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Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace To get the most from your computer, arrange both the equipment you use and your work area to

Where it is impossible to avoid reflections or to adjust the lighting, an antiglare filter placed over the screen might be helpfu

Chapter 3. Setting up your computer Read and understand the Safety and Warranty Guide before you set up your computer. Reading and

v If the voltage supply range is 100–127 V AC, set the switch to 115 V. v If the voltage supply range is 200–240 V AC, s

4. Connect the monitor cable to the monitor connector on the computer. v If you have a Video Graphics Array (VGA) Standard mo

5. If you have a modem, connect the modem using the following information. LINEPHONEPHONELINEPHONELINEPHONELINE 1 This illustrati

7. If you have powered speakers with an ac adapter: a. Connect the cable that runs between the speakers, if necessary. On s

9. Connect any additional devices that you have. Your computer might not have all connectors that are shown. 13941394 1 USB c

Turning on computer power Turn on the monitor and other external devices first, and then turn on the computer. When the power-on s

Updating your operating system Microsoft makes updates available for various operating systems through the Microsoft Windows Update Web

Features This section provides an overview of the computer features and preinstalled software. System information The following informa

v Wake on Ring (in the Setup Utility program, this feature is called Serial Port Ring Detect for an external modem) v Remote

v Cover presence switch (some models) v Startup sequence control v Startup without diskette drive, keyboard, or mouse v Unatte

Specifications This section lists the physical specifications for all the ThinkStation machine types. Dimensions machine types 6423, 6

Chapter 4. Software overview The ThinkStation is manufactured with the Windows Vista operating system and several preloaded application

Adobe Acrobat Reader This program allows you to view, navigate and print pdf files. See “Online Books folder” on page 45 for more

Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility The Setup Utility program is used to view and change the configuration settings of your computer

v Contain at least one alphabetic character, one numeric character, and one symbol v Contain at least one of the following sym

3. Select the desired startup device from the Startup Device Menu and press Enter to begin.Note: Selecting a startup device from

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Chapter 6. Installing and configuring RAID This section contains information about attaching SATA devices and configuring RAID for thi

Deleting RAID volumes This section describes how to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Configuration Utility to delete

4. Use the up and down arrow to select Enabled, and press F10 to save the new settings.Configuring the system BIOS to enable S

9. Press Delete to confirm erasing data from the disk.Configuring a mirrored volume with three to five disks, with an optional h

7. When the Keep Data/Erase Disk message is displayed, press F3 to keep the data currently on this disk. The value in the Arra

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Chapter 7. Updating system programs This chapter contains information about updating POST/BIOS and how to recover from a POST/BIOS up

6. When prompted to change the machine type/model, press Y. 7. Type in the seven character machine type/model of your computer

Chapter 8. Troubleshooting and diagnostics This chapter describes some basic troubleshooting and diagnostic programs. If your computer

Note Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the Safety and Warranty Guide that came with this

Symptom Action The USB Keyboard does not work. Verify that: v The computer is turned on. v The keyboard is securely connected to

PC-Doctor for Windows PC-Doctor for Windows is a diagnostic program that works through the Windows operating system. The PC-Doctor fo

Creating a diagnostic CD image To create a diagnostic CD image, download a self-starting bootable CD image (known as an .iso image)

6. When the program finishes, be sure to remove the CD or diskette from the drive. 7. Select the diagnostic test you want to

1 Retainer ring 2 Ball 3 Plastic rollers 4 Ball cage To clean a mouse with a ball, follow the instructions below: 1. Tur

Chapter 9. Recovering software This chapter will help you become familiar with recovery solutions provided by Lenovo. This chapter ex

operations. When using Product Recovery discs on Windows Vista, you are prompted to insert your Product Recovery discs and are guid

After you have backed up your hard disk drive, you can restore the complete contents of the hard disk drive, restore selected fil

Attention: If you restore the hard disk drive from a Rescue and Recovery backup or restore the hard disk drive to the factory c

To create rescue media, do the following: 1. From the Windows desktop, click Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage → Create Recover

Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . .v Chapter 1. Important safety information 1 Additional safety requirements for m

2. Insert the Recovery Repair diskette into diskette drive A. 3. Turn on the computer and follow the instructions on the scree

Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence Before you start the Rescue and Recovery program from a CD, DVD, USB hard disk dr

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Chapter 10. Getting information, help, and service This chapter contains information about help, service, and technical assistance for

v Service and supportNote: ThinkVantage Technologies are only available on select Lenovo computers. To access the ThinkVantage Prod

Lenovo maintains pages on the World Wide Web where you can get the latest technical information and download device drivers and up

Service methods and procedures vary by country, and some services might not be available in all countries. International Warranty Se

Appendix A. Manual modem commands The following section lists commands for manually programming your modem. Commands are accepted by

Command Function H1 Force modem off-hook (make busy) Note: H1 command is not supported for Italy I_ I0 Display product-identification

Extended AT commands Command Function &C_ &C0 Force Carrier Detect Signal High (ON) &C1 Turn on CD when remote carrier i

Appendix A. Manual modem commands . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Basic AT commands . . . . . . . . . . .49 Extended AT c

Command Function &V1 Display Last Connection Statistics &W_ &W0 Stores the active profile as Profile 0 &W1 Stores the

Fax Class 1 commands +FAE=n Data/Fax Auto Answer +FCLASS=n Service Class +FRH=n Receive data with HDLC framing +FRM=n Receive data +FR

+FPHCTO Phase C time out. +FPOLL Indicates polling request. +FPTS: Page transfer status. +FPTS= Page transfer status. +FREV? Identify r

Attention Switzerland User: If your Swisscom phone line does not have Taxsignal switched OFF, modem function may be impaired. The im

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Appendix B. Notices Lenovo may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in all countries. Consult yo

vary significantly. Some measurements may have been made on development-level systems and there is no guarantee that these measuremen

Index Aadministrator, password 20 advanced settings 21 antivirus software, updating 12 arranging workspace 3 AT commandsbasic 49 extended

Mmanual modem commands 49 media, creating and using rescue 40 MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44, commands 52 modem commandsbasic AT 49 Extended AT

using (continued)documentation 46 other services 47 passwords 19 recovery repair diskette, creating and using 41 rescue media, creating

Introduction This User Guide contains the following information: v Chapter 1, “Important safety information,” on page 1 provides inf

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Chapter 1. Important safety information CAUTION: Before using this manual, it is important that you read and understand all the rela