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Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourdesktopcomputer:•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputeris

•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”onpage99forinstructions).I

•OncomputersthathaveaCD-ROMorCD-RWdriveinadditiontoaDVD-ROMdrive,makesurethattheDVDdiscisinthedrivelabeled“DVD”.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,r

ThemouseorpointingdevicedoesnotworkSymptom:Themouseorpointingdevicedoesnotwork.Actions:•Verifythatthemouseorpointing-devicecableissecurelyattachedtoth

Forinformationaboutthestatuslightsandusingthecontrols,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswithyourmonitor.Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:•“Wrongcha

•Themonitormightbeoperatinginalow-refreshratedisplaymode.Setthemonitortothehighest,noninterlacedrefreshratesupportedbyyourmonitorandthevideocontroller

•“Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason”onpage93•“IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnectionfailsorerrorsoccur”o

IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnectionfailsorerrorsoccurSymptom:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseas

SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadphoneSymptom:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocalspeakereventhoughtheheadset/head

Actions:•Verifythatalloptionhardwareandcableconnectionsaresecure.•Iftheoptioncomeswithitsowntestinstructions,usethoseinstructionstotesttheoption.•Ifth

2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.3.ClickDiskCleanup.4.ClickCleanupsystemles.5.ClicktheMoreOptionstab.6.IntheProgramsandFeaturesarea

LasercompliancestatementCAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:•Donotremoveth

Note:Non-IEEE-approvedprintersignalcablesmightcauseunpredictableproblems.1.Anydevicedriversandothersoftwarethatcamewiththeprinterarecorrectlyinstalled

program.Helpsystemsaretypicallyaccessiblefromamenuorbuttonintheprogram,andfrequentlyfromtheF1key.•IfyouarehavingdifcultywiththeWindowsoperatingsystem

Notes:1.Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwitheithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToo

PC-DoctorforDOSYoucanalsodownloadthelatestversionofthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfromhttp://support.lenovo.com.ThePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogra

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©CopyrightLenovo2011,2012103Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforprodu

104ThinkCentreUserGuideLenovoSupportWebsiteTechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/supportThisWebsitei

Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andservice105•InstallationandmaintenanceofapplicationprogramsRefertotheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyou

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AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

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TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoTheLenovologoRescueandRecoveryThinkCentreThinkVantageMic

AppendixB.RegulatoryinformationExportclassicationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassi

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatementThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanor

InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.KoreaClassBcompliancestatementJapaneseV

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AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclinginformationImportantWEEEInformationTheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(forexample,

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitorIfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatisthepropertyofthecompany,y

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnionNotice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).Batteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabel

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AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)ChinaRoHSTurkishRoHSTheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRe

Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors

IndiaRoHSRoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.118ThinkCentreUserGuide

IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing66Administrator,password72antivirussoftware7audioline-inconnector10audioline-outconnector10audiosubsystem1Bbackupa

memorymodule34PCIcard31internaldrives1internalspeaker,replacing58Kkeyboardconnector10keyboard,replacing60LLenovoSolutionCenter100LenovoThinkVantageToo

startupdevice74sequence,changing74temporary,selecting74static-sensitivedevices,handling29systemmanagement2programs77systemboardconnectors12locatingpar

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PartNumber:0B07068Printedin(1P)P/N:0B07068*1P0B07068*

Connectivity•100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller•PCIExpressFaxmodem(somemodels)Systemmanagementfeatures•Abilitytostorepower-onself-test(POST)hard

Expansion•Twoharddiskdrivebays(onestandardandoneoptional)•Twoopticaldrivebays•OnePCIcardslot•TwoPCIExpressx1cardslots•OnePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot

SpecicationsThissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.DimensionsWidth:175mm(6.89inches)Height:414mm(16.30inches)Depth:442mm(17.40inches

LenovoThinkVantageToolsTheLenovoThinkVantage®Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasyaccesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasil

•ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools,anddouble-clickSimpleT ap.•ClicktheredSimpleTaplaunchpointonthedesktop.Theredlaunchpointisavailableon

ThinkVantageSystemUpdateTheThinkVantageSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages(Th

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandAppendixA“Notices”onpage107.T

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputerFigure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage8showsthelocationsofthecon

LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerFigure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorso

ConnectorDescriptionAudioline-inconnectorUsedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereosystem.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,aca

LocatingcomponentsFigure3“Componentlocations”onpage11showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.Toremovethecomputercover,see“Removingthecom

LocatingpartsonthesystemboardFigure4“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage12showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations1Mic

LocatinginternaldrivesInternaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyourcomputertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyo

MachinetypeandmodellabelThemachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcomputer.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,themachinetypeandmodelinformationhelpssupporttech

Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.FrequentlyaskedquestionsThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelp

Note:YoucanusethemouseortheUpandDownarrowkeystohighlightmenuselections.YoucanclosetheStartmenuorthecontextmenubyclickingthemouseorpressingEsc.Usingan

Optionally,youcanconnectasetofpoweredstereospeakerstotheaudioline-outconnectortoenjoybettersoundwithmultimediaapplications.Settingthevolumefromthedesk

ContentsImportantsafetyinformation...vServiceandupgrades...vStaticelectricityprevention...vPowercordsandpoweradapters...viEx

•Holdthediscbyitsedges.Donottouchthesurfaceofthesidethatisnotlabeled.•Toremovedustorngerprints,wipethediscwithaclean,softclothfromthecentertotheoutsi

Chapter3.YouandyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andrelocatingyourcomputertoothercountriesorregions.Accessibilityan

Adjustthemonitorsothetopofthescreenisat,orslightlybelow,eyelevel.Placethemonitoratacomfortableviewingdistance,usually51to61cm(20to24inches),andpositio

RegisteryourcomputerwithLenovoToregisteryourcomputer,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheregistration

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Chapter4.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.SecurityfeaturesThefollowingsecurityfeaturesar

LockingthecomputercoverLockingthecomputercoverhelpspreventunauthorizedpeoplefromgainingaccesstotheinsideofyourcomputer.Yourcomputercomeswithapadlocklo

AttachinganintegratedcablelockAnintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-perma

•AdministratorPassword:SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedusersfromchangingcongurationsettings.Ifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthecong

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirussoftware.Chapter4.Security27

Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...63Creatingandusingrecoverymedia...63Creatingrecoverymedia...63Usingrecoverymedia...64Performingbackupan

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Chapter5.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Handlingstatic-sensitivedevicesDon

RemovingthecomputercoverAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.Thissecti

RemovingandreinstallingthefrontbezelAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpag

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard.YourcomputerhasonestandardPCIcardslot,twoPCIExpressx1cardslots,andonePCIExpressx16graph

Figure12.RemovingaPCIcardNotes:a.Thecardtstightlyintothecardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthecardasmallamountuntilitisremovedfromthecards

7.PivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethePCIcard.Figure13.InstallingaPCIcardWhattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriates

5.Removeanypartsthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,youmightneedtoremovethePCIExpressx16graphicscardforeasieracces

7.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Makesurethatthenotch1onthememorymodulealignscorrectlywiththeslotkey2onthesystemboard.Pushthememorymodule

•Ifyouarereplacinganopticaldrive,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtherearoftheopticaldrive,pressthebluereleasebutton,andthenslidetheoptical

Televisionoutputnotice...109Electronicemissionsnotices...109FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity...109Additionalr

6.Slidethenewopticaldriveintothedrivebayfromthefrontofthecomputeruntiltheopticaldrivesnapsintoposition.Figure19.Installingtheopticaldrive7.Connectthes

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacethecardreader.Note:Thecardreaderisonlyavailableinsomemodels.Fornewinstallation,see“Installingthe

7.Slidethecardreaderwithretainerintothecardreaderdrivebayuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure23.Installingthecardreader8.ConnectthecardreadercabletoFrontUS

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

7.Installthecardreaderretaineronthesideofthenewcardreader.Figure26.Installingthecardreaderretainer8.Slidethenewcardreaderintothedrivebayuntilitsnapsin

Thebatterynormallyrequiresnochargingormaintenancethroughoutitslife;however,nobatterylastsforever.Ifthebatteryfails,thedate,time,andcongurationinforma

ReplacingthepowersupplyassemblyAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.Th

5.Laythecomputeronitssideandremovethefourscrewsattherearofthechassisthatsecurethepowersupplyassembly.Figure30.Removingthescrewsforthepowersupplyassemb

Toreplacetheheatsinkandfanassembly,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.2.Removethecomputercover.See“Rem

9.Positionthenewheatsinkandfanassemblyonthemicroprocessorsocketandthenpositiontheclampontheplasticretentionbracket.Pivotthehandle1toclamptheheatsinkan

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4.Locatethesystemboardanddisconnectallcablesconnectedtothesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage12.5.Removetheheatsinkandfanassembly.See

b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Youcanlookforthesmalltriangle1ononecornerofthemicroprocessor.Thisisimportantwheninstallingthenewmic

5.Pressthebluereleasetab1down,slidetheharddiskdrivecage2totherearofthecomputer,andthenpivotitoutward.Figure35.Removingtheprimaryharddiskdrive6.Removet

