Lenovo M79 manuals

Lenovo M79 User's Guide (150 pages)

Brand: Lenovo | Category: Mini PCs | Size: 5.23 MB |

English

Table of contents

ThinkCentreM79

1

UserGuide

1

FirstEdition(July2014)

2

Contents

3

Beforeusingthismanual

7

Serviceandupgrades

7

Staticelectricityprevention

8

Powercordsandpoweradapters

8

Plugsandoutlets

9

Externaldevices

9

Heatandproductventilation

9

Operatingenvironment

10

Lasercompliancestatement

10

Powersupplystatement

11

Cleaningandmaintenance

11

Chapter1.Productoverview

13

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16

Locatingcomponents

17

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

18

Locatinginternaldrives

19

Features

20

Chapter1.Productoverview9

21

Chapter1.Productoverview11

23

Speciﬁcations

24

Lenovoprograms

24

Chapter1.Productoverview13

25

Chapter1.Productoverview15

27

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

29

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader

30

Usingthewheelmouse

30

Managingpower

30

AutomaticPower-onfeatures

31

Settingthecomputervolume

31

Usingadisc

32

Usingtheopticaldrive

32

Handlingandstoringadisc

33

Playingandremovingadisc

33

Recordingadisc

33

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer23

35

Frequentlyaskedquestions

36

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

37

Glareandlighting

38

Aircirculation

38

Accessibilityinformation

38

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer27

39

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer29

41

Chapter4.Security

43

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Chapter4.Security33

45

Attachingacablelock

46

Usingpasswords

46

BIOSpasswords

46

Conﬁguringtheﬁngerprintreader

47

Usingandunderstandingﬁrewalls

47

Protectingdataagainstviruses

47

Windowspasswords

47

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48

Chapter5.Advancedconﬁguration

49

Passwordconsiderations

50

Enablingordisablingadevice

51

Selectingastartupdevice

52

EnablingErPLPScompliancemode

52

ICEperformancemode

53

ICEthermalalert

53

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

54

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

54

BIOSlevels

54

Usingsystemprograms

54

UpdatingtheBIOSfromadisc

55

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Chapter6.Preventingproblems

59

Computer

60

Keyboard

60

Opticalmouse

61

Displayscreen

61

Movingyourcomputer

62

Basictroubleshooting

63

Troubleshootingprocedure

64

Troubleshooting

64

NoaudioinWindows

65

DVDproblems

66

Intermittentproblems

67

Harddiskdriveproblems

67

Keysonthekeyboarddonotwork

68

Themousedoesnotwork

68

Theimageappearstobeﬂickering

69

Theimageisdiscolored

70

Ethernetproblems

70

HeadsetproﬁleorAVproﬁle

71

Performanceandlockupproblems

72

Insufﬁcientmemory

73

Diagnostics

74

LenovoSolutionCenter

74

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76

Chapter8.Recoveryinformation

77

Creatingrecoverymedia

78

Usingrecoverymedia

78

Performingabackupoperation

78

Performingarecoveryoperation

78

Creatingarescuemedium

80

Usingarescuemedium

80

Solvingrecoveryproblems

82

Refreshingyourcomputer

82

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84

Installingorreplacinghardware

85

Installingexternaloptions

85

Removingthecomputercover

85

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard

88

Figure14.RemovingaPCIcard

89

Figure15.InstallingaPCIcard

90

1onthememory

92

Replacingtheslimcardreader

94

Replacingthebattery

97

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100

Replacingthemicroprocessor

101

Replacingtheharddiskdrive

103

1,pin2,pin3

104

Installingthesolid-statedrive

105

Replacingtherearfanassembly

106

Replacingthethermalsensor

109

RemovingthefrontWi-Fiantenna

115

InstallingtherearWi-Fiantenna

115

RemovingtherearWi-Fiantenna

116

RemovingtheWi-Ficardmodule

117

RemovingtheWi-Fiadaptercard

118

1toopenthePCIcardlatch2

119

InstallingtheWi-Fiunits

120

Replacingthekeyboardormouse

121

Completingthepartsreplacement

122

Obtainingdevicedrivers

123

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Informationresources

125

LenovoThinkVantageTools

125

HelpandSupport

125

SafetyandWarranty

125

LenovoWebsite

125

LenovoSupportWebsite

126

Helpandservice

126

Callingforservice

126

Usingotherservices

127

Purchasingadditionalservices

127

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128

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice

129

Electronicemissionsnotices

129

Eurasiancompliancemark

131

Brazilregulatorynotice

131

Mexicoregulatorynotice

131

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ImportantWEEEinformation

133

RecyclinginformationforJapan

133

RecyclinginformationforBrazil

134

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136

EuropeanUnionRoHS

137

ChinaRoHS

137

TurkishRoHS

137

UkraineRoHS

138

IndiaRoHS

138

AppendixD.ChinaEnergyLabel

139

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©CopyrightLenovo2014

141

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142

AppendixF.Notices

143

Trademarks

144

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Lenovo M79 User's Guide (154 pages)

