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheThinkCentreSafety

6.Installanewbattery.Figure15.Installinganewbattery7.Reinstallthecomputercoverandconnectthecables.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage50.Note:When

4.Pullthehandle1oftheharddiskdrivebracketupwardandthenslidetheharddiskdriveoutwardtoremoveitfromtheharddiskdrivebay.Figure16.Removingtheharddiskdrive5

7.Alignthefourpins1ontheharddiskdrivebracketwiththecorrespondingslotsintheharddiskdrivebay.Figure18.Installingtheharddiskdrive8.Slidethenewharddiskdri

ReplacingtheopticaldriveAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheThinkCentreS

6.Toinstallanewopticaldrive,slidethenewopticaldriveintotheopticaldrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure21.InstallingtheopticaldriveWhattodonext:•Towo

5.Removethefanductbypressingthetwotabs1inwardandthenpivotingthefanductupward.Figure22.Removingthefanduct28ThinkCentreUserGuide

6.Followthissequencetoremovethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinktothesystemboard:a.Partiallyremovescrew1,thenfullyremovescrew2,andthenfullyremovescrew1.

ReplacingthemicroprocessorAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheThinkCentr

c.Touchonlythesidesofthemicroprocessor.Donottouchthegoldcontactsonthebottom.d.Donotdropanythingontothemicroprocessorsocketwhileitisexposed.Thesocketpi

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandtheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuideandAppendixA“Notices”onpage77.Thir

8.Holdthenewmicroprocessorandalignthenotches2onitwiththealignmentkeysinthemicroprocessorsocket,oralignthesmalltriangle1ononecornerofthenewmicroprocess

2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylayitdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.3

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheBluetoothmodule.Note:TheBluetoothmoduleisavailableonlyinsomemodels.ToreplacetheBluetoothmodule,dothefo

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethemulti-touchboard.Note:Themulti-touchboardisavailableonlyinsomemodels.Toreplacethemulti-touchboard,doth

ReplacingtheambientlightsensorAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheThinkC

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

6.ConnectthenewExpressCardtotheExpressCardconnectoronthesystemboard.AlignthescrewholesinthenewExpressCardwiththecorrespondingholesinthesystemboardandt

7.Removethetwoscrews1thatsecureeachinternalspeakertothefrontbezel,andthenremovetheinternalspeakersfromthecomputer.Figure31.Removingtheinternalspeakers

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatare

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethemicroprocessorfanassembly.Toreplacethemicroprocessorfanassembly,dothefollowing:1.Removeallmediafromthe

ContentsImportantsafetyinformation...vChapter1.Productoverview...1Features...1Single-touchandmulti-touchfeature...3Specication

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

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

6.Removethefourscrews1thatsecuretherearI/OassemblyandthenremovetherearI/Oassemblyfromthecomputer.Figure35.RemovingtherearI/Oassembly7.Toinstallthenewr

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatare

CAUTION:Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponen

8.Removethetwoscrews4(asshowninRemovingthepowersupplyFigure37onpage46)thatsecurethepowercordconnectorandthenremovethepowercordconnectorfromthepowercor

4.Disconnectthefailingkeyboardfromthecomputer.5.Connectanewkeyboardtotheappropriateconnectoronthecomputer.6.Reconnectallpowercordstoelectricaloutlets.

ReplacingthemouseAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheThinkCentreSafetyan

Notes:Tosaveyourbatteryenergy,dothefollowingwhenyouarenotusingthewirelesskeyboardandmouse:1.Switchoffthepowerbuttononthebottomofthewirelessmouse.2.Dis

3.Lowerandpositionthecomputercoverintoplaceandthenslidethecomputercovertowardthebottomofthecomputeruntilthecoverissecuredintoplace.Figure40.Installing

RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..66Chapter6.Troubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms...69Basictroubleshooting...69Diagnosticprograms.

Anintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyourcomputertoadesk,atable,orothernon-permanentxture.Theintegratedcable

5.Closethecomputercoverandconnectthepowercord.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage50.6.Turnonthecomputerandleaveitonforapproximately10seconds.Then

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Chapter3.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•“Creatingan

OntheWindows7operatingsystemandtheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.Youcanuserecov

•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllProgra

independentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Attention:Ifyourestoret

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.2.IntheRescueandRecov

Toinstallorreinstallthedevicedriverforafactory-installeddevice,dothefollowing:1.Turnonthecomputer.2.UseWindowsExplorerorMyComputertodisplaythedirector

Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramYoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsyst

ImportantsafetyinformationCAUTION:Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthisproduct.RefertotheThinkCentreSaf

PasswordconsiderationsApasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64(1to64)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpassword

EnablingordisablingadeviceThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoenableordisableuseraccesstoadevice.USBSupportUsethisoptiontoenableordisableaUSBconnect

Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage61.2.

Chapter5.UpdatingsystemprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Thischapterconta

5.Whenpromptedtochangethemachinetypeandmodel,itissuggestedthatyoupressN.However,ifyoudowanttochangethemachinetypeandmodel,pressY,thentypeinthemachinet

11.Installthecomputercoverandreconnectallcablesandpowercordsthatweredisconnected.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage50.12.Turnonthecomputertorest

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Chapter6.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutsomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyourcomputerproblemisn

SymptomActionThewirelesskeyboardormousedoesnotwork.Verifythat:•Thecomputeristurnedon.•Thebatteryorbatteriesinstalledinthewirelesskeyboardormouseareing

ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙SystemHealthandDiagnostics.Followtheins

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CreatingadiagnosticdiscThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreateadiagnosticdisc.Tocreateadiagnosticdisc,dothefollowing:1.Downloadaself-startingboot

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

TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogramcontainsinformationsourcesandtoolsdesignedtomakecomputingeasyandsecure.Itprovideseasyaccesstovarioustechnologi

•FindaServiceProviderlocatednearyou.LenovoSupportWebsiteTechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/suppor

•CongurationofBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade•Changes,modications,orupgradestodevicedrivers•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(

AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TelevisionoutputnoticeThefollowingnoticeappliestomodelsthathavethefactory-installedtelevision-outputfeature.Thisproductincorporatescopyrightprotection

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitorIfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatisthepropertyofthecompany,y

especializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecerticadaspelosorgãosambientais,deacordocomalegislaçãolocal.ALenovopossuiumcanalespecícopar

ThinkCentreThinkVantageMicrosoft,Windows,andWindowsVistaaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.Intel,IntelCore,andPentiumaretrademarksofIntelCorp

Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,preinstalledsoftwareprograms,andconnectorandpartlocations

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AppendixB.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)ChinaRoHSTurkishRoHSTheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRe

IndiaRoHSRoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.84ThinkCentreUserGuide

IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing58AccessHelp74Administratorpassword62ambientlightsensor,replacing36antivirussoftware7audiosubsystem1Bbackupandreco

LLenovoSolutionCenter70LenovoThinkVantageToolbox71LenovoWelcome5Mmedia,creatingandusingrecoverymedia55memorymoduleinstalling20systemboard20Microphonec

solvingrecoveryproblems60startingtheSetupUtilityprogram61startupdevice63sequence,changing63temporary,selecting63systemmanagement2programs65systemboard

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