12.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewharddiskdrive.13.Pressdownonthemetallatch2andpivotthedrivecageintoplace,andthenslideittothefrontofthec

5.Pressthebluereleasebuttontoreleasetheharddiskdrivecagefromthechassis.Figure38.Removingthesecondaryharddiskdrive6.Removetheharddiskdrivecagefromthech

11.Installtheharddiskdrivecageintothechassisuntilitsnapsintopositionunderneaththemetaltab.Makesurethattheharddiskdrivecagereleasebuttonissecuredinthec

5.Releasethetwotabs1thatattachthefrontfanassemblytothechassisasshownandthencompletelyremovethefrontfanassemblyfromthechassis.Figure41.Removingthefront

6.Insertthetwotabs2ofthenewfrontfanassemblyintothecorrespondingholesinthechassis,andpresstheothertwotabs1throughtheholesuntilthefrontfanassemblyissecu

4.Disconnecttherearfancablefromthesystemfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage12.5.Therearfanisattachedtothechassisbyfo

7.Pullonthetipsoftherubbermountsuntiltherearfanissecuredinplace.Figure44.Installingtherearfan8.Connecttherearfancabletothesystemfanconnectoronthesyste

ImportantsafetyinformationCAUTION:Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthisproduct.Refertotheinformationint

Note:Makesureyounotethelocationsofthecableswhenyoudisconnectthecablesfromthesystemboard.6.RemovethescrewthatsecuresthefrontaudioandUSBassemblybrackett

Toreplacetheinternalspeaker,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingth

6.Positionthenewinternalspeakerintothefourmetalclips1andpushtheinternalspeakerdownwarduntilitissecuredinplace.Figure47.Installinganewinternalspeaker7.

2.ConnectanewkeyboardormousetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonthecomputer.Dependingonwhereyouwanttoconnectthenewkeyboardormouse,see“Locatingconnectors,controls

4.Positionthecomputercoveronthechassissothattherailguidesonthebottomofthecomputercoverengagetherailsonthechassis.Then,pushthecovertothefrontofthecompu

Chapter6.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:•Creatingand

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

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.Performingarecoveryoperati

Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage68.4.Dooneofthefollowing:•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdrive,clickRes

3.InthePleaseselectbootdevicewindow,selecttheUSBharddiskdriveastherstbootdeviceandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.Whentherescuemediumstarts,theRescu

orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallit.WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidet

ReinstallingsoftwareprogramsIfasoftwareprogramyouinstalledonyourcomputerisnotworkingcorrectly,youmightneedtoremoveandreinstallit.Reinstallingoverwrite

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstoretheminasafeplaceforfutureuse.Chapter6.Recoveryinformation69

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Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemy

•AdministratorPassword•HardDiskPasswordYoudonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputingsecurity.Ifyoudecidetoset

2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity.3.Dependingonthepasswordtype,selectSetPower-OnPassword,SetAdministratorPassword,orHardDiskPassword

SelectingastartupdeviceIfyourcomputerdoesnotstartupfromadevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,dooneofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwan

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectPower➙AutomaticPowerOn,andpressEnter.3.SelectWakeUponAlarmandpressEnter.Thenf

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Chapter8.UpdatingsystemprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Usingsystemprogr

PlugsandoutletsIfareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbya

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemNote:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubjecttochangewithoutnot

Chapter9.PreventingproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyouavoidcommonproblemsandkeepyourcomputerrunningsmoothly.Keepingyourcomputercurren

UsingSystemUpdateTheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.UpdatepackagesarestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromthe

CleaningyourcomputerItisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-freeoperation.CAUTION:Besuretoturnoffthecompu

Manycomputersupplystorescarrythespecialcleaninguidsfordisplays.UsecleaninguidsdevelopedforLCDdisplaysonly.Firstapplytheuidtoalint-free,softcloth,th

Chapter10.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterdescribessomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyourcomputerproblemisnotdescribedhere,seeCh

SymptomActionTheoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.Verifythat:•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemis

Selecttheproblemyourcomputerisexperiencingfromthefollowinglist:•“Audioproblems”onpage85•“CDproblems”onpage86•“DVDproblems”onpage87•“Intermittentproble

•Verifythattheaudiodevicedriversarecorrectlyinstalled.SeeMicrosoftWindowshelpsystemformoreinformation.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagn

Actions:•IfyouhavemultipleCDorDVDdrivesinstalled(oracombinationofCDandDVDdrives),tryinsertingthediscintotheotherdrive.Insomecases,onlyoneofthedrivesis