Brand: Lenovo | Category: Mini PCs | Size: 5.54 MB |

English

Table of contents

ThinkCentreM79

1

UserGuide

1

FirstEdition(July2014)

2

Contents

3

Beforeusingthismanual

7

Serviceandupgrades

7

Staticelectricityprevention

8

Powercordsandpoweradapters

8

Plugsandoutlets

9

Externaldevices

9

Heatandproductventilation

9

Operatingenvironment

10

Lasercompliancestatement

10

Powersupplystatement

11

Cleaningandmaintenance

11

Chapter1.Productoverview

13

2ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

14

4ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

16

Locatingcomponents

17

Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

18

Locatinginternaldrives

19

Features

20

Chapter1.Productoverview9

21

Chapter1.Productoverview11

23

Speciﬁcations

24

Lenovoprograms

24

Chapter1.Productoverview13

25

Chapter1.Productoverview15

27

Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer

29

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader

30

Usingthewheelmouse

30

Managingpower

30

AutomaticPower-onfeatures

31

Settingthecomputervolume

31

Usingadisc

32

Usingtheopticaldrive

32

Handlingandstoringadisc

33

Playingandremovingadisc

33

Recordingadisc

33

Frequentlyaskedquestions

35

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer

37

Glareandlighting

38

Aircirculation

38

Accessibilityinformation

38

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer27

39

Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer29

41

Chapter4.Security

43

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44

Usingpasswords

45

BIOSpasswords

45

Windowspasswords

46

Conﬁguringtheﬁngerprintreader

46

Usingandunderstandingﬁrewalls

46

Protectingdataagainstviruses

46

Chapter5.Advancedconﬁguration

47

UsingBIOSpasswords

48

Enablingordisablingadevice

49

Selectingastartupdevice

50

EnablingErPLPScompliancemode

50

ICEperformancemode

51

ICEthermalalert

51

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram

52

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS

52

BIOSlevels

52

Usingsystemprograms

52

UpdatingtheBIOSfromadisc

53

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56

Chapter6.Preventingproblems

57

UsingtheSystemUpdateprogram

58

Cleaningyourcomputer

58

Goodmaintenancepractices

59

Movingyourcomputer

60

Basictroubleshooting

61

Troubleshootingprocedure

62

Troubleshooting

62

Audioproblems

63

CDproblems

63

DVDproblems

64

Intermittentproblems

65

Harddiskdriveproblems

65

Keysonthekeyboarddonotwork

66

Themousedoesnotwork

66

Monitorproblems

67

Networkingproblems

68

HeadsetproﬁleorAVproﬁle

69

Performanceandlockupproblems

70

Theprinterdoesnotwork

71

Softwareproblems

71

Diagnostics

72

LenovoSolutionCenter

72

62ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

74

Chapter8.Recoveryinformation

75

Creatingrecoverymedia

76

Usingrecoverymedia

76

Performingabackupoperation

76

Performingarecoveryoperation

76

Creatingandusingarescuemedium

78

Solvingrecoveryproblems

80

Refreshingyourcomputer

80

70ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

82

Installingorreplacinghardware

83

Installingexternaloptions

83

Removingthecomputercover

83

1inwardandpivotthedrive

87

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard

89

Figure17.RemovingaPCIcard

90

Replacingthebattery

91

Replacingtheharddiskdrive

92

Replacingthesolid-statedrive

94

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100

Replacingtheslimcardreader

102

ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

104

Replacingthemicroprocessor

110

Replacingthesystemfanassembly

114

Replacingthethermalsensor

115

1inthechassis.Then,alignthe

117

1and2inthechassis

117

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118

RemovingthefrontWi-Fiantenna

119

InstallingtherearWi-Fiantenna

119

RemovingtherearWi-Fiantenna

120

ReplacingtheWi-Fiunits

121

RemovingtheWi-Ficardmodule

122

InstallingtheWi-Fiunits

123

112ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

124

Replacingthekeyboardormouse

125

Completingthepartsreplacement

126

Obtainingdevicedrivers

127

116ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

128

Informationresources

129

LenovoThinkVantageTools

129

HelpandSupport

129

SafetyandWarranty

129

LenovoWebsite

129

LenovoSupportWebsite

130

Helpandservice

130

Callingforservice

130

Usingotherservices

131

Purchasingadditionalservices

131

120ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

132

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice

133

Electronicemissionsnotices

133

Eurasiancompliancemark

135

Brazilregulatorynotice

135

Mexicoregulatorynotice

135

124ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

136

ImportantWEEEinformation

137

RecyclinginformationforJapan

137

RecyclinginformationforBrazil

138

128ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

140

EuropeanUnionRoHS

141

ChinaRoHS

141

TurkishRoHS

141

UkraineRoHS

142

IndiaRoHS

142

130ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

142

AppendixD.ChinaEnergyLabel

143

132ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

144

©CopyrightLenovo2014

145

134ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

146

AppendixF.Notices

147

Trademarks

148

138ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

150

140ThinkCentreM79UserGuide

152

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